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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N4 恥ずかしい はずかしい
A feeling that makes one's face turn red from being seen by others.

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N5 二十歳 はたち
20 years old. Read as "はたち," not read according to the characters as written.

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N2, N5 働く はたらく
work. To do a job.

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N5 八月 はちがつ
The 8th month of the year.

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N5 発音 はつおん
pronunciation. The way sounds are produced when saying words aloud.

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N5 二十日 はつか
the 20th day; twenty days. The twentieth day of the month. It can also mean a period of twenty days. It is a special reading that is not read 「にじゅうにち」, of the same kind as calling twenty years of age 「はたち」.

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N4 はっきり はっきり
A clear state, so as to be easily understood. Example:「はっきり言う」(to say clearly).

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N5 鼻 はな
nose. The part in the middle of the face used to smell things and to breathe. It is used as in 「鼻がつまる」 or 「鼻をかむ」.

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N5 花 はな
flower. What blooms on grasses and trees, beautiful in colour and pleasant in scent. It is used as in 「花がさく」 or 「花をかざる」.

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N5 話す はなす
to speak; to talk. To convey something to another person in words, using the mouth. One can state what is conveyed, as in 「日本語を話す」, or state the other person, as in 「友だちと話す」.

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N4 花見 はなみ
Viewing and enjoying「桜(さくら)」(cherry) blossoms.

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N4 林 はやし
woods. A place with many trees growing. Often refers to something smaller than a 「森」 (forest).

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N4 腹 はら
belly; stomach. The part on the front of the body, below the chest. It is used as in 「腹がすく」 or 「腹をこわす」. The same part is also called 「お腹」, which is read 「おなか」.

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N4 払う はらう
To hand over money to a shop or person. Example: 「お金を払う」 (to pay money).

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N5 春 はる
spring. The season that grows warm, coming after winter and before summer. In Japan it is around March to May. It is also the season when flowers bloom and when the new year begins at schools and companies.

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N5 半 はん
half. Attached after a number or a time, it adds the sense of one more half. 「三時半」 is midway between three and four o'clock, and 「一個半」 means one item and a half. It can also come in front, as in 「半年」「半日」. Unlike 「半分」, 「半」 is not used by itself as an independent word.

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N5 晩 ばん
Night. Often used connected with other words, as in 「今晩」 (tonight), 「毎晩」 (every night).

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N4 番組 ばんぐみ
A single program broadcast on television or radio, such as news or a drama.

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N5 番号 ばんごう
number. A number assigned for order or to distinguish things.

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N5 晩御飯 ばんごはん
A meal eaten at night. 「夕飯」 has nearly the same meaning.

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N2, N4 反対 はんたい
When a direction or a place is completely the opposite. Examples: 「反対のほうこうへあるく」 (to walk in the opposite direction), 「道の反対がわ」 (the opposite side of the street). It also means not accepting another person's thoughts or opinion and stating a different view. Example: 「反対する」 (to oppose). The word with the opposite meaning of 「反対する」 is 「賛成(さんせい)」 (agreement).

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N2, N5 半分 はんぶん
half. One of the two equal parts into which a whole is divided. 「ケーキを半分に切る」「半分だけたべる」. 「半」 also means half, but it attaches to numbers or times, as in 「三時半」「一個半」, and is not used by itself.

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N4 火 ひ
fire. The hot thing or light that comes out when something is burning.

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N5 日 ひ
day; sun. One day, from morning until night. It also refers to the bright shining object in the sky. There is the use pointing to a day, as in 「あたたかい日」, and the use pointing to the sun, as in 「日がのぼる」. When this kanji is read 「にち」, it becomes the unit for counting days. 「火」, which has the same reading, is also a word used often in daily life, so take care when writing.

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N4 冷える ひえる
For the temperature to drop and become cold.

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N5 東 ひがし
east. One of the directions. The antonym is 「西」 (west).

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N4 光 ひかり
light. Something that appears bright. The brightness coming from the sun, electricity, etc.

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N4 光る ひかる
To give off light. To shine brightly. Example:「星が光る」(a star shines).

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N5 匹 ひき
counter for small animals. A word for counting small animals such as dogs, cats, fish, and insects. いっぴき・にひき・さんびき・よんひき・ごひき・ろっぴき・ななひき・はっぴき・きゅうひき・じゅっぴき, 「なんびき」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぴき」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「びき」.

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N4 引き出し ひきだし
The box-like part attached to a desk, etc., for putting things in.

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N4 引き出す ひきだす
To take something that is inside to the outside. Also used to mean withdrawing money from a bank, as in 「お金を引き出す」 (to withdraw money).

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N2〜N5 引く ひく
pull. To move something toward oneself by applying force. Example: 「戸を引く」 (to pull a door). The antonym is 「押す」 (to push). There is also the homophone 「弾く」 (to play a musical instrument), among others.

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N5 弾く ひく
To play an instrument such as a piano or guitar. Same reading as 「引く」, but used only for musical instruments.

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N3, N5 低い ひくい
low. A state where the length from bottom to top is small. The antonym is 「高い」 (high).

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N4 髭 ひげ
beard. Hair that grows around the mouth or on the chin.

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N5 飛行機 ひこうき
airplane. A large vehicle that flies through the sky.

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N4 飛行場 ひこうじょう
airfield. A place where airplanes take off and land. Close in meaning to 「空港」 (airport).

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N4 久しぶり ひさしぶり
A long time having passed since one last met someone. Example: 「久しぶりですね」 (it's been a while).

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N4 美術館 びじゅつかん
art museum. A building that displays art such as paintings.

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N3, N4 非常に ひじょうに
Expresses that the degree of something is very strong. It has the same meaning as 「とても」 and 「たいへん」, and is often used in written language. It is formed by adding 「に」 to the noun 「非常」 (an unusual, urgent situation; 「非常口」「非常ベル」); 「非常」 on its own does not mean 「とても」. Compare 「非常の場合」, which means in an emergency, with 「非常に寒い」, which means very cold.

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N5 左 ひだり
left. One of the directions. The antonym is 「右」 (right).

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N4, N5 びっくりする びっくりする
To be surprised because something unexpected happened.

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N4 引っ越す ひっこす
To change where one lives to another place.

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N4 必要 ひつよう
necessary. A state of being indispensable.

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N2, N5 人 ひと
person. A human being. It is also used as a word for counting people. ひとり・ふたり・さんにん・よにん・ごにん・ろくにん・しちにん・はちにん・きゅうにん・じゅうにん, and 「なんにん」. For 1 and 2 it becomes 「ひとり」 and 「ふたり」, and for 4 it becomes 「よにん」.

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N3, N4 酷い ひどい
A very bad state. Example:「酷いあめ」(terrible rain),「酷いことを言う」(to say cruel things).

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N5 一つ ひとつ
one. The number 1 when counting things.

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N5 一人 ひとり
Being one person. Also used to mean no one else being there.

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N5 暇 ひま
A state of having nothing to do, with plenty of free time. Example: 「暇な時間」 (free time).

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N4 秒 びょう
second. The smallest unit of time. Sixty seconds make one minute. Time is expressed with the three units of hours, minutes and seconds.

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