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Nov 28, 2025

N5

Reading

ウ、ユウ、みぎ

Meaning

right

Words

右、左右、右側、右翼、右手

N4

Reading

ブツ、モツ、もの、もの-

Meaning

thing, object, matter

Words

人物、物、物語、動物、生物

N3

Reading

ジョウ、セイ、なさ.け

Meaning

feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

Words

情報、事情、感情、友情、情熱

N2

Reading

キョウ、ケイ、きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる

Meaning

emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Words

競技、競べ馬、競走、競輪、競争

N1

Reading

セイ、ショウ、ひじり

Meaning

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

Words

聖、聖書、聖堂、神聖、聖人

Daily Kanji History

Nov 28, 2025

N5

けす

Definition

to erase, to delete, to cross out, to turn off power, to extinguish, to put out, to bump off

Examples

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N4

ぬる

Definition

to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear

Examples

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N3

めったに

Definition

rarely, seldom

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N2

ボーナス、ボナス

Definition

bonus

Examples

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N1

じゅもく

Definition

trees and shrubs, arbour, arbor

Examples

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Daily Word History