NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

昼

午、晝

ひる

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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N4

糸

いと

thread; yarn; string

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届く

とどく

to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at; to be attentive; to pay attention; to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)

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N2

当番

とうばん

being on duty

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N1

詐欺

さぎ

fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam

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N5

病気

びょうき

illness; disease; sickness

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N4

一敗

いっぱい

one defeat

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N3

突然

とつぜん

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

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N2

盗難

とうなん

theft; robbery

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N1

先に

せんに

formerly

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N5

病院

びょういん

hospital

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N4

一生懸命

一生けん命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

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N3

土地

とち、どおじ、どじ、どち

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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灯台

燈台

とうだい

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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N1

一昨昨日

一昨々日

いっさくさくじつ、さきおとつい、さきおととい

two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)

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N5

百

陌、佰

ひゃく、もも、はく

100; hundred

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N4

一度

ひと度、一たび、一とたび

いちど、ひとたび

once; one time; on one occasion; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone; one musical interval

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N3

途端

とたん

just (now, at the moment, etc.)

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N2

どうぞ宜しく

どうぞよろしく

pleased to meet you

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N1

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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N5

暇

閑、遑

ひま、いとま、ヒマ

spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing

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N4

致す

いたす

to do

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N3

閉じる

とじる

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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N2

どうせ

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what; at best; at most

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N1

差額

さがく

balance; difference; margin

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N5

一人

独り、１人

ひとり、いちにん

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

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N4

急ぐ

いそぐ

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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N3

年寄り

年寄、年より

としより

old people; the aged; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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N2

登場

とうじょう

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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N1

盛る

さかる

to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)

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N5

一月

１月

いちがつ

January

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N4

以上

已上

いじょう

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

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N3

図書

としょ

books

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N2

投書

とうしょ

letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution

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N1

遡る

溯る、逆上る、泝る

さかのぼる

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive

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N5

一つ

１つ、一

ひとつ

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

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N4

苛める

虐める

いじめる

to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise

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N3

年月

としつき、ねんげつ

months and years

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N2

当日

とうじつ

appointed day; very day

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N1

逆立ち

さかだち

handstand; headstand

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N5

人

と

person

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N4

石

斛

こく

measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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N3

都市

とし

town; city; municipal; urban

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N2

東西

とうざい、ひがしにし

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

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N1

杯

盃

はい、はた

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls; counter for ships, octopuses and squid

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N5

左

ひだり

left; left hand side

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N4

意見

いけん

opinion; view; comment

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N3

登山

とざん

mountain climbing

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N2

動作

どうさ

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners

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N1

映える

栄える

はえる

to shine; to look attractive; to look pretty

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N5

飛行機

ひこうき

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

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N4

生きる

活きる

いきる

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

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N3

所で

ところで

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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N2

統計

とうけい

statistics

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N1

竿

かん

counter for poles, rods, etc.

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N5

低い

ひくい

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

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N4

医学

いがく

medical science; medicine

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N3

所が

ところが

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite

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N2

峠

とうげ

ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part

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N1

冴える

冱える

さえる

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; to be satisfying; to become frigid; to become intensely cold

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N5

弾く

はじく

to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

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N4

以外

いがい

with the exception of; excepting

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N3

何処か

どこか、どっか

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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N2

同格

どうかく

the same rank; equality; apposition

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N1

囀る

さえずる

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

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N5

引く

曳く、牽く

ひく

to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

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N4

以下

已下

いか、いげ

not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest

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N3

解ける

とける

to be solved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses); to melt

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N2

統一

とういつ

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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N1

遮る

さえぎる

to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept

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N5

東

吾妻、吾嬬

あずま、あづま

eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; east; six-stringed Japanese zither; my spouse

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N4

あんな

such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of

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N3

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support

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N2

金

鉄、銀、銅

かね、かな

money; metal

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N1

採用

さいよう

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment

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N5

半分

はんぶん

half

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N4

安全

あんぜん

safety; security

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N3

独特

どくとく

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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N2

問い合わせ

問合せ

といあわせ

enquiry; inquiry; ENQ; query; interrogation

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N1

細胞

さいぼう、さいほう

cell

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N5

晩御飯

晩ご飯

ばんごはん

dinner; evening meal

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安心

あんじん

obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice

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N3

特徴

とくちょう

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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N2

電力

でんりょく

electric power

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N1

栽培

さいばい

cultivation

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N5

番号

ばんごう

number; series of digits

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N4

謝る

あやまる

to apologize; to apologise

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N3

独身

どくしん

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

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N2

電流

でんりゅう

electric current

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N1

再発

さいはつ

return; relapse; reoccurrence

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N5

ハンカチ

ハンカチ、ハンケチ

handkerchief

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N4

集める

あつめる

to collect; to assemble; to gather

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N3

読書

どくしょ、とくしょ

reading

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N2

テンポ

tempo

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N1

採択

さいたく

adoption; selection; choice

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N5

パン

bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan; frying pan; panning (in a film)

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N4

集る

たかる

to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock; to extort from; to sponge off

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N3

得意

とくい

triumph; prosperity; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty; frequent customer (client, etc.)

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電波

でんぱ

electromagnetic wave; radio wave; nonsense

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N1

最善

さいぜん

the very best

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November 17

昼

午、晝

糸

届く

当番

詐欺

November 16

病気

一敗

突然

盗難

先に

November 15

病院

一生懸命

一生けん命

土地

灯台

燈台

一昨昨日

一昨々日

November 14

百

陌、佰

一度

ひと度、一たび、一とたび

途端

どうぞ宜しく

下がる

下る

November 13

暇

閑、遑

致す

閉じる

どうせ

差額

November 12

一人

独り、１人

急ぐ

年寄り

年寄、年より

登場

盛る

November 11

一月

１月

以上

已上

図書

投書

遡る

溯る、逆上る、泝る

November 10

一つ

１つ、一

苛める

虐める

年月

当日

逆立ち

November 09

人

石

斛

都市

東西

杯

盃

November 08

左

意見

登山

動作