The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3101-3200

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い っ こ だ て 0
noun
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
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ひ く め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lower; to be lowered
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こ う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
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げ い に ん 0
noun
player; performer; actor
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ど う み ゃ く 0
noun
artery
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し し ょ う 1 し し ょ う 2
noun, suffix
1. master; teacher
noun
2. coach who owns his stable  (sumo term)
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き ざ い 1
noun
machine parts; machinery; equipment
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ち ょ っ か つ 0
direct control
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い っ ぱ つ 4
noun
1. shot; charge; explosion
2. blow; punch
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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that  (after past tense of verb)
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に し ゃ た く い つ 1
two alternatives; selecting an option (from two alternatives)  (yojijukugo)
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に く る い 2
noun
(kinds of) meat
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し ら せ 0
noun
1. news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information  (see also: お知らせ)
2. omen
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え ん ま ん 0
perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity
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か い ひ 0
noun
membership fee
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ざ い ら い 0
pre-existing; already there; conventional
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り こ 1
Most common form: 利己
noun
self-interest  (opposite: 利他)
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う ら ぐ ち 0
backdoor; rear entrance
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さ と り 0
noun
1. comprehension; understanding
2. enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori  (Buddhist term)
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ふ よ 1
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
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し り ょ く 0
eyesight
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ざ い に ん 0
being in office
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と り く む 3 と り く む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with
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あ ま 1
noun
1. nun  (colloquialism; this meaning is restricted to form 尼)
2. bitch  (derogatory)
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か ん そ 1
simplicity; plain
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noun
third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January)
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ひ や あ せ 3
Most common form: 冷汗
noun
cold sweat
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ま っ た ん 0
end; tip; extremities; terminal  (see also: 末端価格, 末端消費者)
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つ れ る 0
to lead; to take (a person)
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く わ ば た 3
noun
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
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き ょ う ど 1
noun
1. native place; birth-place; one's old home
2. province; region; locality
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も の た り な い 0 も の た り な い 5
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
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し ゅ 1
Most common form: しゅう
noun
1. great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses  (opposite: 寡)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. people; folk; clique; bunch  (honorific; familiar language)
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だ い な し 0
Most common form: 台なし
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
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あ い し ょ う 3
noun
affinity; compatibility
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へ だ た る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be distant
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ほ そ な が い 4
long and narrow
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せ い む 1
noun
government affairs
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ヤ ン グ 1
noun
young
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し な め 0 し な め 1
noun
item; commodity; list of articles
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き く か 0
noun
chrysanthemum
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め ん ぼ く 0
noun
1. face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit
2. appearance; look
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そ ま つ 1
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby  (see also: お粗末)
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し ゅ く ふ く 0
blessing
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さ く せ い 0
manufacture
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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ち ゅ う こ く 0
advice; warning
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い っ た ん 0
1. once  (often written with kana only)
2. for a moment; temporarily
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い ん 1
Most common form: いん
noun, noun (suffix)
member
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に っ か ん 1
noun
1. Japan and (South) Korea
2. Japanese and (South) Korean
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に く ら し い 4
odious; hateful  (see also: 憎たらしい)
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た ん て い 0
detective; sleuth; investigator
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え ん て ん 0 え ん て ん 3
noun
blazing heat; scorching sun
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と う じ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)
2. to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause)  (see also: 身を投じる; in the form of 身を投じる)
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expression
expression of gratitude before meals  (often written with kana only)
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さ ん し ん 0
strikeout; strike out; fanning out  (baseball term)
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え き し ょ う 0
noun
liquid crystal
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ぶ ん べ つ 0 ぶ ん べ つ 1
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
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け ん ば ん 0
noun
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
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が ん せ き 1
noun
rock
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れ い こ く 0
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
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わ る も の 0
noun
bad fellow; rascal; ruffian; scoundrel
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せ っ き ょ う 3
1. propounding; preaching; sermonizing
2. remonstration; scolding; lecturing
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め ん え き 0
noun
1. immunity; immunization; immunisation
2. being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
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わ し ょ く 0
noun
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine  (see also: 洋食)
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ク ッ シ ョ ン 1
noun
cushion
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せ ん り 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
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か き 1
the following  (opposite: 上記)
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さ い せ ん た ん 3
1. cutting-edge; leading edge; forefront
2. ultra-fine
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か み 1
1. seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
2. taking (something) into consideration; taking into account
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り ょ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
quantity; amount; volume; portion (of food)
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じ っ た い 3
substance; entity; object
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け わ し い 3
1. precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
2. grim; severe; stern
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さ い ば ん し ょ 0 さ い ば ん し ょ 5
Most common form: さいばんしょ
noun
court; courthouse
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え ん か 1
noun
1. enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
2. troubadour
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き っ ち り 3
1. punctually; on the dot; precisely  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. closely; tightly; (fits) like a glove  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ち ぎ ょ 1
noun
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
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し ょ う に 1
young child; infant
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と こ の ま 0
noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
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そ く ざ 1
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
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し び れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized  (often written with kana only)
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ぐ ん だ ん 0
army corps
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け ん ど う 0
noun
prefectural road
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か ん ぼ つ 0
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
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れ ん け つ 0
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
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か ん し ゅ う 0
1. (editorial) supervision; general editorship
noun
2. supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.)
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ぼ う ち ょ う 0
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
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び し ょ う 0
smile
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じ え い た い 0
noun
1. self-defence force; self-defense force
2. Japan Self-Defence Force; JSDF
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き り ふ だ 2
Most common form: 切札
noun
1. trump card
2. ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
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noun
1. vagina  (often written with kana only; archaic; slang)
2. girl  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading めこ)
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さ し ひ き 2
Most common form: 差引き
1. deduction; subtraction; balance
2. ebb and flow; rise and fall
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あ さ ご は ん 3
Most common form: 朝ごはん
noun
breakfast
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チ ェ ー ン 1
noun
1. chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.)
2. chain (store, hotel, etc.)
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に っ け い 0
noun (prefix)
1. (of) Japanese descent
noun
2. non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin  (see also: 日系人; abbreviation)
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ひ る す ぎ 4
Most common form: 昼すぎ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
just past noon; afternoon
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た い ら 0
flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
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て ん し ん 0
(job) turnover
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さ い な ん 3
noun
calamity; misfortune; disaster
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お お よ ろ こ び 3
great joy
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