To become able to do something by being taught by someone. Example: 「日本語を習う」 (to learn Japanese).
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N5並ぶならぶ
For several things to form a line. Example: 「人が並ぶ」 (people line up).
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N2, N5並べるならべる
To put several things into a line. Example: 「本を並べる」 (to line up books). 「並ぶ」 is used when things line up themselves, 「並べる」 when one arranges them.
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N5なるなる
Become. Changing into a certain state. 「先生になる」(become a teacher).
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N5二月にがつ
The 2nd month of the year.
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N5にぎやかにぎやか
A lively, fun state with many people. Example: 「にぎやかな町」 (a lively town). Written with the kanji 「賑やか」, but usually written in hiragana in daily life.
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N5肉にく
meat. The part of an animal that is eaten.
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N5西にし
west. One of the directions. The antonym is 「東」 (east).
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N5日曜日にちようび
Sunday. A day of the week. The day after Saturday.
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N5荷物にもつ
luggage. Something to be carried.
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N5庭にわ
garden. A place outside a house where trees and flowers are planted.
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N5脱ぐぬぐ
To take off clothes or shoes, etc., from the body. The antonym is 「着る」 (to wear) or 「履く」 (to put on footwear).
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N5ぬるいぬるい
Neither cold nor hot, not being at the right temperature. Used when something that should be cold is warm, or something that should be hot has cooled down. Written with the kanji 「温い」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N5猫ねこ
cat. An animal that often lives together with people.
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N5眠いねむい
A feeling of wanting to sleep.
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N5寝るねる
sleep. To lie down in order to sleep.
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N5登るのぼる
climb. To go up from below to above. Example: 「山に登る」 (to climb a mountain).
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N5飲み物のみもの
drink. Something to drink.
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N5飲むのむ
drink. To take water or tea, etc., into the body through the mouth.
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N3, N5乗るのる
ride. To get on a train, car, etc. The antonym is 「降りる」 (to get off).
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N5歯は
tooth. A hard part inside the mouth.
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N5はいはい
yes. A word to answer that something is so, or that one understands.
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N5杯はい
counter for cupfuls. A word for counting drinks served in glasses or bowls. いっぱい・にはい・さんばい・よんはい・ごはい・ろっぱい・ななはい・はっぱい・きゅうはい・じゅっぱい, 「なんばい」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぱい」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「ばい」.
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N5灰皿はいざら
A container for putting cigarette ash in.
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N3〜N5入るはいる
enter. To move inside. Example: 「へやに入る」 (to enter a room). The antonym is 「出る」 (to exit).
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N5葉書はがき
postcard. A thin sheet of paper sent as a letter, without using an envelope.
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N5履くはく
put on (footwear). To put on things worn on the lower body, such as shoes or trousers. 「着る」 is used for upper garments. There is also the homophone 「掃く」 (to sweep up dirt on the floor with a broom), among others.
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N5箱はこ
box. A square container for putting things in. In the form 「〜箱」 it is also used as a word for counting things that come in boxes.
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N5橋はし
bridge. Something built over a river, etc., to cross it. There is also the homophone 「箸」 (the sticks used when eating), among others.
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N5箸はし
chopsticks. Two sticks used to pick up and eat food. There is also the homophone 「橋」 (something built over a river), among others.
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N5始まるはじまる
For something to start. Example: 「じゅぎょうが始まる」 (class begins). The antonym is 「終わる」 (to end).
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N5初めはじめ
The very first part. Example: 「初めのページ」 (the first page).
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N5初めてはじめて
for the first time. A state of something happening that has never happened before.
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N2, N4, N5走るはしる
run. To move forward by moving one's legs quickly.
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N5二十歳はたち
20 years old. Read as "はたち," not read according to the characters as written.
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N2, N5働くはたらく
work. To do a job.
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N5八月はちがつ
The 8th month of the year.
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N5発音はつおん
pronunciation. The way sounds are produced when saying words aloud.
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N5二十日はつか
the 20th day; twenty days. The twentieth day of the month. It can also mean a period of twenty days. It is a special reading that is not read 「にじゅうにち」, of the same kind as calling twenty years of age 「はたち」.
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N5半はん
half. Attached after a number or a time, it adds the sense of one more half. 「三時半」 is midway between three and four o'clock, and 「一個半」 means one item and a half. It can also come in front, as in 「半年」「半日」. Unlike 「半分」, 「半」 is not used by itself as an independent word.
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N5晩ばん
Night. Often used connected with other words, as in 「今晩」 (tonight), 「毎晩」 (every night).
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N5番号ばんごう
number. A number assigned for order or to distinguish things.
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N5晩御飯ばんごはん
A meal eaten at night. 「夕飯」 has nearly the same meaning.
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N2, N5半分はんぶん
half. One of the two equal parts into which a whole is divided. 「ケーキを半分に切る」「半分だけたべる」. 「半」 also means half, but it attaches to numbers or times, as in 「三時半」「一個半」, and is not used by itself.
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N5東ひがし
east. One of the directions. The antonym is 「西」 (west).
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N5匹ひき
counter for small animals. A word for counting small animals such as dogs, cats, fish, and insects. いっぴき・にひき・さんびき・よんひき・ごひき・ろっぴき・ななひき・はっぴき・きゅうひき・じゅっぴき, 「なんびき」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぴき」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「びき」.
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N2〜N5引くひく
pull. To move something toward oneself by applying force. Example: 「戸を引く」 (to pull a door). The antonym is 「押す」 (to push). There is also the homophone 「弾く」 (to play a musical instrument), among others.
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N5弾くひく
To play an instrument such as a piano or guitar. Same reading as 「引く」, but used only for musical instruments.
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N3, N5低いひくい
low. A state where the length from bottom to top is small. The antonym is 「高い」 (high).
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