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Jan 23, 2026
N5
チー
Definition
seven
N4
ふべん
Definition
inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness
N3
ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや
Definition
evening, last night
N2
マラソン
Definition
marathon, long-distance race, malathion
N1
すくなくとも

Daily Word History

January 22

N5

静か

閑か
しずか
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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)
N3

有能

ゆうのう
able; capable; efficient; skill
N2

マフラー

マフラー
muffler (garment, vehicle); scarf
N1

救い

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

January 21

N5

辞書

じしょ
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
N4

太る

肥る
ふとる
to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight
N3

友人

ゆうじん
friend
N2

目蓋、眼蓋
まぶた、まなぶた
eyelid; eyelids
N1

過ぎ

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

January 20

N5

仕事

しごと
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
N4

不党

ふとう
nonparticipation
N3

友情

ゆうじょう
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
N2

眩しい

まぶしい、まぼしい
dazzling; radiant
N1

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

January 19

N5

時間

じかん
time; hours
N4

普通

ふつう
general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station
N3

優勝

ゆうしょう
overall victory; championship
N2

真似る

v1
vt
まねる
to mimic; to imitate
N1

据える

v1
vt
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)

January 18

N5

私窩子

しかし
prostitute; harlot
N4

部長

ぶちょう
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
N3

優秀

ゆうしゅう
superiority; excellence
N2

纏める

v1
vt
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
N1

据え付ける

据えつける
v1
vt
すえつける
to install; to equip; to mount

January 17

N5

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
N4

復習

ふくしゅう
review; revision
N3

有効

ゆうこう
validity; legality; availability; effectiveness
N2

纏まる

まとまる
to be collected; to be settled; to be in order
N1

崇拝

すうはい
worship; adoration; admiration; cult

January 16

N5

num
スー
four
N4

複雑

ふくざつ
complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)
N3

勇気

ゆうき
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
N2

窓口

まどぐち
ticket window; teller window; counter; contact person; point of contact
N1

数詞

すうし
numeral

January 15

N5

散歩

さんぽ
walk; stroll
N4

深い

ふかい
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late
N3

言う

云う、謂う
v5u
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
N2

祭る

祀る
まつる
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
N1

推理

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

January 14

N5

num
サン
three
N4

増える

殖える
v1
vi
ふえる
to increase; to multiply
N3

唯一

ゆいいつ、ゆいつ
only; sole; unique
N2

真っ白

まっ白、真白
まっしろ、ましろ
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
N1

水田

すいでん
(water-filled) paddy field

January 13

N5

再来年

さ来年
さらいねん
year after next
N4

拾う

ひろう
to pick up; to find; to gather
N3

やや

int
やや
Oh!; Oh my!; Dear me!
N2

真っ先

まっ先、真先
まっさき
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
N1

推測

すいそく
guess; conjecture

January 12

N5

寒い

さむい、さぶい
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
N4

昼休み

ひるやすみ
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
N3

辞める

罷める、退める
v1
vt
やめる
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
N2

真っ青

真青
まっさお
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
N1

吹奏

すいそう
playing wind instruments

January 11

N5

砂糖

さとう
sugar
N4

昼間

ひるま、ちゅうかん
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
N3

破る

敗る
やぶる
to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)
N2

真っ黒

真黒
まっくろ
pitch black
N1

水洗

すいせん
rinsing with water; flushing

January 10

N5

雑誌

ざっし
journal; magazine; periodical
N4

開く

ひらく
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)
N3

矢張り

矢張
adv
やはり
too; also; likewise; either; still; as before; even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; as expected
N2

真っ暗

真暗
まっくら
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
N1

推進

すいしん
propulsion; drive; promotion (e.g. of a government policy); furtherance; implementation

January 09

N5

差す

さす
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one; to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise; to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); to insert; to put in; to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm; to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm; to pole (a boat); to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye; to light (a fire); to burn; to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
N4

酷い

非道い
ひどい
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
N3

屋根

家根
やね
roof
N2

街角

町角
まちかど
street corner
N1

水源

すいげん
source of river; fountainhead

January 08

N5

作文

さくぶん
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
N4

必要

必用
ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
N3

雇う

傭う
やとう
to employ; to hire; to charter
N2

待ち合わせる

待ち合せる、待ちあわせる
v1
まちあわせる
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
N1

水気

みずけ、すいき
moisture; dampness; vapor; vapour; dropsy; edema; oedema

January 07

N5

咲く

さく
to bloom
N4

引っ越す

引越す、引き越す、引っこす
ひっこす、ひきこす
to move (house); to change residence
N3

宿、守公、守宮
しゅく
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
N2

待合室

まちあいしつ
waiting room
N1

人目

ひとめ、じんもく
public gaze; public notice

January 06

N5

せん
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
N4

非常に

adv
ひじょうに
very; extremely; exceedingly
N3

厄介

やっかい
trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)
N2

又は

または
or; otherwise
N1

人民

じんみん
people; public

January 05

N5

さかな、うお
fish
N4

美術館

びじゅつかん
art gallery; art museum
N3

家賃

やちん
rent
N2

跨ぐ

またぐ
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross; to stretch over; to span; to bridge; to saddle; to straddle
N1

人体

じんたい
human body

January 04

N5

財布

さいふ
purse; handbag; wallet
N4

久しぶり

久し振り
ひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
N3

役割

役割り
やくわり
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
N2

混ぜる

交ぜる、雑ぜる
v1
vt
まぜる
to mix; to stir; to blend
N1

迅速

じんそく
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious

January 03

N5

さあ

さあ
come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up; well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm; well now; let's see; there we go; all right; about that; you see
N4

飛行場

ひこうじょう
airfield; airport
N3

やく
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
N2

混ぜる

交ぜる、雑ぜる
v1
vt
まぜる
to mix; to stir; to blend
N1

人材

人財
じんざい
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel