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Vocabulary and kanji for all your Japanese learning interests. Mostly intermediate level, as I am still learning, though beginners could find useful things here too! Feel free to ask any Japanese language questions. :]

無知(むち): ignorance; innocence; stupidity

無: previously covered here.


知: previously covered here.

6 days ago
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光栄(こうえい): honor; glory; privilege

光: previously covered here.


栄: flourish; glory; honor; prosperity; splendor

on-reading エイ、ヨウ. kun-reading さかえる、はえ、はえる.

栄える(さかえる): to prosper; to flourish

栄え(はえ): glory; prosperity

栄える(はえる): to shine; to look attractive; to look pretty

1 week ago
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迫力(はくりょく): force; intensity; appeal; strength; impact; punch

迫: force; imminent; spur on; urge

on-reading ハク. kun-reading せまる.

迫る(せまる): 1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent 2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel 


力: previously covered here.

1 week ago
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除核(じょかく): enucleate

除: previously covered here.


核: previously covered here.

1 week ago
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圧縮(あっしゅく): compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

圧: dominate; oppress; overwhelm; pressure; push

on-reading アツ、エン、オウ. kun-reading おす.

圧(あつ): pressure; force

圧す(おす): to apply pressure from above; to press down


縮: contract; reduce; shrink; shrivel; wrinkle

on-reading シュク. kun-reading ちぢまる、ちぢむ、ちぢめる、ちぢらす、ちぢれる、ちぢかむ.

縮(しゅく): 1. wearing armor 2. counter for suits of armor

縮まる(ちぢまる): to shorten; to narrow; to close

縮む(ちぢむ): to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

縮める(ちぢめる): to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink

縮らす(ちぢらす): to curl; to crimp

縮れる(ちぢれる): to be wavy; to be curled

縮かむ(ちぢかむ): 1. to be benumbed (e.g. with cold) 2. to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1 week ago
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暴風(ぼうふう): storm; windstorm; gale

暴: previously covered here.


風: previously covered here.

1 week ago
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猛烈(もうれつ): violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy

猛: previously covered here.


烈: ardent; extreme; furious; severe; vehement; violent

on-reading レツ. kun-reading はげしい.

烈しい(はげしい): violent; vehement; intense; furious; tempestuous 

  • Note: usually takes the 激 kanji.
1 week ago
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気団(きだん): air mass

気: previously covered here.


団: association; group

on-reading ダン、トン. no kun-reading.

団(だん): body; group; party; company; troop

1 week ago
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赤道(せきどう): equator

赤: red

on-reading シャク、セキ. kun-reading あか、あかい、あからむ、あからめる.

赤(あか): 1. red; crimson; scarlet 2. red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange) 3. Red (i.e. communist) (colloquialism) 4. red light (abbreviation) 5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious

赤い(あかい): 1. red 2. Red (i.e. communist)

赤らむ(あからむ): to become red; to redden; to blush

赤らめる(あからめる): to blush; to redden


道: already covered here.

1 week ago
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予期(よき): expectation; assume will happen; forecast

予: previously covered here.


期: previously covered here.

1 week ago
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