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Japanese word lists

Up to 110 words by frequency. Built from the same frequency data as the 110-word Japanese course.

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100 must-know words

The 100 most common Japanese words, ranked by frequency. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.

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110 most common words

The most common Japanese words from the top 1,000 by frequency: the 105 of them with a page so far. The workhorse vocabulary every learner needs.

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