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Feb 17, 2026

N5

Reading

ユウ、とも

Meaning

friend

Words

友人、友、親友、友達、友好

N4

Reading

リョ、たび

Meaning

trip, travel

Words

旅、旅行、旅客、旅団、旅館

N3

Reading

シツ、うしな.う、う.せる

Meaning

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

Words

失う、失敗、失点、焼失、喪失

N2

Reading

オン、あたた.か、あたた.かい、あたた.まる、あた...

Meaning

warm

Words

温泉、温度、気温、温、温暖

N1

Reading

ロウ、も.る、も.れる、も.らす

Meaning

leak, escape, time

Words

漏れる、漏らす、漏れ、漏洩、漏る

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Feb 17, 2026

N5

すいようび

Definition

Wednesday

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N4

まみえる

Definition

to have an audience, to meet, to see, to face (an enemy), to confront, to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Examples

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N3

よさん

Definition

estimate, budget

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N2

みほん

Definition

sample, specimen, pattern, model, example

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N1

すっぱり、すぱり

Definition

completely (quitting, etc.), entirely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, without hesitation, cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.), in a single blow

Examples

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