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Mar 13, 2026

N5

Reading

セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.ま...

Meaning

life, genuine, birth

Words

発生、生活、生産、生まれる、誕生

N4

Reading

ドウ、おな.じ

Meaning

same, agree, equal

Words

同、同じ、同年、同様、共同

N3

Reading

コウ、そうろう

Meaning

climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Words

候補、気候、立候補、症候群、候

N2

Reading

ユウ

Meaning

mail, stagecoach stop

Words

郵便、郵政、郵政省、郵船、郵送

N1

Reading

モク、ボク、だま.る、もだ.す

Meaning

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

Words

沈黙、黙示録、黙る、寡黙、黙認

Daily Kanji History

Mar 13, 2026

N5

せんげつ

Definition

last month

Examples

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N4

やくそく

Definition

promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate

Examples

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N3

りつ

Definition

rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

Examples

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N2

めいしん

Definition

superstition, superstitious belief

Examples

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N1

せいじつ

Definition

sincere, honest, faithful

Examples

Find example sentences for 誠実

Daily Word History