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Mar 15, 2026

N5

Reading

カン、ケン、あいだ、ま、あい

Meaning

interval, space

Words

間、時間、人間、期間、年間

N4

Reading

ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning

oneself

Words

自分、自身、自動車、自治体、自由

N3

Reading

マン、バン、み.ちる、み.つ、み.たす

Meaning

full, fullness, enough, satisfy

Words

満、満たす、未満、満州、不満

N2

Reading

エイ、ヨウ、さか.える、は.え、-ば.え、は.える...

Meaning

flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor

Words

栄、栄養、繁栄、栄光、栄誉

N1

Reading

ヘン、かたよ.る

Meaning

partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased

Words

偏、偏見、偏る、偏差、偏向

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Mar 15, 2026

N5

せんせい、せんじょう

Definition

teacher, master, doctor, with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific, previous existence

Examples

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N4

やける

Definition

to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to be jealous, to be envious

Examples

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N3

りゅうがく

Definition

studying abroad (usu. at university level)

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N2

めいめい

Definition

each, individual

Examples

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N1

せいじゅん

Definition

purity, innocence

Examples

No example sentences found for 清純

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