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N1
献身
けんしん
It refers to devoting oneself to others or to a cause without regard for one's own benefit. Used in expressions like 「献身的な看護」 or 「家族への献身」, it is a formal word used in contexts of positively evaluating long-term selfless effort.
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N1
権勢
けんせい
「権」 means power or authority, and 「勢」 means momentum; together they refer to the strong momentum that accompanies authority. It refers to holding power and possessing the strong influence that comes with it. Used in expressions like 「権勢を振るう」 or 「権勢を誇る」, it is a formal word used to describe wielding great power in politics or an organization.
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N1
厳正
げんせい
It refers to carrying out matters strictly and fairly, without involving personal feelings. Used in expressions like 「厳正な審査」 or 「厳正に対処する」, it is a formal word used in situations where evaluation or disposition should be fair.
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N1
牽制
けんせい
It refers to restraining the other party's free movement by making them wary or by halting their action. Used in expressions like 「相手チームを牽制する」 or 「発言で牽制する」, it is a formal word used in competitive and negotiation contexts.
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N1
譴責
けんせき
A word meaning to severely reprimand someone for a fault or wrongdoing. Also used as one level of workplace disciplinary action, referring to a relatively light penalty of issuing a written warning.
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N1
喧噪
けんそう
The noisy sounds and atmosphere created by crowds of people or vehicles. Used in formal writing as in「都会の喧噪」「喧噪を離れる」to depict bustle in a negative or contrastive manner.
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N1
言質
げんち
A statement or promise from someone that can later serve as evidence. Used in contexts of confirming the other party's words in negotiations or debates, as in「言質を取る」「言質を与える」.
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N1
顕著
けんちょ
「顕」 means to appear, and 「著」 means conspicuous; the word combines two synonymous characters. It is a word expressing being conspicuously prominent. Used in expressions like 「顕著な傾向」 or 「効果が顕著に表れる」, it is used when a change or feature is clear to anyone. It frequently appears in formal writing about data or trends.
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N1
喧伝
けんでん
A word meaning to widely proclaim something to the public. Used in expressions like「成果を喧伝する」, it often carries a negative nuance of excessive promotion.
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N4
見物
けんぶつ
To go see something rare or famous. Example: 「おまつりを見物する」 (to view a festival). The same 「見物」 read as 「みもの」 is a different word referring to something worth seeing, something entertaining to watch.
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N1
権謀術数
けんぼうじゅっすう
「権謀」refers to schemes for power, 「術数」refers to means of manipulating others; together they form a four-character idiom meaning cunning and devious schemes used to deceive and manipulate others to achieve one's goals. Used in expressions like「権謀術数を巡らす」(to plot schemes)、「権謀術数に長ける」(to be skilled in machinations), referring to maneuvers used in political or organizational power struggles to bring down opponents. A formal word used with a negative connotation.
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N1
けんもほろろ
けんもほろろ
It describes a manner of coldly and curtly rejecting another's request or appeal. Used in the form 「けんもほろろに断られる」, in situations of describing a cold response that gives no foothold at all.
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N1
源流
げんりゅう
It refers to the origin or source from which something began. Used in expressions like 「文化の源流」 or 「思想の源流」, it is most often used metaphorically for the great source leading up to the present. Originally it refers to the upper reaches or headwaters of a river.
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N5
個
こ
counter for small objects. A word for counting small, round things such as apples and eggs. いっこ・にこ・さんこ・よんこ・ごこ・ろっこ・ななこ・はっこ・きゅうこ・じゅっこ, 「なんこ」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 a small 「っ」 is inserted.
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N1
高圧的
こうあつてき
「高圧」 originally means high pressure and refers to physically strong pressure, as in high-voltage power lines or high-pressure gas. From this, the term came to be used metaphorically for a strong attitude that presses down on others from above. Used in expressions like 「高圧的な態度」 or 「高圧的に出る」, in critical contexts of human relations or negotiations.
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N5
公園
こうえん
park. A large open place anyone can enter to rest or play.
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N4
郊外
こうがい
suburbs. A quiet area away from the center of a town.
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N1
高貴
こうき
It refers to being of high status and having dignity. Used in expressions like 「高貴な家柄」 or 「高貴な香り」, it is a somewhat archaic word expressing the elegance and formality of people or things.
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N4
講義
こうぎ
lecture. What a teacher teaches students at a university, etc.
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N4
工業
こうぎょう
industry. An industry that makes things using machines, etc.
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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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N1, N2
交差
こうさ
Two or more lines or roads crossing each other.
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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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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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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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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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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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N5
声
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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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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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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