NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

お母さん

御母さん

おかあさん

mother

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N4

隅

角

すみ、すま

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

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N3

風呂

ふろ

bath; bathtub; bathroom; bathhouse; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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N2

冷やす

冷す

ひやす

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate; to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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N1

象徴

しょうちょう

symbol

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N5

大勢

たいせい

general trend; current thought

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N4

滑る

ぬめる、なめる

to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily

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N3

触れる

ふれる

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

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N2

皮膚

皮フ

ひふ、ひフ

skin

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N1

承諾

しょうだく

consent; acquiescence; agreement

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N5

大きな

おおきな

big; large; great

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N4

砂

沙、砂子、沙子

すな、すなご、いさご

sand; grit; gold dust; silver dust

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N3

震える

顫える

ふるえる

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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N2

響く

ひびく

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate; to come (home); to remain (with someone); to have an effect; to make an impression

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N1

消息

しょうそく、しょうそこ

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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N5

大きい

おおきい

big; large; great; loud

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N4

捨てる

棄てる

すてる

to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign

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N3

振る

ふる

to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump; to abandon; to give up; to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings; to change directions; to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace; to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else

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N2

響き

響

ひびき

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

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N1

称する

しょうする

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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N5

多い

おおい

many; numerous

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N4

すっと

すっと、スッと、スーッと、すうっと

straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden; quietly; gently; softly; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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N3

不利

ふり

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback

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N2

日の出

ひので

sunrise

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少数

しょうすう

minority; few

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N5

美味しい

おいしい、オイシイ

delicious; tasty; sweet

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N4

すっかり

all; completely; thoroughly

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N3

不満

ふまん

dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled

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N2

日の入り

ひのいり

sunset

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N1

昇進

陞進

しょうしん

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

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N5

鉛筆

えんぴつ

pencil

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N4

荒む

進む、遊む

すさむ

to grow wild; to run to waste

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N3

不平

ふへい

complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction

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N2

捻る

拈る、撚る

ひねる

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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N1

詳細

しょうさい

detail; particulars

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N5

エレベーター

エレベーター、エレベータ

elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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N4

凄い

すごい

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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N3

部分

ぶぶん

portion; section; part

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N2

日々

日日

ひび、にちにち

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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N1

照合

しょうごう

collation; comparison

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N5

駅

驛

えき

station

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N4

過ぎる

すぎる

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

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N3

船

舟、槽

ふね

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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N2

皮肉

ひにく

cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire

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N1

消耗

しょうもう、しょうこう

exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation

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N5

ええ

ええ、えー

yes; that is correct; right; um; errr; huh?; grrr; gah; Must I?; good

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N4

数学

すうがく

mathematics; arithmetic

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N3

餢飳

伏兎

ぶと

deep-fried mochi (Heian period)

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N2

ビニール

ビニール、ビニル、バイニル

vinyl

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証拠

證據

しょうこ

evidence; proof

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N5

英語

えいご

English (language)

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N4

水道

すいどう

water service; water supply

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N3

筆

ふで

writing brush

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N2

独りでに

一人でに

ひとりでに

by itself; automatically; naturally

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N1

証言

しょうげん

evidence; testimony

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N5

映画館

えいがかん

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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N4

水泳

すいえい

swimming

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N3

物理

ぶつり

physics; law of nature

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N2

独り言

ひとり言、一人言、独りごと

ひとりごと

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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衝撃

しょうげき

shock; crash; impact; ballistic

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N5

映画

えいが

movie; film

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N4

新聞社

しんぶんしゃ

newspaper company

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N3

物質

ぶっしつ

material; substance

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N2

一休み

ひと休み

ひとやすみ

(short) rest; breather; break

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消去

しょうきょ

elimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away

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N5

絵

え

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

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N4

親切

深切

しんせつ

kindness; gentleness

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N3

物価

ぶっか

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

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N2

瞳

眸

ひとみ

pupil (of eye); eye

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N1

商

しょう

quotient; dealing; dealer; store; Shang (dynasty of China)

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N5

上着

上衣、表着

うわぎ、じょうい

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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N4

神社

じんじゃ

Shinto shrine

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N3

打っ

ぶっ

strongly (used to emphasize the following verb); violently; quickly; suddenly

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N2

一まず

一先ず、一先、ひと先ず

ひとまず

for the present; once; in outline

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N1

傷

疵、瑕、創

きず、キズ

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; chip; crack; scratch; nick; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

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N5

煩い

五月蝿い、五月蠅い、煩さい

うるさい、ウルサイ

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate; fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy; shut up!; be quiet!

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N4

人口

じんこう

population; common talk

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N3

縁

ふち

rim; brim; edge; brink

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N2

人通り

ひとどおり

pedestrian traffic

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N1

症

しょう

illness

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N5

売る

うる

to sell

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N4

調べる

しらべる

to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

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N3

普段

ふだん

usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always

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N2

一通り

ひととおり

(in) general; broad (e.g. knowledge); the basics; ordinary; usual; common; briefly; roughly; one method

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N1

象

しょう

phenomenon

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N5

海

うみ、み、わた、わだ

sea; ocean; waters

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N4

知らせる

報せる

しらせる

to notify; to advise; to inform

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N3

再び

二度

ふたたび

again; once more; a second time

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N2

人差し指

人差指、人指し指、人さし指

ひとさしゆび

index finger

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N1

背負う

脊負う

せおう、しょう

to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)

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N5

生まれる

産まれる、生れる、産れる

うまれる

to be born

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女性

じょせい、にょしょう

woman; female; feminine gender

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N3

双子

二子

ふたご、そうし

twins; twin

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N2

必需品

ひつじゅひん

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple

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N1

諸

しょ

various; many; several

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N5

歌う

唄う、謡う、詠う、唱う

うたう

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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N4

食料品

しょくりょうひん

foodstuff; groceries

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N3

舞台

ぶたい

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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N2

筆者

ひっしゃ

writer (often in self-reference); author

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N1

私有

しゆう

private ownership

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Daily Words

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Daily Word History

July 30

お母さん

御母さん

隅

角

風呂

冷やす

冷す

象徴

July 29

大勢

滑る

触れる

皮膚

皮フ

承諾

July 28

大きな

砂

沙、砂子、沙子

震える

顫える

響く

消息

July 27

大きい

捨てる

棄てる

振る

響き

響

称する

July 26

多い

すっと

不利

日の出

少数

July 25

美味しい

すっかり

不満

日の入り

昇進

陞進

July 24

鉛筆

荒む

進む、遊む

不平

捻る

拈る、撚る

詳細

July 23

エレベーター

凄い

部分

日々

日日

照合

July 22

駅

驛

過ぎる

船

舟、槽

皮肉

消耗

July 21

ええ

数学

餢飳

伏兎

ビニール

証拠

證據