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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N5
掃除
そうじ
cleaning. To remove dirt and make something clean.
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N2
総じて
そうじて
An adverb meaning "viewed overall" or "generally speaking." Used in forms like 「総じて好調」「総じて言えば」 in contexts of describing an overall trend despite individual differences.
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N5
そうして
そうして
Nearly the same meaning as 「そして」, a word connecting the events that follow.
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N1
奏する
そうする
To play an instrument or the like. Also used as the idiomatic expression 「功を奏する」, meaning "the effects of one's efforts or ingenuity become apparent."
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N2
壮絶
そうぜつ
The state of being valiant and intense. Used in forms like 「壮絶な戦い」「壮絶な最期」, expressing the fierceness and awesomeness of confronting something at the cost of one's life.
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N2
早々
そうそう
Means right after a certain time or event, at a very early stage. When it attaches to a noun, as in 「新年早々」「開店早々」, it is read 「そうそう」 and expresses the sense of 「〜してすぐ」 (right after doing something). The same kanji is also read 「はやばや」; with this reading it is used in the form 「早々と」, as in 「早々と帰る」「早々と売り切れる」, expressing that the action takes place earlier than usual. Because the form used differs with the reading, distinguish them this way: 「〜早々」 is read 「そうそう」, and 「早々と」 is read 「はやばや」.
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N3
想像
そうぞう
imagination. To picture in one's mind something not actually seen. Example: 「想像がつく」 (able to imagine). Note the distinction from the homophone 「創造」 (to create something new).
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N2
壮大
そうだい
The state of being grand in scale and magnificent. Used in forms like 「壮大な計画」「壮大な景色」, expressing that the scale, vision, or scenery is sweeping and impressive.
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N3
早退
そうたい
To leave school or work earlier than the scheduled time. Example: 「体調が悪くて早退する」 (to leave early due to feeling unwell).
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N4
相談
そうだん
To discuss a troubling matter or something one wants to decide, with another person.
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N1
装填
そうてん
The act of loading ammunition or film into a prescribed position. Used in forms like 「弾を装填する」, applied to the action of loading necessary items into devices such as guns or cameras.
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N2
早晩
そうばん
An adverb meaning "sooner or later" or "before long." A formal word used in forms like 「早晩〜するだろう」 to predict things that will certainly happen in the future.
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N1
双璧
そうへき
Two things both outstanding and impossible to rank against each other. Used in forms like 「業界の双璧」 to refer to two equally great presences in a particular field. The character 「璧」 looks similar to 「壁」 (wall) but is a different character.
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N1
壮烈
そうれつ
Valiantly fierce. Used in expressions like 「壮烈な戦い」「壮烈な突撃」 to express intensity accompanied by martial valor and spirit. Somewhat literary in tone.
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N1
疎外
そがい
Excluding someone from a group and treating them as an outsider. Used in contexts where a person is shut out from a group or relationship and becomes isolated, as in 「疎外感」 or 「社会から疎外される」.
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N1
そぐう
そぐう
To match well with or be suitable for a certain place or situation. Expresses harmony with circumstances, as in 「時代にそぐう」 or 「場にそぐう」. In modern Japanese, it is often used in the negative form 「そぐわない」.
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N3
速度
そくど
speed. The speed at which one moves. Example: 「速度を上げる」 (to increase speed).
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N1
そぐわない
そぐわない
Being mismatched and unsuitable to a setting. Used in forms like 「時代にそぐわない」「場にそぐわない」, expressing that the subject does not harmonize with the situation or environment.
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N2, N3
底
そこ
bottom. The lowest part of a container, the sea, or a river. Example: 「くつの底」 (the sole of a shoe). Also used to mean the deepest part, as in 「心の底」 (the depths of one's heart).
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N5
そこ
そこ
A word referring to a place closer to the listener than to the speaker.
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N2
損なう
そこなう
To make the good state of something worse. Used to worsen an abstract state or value, as in 「信用を損なう」, 「健康を損なう」, or 「景観を損なう」.
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N2
損ねる
そこねる
The act of worsening one's mood, health, or the state of things. Used in forms like 「機嫌を損ねる」「体調を損ねる」, with the meaning of degrading the state of the subject. Also used as an auxiliary verb meaning "miss the chance to ~", as in 「言いそこねる」.
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N1
素地
そじ
The base or foundation upon which things stand. Used in forms like 「成功の素地を作る」「改革の素地が整う」 to refer to the underlying basis required for something to be realized.
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N1
素質
そしつ
The natural traits or aptitudes one is born with. Used in forms like 「音楽家の素質」「素質に恵まれる」, referring to abilities one is born with rather than acquired through later effort or learning.
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N1
素知らぬ
そしらぬ
An appearance of pretending not to know something one actually does know. A pre-noun word used in scenes where one deliberately feigns ignorance, as in 「素知らぬ顔」 or 「素知らぬふり」.
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N1
蘇生
そせい
The act of those near death or stopped functions being brought back to life. Used in forms like 「蘇生措置」「心肺蘇生」 in contexts of restoring life or function that had once been lost.
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N2
注ぐ
そそぐ
To pour a liquid from a container. Also used to mean concentrating something abstract such as affection or one's gaze onto a single object. The target is either a liquid or an abstract feeling or gaze, as in 「お茶を注ぐ」, 「愛情を注ぐ」, or 「視線を注ぐ」.
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N1
そそのかす
そそのかす
The act of inciting another person through flattery or whispering into wrongful conduct. Used in forms like 「悪事をそそのかす」 in contexts of leading someone in a bad direction.
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N1
そそる
そそる
To arouse feelings such as appetite, interest, or curiosity. Used in contexts that stimulate a person's sensory or psychological desires, as in 「食欲をそそる香り」 or 「好奇心をそそる話」.
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N4
育てる
そだてる
To raise a child, animal, or plant, etc., to grow.
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N5
そちら
そちら
There (polite). A polite way of saying 「そこ」. It points to the side where the listener is.
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N1
そつ
そつ
A slip-up or wasted effort. In the form 「そつがない」, used as a compliment meaning "leaving no opening and handling things skillfully."
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N2
即興
そっきょう
Creating music, poetry, drama, or the like on the spot without prior preparation. Used in scenes of artistic creation, as in 「即興で演奏する」 or 「即興の詩」.
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N4
卒業
そつぎょう
To finish all of one's studies at a school. The antonym is 「入学」 (enrollment).
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N2, N3
そっくり
そっくり
A state of being very similar. Example: 「父親にそっくりだ」 (to look just like one's father). Also used to mean entirely, with nothing left out, as in 「そっくりそのまま」 (exactly as is, in its entirety).
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N1
そっけない
そっけない
The state of being unfriendly and cold. Used in forms like 「そっけない態度」「そっけない返事」, expressing a manner that conveys no concern or warmth toward the other person.
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N2
即効
そっこう
The fact that medicine, a treatment, or the like takes effect immediately. Used for things whose effect appears in a short time, as in 「即効性のある薬」 or 「即効の治療」.
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N5
そっち
そっち
A casual way of saying 「そちら」.
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N2, N3
そっと
そっと
A manner of doing something quietly and gently, without making a sound. Example: 「そっとドアを閉める」 (to close a door quietly). There is also the expression 「そっとしておく」 (to leave someone/something alone).
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N2
卒倒
そっとう
The act of suddenly losing consciousness and collapsing on the spot. Used in forms like 「知らせを聞いて卒倒した」, expressing fainting and falling from a strong shock or surprise.
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N1
そっぽ
そっぽ
The direction in which one has turned one's face away. In the idiom 「そっぽを向く」, it expresses turning one's face away in defiance of the other person, or an attitude of ignoring them.
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N2
袖
そで
The part of a garment that covers the arm. Also, in the idiom 「袖にする」, used to mean treating someone coldly or paying them no attention. There are also other clothing-related idioms such as 「袖を通す」 (to put on a garment).
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N5
外
そと
outside. The outer side of a building or room. The antonym is 「中」 (inside).
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N5
その
その
A word referring to something close to the listener. Used as in 「その本」 (that book).
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N3
その後
そのご
Meaning "after that" or "from then on." Used in forms like 「その後の状況」「その後、連絡がない」 in contexts referring to the period following a certain point in time.
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N1
その場しのぎ
そのばしのぎ
The act of getting through a situation temporarily without aiming at a fundamental solution. Used in forms like 「その場しのぎの対応」 to refer to a stop-gap manner of handling things.
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N5
そば
そば
Beside; near. Refers to being close by, right next to something. 「えきのそば」(beside the station). 「蕎麦（そば）」, read the same way, is a noodle food.
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N1
そびえる
そびえる
Means that a mountain or tall building rises very high into the sky. Used to describe something standing so tall you look up at it, as in 「高層ビルがそびえる」 and 「山々がそびえる」. In kanji it is written 「聳える」, but it is generally written in hiragana.
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N4
祖父
そふ
One's father's or mother's father. Grandfather.
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N4
祖母
そぼ
One's father's or mother's mother. Grandmother.
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