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Today’s Kanji
Apr 30, 2025
Today’s Words
Apr 30, 2025
N5
ひらく
Definition
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 n...
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N4
こうちょう
Definition
principal, headmaster
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N3
げん
Definition
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw
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N2
はじめに
Definition
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning, Introduction, Preface
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N1
しほう
Definition
administration of justice
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