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NihongoDera

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Mar 6, 2026

N5

Reading

サン、ゾウ、み、み.つ、みっ.つ

Meaning

three

Words

三、三重、三郎、三振、三男

N4

Reading

ギョ、うお、さかな、-ざかな

Meaning

fish

Words

魚、魚雷、魚類、人魚、金魚

N3

Reading

ヨウ、ショウ、さま、さん

Meaning

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Words

同様、様々、様、仕様、模様

N2

Reading

キ、ケ、まれ

Meaning

hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal

Words

希望、希、希少、希薄、希釈

N1

Reading

リ、なし

Meaning

pear tree

Words

山梨、梨、梨花、花梨、阿闍梨

Daily Kanji History

Mar 6, 2026

N5

せいと

Definition

pupil

Examples

Find example sentences for 生徒

N4

もうす

Definition

to say, to be called, to do

Examples

Find example sentences for 申す

N3

らく

Definition

comfort, ease, raku pottery

Examples

Find example sentences for 楽

N2

むれ

Definition

group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)

Examples

Find example sentences for 群れ

N1

せいさく

Definition

political measures, policy

Examples

Find example sentences for 政策

Daily Word History