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N2
絡む
からむ
It refers to string-like objects winding around. By metaphor it is also used in the senses of "matters being complexly related" or "a person clinging persistently," as in 「利害が絡む」 or 「酔って絡む」.
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N3, N5
借りる
かりる
borrow. To use someone else's thing for a certain time. The antonym is 「貸す」 (to lend).
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N3, N5
軽い
かるい
A state not requiring strength to lift. Example: 「軽いかばん」 (a light bag). The antonym is 「重い」 (heavy).
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N2
華麗
かれい
「華」 means showy, and 「麗」 means beautiful; the word combines two synonymous characters. It describes a state of being showy and beautiful. Used in expressions like 「華麗な舞」 or 「華麗な経歴」, it expresses eye-catching beauty and splendor. It is used for visually striking subjects like movements and careers.
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N2
過労死
かろうし
It refers to death caused by excessive labor. Used in expressions like 「過労死が問題になる」 or 「過労死認定」, it is used in contexts where health damage from long working hours is discussed as a social issue.
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N1
辛うじて
かろうじて
The manner of barely managing to come about, in a hair's-breadth state. Used in expressions like 「辛うじて間に合う」 or 「辛うじて合格する」, it is an adverb expressing a result that came about by a narrow margin.
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N5
川
かわ
river. A long, narrow place where water flows.
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N5
可愛い
かわいい
cute. A feeling of liking and wanting to protect something small or a child. Often written in hiragana as 「かわいい」.
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N3〜N5
代わり
かわり
For a different person or thing to take on a role. In the form 「お代わり」, it is also used to mean having a second helping of food.
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N4
変わる
かわる
To become something different from before. Example: 「きせつが変わる」 (the season changes). When changing something oneself, 「変える」 is used.
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N4
考える
かんがえる
To use one's head to think about various things. Example: 「こたえを考える」 (to think about the answer).
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N1
鑑みる
かんがみる
「鑑」 means a mirror or model. This verb expresses making a judgment by reflecting on past precedents or the current situation as if looking into a mirror. Used in expressions like 「前例に鑑みる」 or 「現状に鑑みる」. It is often used in official documents and formal contexts.
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N1
歓喜
かんき
「歓」 means to rejoice, and 「喜」 means to be glad; the word combines two synonymous characters. It refers to a very great joy. Used in expressions like 「歓喜の声」 or 「歓喜に沸く」, it is a formal word for joy accompanied by strong emotion. It is used in formal situations such as sports victories and award ceremonies.
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N2
頑強
がんきょう
「頑」 means stubborn, and 「強」 means strong; together they mean stubbornly strong. It describes the manner of not yielding to persuasion or pressure and stubbornly persisting. Used in expressions like 「頑強に抵抗する」 or 「頑強な反対」, it expresses the strength of an attitude or stance. It is also sometimes used with a slightly negative implication.
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N2
玩具
がんぐ
「玩」 means to play with, and 「具」 means a tool; together they refer to a tool for playing. A toy. It is a formal notation used as industry terminology and product classification, as in 「玩具メーカー」 or 「教育玩具」. In everyday speech, the reading 「おもちゃ」 is more common.
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N4
関係
かんけい
For two or more things to be connected. Example: 「しごとに関係がある本」 (a book related to work).
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N2
簡潔
かんけつ
Being concise and easy to understand, without excess and neatly summarized.
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N2
還元
かんげん
「還」 means to return, and 「元」 means the origin; together they mean to return to the source. It refers to returning what one has obtained to the original people or place. Used in expressions like 「利益を社会に還元する」 or 「消費者に還元する」, in situations of redistributing gains from corporate activity to relevant parties.
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N2
換算
かんさん
To recalculate a quantity in one unit into another unit.
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N5
漢字
かんじ
Characters used in Japanese that came from China. Example: 「山」, 「川」. Used together with hiragana and katakana in Japanese writing.
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N1
甘受
かんじゅ
「甘」 means to acquiesce, and 「受」 means to receive; together they mean to acquiesce and receive. It refers to accepting disadvantage or suffering as something unavoidable. Used in expressions like 「批判を甘受する」 or 「責任を甘受する」, it is a formal word for situations of reluctantly taking something on.
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N2
干渉
かんしょう
To meddle in another person's affairs and interfere.
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N2
肝心
かんじん
「肝」 means the liver, and 「心」 means the heart; both characters refer to internal organs essential to life, and from this they came to express the most vital part. It refers to the most important part of a matter. Used in expressions like 「肝心の本人」 or 「肝心なところ」, expressing the indispensable core point. It is mostly used in the forms 「肝心の〜」 or 「肝心な〜」.
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N1
完遂
かんすい
A word meaning to carry out a plan or mission through to completion. A formal word used in contexts of accomplishing matters that involve difficulty, as in「任務を完遂する」.
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N2
寛大
かんだい
「寛」 means broad, and 「大」 means large; together they mean a broad and large heart. It describes the manner of not severely blaming others' mistakes but receiving them with a generous heart. Used in expressions like 「寛大な処置」 or 「寛大に扱う」, it expresses an attitude of forgiveness toward others. It is often used as the attitude of those in higher positions.
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N2
歓待
かんたい
「歓」 means to rejoice, and 「待」 means to entertain a guest; together they mean to entertain joyously. It refers to receiving a guest from the heart. Used in expressions like 「手厚い歓待を受ける」, it is a formal word for polite and warm hospitality. It is used in formal situations and travel writing.
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N4
簡単
かんたん
A state of being easy to understand, simple. Not requiring much effort. Example: 「簡単なもんだい」 (an easy problem).
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N2
鑑定
かんてい
To examine and judge whether an object is genuine, as well as its value and quality.
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N2
寒波
かんぱ
A meteorological phenomenon in which strong cold air sweeps over a wide area in a short period. Used in expressions like 「寒波が襲う」 or 「寒波の影響」, it is a formal word used in weather forecasts and meteorological reports.
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N1
緩慢
かんまん
「緩」 means slack or slow, and 「慢」 means slow; the word combines two synonymous characters. It describes movement or progress that is slow and lacks momentum. Used in expressions like 「緩慢な動作」 or 「対応が緩慢だ」, it is often used to negatively evaluate slowness.
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N2
甘味
かんみ
A general term for sweet foods and confections. Used as in 「甘味処」 (a sweets shop) or 「食後の甘味」 (a sweet after a meal). When the same written form is read 「あまみ」, it refers to a sweet taste itself, so the meaning differs.
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N2
冠
かんむり
(1) An ornament worn on the head that represents rank or honor. 「王の冠」. (2) A radical placed at the top of a kanji. 「うかんむり」.
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N2
勧誘
かんゆう
To encourage and invite someone to do something.
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N2
寛容
かんよう
「寛」 means broad or generous, and 「容」 means to accept; together they mean to accept with a broad heart. It refers to accepting and acknowledging opinions and actions different from one's own. Used in expressions like 「寛容な精神」 or 「寛容さに欠ける」, it expresses an attitude of respecting diversity. It is used with a broader ideological and social scope than 「寛大」.
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N1
感涙
かんるい
「感」 means to be moved, and 「涙」 means tears; together they refer to tears shed from being deeply moved. Used in expressions like 「感涙にむせぶ」 or 「感涙する」, it expresses situations where tears flow from strong joy or gratitude. It is used in formal contexts such as ceremonies, speeches, and novels.
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N2
還暦
かんれき
「還」 means to return, and 「暦」 means calendar; together they mean the calendar returning to its origin. Originating from the fact that the cycle of the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches makes one full round and returns to the same combination as the year of one's birth, it refers to the celebration of one's sixty-first year by traditional Japanese counting. Used in expressions like 「還暦を迎える」 or 「還暦祝い」, it is a word for a milestone in life.
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N1
貫禄
かんろく
The solid, dignified presence that naturally comes to a person who has accumulated status and experience. It is often used in the form 「貫禄がある」.
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N2
緩和
かんわ
「緩」 means to loosen, and 「和」 means to soften; the word combines two synonymous characters. It refers to softening severity or intensity and easing it. Used in expressions like 「規制緩和」, 「緊張緩和」, or 「痛みを緩和する」, in situations of weakening some strong state. It is a formal word frequently appearing in political, medical, and economic contexts.
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N4, N5
木
き
tree. A large plant that grows from the ground, with branches and leaves.
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N5
黄色
きいろ
yellow. A color like that of a banana or lemon.
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N5
黄色い
きいろい
yellow. Being the color yellow, like a banana or lemon. Example: 「黄色いふく」 (yellow clothes).
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N1
気鋭
きえい
「気」 means vigor, and 「鋭」 means sharp; together they mean sharp vigor. It refers to being young, energetic, and exhibiting outstanding talent. It is a somewhat formal word always used as a modifier for a person, as in 「新進気鋭」 or 「気鋭の研究者」.
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N3, N5
消える
きえる
For something visible, or a fire or light that was on, to disappear. Example: 「電気が消える」 (the light goes off). When turning it off oneself, 「消す」 is used.
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N1
飢餓
きが
「飢」 means to starve, and 「餓」 means to starve; the word combines two synonymous characters. It refers to a state of extreme hunger from having no food. Used in expressions like 「飢餓に苦しむ」 or 「飢餓状態」, it is a formal word used in contexts of war or poverty. It refers to a situation more serious than merely 「お腹がすく (being hungry)」.
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N1
気概
きがい
「気」 means feeling or vigor, and 「概」 means demeanor or backbone; together they refer to backbone filled with vigor. It refers to a strong heart that confronts hardship. Used in expressions like 「気概がある」 or 「気概を見せる」, it expresses strength of will that does not yield to adversity or opposition, and is often used with praise.
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N2
危害
きがい
It refers to causing harm to a person's body or life. Used in expressions like 「危害を加える」 or 「危害を及ぼす」. It is mostly used in combination with 「加える／及ぶ／加えられる」, and is a formal word frequently appearing in journalism and law.
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N4
機会
きかい
A good time to do something. A chance. Example: 「話す機会がない」 (no chance to talk).
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N2
規格
きかく
「規」 means rule, and 「格」 means an established form; together they refer to a determined form. It refers to a standard for unifying the shape, dimensions, or quality of a product or material. Used in expressions like 「規格に合う」 or 「規格外」. It is a formal word frequently appearing in industrial and manufacturing contexts.
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N1
気兼ね
きがね
「気」 means feeling, and 「兼ねる」 means to hesitate or hold back; together they mean to hold back in one's feelings. It refers to feeling reserved out of consideration for others. Used in expressions like 「気兼ねなく話す」 or 「気兼ねする」. It is mostly used in the negative form to convey the wish for the other party to behave freely; a somewhat formal word.
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N1
気構え
きがまえ
「気」 means feeling, and 「構える」 means to take a stance or to prepare; together they mean to ready one's heart. It refers to the mental preparation and posture for tackling a matter. Used in expressions like 「気構えができている」 or 「気構えを持つ」. It is a somewhat formal word expressing resolve and readiness.
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