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Today’s Kanji

Feb 21, 2026
N5
Reading
ウ、あめ、あま-、-さめ
Meaning
rain
Words
雨、 豪雨、 大雨、 時雨、 雨天
N4
Reading
ヨウ
Meaning
weekday
Words
土曜、 金曜、 日曜、 月曜、 金曜日
N3
Reading
ジャク、ニャク、ニャ、わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ...
Meaning
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Words
若い、 若、 若干、 若手、 若者
N2
Reading
チョ、チャク、あらわ.す、いちじる.しい
Meaning
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race...
Words
著、 著作、 著名、 著書、 共著
N1
Reading
チョウ、こ.りる、こ.らす、こ.らしめる
Meaning
penal, chastise, punish, discipline
Words
懲役、 懲戒、 懲罰、 懲りる、 懲らしめる
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Today’s Words

Feb 21, 2026
N5
少ない
すくない
Definition
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
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N4
見つける
みつける、みっける
Definition
to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, to be used to seeing, to be familiar with
Examples
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N3
世の中
よのなか
Definition
society, the world, the times
Examples
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N2
ミリ
ミリ
Definition
milli-, 10^-3, millimetre, millimeter
Examples
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N1
ずれ
ずれ
Definition
gap, slippage
Examples
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