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N4
愛
あい
love. A feeling of holding a person or thing very dear. Used as in love for one's family, love for one's child. Also used in the form 「愛する」 (to love).
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N3
愛情
あいじょう
affection. A feeling of deeply cherishing someone. Used for love toward close people such as family, a partner, or a pet. Example: 「愛情を注ぐ」 (to pour affection into someone), 「愛情がこもった料理」 (a dish made with love).
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N3
合図
あいず
signal. To let the other person know something without using words, through gestures or sounds. Also refers to that signal itself. Example: 「目で合図する」 (to signal with one's eyes), 「開始の合図」 (the signal to start).
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N5
会う
あう
meet. For two people to come face to face at the same place. Example: 「友だちに会う」 (to meet a friend), 「駅で会う」 (to meet at the station). Distinguished in writing from the homophones 「合う」 (to fit/match), 「遭う」 (to encounter something bad), and others.
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N5
青
あお
blue. A color like the sky or the sea. When describing an object's color, the form 「青い」 is also used, as in 「青い空」 (blue sky).
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N5
青い
あおい
blue. Being the color blue, like the sky or sea. Example: 「青い空」 (blue sky), 「青いシャツ」 (a blue shirt).
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N5
赤
あか
red. A color like blood or a tomato.
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N5
赤い
あかい
red. Being the color red, like blood or a tomato. Example: 「赤い花」 (a red flower).
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N5
明るい
あかるい
bright. A state of having plenty of light, so things are easy to see. Example: 「明るいへや」 (a bright room). Also used for a person, meaning cheerful and quick to smile. The antonym is 「暗い」 (dark).
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N5
秋
あき
autumn. The season in a year between the hot season and the cold season, when it gradually gets cooler. Around September to November.
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N3
飽きる
あきる
For the same thing to continue and become tiresome. Example: 「このゲームには飽きた」 (I'm tired of this game). Also attached after a verb, as in 「食べ飽きる」 (to get tired of eating), 「聞き飽きる」 (to get tired of hearing).
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N3, N4
空く
あく
For a seat or room, etc., to become empty. Example: 「せきが空く」 (a seat becomes available). Also used to mean time becoming free, as in 「手が空く」 (to have a free moment). The homophone 「開く」 refers to a door or window opening, and is written differently. The same 「空く」 read as 「すく」 becomes a different word expressing that the people or things inside decrease so that space opens up, used as in 「電車が空く」 or 「おなかが空く」.
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N3
握手
あくしゅ
handshake. To clasp hands with another person as a sign of greeting or reconciliation.
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N3
悪魔
あくま
devil. A frightening being that makes people do bad things. Also used as a metaphor for a cold-hearted, cruel person, as in 「悪魔のような人」 (a devil-like person). The antonym is 「天使」 (angel).
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N3
明け方
あけがた
dawn. The time when night ends and the sky begins to grow bright. Nearly the same meaning as 「夜明け」. The corresponding time of day is 「夕方」 (evening).
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N5
開ける
あける
To open something that was closed, with one's own hands. Example: 「まどを開ける」 (to open a window). When it opens on its own, 「開く」 (あく) is used.
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N5
上げる
あげる
To move something from below to above. Example: 「手を上げる」 (to raise one's hand). The 「あげる」 meaning to give something to a person is often written in hiragana.
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N5
朝
あさ
morning. The time from sunrise until midday.
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N5
朝ご飯
あさごはん
breakfast. A meal eaten in the morning. Usually written 「朝ごはん」.
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N5
明後日
あさって
The day after tomorrow. Often written in hiragana as 「あさって」.
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N5
足
あし
foot; leg. The part at the bottom of a person's or an animal's body, used for standing and walking. When counting shoes and socks it is read 「そく」, and is used as in 「一足（いっそく）」.
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N5
明日
あした
tomorrow. The day after today. Also read 「あす」.
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N3
預ける
あずける
To ask someone to look after one's belongings, money, child, etc. Example: 「銀行にお金を預ける」 (to deposit money at a bank), 「子どもを預ける」 (to leave a child in someone's care). The side that makes the request uses 「預ける」, while the side that is asked and keeps it safe uses 「預かる」: 「銀行にお金を預ける」 versus 「銀行がお金を預かる」.
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N3
汗
あせ
sweat. The moisture that comes out of the skin when it is hot or after exercise. Used with the verb 「汗をかく」 (to sweat). 「汗を流す」 can mean either washing one's body or working hard.
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N3
焦る
あせる
When a state of feeling does not go as planned, causing irritation and the wish to hurry. The homophone 「褪せる」 (for color to fade) is a different word.
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N5
遊ぶ
あそぶ
play. To spend enjoyable time doing something one likes. Example: 「こうえんで遊ぶ」 (to play in the park).
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N3
与える
あたえる
To give something of one's own to a person. Example: 「えさを与える」 (to give food to an animal). Also broadly used to mean exerting an intangible effect, as in 「影響を与える」 (to have an influence), 「損害を与える」 (to cause damage). A more formal word than 「あげる」.
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N5
暖かい
あたたかい
A pleasant feeling, neither too hot nor too cold. Used for weather and air. For things like tea or food, 「温かい」 is written instead. The antonym is not 「すずしい」 (cool) but 「さむい」 (cold).
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N4
頭
あたま
head. The part at the very top of the body, where the eyes, the mouth and the hair are. 「頭がいい」 means being able to think well. When counting large animals such as cows and horses, it is read 「とう」.
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N5
新しい
あたらしい
new. Just made, just bought. The antonym is 「古い」 (old).
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N3
辺り
あたり
The area near a place. Example: 「駅の辺り」 (the area around the station), 「辺りを見回す」 (to look around the area). Also commonly used in the form 「この辺り」 (around here).
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N4
当たる
あたる
For something to strike another thing. Example: 「ボールが体に当たる」 (a ball hits one's body). Also used to mean a lottery or prediction turning out correct, as in 「てんきよほうが当たる」 (the weather forecast is right).
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N5
あちら
あちら
A polite word for referring to a far place, thing, or person. More polite than 「あそこ」 or 「あれ」.
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N4
厚い
あつい
thick. A state where the width of a book, clothing, etc., is large. The antonym is 「うすい」 (thin). Distinguished in writing from the homophones 「暑い」 (hot weather) and 「熱い」 (hot to the touch).
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N5
暑い
あつい
A feeling of high temperature. Used for weather and the air in a room. For hot water or food, 「熱い」 is used; for the thickness of a book or clothes, 「厚い」 is used.
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N5
熱い
あつい
A state of very high temperature to the touch. Used for hot water, food, etc. For weather, 「暑い」 is used. The antonym is 「つめたい」 (cold).
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N3
集まり
あつまり
gathering. People coming together. Also refers to that meeting itself. Example: 「町内の集まり」 (a neighborhood gathering). Also used to mean the degree of turnout, as in 「集まりが悪い」 (turnout is poor).
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N4
集まる
あつまる
For people or things to gather in one place. Example: 「えきの前に人が集まる」 (people gather in front of the station). When bringing things together oneself, 「集める」 is used.
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N4
集める
あつめる
To bring people or things together to one place. Example: 「きってを集める」 (to collect stamps). When they gather naturally, 「集まる」 is used.
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N3
当てる
あてる
To bring an object into contact with another object (e.g. 「布を当てる」, to apply a cloth). Also used to mean hitting a target, as in 「ボールを当てる」 (to hit a ball at something), or to mean guessing correctly, as in 「クイズの答えを当てる」 (to guess the quiz answer correctly). 「当てる」 is used when someone makes something strike, and 「当たる」 when the thing itself strikes: 「ボールを当てる」 versus 「ボールが当たる」.
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N3
跡
あと
trace. A mark left behind after something happened. Example: 「足跡」 (footprint), 「傷の跡」 (a scar), 「城の跡」 (the remains of a castle). The homophone 「後」 refers to time or order (behind/after), distinguished from 「跡」, which refers to a mark left in a place.
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N3
穴
あな
hole. A place on the surface of an object that is dented or goes all the way through. Example: 「穴をほる」 (to dig a hole), 「くつ下に穴があく」 (a hole opens in a sock). Also used as a metaphor for a shortcoming, as in 「計画の穴」 (a hole/gap in a plan).
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N5
兄
あに
An older brother, born before oneself. Someone else's older brother is called 「お兄さん」.
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N5
姉
あね
An older sister, born before oneself. Someone else's older sister is called 「お姉さん」.
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N5
あの
あの
A word referring to something far from both the speaker and the listener. Used before a noun, as in 「あの人」 (that person), 「あの店」 (that shop).
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N3
浴びる
あびる
For the body to receive water, light, etc. Example: 「シャワーを浴びる」 (to take a shower), 「日光を浴びる」 (to bask in sunlight). Also used to mean receiving a lot of words at once, as in 「非難を浴びる」 (to be showered with criticism).
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N5
危ない
あぶない
dangerous. A state where one might get injured or something bad might happen. Also shouted as 「危ない！」 to warn someone.
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N5
甘い
あまい
A taste like sugar or candy. Example: 「甘いおかし」 (sweet snacks). Also has the meaning of not being strict or thorough, as in 「甘いかんがえ」 (a naive way of thinking).
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N3
余り
あまり
remainder. What is left over after using or dividing something. Used as in "料理の余りを弁当に入れる" (to put the leftover food in a lunchbox) or "10を3で割ると余りは1" (10 divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 1). The verb is "余る". The adverb "あまり", which has the same reading, is a different word used with a negative as in "あまり高くない", and is normally written in kana.
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N5
あまり
あまり
Used together with a negative, expressing the meaning "only a little." Example: "あまり高くない" (not very expensive), "あまり食べない" (doesn't eat much). In this use it is normally written in kana. The noun "余り", which has the same reading, is a different word meaning what is left over after using something, and is written in kanji.
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