letter. Something written on paper to convey something to a person.
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N5できるできる
Can do; be able to. Being able to do something. 「日本語ができる」(be able to speak Japanese). Also used for something being completed.
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N5出口でぐち
exit. A place for going outside. The antonym is 「入口」 (entrance).
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N5ではでは
A word said when continuing or starting a talk. A shortened way of saying 「それでは」.
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N5でもでも
A word used when saying something different from the previous sentence. Often used in spoken language.
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N3〜N5出るでる
To move from inside to outside. Example: 「家を出る」 (to leave the house). The antonym is 「入る」 (to enter).
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N5天気てんき
weather. The condition of the sky, whether it is hot or cold, etc.
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N5電気でんき
electricity. The power used to move things or light up a room. Also used to mean a light itself, as in 「電気をつける」 (to turn on the light).
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N5電車でんしゃ
train. A vehicle that runs on rails, powered by electricity.
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N5電話でんわ
telephone. A tool for talking with someone far away.
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N5戸と
door. The entrance to a house or room that can be opened and closed. Often made of wood or glass. In everyday Japanese, 「ドア」 is used more commonly than 「戸」
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N5どうどう
how. A word for asking about a state or method. Example: 「どうですか」 (how is it?).
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N5どうしてどうして
why. A word for asking the reason.
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N5どうぞどうぞ
Please (go ahead). A word said when offering or urging someone to do something. 「どうぞ、お入りください」(please, come in).
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N5動物どうぶつ
animal. A living creature that can move.
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N3, N5どうもどうも
A spoken way of saying 「ありがとう」 (thank you). Also used as in 「どうもすみません」 (I'm so sorry).
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N3, N5遠いとおい
far. A state where the distance is great. The antonym is 「近い」 (near).
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N5十日とおか
the 10th day; ten days. The tenth day of the month. It can also mean a period of ten days. It is the form made by adding 「か」 to 「とお」, and it is not read 「じゅうにち」.
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N5時計とけい
clock. A tool for telling time.
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N5どこどこ
where. A word for asking about a place.
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N3, N5所ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.
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N5年とし
year. A unit for the length of time. It is also used to mean a person's age. When counting years: いちねん・にねん・さんねん・よねん・ごねん…じゅうねん, and 「なんねん」. 4 is read 「よねん」.
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N5図書館としょかん
library. A place where one can read or borrow books.
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N5どちらどちら
A polite way of saying 「どこ」 (where) or 「どっち」 (which). Asks about a direction or which of two things.
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N5どっちどっち
A casual way of saying 「どちら」.
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N3, N5とてもとても
very. A state where the degree of something is great.
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N5どなたどなた
A polite way of saying 「だれ」.
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N5隣となり
The seat, house, country, etc., right next to something. Example: 「隣の人」 (the person next door).
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N5どのどの
A word for asking which one among several. Used before a noun, as in 「どの本」 (which book).
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N2, N5飛ぶとぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.
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N3, N5止まるとまる
For something that was moving to stop moving. Example: 「電車が止まる」 (a train stops).
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N5友達ともだち
friend. A person one gets along well with and spends time together with.
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N5土曜日どようび
Saturday. One of the days of the week. The day after Friday.
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N5鳥とり
bird. An animal that flies through the sky.
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N5鶏肉とりにく
Chicken meat. Also called 「チキン」.
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N3, N5取るとる
take. To hold something with one's hand and bring it toward oneself. Example: 「新聞を取る」 (to get the newspaper).
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N5撮るとる
To take a photo with a camera. Same reading as 「取る」, but used only for photos.
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N5どれどれ
A word for asking which one among three or more things. Example: 「どれがいいですか」 (which one is good?).
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N5どんなどんな
What kind of. Used before a noun, as in 「どんな人」 (what kind of person).
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N5中なか
inside. The interior side of a thing or place.
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N5長いながい
long. A state where the distance from end to end is great. Also used for a long amount of time. The antonym is 「短い」 (short).
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N5鳴くなく
cry; chirp (animal). For an animal or bird to make a sound. Example: 「鳥が鳴く」 (a bird sings/cries). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「泣く」 (for a person to shed tears).
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N3, N5なくすなくす
lose. For something one had to become unable to find. Written with the kanji 「無くす」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N5なぜなぜ
Why. A word used to ask for a reason. A more formal (stiffer) way of saying it than 「どうして」.
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N5夏なつ
summer. The hottest season of the year.
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N5夏休みなつやすみ
The period in summer when school or work is off.
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N5などなど
And so on; etc. A word used to cite a representative example from among several things. 「りんごやみかんなど」(apples, oranges, and so on).
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N5七つななつ
seven. The number 7 when counting things.
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N5何なに
what. A word for asking about things. When asking about numbers or time it is read 「なん」, and is used as in 「何時（なんじ）」「何人（なんにん）」「何本（なんぼん）」.
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N5七日なのか
The 7th day of the month. Also, a period of 7 days.
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