The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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け ん ぶ ん 0
information; observation
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で ん き 0
Most common form: でんき
biography; life story
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メ ー タ ー 0
noun
1. meter (i.e. measuring device)
2. metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter  (see also: メートル)
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ち ょ う し ゅ う 0
collection; levy
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し ゅ し ょ く 0
noun
staple food
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ち ょ う た つ 0
supply; provision; raising; procurement
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し ゅ う ら く 1
noun
village; community; settlement; town; colony (animals, etc.)
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り ょ う し ん 1
noun
conscience
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に な う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to carry on shoulder; to bear (burden); to shoulder (gun)
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こ う ご う 3
(Japanese) empress; queen
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ひ っ き 0
(taking) notes; copying
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よ じ ょ う 0
redundant; surplus; residue; balance
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さ い さ ん 0
noun
profit
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じ つ れ い 0
noun
example; illustration; precedent
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か り ゅ う 0
noun
1. downstream; lower reaches of a river
2. lower classes
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う じ 1
noun
1. family name; lineage; birth
noun, suffix
2. clan  (see also: 氏)
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け い き 1
noun
opportunity; chance
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い ね む り 3
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
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げ ん に 1
actually; really
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expression
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to  (often written with kana only)
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あ ん が い 1 あ ん が い 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
unexpectedly
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え ん か い 0
party; banquet
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ほ じ ゅ う 0
1. supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling
2. to replace; to refill; to replenish
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は つ ど う 0
1. putting into operation
2. invocation  (law, etc. term)
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と る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
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こ う ば い 0 こ う ば い 3
noun
slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch
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つ づ み 1
noun
hand drum
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Most common form: しょう
'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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ま た せ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a person) waiting  (see also: 待つ)
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あ ら わ れ る 4
Most common form: 表われる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
2. to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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は っ し ん 0
dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission
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ゆ れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shake; to sway; to waver
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じ ょ う い ん 0
Upper House; Senate; Lords
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh
2. hum; hmmm; well; erm
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ど う げ つ 0 ど う げ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the same month
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noun
comb
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ち ゅ う か 1
noun
1. Chinese food  (see also: 中華料理; abbreviation)
2. China  (obscure term)
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ふ り つ 1
managed by an urban prefecture
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そ う ぎ 1
noun
funeral service
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で み せ 0
noun
1. food stand; food stall
2. branch store
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か く 2
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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ぶ つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat  (often written with kana only)
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み ん し ゅ う 0
people; populace; masses
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い く ぶ ん 0
adverb, noun
1. somewhat; to some extent; to some degree
noun
2. some; part; portion
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き ん ざ ん 1
noun
(gold) mine
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と う き 1
registry; registration
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ゆ え に 2
Most common form: ゆえに
conjunction
therefore; consequently  (often written with kana only)
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レ モ ン 1
noun
lemon  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. but then; although; though  (often written with kana only)
2. reasonable; natural; just  (often written with kana only)
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よ う し 1
noun
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
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せ い て き 0
1. (relating to) gender
2. sex; sexual
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お こ さ ん 0
noun
child  (honorific)
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き ょ う か ん 0
noun
teacher; instructor; professor
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ひ と く ち 2
noun
1. mouthful; morsel; bite
2. gulp; sip; draft; draught
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ほ う こ う 0
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
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ど う ど う 0 ど う ど う 3
1. magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately
2. fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen
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ふ う さ 0
1. blockade
2. freezing (funds)
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う す れ る 0 う す れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to fade; to become dim
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た ん こ う ぼ ん 0
noun
special book; separate volume; book of lectures
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は た ん 0
failure; bankruptcy
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1. counter for suits of clothing
suffix
2. arriving at ...  (see also: 到着)
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あ ゆ み 3
Most common form: あゆみ
noun
1. walking
2. progress; advance
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け ん と う 3
noun
aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction
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ひ じ 0
noun
elbow
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と う ほ う 0
1. eastern direction
2. the Orient
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お う り ょ う 0
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
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が い よ う 0
noun
outline; summary; overview; abridgment; synopsis
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い き い き 3
Most common form: いきいき
vividly; lively
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あ し ぶ み 3 あ し ぶ み 4 あ し ぶ み 0
1. stepping; stamping; marking time (for a soldier)
2. standstill; stalemate
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ふ ま え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be based on; to have origin in
2. to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
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へ ん け い 0
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster
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け い む し ょ 3 け い む し ょ 0 け い む し ょ 4
noun
prison; penitentiary
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じ ん た い 1
noun
human body
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じ つ ぶ つ 0
real thing; original; actual
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が っ き ゅ う 0
(school) class
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き ん こ う 0
equilibrium; balance
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め ざ め る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wake up; to awake
2. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
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た か ま り 0
noun
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
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こ く め い 0 こ く め い 2
1. detailed; elaborate; faithful (copy); accurate
2. scrupulous; diligent; conscientious
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こ じ ん 1
noun
the deceased; the departed
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タ イ ム 1
noun
1. time
2. thyme
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は ん こ う 0
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
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し ゅ ん じ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; instant
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と く ぎ 1
noun
special skill
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は い き 1 は い き 0
1. disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition
2. annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
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は ん す う 3
1. half the number  (see also: 全数)
2. haploid
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た い せ い よ う 3
noun
Atlantic Ocean
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あ ら 1 あ ら 0
interjection (kandoushi)
oh; ah  (female term or language)
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ざ ん ぎ ゃ く 0
cruelty; brutality
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も っ た い な い 5
1. impious; profane; sacrilegious  (often written with kana only)
2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of  (often written with kana only)
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に ゅ う き ん 0
deposit; payment; money received; money due
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た く み 0
skill; cleverness
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noun
1. seventeenth day of the month
2. seventeen days
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か い う ん 0
maritime; marine transportation
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さ い げ ん 0
reappearance; reproduction; return; revival
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ふ ほ う 0
lawlessness; injustice; illegality; unlawfulness
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あ の ひ と 2
1. he; she; that person
2. you  (archaic)
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ノ ッ ク 1
1. knock; knocking
2. fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice  (baseball term)
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ほ う ふ 0
noun
aspiration; ambition; pretension
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お ん し つ 0
noun
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
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