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NihongoDera

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Mar 9, 2026

N5

Reading

ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meaning

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Words

見る、発見、見せる、見える、意見

N4

Reading

マイ、いもうと

Meaning

younger sister

Words

妹、姉妹、兄妹、従妹、従姉妹

N3

Reading

シキ、し.る、しる.す

Meaning

discriminating, know, write

Words

意識、知識、認識、標識、識別

N2

Reading

セキ

Meaning

enroll, domiciliary register, membership

Words

国籍、移籍、書籍、在籍、籍

N1

Reading

ガク、たけ

Meaning

point, peak, mountain

Words

岳、山岳、岳父

Daily Kanji History

Mar 9, 2026

N5

せびろ、セビロ

Definition

business suit

Examples

Find example sentences for 背広

N4

もどる

Definition

to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned, to rebound, to spring back

Examples

Find example sentences for 戻る

N3

りく、おか

Definition

land, shore

Examples

Find example sentences for 陸

N2

めいし

Definition

business card

Examples

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N1

せいし、しょうし、しょうじ

Definition

life and death, samsara (cycle of death and rebirth), death

Examples

Find example sentences for 生死

Daily Word History