The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3001-3100

This collection contains 100 words.
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な ん に も 0
nothing at all  (see also: 何も)
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こ う ぎ ょ う 0
1. show; performance; act
noun
2. entertainment industry; show business
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か ご 1
Most common form: 加護
divine protection
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さ い く つ 0
mining
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じ ょ う え つ 0
Most common form: 上越
noun
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
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ま ぎ わ 1
Most common form: 真際
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
on the verge of; just before; on the point of
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お も ん じ る 4 お も ん じ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
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ち ゅ う ば ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
middle (stage)
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か っ き て き 0
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
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さ ん い ん 0
noun
House of Councillors  (see also: 参議院; abbreviation)
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じ ょ う し ん 0
report to a superior
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さ ん か 1
noun
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
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か い き ょ く 0
opening of post-office or telephone exchange
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だ ん な 0
noun
1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2. husband (informal)
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こ ろ も 0
noun
1. clothes; garment
2. gown; robe
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か ま え 3 か ま え 2
noun
1. structure; construction; appearance
2. posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance
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え ん ぽ う 0
long way; distant place
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う く 0 う く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to float
2. to become merry; to be cheerful  (see also: 浮かぬ顔)
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で き あ が り 0
noun
finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out
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ち ょ っ か ん 0
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
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き せ ん 0
noun
steamship; steamboat; steamer
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と う よ う 0
appointment; assignment; promotion
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と う け ん 0
Most common form: とうけん
noun
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
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ま ん ね ん 0 ま ん ね ん 1
noun
1. ten thousand years
2. eternity
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き ょ う い 1
threat; menace
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か げ き 0
extreme; radical
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ハ ワ イ 1
noun
Hawaii  (often written with kana only)
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つ と め て 2
1. as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently
expression
2. make an effort!; work hard!
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め べ り 0
loss (of weight or volume); decrease; reduction; diminishment; erosion; shrinkage; ullage
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し ゅ う き ん 0
money collection
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ひ と べ ら し 0
noun
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
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し あ が り 0
noun
finish; end; completion
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ま か す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to entrust; to leave to a person
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し り ょ う 1
noun
historical records; archives
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け い じ ょ う 0
1. including a sum of money in one's calculations
2. appropriation (a sum of money)
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き ん と う 0
equality; uniformity; evenness
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scratch  (often written with kana only)
2. to perspire  (see also: 汗をかく)
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た ん し ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
alone; unaided; away from home
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は な ぢ 0
noun
nosebleed
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お ど ろ か す 4
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
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ざ だ ん か い 2
noun
symposium; round-table discussion
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ぼ う こ う 0
1. assault; outrage; act of violence
2. rape
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と ろ 1
express one's mind; speak out
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し ゅ う と く 0
picking up; finding
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か い せ ん 0
outbreak of war; starting a war
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せ ん り つ 0
melody; tune
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き ほ う 0
noun
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
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ね る 1
Most common form: ねる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2. to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
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の べ 1 の べ 2
noun
1. futures
2. credit (buying)
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に か よ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to resemble closely
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れ い き ゃ く 0
cooling; refrigeration
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じ ょ ち ゅ う 0
noun
1. maid; female servant  (sensitive)
2. court lady  (archaic)
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ま じ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to mix; to combine
2. to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
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ま ち な み 0
Most common form: 街並
noun
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
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な が も ち 3
1. long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well
noun
2. nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)  (esp. 長持)
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や っ か い 1
1. trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry
2. care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)
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か き ね 2 か き ね 3
noun
hedge; fence
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ち ゃ や 0
noun
tea house; tea dealer
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け っ さ い 1
settlement; payment of account
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て ん じ ん 0
noun
1. heavenly god; heavenly gods  (also pronounced てんしん)
2. spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
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noun
1. compact disk; CD  (see also: コンパクトディスク)
2. cash dispenser  (see also: キャッシュディスペンサー)
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ぶ っ ぴ ん 0
noun
goods; articles
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ろ ん ず る 0
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to argue; to discuss; to debate  (see also: 論じる)
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し な う す 0
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
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テ ン ト 1
noun
tent
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げ ん が 0
noun
1. original picture
2. key frame; key animation
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ふ り が な 0 ふ り が な 3
noun
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation  (see also: ルビー; often written with kana only)
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こ く せ い 0
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
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noun
digital versatile disc; DVD
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じ い 1
Most common form: 辞意
noun
intention to resign
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ぎ ほ う 0
noun
technique
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く す り ゆ び 3
noun
ring finger; fourth finger
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noun
during
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き っ さ 0
noun
1. tea drinking
2. teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe  (see also: 喫茶店; abbreviation)
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じ ゅ ん し ょ く 0
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
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じ じ ょ 1
noun
lady attendant; maid
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か り 0
1. temporary; provisional; interim
2. fictitious; assumed (name); alias
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か し ゃ 1
noun
freight car; van
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ま っ く ろ 3
Most common form: 真黒
pitch black
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や し な う 3 や し な う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child)  (see also: 養い)
2. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up
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せ ん し 1
noun
soldier; combatant; warrior
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よ ぶ ん 0
extra; excess; surplus
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せ い し ょ く 0
blue
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げ り 0
diarrhoea; diarrhea
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ち ょ う ろ う 0
eldest; senior
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れ い わ 0
noun
Reiwa era (May 1, 2019 -)​
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ぜ ん で ら 0
noun
Zen temple  (Buddhist term)
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き ち ん と 2
precisely; accurately; neatly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ち ょ く げ き 0
direct hit
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お う ひ 1
noun
queen
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し ょ じ ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
first 10 days of the month
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ぎ ょ う こ 0
coagulation; freezing; solidification
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ペ ア 1
noun
1. pair
2. pair-oared boat
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よ く し つ 0
Most common form: よくしつ
noun
bathroom; bath
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さ ん そ ん 0
noun
mountain village
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え い か ん 0
noun
laurels; garland
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は す 0
Most common form: はす
noun
1. sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus  (often written with kana only)
2. rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)  (see also: 木槿; this meaning is restricted to reading はちす)
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く せ ん 0 く せ ん 2
hard fight; close game
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ら く さ つ 0
having one's bid accepted (e.g. for contract); bid award; winning a tender
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ラ ー メ ン 1
noun
ramen; Chinese-style noodles  (often written with kana only; originally from Chinese 'lamian')
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