The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 401-500

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へ い め ん 0 へ い め ん 3
noun
level surface; plane
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や ぬ し 1
noun
1. landlord; landlady  (this meaning is restricted to reading やぬし, いえぬし)
2. house owner; home owner; head of the household
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ざ い も く 0
noun
lumber; timber
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す ん ぽ う 0
noun
1. measurement; size; extent; dimension
2. plan; intention; arrangement; schedule
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マ ス ク 1
mask
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ざ ん し ょ 1
noun
late summer heat; lingering summer heat  (see also: 立秋; refers to heat following 立秋, approx. Aug. 8)
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れ ん た い 0
1. solidarity; collective
2. joint
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ろ う ど く 0
reading aloud; recitation  (see also: 音読)
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さ わ が し い 4
1. noisy; boisterous
2. turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
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は っ か く 0
detection; coming to light
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
by means of; due to; because of; according to  (often written with kana only)
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に し ド イ ツ 3
Most common form: にしドイツ
proper noun
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany  (see also: ドイツ連邦共和国)
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じ ょ う み ゃ く 0
vein
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か ん じ 1
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
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ふ さ い 0
noun
debt; liabilities
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し ゃ め ん 1 し ゃ め ん 0
noun
slope; slanting surface; bevel
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り っ こ う ほ 3
announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)
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り く 0
Most common form: りく
noun
land; shore
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particle
1. while; during; as  (often written with kana only)
2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding  (see also: 我ながら; often written with kana only)
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ベ ー ス 1
noun
1. base
2. bass
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ゆ う け ん し ゃ 3
noun
voter; constituent; (electoral) franchise-holder; (the) electorate; eligible voters
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ほ ん こ う 0 ほ ん こ う 1
noun
main school; this school
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に ゅ う せ ん 0
chosen (in a competition)
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か な め 0
noun
1. pivot
2. vital point; cornerstone; keystone
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ち ゅ う し ゃ じ ょ う 0
noun
parking lot; parking place
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お お さ じ 0
noun
tablespoon
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き ょ う は く 0
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
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さ い ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
one's last moment; one's time of death
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か ら っ ぽ 0
empty; vacant; hollow
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ほ ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this (current) year
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こ う て い 0
noun
schoolyard; campus
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で ま え 0
Most common form: でまえ
catering; meal delivery service
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ば い し ゅ ん 0
prostitution
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く や し い 4
vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying
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た い か 1 た い か 0
noun
large fire
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ろ じ ょ う 0
noun
(on the) road; (on the) way; (in the) street
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の ち 2 の ち 0
1. later; afterwards; since  (often written with kana only)
2. future  (often written with kana only)
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う け い れ る 0 う け い れ る 4
Most common form: 受けいれる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to accept; to receive; to agree
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て ん と う 0
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light  (see also: 消灯)
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く い 1
noun
regret; repentance
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へ い そ く 0
closure; blockage
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ゆ う れ い 0
noun
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
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げ っ き ゅ う 0
noun
monthly salary
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き ゅ う り ょ う 0
noun
hill
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は く し 0
noun
1. white paper; flyleaf
2. blank paper
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き ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
2. valuable; of highest value
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こ う ち 1
high ground; plateau; heights
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ひ ょ う し ょ う 0
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
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ほ い く 0
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
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ふ う ん 1
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune; bad break; tough luck; mischance
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て ん ち 1
noun
1. heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world
2. top and bottom  (this meaning is restricted to reading てんち)
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か ん し ゅ う 0
usual (historical) custom
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は て 2
noun
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
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が ん か 0 が ん か 1
ophthalmology
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と う し ゅ 1
noun
pitcher  (baseball term)
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ま れ 0 ま れ 2
rare; seldom  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction, interjection (kandoushi), noun
oh!; oh?; my!
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ま う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to dance (orig. a whirling dance)  (see also: 踊る)
2. to flutter about; to revolve
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し ょ う ど く 0
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
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か き 1
summer season
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む め い 0
unsigned; nameless; anonymous; anonymity
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ほ お 1
Most common form: 頰
noun
cheek (of face)
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expression
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding  (often written with kana only)
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み こ ん 0
unmarried  (opposite: 既婚)
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よ う 1
noun (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
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じ ん ぎ 1
noun
1. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
2. duty
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よ う せ き 1
noun
capacity; volume
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ゆ う が い 0
harmful; hazardous  (opposite: 無害)
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い た く 0
consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit
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さ く い ん 0
index; indices; indexes
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ひ き う け る 4
Most common form: 引受る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be responsible for
2. to take over; to take up
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の み 1
suffix, particle
only; nothing but  (literary equiv. of だけ)
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さ ん せ い 0
noun
1. acidity  (see also: 塩基性)
2. acidic
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で ん せ ん 0
noun
1. electric line; electric cable; power cable
2. telephone line; telegraph wire
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つ な ぐ 0
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to connect; to link together  (often written with kana only)
2. to tie; to fasten; to restrain  (often written with kana only)
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ぼ ん や り 3
1. dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely  (also written as 呆んやり; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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せ い じ ゅ く 0
maturity; ripeness
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は ん か ん 0
noun
antipathy; revolt; animosity
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い ん り ょ う 3
noun
beverage; drink
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ぶ っ た い 0
noun
body; object
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い る い 1
clothes; clothing; garments
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い ん ち ょ う 1
noun
director
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あ く 1
Most common form: あく
noun
evil; wickedness  (opposite: 善)
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こ く じ ん 0
1. black person
noun
2. woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes  (see also: 玄人; archaic)
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ふ の う 0
incompetency; inefficiency; impossibility; weak point; imbecility
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き ゅ う せ い 0
acute (e.g. illness)
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こ う て き 0
public; official
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し ゃ た い 0
noun
body (of car); frame
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え ん か つ 0
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to adopt (measure, proposal)
2. to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
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ま ほ う 0
noun
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
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と く ほ ん 0
noun
1. reading-book; reader; guidebook; manual  (see also: 入門書)
2. textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)  (original meaning)
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ま よ な か 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dead of night; midnight
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Most common form: ガン
noun
cancer  (often written with kana only)
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チ ャ ン ス 1
noun
chance; opportunity
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げ ざ ん 0
descending (mountain)
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か い ん 0 か い ん 1
noun
lower house; lower (legislative) body
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み じ ゅ く 0 み じ ゅ く 1
inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced
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こ う む 1
noun
official business; public business
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は っ ち ゅ う 0
ordering (materials); placing an order; order  (see also: 受注)
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