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Nov 22, 2025
N5
くる
Definition
to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back, to do ... and come back, to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue, to come from, to be caused by, to derive from, to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
N4
にっき
Definition
diary, journal
N3
めいかく
Definition
clear, precise, definite, distinct
N2
ほうちょう
Definition
kitchen knife, carving knife, cooking, food
N1
じゅうたん
Definition
carpet, rug, runner

Daily Word History

November 21

N5

クラス

クラス
class
N4

二階建て

二階建
にかいだて
two-storied building
N3

無料

むりょう
free; no charge
N2

包帯

繃帯
ほうたい
bandage; dressing
N1

充実

じゅうじつ
fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality; enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading; replenishment; repletion

November 20

N5

暗い

昏い、冥い、闇い
くらい
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
N4

苦い

にがい
bitter
N3

むね、むな
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; bust; heart; lungs; stomach; heart; mind; feelings
N2

法則

ほうそく
law; rule
N1

従事

じゅうじ
engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)

November 19

N5

曇る

くぐもる
to mumble; to mutter
N4

慣れる

馴れる
v1
vi
なれる
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
N3

夢中

むちゅう
daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment; within a (deep) dream
N2

包装

ほうそう
packing; wrapping
N1

従業員

じゅうぎょういん
employee; worker

November 18

N5

曇り

くもり
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow
N4

成程

成る程
なるほど、ナルホド
I see; That's right!; Indeed
N3

無駄

むだ
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
N2

方針

ほうしん
objective; plan; policy
N1

じゅう
dwelling; living

November 17

N5

邦、國
くに
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
N4

成るべく

成る可く
adv
なるべく
as much as possible; wherever practicable
N3

結ぶ

むすぶ
to tie; to bind; to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips); to unite (with); to ally; to join hands
N2

防止

ぼうし
prevention; check
N1

じゃん拳

じゃんけん
rock, paper, scissors game

November 16

N5

靴下

くつ下、沓下
くつした
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
N4

鳴る

なる
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
N3

寧ろ

adv
むしろ
rather; better; instead
N2

坊さん

ぼうさん
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
N1

砂利

じゃり、ざり
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

November 15

N5

沓、履、鞋
くつ
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
N4

為さる

なさる
to do
N3

虫歯

齲歯、齲
むしば、うし、くし
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
N2

方言

ほうげん
dialect
N1

若干

幾許
じゃっかん、そこばく、そくばく、そこば
some; few; a number of; a little (bit); somewhat; to a certain extent; many; a lot

November 14

N5

く、こう
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
N4

投げる

v1
vt
なげる
to throw; to cast away; to face defeat; to give up
N3

無視

むし
disregarding; ignoring
N2

ほうき
broom
N1

じゃく
little less than; fewer than; under; weakness; the weak

November 13

N5

果物

菓物
くだもの、かぶつ
fruit
N4

亡くなる

なくなる
to die
N3

向ける

v1
vt
むける
to turn towards; to point
N2

方角

ほうがく
direction; way; compass point
N1

地元

じもと
home area; home town; local

November 12

N5

下さい

exp
ください
please give me; please do for me
N4

無くなる

なくなる
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
N3

向く

v5k
むく
to face; to turn toward; to be suited to; to be fit for
N2

望遠鏡

ぼうえんきょう
telescope
N1

耳鼻科

じびか
otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat

November 11

N5

くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe
N4

泣く

哭く
v5k
なく
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
N3

迎え

むかえ
meeting; greeting; welcome
N2

ベンチ

ベンチ
bench
N1

地主

じぬし
landlord; landowner

November 10

N5

金曜日

きんようび
Friday
N4

治る

直る
なおる
to be cured; to get well; to be healed; to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed
N3

向い

向かい、対い
むかい
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
N2

便所

べんじょ
toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station
N1

自動詞

じどうし
intransitive verb (no direct obj.)

November 09

N5

銀行

ぎんこう
bank
N4

治る

直る
なおる
to be cured; to get well; to be healed; to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed
N3

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
N2

編集

編修、編輯
へんしゅう
editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)
N1

自転

じてん
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin

November 08

N5

キロメートル、キロメイトル
kilometer; kilometre
N4

治す

直す
なおす
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair; to do over again (after -masu base of verb); to replace; to put back as it was; to convert (into a different state); to transform
N3

みな、みんな
all; everyone; everybody; everything
N2

へん

へん
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense; humph; hmph
N1

実情

実状
じつじょう
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

November 07

N5

キログラム
kilogram; kilogramme
N4

とんとん

とんとん
tap; rap-tap; tapping; without delay; smoothly; without a hitch; even; equal; with no advantage or disadvantage
N3

魅力

みりょく
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
N2

ヘル

ヘル
hell; Mr
N1

実業家

じつぎょうか
industrialist; businessman

November 06

N5

綺麗

奇麗、暉麗
きれい
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
N4

泥棒

泥坊
どろぼう
thief; burglar; robber; theft
N3

未来

みらい
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
N2

ヘリコプター

ヘリコプター
helicopter
N1

じつ、じち
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; fidelity; content; substance; (good) result

November 05

N5

着る

著る
v1
vt
きる
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
N4

取り替える

取換える、取り換える、取替える、取りかえる、取換る
v1
vt
とりかえる
to exchange; to replace
N3

明後日

あさって、みょうごにち
day after tomorrow
N2

ベテラン

ベテラン、ベデラン、ヴェテラン
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
N1

10分

十分
じっぷん、じゅっぷん
10 minutes

November 04

N5

切る

きる
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete
N4

止める

留める、停める
v1
vt
とめる
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody
N3

みょう
strange; unusual; (something) superb; (something) excellent
N2

別々

別別
べつべつ
separately; individually
N1

実費

じっぴ
actual expense; cost price

November 03

N5

嫌い

きらい
dislike; hate; suspicion; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
N4

泊まる

泊る
とまる
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
N3

metropolitan; municipal
N2

別荘

べっそう
holiday house; villa
N1

実態

じったい
true state; actual condition; reality

November 02

N5

去年

きょねん、こぞ
last year
N4

届ける

屆ける
v1
vt
とどける
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
N3

土産

どさん、とさん
product of the land; present; souvenir
N2

隔てる

距てる
v1
vt
へだてる
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
N1

実践

じっせん
practice; practising; putting into practice; implementation