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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N5 にわ
garden. A place outside a house where trees and flowers are planted.

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N5 脱ぐ ぬぐ
To take off clothes or shoes, etc., from the body. The antonym is 「着る」 (to wear) or 「履く」 (to put on footwear).

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N5 ぬるい ぬるい
Neither cold nor hot, not being at the right temperature. Used when something that should be cold is warm, or something that should be hot has cooled down. Written with the kanji 「温い」, but usually written in hiragana.

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N5 ねこ
cat. An animal that often lives together with people.

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N5 眠い ねむい
A feeling of wanting to sleep.

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N5 寝る ねる
sleep. To lie down in order to sleep.

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N5 登る のぼる
climb. To go up from below to above. Example: 「山に登る」 (to climb a mountain).

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N5 飲み物 のみもの
drink. Something to drink.

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N5 飲む のむ
drink. To take water or tea, etc., into the body through the mouth.

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N3, N5 乗る のる
ride. To get on a train, car, etc. The antonym is 「降りる」 (to get off).

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tooth. A hard part inside the mouth.

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N5 はい はい
yes. A word to answer that something is so, or that one understands.

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N5 はい
counter for cupfuls. A word for counting drinks served in glasses or bowls. いっぱい・にはい・さんばい・よんはい・ごはい・ろっぱい・ななはい・はっぱい・きゅうはい・じゅっぱい, 「なんばい」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぱい」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「ばい」.

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N5 灰皿 はいざら
A container for putting cigarette ash in.

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N3〜N5 入る はいる
enter. To move inside. Example: 「へやに入る」 (to enter a room). The antonym is 「出る」 (to exit).

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N5 葉書 はがき
postcard. A thin sheet of paper sent as a letter, without using an envelope.

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N5 履く はく
put on (footwear). To put on things worn on the lower body, such as shoes or trousers. 「着る」 is used for upper garments. There is also the homophone 「掃く」 (to sweep up dirt on the floor with a broom), among others.

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N5 はこ
box. A square container for putting things in. In the form 「〜箱」 it is also used as a word for counting things that come in boxes.

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N5 はし
bridge. Something built over a river, etc., to cross it. There is also the homophone 「箸」 (the sticks used when eating), among others.

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N5 はし
chopsticks. Two sticks used to pick up and eat food. There is also the homophone 「橋」 (something built over a river), among others.

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N5 始まる はじまる
For something to start. Example: 「じゅぎょうが始まる」 (class begins). The antonym is 「終わる」 (to end).

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N5 初め はじめ
The very first part. Example: 「初めのページ」 (the first page).

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N5 初めて はじめて
for the first time. A state of something happening that has never happened before.

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N2, N4, N5 走る はしる
run. To move forward by moving one's legs quickly.

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

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

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

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

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N2, N5 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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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 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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N5 病院 びょういん
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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N5 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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