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Nov 5, 2025

N5

Reading

メイ、ミョウ、な、-な

Meaning

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Words

名、名称、名前、名古屋、本名

N4

Reading

イ、もっ.て

Meaning

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Words

以降、以上、以下、以外、以前

N3

Reading

メン、ベン、おも、おもて、つら

Meaning

mask, face, features, surface

Words

面、面積、方面、画面、仮面

N2

Reading

セツ、ショウ、つ.ぐ

Meaning

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

Words

接続、隣接、直接、接触、接近

N1

Reading

ショウ、とな.える

Meaning

chant, recite, call upon, yell

Words

合唱、歌唱、提唱、唱える、唱歌

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Nov 5, 2025

N5

きれい

Definition

pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair, clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat, completely, entirely

Examples

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N4

どろぼう

Definition

thief, burglar, robber, theft

Examples

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N3

みらい

Definition

the future (usually distant), future tense, the world to come

Examples

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N2

ヘリコプター

ヘリコプター

Definition

helicopter

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N1

じつ、じち

Definition

truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, content, substance, (good) result

Examples

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