The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4001-4100

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た く す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to entrust  (see also: 託する)
2. to make an excuse of
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し ゅ う い ん 0
noun
lower house of the Diet; House of Representatives  (see also: 衆議院; abbreviation)
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せ っ せ と 1
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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よ う が く 0
noun
Western music; European music  (see also: 邦楽)
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モ ニ タ ー 1 モ ニ タ ー 0
noun
1. (computer) monitor  (computer terminology)
2. consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
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と と の え る 4 と と の え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
2. to get ready; to prepare
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せ い ね ん 0
noun
the year of a person's birth; age
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け た 0
Most common form: けた
noun
1. column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
2. digit; decade; order of magnitude
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と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
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と
Most common form: 斗
noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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ひ や 1
Most common form: 冷
noun
1. cold water  (see also: 冷や水; abbreviation)
2. cold sake  (see also: 冷や酒; abbreviation)
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え き 1
noun, noun (suffix)
liquid; fluid
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て い げ ん 0
proposal; motion; recommendation
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あ さ せ 0
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
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じ ゅ た く 0
being entrusted with; taking charge of
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か し ょ う 0
song; singing
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じ ょ う こ う 0
noun
clause; article; stipulations
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noun, prefix
pan-
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せ き つ い 0 せ き つ い 2
spine; vertebral column
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strangle; to constrict
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こ う き ょ 1
noun
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
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た か だ い 0
elevation; high ground
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こ う い ん 0
noun
factory worker
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く さ い 2
1. stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
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ぶ い 1
part; position (in a whole, i.e. body)
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じ て ん 0
Most common form: じてん
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin  (see also: 回転)
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せ い つ う 0
1. acquaintance; having knowledge; being expert; being versed in; conversant
2. first ejaculation
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suffix
1. Mt.; Mount  (after the name of a mountain)
2. Mt.; Mount  (see also: 山号; after a temple's honorific mountain name)
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む そ う 0
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; matchless
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せ い が く 0
vocal music
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だ と う 0
knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat
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せ い し ゅ く 0
silent
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き せ い 0
parasitism; parasite
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だ い い ち 1
adverb, noun
first; foremost; number one
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す り き ず 3
scratch; graze; abrasion
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ろ じ 1
noun
1. alley; alleyway; lane  (this meaning is restricted to form 路地, 露路)
2. bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops)
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こ う か 1
Most common form: こうか
noun
engineering course
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し ょ う し ゅ う 0
calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)
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ほ う 0 ほ う 1
Most common form: ほう
noun, noun (suffix)
information; news; report
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と じ ょ う こ く 0
noun
developing country  (see also: 発展途上国; abbreviation)
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き ゅ う め い 0
lifesaving
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ご し ょ 1
Most common form: ご所
noun
old imperial palace
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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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か み し も 1
noun
1. samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
2. top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends  (orig. meaning; this meaning is restricted to form 上下)
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し ん ぼ う 1
patience; endurance
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そ む け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn one's face away; to avert one's eyes
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せ ん に ん 3
noun
1. immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit)
2. one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men
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み が ら 0
noun
one's person
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は い ぞ く 0
Most common form: はいぞく
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
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じ ん き 0
noun
prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district
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が っ た い 0
1. union; coalescence; amalgamation; combination; alliance; annexation; incorporation
2. copulation; penetration
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え い こ く 0
noun
Great Britain; the United Kingdom
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ひ き さ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
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ま と め る 0 ま と め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify  (often written with kana only)
2. to summarize; to aggregate  (often written with kana only)
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ほ ろ び る 3 ほ ろ び る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
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な ら う 2
Most common form: ならう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to imitate; to follow; to emulate  (often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う こ う 0
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
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こ っ か し け ん 5
Most common form: 国家試験
noun
state examination
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ぜ ん 0
Most common form: 膳
noun
1. small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
2. meal; food; serving  (see also: 御膳)
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な か に わ 0
noun
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
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あ り の ま ま 5 あ り の ま ま 0
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain  (often written with kana only)
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ま じ る 2
Most common form: 交る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join
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こ ん た ん 1 こ ん た ん 0 こ ん た ん 3
1. ulterior motive; plot; scheme
noun
2. complicated circumstances; intricacies
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ざ い い 1
reign (i.e of a ruler)
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あ ず か り 0 あ ず か り 4 あ ず か り 3
Most common form: 預り
noun
1. under custody; under supervision
2. undecided match; draw; tie
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1. counter for books
noun
2. volume  (obscure term)
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ば く ぜ ん 0
obscure; vague; equivocal
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わ た し 0
noun
1. ferry (crossing); ferry(boat)
suffix
2. delivery
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ゆ る め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to loosen; to slow down
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も う て ん 1 も う て ん 3 も う て ん 0
noun
blind spot
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ば っ そ く 0
noun
1. punishment; penalty
2. penal regulations; penal code
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せ い 1
noun
1. nature (of a person)
2. sex
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か き こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)
2. to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)
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か ど う 0
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
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せ つ 1
eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
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ふ く ぶ 2 ふ く ぶ 1
abdomen
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き ょ う こ う 0
panic; scare; consternation
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じ ゃ ぐ ち 0
noun
faucet; tap
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が く ゆ う 0
noun
school friend
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た い ざ ん 1
noun
great mountain
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ぶ し ょ う 0
noun
military commander
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う ず 1
Most common form: 渦
noun
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
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や す ら ぎ 0
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
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た く は い 0
Most common form: たくはい
home delivery
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ふ ご う 0
noun
wealthy person; millionaire
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ざ っ と 0 ざ っ と 3
1. roughly; in round numbers  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. cursorily; briefly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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し つ こ い 4
Most common form: しつっこい
1. insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious
2. too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy
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ひ ょ う し 3
noun
1. (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm
2. the moment; the instance; chance  (esp. 〜した拍子に)
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さ ん こ う 0
noun
third proof
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お お す じ 0
noun
outline; summary
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な ご や か 2
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; harmonious
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し せ き 0
noun
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
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か わ き り 0 か わ き り 4
noun
beginning; start  (sensitive)
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り ょ う じ 1
consul
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は ち ょ う 0
noun
wavelength
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い に ん 0
charge; trust
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ぜ ん せ ん 0 ぜ ん せ ん 1
noun
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
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き ょ う た ん 0
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
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ね ん と う 0
noun
(on one's) mind; heed
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し ょ う よ う 0
on business; for business; business purpose
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