The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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お さ け 0
noun
alcohol; sake  (see also: 酒; polite (teineigo) language)
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ゆ か い 1
pleasant; happy
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そ う べ つ 0
farewell; send-off
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い や が る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike
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シ ョ ッ ピ ン グ 1
shopping
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う つ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
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ほ う れ い 0
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
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ざ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. seat; place; position
2. status
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む か ん け い 2
unrelated
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か い こ 1
discharge; dismissal
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お い だ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to expel; to drive out
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ぐ ん か ん 0
noun
warship; battleship
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げ き た い 0
repulse; repel (i.e. the enemy)
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よ う て ん 3
noun
gist; main point
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が く げ い 0 が く げ い 2
noun
arts and sciences; liberal arts
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noun, prefix
1. milli-; 10^-3  (originally from French)
2. millimetre; millimeter  (see also: ミリメートル; abbreviation)
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し ょ だ い 1 し ょ だ い 0
first generation; founder
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は い け ん 0
seeing; look at  (humble; polite (teineigo) language)
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や ま と 0
noun
1. Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture
2. (ancient) Japan
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あ か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (e.g. the night); to spend  (see also: 語り明かす)
2. to reveal; to divulge
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こ う て い 0
noun
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
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こ う は く 1
Most common form: こうはく
1. red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
noun
2. Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)  (see also: 紅白歌合戦; abbreviation)
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は い せ き 0
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
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く だ く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to break; to smash
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ぜ い た く 3 ぜ い た く 4
1. luxury; extravagance
2. to live in luxury
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ふ し ん 0
noun
1. distrust; mistrust; disbelief; discredit
2. insincerity
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あ さ っ て 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
day after tomorrow
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こ う し ゅ う 0
short course; training
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ふ し ん 0
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
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り っ ち 0
site; location (e.g. of industry)
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ほ 1
Most common form: 穗
noun
1. ear (of plant); head (of plant)
2. point; tip
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き ょ く ち ょ う 0
noun
bureau director; office chief
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た い な い 1
interior of the body
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わ ふ く 0
noun
Japanese clothes
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グ ラ ン ド 0
1. large  (originally from French 'grand')
noun
2. gland  (this meaning is restricted to reading グランド)
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か ん こ く 1
1. South Korea; Republic of Korea  (see also: 大韓民国; abbreviation)
2. Korean Empire (1897-1910)  (see also: 大韓帝国; abbreviation)
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て っ き ょ 1
1. withdrawal; revocation; repeal
2. demolition; removal
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あ や ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make a mistake; to err
2. to mislead; to misguide
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く に ぐ に 2
Most common form: 国国
noun
countries
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で た ら め 0
1. irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop  (often written with kana only)
2. random; haphazard; unsystematic  (often written with kana only)
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お お か た 0 お お か た 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
perhaps; almost all; majority
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し ょ う き ゃ く 0
incineration; destroy by fire
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の ぞ む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to look out on
2. to face
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な い ぞ う 0
internal organs; intestines; viscera
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こ く ぜ い 0
Most common form: 国税
noun
national tax
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わ か ち 3 わ か ち 0
noun
distinction; differentiation; discrimination
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り ょ う か い 0
comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement; roger (on the radio)
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た る 0 た る 2
Most common form: たる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of
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し ん せ い 0
holiness; sacredness; dignity
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ひ と か げ 0
noun
1. figure of a person; figures of people
2. shadow of a person
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け ん こ く 0
founding of a nation
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ひ と り ひ と り 5 ひ と り ひ と り 4
Most common form: 一人ひとり
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
one by one; each; one at a time
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の ど 1
Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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ふ へ ん 0
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent  (opposite: 特殊)
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せ い ふ く 0
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
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せ い え い 0
elite; picked; powerful; efficient
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か み が た 0
Kyoto and vicinity; Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region (esp. during Edo period)
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み ず き 0
noun
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
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ゆ う い 1
predominance; ascendancy; superiority
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suffix
1. apiece; each  (also written as 宛)
2. at a time; piecemeal
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ラ ケ ッ ト 2
noun
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
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ひ と と き 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. moment; a (short) time; a while  (often written with kana only)
2. former times  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ひととき)
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さ い は つ 0
Most common form: さいはつ
return; relapse; reoccurrence
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し ょ ば つ 1 し ょ ば つ 0
punishment
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は き も の 0
noun
footwear; clogs
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む す 1
Most common form: 蒸す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to steam (food, towel, etc.)  (see also: 蒸かす)
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be hot and humid; to be sultry
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い っ か ん 0 い っ か ん 3
link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
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こ う す い 0
noun
perfume
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で ん ご ん 0
verbal message; word
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グ ラ ウ ン ド 0
noun
sports ground; sports oval
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ふ か ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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せ い め い 0
declaration; statement; proclamation
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か き ょ う 0
1. bridge building; bridge  (see also: 橋架け)
2. cross-linking
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こ だ わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fuss over; to be particular about  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
2. to be obsessive; to be fixated  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
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く ち ょ う 0
noun
tone (e.g. of voice, etc.); (verbal) expression
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お か え し 0
1. return gift; return favour (favor)
2. revenge
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だ い ち ょ う 1
large intestine; large bowel; colon
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さ ん ば し 0
noun
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
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こ う ぼ 1
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; invitation (to compete)
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お て あ ら い 3
noun
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
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ず け い 0
noun
figure; shape; graphic
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noun
four hundred
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そ ん な 0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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よ こ く 0
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement
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こ う ほ う 1
public relations; PR; publicity; information; publicizing
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こ う え ん 0
support; backing
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せ ん ち ゃ く 0
first arrival
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は い 1
noun
1. sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages  (this meaning is restricted to reading はい)
suffix, counter
2. counter for cupfuls
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な っ と う 3
noun
natto (fermented soybeans)
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け い ほ う 0 け い ほ う 1
noun
alarm; warning
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ち ゃ く も く 0
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
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な ご り 3 な ご り 0
noun
1. remains; traces; vestiges; relics
2. (the sorrow of) parting
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ほ ん ば 0
1. home; habitat; center; centre; best place
2. authentic; genuine
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か え ん 0
noun
flame; blaze
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せ ん し 0
Most common form: せんし
death in action; killed in action; KIA
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え い し ゃ 0
projection
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こ う そ う 0
dispute; resistance
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て づ く り 2
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
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し ゆ う 1
noun
1. male and female (animals); the two sexes
2. victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
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き し ゅ 1 き し ゅ 2
noun
type of equipment; model
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