The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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く れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dark
2. to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out
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て も ち 3
Most common form: 手持
1. in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. handheld
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は っ け つ び ょ う 0
noun
leukemia
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の が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to miss; to lose; to give away; to let go; to set free; to let get away (eg an opportunity)  (see also: 逃がす)
2. to fail to ...  (see also: 見逃す, 聞き逃す; after the -masu stem of a verb)
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あ き 1
noun
former name of Hiroshima prefecture
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ゆ い ご ん 0
will; testament; last request  (law, etc. term)
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ぶ な ん 0 ぶ な ん 1
1. safety; security
2. faultlessness; free from fault; passable; acceptable; innocuous
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し ん こ う 0
invasion
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き ゃ く し ょ く 0
dramatization (e.g. film); dramatisation
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き ん し ん 0
near relative
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た こ く 0 た こ く 1
1. foreign country; other country  (see also: 自国)
2. another province
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か き 1
noun
firearms; guns
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き ょ う り ゅ う 0
noun
dinosaur
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た ん ま つ 0
noun
1. terminal; computer terminal  (see also: 端末装置; computer terminology; abbreviation)
2. information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.)  (see also: 携帯端末, 通信端末, 情報端末; abbreviation)
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う け と め る 4 う け と め る 0
Most common form: 受けとめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to catch; to stop the blow
2. to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with
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し の ぶ 2 し の ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to conceal oneself; to hide
2. to endure
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じ ょ う 1
noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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は こ び 0
noun, noun (suffix)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
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と う さ ん 1
noun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada  (see also: お父さん)
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け つ じ ょ 1
lack; privation; deficiency
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こ ふ ん 0
noun
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
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ほ り ゅ う 0
1. reserve; putting on hold; deferment
2. hold (e.g. telephone button); pending
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ゆ う や け 0
noun
sunset
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え ん せ い 0
1. expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour
2. away series  (baseball term)
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ひ の い り 0
noun
sunset
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さ ん ぴ 1
noun
yes and no; for and against
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よ ぼ う せ っ し ゅ 4
Most common form: 予防接種
immunization; immunisation; vaccination; inoculation
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た つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sever; to cut off
2. to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate
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に お う 2
noun
the two guardian Deva kings
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant
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か け い 0
noun
family lineage
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し ょ う が い 0
1. wound; injury; accident; casualty
2. assault; inflicting bodily injury
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テ ク ニ ッ ク 1 テ ク ニ ッ ク 3
noun
technique
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ま じ ゅ つ 1
1. black magic; sorcery
2. magic tricks; juggling
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ろ う り ょ く 1
noun
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
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ぜ ん じ ゅ つ 0
aforementioned; above-mentioned
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れ ん り つ 0
alliance; coalition
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だ い こ く ば し ら 5
noun
1. central pillar (of a building)
2. mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man
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そ こ ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck
auxiliary verb
2. to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
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ま わ り 0
noun
1. rotation  (see also: 周り)
2. making the rounds
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ほ ど う き ょ う 0
noun
pedestrian bridge
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よ ろ し い 3 よ ろ し い 0
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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し ち ょ う 0
1. looking and listening; (television) viewing
2. attention; interest
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ど に ち 0
noun
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
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せ ん ぎ ょ 1
noun
fresh fish
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つ な 2
noun
1. rope
2. grand champion's braided belt  (sumo term)
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ゆ う す う 0
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished  (see also: 世界有数)
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パ ジ ャ マ 1
pajamas; pyjamas
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り ゃ く し ょ う 0
abbreviation
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ち く さ ん 0
noun
animal husbandry
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ほ っ た ん 0
noun
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
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く り つ 1
established by the ward
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ご う ま ん 0 ご う ま ん 1
pride; haughtiness; arrogance; insolence; hubris
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べ っ ぴ ょ う 0
noun
annexed (statistical) table
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ゆ う よ 1
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
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こ が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
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お し ょ く 0
corruption
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た に が わ 0
noun
mountain stream
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か ん ぺ き 0
perfect; complete; flawless  (完璧 is correct - see note)
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ぶ よ う 0
noun
dancing; dance
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じ っ せ ん 0
noun
combat; actual fighting
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さ だ ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to become settled; to be fixed
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み わ た す 0 み わ た す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
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み か ん 0
Most common form: 未完
incomplete; unfinished
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さ ん ぼ う 0
noun
staff officer; participating in planning
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お り 2
noun
weave; weaving; woven item
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か わ ら 0
noun
roof tile
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な ん い 1
noun
difficulty; relative difficulty
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せ ん し ょ く 0
staining; stain; dyeing
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し つ じ つ 0
simplicity; plainness
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そ っ せ ん 0
taking the initiative
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た は た 1
noun
fields (of rice and other crops)
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は い し ゅ つ 0
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
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う ら が え し 3
noun
1. inside out; upside down
2. flip side; opposite; contrary; reverse
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だ ん ゆ う 0
noun
actor
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ぐ ち 0
noun
1. idle complaint; grumble
2. moha (ignorance, folly)  (Buddhist term)
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ト ヨ タ 1
noun
Toyota (car; company)
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す き 0
noun
1. gap; space
2. break; interlude; interval  (this meaning is restricted to reading すき)
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と う げ い 0
noun
ceramic art; ceramics
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ふ う み 1 ふ う み 3
noun
taste; flavor; flavour
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の う ぜ い 0
payment of taxes
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き ょ ぜ つ 0
refusal; rejection
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の は ら 1
noun
field
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ふ さ わ し い 4
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy  (often written with kana only)
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は っ か 0
1. ignition; catching fire
2. firing (e.g. gun); discharging
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か ん ま ん 0
1. slow; sluggish; dull
2. lax; sloppy; lenient
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か た ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
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Most common form: 百合
noun
1. lily (Lilium spp.)
2. comics and novels about female homosexuality  (slang; this meaning is restricted to reading ゆり, ユリ)
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い あ ん 0
solace; relaxation
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し ゅ ぎ ょ う 0
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
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ひ じ ゅ う 0
noun
1. specific gravity; weight; part
2. relative weight; relative importance
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ち ょ う き ょ り 3
long distance; long haul
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ア ー テ ィ ス ト 1 ア ー テ ィ ス ト 3
noun
artist; musician
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よ う し ょ く 0
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
aquaculture (e.g. fish, shellfish, seaweed); culture (e.g. pearls); raising; cultivation
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え い か い わ 3
noun
1. English conversation
2. school for English conversation  (abbreviation)
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し ん き ゅ う 1
new and old; incoming and outgoing
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み か づ き 0
noun
new moon; crescent moon
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ぶ た 0
Most common form: ブタ
noun
1. pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
2. fat person  (derogatory)
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い た だ き 0
Most common form: いただき
noun
1. crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire  (esp. 頂)
2. easy win for one  (頂き,戴き)
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こ う さ く 0
cultivation; farming
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