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Today’s Kanji
Jul 9, 2025
Today’s Words
Jul 9, 2025
N5
うた
Definition
song, classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka), modern poetry
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N4
しょうらい
Definition
future (usually near), prospects
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N3
ふそく
Definition
insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth
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N2
ひっこむ
Definition
to draw back, to sink, to cave in, to be set back (e.g. from a road), to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it
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N1
しゅほう
Definition
technique, method
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