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Text Analyzer

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Romaji Converter

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Kana Converter

Convert Japanese text with kanji to kana characters.

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Furigana Maker

Put kana characters above all kanji in Japanese text.

Nov 16, 2018

N5

Reading

コウ、たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.め...

Meaning

tall, high, expensive

Words

高等、高、高い、高校、最高

N4

Reading

ジュウ、チョウ、え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう...

Meaning

heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

Words

重要、体重、重量、三重、重複

N3

Reading

ザン、サン、のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ....

Meaning

remainder, leftover, balance

Words

残る、残す、残り、残留、生き残る

N2

Reading

レン、ね.る、ね.り

Meaning

practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

Words

訓練、練習、洗練、試練、練る

N1

Reading

シャク

Meaning

shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

Words

尺、尺八、尺度、縮尺

Daily Kanji History

Nov 16, 2018

N5

かみ

Definition

paper

Examples

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N4

しょうかい

Definition

introduction, presentation, referral, listing

Examples

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N3

じんぶつ

Definition

person, character, figure, personage, man, woman, one's character, one's personality, able person, talented person

Examples

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N2

すいへい

Definition

level, horizontality

Examples

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N1

きんろう

Definition

labor, labour, exertion, diligent service

Examples

Find example sentences for 勤労

Daily Word History