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Jun 21, 2025

N5

Reading

ボ、はは、も

Meaning

mother

Words

母、母親、空母、父母、祖母

N4

Reading

シ、わたくし、わたし

Meaning

private, I, me

Words

私、私立、私鉄、私生活、私設

N3

Reading

エン、オン、とお.い

Meaning

distant, far

Words

遠い、遠征、永遠、遠山、望遠鏡

N2

Reading

チュウ、キ、むし

Meaning

insect, bug, temper

Words

虫、昆虫、幼虫、爬虫類、成虫

N1

Reading

ソウ、く.る

Meaning

winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Words

繰り返す、繰り広げる、繰り出す、繰り上げる、繰る

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Jun 21, 2025

N5

いつか

Definition

the fifth day of the month, five days

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N4

しっぱい

Definition

failure, mistake, blunder

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N3

ふあん

Definition

anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense

Examples

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N2

引き受ける

ひきうける

Definition

to be responsible for, to take over, to take up, to guarantee, to undertake, to contract (a disease)

Examples

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N1

しゅしょく

Definition

staple food

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