The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4101-4200

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か い こ 1
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
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ぐ ん し ゅ く 0
noun
disarmament; limitation of arms
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フ ァ ッ ク ス 1
noun
facsimile; FAX  (see also: ファクシミリ)
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え と く 1
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
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ふ と じ 0
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
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ど う ふ う 0
enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
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だ い べ ん 0
pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another
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ど ち ゅ う 0
noun
(in the) earth; underground
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む き ゅ う 0
noun
without a holiday; nonstop
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particle
marks yes-no question  (familiar language)
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め い が ら 0
noun
1. brand; make; description
2. trading name of stocks and securities
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ミ ッ ク ス 1
mix
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こ う き ゅ う 0
permanent; perpetuity
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よ う に ん 0
approval
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は っ こ う 0
fermentation; zymosis
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し ょ か ん 0
jurisdiction
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こ う ぼ う 0
noun
offense and defense; offence and defence
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う ら 2
Most common form: うら
noun
1. inlet
2. seashore; beach
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い ち い ん 0
noun
cause
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い ち い 0
1. first place; first rank; unit's position  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちい)
noun
2. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)  (usually イチイ; often written with kana only)
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ね ん じ 1
noun
1. annual
2. fiscal year; school year
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さ い ぜ ん せ ん 3
noun
front line; forefront
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ね ま わ し 2
1. making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork
2. digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
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は ん ぱ 0
remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness
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ふ あ ん て い 2
instability; insecurity; crankiness
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ふ こ う へ い 2
unfairness; injustice; partiality
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ご う ひ 1
noun
success or failure; result
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て ん こ う 0
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
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え ん き ん 3 え ん き ん 2
noun
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
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チ ャ レ ン ジ 2 チ ャ レ ン ジ 1
self-challenge; trying hard to do something  (see also: 挑戦)
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こ く ぶ ん じ 0
noun
(Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples
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よ わ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to weaken
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し ゃ か い じ ん 2
noun
working adult; full-fledged member of society
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み こ と の り 1
Most common form: みことのり
noun
imperial decree; imperial edict
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じ ゅ こ う 0
taking (attending) lectures
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し ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
winner; victor
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が く だ ん 0
noun
orchestra; band
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め の こ 1
noun
woman; girl  (see also: 男:おのこ; archaic)
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め い ろ 1
maze; labyrinth; blind alley
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ホ ッ ト 1
hot  (opposite: コールド)
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ふ ん と う 0
hard struggle; strenuous effort
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あ し か ら ず 3
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only)
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む の う 0
1. inefficiency; incompetence
noun
2. incompetent person
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ご か ん 0
1. transposition; interchange
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. compatible (e.g. PC)
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た い さ 1
great difference
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こ す る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rub; to scrub  (often written with kana only)
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い ば る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
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ふ く し ゃ 0
copy; duplicate
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ぼ う は て い 0
noun
breakwater; mole
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つ ゆ あ け 0
the end of the rainy season
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さ い ね ん し ょ う 3
youngest
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お さ め る 3
Most common form: おさめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to govern; to manage
2. to subdue
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ふ せ ん 0
1. war renunciation; anti-war
2. bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers  (sumo term)
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じ か ん 1
noun
vice-minister; undersecretary
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か い 0
noun
1. buying; shopping
2. buyer
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し ょ う し ょ 0
noun
bond; deed; certificate
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で か い 2
huge; big; gargantuan  (colloquialism)
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し み る 0
Most common form: しみる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate  (often written with kana only)
2. to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 染みる, 沁みる)
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き 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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こ う せ い 0
noun
offensive (movement); aggression
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ば く り ょ う 0
noun
staff; staff officer
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せ ん し ゅ う 0
noun
thousand years; many years
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ほ し ょ う に ん 0
noun
guarantor; bondsman
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し ご 1
noun
dead language; obsolete word
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し ょ う し ょ う 1
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
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Most common form: きり
noun
paulownia tree; Paulownia tomentosa
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さ ん ど 1
noun
1. three times; thrice
2. third (musical interval)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さんど)
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じ ん め い 0
noun
(human) life
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き ゅ う し 0
sudden death
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む け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards; to point
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コ ウ モ リ 0
noun
1. bat (Chiroptera spp.)  (often written with kana only)
2. umbrella  (see also: 蝙蝠傘; abbreviation)
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も う じ ゅ う 0
noun
wild animal; beast of prey
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と め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
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へ ん ち ょ 1
noun
compilation
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す い し ん 0
noun
depth of water
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ぞ う す い 0
noun
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce  (see also: おじや)
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そ の う ち 0
before very long; soon; eventually; sooner or later; of the previously mentioned  (often written with kana only)
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せ と 1
noun
strait; channel
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た ん さ ん 0
1. carbonic acid
noun
2. carbonated water  (see also: 炭酸水; abbreviation)
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ラ ジ カ セ 0
noun
radio-cassette player  (see also: ラジオカセット; abbreviation)
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ほ う さ く 0
noun
abundant harvest; bumper crop
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て い し ょ う 0
advocacy; proposal
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う り 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sale; selling
noun
2. selling point; gimmick
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し か ん 1 し か ん 2
noun
officer  (military)
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し れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become known; to come to light; to be discovered  (see also: お里が知れる)
2. to be known; to be understood  (see also: 気が知れない, 得体の知れない; often in the negative)
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ぼ う き ょ う 0
noun
homesickness; nostalgia
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こ ま く 0
eardrum; tympanic membrane
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と う ど り 0 と う ど り 4
noun
1. (bank) president
2. greenroom manager (in a theater)
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い な ず ま 0
noun
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
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み く だ す 0 み く だ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to despise; to look down on
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み ん わ 0
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
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ひ そ か 2 ひ そ か 1
secret; private; surreptitious
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か い め つ 0
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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ウ イ ス キ ー 3 ウ イ ス キ ー 4 ウ イ ス キ ー 2
Most common form: ウイスキ
noun
whisky; whiskey  (also written as ウ井スキー)
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ふ り こ み 0
noun
1. payment made via bank deposit transfer
2. discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile  (see also: 振り込む; mahjong term)
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き こ う 0
setting to work
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コ メ ン ト 0 コ メ ン ト 1
1. comment
2. (blog) comment  (see also: ブログコメント; abbreviation)
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す あ し 1
bare feet
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ひ と ま ず 2
for the present; once; in outline  (often written with kana only)
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