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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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N5
咲く
さく
bloom. For a flower to open. Example: 「花が咲く」 (a flower blooms).
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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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N5
作文
さくぶん
To write about one's own thoughts or experiences in a composition, such as at school. Also, that piece of writing.
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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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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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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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N5
差す
さす
To open and hold up an umbrella. Example: 「傘を差す」 (to hold up an umbrella).
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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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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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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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N5
冊
さつ
counter for books. A word for counting books and notebooks. いっさつ・にさつ・さんさつ・よんさつ・ごさつ・ろくさつ・ななさつ・はっさつ・きゅうさつ・じゅっさつ, 「なんさつ」. With 1, 8, and 10 a small 「っ」 is inserted.
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N1
早急
さっきゅう
A word expressing that something should be done immediately, in haste. Used in expressions such as 「早急な対応」「早急に処理する」. Traditionally read as 「さっきゅう」, though in recent years the reading 「そうきゅう」 has also come into wide use.
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N5
雑誌
ざっし
magazine. A publication released on set dates, containing news, hobbies, etc.
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N1
察知
さっち
The act of sensing and perceiving changes in a situation or another person's feelings before being told explicitly. Used in forms like 「危険を察知する」「意図を察知する」.
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N5
砂糖
さとう
sugar. A white powder used to add sweetness.
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N1
悟る
さとる
A verb meaning to come to understand the surrounding situation or the truth through thinking or feeling. It implies realizing on one's own without being explicitly told. Used in forms like 「真意を悟る」「事態の深刻さを悟る」.
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N1
さながら
さながら
A word functioning as both an adverb and a particle, describing how something appears to be exactly like another thing. Used in forms like 「〜さながらの」「〜さながらだ」, it likens the subject to something else. A formal word used in metaphorical expressions.
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N1
捌く
さばく
A verb meaning to handle fish, tasks, or people skillfully and efficiently. Used in situations such as cutting up fish, clearing through a heavy workload, or attending to many customers. Used in forms like 「魚を捌く」「仕事を捌く」.
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N1
さほど
さほど
An adverb indicating that the degree is not all that great. It must be used with a negative expression, in the form 「さほど〜ない」. It conveys the speaker's judgment that something is not as expected.
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N1
様変わり
さまがわり
A word indicating that the state or circumstances have changed greatly compared to before. Used for changes over time in the appearance of towns or the state of an industry. Used in forms like 「町が様変わりする」「業界が様変わりする」.
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N1
些末
さまつ
A word indicating something insignificant or unimportant when viewed in the broader context. A formal word used for discussions or issues. Used in forms like 「些末な問題」「些末にこだわる」.
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N5
寒い
さむい
A feeling of low temperature. Used for weather and air. The antonym is 「暑い」 (hot). 「冷たい」 is used when something feels cold to the touch.
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N1
さも
さも
An adverb meaning "appearing clearly to be ~". Used in forms like 「さも〜そうに」「さも〜ように」, it indicates how something looks on the outside. It often carries the implication that the inner reality may differ. Separately, in the forms 「さもないと」「さもなくば」 it expresses the condition "otherwise / if not so," as in 「早く出よう、さもないと間に合わない」.
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N5
皿
さら
A flat container for holding food.
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N5
再来年
さらいねん
The year after next year. Usually written with the kanji 「再来年」.
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N1
障る
さわる
A verb meaning to spoil one's mood, or to have a negative effect on physical or mental condition. Used in forms like 「気に障る」「健康に障る」. The kanji differs from 「触る」, which means to physically touch.
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N1
傘下
さんか
A word indicating a position under the control or protection of a large organization or power. From the image of standing under an umbrella to shelter from the rain, it expresses being under the protection of a stronger party. Used for corporate groups or political forces, in expressions such as 「傘下に入る」「傘下の企業」.
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N5
三月
さんがつ
The 3rd month of the year.
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N1
散在
さんざい
A word indicating that things of the same kind exist scattered here and there over a wide area. A formal word used for buildings or materials. Used in forms like 「史跡が散在する」「資料が散在する」.
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N1
暫時
ざんじ
A formal, classical-style adverb meaning "for a short while" or "for a moment." Used in official documents or essays, in forms like 「暫時休憩する」「暫時お待ちください」. It is read 「ざんじ」 and differs in both meaning and reading from the similar-looking 「漸次」 (ぜんじ／gradually).
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N1
惨事
さんじ
A heart-wrenching and tragic event in which many people die or are injured. A formal word used for accidents or disasters. Used in forms like 「未曾有の惨事」「惨事を招く」.
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N1
斬新
ざんしん
A word describing how an idea or method feels unprecedentedly new and fresh. Used for artworks, plans, or designs. Used in forms like 「斬新なアイデア」「斬新なデザイン」.
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N1
暫定
ざんてい
A word indicating a tentative decision made for the interim until a formal decision can be reached. A formal word used in forms like 「暫定的な処置」「暫定政権」.
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N1
惨敗
ざんぱい
A word indicating a crushing defeat in a match, election, or battle where one is utterly unable to compete with the opponent. Used for losses with a large margin. Used in forms like 「選挙で惨敗する」「試合で惨敗する」.
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N1
賛美
さんび
A word indicating the act of strongly praising in words a person, action, or work. A formal word used for evaluations of art or achievements. Used in forms like 「神を賛美する」「偉業を賛美する」.
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N5
散歩
さんぽ
To walk slowly outside for exercise. Example: 「公園を散歩する」 (to take a walk in the park).
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N1
三昧
ざんまい
A word describing the state of being completely absorbed in a single activity. Mostly used as a suffix to other words, as in 「読書三昧」「ぜいたく三昧」, expressing devotion to something one enjoys. It is read 「ざんまい」, beginning with a voiced sound.
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N1
散漫
さんまん
A word indicating a state in which one's attention and focus go in many directions and cannot concentrate on a single thing. Used in forms like 「注意力が散漫になる」「散漫な文章」.
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N5
四
し
four. The number 4. It is also read 「よん」, and in spoken language 「よん」 is used more often. The reading changes depending on the word, as in 「四つ（よっつ）」「四日（よっか）」.
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N5
時
じ
hour. The unit used to indicate a point of clock time. It is used after a number, as in 「三時」 or 「何時」. It can also be used together with minutes, as in 「三時四十分」. When this kanji is read 「とき」, it does not indicate clock time but an occasion, as in 「〜のとき」.
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N1
思案
しあん
Turning something over in one's mind, unable to decide what to do. Used as in 「思案にくれる」「思案の末」, in contexts of wracking one's brain to find a solution.
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