The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3501-3600

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お せ じ 0
Most common form: 御世辞
noun
flattery; compliment  (see also: 世辞)
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げ ん じ て ん 1 げ ん じ て ん 3
noun
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
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ユ ー ザ ー 1
noun
user  (see also: 利用者)
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き ち ょ う 0
noun
1. basic tone; underlying tone; basic theme; basis; keynote
2. trend
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し ん か ら 1
from the bottom of one's heart; heart and soul; by nature
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に ぶ い 2
1. dull (e.g. a knife); blunt  (this meaning is restricted to reading にぶい)
2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid  (のろい is usu. in kana)
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し ゅ じ ゅ 1
Most common form: 種種
variety
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ね ば り 3
noun
1. stickiness; viscosity
2. tenacity; persistence
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ぎ ふ 1
noun
1. father-in-law
2. foster father
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き ゅ う せ い 0
noun
old system; old order
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よ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う せ き 0
accumulation
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い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
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え い め い 0
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
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ば ん づ け 0 ば ん づ け 4
Most common form: 番付け
noun
1. ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.)
2. program (e.g. theatre)
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て き ご う 0
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
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び ょ う し ょ う 0
sickbed
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い わ ば 0
noun
rocky area; rockface; rock wall
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つ ね 1
usual state of things
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ほ う て い 0
legal; designated by law
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し ゅ う じ 0
noun
penmanship
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め あ て 1
noun
1. mark; guide; landmark
2. purpose; aim; goal; intention; end
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ぞ う せ い 0
creation; clearing; reclamation
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ト ン 1
noun
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne  (often written with kana only)
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お ま い り 0
worship; shrine visit
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お た が い 0
noun
mutual; reciprocal; each other  (polite (teineigo) language)
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じ こ う 0
noun
1. statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)
2. ageing; aging
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お そ ざ き 0
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
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し ゅ さ い 0
supervision; chairmanship
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で く わ す 0 で く わ す 3
Most common form: 出喰わす
to happen to meet; to come across
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み な ら い 0
noun
1. apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation
2. apprentice; trainee; probationer
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と う い ん 0
noun
party member
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ち ょ う る い 1
birds
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Most common form: みにいく
expression, irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku'
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
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は っ ぱ 0
noun
1. leaf
2. marijuana; cannabis  (slang; often written with kana only)
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か ゆ い 2
itchy
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ボ ラ ン テ ィ ア 2
volunteer
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お か す 2 お か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.); to intrude; to trespass
2. to infringe; to encroach
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Most common form: 数
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ぶ と う 0
1. dancing
2. contemporary performance dance  (see also: 暗黒舞踏; abbreviation)
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み の 1
noun
straw raincoat
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も っ て い く 0
expression, irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku'
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
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く ん し ょ う 0
noun
decoration; order; medal
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し ゃ せ ん 0
noun
traffic lane; road lane
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し ど う 0
starting (in machines); activation
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え 1
noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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お い わ い 0
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: 祝い; honorific)
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だ い し ん さ い 3
noun
1. great earthquake (disaster)
2. Great Kanto earthquake of 1923  (see also: 関東大震災; abbreviation)
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そ と ぼ り 0
noun
outer moat (castle)
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ち ゅ う じ え ん 3 ち ゅ う じ え ん 0
noun
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
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か ん ど 1
noun
sensitivity; reception (e.g. radio and television); severity (quake)
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お と こ お ん な 4
noun
1. masculine woman; mannish woman
2. feminine man; effeminate man
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む し ょ く 1
without an occupation
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め い 1
1. counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)  (honorific)
noun
2. first name
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し き ゅ う 0
womb; uterus
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こ し ょ う 0
1. naming; giving a name; designation; denomination
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. nominal
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よ う ぶ 1
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
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ね あ が り 0
noun
price advance; increase in value
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こ う 1
suffix
1. high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
prefix
2. high-  (see also: 高レベル)
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は は の ひ 2
noun
Mother's Day
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り ゅ う よ う 0
1. diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation
2. re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
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noun
the said bureau; the same bureau
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く ら や み 0
noun
darkness; the dark
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お り か え し 0
1. by return; (call or write back) without delay
2. lapel; cuffs; flap
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が っ さ く 0
collaboration; joint work
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へ そ 1
noun
1. navel; belly button  (often written with kana only)
2. protrusion or depression in the middle of an object  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading へそ, ヘソ)
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あ い の り 0
riding together
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よ わ き 0 よ わ き 3
1. timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted
2. bearish (e.g. market)  (see also: 強気)
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り ょ う さ ん 0
mass production
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こ っ か く 0
Most common form: 骨骼
1. skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique
2. framework
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あ れ る 0 あ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea)
2. to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become dilapidated
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り こ う 0
1. clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd
2. well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good  (see also: お利口; usu. as お利口)
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し ゅ く ず 0
noun
1. reduced drawing; miniature copy
2. microcosm; microcosmos
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は ん せ ん 0
anti-war
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や ま も と 0
noun
1. foot of a mountain; base of a mountain  (see also: 山下)
2. mine; colliery  (esp. 山元)
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せ つ 1
noun
1. occasion; time
2. section (of a literary work); paragraph; verse; stanza; passage
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こ う え き 0
public interest; public benefit; public good  (see also: 私益)
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あ か つ き 0
Most common form: 暁
noun
1. dawn; daybreak
2. event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence  (usu. as 〜の暁に; this meaning is restricted to reading あかつき)
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そ れ な ら 3
conjunction
If that's the case ...; If so ...; That being the case ...  (often written with kana only)
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か た が き 0 か た が き 4
Most common form: 肩書き
noun
title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record
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し ょ ぞ う 0
(in one's) possession
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ほ っ こ く 0
noun
northern provinces; northern countries
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に ゅ う じ 1
noun
infant (below 1 years old); suckling baby
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が い で ん 0
noun
foreign telegram
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し ろ バ イ 0
noun
1. motorcycle police
2. white-colored police motorcycle
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が っ く 0 が っ く 1
noun
school district; school area
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ギ ャ ン グ 1
noun
1. gang
2. gangster  (abbreviation)
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け ん め い 0
wisdom; intelligence; prudence
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か き だ し 0
noun
1. beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.)
2. written claim; bill
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き ょ く め ん 0 き ょ く め ん 3
1. position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
2. aspect of an affair; situation
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こ う い ん 0
noun
bank clerk  (see also: 銀行員; abbreviation)
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も ほ う 0
imitation; copying
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り ょ う し つ 0
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
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あ い つ 1
he; she; that guy  (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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た い だ 1
laziness; idleness; sloth
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さ ん ぱ い 0
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
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ふ く げ ん 0
restoration (to original state); reconstruction
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noun
leaping; jumping; spring; exciting
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ド ク タ ー 1
noun
doctor  (originally from Dutch 'doctor', ger 'Doktor')
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い ぞ く 1
noun
bereaved family; surviving relatives
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