Daily Words

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Today’s Words

Jun 2, 2025
N5
あるく
Definition
to walk
N4
さしあげる
Definition
to give, to offer, to lift up, to hold up, to raise
N3
ひみつ
Definition
secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret, mystery, esoteric teachings
N2
バランス
Definition
balance
N1
しゅうし
Definition
income and expenditure

Daily Word History

June 01

N5

洗う

あらう
to wash; to investigate
N4

盛ん

さかん
popular; prosperous; enthusiastic; energetic; vigorous
N3

批判

ひはん
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
N2

払い込む

はらいこむ
to deposit; to pay in
N1

集計

しゅうけい
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. votes)

May 31

N5

あめ
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
N4

下がる

下る
さがる
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to go south
N3

一人一人

一人ひとり
ひとりひとり、ひとりびとり
one by one; each; one at a time
N2

流行る

はやる
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic; to flourish; to thrive
N1

修行

しゅぎょう、すぎょう
ascetic practices; training; practice; discipline; study

May 30

N5

あめ
rain
N4

探す

捜す
さがす
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
N3

一人

独り、1人
ひとり、いちにん
one person; alone; unmarried; solitary
N2

早口

速口
はやくち、はやぐち
fast-talking; rapid talking
N1

就業

しゅうぎょう
employment; starting work

May 29

N5

余り

餘り
あまり、あんまり
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
N4

さか
slope; hill
N3

等しい

均しい、斉しい
ひとしい
equal; similar; like; equivalent
N2

嵌める

填める、篏める、塡める
v1
vt
はめる
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs); to entrap; to set someone up (i.e. frame them for a crime, etc.)
N1

衆議院

しゅうぎいん
lower house; House of Representatives

May 28

N5

甘い

あまい
sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient; half-hearted; not finished properly; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose; mild; tempting; enticing; luring
N4

最初

さいしょ
beginning; outset; first; onset
N3

人ごみ

人込み、人混み、人込
ひとごみ
crowd of people
N2

歯磨き

歯磨
はみがき
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
N1

周期

しゅうき
cycle; period

May 27

N5

危ない

あぶない
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow; look out!; watch out!
N4

最後

さいご
last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
N3

一言

ひと言
ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん
single word; a few words; brief comment
N2

破片

はへん
fragment; splinter; broken piece
N1

修学

しゅうがく
learning

May 26

N5

アピる

v5r
アピる
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
N4

最近

さいきん
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
N3

否定

ひてい
negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation
N2

跳ねる

v1
vi
はねる
to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop; to break up; to close; to come to an end; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
N1

収益

しゅうえき
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

May 25

N5

アパート

アパート
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
N4

今夜

こんや
this evening; tonight
N3

引っ張る

引っぱる、引張る
ひっぱる
to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; to pull the ball; to wear; to put on
N2

羽根、翅、羽子
はね
feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
N1

しゅう
Zhou (dynasty of China); Chou; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

May 24

N5

あのう

int
あのう、あの、あのー
say; well; errr ...
N4

今度

こんど
now; this time; next time; another time
N3

ぴったり

ぴったり、ぴたり、ぴったし
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited); ideally
N2

羽根、翅、羽子
はね
feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
N1

しゅう、しゅ
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique; bunch

May 23

N5

あのう

int
あのう、あの、あのー
say; well; errr ...
N4

壊れる

毀れる
v1
vi
こわれる
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
N3

必死

ひっし
frantic; desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
N2

放れる

v1
vi
はなれる
to get free; to be freed; to be released
N1

くさ
cause; seed; origin; variety; kind; counter for varieties

May 22

N5

suf
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
N4

壊す

毀す
こわす
to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)
N3

日付

日付け、日附
ひづけ
date; dating
N2

花嫁

はなよめ
bride
N1

視野

しや
field of vision; outlook

May 21

N5

あに
elder brother; older brother
N4

怖い

恐い
こわい
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful; (I'm) afraid
N3

吃驚

喫驚
びっくり、ビックリ
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
N2

花火

煙火
はなび
fireworks
N1

洒落る

v1
vi
しゃれる
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

May 20

N5

貴方

貴女、貴男
あなた
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
N4

此れから

此から
n-t
これから
after this
N3

がく
picture (framed); amount or sum (of money)
N2

甚だしい

甚しい
はなはだしい
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)
N1

洒落

しゃら
impertinent; fresh; fashionable; prostitute

May 19

N5
あと
behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left
N4

ご覧になる

御覧になる、ご覧に成る、御覧に成る
ごらんになる
to see; to look; to watch; try to
N3

美人

びじん
beautiful person (woman)
N2

話し中

話中
はなしちゅう
busy (phone)
N1

斜面

しゃめん
slope; slanting surface; bevel

May 18

N5

彼方

あちら、あっち、あち
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder; that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that; that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener); there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
N4

こめ、よね、めめ、コメ
(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old
N3

非常

ひじょう
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
N2

話しかける

話し掛ける
v1
vt
はなしかける
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
N1

喋る

しゃべる
to talk; to chat; to chatter

May 17

N5

厚い

篤い
あつい
thick; deep; heavy; kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful; serious (of an illness); abundant
N4

込む

混む、籠む、篭む
こむ
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly; to do intently; to continue in the same state
N3

ひざ
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
N2

話し合い

話合い
はなしあい
discussion; conference
N1

吃逆

しゃっくり
hiccough; hiccup

May 16

N5

熱い

あつい
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze); hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; fired up; intense; severe; extreme; hot (topic); of interest
N4

細かい

こまかい
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive
N3

飛行

ひぎょう
flying without hindrance
N2

派手

はで
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
N1

社宅

しゃたく
company owned house

May 15

N5

暑い

あつい
hot (weather, etc.); warm
N4

この頃

此の頃
このごろ、このころ
recently; nowadays; these days; now; at present
N3

悲劇

ひげき
tragedy; disaster
N2

発売

はつばい
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
N1

謝絶

しゃぜつ
refusal

May 14

N5

彼方

あちら、あっち、あち
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder; that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that; that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener); there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
N4

この間

此の間
このあいだ、このかん
the other day; lately; recently; during this period; meanwhile; in the meantime
N3

轢く

ひく
to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down
N2

発電

發電
はつでん
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
N1

社交

しゃこう
social life; social intercourse

May 13

N5

新しい

新らしい
あたらしい
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
N4

小鳥

ことり
small bird; songbird; birdie; dickeybird; dickybird
N3

比較

ひかく
comparison
N2

発想

はっそう
idea; conception; way of thinking; expression
N1

奴、僕
やつこ、つぶね、やつこらま
slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I; me