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Oct 14, 2025
N5
かんじ
Definition
Chinese characters, kanji
N4
てぶくろ
Definition
glove, mitten, mitt
N3
まねく
Definition
to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
N2
ぶんげい
Definition
literature, art and literature, belles-lettres
Examples
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N1
ちけい、じぎょう
Definition
terrain, geographical features, topography

Daily Word History

October 13

N5

かわ、がわ
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
N4

適当

てきとう
suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
N3

学ぶ

學ぶ
v5b
まなぶ
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
N2

噴火

ふんか
eruption
N1

磁器

じき
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware

October 12

N5

カレンダー

カレンダー、カレンダ
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
N4

丁寧

叮嚀
ていねい
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious
N3

祭り
まつり
festival; feast
N2

ぶわぶわ

ぶわぶわ
spongy
N1

磁気

じき
magnetism

October 11

N5

ガレー

ガレー
galley
N4

釣る

つる
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure
N3

全く

まったく
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)
N2

風呂敷

ふろしき
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
N1

自我

じが
self; the ego

October 10

N5

軽い

かるい、かろい
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate
N4

積もり

積り
つもり
intention; plan; conviction; belief
N3

真っ直ぐ

真っ直、真っすぐ、真直ぐ、真すぐ
まっすぐ
straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; straightforward; honest; frank
N2

プログラム

プログラム
program; programme
N1

地方

じかた
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area

October 09

N5

借りる

v1
vt
かりる
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
N4

さい
one's wife
N3

真っ赤

真赤
まっか
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
N2

ブローチ

ブローチ
brooch
N1

自覚

じかく
self-consciousness; self-awareness

October 08

N5

たい
body; physique; posture; shape; form; style; substance; identity; reality; field; counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.); typeface; type
N4

包む

裹む
くるむ、つつむ
to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by
N3

まつ、マツ
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
N2

振る舞う

振舞う
ふるまう
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
N1

進路

しんろ
route; course; career, university choices; course (of future life)

October 07

N5

辛い

からい
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict; painful; bitter; difficult; tough
N4

続ける

v1
vt
つづける
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
N3

間違い

まちがい
mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
N2

フリント

フリント
flint
N1

診療

しんりょう
medical examination and treatment; diagnosis

October 06

N5

火曜日

かようび
Tuesday
N4

継ぐ

続ぐ、嗣ぐ、襲ぐ
つぐ
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
N3

がい
.. street; .. quarter; .. district
N2

振り仮名

振りがな、振仮名
ふりがな
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
N1

侵略

侵掠
しんりゃく
aggression; invasion; raid

October 05

N5

カメラ

カメラ、キャメラ
camera
N4

伝える

v1
vt
つたえる
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
N3

未だ

まだ、いまだ
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
N2

フリー

フリー
free; freelance
N1

真理

しんり
truth

October 04

N5

かみ
paper
N4

都合

つごう
circumstances; condition; convenience; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money; in all; in total; all told
N3

亦、復
また
again; and; also; still (doing something)
N2

プラットホーム

プラットホーム、プラットフォーム
platform
N1

辛抱

辛棒
しんぼう
patience; endurance

October 03

N5

花瓶

花びん
かびん、はながめ、かへい
(flower) vase
N4

漬ける

浸ける
v1
vt
つける
to soak; to seep; to dip in; to pickle
N3

益々

増々、益益、増す増す、増増、益
adv
ますます
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
N2

プラスチック

プラスチック、プラスティック
plastic
N1

神秘

しんぴ
mystery; mysteriousness; secret

October 02

N5

下半

かはん
lower half
N4

付く

つく
to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); to take root; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with; to side with; to belong to; to possess; to haunt; to be lit; to be lighted; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided; to be given (of a name, price, etc.); to be sensed; to be perceived; to be lucky; to become (a state, condition, etc.)
N3

貧しい

まずしい
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
N2

ブラシ

ブラシ
brush; brushy
N1

審判

しんぱん、しんばん
refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee

October 01

N5

かく
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
N4

捕まえる

捉まえる、掴まえる
v1
vt
つかまえる
to catch; to arrest; to seize
N3

先ず

adv
まず
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
N2

ぶら下げる

v1
vt
ぶらさげる
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
N1

信任

しんにん
trust; confidence; credence

September 30

N5

家庭

かてい
home; family; household
N4

地理

ちり
geography
N3

増す

ます
to increase; to grow
N2

ブラウス

ブラウス
blouse
N1

新入生

しんにゅうせい
new student; freshman; first-year student

September 29

N5

カップ

カップ
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
N4

駐車場

ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot; parking place
N3

真面目

しんめんもく、しんめんぼく
one's true character; one's true self; oneself; seriousness; earnestness
N2

フライパン

フライパン、フライ・パン
fry pan; frying pan
N1

振動

しんどう
oscillation; vibration

September 28

N5

学校

學校
がっこう
school
N4

注射

ちゅうしゃ
injection
N3

正に

将に、当に
adv
まさに
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
N2

殖やす

増やす
ふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment
N1

進度

しんど
progress

September 27

N5

へ、べ、え
surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
N4

中学校

ちゅうがっこう
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
N3

真逆

まさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not); something unexpected; emergency; currently; for the time being; presently; for now; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
N2

殖やす

増やす
ふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment
N1

神殿

しんでん
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

September 26

N5

家族

かぞく
family; members of a family
N4

注意

ちゅうい
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice
N3

まご
grandchild
N2

ふもと
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
N1

進展

しんてん
progress; development

September 25

N5

風邪

かぜ、ふうじゃ
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
N4

ちゃん

suf
ちゃん
suffix for familiar person
N3

負け

まけ
defeat; loss; losing (a game)
N2

踏切

踏切り、踏み切り、踏み切
ふみきり
railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
N1

進呈

しんてい
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

September 24

N5

振り

ふり
swing; shake; wave; swinging; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; move (dance); postures; lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; counter for swords, blades, etc.
N4

些とも

adv
ちっとも
not at all (neg. verb)
N3

まく
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
N2

父母

ふぼ、ちちはは、ててはは、かぞいろは、ぶも、かぞいろ
father and mother; parents
N1

新築

しんちく
new building; new construction