NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

幾つ

いくつ

how many?; how old?

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残念

ざんねん

deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment

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表情

ひょうじょう

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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番地

ばんち

house number; address

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守衛

しゅえい

security guard; doorkeeper

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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

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N4

産業

さんぎょう

industry; livelihood; occupation

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N3

表現

ひょうげん

expression; presentation; representation; notation

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N2

反省

はんせい

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry

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修了

しゅうりょう

completion (of a course)

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N5

如何

どう、いかが、いか

how; in what way; how about

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N4

触る

さわる

to touch; to feel

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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)

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N2

判事

はんじ

judge; judiciary

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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)

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N5

家

か

-ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er

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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

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N3

秒

びょう

second (60th min)

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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)

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N1

執着

執著

しゅうちゃく、しゅうじゃく

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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N5

言う

云う、謂う

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

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N4

再来週

さ来週

さらいしゅう

week after next

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N3

費用

ひよう

cost; expense

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N2

判子

はんこ

seal (used for signature)

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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

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N5

否

いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや

no; nay; well; er; why

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N4

再来月

さ来月

さらいげつ

month after next

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N3

表

ひょう

table (e.g. Table 1); chart; list

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N2

半径

はんけい

radius

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N1

修飾

しゅうしょく

ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing); modification; qualification

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N5

謂

いい

what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)

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N4

寂しい

淋しい

さびしい、さみしい

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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N3

紐

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

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N2

反映

反影

はんえい

reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

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収集

蒐集、拾集、収輯

しゅうしゅう

gathering up; collection; accumulation

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N5

我

吾、吾れ、我れ

われ、わ、あれ、あ、わぬ、わろ

I; me; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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N4

数奇

すうき、さっき

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; unfortunate (e.g. life); checkered; varied

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N3

微妙

びみょう

delicate; subtle; sensitive; difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; doubtful; questionable; dicey; tricky

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N2

張り切る

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

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修士

しゅうし

master's (academic degree)

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N5

歩く

あるく

to walk

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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

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N3

秘密

ひみつ

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; mystery; esoteric teachings

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N2

針金

はりがね

wire

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終始

しゅうし

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

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N5

有る

在る

ある

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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N4

下げる

さげる

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

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N3

批評

ひひょう

criticism; review; commentary

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N2

バランス

balance

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収支

しゅうし

income and expenditure

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N5

洗う

あらう

to wash; to investigate

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N4

盛ん

さかん

popular; prosperous; enthusiastic; energetic; vigorous

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N3

批判

ひはん

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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N2

払い戻す

払戻す

はらいもどす

to repay; to pay back

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N1

襲撃

しゅうげき

attack; charge; raid

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N5

飴

あめ

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

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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

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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

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N2

払い込む

はらいこむ

to deposit; to pay in

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N1

集計

しゅうけい

totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. votes)

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N5

雨

あめ

rain

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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)

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一人

独り、１人

ひとり、いちにん

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

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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

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N1

修行

しゅぎょう、すぎょう

ascetic practices; training; practice; discipline; study

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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

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N4

坂

阪

さか

slope; hill

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N3

等しい

均しい、斉しい

ひとしい

equal; similar; like; equivalent

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N2

早口

速口

はやくち、はやぐち

fast-talking; rapid talking

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就業

しゅうぎょう

employment; starting work

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N5

上手い

美味い、旨い、巧い、甘い、美い

うまい

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

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N4

最初

さいしょ

beginning; outset; first; onset

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N3

人ごみ

人込み、人混み、人込

ひとごみ

crowd of people

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N2

嵌める

填める、篏める、塡める

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.)

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衆議院

しゅうぎいん

lower house; House of Representatives

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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!

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最後

さいご

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

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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

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N2

歯磨き

歯磨

はみがき

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

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周期

しゅうき

cycle; period

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N5

浴びる

あびる

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with

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N4

否定

ひてい

negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation

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破片

はへん

fragment; splinter; broken piece

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修学

しゅうがく

learning

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N5

アパート

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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N4

今夜

こんや

this evening; tonight

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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

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跳ねる

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)

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収益

しゅうえき

earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

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N5

あのう

あのう、あの、あのー

say; well; errr ...

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N4

今度

こんど

now; this time; next time; another time

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ぴったり

ぴったり、ぴたり、ぴったし

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited); ideally

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発条

撥条、弾機

ばね、ぜんまい、はつじょう、だんき、バネ

spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring

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周

しゅう

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

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あのう

あのう、あの、あのー

say; well; errr ...

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N4

壊れる

毀れる

こわれる

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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必死

ひっし

frantic; desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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羽

羽根、翅、羽子

はね

feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

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衆

しゅう、しゅ

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

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Daily Word History

May 31

幾つ

残念

表情

番地

守衛

May 30

行く

往く、逝く

産業

表現

反省

修了

May 29

如何

触る

評価

判事

収容

May 28

家

騒ぐ

騷ぐ

秒

万歳

万才

執着

執著

May 27

言う

云う、謂う

再来週

さ来週

費用

判子

終日

May 26

否

再来月

さ来月

表

半径

修飾

May 25

謂

寂しい

淋しい

紐

反映

反影

収集

蒐集、拾集、収輯

May 24

我

吾、吾れ、我れ

数奇

微妙

張り切る

修士

May 23

歩く

差し上げる

差上げる

秘密

針金

終始

May 22

有る

在る

下げる

批評

バランス

収支

May 21

洗う

盛ん