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N1
才覚
さいかく
Wisdom and ability to handle situations skillfully by reading the circumstances at hand. A formal word indicating the capacity to navigate through challenges in business, negotiation, or problem-solving. Used in forms like 「才覚がある」「才覚で切り抜ける」.
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N2
細工
さいく
The act of making small objects skillfully by hand, or the work itself. It also carries a negative meaning of dishonest manipulation. Used in forms like 「手の込んだ細工」「細工を施す」.
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N2
採算
さいさん
A word expressing whether income exceeds expenditure to produce profit in business or transactions. Used in forms like 「採算が取れる」「採算が合う」. It refers to profit calculation and is applied to the profitability of a business rather than personal gain or loss.
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N1
採集
さいしゅう
A word indicating the gathering of plants, animals, materials, or specimens in the field. A formal word used for academic or hobby-oriented collecting activities. Used in forms like 「昆虫採集」「標本を採集する」.
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N2
細心
さいしん
A word expressing careful attention down to the smallest details. Most commonly used in the form 「細心の注意」. It describes paying attention so as not to overlook even small mistakes in dangerous work or important procedures.
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N2
財政
ざいせい
The state of managing money for a country, local government, household, and the like. Used in expressions like 「財政難」 and 「財政を立て直す」, it is a formal word referring to the management of income and expenditure.
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N1
最盛期
さいせいき
A word indicating the period when the momentum or activity of something is at its peak. Used for the peak periods of historical industries, cultures, or someone's career. Used in forms like 「産業の最盛期」「最盛期を迎える」.
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N1
采配
さいはい
「采配」originally referred to a tasseled implement used by military commanders to direct troops on the battlefield. From this, the word came to mean a person in a leadership position overseeing the whole and giving direction or instructions. Commonly used in the idiomatic form 「采配を振る」, often in reference to the leadership of sports coaches or business managers.
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N3
栽培
さいばい
To plant and grow plants. Used for growing crops or plants by human hand, as in 「野菜を栽培する」 (to grow vegetables), 「促成栽培」 (forced/accelerated cultivation).
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N1
遮る
さえぎる
A verb meaning to stop something midway so it does not pass through, such as a gaze, light, sound, or a person's movement. Used in forms like 「視線を遮る」「光を遮る」. It also means to interrupt someone's speech, as in 「話を遮る」.
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N1
さえずる
さえずる
For a small bird to sing continuously. It is written with the kanji 「囀る」, but is normally written in hiragana.
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N1
冴える
さえる
For a color, sound, light, or the like to be crisp and clear. It is also used to mean that one's mind is clear and functioning well. Conversely, it is often used in the negated form 「冴えない」 to describe an expression or mood that does not brighten up.
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N3
境
さかい
border. The dividing line between one thing and another, or one place and another. Example: 「県の境」 (a prefectural border), 「生死の境」 (the boundary between life and death). There is also the expression 「これを境に」 (taking this event as a turning point).
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N1
遡る
さかのぼる
A verb meaning to go upstream against a river's current, or to trace time or a line of discussion back toward the past. Used in forms like 「川を遡る」「歴史を遡る」「話が遡る」.
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N2
逆らう
さからう
(1) To move in the opposite direction against a current or force. 「風に逆らう」. (2) To not obey the words or orders of someone in a higher position. 「親に逆らう」.
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N2
盛り
さかり
(1) The period when momentum or a condition is at its peak. 「働き盛り」「花の盛り」. (2) The mating season of animals.
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N2
詐欺
さぎ
A criminal act of deceiving others to take their money or property. A formal word used in forms like 「オレオレ詐欺」「詐欺事件」「詐欺に遭う」.
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N3, N5
先
さき
Ahead of oneself; earlier in time. Example: 「この先」 (from here on), 「先に行く」 (to go ahead).
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N1
先行き
さきゆき
The outlook or future course of something. Mainly used in contexts referring to the future of economy, business, or life, in forms like 「先行きが不透明」「先行きを案じる」.
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N1, N2
裂く
さく
(1) To pull one thing apart and divide it into two or more pieces. 「布を裂く」. (2) To forcibly separate people who are close to each other. 「二人の仲を裂く」.
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N2
削減
さくげん
To cut and reduce a quantity or cost. Used in expressions like 「経費を削減する」 and 「人員削減」, it is a somewhat formal word used when an amount is intentionally reduced.
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N1
錯誤
さくご
Holding a perception that differs from reality due to a mistaken understanding, or the error itself. A formal word used as a component of compound words such as 「試行錯誤」「時代錯誤」, and also used in legal contexts in the form 「〜の錯誤」 such as 「事実の錯誤」「法律の錯誤」.
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N1
搾取
さくしゅ
A word indicating that someone in a stronger position unjustly takes the fruits of labor or profits from the weaker. A formal word used in contexts discussing economic or social problems. Used in forms like 「労働者を搾取する」.
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N1
錯綜
さくそう
A word describing a state in which many complex matters are intertwined and difficult to sort out. Used for information, circumstances, opinions, and the like, in expressions such as 「情報が錯綜する」「利害が錯綜する」.
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N1
策定
さくてい
A word indicating the formal decision of a plan, policy, or rule after careful consideration. A formal word used when public institutions or companies decide on systems or policies. Used in forms like 「方針を策定する」「計画を策定する」.
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N2
錯乱
さくらん
The mind becoming confused so that one can no longer make normal judgments.
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N2
探る
さぐる
(1) To touch something with one's hand to check it. 「ポケットを探る」. (2) To secretly investigate another person's condition or circumstances. 「真意を探る」.
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N3
叫ぶ
さけぶ
To make a loud sound with one's voice. Also used to mean strongly asserting something, as in 「自由を叫ぶ」 (to call for freedom).
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N2
避ける
さける
(1) To move out of the way so as not to collide. 「車を避ける」. (2) To try not to cause an undesirable event. 「混雑を避ける」.
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N1
些細
ささい
A word indicating something so small and trivial that it is not worth bringing up. Used for the causes of conflicts or worries, in forms like 「些細なこと」「些細な違い」.
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N3
支える
ささえる
support. To hold something so it does not fall over or drop. Example: 「柱が屋根を支える」 (a pillar supports the roof). Also used to mean helping something function, as in 「家族を支える」 (to support one's family), 「生活を支える」 (to support a livelihood).
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N2
捧げる
ささげる
(1) To lift something high with both hands and offer it. 「花を捧げる」. (2) To devote something precious without holding back. 「人生を研究に捧げる」.
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N1
ささやく
ささやく
A verb meaning to speak very quietly in a hushed voice. Used for whispering secrets, and also for soft sounds made by the wind or leaves. Used as in 「耳元でささやく」 and 「風がささやく」. In kanji it is written 「囁く」, but it is more often written in hiragana.
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N1
差し当たり
さしあたり
An adverb meaning "for the time being" or "for now." It indicates a temporary approach taken at the present stage even though the future is uncertain. Used in forms like 「差し当たり問題はない」「差し当たり不要だ」.
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N2
差し掛かる
さしかかる
(1) To arrive at just that place. 「坂に差し掛かる」. (2) To approach a certain time or situation. 「梅雨に差し掛かる」.
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N1
指図
さしず
The act of giving orders from a superior position to direct others' actions. Used in expressions such as 「指図を受ける」「人に指図する」.
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N1
差し迫る
さしせまる
A verb indicating that a situation requiring response, such as a deadline or danger, is approaching very close. Used in forms like 「期限が差し迫る」「危険が差し迫る」.
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N1
差し支える
さしつかえる
A verb indicating that something causes hindrance to subsequent schedules, work, or activities. Also used in the negative form 「差し支えない」 with the meaning "no problem." Used in forms like 「明日の仕事に差し支える」.
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N1
差し引き
さしひき
A word indicating the result remaining after subtracting one number from another, or the amount left after offsetting income against expenditure. Used in calculation or accounting contexts. Used in forms like 「差し引きで利益が出る」.
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N2
座礁
ざしょう
A word indicating that a ship runs aground on rocks or shallow waters and cannot move. Also used metaphorically to indicate that a plan or business has come to a standstill. Used in forms like 「タンカーが座礁する」「計画が座礁する」.
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N3
指す
さす
To point to a direction or object with a finger, etc. Example: 「地図を指す」 (to point at a map), 「時計の針が3時を指す」 (the clock's hands point to 3 o'clock). The homophone 「刺す」 means to pierce something with a sharp point, and 「差す」 is used as in 「傘を差す」 (to hold up an umbrella), 「日が差す」 (sunlight shines in); all are written differently.
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N3
刺す
さす
To pierce something with a sharp point. Example: 「針を刺す」 (to prick with a needle), 「蚊に刺される」 (to be bitten by a mosquito). The homophone 「指す」 means to indicate a direction, and 「差す」 is used as in 「傘を差す」 (to hold up an umbrella); all are written differently.
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N1
授ける
さずける
A verb indicating that a superior or someone in a position of authority bestows something important or a qualification upon someone of lower standing. Often used for intangible things such as titles, academic degrees, secret teachings, or wisdom.
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N1
摩る
さする
To lightly place the palm of one's hand on something and move it as if stroking it. This kanji is not used in everyday writing and is normally written in hiragana.
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N2
挫折
ざせつ
For something to go wrong partway through, causing one to lose heart and give up. Used in expressions like 「夢に挫折する」 and 「挫折を味わう」, it is used when one gets stuck partway toward a goal.
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N1
さぞ
さぞ
An adverb expressing the speculative feeling "surely it must be ~" after considering the other person's situation. Mostly used in forms like 「さぞ〜だろう」「さぞ〜に違いない」, in contexts of empathizing with someone's hardship or joy.
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N3
誘う
さそう
invite. To ask someone to do something together. Example: 「食事に誘う」 (to invite someone to a meal), 「映画に誘う」 (to invite someone to a movie). Also used to mean bringing about a certain state, as in 「眠りを誘う」 (to induce sleep), 「涙を誘う」 (to bring tears).
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N1
さぞかし
さぞかし
An adverb that is an emphatic form of 「さぞ」, expressing a strong speculative feeling about the other person's situation. Used in the form 「さぞかし〜だろう」, it is a more formal expression with deeper emotion than 「さぞ」.
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N2
定か
さだか
A state of being clear and certain. It is mostly used together with a negative form, as in 「記憶が定かでない」 and 「定かではない」, to describe something that is uncertain.
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N2
定まる
さだまる
For a matter to be decided and settle. 「定める」 is used for the person who decides, and 「定まる」 for what becomes decided and settles: 「日を定める」 versus 「日が定まる」.
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