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N3
替える
かえる
To stop using something up to now and switch to a different one. Example: 「シーツを替える」 (to change the sheets), 「電池を替える」 (to change the batteries). The homophone 「変える」 means to change a state or content, and 「代える」 means to have something take over a role instead; all are written differently.
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N5
帰る
かえる
To go back to one's own home, country, or original place. Example: 「家に帰る」 (to go home).
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N5
顔
かお
face. The front part of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are.
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N3
香り
かおり
fragrance. A pleasant smell. Example: 「花の香り」 (the fragrance of flowers), 「コーヒーの香り」 (the aroma of coffee). Not used for bad smells. The verb form is 「香る」.
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N3
画家
がか
painter. A person whose job is painting pictures.
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N3
抱える
かかえる
To hold something in one's arms as if wrapping around it. Example: 「荷物を抱える」 (to carry luggage in one's arms). Also used to mean having a trouble, as in 「問題を抱える」 (to have a problem to deal with), 「借金を抱える」 (to be carrying debt).
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N3
価格
かかく
price. The price of a good. Example: 「価格が上がる」 (the price rises), 「販売価格」 (selling price). More formal than 「値段」, used in business and news.
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N3
化学
かがく
chemistry. The study of the properties and changes of substances. Example: 「化学反応」 (chemical reaction), 「化学製品」 (chemical products). To distinguish it from the homophone 「科学」 (science), it is sometimes pronounced 「ばけがく」 in speech.
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N3
輝く
かがやく
shine. To glitter and sparkle. Example: 「星が輝く」 (stars shine). Also used to mean looking full of life, as in 「目が輝く」 (one's eyes sparkle), 「輝かしい成績」 (a brilliant record).
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N3
係
かかり
The person in charge of a certain task. Example: 「案内係」 (an information attendant), 「係の人に聞く」 (to ask the person in charge). Also forms compound words like 「係員」 (staff member) and 「係長」 (section chief).
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N5
かかる
かかる
To require time or money. Example: 「駅まで十分かかる」 (it takes 10 minutes to the station). Has various uses, as in 「かぎがかかる」 (to be locked), 「電話がかかる」 (a call comes in). Written with the kanji 「掛かる」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N2, N5
鍵
かぎ
key. A tool for opening or locking a door, etc. 「かぎをかける」 means to lock a door, etc.
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N3
限る
かぎる
To decide a range up to a certain point. Example: 「参加は学生に限る」 (participation is limited to students). Often used in the forms 「〜に限って」 (an expression meaning something bad happens only at that particular time) and 「〜とは限らない」 (meaning that isn't always the case).
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N5
書く
かく
write. To represent characters or a sentence using a pen or pencil. Example: 「名前を書く」 (to write one's name).
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N3
隠す
かくす
hide. To keep something from being seen or known by others. Example: 「お金を隠す」 (to hide money), 「本心を隠す」 (to hide one's true feelings). 「隠す」 is used when someone makes a person or thing unseen, and 「隠れる」 when one becomes unseen oneself: 「子どもを隠す」 versus 「子どもが隠れる」.
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N5
学生
がくせい
student. A person who studies at school. Often refers to someone studying at a university.
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N3
拡大
かくだい
expansion. To spread something out and make it bigger. To become bigger. Example: 「写真を拡大する」 (to enlarge a photo), 「感染が拡大する」 (infection spreads). The word with the opposite meaning is 「縮小」 (reduction).
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N3
隠れる
かくれる
To hide oneself so that others cannot find you. Example: 「木の陰に隠れる」 (to hide in the shade of a tree). Also used to mean not known to the world, as in 「隠れた名店」 (a hidden gem restaurant). 「隠れる」 is used when one becomes unseen oneself, and 「隠す」 when someone makes a person or thing unseen: 「子どもが隠れる」 versus 「子どもを隠す」.
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N3
影
かげ
shadow. A dark shape that forms behind an object when light hits it. Example: 「影ができる」 (a shadow forms), 「影ふみ」 (a shadow-tag game). There is also the expression 「影が薄い」 (to not stand out). The homophone 「陰」 refers to a place light does not reach, and is written differently.
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N3
陰
かげ
A place where light or one's gaze does not reach. Example: 「木の陰で休む」 (to rest in the shade of a tree), 「ドアの陰にかくれる」 (to hide behind a door). Also used to mean somewhere out of a person's sight, as in 「陰で悪口を言う」 (to badmouth someone behind their back). The homophone 「影」 refers to a dark shape cast by light, and is written differently.
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N3
欠ける
かける
For part of something to break off and be missing. Example: 「茶わんが欠ける」 (a chip breaks off a rice bowl). Also used to mean lacking something necessary, as in 「常識に欠ける」 (to lack common sense), 「メンバーが一人欠ける」 (one member is missing).
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N3
過去
かこ
past. Time that has already passed. Example: 「過去をふり返る」 (to look back on the past), 「過去の失敗」 (past failures). The antonyms are 「未来」 (future) and 「現在」 (present).
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N3
籠
かご
A container made by weaving bamboo, wire, etc. Example: 「買い物籠」 (a shopping basket), 「鳥籠」 (a birdcage).
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N3
囲む
かこむ
surround. To encircle something. Example: 「テーブルを囲む」 (to sit around a table), 「山に囲まれた町」 (a town surrounded by mountains). The noun form is 「囲い」.
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N5
傘
かさ
umbrella. A tool held up to block rain or sunlight. Example: 「傘をさす」 (to hold up an umbrella).
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N3
火災
かさい
fire. A disaster in which a building, etc., burns. Example: 「火災報知器」 (fire alarm), 「火災が発生する」 (a fire breaks out). A more formal way of saying 「火事」, used in news and documents.
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N3
重なる
かさなる
For objects to be piled one on top of another in the same place. Example: 「本が重なる」 (books are stacked). Also used to mean things concentrating at the same time, as in 「予定が重なる」 (schedules overlap), 「不幸が重なる」 (misfortunes pile up).
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N3
重ねる
かさねる
To place things on top of each other and stack them. Example: 「皿を重ねる」 (to stack plates). Also used to mean repeating something continuously, as in 「努力を重ねる」 (to make repeated efforts), 「年を重ねる」 (to grow older). 「重ねる」 is used when someone piles things up, and 「重なる」 when things end up piled up: 「皿を重ねる」 versus 「皿が重なる」.
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N3
飾り
かざり
decoration. Something attached to make a thing look beautiful. Example: 「クリスマスの飾り」 (Christmas decorations), 「首飾り」 (a necklace).
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N3
飾る
かざる
decorate. To place or attach things so they look beautiful. Example: 「花を飾る」 (to decorate with flowers), 「部屋を飾る」 (to decorate a room). Also used to mean making something appear better than it really is, as in 「言葉を飾る」 (to embellish one's words).
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N3
火山
かざん
volcano. A mountain formed by magma erupting from underground. Example: 「火山が噴火する」 (a volcano erupts), 「活火山」 (an active volcano).
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N3
歌手
かしゅ
singer. A person whose job is singing songs. Example: 「人気歌手」 (a popular singer).
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N3
数
かず
number. Something that shows how many of something there are. Example: 「数が多い」 (a large number). The reading changes to 「かぞ(える)」 and 「すう」 in words like 「数える」 (to count) and 「数字」 (a numeral/figure).
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N3, N5
貸す
かす
lend. To let someone use one's own thing for a certain time. The opposite, using someone else's thing, is 「かりる」 (to borrow).
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N5
風
かぜ
wind. Moving air. Example: 「風がふく」 (the wind blows). The same 「風」 read as 「ふう」 becomes a different word expressing a manner or style, as in 「そんな風に」 or 「日本風」.
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N5
風邪
かぜ
An illness that causes fever, sore throat, or runny nose. Used with the verb 「風邪をひく」 (to catch a cold). Same reading as 「風」 (wind).
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N3
稼ぐ
かせぐ
earn. To obtain money by working. Example: 「生活費を稼ぐ」 (to earn living expenses). Also used to mean gaining a favorable state, as in 「時間を稼ぐ」 (to buy time).
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N3
数える
かぞえる
count. To check how many there are of something. Example: 「人数を数える」 (to count the number of people), 「指を折って数える」 (to count on one's fingers).
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N5
家族
かぞく
family. The people who live together, such as father, mother, and children.
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N3
肩
かた
shoulder. The part of the body at the base of the arm, beside the neck. Example: 「肩をたたく」 (to tap someone's shoulder), 「肩がこる」 (to have stiff shoulders). There is also the expression 「肩を持つ」 (to take someone's side).
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N5
方
かた
A polite way of saying 「人」 (person). Example: 「あの方はどなたですか」 (who is that person?). Read as 「ほう」, it becomes a word for comparing two things, as in 「こちらの方が高い」 (this one is more expensive).
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N3
刀
かたな
sword. A long, thin blade used by samurai in the past. Example: 「日本刀」 (a Japanese sword).
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N3
語る
かたる
To tell a story to someone by speaking. Example: 「体験を語る」 (to talk about one's experience), 「夢を語る」 (to talk about one's dreams). More formal than 「話す」, used when conveying a coherent story carefully.
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N3
価値
かち
value. The worth or importance a thing has. Example: 「価値がある」 (to have value), 「読む価値のある本」 (a book worth reading). 「価値観」 (values/one's sense of what matters) is also commonly used.
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N3
活気
かっき
liveliness. A vibrant, energetic feeling. Example: 「活気のある市場」 (a lively market), 「活気にあふれる」 (overflowing with vitality).
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N3
学期
がっき
semester. A period into which a school's year is divided. Example: 「新学期」 (a new semester), 「学期末テスト」 (an end-of-term exam).
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N5
学校
がっこう
school. A place where children or students study.
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N3
活動
かつどう
activity. To move actively with a purpose. Example: 「クラブ活動」 (club activities), 「火山活動」 (volcanic activity).
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N2〜N4
家庭
かてい
The place where family members, such as parents and children, live together. Example: 「家庭で作る料理」 (home-cooked food).
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N5
角
かど
corner. The place where two roads meet. The pointed edge of an object. Example: 「つぎの角を右にまがる」 (turn right at the next corner). When read 「つの」, it means the horn on an animal's head.
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