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N2
会合
かいごう
People gathering for consultation or discussion; also, the gathering itself. Covers a wider range of formality than 会議 (meeting) and is mostly used in writing.
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N2
開催
かいさい
To hold and carry out a meeting, event, tournament, or the like.
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N2
解釈
かいしゃく
Understanding and explaining the meaning of words or things in one's own way; interpretation. Used where the same thing can be understood differently by different people, as in 法律の解釈 (interpretation of the law), 良い方に解釈する (take it in a favorable way).
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N2
改修
かいしゅう
To repair and fix up defective parts of a building or facility. Mainly applies to structures and facilities.
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N1, N2
回収
かいしゅう
To collect and take back items that have already been distributed or used.
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N2
怪獣
かいじゅう
A huge, frightening imaginary creature that appears in stories or movies.
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N2
解除
かいじょ
To cancel a restriction or agreement that has been set, returning to the original free state. 「警報を解除する」「契約を解除する」.
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N4
会場
かいじょう
venue. A place where a ceremony, tournament, exhibition, etc., is held.
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N2
解析
かいせき
「解」 means to undo or break down, and 「析」 means to separate; together they mean to break apart and examine in detail. It refers to dividing a complex matter into elements and investigating its structure or content in detail. Used in expressions like 「データ解析」 or 「画像解析」, it is a formal word used in technical and research contexts.
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N2
回送
かいそう
(1) To move a vehicle to another location without carrying passengers or cargo. 「回送電車」. (2) To forward mail or the like that has arrived to a different address.
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N1, N2
階層
かいそう
(1) A stratum formed when society is divided by status or income. 「富裕階層」. (2) A structure made up of layers stacked one on another. 「階層構造」.
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N1
快諾
かいだく
「快」 means pleasant, and 「諾」 means to consent; together they mean to consent gladly. It refers to gladly accepting a request or offer from another. Used in expressions like 「出演を快諾する」, it is a formal word for accepting another's request with pleasure.
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N2
開拓
かいたく
It refers to opening up and expanding undeveloped land, or new fields and markets. Used in expressions like 「荒れ地を開拓する」, 「新市場を開拓する」, or 「販路を開拓する」, in situations of opening up for the first time a domain that no one has touched.
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N2
会談
かいだん
To hold formal talks with an important counterpart in an official setting. Used in political and diplomatic contexts.
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N1
かいつまむ
かいつまむ
It refers to extracting only the key points and speaking briefly. Used in expressions like 「要点をかいつまんで話す」 or 「かいつまんで説明する」, in situations of summing up a long story to convey it briefly.
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N2
改定
かいてい
To newly re-establish a rule, fee, or the like. 「料金の改定」. A different word from 「改訂」, which has the same reading; this word applies to systems, prices, and the like.
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N2
改訂
かいてい
To correct and update the content of a book or piece of writing. 「教科書の改訂」. Easily confused with 「改定」, which has the same reading, but this word applies to books and writing.
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N1, N2
街道
かいどう
A main road connecting towns. Also used figuratively, as in 「出世街道」.
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N2
介入
かいにゅう
「介」 means to come between, and 「入」 means to enter; together they mean to step in between. It refers to a third party stepping in to become involved in the affairs of the parties concerned. Used in expressions like 「軍事介入」 or 「司法介入」, it is a formal word for situations of external intervention. It frequently appears in political, international relations, and organizational contexts.
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N2
解任
かいにん
「解」 means to undo, and 「任」 means a duty or office; together they mean to undo an office. It refers to removing a person from an office or duty to which they had been appointed. Used in expressions like 「役員を解任する」, in situations where an organization unilaterally relieves someone of office. Frequently appears in legal and organizational contexts.
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N2
介抱
かいほう
「介」 means to help or to come between, and 「抱」 means to embrace; together they mean to come between and care for someone in one's arms. It refers to caring for a sick person, an injured person, or someone unable to move due to drunkenness. Used in expressions like 「酔った友人を介抱する」, in situations of nursing someone temporarily weakened.
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N2
解明
かいめい
「解」 means to unravel or to clarify, and 「明」 means to make clear; together they mean to unravel and make clear. It refers to investigating and making clear what has been unknown. Used in expressions like 「真相を解明する」 or 「事故原因の解明」, in situations of uncovering hidden facts.
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N2
解約
かいやく
「解」 means to undo, and 「約」 means a contract; together they mean to undo a contract. It refers to canceling a contract that has been concluded. Used in expressions like 「契約を解約する」 or 「保険を解約する」, in situations of ending an agreement that has been established.
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N1
解離
かいり
「解」 means to break apart and become loose, and 「離」 means to separate; the word combines two synonymous characters. It refers to something that had been gathered into one breaking apart. Used in expressions like 「組織から解離する」 or 「物質が解離して別の状態になる」, it is a formal word for situations of bonds becoming undone and separating. It is also seen in chemistry and psychology contexts.
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N1
乖離
かいり
A divergence or gap between two things that should naturally align. Used in expressions like 「理想と現実の乖離」 (a gap between ideal and reality) or 「世論との乖離」 (a divergence from public opinion), it refers to the distance that arises between two matters. A formal word frequently seen in editorials and critical essays.
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N4
会話
かいわ
conversation. Talking with a person, discussing something together.
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N2, N5
買う
かう
buy. To pay money and make something one's own. The antonym is 「売る」 (to sell).
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N4, N5
帰り
かえり
Returning to home or one's original place, or the time of doing so. The antonym is 「行き」 (going).
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N1
顧みる
かえりみる
To look back on and reflect upon past events or one's own words and actions. Used as in「過去を顧みる」「家庭を顧みる暇もない」.
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N1
省みる
かえりみる
「省」 means to look back upon oneself, to reflect. It refers to looking back on one's own words and actions and reflecting. Used in expressions like 「我が身を省みる」, in the sense of inner reflection. While the same-reading 「顧みる」 is used for looking back in a broader sense, 「省みる」 carries a stronger nuance of self-reflection.
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N4
変える
かえる
To make something into something different from before. Example: 「よていを変える」 (to change a plan). When it happens on its own, 「変わる」 is used.
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N4, N5
顔
かお
face. The front part of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are.
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N4
科学
かがく
science. An academic field that investigates the workings of nature through experiments and observation.
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N4
鏡
かがみ
mirror. A tool for reflecting and viewing one's own appearance.
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N3〜N5
かかる
かかる
To require time or money. Example: 「駅まで十分かかる」 (it takes 10 minutes to the station). Has various uses, as in 「かぎがかかる」 (to be locked), 「電話がかかる」 (a call comes in). Written with the kanji 「掛かる」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N2, N5
鍵
かぎ
key. A tool for opening or locking a door, etc. 「かぎをかける」 means to lock a door, etc.
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N2
額
がく
An amount of money; also a frame for displaying a picture or photograph. Besides expressing the size of a sum, as in "保険料の額" or "多額の寄付", it is also used in the sense of a frame, as in "額に入れて飾る". The same "額" read as "ひたい" is a different word meaning the part of the face above the eyebrows.
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N1
画一的
かくいつてき
It describes a manner in which everything fits the same standard or the same mold, with no individuality or difference. Used in expressions like 「画一的な教育」 or 「画一的に扱う」, it is often used to negatively express a state in which diversity has been lost.
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N1
画策
かくさく
「画」 means to plan a scheme, and 「策」 means a scheme; together they mean to plan out schemes. It refers to secretly devising a plan and acting on it for some purpose. It is mostly used with a negative connotation, carrying the sense of acting in the shadows, as in 「裏で画策する」.
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N2
拡散
かくさん
It refers to things spreading and scattering over a wide range. Used in expressions like 「情報が拡散する」, 「ガスが拡散する」, or 「噂が拡散する」, in situations of spreading or being transmitted widely from one point to the surroundings.
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N2
学識
がくしき
「学」 means learning, and 「識」 means knowledge; together they refer to knowledge obtained through learning. It refers to deep knowledge acquired through scholarship. Used in expressions like 「学識経験者」 or 「高い学識」, it is a formal word for specialized insight acquired through long years of research.
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N1
確執
かくしつ
「確」 means firm, and 「執」 means to grasp and not let go; together they mean firmly holding to one's claims without yielding to each other. It refers to not yielding one's opinions and continuing to be in opposition. It expresses situations in which a relationship has become tense within an organization or among relatives. Used in expressions like 「両者の確執が表面化する」.
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N2
革新
かくしん
「革」 means to renew, and 「新」 means new; together they mean to renew and make new. It refers to greatly reforming old institutions or structures. Used in expressions like 「技術革新」 or 「革新的な発想」, in situations of fundamentally changing how things have been. The word with the opposite meaning is 「保守」.
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N2, N3
隠す
かくす
hide. To keep something from being seen or known by others. Example: 「お金を隠す」 (to hide money), 「本心を隠す」 (to hide one's true feelings). 「隠す」 is used when someone makes a person or thing unseen, and 「隠れる」 when one becomes unseen oneself: 「子どもを隠す」 versus 「子どもが隠れる」.
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N2
学説
がくせつ
「学」 means learning or scholarship, and 「説」 means opinion or doctrine; together they refer to a doctrine in scholarship. It refers to a doctrine or view about a matter put forward through academic research. Used in expressions like 「新しい学説」 or 「対立する学説」, referring to a theory put forward by a researcher.
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N2, N3
隠れる
かくれる
To hide oneself so that others cannot find you. Example: 「木の陰に隠れる」 (to hide in the shade of a tree). Also used to mean not known to the world, as in 「隠れた名店」 (a hidden gem restaurant). 「隠れる」 is used when one becomes unseen oneself, and 「隠す」 when someone makes a person or thing unseen: 「子どもが隠れる」 versus 「子どもを隠す」.
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N2, N3
陰
かげ
A place where light or one's gaze does not reach. Example: 「木の陰で休む」 (to rest in the shade of a tree), 「ドアの陰にかくれる」 (to hide behind a door). Also used to mean somewhere out of a person's sight, as in 「陰で悪口を言う」 (to badmouth someone behind their back). The homophone 「影」 refers to a dark shape cast by light, and is written differently.
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N1
かけがえのない
かけがえのない
「かけがえ」 is 「掛け替え」, originally meaning something to substitute. 「かけがえのない」 means that it 「ない」 (does not exist), that is, the quality of being so precious that nothing else can replace it. Used in expressions like 「かけがえのない家族」 or 「かけがえのない時間」, expressing a unique and precious existence.
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N2, N3
欠ける
かける
For part of something to break off and be missing. Example: 「茶わんが欠ける」 (a chip breaks off a rice bowl). Also used to mean lacking something necessary, as in 「常識に欠ける」 (to lack common sense), 「メンバーが一人欠ける」 (one member is missing).
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N2〜N5
掛ける
かける
To hang or place something somewhere. Example: 「かべに絵を掛ける」 (to hang a picture on a wall). Also has various other uses, such as making a phone call or sitting in a chair.
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