Vocabulary list: History of Japanese writing system 日本語の文字の歴史 - Beginner Japanese 日本語初級

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またね
Top 24600
bye; see you later
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おしまい
Top 2900
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
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introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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だけ
Top 100
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
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そのため
Top 1000
hence; for that reason
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ので
Top 200
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
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とき
Top 200
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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ながら
Top 100
while; during; while; although; all; both
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メモ
Top 4000
note; memo; memorandum
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よこ
Top 16300
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
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like; similar to; as with; in the same way
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furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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Top 400
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
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やく
Top 17000
to translate; to interpret
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たち
Top 200
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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こと
Top 100
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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ぶん
Top 4900
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
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olden days; former
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ふる
Top 1200
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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とは
Top 100
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
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すべ
Top 1400
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
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おし
Top 5900
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
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ほん
Top 5000
indeed; really; truly; very much
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この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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priest; monk; bonze
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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
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Buddhism
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this person
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もの
Top 600
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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Top 300
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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similarly; same (idea); same (name)
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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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woman; female; feminine gender
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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
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famous; fame
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など
Top 200
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
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The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
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ほん
Top 400
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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woman
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によ
Top 200
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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man
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おも
Top 2800
mainly; primarily
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