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Jun 23, 2025
N5
いつつ
Definition
five
N4
しなもの
Definition
goods, article, thing
N3
ふうふ、めおと、みょうと
Definition
married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair, his and hers, pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
N2
ひきざん
Definition
subtraction
N1
しゅたい
Definition
main constituent, core, nucleus, subject (philosophical), protagonist

Daily Word History

June 22

N5

五日

5日
いつか
the fifth day of the month; five days
N4

失敗

しっぱい
failure; mistake; blunder
N3

不安

ふあん
anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense
N2

引き受ける

引受ける、引受る
v1
vt
ひきうける
to be responsible for; to take over; to take up; to guarantee; to undertake; to contract (a disease)
N1

主食

しゅしょく
staple food

June 21

N5

何時

いつ
when; how soon
N4

確り

聢り
しっかり
tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
N3

ふん
minute; fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
N2

ぴかぴか

ぴかぴか
glitter; sparkle
N1

趣旨

主旨
しゅし
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal; intent; object; aim; point

June 20

N5

一番

1番
いちばん
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
N4

下着

したぎ
underwear
N3

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
N2

日陰

日蔭、日影
ひかげ
shade; shadow; sunshine
N1

取材

しゅざい
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

June 19

N5

一日

1日
いちにち、いちじつ、ひとひ、ひとえ
one day; first day of the month
N4

時代

じだい
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
N3

un-; non-; negative prefix
N2

比較的

ひかくてき
comparative; relative
N1

主催

しゅさい
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

June 18

N5

ひと、ひ、ひい
one; one
N4

地震

じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい
earthquake
N3

因、便
よすが、よすか
something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
N2

日帰り

ひがえり
day trip
N1

手芸

しゅげい
handicrafts

June 17

N5

痛い

甚い
いたい
painful; sore; exceeding
N4

事故

じこ、ことゆえ
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
N3

壜、罎
びん
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
N2

日当たり

日当り、日当、陽当り、陽当たり、日あたり
ひあたり
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
N1

主権

しゅけん
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

June 16

N5

忙しい

忙がしい
いそがしい、せわしい
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
N4

試験

しけん
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
N3

ひん
elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
N2

ハンドル

ハンドル
handle; steering wheel; (bicycle) handlebar
N1

宿命

しゅくめい
fate; destiny; predestination

June 15

N5

椅子

倚子
いす
chair; stool; post; office; position
N4

仕方

仕形
しかた
way; method; means; resource; course
N3

広がる

拡がる
ひろがる
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
N2

半島

はんとう
peninsula
N1

祝賀

しゅくが
celebration; congratulations

June 14

N5

医者

いしゃ
(medical) doctor; physician
N4

試合

仕合
しあい
match; game; bout; contest
N3

表面

ひょうめん
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
N2

ハント

ハント
hunt
N1

主観

しゅかん
subjectivity; subject; ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

June 13

N5

いけ
pond
N4

あざ
section of village
N3

評判

ひょうばん
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
N2

パンツ

パンツ
underpants; pants; briefs; panties; shorts; knickers; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches; pants; trunks (e.g. swimming)
N1

主演

しゅえん
starring; playing the leading part

June 12

N5

イクラ

イクラ
salted salmon roe (i.e. individual mature eggs)
N4

いち
market; fair
N3

平等

びょうどう
equality; impartiality; evenness
N2

番地

ばんち
house number; address
N1

守衛

しゅえい
security guard; doorkeeper

June 11

N5

幾つ

adv
いくつ
how many?; how old?
N4

残念

ざんねん
deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
N3

表情

ひょうじょう
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
N2

反省

はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
N1

修了

しゅうりょう
completion (of a course)

June 10

N5

行く

往く、逝く
いく、ゆく
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
N4

産業

さんぎょう
industry; livelihood; occupation
N3

表現

ひょうげん
expression; presentation; representation; notation
N2

判事

はんじ
judge; judiciary
N1

収容

しゅうよう
accommodation; reception; housing; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission; hospitalization; entering (e.g. in dictionary)

June 09

N5

如何

adv
どう、いかが、いか
how; in what way; how about
N4

触る

さわる
to touch; to feel
N3

評価

ひょうか
valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation; rating; to value; to assess; to rate; to estimate value; to appreciate; to value highly; to acknowledge the value (of something)
N2

万歳

万才
ばんざい、ばんぜい
crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture); something worthy of celebration; giving up; long time; eternal life (and prosperity); banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray)
N1

執着

執著
しゅうちゃく、しゅうじゃく
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

June 08

N5

(something) shop; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
N4

騒ぐ

騷ぐ
さわぐ
to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss; to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered; to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
N3

びょう
second (60th min)
N2

判子

はんこ
seal (used for signature)
N1

終日

しゅうじつ、ひねもす、ひめもす、ひもすがら
all day; for a whole day

June 07

N5

言う

云う、謂う
v5u
いう、ゆう
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
N4

再来週

さ来週
さらいしゅう
week after next
N3

費用

ひよう
cost; expense
N2

半径

はんけい
radius
N1

修飾

しゅうしょく
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing); modification; qualification

June 06

N5

int
いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや
no; nay; well; er; why
N4

再来月

さ来月
さらいげつ
month after next
N3

おもて
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance; public; first half (of an innings); top (of an inning); cover (for tatami mats, etc.); foreground
N2

反映

反影
はんえい
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
N1

収集

蒐集、拾集、収輯
しゅうしゅう
gathering up; collection; accumulation

June 05

N5

いい

いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
N4

寂しい

淋しい
さびしい、さみしい
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
N3

ひも
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp
N2

張り切る

v5r
はりきる
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
N1

修士

しゅうし
master's (academic degree)

June 04

N5

吾、吾れ、我れ
われ、わ、あれ、あ、わぬ、わろ
I; me; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
N4

さっき

さっき
some time ago; just now
N3

微妙

びみょう
delicate; subtle; sensitive; difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; doubtful; questionable; dicey; tricky
N2

針金

はりがね
wire
N1

終始

しゅうし
beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end; consistently; the whole time

June 03

N5

歩く

あるく
to walk
N4

差し上げる

差上げる
さしあげる
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
N3

秘密

ひみつ
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; mystery; esoteric teachings
N2

バランス

バランス
balance
N1

収支

しゅうし
income and expenditure