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Today’s Kanji
Jul 1, 2025
Today’s Words
Jul 1, 2025
N5
いる
Definition
to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
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N4
しゅうかん
Definition
habit, custom, cultural practice
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N3
せつ
Definition
occasion, time, section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage, principle, integrity, node (of a plant stem), clause, (taxonomical) section
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N2
ピストル
Definition
pistol
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N1
しゅっぴん
Definition
exhibit, display, putting something up for sale
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