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Oct 18, 2021

N5

Reading

ユウ、とも

Meaning

friend

Words

友人、友、親友、友達、友好

N4

Reading

バイ、う.る、う.れる

Meaning

sell

Words

発売、販売、売り上げ、売る、売却

N3

Reading

キョウ、とも、とも.に、-ども

Meaning

together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

Words

と共に、共同、共和、共演、共

N2

Reading

ケイ、かた、-がた

Meaning

mould, type, model

Words

型、大型、小型、模型、新型

N1

Reading

キ、うつわ

Meaning

utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

Words

器、武器、機器、兵器、楽器

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Oct 18, 2021

N5

いつ

Definition

when, how soon

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N4

おく

Definition

10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

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N3

いきおい

Definition

force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily

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N2

いきいき

Definition

vividly, lively

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N1

あっさり

Definition

easily, readily, quickly, lightly (flavored food, applied makeup)

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