Content Updates for December 2024

These are the content changes we made in December 2024.

Radicals

• 氏/Clan - Moved “duck” to the warning list, and updated mnemonic.

Kanji

• 軽 - Added “weight” to the block list.
• 億 - Added “one million,” “1 million,” “1,000,000,” and “million” to the block list.
• 札 - Updated meaning mnemonic and hint, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 住 - Moved “resident” to the warning list.
• 殺 - Updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 渉 - Added “wave” to the block list.
• 察 - Updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 冊 - Updated meaning mnemonic, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 続 - Added 絡 to the visually similar list.
• 撮 - Updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 刷 - Updated meaning hint, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 擦 - Updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 拶 - Updated meaning mnemonic, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 濯 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 蓮 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 瓶 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 燥 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint.
• 釈 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 颯 - Updated meaning mnemonic and hint, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
• 債 - Added 漬 to the visually similar list.
• 工 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 棚 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 訟 - Added “litigate,” “litigation,” “suing,” and “litigating” to the allow list, and added “accuse,” and “accusing” to the warning list.
• 添 - Added “attack” to the blocklist.
• 系 - Added “system” as an alternative meaning, added “line” and “group” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic.
• 棟 - Added “building” as the primary meaning, added “ridge” as the alternative meaning, added “ridgepole” to the allow list, moved “pillar” to the warning list, added むね and むな as the alternative reading, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 洪 - Updated the reading hint.
• 夕 - Moved せき to the warning list.
• 透 - Added “transport” to the block list.

Vocabulary

• 生える - Added “to know” to the block list.
• 億 - Added “one million,” “1 million,” “1,000,000,” and “million” to the block list.
• 放つ - Added “to win” to the block list.
• 食堂 - Added “eatery” to the allow list.
• 明らか - Added “clever” to the block list.
• 上げる - Updated the reading explanation.
• 五月 - Added さつき to the warning list.
• 上がる - Updated the reading explanation.
• 日光 - Moved “nikko” and “nikkou” to the warning list, added “sunshine” and “sunbeam” to the allow list, added “moonlight,” “moonshine,” and “moonbeam” to the block list.
• 全力 - Added “maximum effort,” “max effort,” “maximum power,” and “max power” to the allow list.
• 君主国 - Updated one common word combination translation.
• 受ける - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 閉める - Updated one context sentence.
• 禅僧 - Added “Zen monk” as an alternative meaning, added “Zen Buddhist monk” and “Zen Buddhist priest” to the allow list.
• 観る - Added “to sleep” to the block list.
• 棚 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 了解 - Moved “comprehension” and “roger” to the allow list, made “understanding” the new primary meaning, added “got it” and “understood” as the alternative meanings, added “understand,” “acknowledging,” “acknowledge,” “agreement,” “agreeing,” “reach an agreement,” and “reaching an agreement” to the allow list, added expression word type, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 沢山 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 祝う - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 視覚 - Added “eyesight” and “vision” to the allow list.
• 肩 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 左腕 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 狭い - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 審査 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 冷やす - Added “to cool something” as an alternative meaning, moved “to chill” to the allow list, added “to cool,” “to ice,” “to make something cold,” “to make cold,” “to make cool,” “to make something cool,” “to cool down,” and “to ice something” to the allow list, added “to calm” and “to calm down” to the warning list, updated meaning explanation, and added three new context sentence translations.
• 遊園地 - Added “recreation ground” to the warning list.
• 診断する - Added “to make a diagnosis” to the allow list.
• 太陽系 - Added “the solar system” to the allow list.
• ご覧 - Added “watch” as the alternative meaning.
• 国旗 - Added “colors” to the warning list.
• 快感 - Added “pleasurable feeling” as the alternative meaning, moved “pleasant feeling” to the allow list, added “pleasant sensation,” “pleasurable sensation,” “pleasurable feelings,” “pleasant feelings,” “pleasurable,” and “sense of pleasure” to the allow list, added “joy,” “satisfaction,” “thrill,” and “thrilling” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three new context sentence translations.
• 旗 - Added “banner” as an alternative meaning, added “ensign” to the allow list, added “standard,” “colors,” “pennant,” and “bunting” to the warning list, added three new context sentence translations.
• 結婚 - Added “marry,” “marrying,” “get married,” “getting married,” and “wedding” to the allow list, added three new context sentence translations.
• 漏出 - Added “leakage,” “spillage,” and “seepage” as alternative meanings, added “escaping,” “leaking out,” “spilling,” “leaking,” “seep,” and “seeping” to the allow list, updated meaning explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
• 先程 - Updated the primary meaning to “a little while ago”, added “a short time ago” and “earlier in the day” as alternative meaning, added “a few minutes ago,” “a couple minutes ago,” “several minutes ago,” “a few hours ago,” “a couple hours ago,” “a short while ago,” “earlier,” “a moment ago,” and “a few moments ago” to the allow list, added “a few days ago” and “a couple days ago” to the block list, updated meaning explanation, and added three new context sentence translations.
• 照らす - Added “to shine light on” as an alternative meaning, added “to shine,” “to shine over,” “to light,” “to light up,” “to light something up,” “to light up something,” “to lighten,” “to shine on something,” “to shine over something,” “to illuminate something,” “to shine light on something,” “to shine light over,” and “to shine light over something” to the allow list, added “to compare,” “to compare with,” “to check,” “to check with,” “to clarify,” and “to highlight” to the warning list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 粘着 - Moved “cohesion” to the warning list, made “adhesion” the new primary meaning, added “sticky,” “stickiness,” “stick,” “sticking,” “adhere,” and “adhering” to the allow list, added “adherence” and “cohesive” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 詐取 - Added “obtaining something by fraud,” “getting something by fraud,” “obtain something by fraud,” “get something by fraud,” “obtaining by fraud,” “obtain by fraud,” “get by fraud,” “getting by fraud,” “cheat,” “cheating,” “swindling,” “rip-off,” “rip off,” “ripping off,” “defrauding,” and “fraud” to the allow list, updated meaning explanation.
• 覚悟 - Moved “resolution” to be an alternative meaning, made “mental readiness” the primary meaning, added “determination” as an alternative meaning, added “resolve,” “resolving,” “resoluteness,” “determine,” “determining,” “be prepared,” “being prepared,” “prepare oneself,” “preparing oneself,” “brace oneself,” “bracing oneself,” “steel oneself,” “steeling oneself,” “mental preparation,” and “mentally prepare” to the allow list, moved “resignation” to the warning list, added “prepare,” “preparing,” and “preparation” to the warning list, updated meaning explanation.
• 慌ただしい - Moved “frantic” to the allow list, added “quick,” “in a hurry,” and “in a rush” to the warning list.
• 据える - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 金 - Added “money” to the warning list.
• 住む - Added “to believe” to the block list.
• 参る - Updated one common word combination translation.
• 昨年 - Added “next year” to the block list.
• 改める - Moved “to check something” and “to check” to the warning list, added “to inspect,” “to inspect something,” “to examine,” “to examine something,” “to count,” and “to count something” to the warning list, added “to renew,” “to mend,” “to mend something,” “to alter,” “to alter something,” “to be formal,” “to make something formal,” and “to make formal” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
• 改まる - Added “to be changed,” “to change,” “to be improved,” “to be reformed,” “to be corrected,” and “to become formal” to the allow list.
• 援助する - Updated one context sentence.
• 特質 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 述べる - Replaced one context sentence and updated one context sentence translation.
• 触る - Updated the reading explanation.
• 大量 - Updated one context sentence translation.
• 訴訟 - Added “litigate,” “sue,” “suing,” and “litigating” to the allow list, and added “accuse,” and “accusing” to the warning list.
• 読み違い - Updated the reading explanation.
• 招待する - Added “to incite” and “to incite someone” to the block list.
• 悩む - Added “intransitive verb” and “transitive verb” as word types and updated the meaning explanation.
• 〜系 - Added “type” as the primary meaning, moved “tribe” to the warning list, added “genre” as an alternative meaning, moved “group” to the allow list, added “line,” “style,” and “system” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 日系 - Moved “of Japanese descent” to the allow list, added “Japanese origin” and “Japanese-operated” to the alternative meanings, added “Japanese operated,” “Japanese-owned,” and “Japanese owned” to the allow list, added “Japanese” and “Japan” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three new context sentences.
• 太陽系 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 体系的 - Added “organized” and “systematically” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three new context sentences.
• 照れる - Made “to feel shy” the primary meaning, moved “to be embarrassed” and “to be shy” to the allow list, added “to blush” and “to be bashful” to the alternative meanings, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentences.
• 幼稚園 - Added “nursery school” to the allow list, and added “nursery” to the warning list.
• 精神病 - Added “psych” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, added three new context sentence translations.
• 精神的 - Added “psychological” to the allow list.
• 撮る - Moved “to take a photo” to the allow list, added “to film a video,” “to record,” “to record a video,” “to shoot,” “to shoot a video,” “to shoot a picture,” and “to shoot a photo” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the reading explanation, and added one context sentence.
• 撮影 - Added “photography” as the primary meaning, moved “photoshoot,” “movie shoot,” and “photographing” to the allow list, added “videography,” “photo shooting,” “photoshooting,” “photo-shooting,” “photograph,” “take a picture,” “take a photo,” “take a video,” “take a movie,” “shoot,” “shooting,” “taking a picture,” “taking a photo,” “taking a video,” “taking a movie,” “photo taking,” “video taking,” “picture taking,” “film shoot,” “movie shooting,” “photo shoot,” and “film shooting” to the allow list, added “take,” “taking,” “record,” and “recording” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 病棟 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 潤う - Added “to be moistened” and “to be prosperous” as the alternative meaning, moved “to be damp” and “to be watered” to the allow list, added “to get moist,” “to get damp,” “to get watered,” “to be wet,” “to get wet,” “to become prosperous,” “to get prosperous,” “to get moistened,” “to prosper,” “to be moisturized,” “to get moisturized,” “to be well-moisturized,” “to get well-moisturized,” “to become moist,” “to become moistened,” and “to be enriched,” to the allow list, added “to benefit,” “to be lubricated,” “to get lubricated,” and “to flourish” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
• 銀杏 - Updated meaning explanation and reading explanation.
• 下手 - Added “good at” to the block list.
• 速度 - Added “velocity” to the allow list.
• お疲れ様 - Added “thanks for the hard work” to the allow list.
• 割引 - Updated one context sentence.
• 漏れる - Added “to float” to the block list.