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Jan 18, 2025

N5

Reading

ユウ、とも

Meaning

friend

Words

友人、友、親友、友達、友好

N4

Reading

チョウ、まち

Meaning

town, village, block, street

Words

町、町立、町村、市町村、室町

N3

Reading

ハイ、くば.る

Meaning

distribute, spouse, exile, rationing

Words

支配、配信、配置、配偶、配給

N2

Reading

イ、かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い

Meaning

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

Words

範囲、周囲、囲む、包囲、雰囲気

N1

Reading

キョ、あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る

Meaning

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

Words

選挙、挙行、列挙、挙兵、検挙

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Jan 18, 2025

N5

マダ

Definition

linden (tree)

Examples

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N4

おもいだす

Definition

to recall, to remember, to recollect

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N3

なんでも

Definition

any, whatever one likes, by all means, anything, everything, I am told, I understand, they say, I hear

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N2

なかなおり

Definition

reconciliation, make peace with

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N1

さんご

Definition

postpartum, after childbirth

Examples

No example sentences found for 産後

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