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Nov 7, 2025
N5
キロメートル、キロメイトル
Definition
kilometer, kilometre
N4
なおす
Definition
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
Definition
all, everyone, everybody, everything
N2
へん
Definition
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense, humph, hmph
N1
じつじょう
Definition
real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs

Daily Word History

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

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

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

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

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

October 26

N5

昨日

きのう、さくじつ
yesterday
N4

遠く

とおく
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
N3

見送り

みおくり
seeing one off; farewell; escort
N2

並行

平行、併行
へいこう
(going) side-by-side; abreast; concurrent; occurring together; at the same time; parallel
N1

事前

じぜん
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

October 25

N5

切符

きっぷ
ticket
N4

動物園

どうぶつえん
zoo; zoological gardens
N3

じつ、じち
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; fidelity; content; substance; (good) result
N2

平気

へいき
coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern; all right; OK; okay
N1

自信

じしん
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

October 24

N5

切れ手

切手
きれて
man of ability
N4

どうどう

どうどう
with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground; whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.)
N3

骸、身
むくろ
(dead) body; corpse
N2

閉会

へいかい
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
N1

辞職

じしょく
resignation

October 23

N5

喫茶店

きっさてん、きっちゃてん
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
N4

道具

どうぐ
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means
N3

満足

滿足
まんぞく
satisfaction; contentment; complacency; sufficient; enough; adequate; proper
N2

分類

ぶんるい
classification; categorization; sorting
N1

自首

じしゅ
surrender; give oneself up

October 22

N5

汚い

穢い、汚ない
きたない
dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; stingy; greedy
N4

metropolitan; municipal
N3

万一

まんいち、ばんいち、まんいつ、ばんいつ
emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility
N2

分量

ぶんりょう
amount; quantity
N1

自主

じしゅ
independence; autonomy

October 21

N5

ギター

ギター
guitar
N4

展覧会

てんらんかい
exhibition
N3

回り

廻り
まわり
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via; round; turn; size; 12-year period; 12-year age difference
N2

文脈

ぶんみゃく
context
N1

自在

じざい
freely; at will

October 20

N5

きた
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind
N4

電報

でんぽう
telegram
N3

回す

廻す
まわす
to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); to invest; to gang-rape
N2

文房具

ぶんぼうぐ
stationery
N1

時差

じさ
time difference

October 19

N5

聞く

聴く、訊く
きく
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
N4

電灯

電燈
でんとう
electric light
N3

丸で

adv
まるで
quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like
N2

分布

ぶんぷ
distribution; dissemination; allocation
N1

地獄

じごく
hell

October 18

N5

消える

v1
vi
きえる
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
N4

天気予報

てんきよほう
weather forecast; weather report
N3

丸い

円い
まるい、まろい
round; circular; spherical; harmonious; calm
N2

文体

ぶんたい
literary style
N1

時刻表

じこくひょう
table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule