Daily Words

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Today’s Words

Mar 31, 2023
N5
すい
Definition
Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
N4
あかんぼう、あかんぼ
Definition
baby, infant
N3
ころぶ、まろぶ
Definition
to fall down, to fall over
N2
こんだて
Definition
menu, bill of fare, program, programme, schedule
N1
かゆい、かいい
Definition
itchy, itching

Daily Word History

March 30

N5

みぎ
right; right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above
N4

赤ちゃん

あかちゃん
baby; infant
N3

けい
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)
N2

混合

こんごう
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
N1

かも知れない

exp
かもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

March 29

N5

研ぐ

磨ぐ、砥ぐ
とぐ
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
N4

合う

あう、おう
to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together
N3

これ等

此れ等、此等、是等
これら
these
N2

混凝土

コンクリート、こんくりいと
concrete
N1

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

March 28

N5

万年筆

まんねんひつ、まんねんぴつ、まんねんふで
fountain pen
N4
あいだ、あわい
space (between); gap; interval; distance; time (between); pause; break; span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); relationship (between, among); members (within, among); due to; because of
N3

小屋

こや
hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen
N2

コンクール

コンクール
competition; contest
N1

過密

かみつ
overcrowding; crowded; congestion

March 27

N5

ばん
many; all
N4

ああ

adv
ああ
like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so
N3

御免なさい

ご免なさい
exp
ごめんなさい
I beg your pardon; excuse me
N2

こん
navy blue; deep blue
N1

噛み切る

かみ切る
かみきる
to bite off; to gnaw through

March 26

N5

丸い

円い
まるい、まろい
round; circular; spherical; harmonious; calm
N4

あっ

int
あっ、あ、アッ
Ah! (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.); Oh!; Hey! (to get someone's attention)
N3

小麦

こむぎ
wheat
N2

転がる

ころがる
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be common; (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
N1

加味

かみ
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; taking (something) into consideration; taking into account

March 25

N5

窗、牖
まど
window
N4

ワープロ

ワープロ
word processor
N3

じん
defilement; impurity; affliction; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
N2

転かす

倒かす、転す、倒す
vt
こかす
to knock down; to knock over
N1

構える

v1
vt
かまえる
to set up (e.g. a building); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to plan; to scheme; to fabricate in order to deceive; to stiffen; to become formal

March 24

N5

マッチ

マッチ
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
N4

レポート

レポート、リポート
report; paper
N3

好む

このむ
to like; to prefer
N2

コレクション

コレクション
collection; correction
N1

構え

かまえ
structure; construction; appearance; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance; readiness; determination; preparedness; kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)

March 23

N5

真っ直ぐ

真っ直、真っすぐ、真直ぐ、真すぐ
まっすぐ
straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; straightforward; honest; frank
N4

レジ

レジ
(cash) register
N3

誼み、好、好み
よしみ、ぎ、よしび
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
N2

御覧

ご覧
ごらん
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking; watching
N1

貨幣

かへい
money; currency; coinage

March 22

N5

待つ

俟つ
まつ
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
N4

ヘル

ヘル
hell; Mr
N3

9、玖
num
きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ
nine
N2

娯楽

ごらく
pleasure; amusement
N1

気触れる

v1
vi
かぶれる
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

March 21

N5

まち、ちょう
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
N4

プレゼント

プレゼント
present; gift; to give a present or gift
N3

こな、こ
flour; meal; powder
N2

耐える

堪える、怺える
v1
vi
vt
たえる、こらえる、こたえる
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to
N1

株式

かぶしき
stock (company)

March 20

N5

マダ

マダ
linden (tree)
N4

ファックス

ファックス
facsimile; FAX
N3

断る

断わる
ことわる
to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
N2

小指

子指
こゆび
little finger; pinky; little toe
N1

花粉

かふん
pollen

March 19

N5

マダ

マダ
linden (tree)
N4

びる

びる
seeming to be ...; becoming like ...; behaving as ...
N3

ことわざ
proverb; maxim
N2

ご免ください

御免下さい、ご免下さい、御免ください
exp
ごめんください
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
N1

華美

かび
pomp; splendor; splendour; gaudiness

March 18

N5

拙い

つたない、まずい
poor-quality; shoddy; crude; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; unlucky
N4

ピアノ

ピアノ、ピヤノ
piano
N3

異なる

異る
ことなる
to differ; to vary; to disagree
N2

御免

ご免
ごめん
your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission
N1

下品

かひん
inferior article

March 17

N5

曲がる

曲る
まがる
to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked
N4

ハンドバッグ

ハンドバッグ
handbag; purse
N3

suf
ごと
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
N2

コム

コム
computer output microfilm system; COM
N1

下番

かばん
going off duty

March 16

N5

前、先き
さき
previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party
N4

パソコン

パソコン
personal computer
N3

小包

小包み
こづつみ
parcel; package
N2

塵芥

じんかい、ちりあくた、ごみあくた
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
N1

予て

兼ねて
かねて
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

March 15

N5

毎晩

まいばん
every night
N4

ハート

ハート
heart
N3

骨折

こっせつ
bone fracture
N2

零れる

溢れる
v1
vi
こぼれる
to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
N1

予言

よげん
prediction; prophecy; prognostication

March 14

N5

毎年

n-t
まいとし、まいねん
every year; yearly; annually
N4

テニス

テニス
tennis
N3

国境

国界、国堺
こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい
national border; provincial border
N2

零す

溢す、翻す
こぼす
to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
N1

金庫

きんこ
safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom; depository; cash office; treasury; provider of funds

March 13

N5

毎日

まいにち
every day
N4

テキスト

テキスト、テクスト
text; textbook
N3

国会

こっかい
National Diet; parliament; congress
N2

ご無沙汰

御無沙汰、ご不沙汰、御不沙汰
ごぶさた
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
N1

加入

かにゅう
becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing

March 12

N5

毎週

まいしゅう
every week
N4

タイプ

タイプ
type; kind; sort; style; typewriter; typing
N3

国家

こっか
state; country; nation
N2

此間

こないだ
the other day; lately; recently
N1

可也

可成
かなり
considerably; fairly; quite

March 11

N5

毎月

まいつき、まいげつ
every month; each month; monthly
N4

ソフト

ソフト
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
N3

越す

超す
v5s
こす
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to go over (e.g. with audience); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; to move house; to go; to come
N2

言葉遣い

言葉使い、言葉づかい
ことばづかい
speech; expression; wording; language
N1

金棒

鉄棒
かなぼう
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; crowbar; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)