The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 901-1000

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せ ん ぽ う 0
noun
1. companion; other party (side); he; she; they
2. destination
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フ ロ ン ト 0
noun
1. front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2. reception (hotel, etc.); front desk
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た 1
noun
rice field
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ず か ん 0
noun
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
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で
particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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せ ん じ ん 0
noun
1. great depth; bottomless
2. great height
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ず い ひ つ 0
Most common form: 隨筆
noun
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
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が く ふ 0
Most common form: がくふ
noun
score; sheet music  (music term)
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ち ゅ う か い 0
agency; intermediation
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お ん き ょ う 0
sound; noise; echo; acoustics; audio
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じ む し つ 2
noun
office
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か め 1
Most common form: カメ
noun
tortoise; turtle
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き や く 0
noun
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
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particle
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
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い ざ か や 0 い ざ か や 3
Most common form: いざかや
noun
bar; pub; tavern
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き ゅ う じ ょ う 0
noun
baseball stadium
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た く 0
noun
1. table; desk
2. counter for tables, desks, etc.  (this meaning is restricted to reading たく)
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ち ゅ う ぶ 1
noun
1. center; centre; middle; heart
2. Chubu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)  (see also: 中部地方; abbreviation)
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ぼ た い 0
1. mother's body, esp. when pregnant or after giving birth
2. parent body; parent organization; heartland
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こ く が く 0
noun
1. study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
2. provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)  (see also: 大学; archaic)
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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よ う け ん 3 よ う け ん 0
noun
1. important matter
2. requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
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し ゅ う え き 0
noun
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
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ぜ ん べ い 0
all-America; pan-American; all of America
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ぐ ん び 1
noun
armaments; military preparations
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き そ 1
prosecution; indictment
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セ ン タ ー 1
noun
centre; center
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こ こ ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
suffix
2. sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)  (read as ごこち)
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ち ゅ う き ょ う 0
Most common form: ちゅうきょう
noun
Nagoya and environs
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し ゅ じ ん こ う 2
noun
1. protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story)
2. head of household
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す み ま せ ん 4
expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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か く り ょ う 0 か く り ょ う 2
noun
cabinet ministers
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た み 1
noun
nation; people
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ほ さ 1
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
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た い せ ん 0
waging war; competition
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つ な が り 0
noun
connection; link; relationship  (often written with kana only)
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け い だ い 1
noun
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
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う け お い 0 う け お い 3
noun
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
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さ よ く 1
left-wing (politics)  (opposite: 右翼)
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の う や く 0
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
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き ょ う か 1
noun
subject; curriculum
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て い け つ 0
1. conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
2. fastening (as in a joint)
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わ り あ て 0
noun
1. allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing
2. allocation  (computer terminology)
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た い せ き 1
noun
capacity; volume
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noun
motion; change; confusion
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ゆ う わ く 0
temptation; allurement; lure; seduction
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つ ら 2
noun
1. face; mug  (see also: 顔; often derog. or vulg.)
2. surface
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ご う り ゅ う 0
1. confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining
2. union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together
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か い し ゅ う 0
repair; improvement
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き ょ う ゆ 0
Most common form: 教喩
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
(licensed) teacher  (see also: 教育職員免許法)
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さ か り 0 さ か り 3
noun, suffix
1. peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)  (ざかり when used as a suffix)
2. prime (of one's life); one's best days
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ふ か の う 2
impossible
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ぼ ん お ど り 3
noun
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
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と う そ う 0
Most common form: 斗争
strife; conflict
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noun
(a) minute
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ウ エ ス ト 1
noun
1. waist
2. west
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た ち 2
Most common form: たち
noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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ふ っ き ゅ う 0
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
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じ っ き ょ う 0
noun
1. actual state (of things); real state; actual condition; real condition; actual scene
2. live; on-the-scene
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て き す る 3 て き す る 0
suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
to fit; to suit
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か い そ く 0
1. high speed; celerity; mobility
noun
2. rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train  (see also: 快速電車; abbreviation)
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じ ざ い 0
freely; at will
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あ れ 0
noun
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
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へ い よ う 0
using together (jointly); used at the same time
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わ か て 0 わ か て 3
young person
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あ い ぞ う 0
love and hate; likes and dislikes
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し ん ぴ 1
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
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す く 0
Most common form: すく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
2. to be hungry  (see also: お腹が空く)
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あ え て 1
1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally  (often written with kana only)
2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う が く り ょ こ う 5
noun
excursion; field trip; school trip
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け ん び き ょ う 0
noun
microscope
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い け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to arrange (flowers); to plant
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. living; live
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ざ し き 3
noun
1. tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
2. dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
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suffix
1. through; throughout; in the course of
2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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し ん ぶ ん し ゃ 3
noun
newspaper company
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さ い く 0 さ い く 3
work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick
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た ば 1
Most common form: 把
noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle; bunch; sheaf
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す い い 1
transition; change
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こ う え き 0
trade; commerce
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げ ん 2
noun
word; remark; statement
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く う ぼ 1
noun
aircraft carrier  (see also: 航空母艦; abbreviation)
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こ う げ ん 0 こ う げ ん 3
declaration; profession
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き い ろ い 0
1. yellow
2. high-pitched (voice); shrill  (see also: 黄色い声)
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Most common form: もん
suffix, counter
counter for questions
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ど う め い 0
same name
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ひ き つ ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take over; to hand over
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シ ナ リ オ 0
noun
1. script; screenplay
2. scenario
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は や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
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あ ん い 1 あ ん い 0
1. easy; simple
2. easy-going
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こ う ろ 1
noun
course; (sea) route; run
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ぶ ん ぼ う ぐ 3
noun
stationery
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と く ち ょ う 0
noun
forte; merit
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ち ょ う え き 0
noun
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
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ば く は 0
destructive blast; explosion; blow up
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ふ し ぜ ん 2
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
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い こ い 0
rest
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Most common form: 象
noun
phenomenon
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こ づ か い 1
Most common form: 小遣
noun
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance  (see also: 小遣い銭; abbreviation)
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え み 1
noun
smile
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ま ぜ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix; to stir; to blend
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