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Today’s Kanji
Apr 26, 2025
Today’s Words
Apr 26, 2025
N5
あか
Definition
red, crimson, scarlet, red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light, red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red, complete, total, perfect, obvious, copper
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N4
こうぎょう
Definition
(manufacturing) industry
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N3
ははおや
Definition
mother
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N2
はさむ
Definition
to interpose, to hold between, to insert, to be on either side (e.g. road), to be across (e.g. street, river), to be beyond
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N1
しびれる
Definition
to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb), to be excited, to be titillated, to be mesmerized
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