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Today’s Kanji

Mar 22, 2026
N5
Reading
ニュウ、ジュ、い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる...
Meaning
enter, insert
Words
N4
Reading
シン、あたら.しい、あら.た、あら-、にい-
Meaning
new
Words
N3
Reading
セキ、つ.む、-づ.み、つ.もる、つ.もり
Meaning
volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
Words
面積積極積む蓄積
N2
Reading
ネン、も.える、も.やす、も.す
Meaning
burn, blaze, glow
Words
N1
Reading
リョウ、ロウ、かて
Meaning
provisions, food, bread
Words
食糧兵糧糧食
Daily Kanji History

Today’s Words

Mar 22, 2026
N5
そちら、そっち、そなた、そち
Definition
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener), there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener), that one (something close to the listener), you, your family, your company, that person (someone close to the listene...
N4
Definition
hot water, hot bath, hot spring, molten iron
N3
れいぎ
Definition
manners, courtesy, etiquette
N2
めした
Definition
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
N1
せいてい
Definition
enactment, establishment, creation
Daily Word History