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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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4,238words (N1–N5 total)
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N1
勇ましい
いさましい
A state overflowing with the spirit of facing things without fear. Used for the stance of advancing without retreating in scenes of fighting or challenge, as in 「勇ましい掛け声」 or 「勇ましい姿」. Mostly used with positive evaluation.
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N2
意地
いじ
The feeling of wanting to push through one's own ideas or position. Often used in forms like 「意地を張る」, 「意地になる」, or 「意地でも〜する」. There are also compound expressions describing personality, such as 「意地が悪い」 or 「意地汚い」.
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N2
維持
いじ
To keep a certain state unchanged, maintaining it as it is.
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N2
意志
いし
The mental drive to carry something through; will. 意志が強い (strong-willed), 本人の意志で決める (decide by one's own will). The homophone 意思 refers to one's thoughts or intentions (意思を確認する "confirm someone's intention"), while 意志, described as strong or weak, refers to willpower.
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N3
医師
いし
physician. A person whose job is to treat illness and injury. A more formal way of saying 「医者」 (doctor), used in documents and news.
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N3
意思
いし
A thought or intention such as wanting to do something or thinking in a certain way. Example: 「本人の意思を確認する」 (to confirm the person's own wishes), 「参加の意思がある」 (having the intention to participate). The homophone 「意志」 refers to the strength of mind to carry something through, as in 「意志が強い」 (strong-willed), and is used differently.
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N3
意識
いしき
consciousness. The mental function of noticing and perceiving things. 「意識を失う」 means "to lose consciousness." Also used to mean paying attention to something deliberately, as in 「時間を意識する」 (to be mindful of the time).
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N1
異質
いしつ
A quality or type that differs from others. Used as in 「異質な文化」 or 「異質な存在」, referring to something fundamentally different in nature from its surroundings. It carries not merely the meaning of "unusual," but the implication that the substance is fundamentally different.
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N2
遺失物
いしつぶつ
An item that has left its owner's hands by being dropped or left behind. Items found at stations or shops are collected at a 「遺失物取扱所」 (lost-and-found office), and the person who lost them files a 「遺失物届」 (lost property report) to have them searched for. This is a formal expression used in laws and facility notices; in everyday conversation 「落とし物」 or 「忘れ物」 is more common. Because it refers to something the owner parted with by accident, it is not used for stolen items.
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N5
医者
いしゃ
doctor. A person whose job is treating illness or injury. Often referred to politely as 「お医者さん」.
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N1
慰謝料
いしゃりょう
Money paid to compensate for mental suffering. Demanded in cases such as divorce, traffic accidents, or having one's honor injured. Used as in 「慰謝料を請求する」 or 「慰謝料を支払う」. A word used in legal contexts.
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N2
移住
いじゅう
To move one's place of living to a different region or country and settle there.
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N2
萎縮
いしゅく
To shrink and become smaller. It also describes becoming timid and unable to act boldly. Used in expressions like 「筋肉が萎縮する」 and 「萎縮して何も言えない」.
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N1
意匠
いしょう
A creative design regarding the shape or pattern of an object. Refers to inventiveness related to the appearance of industrial products or craft works. Used as in 「意匠登録」 or 「凝った意匠」. Also a branch of intellectual property alongside patents.
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N3
異常
いじょう
abnormal. A state that is different from normal and not right. Example: 「異常な暑さ」 (abnormal heat), 「機械に異常がある」 (there is a malfunction in the machine). The antonym is 「正常」 (normal). The homophone 「以上」 means "more than" and is written differently.
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N1
異色
いしょく
A state in which distinctive features stand out compared to others. Used in forms modifying nouns, such as 「異色の経歴」 or 「異色の作品」. Implies not merely being rare, but that the nature is clearly different from others.
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N1, N2
移植
いしょく
To transplant a plant to another location; also, to transplant tissue or an organ from a living body to another.
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N1
いじらしい
いじらしい
A state of seeing a small child or someone in a weaker position courageously striving or enduring, and feeling pity and tenderness. Used as in 「いじらしい姿」 or 「いじらしく見える」.
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N2
意地悪
いじわる
To deliberately trouble or harass someone. It also refers to a person with such a nature. Used in expressions like 「意地悪な質問」 and 「意地悪をする」.
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N1
威信
いしん
The power that gathers respect and trust from those around. Used for the weight held by nations, organizations, or persons of standing. Used as in 「威信をかける」 or 「威信が揺らぐ」. Often spoken of as something that, once lost, is difficult to recover.
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N1
維新
いしん
Completely renewing old systems and institutions. In history, it often refers specifically to the Meiji Restoration 「明治維新」, used as in 「維新の志士」 or 「平成維新」 to mean major social transformation. A formal word.
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N1
以心伝心
いしんでんしん
The mutual understanding of feelings between two people without needing to speak. Used in scenes where intentions are conveyed without language, such as between long-married couples, well-attuned partners, or master-disciple relationships.
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N1, N5
椅子
いす
chair. A tool for sitting on. Often written in hiragana or katakana as 「いす」 or 「イス」.
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N3
泉
いずみ
A place where water naturally wells up from the ground. Also used as a metaphor for something that keeps arising one after another, as in 「知識の泉」 (a fountain of knowledge).
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N2
居座る
いすわる
To remain and refuse to move from a place one should originally leave. Used in expressions like 「社長の座に居座る」 and 「台風が居座る」.
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N1
威勢
いせい
A word expressing a state of having vigor and momentum. Used in forms like 「威勢がいい」 or 「威勢よく」 for a person's voice, attitude, or the atmosphere of a shop. Refers not to physical force but to a lively, cheerful state.
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N2
依然
いぜん
A state in which conditions continue unchanged from before. Used as in 「依然として」 or 「依然〜のままだ」, a formal adverb emphasizing that no improvement or change is visible.
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N5
忙しい
いそがしい
busy. Having a lot to do, with no time. Example: 「しごとで忙しい」 (busy with work).
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N2
遺族
いぞく
A word for the family members left behind after someone has died. Used as in 「遺族に弔意を表す」 or 「遺族の悲しみ」 in formal contexts related to death.
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N1
勤しむ
いそしむ
To devote oneself diligently to something. Used in phrases like 「仕事に勤しむ」 or 「研究に勤しむ」 to mean focusing intently on one thing. A written-language word used in formal style.
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N3
偉大
いだい
A state of being excellent and impressive. Example: 「偉大な科学者」 (a great scientist), 「偉大な発明」 (a great invention). Used to praise a person or their achievements.
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N5
痛い
いたい
A state of feeling unpleasant sensation in the body due to injury or illness. Example: 「頭が痛い」 (having a headache), 「おなかが痛い」 (having a stomachache).
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N1
痛々しい
いたいたしい
A state so pitiful that the viewer cannot bear to keep watching. Used for figures with injuries, emaciation, or pushing themselves too hard, expressed as in 「痛々しい姿」 or 「痛々しくて見ていられない」.
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N2
委託
いたく
Asking and entrusting one's work or authority to a reliable other party. Used not between individuals, but in formal contexts where companies or organizations outsource work externally. Used as in 「業務を委託する」 or 「委託販売」.
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N3
抱く
いだく
A formal word meaning "to hold a thought or feeling in one's heart." Example: 「夢を抱く」 (to hold a dream), 「疑問を抱く」 (to harbor a doubt). When the same kanji is read 「だく」, it refers to the concrete action of holding something in one's arms, as in 「赤ちゃんを抱く」 (to hold a baby).
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N1
痛手
いたで
A heavy loss or serious emotional blow. Used in expressions such as 「痛手を受ける」 and 「痛手を負う」. Originally referred to a deep physical wound, but in modern usage it more often refers metaphorically to economic losses or emotional pain rather than literal injuries.
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N2
板挟み
いたばさみ
To stand between two conflicting parties and suffer from being unable to side with either. Used in expressions like 「上司と部下の板挟みになる」.
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N1
痛ましい
いたましい
A state so pitiful that even looking at it makes one's heart ache and one's spirits sink. Used for serious and irredeemable situations such as accidents, disasters, or the misfortune of small children, as in 「痛ましい事故」 or 「痛ましい光景」.
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N3
痛み
いたみ
pain. Physical or emotional pain that one feels. Example: 「歯の痛み」 (toothache), 「心の痛み」 (emotional pain). The verb form is 「痛む」.
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N1, N2
至る
いたる
To reach a place, state, or result. Used for places (駅に至る道 "the road leading to the station") and for outcomes (結論に至る "reach a conclusion"). Mostly used in writing. Also appears in a pattern emphasizing the ends of a range (頭のてっぺんから足の先に至るまで "from the top of the head down to the tips of the toes").
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N1
異端
いたん
Deviating from the ways of thinking or positions considered correct in that era or society. Used as in 「異端とされる」 or 「異端の画家」, referring to existence not easily accepted from the mainstream's viewpoint.
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N2
市
いち
An event where people gather at a set day or place to buy and sell goods. Used as in "駅前に市が立つ" (a market is held in front of the station), "朝市", or "古本市". Its characteristic is that it is held on set days rather than being a permanently open shop. The same "市" read as "し" is a different word meaning an administrative division larger than a town.
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N3
位置
いち
position. The place where an object or person is. Example: 「机の位置を変える」 (to change the position of a desk), 「現在の位置」 (current position). Also used to mean one's role within a whole, as in 「位置づけ」 (positioning).
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N2
一因
いちいん
One of several causes that brought about a certain result. A formal word that presupposes there are other causes besides this one, not the sole cause. Used as in 「〜の一因となる」 or 「一因として挙げられる」.
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N2
一概に
いちがいに
An adverb used in combination with negative expressions such as 「〜とは言えない」 or 「〜には決められない」. Expresses the meaning that one cannot decide on the whole based on a single standard. Frequently appears in articles and commentaries when pointing out the existence of exceptions.
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N5
一月
いちがつ
The 1st month of the year.
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N1
一撃
いちげき
A single strong attack or blow. Used in the forms 「一撃を加える」 or 「一撃で〜する」. Besides physical strikes, it is also used metaphorically for the strong impact caused by remarks or events.
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N2
著しい
いちじるしい
A state in which change or difference is conspicuously large. Used for clearly recognizable degrees of magnitude, such as growth in numbers or changes in situation. The adverbial usage 「著しく向上する」 is also common. A word used in formal style.
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N2
一段と
いちだんと
A state in which the degree of something increases further compared with before. Used in expressions like 「一段と寒くなる」 and 「一段と美しい」.
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N1
一任
いちにん
Entrusting all judgment or handling of a matter to another person. Used as in 「交渉を一任する」 or 「後任の人選を彼に一任した」 in scenes of leaving the responsibility itself to the other party. A formal written word.
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