Most Common Japanese Words

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RankWordMeaning
Type
1
何nani
whatpronoun
2
あa
ah, ohinterjection
3
あなたanata
youpronoun
4
言うiu
to sayverb
5
行くiku
to goverb
6
人hito
personnoun
7
知るshiru
to knowverb
8
事koto
thing, matternoun
9
彼女kanojo
she, girlfriendpronoun, noun
10
お前omae
you (casual)pronoun
11
話hanashi
talk, storynoun
12
来るkuru
to comeverb
13
分かるwakaru
to understandverb
14
者mono
personnoun
15
聞くkiku
to hear, to askverb
16
死ぬshinu
to dieverb
17
時toki
time, whennoun
18
ああaa
ah, yesinterjection
19
殺すkorosu
to killverb
20
前mae
before, frontnoun
21
中naka
inside, middlenoun
22
達tachi
(plural suffix)particle
23
必要hitsuyō
necessary, neednoun, adjective
24
あのano
thatdeterminer
25
気ki
spirit, feelingnoun
26
大丈夫daijōbu
okay, all rightadjective
27
自分jibun
oneselfpronoun
28
持つmotsu
to hold, to haveverb
29
本当hontō
truth, reallynoun, adverb
30
時間jikan
timenoun
31
我々wareware
wepronoun
32
一ichi
onenumeral
33
的teki
(adjective suffix: -ic)particle
34
無mu
nothingnoun
35
ありがとうarigatō
thank youinterjection
36
家ie
house, homenoun
37
会うau
to meetverb
38
日hi
day, sunnoun
39
年toshi
yearnoun
40
仕事shigoto
work, jobnoun
41
手te
handnoun
42
一緒issho
togethernoun
43
後ato
after, behindnoun
44
出来るdekiru
to be able toverb
45
他hoka
othernoun
46
入るhairu
to enterverb
47
電話denwa
phonenoun
48
目me
eyenoun
49
様sama
Mr, Ms (honorific)noun
50
分fun
minute, partnoun
51
車kuruma
carnoun
52
所tokoro
placenoun
53
あんたanta
you (casual)pronoun
54
度do
time, degreenoun
55
同じonaji
sameadjective
56
場所basho
placenoun
57
問題mondai
problemnoun
58
子供kodomo
childnoun
59
愛ai
lovenoun
60
金kane
money, goldnoun
61
名前namae
namenoun
62
子ko
childnoun
63
信じるshinjiru
to believeverb
64
さあsaa
come on, wellinterjection
65
少しsukoshi
a littleadverb
66
使うtsukau
to useverb
67
全てsubete
everythingnoun
68
世界sekai
worldnoun
69
教えるoshieru
to teach, to tellverb
70
通りtōri
street, asnoun
71
上ue
above, topnoun
72
入れるireru
to put inverb
73
人間ningen
humannoun
74
今日kyō
todaynoun
75
物mono
thingnoun
76
女onna
womannoun
77
呼ぶyobu
to callverb
78
生きるikiru
to liveverb
79
あれare
that (over there)pronoun
80
じゃあjaa
well thenconjunction
81
止めるtomeru
to stopverb
82
心配shinpai
worrynoun
83
母haha
mothernoun
84
連れるtsureru
to take alongverb
85
関係kankei
relationshipnoun
86
外soto
outsidenoun
87
家族kazoku
familynoun
88
起きるokiru
to wake up, to happenverb
89
意味imi
meaningnoun
90
神kami
godnoun
91
警察keisatsu
policenoun
92
力chikara
power, strengthnoun
93
最後saigo
lastnoun
94
作るtsukuru
to makeverb
95
次tsugi
nextnoun
96
息子musuko
sonnoun
97
取るtoru
to takeverb
98
全部zenbu
all, everythingnoun
99
間aida
between, intervalnoun
100
書くkaku
to writeverb
101
捜査sōsa
investigationnoun
102
起こすokosu
to wake, to causeverb
103
回kai
times (count)noun
104
別betsu
different, separateadjective
105
情報jōhō
informationnoun
106
理由riyū
reasonnoun
107
数kazu
numbernoun
108
一人hitori
one person, alonenoun
109
部屋heya
roomnoun
110
以上ijō
more than, that's allnoun
111
人生jinsei
lifenoun
112
急ぐisogu
to hurryverb
113
食べるtaberu
to eatverb
114
女性josei
womannoun
115
続けるtsuzukeru
to continueverb
116
事件jiken
incident, casenoun
117
始めるhajimeru
to beginverb
118
最初saisho
firstnoun
119
連絡renraku
contactnoun
120
まあmaa
wellinterjection
121
調べるshiraberu
to investigateverb
122
安全anzen
safety, safenoun, adjective
123
下さいkudasai
please (give)verb
124
楽しいtanoshii
funadjective
125
殺人satsujin
murdernoun
126
下shita
belownoun
127
万man
ten thousandnumeral
128
友達tomodachi
friendnoun
129
約束yakusoku
promisenoun
130
二ni
twonumeral
131
結婚kekkon
marriagenoun
132
無理muri
impossibleadjective
133
感じるkanjiru
to feelverb
134
得るeru
to gainverb
135
最高saikō
the bestadjective
136
送るokuru
to sendverb
137
計画keikaku
plannoun
138
仲間nakama
companion, friendnoun
139
先saki
ahead, previousnoun
140
可能kanō
possibleadjective
141
あいつaitsu
that guypronoun
142
あとato
after, moreadverb
143
明日ashita
tomorrownoun
144
変わるkawaru
to changeverb
145
聞こえるkikoeru
to be heardverb
146
確認kakunin
confirmationnoun
147
命inochi
lifenoun
148
着るkiru
to wearverb
149
与えるataeru
to giveverb
150
全員zen'in
everyonenoun
151
動くugoku
to moveverb
152
理解rikai
understandingnoun
153
二人futari
two peoplenoun
154
開けるakeru
to openverb
155
友人yūjin
friendnoun
156
機ki
machinenoun
157
不fu
(negative prefix: un-)particle
158
あげるageru
to giveverb
159
離れるhanareru
to leave, to separateverb
160
戦うtatakau
to fightverb
161
先生sensei
teacher, doctornoun
162
質問shitsumon
questionnoun
163
置くoku
to putverb
164
犯人hannin
culpritnoun
165
受けるukeru
to receiveverb
166
感kan
feelingnoun
167
第dai
(ordinal prefix)particle
168
あぁaa
ahinterjection
169
伝えるtsutaeru
to tell, to conveyverb
170
素晴らしいsubarashii
wonderfuladjective
171
ドアdoa
doornoun
172
本hon
booknoun
173
乗るnoru
to rideverb
174
用yō
business, errandnoun
175
感謝kansha
gratitudenoun
176
正しいtadashii
correctadjective
177
言葉kotoba
wordnoun
178
大dai
bigadjective
179
立つtatsu
to standverb
180
写真shashin
photonoun
181
説明setsumei
explanationnoun
182
博士hakase
doctor (PhD)noun
183
強いtsuyoi
strongadjective
184
絶対zettai
absolutelyadverb
185
座るsuwaru
to sitverb
186
国kuni
countrynoun
187
向かうmukau
to head towardsverb
188
名na
namenoun
189
あるaru
to exist (things)verb
190
野郎yarō
bastardnoun
191
番ban
turn, numbernoun
192
一番ichiban
most, number oneadverb
193
重要jūyō
importantadjective
194
状況jōkyō
situationnoun
195
元気genki
well, energeticadjective
196
水mizu
waternoun
197
変えるkaeru
to changeverb
198
十分jūbun
enoughadjective
199
週間shūkan
week (duration)noun
200
やあyaa
hiinterjection
201
父親chichioya
fathernoun
202
間違いmachigai
mistakenoun
203
王ō
kingnoun
204
了解ryōkai
understood, rogerinterjection
205
相手aite
partner, opponentnoun
206
員in
membernoun
207
声koe
voicenoun
208
音oto
soundnoun
209
多くōku
manynoun
210
消えるkieru
to disappearverb
211
会社kaisha
companynoun
212
簡単kantan
easyadjective
213
選ぶerabu
to chooseverb
214
残念zannen
unfortunateadjective
215
自由jiyū
freedomnoun
216
自身jishin
oneselfnoun
217
等nado
etc.particle
218
一体ittai
on earthadverb
219
人々hitobito
peoplenoun
220
報告hōkoku
reportnoun
221
読むyomu
to readverb
222
過ぎるsugiru
to pass, too muchverb
223
通るtōru
to pass throughverb
224
アメリカamerika
Americanoun
225
元moto
origin, formernoun
226
命令meirei
ordernoun
227
高いtakai
high, expensiveadjective
228
体karada
bodynoun
229
大統領daitōryō
presidentnoun
230
月tsuki
moon, monthnoun
231
警官keikan
police officernoun
232
語go
language, wordnoun
233
学校gakkō
schoolnoun
234
対tai
versus, pairnoun
235
決めるkimeru
to decideverb
236
真実shinjitsu
truthnoun
237
初めてhajimete
for the first timeadverb
238
口kuchi
mouthnoun
239
大変taihen
terrible, hardadjective
240
要るiru
to needverb
241
変hen
strangeadjective
242
戦争sensō
warnoun
243
学ぶmanabu
to learnverb
244
あそこasoko
over therepronoun
245
武器buki
weaponnoun
246
店mise
shopnoun
247
母親hahaoya
mothernoun
248
刑事keiji
detectivenoun
249
気持ちkimochi
feelingnoun
250
間違うmachigau
to be wrongverb
251
運un
lucknoun
252
記録kiroku
recordnoun
253
光hikari
lightnoun
254
手伝うtetsudau
to helpverb
255
深いfukai
deepadjective
256
落ち着くochitsuku
to calm downverb
257
存在sonzai
existencenoun
258
実jitsu
truth, fruitnoun
259
役yaku
rolenoun
260
病院byōin
hospitalnoun
261
住むsumu
to liveverb
262
責任sekinin
responsibilitynoun
263
あっa
ah!interjection
264
普通futsū
normaladjective
265
行動kōdō
actionnoun
266
大きなōkina
bigadjective
267
監視kanshi
surveillancenoun
268
協力kyōryoku
cooperationnoun
269
多分tabun
probablyadverb
270
実際jissai
actuallyadverb
271
足ashi
foot, legnoun
272
地球chikyū
Earthnoun
273
生活seikatsu
life, livingnoun
274
任せるmakaseru
to leave to someoneverb
275
気分kibun
moodnoun
276
解決kaiketsu
solutionnoun
277
結果kekka
resultnoun
278
調査chōsa
investigationnoun
279
研究kenkyū
researchnoun
280
何処doko
wherepronoun
281
発見hakken
discoverynoun
282
場ba
placenoun
283
大事daiji
importantadjective
284
止まるtomaru
to stopverb
285
興味kyōmi
interestnoun
286
大きいōkii
bigadjective
287
生sei
life, rawnoun
288
なあnaa
heyinterjection
289
運転unten
drivingnoun
290
ヶ月kagetsu
months (count)noun
291
多いōi
manyadjective
292
番号bangō
numbernoun
293
状態jōtai
condition, statenoun
294
開くhiraku
to openverb
295
上手jōzu
skilfuladjective
296
済むsumu
to be finishedverb
297
場合baai
case, situationnoun
298
刑務所keimusho
prisonnoun
299
今度kondo
this time, next timenoun
300
以外igai
exceptnoun
301
朝asa
morningnoun
302
飛行機hikōki
planenoun
303
あまりamari
not muchadverb
304
近くchikaku
nearnoun
305
後ろushiro
behindnoun
306
目的mokuteki
purposenoun
307
歌uta
songnoun
308
面白いomoshiroi
interesting, funnyadjective
309
弁護士bengoshi
lawyernoun
310
客kyaku
guest, customernoun
311
売るuru
to sellverb
312
特別tokubetsu
specialadjective
313
昨日kinō
yesterdaynoun
314
少ないsukunai
fewadjective
315
認めるmitomeru
to admitverb
316
死体shitai
corpsenoun
317
医者isha
doctornoun
318
装置sōchi
devicenoun
319
共tomo
togethernoun
320
唯一yuiitsu
onlyadjective
321
あんなanna
that kind ofdeterminer
322
不明fumei
unknownadjective
323
限りkagiri
limit, as long asnoun
324
信用shin'yō
trustnoun
325
美しいutsukushii
beautifuladjective
326
用意yōi
preparationnoun
327
話すhanasu
to speakverb
328
移動idō
movementnoun
329
映画eiga
filmnoun
330
美咲misaki
Misaki (name)other
331
取引torihiki
dealnoun
332
最近saikin
recentlyadverb
333
現場genba
scene, sitenoun
334
事故jiko
accidentnoun
335
連中renchū
those guysnoun
336
過去kako
pastnoun
337
全くmattaku
completelyadverb
338
選択sentaku
choicenoun
339
完全kanzen
completeadjective
340
信頼shinrai
trustnoun
341
町machi
townnoun
342
何故naze
whyadverb
343
始まるhajimaru
to beginverb
344
精神seishin
mind, spiritnoun
345
付けるtsukeru
to attachverb
346
あらara
oh myinterjection
347
女の子onnanoko
girlnoun
348
気づくkizuku
to noticeverb
349
記憶kioku
memorynoun
350
頑張るganbaru
to do one's bestverb
351
素敵suteki
lovelyadjective
352
身mi
body, oneselfnoun
353
価値kachi
valuenoun
354
有yū
existencenoun
355
非常hijō
emergency, veryadjective
356
三san
threenumeral
357
最もmottomo
mostadverb
358
両親ryōshin
parentsnoun
359
人物jinbutsu
person, characternoun
360
生まれるumareru
to be bornverb
361
警備keibi
securitynoun
362
以前izen
beforenoun
363
無事buji
safeadjective
364
決してkesshite
neveradverb
365
銀行ginkō
banknoun
366
馬鹿baka
fool, stupidnoun, adjective
367
裁判saiban
trialnoun
368
降りるoriru
to get offverb
369
大学daigaku
universitynoun
370
州shū
statenoun
371
今回konkai
this timenoun
372
空sora
skynoun
373
経験keiken
experiencenoun
374
本物honmono
the real thingnoun
375
部bu
department, partnoun
376
化ka
(suffix: -ise)particle
377
未来mirai
futurenoun
378
正直shōjiki
honestadjective
379
年間nenkan
years (duration)noun
380
無駄muda
uselessadjective
381
現れるarawareru
to appearverb
382
島shima
islandnoun
383
病気byōki
illnessnoun
384
内uchi
insidenoun
385
風kaze
windnoun
386
結構kekkō
fine, quiteadjective, adverb
387
治療chiryō
treatmentnoun
388
予定yotei
plan, schedulenoun
389
点ten
pointnoun
390
許可kyoka
permissionnoun
391
勇気yūki
couragenoun
392
最悪saiaku
the worstadjective
393
本気honki
seriousadjective
394
全然zenzen
not at alladverb
395
任務ninmu
missionnoun
396
日本nihon
Japannoun
397
作戦sakusen
operation, strategynoun
398
成功seikō
successnoun
399
進むsusumu
to advanceverb
400
近づくchikazuku
to approachverb
401
品shina
goodsnoun
402
消すkesu
to erase, to turn offverb
403
小さなchiisana
smalladjective
404
科学kagaku
sciencenoun
405
放すhanasu
to releaseverb
406
向こうmukō
over therenoun
407
事実jijitsu
factnoun
408
食shoku
food, eatingnoun
409
関するkansuru
to concernverb
410
戦いtatakai
fightnoun
411
少年shōnen
boynoun
412
爆発bakuhatsu
explosionnoun
413
現実genjitsu
realitynoun
414
保護hogo
protectionnoun
415
地下chika
undergroundnoun
416
隊tai
squadnoun
417
地chi
ground, landnoun
418
別れるwakareru
to part, to break upverb
419
時代jidai
eranoun
420
組織soshiki
organisationnoun
421
式shiki
ceremony, formulanoun
422
動物dōbutsu
animalnoun
423
無しnashi
withoutnoun
424
下がるsagaru
to go down, to step backverb
425
技術gijutsu
technology, skillnoun
426
個人kojin
individualnoun
427
期待kitai
expectationnoun
428
調子chōshi
conditionnoun
429
線sen
linenoun
430
局kyoku
bureau, stationnoun
431
利用riyō
usenoun
432
主人shujin
husband, masternoun
433
館kan
building, hallnoun
434
毎日mainichi
every dayadverb
435
付くtsuku
to stick, to be attachedverb
436
当然tōzen
naturallyadverb
437
患者kanja
patientnoun
438
全zen
alldeterminer
439
今朝kesa
this morningnoun
440
過ごすsugosu
to spend (time)verb
441
馬uma
horsenoun
442
あーā
ahinterjection
443
あたしatashi
I (casual, feminine)pronoun
444
立てるtateru
to stand up, to raiseverb
445
地獄jigoku
hellnoun
446
合うau
to fit, to matchverb
447
続くtsuzuku
to continueverb
448
陛下heika
Your Majestynoun
449
小さいchiisai
smalladjective
450
火hi
firenoun
451
平気heiki
fine, unconcernedadjective
452
世話sewa
carenoun
453
能力nōryoku
abilitynoun
454
理子riko
Riko (name)other
455
検査kensa
examinationnoun
456
アレックスarekkusu
Alex (name)other
457
木ki
tree, woodnoun
458
号gō
numbernoun
459
山yama
mountainnoun
460
解くtoku
to solve, to untieverb
461
警部keibu
inspectornoun
462
食事shokuji
mealnoun
463
幸運kōun
good lucknoun
464
構うkamau
to mind, to careverb
465
侵入shinnyū
intrusionnoun
466
駄目dame
no goodadjective
467
緊急kinkyū
emergencynoun
468
親父oyaji
dad, old mannoun
469
気付くkizuku
to noticeverb
470
主shu
master, mainnoun
471
速いhayai
fastadjective
472
代わりkawari
substitute, insteadnoun
473
休むyasumu
to restverb
474
原因gen'in
causenoun
475
警告keikoku
warningnoun
476
山里yamazato
Yamazato (name)other
477
特にtoku ni
especiallyadverb
478
部下buka
subordinatenoun
479
運命unmei
fatenoun
480
到着tōchaku
arrivalnoun
481
自殺jisatsu
suicidenoun
482
屋ya
shop, -ernoun
483
現在genzai
now, presentnoun
484
一部ichibu
partnoun
485
行為kōi
actnoun
486
遺体itai
remainsnoun
487
大切taisetsu
preciousadjective
488
関わるkakawaru
to be involvedverb
489
常tsune
alwaysnoun
490
感情kanjō
emotionnoun
491
夕食yūshoku
dinnernoun
492
星hoshi
starnoun
493
達也tatsuya
Tatsuya (name)other
494
手紙tegami
letternoun
495
混乱konran
confusionnoun
496
支配shihai
controlnoun
497
影響eikyō
influencenoun
498
受け入れるukeireru
to acceptverb
499
行方yukue
whereaboutsnoun
500
少女shōjo
girlnoun
501
位kurai
rank, aboutnoun
502
半分hanbun
halfnoun
503
誕生tanjō
birthnoun
504
超chō
superadverb
505
施設shisetsu
facilitynoun
506
向けるmukeru
to turn towardsverb
507
機会kikai
opportunitynoun
508
人類jinrui
humanitynoun
509
正確seikaku
accurateadjective
510
色々iroiro
variousadjective
511
活動katsudō
activitynoun
512
料理ryōri
cookingnoun
513
要求yōkyū
demandnoun
514
再sai
re-, againparticle
515
指示shiji
instructionnoun
516
部隊butai
unit, troopsnoun
517
何者nanimono
whopronoun
518
音楽ongaku
musicnoun
519
上げるageru
to raiseverb
520
管理kanri
managementnoun
521
映像eizō
image, footagenoun
522
開始kaishi
startnoun
523
議員giin
politiciannoun
524
反対hantai
oppositionnoun
525
勝手katte
selfish, as one pleasesadjective
526
器utsuwa
containernoun
527
反応hannō
reactionnoun
528
可愛いkawaii
cuteadjective
529
権利kenri
rightnoun
530
女王joō
queennoun
531
師shi
teachernoun
532
大好きdaisuki
love, really likeadjective
533
面倒mendō
troublenoun
534
出発shuppatsu
departurenoun
535
引くhiku
to pullverb
536
保安hoan
securitynoun
537
上がるagaru
to go upverb
538
決まるkimaru
to be decidedverb
539
楽しみtanoshimi
pleasure, looking forwardnoun
540
行きiki
goingnoun
541
将軍shōgun
generalnoun
542
担当tantō
in chargenoun
543
事態jitai
situationnoun
544
一杯ippai
full, a cupnoun
545
近いchikai
nearadjective
546
発hatsu
departure, shotnoun
547
取り戻すtorimodosu
to get backverb
548
偉大idai
greatadjective
549
結局kekkyoku
in the endadverb
550
ロシアroshia
Russianoun
551
司令shirei
commandnoun
552
平和heiwa
peacenoun
553
解放kaihō
releasenoun
554
直すnaosu
to fixverb
555
事務所jimusho
officenoun
556
瞬間shunkan
momentnoun
557
教授kyōju
professornoun
558
示すshimesu
to showverb
559
教会kyōkai
churchnoun
560
優しいyasashii
kindadjective
561
位置ichi
positionnoun
562
以来irai
sincenoun
563
突然totsuzen
suddenlyadverb
564
付き合うtsukiau
to go out withverb
565
集中shūchū
concentrationnoun
566
通信tsūshin
communicationnoun
567
あっちatchi
over therepronoun
568
契約keiyaku
contractnoun
569
異常ijō
abnormaladjective
570
殺しkoroshi
killingnoun
571
部分bubun
partnoun
572
様子yōsu
state, appearancenoun
573
沢山takusan
a lotadverb
574
住所jūsho
addressnoun
575
参加sanka
participationnoun
576
旅tabi
journeynoun
577
社sha
companynoun
578
重いomoi
heavyadjective
579
自然shizen
naturenoun
580
殺害satsugai
murdernoun
581
園en
gardennoun
582
速人hayato
Hayato (name)other
583
途中tochū
on the waynoun
584
証言shōgen
testimonynoun
585
夏美natsumi
Natsumi (name)other
586
前回zenkai
last timenoun
587
手術shujutsu
surgerynoun
588
強盗gōtō
robberynoun
589
種shu
seed, kindnoun
590
魔女majo
witchnoun
591
信号shingō
signalnoun
592
専門senmon
specialitynoun
593
閣下kakka
Your Excellencynoun
594
会議kaigi
meetingnoun
595
美月mizuki
Mizuki (name)other
596
提供teikyō
offer, provisionnoun
597
離すhanasu
to let goverb
598
荷物nimotsu
luggagenoun
599
安心anshin
reliefnoun
600
基地kichi
basenoun
601
目撃mokugeki
witnessingnoun
602
動きugoki
movementnoun
603
指yubi
fingernoun
604
時々tokidoki
sometimesadverb
605
怪物kaibutsu
monsternoun
606
会話kaiwa
conversationnoun
607
受け取るuketoru
to receiveverb
608
一致itchi
matchnoun
609
全体zentai
wholenoun
610
徳井tokui
Tokui (name)other
611
アンタanta
you (casual)pronoun
612
親oya
parentnoun
613
天使tenshi
angelnoun
614
勝利shōri
victorynoun
615
主義shugi
principle, -ismnoun
616
旅行ryokō
tripnoun
617
死亡shibō
deathnoun
618
夫人fujin
wife, madamnoun
619
目標mokuhyō
goalnoun
620
個ko
(counter for items)noun
621
中国chūgoku
Chinanoun
622
生徒seito
pupilnoun
623
建物tatemono
buildingnoun
624
確信kakushin
convictionnoun
625
出会うdeau
to meet by chanceverb
626
使用shiyō
usenoun
627
台dai
stand, (counter for machines)noun
628
社会shakai
societynoun
629
周りmawari
surroundingsnoun
630
市民shimin
citizennoun
631
色iro
colournoun
632
停止teishi
stopnoun
633
曲kyoku
songnoun
634
実験jikken
experimentnoun
635
直接chokusetsu
directlyadverb
636
川kawa
rivernoun
637
ありがとarigato
thanksinterjection
638
実行jikkō
executionnoun
639
半han
halfnoun
640
乗せるnoseru
to give a rideverb
641
後悔kōkai
regretnoun
642
案内annai
guidancenoun
643
禁止kinshi
prohibitionnoun
644
距離kyori
distancenoun
645
次第shidai
depending onnoun
646
感染kansen
infectionnoun
647
制御seigyo
controlnoun
648
有名yūmei
famousadjective
649
戦闘sentō
combatnoun
650
以内inai
withinnoun
651
書類shorui
documentsnoun
652
偶然gūzen
coincidencenoun
653
機械kikai
machinenoun
654
最終saishū
finalnoun
655
無視mushi
ignoringnoun
656
王子ōji
princenoun
657
呼吸kokyū
breathingnoun
658
巨人kyojin
giantnoun
659
軍隊guntai
armynoun
660
支援shien
supportnoun
661
大人otona
adultnoun
662
同意dōi
agreementnoun
663
恋人koibito
lovernoun
664
知り合いshiriai
acquaintancenoun
665
努力doryoku
effortnoun
666
白shiro
whitenoun
667
足りるtariru
to be enoughverb
668
進めるsusumeru
to advanceverb
669
惑星wakusei
planetnoun
670
味方mikata
allynoun
671
回復kaifuku
recoverynoun
672
新聞shinbun
newspapernoun
673
話しhanashi
talknoun
674
アパートapāto
flat, apartmentnoun
675
組kumi
group, classnoun
676
アアaa
ahinterjection
677
生き残るikinokoru
to surviveverb
678
一生isshō
lifetimenoun
679
処理shori
processingnoun
680
兵器heiki
weaponnoun
681
方向hōkō
directionnoun
682
決定kettei
decisionnoun
683
当たるataru
to hitverb
684
アクセスakusesu
accessnoun
685
満足manzoku
satisfactionnoun
686
クレアkurea
Claire (name)other
687
神経shinkei
nervenoun
688
症shō
(suffix: illness)noun
689
親友shin'yū
best friendnoun
690
流すnagasu
to let flowverb
691
分析bunseki
analysisnoun
692
不思議fushigi
mysteriousadjective
693
限るkagiru
to limitverb
694
半田handa
Handa (name)other
695
物語monogatari
storynoun
696
アa
ahinterjection
697
練習renshū
practicenoun
698
久しぶりhisashiburi
long time no seenoun
699
他人tanin
stranger, othersnoun
700
両方ryōhō
bothnoun
701
南minami
southnoun
702
成長seichō
growthnoun
703
再びfutatabi
againadverb
704
医i
medicinenoun
705
指揮shiki
commandnoun
706
最大saidai
biggestadjective
707
病yamai
illnessnoun
708
記事kiji
articlenoun
709
時計tokei
clock, watchnoun
710
アランaran
Alan (name)other
711
手段shudan
meansnoun
712
高校kōkō
high schoolnoun
713
太陽taiyō
sunnoun
714
具合guai
conditionnoun
715
青ao
bluenoun
716
向くmuku
to faceverb
717
才能sainō
talentnoun
718
交換kōkan
exchangenoun
719
所有shoyū
possessionnoun
720
最低saitei
the lowest, awfuladjective
721
救急kyūkyū
first aid, emergencynoun
722
魅力miryoku
charmnoun
723
楽raku
easy, comfortableadjective
724
応答ōtō
responsenoun
725
最sai
mostparticle
726
修理shūri
repairnoun
727
勉強benkyō
studynoun
728
提案teian
proposalnoun
729
資金shikin
fundsnoun
730
社長shachō
company presidentnoun
731
ありさarisa
Arisa (name)other
732
試合shiai
matchnoun
733
気の毒kinodoku
pitifuladjective
734
金持ちkanemochi
rich personnoun
735
安定antei
stabilitynoun
736
指紋shimon
fingerprintnoun
737
流れnagare
flownoun
738
経るheru
to pass throughverb
739
団dan
groupnoun
740
代dai
generation, feenoun
741
日間nichikan
days (duration)noun
742
午後gogo
afternoonnoun
743
政治seiji
politicsnoun
744
正体shōtai
true identitynoun
745
確保kakuho
securingnoun
746
機能kinō
functionnoun
747
優秀yūshū
excellentadjective
748
動かすugokasu
to move (something)verb
749
発生hassei
occurrencenoun
750
英雄eiyū
heronoun
751
立場tachiba
positionnoun
752
電気denki
electricitynoun
753
帽子bōshi
hatnoun
754
効果kōka
effectnoun
755
アンナanna
Anna (name)other
756
条件jōken
conditionnoun
757
確実kakujitsu
certainadjective
758
連邦renpō
federalnoun
759
規則kisoku
rulenoun
760
土地tochi
landnoun
761
直ぐsugu
immediatelyadverb
762
卒業sotsugyō
graduationnoun
763
手がかりtegakari
cluenoun
764
自己jiko
selfnoun
765
列車ressha
trainnoun
766
加減kagen
degree, conditionnoun
767
暴力bōryoku
violencenoun
768
立派rippa
splendidadjective
769
石ishi
stonenoun
770
同様dōyō
similaradjective
771
不安fuan
anxietynoun
772
身体shintai
bodynoun
773
ライアンraian
Ryan (name)other
774
無線musen
radionoun
775
対処taisho
dealing withnoun
776
権ken
rightnoun
777
起動kidō
startupnoun
778
誤解gokai
misunderstandingnoun
779
治るnaoru
to healverb
780
雄基yūki
Yūki (name)other
781
接触sesshoku
contactnoun
782
名誉meiyo
honournoun
783
説得settoku
persuasionnoun
784
特定tokutei
identifyingnoun
785
標的hyōteki
targetnoun
786
正義seigi
justicenoun
787
見張るmiharu
to keep watchverb
788
導くmichibiku
to guideverb
789
無実mujitsu
innocencenoun
790
アイツaitsu
that guypronoun
791
興奮kōfun
excitementnoun
792
承知shōchi
consent, I understandnoun
793
納得nattoku
consent, understandingnoun
794
光栄kōei
honournoun
795
本部honbu
headquartersnoun
796
変更henkō
changenoun
797
大佐taisa
colonelnoun
798
空気kūki
airnoun
799
支払うshiharau
to payverb
800
あらゆるarayuru
everydeterminer
801
表omote
surface, tablenoun
802
片付けるkatazukeru
to tidy upverb
803
アダムadamu
Adam (name)other
804
地図chizu
mapnoun
805
法律hōritsu
lawnoun
806
医療iryō
medical carenoun
807
台無しdainashi
ruinednoun
808
非hi
non-particle
809
貴様kisama
you (rude)pronoun
810
形katachi
shapenoun
811
評価hyōka
evaluationnoun
812
都市toshi
citynoun
813
出身shusshin
hometown, originnoun
814
釈放shakuhō
releasenoun
815
大したtaishita
great, considerableadjective
816
保証hoshō
guaranteenoun
817
予想yosō
expectationnoun
818
省shō
ministrynoun
819
疑問gimon
doubtnoun
820
同僚dōryō
colleaguenoun
821
変化henka
changenoun
822
交渉kōshō
negotiationnoun
823
合わせるawaseru
to match, to combineverb
824
生命seimei
lifenoun
825
村mura
villagenoun
826
作業sagyō
worknoun
827
将来shōrai
futurenoun
828
面men
face, sidenoun
829
悠里子yuriko
Yuriko (name)other
830
空港kūkō
airportnoun
831
指輪yubiwa
ringnoun
832
巨大kyodai
hugeadjective
833
西nishi
westnoun
834
手配tehai
arrangementnoun
835
工場kōjō
factorynoun
836
城shiro
castlenoun
837
取りtori
takingnoun
838
話し合うhanashiau
to discussverb
839
東higashi
eastnoun
840
あるいはaruiwa
orconjunction
841
目覚めるmezameru
to wake upverb
842
金庫kinko
safenoun
843
間違えるmachigaeru
to make a mistakeverb
844
馬場baba
Baba (name)other
845
内部naibu
insidenoun
846
艦隊kantai
fleetnoun
847
食料shokuryō
foodnoun
848
ありari
existingnoun
849
保険hoken
insurancenoun
850
得意tokui
good atadjective
851
医師ishi
doctornoun
852
英語eigo
Englishnoun
853
離婚rikon
divorcenoun
854
子どもkodomo
childnoun
855
違反ihan
violationnoun
856
公ōyake
publicnoun
857
維持iji
maintenancenoun
858
男の子otokonoko
boynoun
859
政子masako
Masako (name)other
860
味aji
tastenoun
861
口座kōza
accountnoun
862
大勢ōzei
crowdnoun
863
鉄tetsu
ironnoun
864
親切shinsetsu
kindadjective
865
仕業shiwaza
deed, doingnoun
866
贈り物okurimono
giftnoun
867
待機taiki
standbynoun
868
戦士senshi
warriornoun
869
知らせshirase
newsnoun
870
尋問jinmon
interrogationnoun
871
発射hassha
launch, firingnoun
872
食べ物tabemono
foodnoun
873
系kei
systemnoun
874
駅eki
stationnoun
875
開発kaihatsu
developmentnoun
876
事情jijō
circumstancesnoun
877
育てるsodateru
to raiseverb
878
上司jōshi
bossnoun
879
国家kokka
nationnoun
880
大使taishi
ambassadornoun
881
機関kikan
agencynoun
882
生物seibutsu
living thingnoun
883
超えるkoeru
to exceedverb
884
天才tensai
geniusnoun
885
量ryō
amountnoun
886
横yoko
sidenoun
887
観kan
viewnoun
888
入りiri
enteringnoun
889
正気shōki
sanitynoun
890
人質hitojichi
hostagenoun
891
有罪yūzai
guiltynoun
892
約yaku
aboutadverb
893
中止chūshi
cancellationnoun
894
発表happyō
announcementnoun
895
現金genkin
cashnoun
896
始末shimatsu
dealing withnoun
897
撮影satsuei
filmingnoun
898
衛星eisei
satellitenoun
899
都合tsugō
conveniencenoun
900
関連kanren
connectionnoun
901
間に合うmaniau
to be in timeverb
902
小屋koya
hutnoun
903
公園kōen
parknoun
904
単純tanjun
simpleadjective
905
王国ōkoku
kingdomnoun
906
ご存知gozonji
knowing (honorific)noun
907
加えるkuwaeru
to addverb
908
道路dōro
roadnoun
909
育つsodatsu
to grow upverb
910
神父shinpu
priestnoun
911
慎重shinchō
carefuladjective
912
生存seizon
survivalnoun
913
注文chūmon
ordernoun
914
物質busshitsu
substancenoun
915
関心kanshin
interestnoun
916
時期jiki
periodnoun
917
駐車chūsha
parkingnoun
918
遺伝iden
hereditynoun
919
返事henji
replynoun
920
エイリアンeirian
aliennoun
921
化学kagaku
chemistrynoun
922
数えるkazoeru
to countverb
923
緊張kinchō
tension, nervousnessnoun
924
優先yūsen
prioritynoun
925
米国beikoku
USAnoun
926
当てるateru
to hit, to guessverb
927
出来事dekigoto
eventnoun
928
設計sekkei
designnoun
929
大量tairyō
large amountnoun
930
投げるnageru
to throwverb
931
内容naiyō
contentnoun
932
機密kimitsu
secretnoun
933
授業jugyō
classnoun
934
義務gimu
dutynoun
935
突き止めるtsukitomeru
to find outverb
936
広いhiroi
wideadjective
937
通報tsūhō
report (to police)noun
938
文字moji
letter, characternoun
939
アップappu
upnoun
940
学生gakusei
studentnoun
941
オリビアoribia
Olivia (name)other
942
暗殺ansatsu
assassinationnoun
943
注目chūmoku
attentionnoun
944
暗号angō
codenoun
945
背中senaka
backnoun
946
囚人shūjin
prisonernoun
947
完成kansei
completionnoun
948
休みyasumi
holiday, restnoun
949
孤独kodoku
lonelinessnoun
950
アイデアaidea
ideanoun
951
武装busō
armednoun
952
果たすhatasu
to accomplishverb
953
地域chiiki
regionnoun
954
始まりhajimari
beginningnoun
955
見事migoto
splendidadjective
956
防衛bōei
defencenoun
957
人形ningyō
dollnoun
958
カリフォルニアkariforunia
Californianoun
959
着陸chakuriku
landingnoun
960
文句monku
complaintnoun
961
委員iin
committee membernoun
962
地元jimoto
local areanoun
963
自信jishin
confidencenoun
964
貴女anata
you (to a woman)pronoun
965
知識chishiki
knowledgenoun
966
予約yoyaku
reservationnoun
967
メアリーmearī
Mary (name)other
968
椅子isu
chairnoun
969
教師kyōshi
teachernoun
970
賛成sansei
agreementnoun
971
操作sōsa
operationnoun
972
要請yōsei
requestnoun
973
記者kisha
reporternoun
974
今後kongo
from now onnoun
975
畜生chikushō
damninterjection
976
伝説densetsu
legendnoun
977
主張shuchō
claimnoun
978
民tami
peoplenoun
979
自らmizukara
oneselfadverb
980
死者shisha
the deadnoun
981
アンディandi
Andy (name)other
982
機嫌kigen
moodnoun
983
小shō
smalladjective
984
アリスarisu
Alice (name)other
985
あきらめるakirameru
to give upverb
986
程hodo
extentnoun
987
ばあさんbāsan
old womannoun
988
証人shōnin
witnessnoun
989
議論giron
discussionnoun
990
一般ippan
generalnoun
991
先週senshū
last weeknoun
992
放射能hōshanō
radioactivitynoun
993
程度teido
degreenoun
994
アホaho
idiotnoun
995
身元mimoto
identitynoun
996
有難うarigatō
thank youinterjection
997
アーサーāsā
Arthur (name)other
998
強力kyōryoku
powerfuladjective
999
同時dōji
same timenoun
1000
休暇kyūka
vacationnoun

Word rankings come from the OpenSubtitles corpus via hermitdave/FrequencyWords. Translations, parts of speech, romanization, and articles are added with AI and may contain occasional errors.