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Nov 16, 2025
N5
くに
Definition
country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
N4
なるべく
Definition
as much as possible, wherever practicable
N3
むすぶ
Definition
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
ぼうし
Definition
prevention, check
N1
じゃんけん
Definition
rock, paper, scissors game

Daily Word History

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

November 01

N5

兄弟

きょうだい、けいてい
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend
N4

途中

とちゅう
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway
N3

見舞い

見舞
みまい
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry
N2

べそ

べそ
child's tear-stained face
N1

実質

じっしつ
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible

October 31

N5

教室

きょうしつ
classroom; department; laboratory; single-room school; small school
N4

特急

とっきゅう
limited express (train, faster than an express); great hurry
N3

認める

v1
vt
したためる
to write up
N2

凹む

v5m
へこむ
to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield; to be daunted; to be snubbed
N1

しっくり

しっくり
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

October 30

N5

今日

n-t
きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
N4

床屋

とこや
barbershop; barber
N3

みつ
density; thickness; secrecy; minute; fine
N2

平野

へいや
plain; open field
N1

辞退

じたい
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself

October 29

N5

牛乳

ぎゅうにゅう
(cow's) milk
N4
とくべつ
special
N3

満ちる

充ちる、盈ちる
v1
vi
みちる
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
N2

平凡

へいぼん
common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
N1

字体

じたい
type; font; lettering

October 28

N5

牛肉

ぎゅうにく
beef
N4

特に

adv
とくに
particularly; especially
N3

見事

美事
みごと
splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
N2

兵隊

へいたい
soldier; sailor
N1

持続

じぞく
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

October 27

N5

num
チュー
nine
N4

通る

徹る、透る
とおる
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
N3

味方

身方、御方
みかた
friend; ally; supporter
N2

平日

へいじつ、ひらび
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
N1

自尊心

じそんしん
(spirit of) self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride