NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

お母さん

御母さん

おかあさん

mother

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N4

講堂

こうどう

auditorium; lecture hall

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正直

しょうじき

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

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N2

賞金

しょうきん

prize; monetary award

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N1

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

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N5

大勢

たいせい

general trend; current thought

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N4

交通

こうつう

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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N3

正午

しょうご

noon; mid-day

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N2

消極的

しょうきょくてき

negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic

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N1

宮殿

きゅうでん

palace

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N5

大きな

おおきな

big; large; great

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N4

校長

こうちょう

principal; headmaster

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N3

条件

じょうけん

condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements

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N2

商業

しょうぎょう

commerce; trade; business

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N1

旧知

きゅうち

old friend; old friendship

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N5

大きい

おおきい

big; large; great; loud

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N4

工場

こうじょう、こうば

factory; plant; mill; workshop

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N3

状況

情況

じょうきょう

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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N2

上級

じょうきゅう

advanced level; high grade; senior

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N1

休戦

きゅうせん

cease-fire; truce; armistice

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N5

多い

おおい

many; numerous

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N4

高校生

こうこうせい

senior high school student

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N3

上京

じょうきょう

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

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N2

定規

定木

じょうぎ

(measuring) ruler

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N1

給仕

きゅうじ

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy; office boy; office girl

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N5

美味しい

おいしい、オイシイ

delicious; tasty; sweet

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N4

高校

こうこう

senior high school; high school

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N3

乗客

じょうきゃく、じょうかく

passenger

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N2

蒸気

蒸汽

じょうき

steam; vapour; vapor; steamship; steamboat; steamer

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N1

給食

きゅうしょく

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

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N5

鉛筆

えんぴつ

pencil

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N4

工業

こうぎょう

(manufacturing) industry

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N3

奨学金

しょうがくきん

scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan

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N2

将棋

象棋、象戯

しょうぎ

shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi

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N1

救済

きゅうさい

relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help

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N5

エレベーター

エレベーター、エレベータ

elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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N4

講義

こうぎ

lecture

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N3

障害

障がい、障碍、障礙

しょうがい、しょうげ

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier; handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction

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N2

仕様が無い

仕様がない、しょうが無い

しようがない、しょうがない

it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done; there's no point (in doing something); there's no reason (to do something)

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N1

球根

きゅうこん

(plant) bulb

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N5

駅

驛

えき

station

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N4

郊外

こうがい

suburb; outskirts

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N3

上

うえ

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

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N2

小学生

しょうがくせい

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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N1

窮屈

きゅうくつ

narrow; tight; cramped; formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid; constrained; uncomfortable; tight (e.g. finances)

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N5

ええ

ええ、えー

yes; that is correct; right; um; errr; huh?; grrr; gah; Must I?; good

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N4

稲子

蝗

いなご、こう

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

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N3

使用

しよう

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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N2

消化

しょうか

digestion; thorough understanding; selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work; losing one's form and turning into something else

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究極

窮極

きゅうきょく

ultimate; extreme; final; eventual

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N5

英語

えいご

English (language)

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N4

子

こう

child; interest

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N3

賞

しょう

prize; award

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N2

純粋

じゅんすい

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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N1

休学

きゅうがく

temporary absence from school; suspension

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N5

映画館

えいがかん

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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N4

見物

けんぶつ

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

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N3

章

しょう

chapter; section; medal

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N2

純情

じゅんじょう

pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion

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救援

きゅうえん

relief; rescue; reinforcement

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N5

映画

えいが

movie; film

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N4

研究室

けんきゅうしつ

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

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N3

狭

小

さ

narrow; thin

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順序

じゅんじょ

order; sequence; procedure

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N1

規約

きやく

agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw

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N5

絵

え

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

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研究

けんきゅう

study; research; investigation

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N3

準備

じゅんび

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

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N2

順々

順順

じゅんじゅん

in order; in turn

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N1

客観

きゃっかん、かっかん、かくかん

object (as opposed to subject)

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N5

上着

上衣、表着

うわぎ、じょうい

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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N4

喧嘩

諠譁

けんか

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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順番

じゅんばん

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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巡査

じゅんさ

police; policeman

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脚本

きゃくほん

script; screenplay; scenario

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N5

煩い

五月蝿い、五月蠅い、煩さい

うるさい、ウルサイ

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate; fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy; shut up!; be quiet!

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N4

原因

げんいん

cause; origin; source

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順調

じゅんちょう

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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循環

じゅんかん

circulation; rotation; cycle

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脚色

きゃくしょく

dramatization (e.g. film); dramatisation

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N5

売る

うる

to sell

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N4

けど

けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど

but; however; although

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N3

瞬間

しゅんかん

moment; second; instant

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N2

受話器

じゅわき

(telephone) receiver

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N1

記名

きめい

signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name

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N5

海

うみ、み、わた、わだ

sea; ocean; waters

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N4

決して

けっして、けして

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

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順

じゅん、ずん

order; turn; obedient; docile; submissive; meek

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主役

しゅやく

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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決まる

決る、極る

きまる

to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)

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生まれる

産まれる、生れる、産れる

うまれる

to be born

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下宿

げしゅく

boarding; lodging; boarding house

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N3

種類

しゅるい

variety; kind; type; category; counter for different sorts of things

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寿命

じゅみょう

life span

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N1

きまり悪い

決まり悪い、決り悪い、極まり悪い

きまりわるい

feeling awkward; being ashamed; being bashful

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N5

歌う

唄う、謡う、詠う、唱う

うたう

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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N4

消しゴム

けしゴム

eraser; India rubber

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N3

需要

じゅよう

demand; request

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出張

しゅっちょう

official tour; business trip

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N1

期末

きまつ

end of term

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September 27

お母さん

御母さん

講堂

正直

賞金

窮乏

September 26

大勢

交通

正午

消極的

宮殿

September 25

大きな

校長

条件

商業

旧知

September 24

大きい

工場

状況

情況

上級

休戦

September 23

多い

高校生

上京

定規

定木

給仕

September 22

美味しい

高校

乗客

蒸気

蒸汽

給食

September 21

鉛筆

工業

奨学金

将棋

象棋、象戯

救済

September 20

エレベーター

講義

障害

障がい、障碍、障礙

仕様が無い

仕様がない、しょうが無い

球根

September 19

駅

驛

郊外

上

小学生

窮屈

September 18

ええ

稲子

蝗

使用

消化

究極

窮極

September 17

英語

子

賞

純粋

休学