NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

返す

反す

かえす

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back

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N4

楽しむ

愉しむ、楽む

たのしむ

to enjoy (oneself)

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N3

本当

本當

ほんとう、ほんと

truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable

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N2

蓋

ふた、がい、フタ

cover; lid; cap

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N1

進出

しんしゅつ

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

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N5

買う

かう

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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N4

楽しみ

愉しみ

たのしみ

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to

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N3

壕

濠

ごう

moat; fosse; trench; ditch; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

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N2

付属

附属

ふぞく

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary

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N1

紳士

しんし

gentleman

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N5

買い物

買物

かいもの

shopping; purchased goods

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N4

棚

たな

shelf; shelves; ledge; rack; trellis

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N3

褒める

誉める、賞める、称める

ほめる

to praise; to admire; to speak well

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N2

襖

あお

everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan

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N1

審査

しんさ

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

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N5

階段

かいだん

stairs; stairway; staircase

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N4

例えば

たとえば

for example; e.g.

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N3

微笑む

頬笑む、ほほ笑む

ほほえむ

to smile

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N2

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

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N1

新婚

しんこん

newly-wed

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N5

会社

かいしゃ

company; corporation; workplace

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N4

建てる

たてる

to build; to construct

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N3

ぼぼ

ぼぼ、ボボ

pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse

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N2

武士

武夫

ぶし、ぶふ、もののふ

warrior; samurai

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N1

申告

しんこく

report; statement; filing a return; notification

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N5

外国人

がいこくじん

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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N4

立てる

たてる

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously

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N3

頬

頰

ほお、ほほ

cheek (of face)

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N2

無沙汰

不沙汰

ぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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振興

しんこう

promotion; encouragement

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N5

外国

がいこく、そとぐに

foreign country

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N4

畳

じょう

counter for tatami mats; measure of room size (in mat units)

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N3

炎

えん

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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N2

塞げる

ふさげる

to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover

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N1

新興

しんこう

rising; developing; emergent

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N5

女の子

めのこ

woman; girl

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N4

正しい

ただしい

right; correct; proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful

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N3

骨

こつ、コツ

knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang

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N2

塞く

堰く

せく

to dam (up) (stream)

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N1

進行

しんこう

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress; progress (of a disease); disease progression; progression (harmonic, melodic)

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N5

雌

女、妻、牝

め

female; woman; wife

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N4

尋ねる

訊ねる

たずねる

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

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N3

仏

ふつ

France

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N2

塞がる

壅がる

ふさがる、ふたがる

to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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N1

審議

しんぎ

deliberation

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N5

音楽

おんがく

music; musical movement

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N4

訪ねる

たずねる

to visit

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N3

歩道

ほどう

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

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N2

夫妻

ふさい

man and wife; married couple

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N1

殿

しんがり

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

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N5

終わる

終る、了わる、卒わる、畢わる、竟わる

おわる

to finish; to end; to close

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N4

足す

たす

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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N3

程

ほど

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

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N2

符号

ふごう

sign; mark; symbol; code; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

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N1

進化

しんか

evolution; progress

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N5

降りる

下りる

おりる

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

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N4

確か

確、慥か

たしか

sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

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N3

保存

ほぞん

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance

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N2

更ける

深ける

ふける

to get late; to advance; to wear on

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N1

新

しん

new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)

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N5

泳ぐ

游ぐ

およぐ

to swim

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N4

だから

so; therefore

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N3

保証

保障

ほしょう

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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N2

不潔

ふけつ

unclean; dirty; filthy; impure

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N1

皺

しぼ、さび

bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat

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N5

面白い

おもしろい

interesting; amusing

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N4

倒れる

斃れる、仆れる、殪れる

たおれる

to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

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N3

埃

ほこり、ホコリ、あい

dust; one ten-billionth

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N2

膨らむ

脹らむ

ふくらむ

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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N1

世

代

よ

world; society; age; generation

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N5

重い

おもい

heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy; important; serious; grave; serious; severe; critical; solid; established; dignified; sensible

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N4

台風

颱風

たいふう

typhoon; hurricane

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N3

誇り

ほこり

pride; boast

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N2

膨らます

ふくらます

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

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N1

指令

しれい

orders; instructions; directive; command

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N5

お巡りさん

御巡りさん

おまわりさん

police officer

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N4

大分

だいぶ、だいぶん

considerably; greatly; a lot

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N3

他

た

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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N2

含める

ふくめる

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth; to permeate with flavor

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N1

記す

誌す、識す

しるす、きす

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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N5

覚える

憶える

おぼえる

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard

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N4

退廷

たいてい

leaving a court

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N3

頬

頰

ほお、ほほ

cheek (of face)

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N2

複数

復数

ふくすう

several; plural; plurality; multiple

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N1

退ける

除ける

のける、どける

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to take away; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun; to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity; to do resolutely; to do boldly

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N5

お弁当

おべんとう

bento (Japanese box lunch)

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N4

大体

だいたい

outline; main point; gist; general; substantially; approximately; about; in the first place; to begin with; from the start

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N3

吠える

吠る、吼える

ほえる

to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry

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N2

複写

ふくしゃ

copy; duplicate

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N1

退く

どく、のく

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

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N5

お風呂

御風呂

おふろ

bath

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N4

大事

だいじ、おおごと

important; valuable; serious matter

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N3

訪問

ほうもん

call; visit

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N2

副詞

ふくし

adverb

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N1

知り合い

知合い、知り合、知合

しりあい

acquaintance

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N5

伯母さん

叔母さん

おばさん

aunt

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N4

大学生

だいがくせい

university student; college student

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N3

方々

方方

かたがた

they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...); you (usu. plural); various

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拭く

ふく

to wipe; to dry

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N1

調べ

しらべ

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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Daily Words

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Today’s Words

Daily Word History

September 14

返す

反す

楽しむ

愉しむ、楽む

本当

本當

蓋

進出

September 13

買う

楽しみ

愉しみ

壕

濠

付属

附属

紳士

September 12

買い物

買物

棚

褒める

誉める、賞める、称める

襖

審査

September 11

階段

例えば

微笑む

頬笑む、ほほ笑む

部首

新婚

September 10

会社

建てる

ぼぼ

武士

武夫

申告

September 09

外国人

立てる

頬

頰

無沙汰

不沙汰

振興

September 08

外国

畳

炎

塞げる

新興

September 07

女の子

正しい

骨

塞く

堰く

進行

September 06

雌

女、妻、牝

尋ねる

訊ねる

仏

塞がる

壅がる

審議

September 05

音楽

訪ねる

歩道

夫妻

殿