hospital. A place where illness or injury is treated.
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N5病気びょうき
illness. A state where one's physical condition is bad.
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N5平仮名ひらがな
hiragana. Rounded characters used in Japanese, written together with katakana and kanji in sentences.
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N4開くひらく
To open something that was closed, such as a door, a book, or one's eyes. It is also used to mean holding an event, as in 『かいぎを開く』 (to hold a meeting), and to start a new business, as in 『店を開く』 (to open a shop).
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N5昼ひる
noon. The time of day when the sun is highest. Also used to refer to the whole time between morning and night.
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N5昼御飯ひるごはん
A meal eaten at noon.
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N4昼間ひるま
daytime. The bright hours from morning to evening.
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N4昼休みひるやすみ
The break time for eating lunch.
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N3, N5広いひろい
A state where a place is large. The antonym is 「狭い」 (narrow).
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N4拾うひろう
To pick up something that has fallen with one's hand.
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N5封筒ふうとう
A paper bag for putting letters in.
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N4増えるふえる
For a number or amount to grow larger. The antonym is「減る（へる）」(to decrease).
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N4深いふかい
A state where the distance from the surface to the bottom is great. The antonym is「浅い（あさい）」(shallow).
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N4, N5吹くふく
blow. For wind to move. Example: 「風が吹く」 (the wind blows). Also used to mean blowing air out from the mouth.
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N5服ふく
clothes. Something worn on the body.
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N4複雑ふくざつ
A state where things are intricate and hard to understand. The antonym is「簡単（かんたん）」(simple).
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N4復習ふくしゅう
To study something one learned once again. The antonym is 「予習」 (preparing before a lesson).
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N5二つふたつ
two. The number 2 when counting things.
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N4豚肉ぶたにく
Pork meat. Also called 「ポーク」.
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N5二人ふたり
Being two people.
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N4部長ぶちょう
At a company, etc., the person who leads a department.
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N4普通ふつう
A state of being not special, the same as usual.
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N5太いふとい
A state where the width of a round thing is large. The antonym is 「細い」 (thin).
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N4太るふとる
To gain weight. The antonym is 「痩せる」 (to lose weight).
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N4布団ふとん
futon. Something laid out or draped over oneself when sleeping.
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N4舟ふね
boat. A small vehicle that moves over water. The homophone「船」is also used for large ones, while「舟」is often used for small ones.
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N4不便ふべん
A state of being hard to use and inconvenient. The antonym is「便利（べんり）」(convenient).
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N4踏むふむ
To press down hard on top of something with one's foot. Example:「足を踏む」(to step on someone's foot).
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N5冬ふゆ
winter. The coldest season of the year.
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N4降り出すふりだす
For rain or snow to start falling.
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N5降るふる
For rain or snow to fall from the sky. Example: 「雨が降る」 (rain falls).
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N2, N3, N5古いふるい
A state of much time having passed since something was made. The antonym is 「新しい」 (new).
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N5風呂ふろ
A place for washing the body or soaking in warm water. Example: 「お風呂に入る」 (to take a bath).
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N5分ふん
minute. A unit of short time, one hour divided into 60. いっぷん・にふん・さんぷん・よんぷん・ごふん・ろっぷん・ななふん・はっぷん・きゅうふん・じゅっぷん, 「なんぷん」. With 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぷん」. When the same characters are read 「じゅうぶん」, they become a different word meaning that something is enough.
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N4文化ぶんか
The ways of thinking, art, etc., that have grown within the daily life of a country or region.
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N4文学ぶんがく
Art expressed through words, such as novels and poetry.
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N2, N4文章ぶんしょう
Something in which several sentences are connected to convey a single piece of content.
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N4文法ぶんぽう
grammar. Rules for using language correctly.
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N5下手へた
unskillful. Not being able to do something well. The antonym is 「上手」 (skillful). Read as 「したて」, it means a lower position or a humble attitude. Read as 「しもて」, it means the left side of a stage.
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N4別べつ
Being different from others. Example:「それは別の話だ」(that is a separate matter). In the form 「別に」 it becomes a different word: used together with a negative, as in 「別に用事はない」, it means "nothing in particular".
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N4別にべつに
not particularly. Used together with a negative to express "not especially". Used as in "別に用事はない" (I have nothing in particular to do) or "別にきらいじゃない" (I don't particularly dislike it), to softly deny what was asked. In conversation, "別に。" on its own can also mean "it's nothing". The same character read only as "べつ" is a different word meaning being different from others.
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N5部屋へや
room. A single space within a house, divided off by walls.
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N4変へん
strange. A state of being unusual and odd.
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N3, N5辺へん
The area, the vicinity of a place. Example: 「この辺」 (around here).
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N3, N5勉強べんきょう
study. To learn and remember something one doesn't know.
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N4返事へんじ
To respond to being called or asked something. It also refers to what one sends back as an answer after receiving a letter or an email. Examples: 「返事を書く」 (to write a reply), 「返事が来る」 (a reply arrives).
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N5弁当べんとう
A meal packed in a box, etc., to be eaten away from home. A polite form of 「弁当」.
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N5便利べんり
convenient. Easy to use, being helpful. The antonym is 「不便」 (inconvenient).
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N4方ほう
direction, side. A word that points to one of two things. Used when comparing two things, as in "こちらの方が大きい" (this one is bigger). It can also express direction, as in "駅の方へ歩く" (to walk toward the station). It is often written in kana as "ほう". The same "方" read as "かた" becomes a different word, a polite way of saying "人" (person).
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