The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 701-800

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さ い じ ょ う 0
best
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よ う 1
Most common form: よう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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へ い ぼ ん 0
common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
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あ ん も く 0
tacit; implicit
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ぐ う す う 3
even number  (see also: 奇数)
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noun
100,000; hundred thousand
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じ な ん 1
noun
second son
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ど 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
2. counter for occurrences and times
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か そ う 0
1. costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise
2. converted (cruiser)
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み め い 0 み め い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
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さ て 1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
well; now; then  (often written with kana only)
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め い し ん 0 め い し ん 3
superstition; superstitious belief
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か い て い 0
noun
1. bottom of the ocean
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. undersea; submarine
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は じ る 2
to feel ashamed
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ど う じ ん 0
noun
1. same person
2. said person; the person in question
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noun
1. back
2. backing; going backwards; reversing
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な わ 2
Most common form: なわ
noun
1. rope; cord
2. policeman's rope  (see also: 御縄)
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ふ り 2 ふ り 0
Most common form: 風
noun, counter
1. swing; shake; wave; swinging
noun
2. appearance; behaviour  (often written with kana only)
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か り 0
noun
borrowing; debt; loan
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し め い 0
name; nominate; designate
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か さ な る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
2. to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
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さ ん が く 0 さ ん が く 1
mountains
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は し ゃ 1
noun
supreme ruler; champion; titleholder
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な が れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
2. to be washed away; to be carried
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あ い た い 0
confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete
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し か 1
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
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や ま が た 0
mountain-shape; chevron; cone
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い ち じ る し い 5
striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)
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じ じ 1
noun
events of the day; current affairs
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も と き 0
noun
original stock
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ま さ る 2 ま さ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
2. to outweigh; to preponderate
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か ね つ 0
heating; application of heat
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か い だ す 3
Most common form: かいだす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to bail out
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つ い で 0
adverb, conjunction
next; secondly; subsequently
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べ ん ぎ 1
convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience
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ぐ た い 0
noun
concrete; tangible; material
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ぎ き ょ く 0
play; drama
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お お く ら 0
noun
Ministry of Finance
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ぞ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tribe; clan; band
2. (taxonomical) tribe
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し ん と う 0
1. permeation; penetration; soaking
2. osmosis
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し れ い 0
orders; instructions; directive; command
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ジ ャ ン ル 1
noun
genre  (originally from French)
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ひ っ て き 0
comparing with; match; rival; equal
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て る 1
Most common form: てる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shine
2. to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)  (see also: 曇る; from 面照る)
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noun
two hundred; 200
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ば い か い 0
noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
1. mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between
2. carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission
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じ ば ん 0
noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2. foundation (building, etc.); base
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ほ う む 1
noun
1. judicial affairs
2. clerical duty (in a temple)
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こ ゆ び 0
noun
1. little finger; pinky
2. little toe
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か く 1
Most common form: かく
1. pit (of a fruit); stone
2. core
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noun
three (long cylindrical things)
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た い じ 1 た い じ 0
1. extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression
2. making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings  (Buddhist term)
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し ん ろ 1
noun
course; direction; compass bearing
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シ ョ ッ プ 1
noun
shop
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さ い た 0
most (numerous)  (opposite: 最少)
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し た 0
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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ぜ ん め ん 0 ぜ ん め ん 3
whole surface; entire
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プ ロ グ ラ ム 3
program; programme  (computer terminology)
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ち ゃ わ ん 0
noun
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
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な に ぶ ん 0
Most common form: 何ぶん
1. some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort
2. please
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と の さ ま 0
noun
feudal lord; daimyo  (see also: 大名; honorific)
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い ん よ う 1
noun
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
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か た 2
noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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ぎ だ い 0
noun
topic of discussion; agenda
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は ん こ う 0
noun
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
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よ う ち 1
noun
site
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ほ こ う 0
walk
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し ゃ ど う 0
noun
roadway
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む ざ い 1
innocence
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せ い ざ 0
constellation; star sign; zodiac sign
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お う し ゅ う 1
noun
Europe
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noun
your husband; her husband  (see also: 主人; honorific)
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ど う こ く 0 ど う こ く 1
noun
the same country; the same province; the said country
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ち ぶ さ 0
breast; nipple; udder
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さ ん び ゃ く 1
noun
1. 300; three hundred
2. 300 mon; trifling amount; two-bit item  (see also: 文)
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こ う ふ く 0
capitulation; surrender; submission
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は ん 1
prefix
1. anti-
noun
2. antithesis  (see also: 反定立)
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あ け が た 0
Most common form: 明けがた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dawn  (see also: 夕方)
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た い ひ 0
contrast; comparison
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し ん し ょ 0 し ん し ょ 1
noun
1. new book
2. 17 x 11 cm paperbook book  (see also: 新書判)
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か つ り ょ く 2
noun
vitality; energy; dynamism
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す す め 0
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement  (see also: お勧め)
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ち し つ 0
noun
geological features
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し ぶ 1
branch; subdivision
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つ う じ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
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ふ か 2 ふ か 1
Most common form: 附加
addition; annexation; appendage
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お お ま か 0
1. rough (e.g. sketch, approximation); broad; general; loose
2. generous; openhanded
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き た や ま 0
noun
northern hill
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ま す い 0
anaesthesia; anesthesia
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ぞ う き ょ う 0
augment; reinforce; increase
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な ん ぽ う 0
south; southern; southward
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お に い さ ん 2
Most common form: 御兄さん
noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: 兄さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie
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ば く げ き 0
bombing (raid)
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ど て 0
noun
1. embankment; bank
2. beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin  (see also: どて焼き; abbreviation)
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バ ッ ト 1
noun
1. bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
2. bat (animal)  (see also: 蝙蝠; obscure term)
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ち い さ な 1
small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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ひ と ど お り 0 ひ と ど お り 5
noun
pedestrian traffic
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き た え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to forge; to temper
2. to drill; to train; to discipline
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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ど う は ん 0
1. to accompany; to go with
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. company; companion
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