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Mar 19, 2026

N5

Reading

コン、キン、いま

Meaning

now

Words

今、今日、今後、今回、今度

N4

Reading

チ、ジ

Meaning

ground, earth

Words

地、地域、地方、所在地、地区

N3

Reading

コウ、ひか.る、ひかり

Meaning

ray, light

Words

光、観光、日光、光学、光線

N2

Reading

ケイ、かたむ.く、かたむ.ける、かたぶ.く、かた....

Meaning

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

Words

傾向、傾斜、傾く、傾倒、傾ける

N1

Reading

キョウ、コウ、せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ...

Meaning

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Words

狭い、狭義、狭間、狭軌、狭隘

Daily Kanji History

Mar 19, 2026

N5

そうして

Definition

and, like that

Examples

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N4

やむ

Definition

to cease, to stop, to be over

Examples

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N3

りょうきん

Definition

fee, charge, fare

Examples

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N2

めぐる

Definition

to go around, to return, to surround, to concern (usu. of disputes)

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N1

せいそう

Definition

dressed up, wearing rich clothes

Examples

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