The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3401-3500

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で ん ち ゅ う 0
noun
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
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し ろ く ろ 0 し ろ く ろ 1
1. black and white; monochrome
expression, 'suru' verb
2. good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
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が け 0
Most common form: がけ
noun
cliff
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ふ ち ん 0
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
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さ っ か く 0
1. optical illusion; hallucination
2. misapprehension; delusion
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お う せ い 0
full of vim and vigor
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し ひ ょ う 0
noun
index; indices; indicator
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わ く ぐ み 0 わ く ぐ み 4
noun
frame; framework
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ぞ
ぞ 0
particle
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command  (male term or language)
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に ょ う 1
noun
urine  (しい,しし, and しと are primarily children's words)
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し こ う 0
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship; execution
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じ ん え い 0
noun
1. camp (group of same ideological beliefs); faction (of political party)
2. military camp; encampment; cantonment  (orig. meaning)
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ろ め ん 0
noun
road surface
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と く 1
Most common form: とく
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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こ う え つ 0
revision; proofreading
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は ん ぎ ゃ く 0
Most common form: 叛逆
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
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き ょ う ぐ う 0
noun
environment; circumstances
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す い ほ う 0
noun
1. foam; bubble
2. nothing  (see also: 水泡に帰す)
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へ い り ょ く 1
noun
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
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ほ ん す う 3
noun
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
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か ん さ 1
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
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じ ゅ う み ん ぜ い 3
Most common form: 住民税
noun
municipal tax
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や く 1 や く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
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き し ょ う 0
rising; getting out of bed
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こ う そ う 0
high priest; virtuous priest
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ぶ ん か 1
noun
1. literary course
2. the arts
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お 1
noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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も ん 1
noun
(family) crest; coat of arms
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な る ほ ど 0
expression, adverb
I see; That's right!; Indeed  (often written with kana only)
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こ う こ う 0
cruise; navigation; sailing
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む し ょ ぞ く 2
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
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さ い げ つ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
time; years
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し が ん 1
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
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ひ が さ 2
noun
sunshade; parasol
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ふ に ん 0
Most common form: 不妊
infertility; sterility; barrenness
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み ん せ い 0
1. consumer
2. civilian
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ぼ う ね ん か い 3
noun
year-end party
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い れ い 0
exception; illness; singular; exceptional; unprecedented
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し ん し つ 0
noun
bedroom
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よ う け い 0
noun
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
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に そ う 0
noun
nun; priestess
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え い じ 0
noun
English letter; alphabetic character
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き ょ う 0
Most common form: きょう
noun
1. interest; entertainment; pleasure
2. implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)  (see also: 六義)
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そ ぼ く 0
simplicity; artlessness; naivete; pristineness; idyll
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の う 1
Most common form: のう
noun
farming; agriculture
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い た ま え 0
noun
1. chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook  (see also: 板場; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
2. area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board  (orig. meaning)
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ふ か い 0
unpleasant; displeasure; discomfort
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noun, prefix
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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か ん と う 1
noun
1. Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2. Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
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バ レ エ 1
noun
ballet  (originally from French)
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そ う る い 1
seaweed; algae
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ふ さ く 0
noun
poor crop; crop failure
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ち ょ う じ ゅ 1
longevity
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い か ん 0
transfer of control
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ひ き が ね 0
Most common form: 引き鉄
noun
trigger; gunlock
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た い き ゅ う 0
noun
endurance; persistence
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お う し つ 0
noun
royal family
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ス ト レ ス 2
noun
stress
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て い き ゅ う び 3
noun
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
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こ う ら く 0
noun
outing; picnic; excursion; pleasure trip
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い ぎ 1
noun
objection; dissent; protest
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し ざ い 1
noun
(raw) material
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け っ そ く 0
1. union; unity; solidarity
2. bundling; binding; tying
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か け 2 か け 0
noun
1. credit  (see also: 掛け売り, 掛け買い; abbreviation)
2. money owed on an account; bill
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く ず 1
noun
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot
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こ う し 1
noun
company; firm (in China)
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う え き ば ち 3
noun
flowerpot; plant pot
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そ う ふ 1
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
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は だ ぎ 3 は だ ぎ 0
noun
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
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し ゅ つ ぼ つ 0
appearing frequently; infesting; appearance and disappearance
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ど れ い 0
1. slave; servant
2. slavery
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と た ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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こ う が く 0
optics
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ぶ ど う 1
noun
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
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あ し お と 3 あ し お と 4
noun
footsteps (sound)
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expression
at the time of (ind. opportunity or situation where something should be done)  (often written with kana only)
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き た る 2
1. next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming  (opposite: 去る)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to come; to arrive; to be due to  (orig. meaning)
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し し ょ 1
noun
branch (office)
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ほ し が る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet  (see also: 欲しい)
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し ょ め い 0
noun
book title
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し ゅ う ち ゃ く 0
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
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こ う し ょ く 0
noun
public office
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き し ゅ 1 き し ゅ 2
noun
horseman; rider
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じ ょ ば ん 0
noun
the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)
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Most common form: まつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the end of
2. powder
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お し 1
noun
push; pressure; authority; audacity
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お ん わ 0
gentle; mild; moderate
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こ う ち 1
noun
arable land
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ハ イ ヒ ー ル 3
noun
high heels; high-heeled shoes
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パ イ ロ ッ ト 3 パ イ ロ ッ ト 1
noun
pilot
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と し お と こ 3
noun
Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
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さ く い 1
1. artificiality
2. act; commission (of a crime)
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お お む ぎ 0
noun
barley (Hordeum vulgare)
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カ ト リ ッ ク 3
Catholic (church)  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'katholiek')
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よ び な 0
noun
given name; popular name; mnemonic name
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ふ じ 0
Most common form: フジ
noun
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
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は り き る 3
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
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こ く む 1
noun
affairs of state
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ほ へ い 0
noun
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
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は ん そ で 0 は ん そ で 4
short sleeves
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