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Basic Kanji 320


Corresponding to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5/N4

284 characters & 36 characters


The Kanji possibly tested

The prerequisite Kanji for


Japanese Proficiency Test N4

+
Practice Kanji Test

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Basic Kanji 320

Kanji No. 1 120: 104 + 16


This Kanji list is compiled from the 104 Kanji which are the prerequisite for Japanese Proficiency Test N5 and the 16
Kanji possibly tested (These words are selected from the past tests by MLC).
Kanji No. 1 320: 284 + 36
This Kanji list is compiled from the 284 Kanji which are the prerequisite for Japanese Proficiency Test N4 and the 36
Kanji possibly tested (These words are selected from the past tests by MLC).
The order of Kanji is from the easy one to the difficult.
The related words are arranged in a group by MLC.

The required Japanese Reading of Kanji in Hiragana


and Chinese Reading of Kanji in Katakana are shown.
A tip for memorization

43

..

(my) mother

(someones) mother

(my) grandmother

1-120 Kanji: The star() is put on Kanji which are not


necessary for the preparation of Japanese Language
Proficiency Test N5.

These are the examples.


The diamond() put on the Kanji which are not necessary to
learn for the preparation of Japanese Language Proficiency
Test N5 and N4.

The prerequisite vocabularies. There are Kanji which have the proper way of reading.
The unlearned Kanji are provided Kana written above Kanji to show how to pronounce.

Kanji Test: There are four kinds of tests.


No.1 - 120
10 Kanji Test 12 sheets

No. 1 - 320
20 Kanji Test 16 sheets

Review test
40 Kanji Test 8 sheets

Review test
50 Kanji Test 7 sheets

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List of Kanji

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164

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person

Canadian
three people

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that day

the third day of the month

the fifteenth day of the month


Sunday

one

one person

one day

the first day of the month


one minute

two

two days

the second day of the month

two people

two hours

three

three days

the third day of the month

three people

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four

four days

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the fourth day of the month

four times

four people

April

five

five days

the fifth day of the month

six

six days

five people

the sixth day of the month


seven

seven times

seven days

six people

the seventh day of the month

10

eight

eight days

seven people

the eighth day of the month

eight people

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nine

nine days

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the ninth day of the month

12

nine people

September

ten

ten days

the tenth day of the month

13

ten people

moon

month

Monday

one month

April

14

15

16

fire

Tuesday

water

Wednesday

tree (crow)
wood

Thursday

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4
6

money

gold

Friday

18

19

4 2

soil; earth

Saturday

hundred

5
6

20

one hundred yen

thousand

21

22

ten thousand

one thousand yen

thirty thousand yen

yen

23

go

do; hold

bank

travel

24

one hundred yen

come

next month

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rest
have a day off

be absent

holiday; vacation

26

3
4
5

see

look
watch

be visible

show

opinion

27

now

this month

today

28

big

university

important

adult

29

small

small bird

elementary school

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on
above

raise salary

go up; rise

good at; skillful

31

under

socks

lower; get down

go down

subway; underground

32

inside

China

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on the phone

all day long

33

hand
mouth

34

right

left

35

mountain

Mt. Fuji

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river

4
5

white (adj.)

white (noun)

38

book; counter for long object; origin; main

book

nine pieces (long object)

Japan

true; real

head office

39

child

children

this child

40

man

boy

man; male

4
5

41

rice field

arm

woman

girl

woman; female

power

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(my) father

(someones) father

(my) grandfather

(my) mother

(someones) mother

(my) grandmother

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44

..

two hands

friend

45

earlier

last month

46

raw

draft beer

teacher

birthday

be born

47

live

roof

child

learn; study

student

elementary school children

junior high school student

university; college

university student

10

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school

10

school

elementary school

junior high school

49

what

hat

+[noun]

+[noun]

what

+[counter]

+[counter] how many

50

7
8

3
4

10

when

time

repeat marker

51

sometimes
one oclock
gate

between

daytime

time

two hours

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3
4

7
8

10
11
12

spilt

sword

divide, share

five minutes

ten minutes

enough; sufficient

53

half

half past eight

half

11

sun

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every

every day

every month

55

year
age

/ every year

2003

2003

(the year of) 2003 2003

next year

()

three years

56

4 6
7

this year

before
in front of

three years ago

morning; a.m.

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behind

later

one year after

afternoon; p.m.

58

noon

morning; a.m.

afternoon; p.m.

59

name

famous

12

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car

train

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62

(heaven; sky)

mood; spirit; mind

weather

popularity

feeling

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2 3

4
7
8
6 10
9 11 13
12
5

take care; be careful

electricity

electricity

train

10

3
4

12

6
5 7

lightning

64

rain

11

13

speak
talk; tell

story

telephone

65

eat

dining room

5
6

66

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3
4

9
10
13

6
5 7
8

14

gate
ear

hear
listen
ask

be audible

newspaper

13

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write

library

3
4

8
9
10

68

read

reading

8
10
11 12

3
4
6
5

hand
brush
paper

14

13

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country

China

international call

outside

foreign country

foreigner

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3
5

70

8
10

(language)

3
11
4
13
6
5 7 12 14

Japanese (language)
English (language)

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put in

enter

join

enter a school

14

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take out

send
hand in

leave

74

attend

go out

leave; depart

7
8

5
6

rain

75

east

Tokyo

1
3

4
5

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west

the West; Western

the Kansai region

77

south

Southeast Asia

north

Tohoku region

5
7
8

78

15

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long; chief; head

long

principal

2
3
4

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80

3
7

9
8 10

high
expensive

high school

high school student

mouth

entrance

exit

population

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eye

83

hand
arm

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lavatory; rest room

driver

skillful

poor; unskillful

foot
leg

enough

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85

close

neighborhood

neighborhood

recently

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4
3 5
6

exist

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lower

famous

lower shop

fireworks

vase

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red (adj.)

red (noun)

aby

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10

6 9

paper

letter

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2
5

9
10

11

12

buy

shopping

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10
9 11

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1
2

6
5 7
8

morning

every morning

this morning

noon

lunch

daytime

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hill

evening

dinner; supper

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night

tonight

5 6
7

moon

evening

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(formal)

[formal]

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house

family

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see (a person)

conversation

meeting

2 3

5
7

10

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company

company

society

company president

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store; shop

salesclerk; shop assistant

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10

4
7 5
6
8

11

101

12

45

drink

a lot of

102

a little [verb]
[adj.]

103

repeat marker

not many/much

a little [formal]

104

new

newspaper

3 4

5
6

10

11

12

13

old

stand
wood
ax

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spacious

wide
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(cheap; inexpensive; peacefulness)

inexpensive

feel relieved

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108

stand

6 7

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know

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4

6
7

say

tell

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2 3
4
5
7 8

message

think
recall; remember

112

word; language

walk

take a walk

run
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113

live; inhabit

address

6
7

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person
candle

main

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sky

be vacant; be unoccupied

air

airport

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2
3
5

10

6 8

11

week

next week

this week

two weeks

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5
3 6
7
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3
4

fish

fish

fish store

ear

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4
6

2 12 9
10
11

13

ear (rabbit)

silver

14

silver

bank

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road; street

waterworks; tap water

10

11

6 4
5 7
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12

21

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2
4

11
3
13 12

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5
2 6
9
7
10
3
13 15
11 14
4
16
17
12
18

station

day of the week

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make; produce

composition

Saturday

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use

embassy

4 6

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2 6

wait

125

power; strength

ability

126

not; un-

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inconvenient

heart; mind

worry

be relieved

eager; enthusiastic

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128

sentence

literature

culture

grammar

129

origin; foundation

130

healthy; well

sound

pronunciation

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8
9

131

pleasant; enjoyable

pleasure (look forward to)

music

easy

10

4
5
11

13

12

comfortable
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6
7
9

8 9

have

a rich person

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134

3
2 5
6

reflect; project

picture

movie; film

plan

23

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7
8

10

material; fee

6 9

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5 7
8

cooking

tuition

reason; logic; principle

10

11

137

reason

impossible

person (respect)

how to ... ; way of ...

evening

direction; side

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stand; pedestal; base

139

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1
1

4
5

counter for machinery

kitchen

typhoon

letter

romaji; roman letters

kanji; Chinese character

140

main

husband

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(prefix)

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except (for)

within

... or more than

... or less than

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leave; go away

143

right; correct

the New Year

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last year

rice field

Yamada (surname)

Tanaka (surname)

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3
5

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2
3
4

same

early (adj.)

early (adv.)

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bright

tomorrow

explain

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cow; bull; cattle

milk

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meat

beef

pork

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world

151

4
5

care
(We are under the care of you/your company.)

world

152

world

serve a person; work under somebody

It cant be helped. / Theres no help for it.

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thing; matter

work

fire

meal

important

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2 3
5 4
7

manufacturing; construction

construction

under construction

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155

5
6
7

8
9

10

11 12

place

factory

golf course

156

... store/shop

1
2
4
5

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bowling alley

car park; parking lot

meeting place; hall

vegetable store

the roof top

157

4 3

trip, travel

10

travel

Japanese inn

158

move

car toy

11

10

4
3 5
6
8
9

159

10

4
3 6 5
7

160

effort, hard work

7
6 8

11

10

strong

study

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think; consider

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3
4 5

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send

1
3

4 5

sell (vt.)

lit. selling place

sell (vi.)

164

start; begin (vt.)

start; begin (vi.)

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5 4

10

11

finish; end

the end

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3
4

measure; arrange

6
5 7

watch; clock

plan

167

(my) elder brother

(someones) elder brother

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(my) younger brother

(someones) younger brother

brothers

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169

25

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(my) elder sister

(someones) elder sister

2 4

5
7

(my) younger sister

(someones) younger sister

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age; generation; price

on behalf of ...

time; period

the 60s

charge; fee

172

business; something to do

business; something to do

173

self

5
6

oneself

car toy

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earth; land

175

3
6

underground; basement

earthquake

drawing; diagram; chart; figure

map

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Japanese inn FAX

embassy

library

movie theater

art gallery; museum of art

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1 2 10
11
3
13
4
7 5
12 14
6
15
8
16

building; hall

4 5

Great Britain/the U.K.

English (language)

English conversation

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12

2 9

4
6

10

11
7

13

iron

subway; underground

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180

town

4
5
7
6

the capital

181

Tokyo

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1
2
4 5
7
8

taste; flavor

meaning

times; degree

once

next time
some time
this time

25 degrees

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183

wind

typhoon

184

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5
4 6

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ocean

clothes

Western food

the West; Western

185

tea

(rice) bowl

186

6
7

10 11

bird

small bird

187

2
5

hall

10

11

188

dining room

room

classroom

meeting room

Western-style room

189

6 5

color

brown

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3

7
8

blue (adj.)

blue (noun)

191

2
3
4

traffic light

8 9 10 11

black (adj.)

black (noun)

192

article; goods

foodstuffs; groceries

193

object; article

goods; selling item

shopping

food

drink; beverage

animal whale

194

Shinagawa (a name of town)

pour; flow

195

injection

10

12
11

will; mind; meaning

13

preparation

opinion

pay attention; take care

advise; warn

meaning

32

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5
6

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medicine

197

person (humble)

doctor

198

5 7
8

199

200

8
9

sickness; illness; disease

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sickness; illness

9
10

medical science; medicine

institution

10

hospital

be hospitalized

leave hospital

hurry

express bound for

suddenly

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4
5
6 7 8

1
2

7
6 8
9

202

summer

summer vacation

203

2
3 4
5
6
7
8 9
10

6
3
4 5

spring

fall; autumn

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2
3

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winter

10 11
12
13
5
14
7
6
15
8
16
9
2

parent; close

206

cut

stamp

kind

important

207

7
8
10

parent

special

specially

special express

208

part; separate

another; different
separately

209

210

middle; center

photograph

special

take; photograph

3 4
5
6
7

truth; exactly; reality

10

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carry; transport

luck

exercise

212

roll; fall down

fall down

bicycle

drive

driver

213

9
1 2
3
5
4
6
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10
11

12

2
4
5
6

214

9
10

11

3 4 7 8
10
9
11
12
13
15
14

6
5 7
8

2
3
4

asking

question

10
9 11

215

2 10 11
1 3
12 13
4
6 14
5
7 15
8
16
18
17
9

question

topic; theme

question
problem

216

homework

4
2
5
6
3 7 8

answer

9
10 11
12

answer (verb)

answer (noun)

217

teach

classroom

4 8

9
11

10

education

church

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218

4
5
6

1
2

219

10
11

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learn

prepare for the lesson

review

10

get/wake up (vi.)

get/wake somebody up (vt.)

220

221

1 5
2 3
4

die

11

10

222

bad

3
5
6
8

223

4 3

heavy

emit; depart

pronunciation

depart

224

3
4
5
67
9
8

225

42
5
6

10

return

10

go through; pass

road; street

go to (school/work); commute

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2
3
4
9
10

6
7
8

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open (vt.)

open (vi.)

227

10

12

11

gather (vt.); collect

gather (vi.)

228

11

1
2 3 5
4
6
7 8 10
9

12

13

14

sing

song

229

3
5

9
8 10
11
12

put on; wear

underwear

arrive; reach

230

7
6 8
9
10
11

12

231

6
7 8
9
10

232

lend

borrow

233

5 6

3
4

dog

clothes

(western) clothes

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1
2

3
4
5

build

be built

building

235

sea; ocean

seashore

overseas

236

2
3
5
4 6
7
8
9

member

10

salesclerk

office worker

bank clerk ATM

station employee

237

5
6
7
8 10
11
9

family

family

aquarium

238

3
4
7 5
6
8

2 10 9

11

coked rice; meal; food

12

cooked rice

dinner; supper

239

8
2
3 5 9
10
4
11
6

field; plain

240

6
9

10

4 7

vegetable

11

vegetable

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stop (vt.)

stop (vi.)

cancellation

242

12

7 9
10
11

China

13

243

4 7

kanji; Chinese character

whet; sharpen

3 5

244

2 3
4

investigate

research; study

245

12 13

3
4
6
5

246

try; attempt

10

11

11

2 3

1
4
5
6
7

study room

12

13
14 15 17

testing

18

247

examination; test

inside

within

domestic

(my) wife

248

body

good for health

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249

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3
5

all; whole

all the members

safe

250

turn; go round

three times

251

place

kitchen

address

neighborhood

office

1
2
4 3

252

public; official

253

2
3
5
6
8

garden

11

13

park

zoo

254

255

1 3

4 5
6
2 7
9

benefit; advantage

make use of

convenience

convenient; useful

inconvenient

256

1
2 3
4

10

12
13
14

15

16

head
40

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257

11 9

10

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part; section; department; copy of a publication

6 7

all

the head/chief of a department

faculty; department

copy

room

258

5 6

7
8

ancestor

grandfather

grandmother

259

occupation; business; work

13

12

260

6 11

8
9

10

industry

class; lesson

graduate

thick (elephant)

gain weight

261

262

4 6
7 8
5

10

low

11

12

263

short

like; be fond of

be very fond of

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264

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7
6 8

265

1
3 2

8 7

young

10

266

1
2 3
4
5
6

weak

11

10
12

267

light

11

1
3
4
7

12

10

13

far

distant place

268

1 2
3
4 6
5

269

270

10
9 11
12

1
2 3
5 6
4
7
8
9
11
12

hot (weather)

10

cold (weather)

fit; suit; match

be in time

case

match; game

271

tell; inform

message

help

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272

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decide

be decided

273

274

return; give something back

reply; answer

275

have difficulty; be in trouble

5
6

swim

swimming

276

8
9
10

put out
turn off
erase (eraser)

go out

go off
277

45

forget
forget to take, leave

278

call
invite

43

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279

6
5
7
10 8

2
3
4

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11

close (vt.)

close (vi.)

280

281

5
6

8 6

pull

282

283

pick up

8 10
9
11

284

push

3
4

11
10 12

opinion; theory

14

13

throw away

explain

novel

285

2
5 6

7
8

receive

take (an exam)

286

2 3
4

67

pass (an exam)

reception

take

44

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287

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2
4

5
7

seat

10

seat

attend

288

1
2 3
4
65

10

take (someone)

289

1
2
4 8 6
7
5

bring (someone)

10

sit down

290

change (vt.)

change (vi.)

odd; strange

hard; serious

291

5 3 4

7
5

get on

vehicle; vessel

292

get off

fall (rain; snow)

293

13

12

2 8

11

work

45

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294

leave

remain; be left

10

2 3 5
6

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unfortunate; regrettable; disappointing

work overtime

295

8 9
11
10
12
1314
15

3
4

5 6
7

investigate; check

296

continue (vt.)

continue (vi.)

297

8
27
9
3 10 11
13
5 4 6 12
1

12

27
8 9

3
5 4 6 13

knead, polish, elaborate

14

298

practice

1
4

7 8

11
10 12

drop (vt.)

fall; drop (vi.)

299

2 3

7
6 8
9

13

300

10

1
2

6
7

11

go to bed; sleep

12

late
slow

be late

46

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301

302

10

11

3 4 12
5
6 7
8
9 17

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13

18

face

7
8
9

303

neck

304

11

10

voice

Metropolis

7
5 8

305

2
1 3
4
5

prefecture

the Tokyo metropolitan area

306

Yamaguchi Prefecture globefish

ward

307

Meguro Ward

city; municipality

308

Machida City

309

village

people

citizen

47

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310

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product

produce

industry

2
5
6

7 8

10

11

311

5
7

312

grove

10
9

12

313

forest

314

315

6
5 7
8

2
3
4

11

7
8

11
12

14

13 15

16

316

317

medicine

gate

1
9

pond

10

wash

wash; launder

10

11

advance; put forward

advance; go forward

48

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318

319

7
9

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11
10 12
13

dark

320

7
2
8
3 11
13 12

light

14

5 4 6

line

Yamanote Line

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Meguro Language Center

Index

51
270
97
190
190
88
88
30
147
203
114
226
226
30
91
84
181
256
104
268
227
227
57
167
169
74
316
86
111
106

141
195
196
109
96
23
46
313
200
3
3
7
27
170
232
72
189
199
236

30
285
285
158

148
57
228
228
209
46
235
163
163
211

133
177
275
120
22
253

101
28
219
156
162
300
219
23
217
282
300
298
130
168
298
40
145
222
110
205
275
292
165
130
41

2
14
31
87
96
134
70
97
151
250
90
274

50

290
224
301
67
134
47
131
230
183
137
13
17
89
225
248
231
266
36
171
290
51
176
242
161

16
62
276
66
66
78
24
229
272
272
11
200
244
148
142
160
167
180
217
259
206
17
85
118

11
306
114
315
81
69

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Meguro Language Center

302
318
60
191
191

166
276
13
26
243
246
305
129

39
7
57
58
71
23
48
80
81
154
252
303
69
11
127
216
216
109
153
273
212
27
109

76
240
116
31
45
122
31
269
5
35
310
294

6
123
152
245
307
50
139

153
173
174
31
9
188
213
192
220
279
279
60
98
197
209
83
140
12
113
115
218
73
41
67
251
30
46
29
102
143
155
65
295
108
37
37
104
127
205
210
1

175
15
263
102
102
317
317
283
113
289

150
46
76
287
206
284

51

20
45
316
320
56
249

258
70
237
114

144
29
138
28
138
168
171
215
80
73
143
107
234
234
131
65
84
40

174
29
85
125
42
185
32
194
79

123
13
229
122
271
18
296
296
160
288

83
178
73
61
63
99

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Meguro Language Center

212
271

175
304
18
182
75
119
158
187
12
267
225
50
207
251
68
55
241
241
44
186
286

59
247
32
79
202
9
9
49
46
218
49
77

4
149
76
2
72
1

299
55

294
294
100
291

155
72
211
112
164

164
293
10
223
87
64
64
43
146
311
201
53
238

2
14
75
319
280
261
34
1
3
19
198
92
105
282
192

42
126
257
183
233
4
193
260
260
204
292
103
52
66
128

208
290
159
255

111
43
137
78
38

210

52

54
56
179
124
47
250
21

181
26
33
262
15
99
26
119
5
77
26
117
309

8
308

82
59
147

16
132
193
197
312
214
314

156
94
239
106
25
10
35

93
86

6
121
172
184
6
278
68
94
265
6

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24
131

136
254
157
135
125

297

64
264
208
52
277
95
95
221

53

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