Top 300 Japanese Core 10K words

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  1. #1 this, this one
  2. #2 one (thing)
  3. #3 one
  4. #4 two
  5. #5 two (things)
  6. #6 three
  7. #7 that, that one
  8. #8 three (things)
  9. #9 four (Japanese origin)
  10. #10 four (things)
  11. #11 four (Chinese origin)
  12. #12 five
  13. #13 when
  14. #14 five (things)
  15. #15 six
  16. #16 six (things)
  17. #17 seven (Japanese origin)
  18. #18 seven (things)
  19. #19 do, make
  20. #20 seven (Chinese origin)
  21. #21 eight
  22. #22 eight (things)
  23. #23 nine
  24. #24 nine (things)
  25. #25 become
  26. #26 nine
  27. #27 ten
  28. #28 hundred
  29. #29 thousand
  30. #30 ten thousand
  31. #31 (not) yet, still
  32. #32 Japanese yen
  33. #33 circle
  34. #34 time, moment
  35. #35 sometimes
  36. #36 counter for days
  37. #37 after
  38. #38 six days, sixth of the month
  39. #39 five days, fifth of the month
  40. #40 eight days, eighth of the month
  41. #41 20 days, 20th of the month
  42. #42 two days, second of the month
  43. #43 so, that way
  44. #44 three days, third of the month
  45. #45 ten days, tenth of the month
  46. #46 first of the month
  47. #47 nine days, ninth of the month
  48. #48 four days, fourth of the month
  49. #49 already, yet
  50. #50 seven days, seventh of the month
  51. #51 date and time
  52. #52 moon
  53. #53 fire
  54. #54 water
  55. #55 please
  56. #56 tree, wood
  57. #57 money
  58. #58 Sunday
  59. #59 Saturday
  60. #60 Friday
  61. #61 often, well
  62. #62 Monday
  63. #63 Thursday
  64. #64 day of the week
  65. #65 Tuesday
  66. #66 Wednesday
  67. #67 week
  68. #68 how, what
  69. #69 year, age
  70. #70 understand
  71. #71 enough, plentiful
  72. #72 amount, share
  73. #73 divide, share
  74. #74 give
  75. #75 be divided, split off
  76. #76 what
  77. #77 what (used with t, d, n consonants and counters)
  78. #78 something, some
  79. #79 ahead, first
  80. #80 like this, such
  81. #81 first of all, to begin with
  82. #82 last week
  83. #83 now
  84. #84 this year
  85. #85 today
  86. #86 be given
  87. #87 this month
  88. #88 this week
  89. #89 come
  90. #90 next year
  91. #91 next week
  92. #92 where
  93. #93 next month
  94. #94 go
  95. #95 go back home
  96. #96 big
  97. #97 size, dimension
  98. #98 more
  99. #99 inside, middle
  100. #100 small
  101. #101 few, little
  102. #102 a bit, a little while
  103. #103 boy (between 7 and 18 years old)
  104. #104 there
  105. #105 a lot of, many
  106. #106 probably, perhaps
  107. #107 much, largely
  108. #108 raise, lift
  109. #109 go up, climb
  110. #110 very
  111. #111 up, above
  112. #112 go up, rise (physical movement)
  113. #113 older, senior
  114. #114 under, below
  115. #115 go down, come down
  116. #116 you
  117. #117 lower, turn down
  118. #118 right
  119. #119 left
  120. #120 direction, side
  121. #121 person (polite form)
  122. #122 what, which
  123. #123 adult
  124. #124 person
  125. #125 one person
  126. #126 gentle, quiet
  127. #127 by oneself, alone
  128. #128 two persons
  129. #129 always (colloquial)
  130. #130 put in
  131. #131 enter
  132. #132 go out, leave
  133. #133 take out
  134. #134 outside, open air
  135. #135 everybody
  136. #136 book, volume
  137. #137 take a rest, take a break
  138. #138 rest, holiday
  139. #139 body, physique
  140. #140 strength, power
  141. #141 can do, be good at
  142. #142 eye
  143. #143 mouth
  144. #144 ear
  145. #145 good, skilled
  146. #146 hand
  147. #147 which
  148. #148 not good at
  149. #149 leg, foot
  150. #150 mountain
  151. #151 river, stream
  152. #152 be empty, become less crowded
  153. #153 door
  154. #154 sky
  155. #155 sea, ocean
  156. #156 overseas, abroad
  157. #157 every month
  158. #158 every day
  159. #159 do, give
  160. #160 every year (colloquial)
  161. #161 flower
  162. #162 forest
  163. #163 man, male
  164. #164 woman, female
  165. #165 fairly, rather
  166. #166 girl
  167. #167 boy
  168. #168 child, kid
  169. #169 child, kid
  170. #170 love
  171. #171 be present, stay
  172. #172 favorite, liked
  173. #173 I (general)
  174. #174 we
  175. #175 friend, companion
  176. #176 home, household
  177. #177 here
  178. #178 house, dwelling
  179. #179 visitor, customer
  180. #180 Japanese deep-fried food
  181. #181 healthy, energetic
  182. #182 weather
  183. #183 receive
  184. #184 popularity
  185. #185 air, atmosphere
  186. #186 rain
  187. #187 snow, snowfall
  188. #188 blue
  189. #189 blue, green
  190. #190 chat, talk
  191. #191 be sunny, clear up
  192. #192 fine weather, clear sky
  193. #193 tomorrow (colloquial)
  194. #194 bright, cheerful
  195. #195 dark, gloomy
  196. #196 table
  197. #197 yesterday (colloquial)
  198. #198 last year (formal, often used in writing)
  199. #199 the day before yesterday (colloquial)
  200. #200 east, eastern
  201. #201 west, western
  202. #202 game
  203. #203 south
  204. #204 north
  205. #205 face, head toward
  206. #206 over there, on the other side
  207. #207 direction, course
  208. #208 why
  209. #209 open, unlock (doors, windows, etc.)
  210. #210 open (books, eyes, etc.)
  211. #211 open
  212. #212 shut, close (doors, windows, etc.)
  213. #213 shut, close (books, eyes, etc.)
  214. #214 meeting
  215. #215 be shut, be closed
  216. #216 hear, ask
  217. #217 hear, be heard
  218. #218 time, hour
  219. #219 period of one year
  220. #220 switch on, turn on
  221. #221 high, tall
  222. #222 height
  223. #223 cheap, inexpensive
  224. #224 low, short
  225. #225 for the first time
  226. #226 katakana
  227. #227 first, outset
  228. #228 first, beginning (in terms of time passage)
  229. #229 front, before
  230. #230 back, behind
  231. #231 day after tomorrow (colloquial)
  232. #232 that (over there)
  233. #233 last, final
  234. #234 afternoon, p.m.
  235. #235 morning, a.m.
  236. #236 half a day
  237. #237 half a month
  238. #238 bad (taste), distasteful
  239. #239 half
  240. #240 morning
  241. #241 this morning
  242. #242 daytime, midday
  243. #243 daytime, during the day
  244. #244 side, vicinity
  245. #245 evening
  246. #246 this evening, tonight
  247. #247 night (from sunset to sunrise)
  248. #248 tonight, this evening
  249. #249 midnight
  250. #250 last night, last evening (colloquial)
  251. #251 here
  252. #252 evening
  253. #253 eat
  254. #254 lunch
  255. #255 breakfast (formal)
  256. #256 supper, dinner
  257. #257 just a moment, just a little
  258. #258 drink
  259. #259 meal, cooked rice
  260. #260 breakfast
  261. #261 buy
  262. #262 see, look at
  263. #263 from now on, after this
  264. #264 show
  265. #265 find
  266. #266 be visible, can see
  267. #267 be found, be caught
  268. #268 view, perspective
  269. #269 over there
  270. #270 say, tell
  271. #271 speak, talk
  272. #272 talk, story
  273. #273 read
  274. #274 English
  275. #275 full
  276. #276 (individual) character, letter
  277. #277 Chinese character
  278. #278 write
  279. #279 memorize, learn
  280. #280 meet
  281. #281 good (informal/spoken form)
  282. #282 discuss, talk over
  283. #283 fit, match
  284. #284 company, corporation
  285. #285 society
  286. #286 work, job
  287. #287 sake, purpose
  288. #288 importance
  289. #289 meal
  290. #290 accident, trouble
  291. #291 situation, case
  292. #292 telephone, phone call
  293. #293 slowly
  294. #294 electricity, electric light
  295. #295 car, automobile
  296. #296 train
  297. #297 train station
  298. #298 go to and from, frequent a place
  299. #299 last long, be durable
  300. #300 pass, go through