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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2801-2900

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Most common form: 実態調査
noun
factual investigation
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す い ぎ ん 0
mercury (Hg)
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ほ う か つ 0
noun, 'suru' verb, noun or verb acting prenominally
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
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せ い じ ょ う 0 せ い じ ょ う 3
pure; clean; purity
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と く そ う 0
noun
special investigation
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し ゅ う 1
Most common form: しゅう
noun
sect
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む ね 2 む ね 1
Most common form: 宗
noun
1. center (centre); pillar; principle
2. purport; gist; drift; meaning  (this meaning is restricted to form 旨)
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ま ち な か 0
Most common form: 街中
noun
downtown
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つ く 1
Most common form: つく
1. to ascend (the throne); to accede  (see also: 付く)
2. to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
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な ん ざ ん 1
noun
southern mountain
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た い ち ょ う 0
noun
commanding officer
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り ゅ う し 1
noun
particle; grain
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だ い ぶ ぶ ん 3
noun
most part; greater part; majority  (opposite: 小部分)
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へ ん じ ょ う 0
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
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ろ う ご 0
noun
old age
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き ょ う い 1
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
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そ び ょ う 0
1. drawing; sketch
2. outline; summary; synopsis
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ほ う わ 0
saturation
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フ ィ リ ピ ン 1
noun
Philippines  (often written with kana only)
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ぎ 1
1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
2. meaning
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き ん べ ん 0
diligent; industrious
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げ ん あ ん 0
noun
original plan; original bill; motion; draft; draught
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じ つ め い 0
noun
real name
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き か ん 1 き か ん 2
organ (of body, plant, etc.); system (of body), e.g. digestive system
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そ う こ う 0
armored; armoured
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と う ぶ ん 0
adverb, noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
for the present; currently; presently; at this time; for the next while
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お お ゆ き 0
noun
1. heavy snow
2. "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)  (see also: 二十四節気)
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せ つ じ つ 0
compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant
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へ い か 1
pronoun, noun (suffix)
your Majesty; his Majesty; her Majesty  (honorific)
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い き な い 2
inside the area
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お ひ る 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
lunch; noon  (see also: 昼; polite (teineigo) language)
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み な も と 0
noun
source; origin
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だ い き ぼ 3
large-scale
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は ん し ゅ 1
noun
feudal lord; daimyo
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こ う し 1
noun
young nobleman
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き て き 0
noun
steam whistle
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こ う ざ 0
noun
account (e.g. bank)
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た っ き ゅ う 0
noun
table tennis; ping-pong
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さ い こ 1
the oldest
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せ き せ つ 0
noun
fallen snow; snow cover
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は な ぞ の 0
noun
flower garden
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noun
festival car (float)  (often written with kana only)
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ゆ う よ う 0
useful; helpful
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か ん ゆ う 0
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement
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ふ な び ん 0
noun
1. surface mail (ship); sea mail
2. ferry service; steamer service
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Most common form: 不
prefix
1. un-; non-
2. bad ...; poor ...
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た か く 0
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
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notice; notification  (see also: 知らせ)
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ふ さ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up  (see also: 塞ぐ; often written with kana only)
2. to be clogged; to be plugged up  (often written with kana only)
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だ い じ ゃ 1
noun
big snake; serpent
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あ い だ が ら 0
noun
relation(ship)
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ふ う そ く 0
noun
wind speed
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し き ゅ う 0
urgent; pressing
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ふ こ く 0
edict; ordinance; proclamation
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コ ン セ ン ト 1 コ ン セ ン ト 3
noun
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug  (originally from 'concentric plug')
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け ん こ う ほ け ん 5
noun
health insurance  (see also: 健保)
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じ く う 0 じ く う 1
space-time
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お て つ だ い 2
Most common form: 御手伝い
1. maid
2. help
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せ い す る 3 せ い す る 0
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
1. to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle
2. to get the better of
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か げ き 1
opera; revue
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も ん し ょ う 0
noun
crest; coat of arms
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お う だ 1
hit; strike; blow
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た り ょ う 0
large quantity
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ン
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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し ゅ う は す う 3
noun
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
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い ち よ う 0
uniformity; evenness; similarity; equality; impartiality; homogeneity
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か ん ぼ う 0
noun
government secretariat
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た ん し ょ 1
noun
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage  (opposite: 長所)
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ば ん こ く 1
Most common form: ばんこく
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
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お び る 2 お び る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry
2. to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on
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し き て ん 0
noun
ceremony; rites
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ど う じ ょ う 0
noun
same as above; ditto; ibid.
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に ん 1
noun
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
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こ う わ ん 0
noun
harbours; harbors
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せ ん て ん て き 0
a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary  (opposite: 後天的)
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さ ん じ ょ 1
noun
third daughter
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て い じ 1
regular time; stated period
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か ん 1
noun
1. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
2. kan (obs. unit of currency)
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ゆ う ぐ れ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
evening; dusk; twilight
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せ い ど 1
noun
precision; accuracy
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け ん ぞ う 0
building; construction
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お い 1 お い 2 お い 0
Most common form: おい
noun
old age; old person; the old; the aged
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み か く 0
taste; palate; sense of taste
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ゆ う え き 0
beneficial; profitable
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わ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
2. to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
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お う た い 0 お う た い 1
receiving; dealing with
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か い ば つ 0
noun
height above sea level
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は つ な つ 1
noun
1. early summer
2. fourth month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょか)
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ゆ と り 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance; latitude; time
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け い り ん 0
noun
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish  (ケイリン is often used for the sport, and 競輪 is often used in the context of gambling)
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ど う た い 1
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
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れ ん ど う 0
1. operating together; working together; gearing; linkage
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. linked; coupled; interlocking
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し ょ よ う 0
required; needed; necessary
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す い そ う 0
noun
water tank; cistern; fish tank
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て が か り 2
noun
1. clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact
2. handhold; on hand
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ふ ざ け る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh  (often written with kana only)
2. to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank  (often written with kana only)
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い し ば し 0
noun
stone bridge
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め じ る し 2
Most common form: 目標
noun
mark; sign; landmark; benchmark
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ひ つ じ 0
noun
sheep (Ovis aries)
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お お ず も う 3
noun
professional sumo wrestling
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