The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4801-4900

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ゆ さ ぶ る 0
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
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く ち ぶ え 0
Most common form: 口ぶえ
noun
whistle (sound made with the lips)
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あ く る ひ 4
Most common form: あくる日
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next day; following day
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じ い 1
Most common form: じい
noun
court physician
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や ぶ か 0
Most common form: 豹脚蚊
noun
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
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ま す め 0
Most common form: ます目
noun
1. measure
2. square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper)
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こ ぶ ね 0
Most common form: 小船
noun
boat; small craft
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か い か つ 0
Most common form: かいかつ
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
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は が す 2
Most common form: 剥がす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: すます
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to clear; to make clear
2. to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
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つ り ぼ り 0
noun
fish pond
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い の ち ご い 0
Most common form: 命ごい
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
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げ っ ぷ 0
Most common form: げっぷ
noun
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment  (see also: 月払い)
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (cloth)
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ふ つ か よ い 0
hangover
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の べ る 2
Most common form: 展べる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen
2. to postpone; to extend  (this meaning is restricted to form 延べる, 伸べる)
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こ う し ょ う 0
high; noble; refined; advanced
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し ぶ 2
noun
astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons)
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し が い 0
noun
body; corpse; remains
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あ き す 0
noun
1. empty house
2. empty nest
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い っ て き 0 い っ て き 4
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
drop (of fluid)
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い ま さ ら 0 い ま さ ら 1
1. now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time
2. afresh; anew; again
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か い が ら 3 か い が ら 0
Most common form: 貝殼
noun
shell
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か た き 3
noun (suffix), noun
1. rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe  (see also: 仇, 敵; usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix)
noun
2. revenge
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つ り あ い 0
noun
balance; equilibrium
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す の も の 2
Most common form: すのもの
noun
vinegared dish; pickled dish  (food term)
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お せ ち り ょ う り 4
noun
food served during the New Year's Holidays
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せ の び 1
Most common form: 背のび
1. standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
2. overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit
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お う へ い 1
Most common form: 押柄
arrogance; haughtiness; insolence
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か く せ い 0
1. waking up; awakening; arousal; revival
2. disillusion; disillusionment; awakening (figurative)
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noun
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad  (often written with kana only)
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ま た た く 3
Most common form: 目叩く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat  (またたく is sometimes used transitively)
2. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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き わ め る 3
Most common form: 極める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something  (esp. 極める, 窮める)
2. to investigate thoroughly; to master  (esp. 究める)
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か や 0
noun
mosquito net
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そ き ゅ う 0
Most common form: そ及
tracing back; retroactivity
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は じ ら い 0
noun
shyness
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つ み 2
Most common form: つみ
noun
checkmate
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か り た て る 4 か り た て る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
2. to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel  (this meaning is restricted to form 駆り立てる, 駆立てる)
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こ と の ほ か 0
Most common form: ことのほか
1. exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unusually  (often written with kana only)
2. unexpectedly  (often written with kana only)
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い ふ 1
Most common form: いふ
awe; fear; fright
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え か き 3
Most common form: 絵かき
noun
1. painter; artist
2. drawing pictures; doodling; painting
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し た た ら ず 3
Most common form: 舌たらず
1. lisping
2. inadequate linguistic ability
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あ わ せ て 2
Most common form: あわせて
expression, adverb
1. in all; in total; collectively  (esp. 合わせて, 合せて)
expression, conjunction
2. in addition; besides; at the same time  (esp. 併せて)
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Most common form: 摩れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe
2. to wear out; to become worn
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そ み つ 0 そ み つ 1
Most common form: 粗密
noun
coarseness and fineness; sparse or dense (growth)
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ぼ っ ち ゃ ん 1
noun
1. son (of others)  (honorific)
2. young master
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ば か ば か し い 5
Most common form: 馬鹿々々しい
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish  (often written with kana only)
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よ ふ け 3
noun
late at night; small hours of the morning
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じ ゅ ん ぽ う 0
Most common form: 順法
law observance; obeying the law
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お ど る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump; to leap  (see also: 踊る)
2. to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement); to throb
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ふ て く さ れ る 5 ふ て く さ れ る 0
Most common form: ふてくされる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)  (often written with kana only)
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わ き あ が る 4
Most common form: 湧きあがる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe  (esp. 沸き上がる)
2. to arise; to break out
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た だ し が き 0
noun
proviso
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Most common form: 一万円
noun
10,000 yen  (壱 used in legal documents)
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め す い ぬ 0
Most common form: メス犬
noun
bitch; female dog
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ほ こ ろ び る 4
Most common form: ほころびる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn  (see also: 綻ぶ; often written with kana only)
2. to begin to open; to begin to bloom  (see also: 綻ぶ; often written with kana only)
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う ぶ げ 0
Most common form: 生毛
noun
1. soft, downy hair (i.e. such as on one's cheek); peach fuzz; fluff; pappus
2. lanugo
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た ま り 0
Most common form: たまり
noun
1. pile; pool; collection  (see also: 溜まる)
2. gathering spot  (see also: たまり場)
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き ゅ う せ き 0 き ゅ う せ き 1
Most common form: 古蹟
noun
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
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し ゅ ざ ん 2
noun
calculation with abacus
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こ や す 2
Most common form: 肥す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
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は ぐ 1
Most common form: 剥ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe
2. to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank); to deprive of; to divest  (this meaning is restricted to reading はぐ)
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に ご り 3
Most common form: にごり
1. muddiness; murkiness; lack of clarity
2. impurity
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ぬ る い 2
Most common form: 緩い
1. lukewarm; tepid  (ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 温い, 微温い)
2. lenient  (see also: 緩い; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ぬるい)
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わ た し ぶ ね 4
Most common form: 渡し船
noun
ferry; ferryboat
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そ が い 0
Most common form: 阻碍
obstruction; inhibition
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う る お う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be moist; to be damp; to get wet; to be watered
2. to profit by; to receive benefits; to receive favors (favours)
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り ん か く 0
Most common form: 輪廓
noun
1. contour; outline; border; silhouette
2. summary; outline; sketch
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い ら い ら 1 い ら い ら 0
Most common form: いらいら
getting nervous; irritation  (often written with kana only)
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お さ ま り 0 お さ ま り 4
noun
conclusion; end; settlement
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び ん づ め 0 び ん づ め 4
Most common form: 瓶詰め
bottling; bottled
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き そ ん 0
damage; injury; defamation; waste
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つ か る 0
Most common form: 浸かる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be submerged; to be soaked
2. to be pickled; to be well seasoned  (esp. 漬かる)
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し き い し 0
Most common form: 敷き石
noun
paving stone; pavement
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は が れ る 3
Most common form: 剥がれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
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い き づ ま る 4
Most common form: 行詰まる
to reach the limits; to come to the end of one's tether
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ま ひ る 0
Most common form: まひる
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midday; broad daylight
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も む 0
Most common form: もむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to crumple
2. to massage
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ふ く 0 ふ く 2
Most common form: ふく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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へ り く だ る 4 へ り く だ る 0
Most common form: へりくだる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself  (often written with kana only)
2. to condescend to
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ね た む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge  (often written with kana only)
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し り ご み 3
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
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に く は く 0
Most common form: 肉迫
come close to; closing in upon; pressing hard (on the enemy); challenge
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し ん ず い 0 し ん ず い 1
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow
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さ ば き 1 さ ば き 3
Most common form: さばき
noun
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
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た ち ば な し 3
Most common form: 立話
noun
talking while standing; standing around talking
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か ん だ い 0
tolerance; liberality; leniency; generosity
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ゆ う し ゅ つ 0
Most common form: 涌出
gushing out; welling up; springing up
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noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. waste; scrap; garbage; dregs  (often written with kana only)
2. chad  (computer terminology)
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こ や し 3
Most common form: 肥し
noun
1. manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
2. something that will help one develop in the future
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お り た た み 0
Most common form: 折りたたみ
folding; collapsible; telescopic
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な じ る 2
Most common form: なじる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off  (often written with kana only)
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お う こ う 0
Most common form: 王公
noun
king and princes; noble rank
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い る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)
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す が す が し い 5
Most common form: すがすがしい
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed  (often written with kana only)
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じ ゅ ん し ゅ 1
compliance; adherence (to a set of rules); (religious) observance
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ひ じ か け 0
Most common form: 肘かけ
noun
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
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は っ ぷ ん 0
Most common form: 発奮
inspired; stimulated; roused
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る い す い 0
1. analogy
2. analogical reasoning
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は く 1
Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
2. to emit; to send forth; to breathe out
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