NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

閉まる

締まる、緊まる

しまる

to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense

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変

變

へん

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; flat

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輸入

ゆにゅう、しゅにゅう

importation; import; introduction; afferent

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N2

見送る

みおくる

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands; to shelve (a plan etc.); to postpone; to have someone related or close to you die; to bury someone; to take care of somebody until he dies; to wait and see; to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)

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廃れる

頽れる

すたれる

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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N5

自分

じぶん

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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別

べつ、べち

distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception

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豊か

ゆたか

abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent; very; extremely; full of; great

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満点

まんてん

perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

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裾

すそ

(trouser) cuff; (skirt) hem; shirttail; cut edge of a hairdo; fringe; foot of mountain

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N5

字引

字引き

じびき

dictionary

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N4

文法

ぶんぽう

grammar; syntax

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N3

譲る

ゆずる

to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; to concede

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N2

マンション

condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete); apartment building; apartment house; apartment; flat

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勧め

薦め、奨め

すすめ

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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N5

死ぬ

しぬ

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

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N4

文学

ぶんがく

literature

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N3

輸出

ゆしゅつ、しゅしゅつ

export; efferent

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N2

満員

まんいん

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

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進み

すすみ

progress

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N5

自動車

じどうしゃ

automobile

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N4

文化

ぶんか

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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N3

愉快

ゆかい

pleasant; happy

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N2

回り道

まわり道、廻り道、廻り路、回り路

まわりみち

detour; diversion

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N1

濯ぐ

漱ぐ、雪ぐ

すすぐ、ゆすぐ、そそぐ

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

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自転車

じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ

bicycle

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N4

降り出す

降りだす

ふりだす

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

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N3

床

とこ

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor

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N2

希

稀

き

dilute; rare

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健やか

すこやか

vigorous; healthy; sound

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N5

質問

しつもん

question; inquiry; enquiry

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N4

踏む

履む、践む

ふむ

to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

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N3

有利

優利

ゆうり

advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative

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N2

丸い

円い

まるい、まろい

round; circular; spherical; harmonious; calm

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直ぐ

すぐ

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

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N5

七

チー

seven

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N4

不便

ふべん

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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夕べ

夕、昨夜

ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや

evening; last night

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N2

マラソン

marathon; long-distance race; malathion

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N1

少なくとも

少くとも、尠くとも

すくなくとも

at least

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N5

下

か

under (being in said condition or environment)

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N4

船

舟、槽

ふね

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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郵便

〒

ゆうびん

mail service; postal service; mail; post; mail; postal matter; postal items

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間もなく

間も無く

まもなく

soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...

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N1

掬う

抄う

すくう

to scoop; to ladle out

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N5

静か

閑か

しずか

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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N4

布団

蒲団、薄団

ふとん

futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor); round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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N3

有能

ゆうのう

able; capable; efficient; skill

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N2

マフラー

muffler (garment, vehicle); scarf

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救い

すくい

help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence

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N5

辞書

じしょ

dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation

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太る

肥る

ふとる

to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight

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友人

ゆうじん

friend

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N2

瞼

目蓋、眼蓋

まぶた、まなぶた

eyelid; eyelids

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過ぎ

すぎ

past; after; too (much); over (e.g. eating)

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仕事

しごと

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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不党

ふとう

nonparticipation

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友情

ゆうじょう

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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N2

眩しい

まぶしい、まぼしい

dazzling; radiant

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清々しい

清清しい

すがすがしい

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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N5

時間

じかん

time; hours

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N4

普通

ふつう

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

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N3

優勝

ゆうしょう

overall victory; championship

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N2

真似る

まねる

to mimic; to imitate

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N1

据える

すえる

to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation); to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze); to apply (moxa)

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N5

私窩子

しかし

prostitute; harlot

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部長

ぶちょう

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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優秀

ゆうしゅう

superiority; excellence

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N2

纏める

まとめる

to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order; to establish; to decide

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据え付ける

据えつける

すえつける

to install; to equip; to mount

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N5

塩

しお、えん

salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt; salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); hardship; toil; trouble; saltiness

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復習

ふくしゅう

review; revision

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有効

ゆうこう

validity; legality; availability; effectiveness

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纏まる

まとまる

to be collected; to be settled; to be in order

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N1

崇拝

すうはい

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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N5

四

スー

four

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N4

複雑

ふくざつ

complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)

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勇気

ゆうき

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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N2

窓口

まどぐち

ticket window; teller window; counter; contact person; point of contact

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N1

数詞

すうし

numeral

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N5

散歩

さんぽ

walk; stroll

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N4

深い

ふかい

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

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N3

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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N2

祭る

祀る

まつる

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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推理

すいり

reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)

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N5

三

サン

three

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N4

増える

殖える

ふえる

to increase; to multiply

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唯一

ゆいいつ、ゆいつ

only; sole; unique

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N2

真っ白

まっ白、真白

まっしろ、ましろ

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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水田

すいでん

(water-filled) paddy field

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N5

再来年

さ来年

さらいねん

year after next

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N4

拾う

ひろう

to pick up; to find; to gather

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N3

やや

Oh!; Oh my!; Dear me!

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N2

真っ先

まっ先、真先

まっさき

the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

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N1

推測

すいそく

guess; conjecture

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N5

寒い

さむい、さぶい

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

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N4

昼休み

ひるやすみ

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

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N3

辞める

罷める、退める

やめる

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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N2

真っ青

真青

まっさお

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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N1

吹奏

すいそう

playing wind instruments

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Daily Word History

January 30

閉まる

締まる、緊まる

変

變

輸入

見送る

廃れる

頽れる

January 29

自分

別

豊か

満点

裾

January 28

字引

字引き

文法

譲る

マンション

勧め

薦め、奨め

January 27

死ぬ

文学

輸出

満員

進み

January 26

自動車

文化

愉快

回り道

まわり道、廻り道、廻り路、回り路

濯ぐ

漱ぐ、雪ぐ

January 25

自転車

降り出す

降りだす

床

希

稀

健やか

January 24

質問

踏む

履む、践む

有利

優利

丸い

円い

直ぐ

January 23

七

不便

夕べ

夕、昨夜

マラソン

少なくとも

少くとも、尠くとも

January 22

下

船

舟、槽

郵便

〒

間もなく

間も無く

掬う

抄う

January 21

静か

閑か

布団