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Oct 10, 2025
N5
ガレー
Definition
galley
N4
つる
Definition
to fish, to angle, to catch, to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure
N3
まったく
Definition
really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly, indeed, good grief (expression of exasperation)
N2
ふろしき
Definition
wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper
N1
じが
Definition
self, the ego

Daily Word History

October 09

N5

借りる

v1
vt
かりる
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
N4

さい
one's wife
N3

真っ赤

真赤
まっか
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
N2

ブローチ

ブローチ
brooch
N1

自覚

じかく
self-consciousness; self-awareness

October 08

N5

たい
body; physique; posture; shape; form; style; substance; identity; reality; field; counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.); typeface; type
N4

包む

裹む
くるむ、つつむ
to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by
N3

まつ、マツ
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
N2

振る舞う

振舞う
ふるまう
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
N1

進路

しんろ
route; course; career, university choices; course (of future life)

October 07

N5

辛い

からい
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict; painful; bitter; difficult; tough
N4

続ける

v1
vt
つづける
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
N3

間違い

まちがい
mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
N2

フリント

フリント
flint
N1

診療

しんりょう
medical examination and treatment; diagnosis

October 06

N5

火曜日

かようび
Tuesday
N4

継ぐ

続ぐ、嗣ぐ、襲ぐ
つぐ
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
N3

がい
.. street; .. quarter; .. district
N2

振り仮名

振りがな、振仮名
ふりがな
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
N1

侵略

侵掠
しんりゃく
aggression; invasion; raid

October 05

N5

カメラ

カメラ、キャメラ
camera
N4

伝える

v1
vt
つたえる
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
N3

未だ

まだ、いまだ
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
N2

フリー

フリー
free; freelance
N1

真理

しんり
truth

October 04

N5

かみ
paper
N4

都合

つごう
circumstances; condition; convenience; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money; in all; in total; all told
N3

亦、復
また
again; and; also; still (doing something)
N2

プラットホーム

プラットホーム、プラットフォーム
platform
N1

辛抱

辛棒
しんぼう
patience; endurance

October 03

N5

花瓶

花びん
かびん、はながめ、かへい
(flower) vase
N4

漬ける

浸ける
v1
vt
つける
to soak; to seep; to dip in; to pickle
N3

益々

増々、益益、増す増す、増増、益
adv
ますます
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
N2

プラスチック

プラスチック、プラスティック
plastic
N1

神秘

しんぴ
mystery; mysteriousness; secret

October 02

N5

下半

かはん
lower half
N4

付く

つく
to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); to take root; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with; to side with; to belong to; to possess; to haunt; to be lit; to be lighted; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided; to be given (of a name, price, etc.); to be sensed; to be perceived; to be lucky; to become (a state, condition, etc.)
N3

貧しい

まずしい
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
N2

ブラシ

ブラシ
brush; brushy
N1

審判

しんぱん、しんばん
refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee

October 01

N5

かく
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
N4

捕まえる

捉まえる、掴まえる
v1
vt
つかまえる
to catch; to arrest; to seize
N3

先ず

adv
まず
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
N2

ぶら下げる

v1
vt
ぶらさげる
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
N1

信任

しんにん
trust; confidence; credence

September 30

N5

家庭

かてい
home; family; household
N4

地理

ちり
geography
N3

増す

ます
to increase; to grow
N2

ブラウス

ブラウス
blouse
N1

新入生

しんにゅうせい
new student; freshman; first-year student

September 29

N5

カップ

カップ
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
N4

駐車場

ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot; parking place
N3

真面目

しんめんもく、しんめんぼく
one's true character; one's true self; oneself; seriousness; earnestness
N2

フライパン

フライパン、フライ・パン
fry pan; frying pan
N1

振動

しんどう
oscillation; vibration

September 28

N5

学校

學校
がっこう
school
N4

注射

ちゅうしゃ
injection
N3

正に

将に、当に
adv
まさに
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
N2

殖やす

増やす
ふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment
N1

進度

しんど
progress

September 27

N5

へ、べ、え
surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
N4

中学校

ちゅうがっこう
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
N3

真逆

まさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not); something unexpected; emergency; currently; for the time being; presently; for now; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
N2

殖やす

増やす
ふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment
N1

神殿

しんでん
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

September 26

N5

家族

かぞく
family; members of a family
N4

注意

ちゅうい
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice
N3

まご
grandchild
N2

ふもと
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
N1

進展

しんてん
progress; development

September 25

N5

風邪

かぜ、ふうじゃ
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
N4

ちゃん

suf
ちゃん
suffix for familiar person
N3

負け

まけ
defeat; loss; losing (a game)
N2

踏切

踏切り、踏み切り、踏み切
ふみきり
railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
N1

進呈

しんてい
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

September 24

N5

振り

ふり
swing; shake; wave; swinging; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; move (dance); postures; lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; counter for swords, blades, etc.
N4

些とも

adv
ちっとも
not at all (neg. verb)
N3

まく
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
N2

父母

ふぼ、ちちはは、ててはは、かぞいろは、ぶも、かぞいろ
father and mother; parents
N1

新築

しんちく
new building; new construction

September 23

N5

貸す

藉す
かす
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
N4

ちから
force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty; efficacy; effect; effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency; support; help; aid; assistance; stress; emphasis; means; resources
N3

任せる

委せる
v1
vt
まかせる
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
N2

吹雪

乱吹
ふぶき
snow storm; blizzard
N1

真相

しんそう
truth; real situation

September 22

N5

から傘

唐傘、傘
からかさ
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol
N4

チェック

チェック
check; plaid; checkered; checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting; check (banking); cheque
N3

迷子

まいご
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
N2

部品

ぶひん
parts; accessories; components
N1

親善

しんぜん
friendship

September 21

N5

陰る

翳る
かげる
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be obscured
N4

blood; consanguinity
N3

マイク

マイク
mike; mic; microphone
N2

船便

ふなびん
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
N1

神聖

しんせい
holiness; sacredness; dignity

September 20

N5

学生

がくしょう、がくそう
Heian-period student of government administration; Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism; learning; scholarship
N4

暖房

煖房
だんぼう
heating
N3

まあ

まあ、ま
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
N2

ぶつぶつ

ぶつぶつ
grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter; pimples; spots; eruption; rash; cutting into small pieces; simmering
N1

新人

しんじん
new face; newcomer; rookie; fresh recruit; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)