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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N3 合計 ごうけい
total. The number or amount when everything is added together. Example: 「合計金額」 (the total amount), 「合計する」 (to total up).

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N3 攻撃 こうげき
attack. To assault an enemy. Example: 「攻撃をしかける」 (to launch an attack). Also used to mean strongly criticizing something, as in 「発言を攻撃する」 (to attack someone's statement). The antonyms are 「守備」 (defense) and 「防御」 (defense).

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N1 高潔 こうけつ
「高」 means noble, and 「潔」 means pure and free from impurity. It describes a noble character that is pure and free from greed or baseness. Used in expressions like 「高潔な人格」 or 「高潔の士」, it is a formal word used to strongly praise a person's character.

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N1 豪語 ごうご
「豪」 means grand or exaggerated, and 「語」 means to speak. It refers to declaring grand things with full confidence. Used in expressions like 「優勝を豪語する」 or 「豪語してはばからない」, it is a word with a slightly ironic tone, describing the attitude of making boastful claims.

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N4 高校 こうこう
The school one attends after junior high school. Formally called 「高等学校」, but usually called 「高校」.

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N4 高校生 こうこうせい
high school student. A student attending high school.

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N3 広告 こうこく
advertisement. To widely inform people about a product or service. The text or footage used to do so. Example: 「新聞広告」 (a newspaper advertisement), 「広告を出す」 (to place an ad).

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N1, N2 交差 こうさ
Two or more lines or roads crossing each other.

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N3 交際 こうさい
dating. To be in a relationship with someone. Especially, being in a romantic relationship with someone. Example: 「交際を始める」 (to start dating), 「交際範囲が広い」 (to have a wide circle of acquaintances).

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N5 交差点 こうさてん
A place where roads cross. Often has a traffic light.

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N1 公算 こうさん
「公」 means public or objective, and 「算」 means to calculate; together they refer to a likelihood that has been objectively calculated. It refers to the likelihood or prospect that something will turn out a certain way. Used in expressions like 「公算が大きい」 or 「公算が高い」, it is a formal word used when stating a forecast in newspapers and news reports.

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N1 鉱床 こうしょう
「鉱」 means mineral, and 「床」 means a place or layer where matter accumulates; together they refer to a place where minerals form a layer. It refers to a place underground where minerals that can be mined are concentrated. It is a somewhat specialized formal word used in geological and resource development contexts, as in 「銅の鉱床」 or 「鉱床を発見する」.

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N1 強情 ごうじょう
「強」 means strong, and 「情」 means temperament or feeling; together they mean a strong and stubborn temperament. It refers to not changing one's view and stubbornly pushing it through. Used in expressions like 「強情を張る」 or 「強情な性格」, it is a word expressing an inflexible attitude.

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N4 工場 こうじょう
factory. A building where things are made using machines. The same 「工場」 is sometimes read 「こうば」, in which case it often refers to a small factory in a town.

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N1, N2 洪水 こうずい
A river overflowing due to heavy rain or the like, leaving the land flooded. Also used figuratively, as in 「情報の洪水」.

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N1 傲然 ごうぜん
「傲」 means to be arrogant and to look down on others. It describes an attitude of acting haughtily and looking down on those around. Used in expressions like 「傲然と言い放つ」 or 「傲然たる態度」, it is a formal word expressing strong arrogance.

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N3 高速 こうそく
high speed. Being very fast in speed. Example: 「高速で移動する」 (to move at high speed). Also commonly used as a shortened form of 「高速道路」 (expressway), as in 「高速に乗る」 (to get on the expressway).

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N1 豪胆 ごうたん
「豪」 means strong and vigorous, and 「胆」 originally refers to the gallbladder, an internal organ, and is used as a metaphor for courage. It describes a character that has nerve and is rarely shaken by anything. Used in expressions like 「豪胆な人物」 or 「豪胆にふるまう」, it is a formal word expressing a brave and firmly resolved character.

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N5 紅茶 こうちゃ
Tea with a reddish-brown color. Often drunk with milk or sugar.

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N4 校長 こうちょう
principal. The highest-ranking person at a school. Oversees the entire school.

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N4 交通 こうつう
Movement of people and things by car, train, airplane, etc. Example: 「交通がべんりなまち」 (a town with convenient transportation).

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N1 拘泥 こうでい
「拘」 means to hold or detain, and 「泥」 originally means to be stuck in mud and unable to move, from which it came to mean to cling. It refers to being caught up in trivial details and unable to move forward. Used in expressions like 「形式に拘泥する」 or 「過去に拘泥する」, it is a formal word for criticizing an inflexible attitude.

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N3 行動 こうどう
action. To actually move one's body and do something. Example: 「行動を起こす」 (to take action), 「行動力」 (the ability to take action).

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N3 強盗 ごうとう
robbery. To threaten someone and steal their money or belongings. The person who commits this crime. Example: 「銀行強盗」 (a bank robbery), 「強盗に入られる」 (to be robbed by an intruder).

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N4 講堂 こうどう
auditorium. A room at a school, etc., where many people gather for ceremonies and events.

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N3 購入 こうにゅう
To buy something. A slightly more formal way of saying 「買う」 (to buy).

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N1 荒廃 こうはい
For land or a building to fall into ruin and become desolate. It is also used to mean that a person's heart becomes desolate and loses its warmth.

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N1 業腹 ごうはら
「業」 is a Buddhist term meaning intense anger and irritation, and 「腹」 means the belly, used as a metaphor for the place where feelings of anger build up. It refers to being so angry that one cannot bear it. Used in expressions like 「業腹だ」 or 「業腹でならない」, it is an archaic and formal word expressing strong anger or chagrin.

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N5 交番 こうばん
A small building where a police officer is stationed. A place to ask for directions or report lost items.

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N3 幸福 こうふく
happiness. Being fulfilled and happy. Example: 「幸福な家庭」 (a happy family). A more formal word than 「幸せ」. The antonym is 「不幸」 (unhappiness).

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N3 興奮 こうふん
A state in which one's feelings are heightened and the heart cannot settle down.

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N1 傲慢 ごうまん
「傲」 means arrogant, and 「慢」 means to belittle; the word combines two synonymous characters. It refers to the attitude of believing oneself to be the best and looking down on others. Used in expressions like 「傲慢な態度」 or 「傲慢にふるまう」, it is a formal word used to strongly criticize a person's character or attitude.

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N4 公務員 こうむいん
civil servant. A person who does work for the country or town, such as at a city hall.

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N3 効率 こうりつ
The ratio of results achieved relative to the time or effort spent. 「効率がいい」 means little is wasted.

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N5 こえ
voice. A sound made from the mouth by a person or animal. Example: 「大きな声で話す」 (to speak in a loud voice).

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N3 越える こえる
To go over to the other side of a mountain, river, border, etc. Example: 「国境を越える」 (to cross a border), 「峠を越える」 (to go over a mountain pass). The homophone 「超える」 refers to a quantity or limit being exceeded, as in 「1万人を超える」 (to exceed 10,000 people), and is written differently.

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N3 凍る こおる
freeze. For water, etc., to cool and solidify. Example: 「湖が凍る」 (a lake freezes), 「道路が凍る」 (a road freezes over).

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N3 誤解 ごかい
misunderstanding. To mistakenly take in the meaning or feeling of something. Example: 「誤解を招く」 (to invite misunderstanding), 「誤解を解く」 (to clear up a misunderstanding).

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N3 語学 ごがく
To study a foreign language. Example: 「語学が得意だ」 (good at languages), 「語学学校」 (a language school).

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N1 枯渇 こかつ
「枯」 means for plants to wither, and 「渇」 means for water to dry up; both characters describe natural phenomena of drying up. From this, the word came to be used metaphorically for water, resources, money, or ideas being exhausted to the bottom. Used in expressions like 「資源の枯渇」 or 「資金が枯渇する」, it is a formal word used in contexts where something necessary runs out.

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N5 五月 ごがつ
The 5th month of the year.

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N3 呼吸 こきゅう
breathing. To breathe in and out. Example: 「深く呼吸する」 (to breathe deeply). Also used to mean being in sync with someone, as in 「呼吸が合う」 (to be in rhythm with each other).

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N1 極悪 ごくあく
「極」 means utmost, and 「悪」 means bad; together they mean bad to the utmost. It refers to being bad beyond all measure. Used in expressions like 「極悪非道」 or 「極悪人」, it is a formal word for situations of strongly condemning crimes or cruel acts.

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N1 極意 ごくい
「極」 means to reach the extreme, and 「意」 means heart or insight; together they refer to the insight at the state of utmost mastery. It refers to the most important and profound insight in learning, the arts, or martial arts. Used in expressions like 「極意を授ける」 or 「極意をきわめる」, it expresses the essence obtained through long years of training.

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N2, N4 国際 こくさい
Something between countries. It is always attached to the front of another word, and 「国際」 alone never stands in a sentence. A plane that flies between countries is a 「国際線(こくさいせん)」, and ties between countries are 「国際関係(こくさいかんけい)」; there are also 「国際けっこん」 and 「国際くうこう」. In the form 「国際的(こくさいてき)」 it becomes a word that describes what something is like, as in 「国際的にゆうめいな店」.

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N1 酷似 こくじ
「酷」 means severe, and 「似」 means to resemble; together they mean to resemble severely. It refers to appearance or content being so similar that they cannot be told apart. Used in expressions like 「酷似している」 or 「Aに酷似する」, it is a formal word for situations of mentioning a coincidental resemblance or a suspicion of imitation.

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N1 酷使 こくし
「酷」 means cruel or severe, and 「使」 means to use; together they mean to use harshly. It refers to continuously using a person or thing intensely beyond reasonable limits. Used in expressions like 「目を酷使する」 or 「労働者を酷使する」, in situations of imposing excessive burden.

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N3 国籍 こくせき
nationality. The status of which country a person is a citizen of. Example: 「日本国籍」 (Japanese nationality), 「国籍を取得する」 (to acquire nationality).

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N1 告訴 こくそ
It refers to the victim of a crime requesting the prosecutor or police to punish the perpetrator. Used in expressions like 「告訴する」 or 「告訴を取り下げる」, it is a word used as a legal procedure.

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N3 国立 こくりつ
Being built with the nation's money and run by the nation. It is most often attached to the name of a facility, as in 「国立大学」 (a national university), 「国立公園」 (a national park), 「国立博物館」 (a national museum), 「国立図書館」 (a national library), 「国立競技場」 (a national stadium). It is also used alone, as in 「この大学は国立だ」. Used in contrast with 「私立」 (private), 「県立」 (prefectural), and 「市立」 (municipal).

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