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Nov 9, 2024
N5
はん
Definition
half, semi-, half-past, odd number, unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
N4
あした、あす、みょうにち
Definition
tomorrow, near future
N3
とく
Definition
to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remo...
N2
てんてん
Definition
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly, rolling about
N1
さいしゅう
Definition
collecting, gathering

Daily Word History

November 08

N5

晴れ

晴、霽れ
はれ
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; public; cleared of suspicion
N4

浅い

あさい
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge); short (time); early; young
N3

都会

とかい
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
N2

電池

でんち
battery
N1

再現

さいげん
reappearance; reproduction; return; revival

November 07

N5

張る

貼る
はる
to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion
N4

開ける

空ける、明ける
v1
vt
vi
あける
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the New Year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
N3

通り過ぎる

v1
vi
とおりすぎる
to pass; to pass through
N2

伝染

でんせん
contagion; infection
N1

再建

さいけん
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

November 06

N5

はる
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of one's life, etc.); adolescence; puberty; sexuality
N4

開く

空く、明く
あく
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
N3

通り

とおり
avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
N2

点数

てんすう
marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits
N1

採決

さいけつ
vote; roll call

November 05

N5

早い

速い、疾い、捷い
はやい
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
N4

赤ん坊

あかんぼう、あかんぼ
baby; infant
N3

通す

徹す、透す
とおす
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass; to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept; to force agreement; to continue (in a state); to persist in; to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end; to carry through; to complete
N2

電球

でんきゅう
light bulb
N1

採掘

さいくつ
mining

November 04

N5

早い

速い、疾い、捷い
はやい
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
N4

上がる

揚がる、挙がる、上る
あがる
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion
N3
N2

伝記

でんき
biography; life story
N1

細工

さいく
work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick

November 03

N5

話す

咄す
はなす
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
N4

赤ちゃん

あかちゃん
baby; infant
N3

道路

どうろ
road; highway
N2

展開

てんかい
development; evolution; progressing; unfolding; expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
N1

細菌

さいきん
bacillus; bacterium; germ

November 02

N5

ctr
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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

同僚

どうりょう
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
N2

照る

てる
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
N1

災害

さいがい
calamity; disaster; misfortune

November 01

N5

はな
nose
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

同様

どうよう
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
N2

照らす

てらす
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
N1

再会

さいかい
another meeting; meeting again; reunion

October 31

N5

はな
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
N4

ああ

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

投票

とうひょう
voting; poll
N2

出迎える

v1
vt
でむかえる
to meet; to greet
N1

suf
さい
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

October 30

N5

二十日

20日、廿日
はつか
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
N4

あっ

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

道徳

どうとく
morals
N2

出迎え

でむかえ
meeting; reception
N1

差異

差違
さい
difference; disparity; gap

October 29

N5

num
パー
eight
N4

ワープロ

ワープロ
word processor
N3

到着

とうちゃく
arrival
N2

手前

てまえ
before; this side; one's standpoint; one's appearance; we; you
N1

さい
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

October 28

N5

働く

はたらく
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
N4

レポート

レポート、リポート
report; paper
N3

如何しても

adv
どうしても
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely
N2

手拭い

手ぬぐい
てぬぐい
(hand) towel
N1

御覧なさい

ご覧なさい
ごらんなさい
(please) look; see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct); (please) try to do

October 27

N5

二十歳

20歳、二十、廿
はたち
20 years old; twenty
N4

レジ

レジ
(cash) register
N3

同時

どうじ
simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
N2

テニスコート

テニスコート、テニス・コート
tennis court
N1

御免なさい

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

October 26

N5

バター

バター
butter
N4

ヘル

ヘル
hell; Mr
N3

動詞

どうし
verb
N2

鉄砲

鉄炮
てっぽう
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; fugu
N1

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

October 25

N5

ハズ

ハズ
husband; hubby
N4

プレゼント

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

当時

とうじ
at that time; in those days
N2

手続き

手続
てつづき
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
N1

誤魔化す

誤摩化す、胡麻化す、誤魔かす、胡魔化す
ごまかす
to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

October 24

N5

走る

奔る、趨る
はしる
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
N4

ファックス

ファックス
facsimile; FAX
N3

銅貨

どうか
copper coin
N2

鉄橋

てっきょう
railway bridge; iron bridge
N1

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

October 23

N5

初めて

始めて、甫めて
はじめて
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
N4

びる

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

同一

どういつ
identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness
N2

手帳

手帖
てちょう
notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary; certificate; identification card
N1

碁盤

ごばん
Go board

October 22

N5

始め

初め
はじめ
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
N4

ピアノ

ピアノ、ピヤノ
piano
N3

答案

とうあん
examination paper; examination script
N2

出鱈目

でたらめ、デタラメ
irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
N1

ごと
each respectively

October 21

N5

始まる

はじまる
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
N4

ハンドバッグ

ハンドバッグ
handbag; purse
N3

とう
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
N2

手ごろ

手頃
てごろ
moderate; handy; convenient; reasonable
N1

ご馳走さま

御馳走様
int
ごちそうさま
word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal); used after hearing something lovey-dovey

October 20

N5

ハッジ

ハッジ、ハジ、ハッジー
hajj; haj; hadj; haji
N4

パソコン

パソコン
personal computer
N3

とう
party (political); faction; -ite
N2

凸凹

でこぼこ、とつおう、だくぼく
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality
N1

ご馳走

御馳走
ごちそう
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)