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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N3 交換 こうかん
exchange. To swap one thing for another. Example: 「プレゼントを交換する」 (to exchange gifts), 「部品を交換する」 (to replace a part), 「名刺交換」 (exchanging business cards).

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N3 航空 こうくう
Flying through the sky by airplane. It is rarely used on its own; it is combined with other words, as in 「航空会社」 (an airline), 「航空券」 (an airline ticket), 「航空便」 (airmail, an air service), 「航空機」 (an aircraft), 「航空写真」 (an aerial photograph).

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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N3 焦げる こげる
burn. To become blackened from being overcooked. Example: 「パンが焦げる」 (bread burns), 「焦げたにおい」 (a burnt smell). Something turning black on its own is 「焦げる」, while a person making it turn black by overcooking it is 「焦がす」; they are used as in 「ごはんが焦げる」 versus 「ごはんを焦がす」.

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N5 ここ ここ
A word referring to a place close to the speaker.

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N5 午後 ごご
afternoon. The time from noon until night. The antonym is 「午前」 (morning/before noon).

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N3 凍える こごえる
For the body to lose sensation from cold. Example: 「手が凍える」 (one's hands go numb from cold), 「凍えるような寒さ」 (bone-chilling cold).

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N5 九日 ここのか
The 9th day of the month. Also, a period of 9 days. Read as "ここのか."

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N5 九つ ここのつ
nine. The number 9 when counting things.

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N3 試み こころみ
attempt. To try doing something. Example: 「新しい試み」 (a new attempt/initiative). The verb form is 「試みる」.

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N3 こし
waist. The bendable part of the body below the back. Example: 「腰が痛い」 (one's lower back hurts). There are also the expressions 「腰が低い」 (having a humble/polite manner) and 「腰を下ろす」 (to sit down).

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N3 個人 こじん
individual. Each single person, as opposed to a group. Example: 「個人の意見」 (an individual's opinion), 「個人的な問題」 (a personal matter), 「個人情報」 (personal information).

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N3 越す こす
To pass a place or time and go to the other side. Example: 「年を越す」 (to see out the year/into the new year), 「冬を越す」 (to get through the winter), 「引っ越す」 (to move house). In the form 「お越しください」, it also serves as an honorific way of saying 「来る」 (to come).

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N5 午前 ごぜん
The time from morning until noon. The antonym is 「午後」 (afternoon).

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N5 答える こたえる
answer. To respond to a question or problem with words or a sentence. Example: 「質問に答える」 (to answer a question).

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N5 こちら こちら
A polite way of saying 「ここ」. Also used to refer to a person, as in 「こちらは田中さんです」.

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N3 国家 こっか
nation. A country. A unified entity that has territory, people, and a government. Example: 「国家試験」 (a national examination). More formal than 「国」, used when discussing politics and law.

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N3 国会 こっかい
The most important assembly, which decides a nation's laws and budget. Example: 「国会議員」 (a member of parliament), 「国会で審議する」 (to deliberate in the National Diet).

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N5 こっち こっち
A casual way of saying 「こちら」. Used in spoken language.

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N3 固定 こてい
To firmly fix something in one place or state so it does not move. Example: 「固定給」 (a fixed salary).

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N5 こと
A word referring to a matter, or the content of a talk. Example: 「話す事」 (something to talk about), 「大事な事」 (an important matter). Very often written in hiragana as 「こと」.

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N5 今年 ことし
This year. Read as 「ことし」, not read according to the characters as written.

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N5 言葉 ことば
Something people use to convey feelings or thoughts through speaking or writing. Also used to mean a specific language, as in 「国のことば」 (the language of a country), such as Japanese or English.

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N3, N5 子供 こども
child. A young person. The opposite of an adult. Also used to mean one's own son or daughter. Often written as 「子ども」.

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N5 この この
A word referring to something close to the speaker. Used before a noun, as in 「この本」 (this book).

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N3 好む このむ
To like something and choose it oneself. A slightly more formal way of saying 「好き」 (to like).

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N5 御飯 ごはん
Cooked rice. Also used to mean a meal, as in 「朝御飯」 (breakfast), 「御飯を食べる」 (to eat a meal). Usually written 「ご飯」 or 「ごはん」.

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N3 こぼす こぼす
It refers to inadvertently letting liquid or powder out. It also means to let out one's dissatisfaction or complaints. Used in expressions like 「水をこぼす」 or 「愚痴をこぼす」, it expresses the act of unintentionally letting something out.

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