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List: Core Japanese words

This is arguably the list of the most important words that any beginner student should begin learning. This list is inspired from the content in https://www.fluentin3months.com/core-japanese-words/

List: Core Japanese words

Description: This is arguably the list of the most important words that any beginner student should begin learning. This list is inspired from the content in https://www.fluentin3months.com/core-japanese-words/
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Owner: fr3nd
Number of entries: 117
Contains: Words
Creation date: 7 June 2022 - 19:34
Last updated: 24 April 2024 - 01:11

Showing 61 - 70 of 117 words for the list Core Japanese words.

出来るできるdekiru

Wordpopular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb

to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task
to be ready, to be completed
to be made, to be built
to be good at, to be permitted (to do)
to become intimate, to take up (with someone)
to grow, to be raised
to become pregnant

見るみるmiru

Wordpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb

to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try
to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

送るおくるokuru

Wordpopular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb

to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit
to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
to spend (time), to live one's life
to pass (down the line)
to affix okurigana

持つもつmotsu

Wordpopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial

to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
to possess, to have, to own
to maintain, to keep
to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive
to take charge of, to be in charge of
to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.)
to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck

待つまつmatsu

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb

to wait
to await, to look forward to, to anticipate
to depend on, to need

会うあうau

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone

to meet, to encounter, to see
to have an accident, to have a bad experience

呼ぶよぶyobu

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic

to call out (to), to call, to invoke
to summon (a doctor, etc.)
to invite
to designate, to name, to brand
to garner (support, etc.), to gather
to take as one's wife

置くおくoku

Wordpopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb

to put, to place
to leave (behind)
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
to separate spatially or temporally
to do something in advance
to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state

受けるうけるukeru

Wordpopular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial usually written using kana alone intransitive verb linguistics

to receive, to get
to catch (e.g. a ball)
to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
to be given (e.g. life, talent)
to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)
to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
to face (south, etc.)
to be modified by
to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well

作るつくるtsukuru

Wordpopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb

to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
to till
to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
to have (a child)
to make up (one's face, etc.)
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
to form (a line, etc.)
to set (a record)
to commit (a sin, etc.)

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List: Core Japanese words

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