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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N4
品物
しなもの
Something that is sold or bought. Merchandise.
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N1
しなやか
しなやか
To be elastic, bend easily, and not break easily. It is also used to describe body movements that are soft and smooth.
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N1
指南
しなん
The act of teaching and guiding technique in martial arts or traditional arts. Used in forms like 「剣術を指南する」「指南役」.
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N1
至難
しなん
Something so difficult that nothing could be more difficult. Often used in the fixed expression 「至難の業」.
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N1
凌ぐ
しのぐ
Means to somehow get through a difficult situation, or to surpass others. Used as in 「寒さを凌ぐ」 and 「先輩を凌ぐ実力」. Also often written in hiragana as 「しのぐ」.
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N1
忍び寄る
しのびよる
A verb meaning to approach quietly without being noticed. Used in forms like 「危機が忍び寄る」「背後から忍び寄る」. Used not only for physical approach but also for situations where danger or change is silently drawing near.
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N1
忍ぶ
しのぶ
A verb meaning to endure pain or sorrow, or to hide from the sight of others. Used in forms like 「涙を忍ぶ」「人目を忍ぶ」.
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N4
しばらく
しばらく
A short while. Example: 「しばらくお待ちください」 (please wait a moment). Also used to mean a long time, as in 「しばらく会っていない」 (haven't met in a while).
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N2
渋い
しぶい
An astringent taste, like that of unripe fruit, that puckers the tongue. Also, having an understated, subdued charm with refined depth rather than flashiness. Furthermore, it can describe a sour, displeased facial expression or a stingy attitude toward money. Used as in 「渋いお茶」「渋い色」「渋い俳優」「渋い顔をする」.
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N2
至福
しふく
The highest possible sense of happiness; supreme bliss. Used in forms like 「至福のひととき」「至福の時」.
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N1
渋る
しぶる
The act of hesitating and being reluctant to act. Used in forms like 「返事を渋る」「支払いを渋る」.
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N2
絞る
しぼる
The act of applying force to press out liquid or contents. It also means to narrow down a target, scope, or output. Used in forms like 「タオルを絞る」「議題を絞る」「声を絞る」.
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N2
資本
しほん
The funds needed as the source for conducting business or production activities. Used in forms like 「資本を投じる」「資本金」.
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N4
島
しま
island. Land surrounded by sea.
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N2
始末
しまつ
(1) The cleanup or handling of a matter afterward. 「後始末」. (2) An unfavorable outcome or result. 「泣き出す始末だ」.
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N1
地道
じみち
A word describing the attitude of continuing effort steadily without flashiness. Used in forms like 「地道な努力」「地道に働く」. Here the character 「地」 is written as 「じ」, not 「ち」 or 「ぢ」.
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N1
染みる
しみる
The act of liquid or color slowly seeping into the inside of an object. It also means an emotion or teaching that sinks deeply into one's heart. Used in forms like 「インクが染みる」「心に染みる言葉」.
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N4
市民
しみん
A person who lives in that city.
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N4
事務所
じむしょ
A building or room where office work is done.
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N2
使命
しめい
An important duty that one is expected to fulfill. 「使命感」.
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N1
締めくくる
しめくくる
The act of wrapping things up and bringing them to a close at the end. Used in forms like 「話を締めくくる」「一年を締めくくる」.
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N1
下手
しもて
The lower side of a stage or river. On a stage it means the left side as seen from the audience; on a river it means the direction the water flows toward. Used as in "舞台の下手から登場する" (to enter from stage left). The opposite side is "上手（かみて）". The same "下手" read as "へた" is a different word meaning being unable to do something well.
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N1
諮問
しもん
The act of a higher-ranking body posing questions to seek the opinions of a group of experts or knowledgeable persons. Used as in 「審議会に諮問する」「諮問機関」.
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N1
邪悪
じゃあく
A heart that is twisted and full of malice. Used in forms like 「邪悪な心」「邪悪な笑み」, expressing strong wickedness.
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N4
社会
しゃかい
society. The world in which people gather and live together.
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N2
社交
しゃこう
The act of people gathering and interacting with one another. It also refers to the etiquette and skills needed for it. Used in forms like 「社交の場」「社交的な性格」.
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N4
社長
しゃちょう
The highest-ranking person at a company.
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N1
煮沸
しゃふつ
A word indicating the act of boiling water until it reaches a boil. Often used in hygiene management contexts, in forms like 「煮沸消毒」. Note that the character 「煮」 here is read 「しゃ」.
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N2
州
しゅう
A large division of a country, as in the United States or Australia; a state. カリフォルニア州 (the state of California). Also used for continents, as in 欧州 (Europe) and アジア州 (Asia).
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N4
自由
じゆう
freedom. Being able to do as one thinks. Not being stopped by anyone.
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N2, N3
収穫
しゅうかく
harvest. To gather in crops that have been grown. Example: 「米の収穫」 (a rice harvest). Also used to mean a good result gained from an activity, as in 「今日の会議は収穫が多かった」 (today's meeting was very productive).
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N4
習慣
しゅうかん
habit. Something one has continued doing for a long time, which has become routine. Example: 「早くねる習慣がある」 (to have the habit of going to bed early). It also refers to a way of doing things that has continued since long ago among the people of a country or a region. Example: 「日本の習慣」 (Japanese customs).
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N1
収拾
しゅうしゅう
As the character 「拾」 (to pick up) suggests, it originally means to pick up and gather objects. From there it extended to mean pulling together and calming a chaotic situation. Today the latter sense is primary, used in forms like 「事態を収拾する」「収拾がつかない」. It differs in meaning from the homophone 「収集」 (collecting objects).
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N4
住所
じゅうしょ
address. The place where one lives.
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N1
収束
しゅうそく
The act of a chaotic or scattered situation settling down and converging into one. Used in forms like 「事態が収束する」「議論が収束する」.
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N2
従属
じゅうぞく
To follow a more powerful party and come under its control. The paired opposite word is 「独立」.
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N1
銃弾
じゅうだん
A bullet fired from a gun. Used in forms like 「銃弾が命中する」「銃弾を浴びる」.
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N2
執着
しゅうちゃく
The state of being strongly fixated on one thing in the mind and unable to let go. Used in forms like 「地位に執着する」「過去への執着」. While 「執」 in 「執行」 is read 「しっ」, here it is read 「しゅう」.
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N1
周到
しゅうとう
Preparation and care that extend thoroughly to every detail. Used in forms like 「用意周到」「周到な計画」.
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N4
柔道
じゅうどう
judo. A Japanese martial art in which one throws or pins an opponent.
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N2
終盤
しゅうばん
The stage at which something is approaching its end. Used for things with a progression such as matches, plays, or election campaigns. Used in forms like 「終盤戦」「終盤を迎える」.
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N4
十分
じゅうぶん
enough. A state of having as much as one wants, with nothing lacking. Example:「時間は十分ある」(there is plenty of time). The homophone「充分（じゅうぶん）」is used with the same meaning.
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N2
収容
しゅうよう
(1) To bring people or things into a certain place. 「病院に収容する」. (2) A building or the like being able to hold a certain number of people. 「五万人を収容する」.
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N2
主観
しゅかん
A way of viewing things from one's own standpoint or feelings. Used in contrast to objectivity, in forms like 「主観が入る」「主観的な判断」.
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N2
修行
しゅぎょう
The act of undergoing rigorous training to refine one's skills, learning, or spirit. Especially used in martial arts, traditional arts, and Buddhism. Used in forms like 「修行を積む」「料理の修行」.
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N2
祝賀
しゅくが
To celebrate a happy event together with others. 「祝賀会」.
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N1
熟考
じゅくこう
The act of thinking deeply over time. Used in forms like 「熟考の末に決断する」.
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N2
祝祭日
しゅくさいじつ
A collective term for national holidays and festival days established by the state; a public holiday.
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N2
淑女
しゅくじょ
A refined and well-mannered woman. Often used in the form 「紳士淑女」. Used in formal contexts.
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N2
縮小
しゅくしょう
To reduce the scale or size of something and make it smaller. The paired opposite word is 「拡大」.
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