These are the content changes we made in November 2024.
Radicals
- 干 - Added “drying” to the allow list.
- 毋 - Added “mother” to the warning list.
- 更 - Added “again” to the warning list.
- 容 - Added “contain” and “contains” to the warning list.
Kanji
- 分 - Added “divide” as an alternative meaning, added “sort,” “split,” “portion,” “classify,” and “share” to the allow list, added “distinguish,” “discern,” “distribute,” allocate,” “condition,” “state,” “degree,” “scatter,” “allotted,” “component,” “element,” and “fraction” to the warning list, and updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
- 板 - Added “plank,” “a board,” “a plank,” “slab,” “plate,” “a slab,” and “a plate” to the allow list, added “sheet” and “a sheet” to the warning list.
- 變 - Changed components from “Red + Winter” to “Again + Winter,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 恋 - Changed components from “Red + Heart” to “Again + Heart,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 妻 - Changed components from “Ground + Brush + Woman” to “Cross + Wolverine + Woman,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 逮 - Changed components from “Scooter + Wolverine + Water” to “Scooter + Brush + Water,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 康 - Changed the components from “Canopy + Wolverine + Water” to “Canopy + Brush + Water,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 糖 - Changed the components from “Rice + Canopy + Brush + Mouth” to “Rice + Canopy + Wolverine + Mouth,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic.
- 隷 - Changed the components from “Samurai + Jackhammer + Wolverine + Water” to “Samurai + Jackhammer + Brush + Water,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 湾 - Changed components from “Tsunami + Red + Bow” to “Tsunami + Again + Bow,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 跡 - Changed components from “Foot + Red” to “Foot + Again,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 唐 - Changed the components from “Canopy + Brush + Mouth” to “Canopy + Wolverine + Mouth,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 庸 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
- 椎 - Moved う, つち, and すい readings to the warning list. Added せぼね reading to the warning list.
- 蛮 - Changed components from “Red + Insect” to “Again + Insect,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 食 - Added 良 to the visually similar kanji list.
- 像 - Moved “image” to be the primary meaning, moved “statue” to be an alternative meaning, added “likeness,” “form,” and “forms” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic and meaning hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
- 芋 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
- 娘 - Added “young lady,” “young woman,” “young girl,” “girl,” “lady,” and “unmarried woman” to the allow list, added “woman” to the warning list.
- 督 - Added “direct” to the allow list, moved “coach” to the warning list.
- 郷 - Added ごう as on’yomi reading and added さと as kun’yomi reading.
- 菊 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and meaning hint.
- 庶 - Moved “all” to the warning list.
- 年 - Updated meaning mnemonic and hint, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
- 務 - Added “duty” as an alternative meaning, added “duties” to the allow list.
- 絞 - Added “squeeze” to the allow list.
- 患 - Added “patient” to the warning list.
- 償 - Added “compensation” and “compensate” to the allow list.
- 旬 - Added “ten days” as an alternative meaning, moved “time of month” to the warning list, moved “season” to the allow list, added “ten-day period,” “10 days,” and “10 day period” to the allow list, updated meaning mnemonic, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
- 茂 - Added “grow thick” and “grow thickly” to the allow list.
- 帝 - Added “empire” to the warning list.
- 盆 - Added “festival” to the warning list.
- 穂 - Added “head” and “ear” to the warning list.
- 憶 - Added “memory” and “memories” to the warning list.
- 灯 - Added “light” and “torch” to the allow list.
- 遂 - Added “attain” and “achieve” to the allow list, added “commit” to the warning list.
- 鬱 - Added “depression” as an alternative meaning.
- 搬 - Added “transportation” to the warning list.
- 仰 - Added “look up” and “look up at” to the allow list.
- 燥 - Added “parch” as an alternative meaning, added “dehydrate” and “dehydration” to the allow list.
Vocabulary
- 夕べ - Added “last evening” to the allow list.
- 分かる - Updated the reading explanation.
- 生む - Updated reading explanation.
- 分ける - Made “to divide something” the primary meaning and “to separate something” an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation, reading explanation, and two common word combinations.
- 言い方 - Updated meaning explanation.
- 話し方 - Updated meaning explanation.
- 分類 - Made “categorization” an alternative meaning, added “classify,” “classifying,” “categorize,” “categorise,” “categorizing,” “categorising,” and “sort” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 不可分 - Added “indivisibility” and “inseparability” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 分解 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 対応 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 有り難う - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 皮革 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 無職 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 済ます - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 降りる - Added three context sentence translations.
- 選挙する - Added two context sentence translations.
- 区分 - Added “segment” as an alternative meaning, moved “section” and “classification” to the allow list, added “divide,” “dividing,” “classify,” “partitioning,” “segmenting,” and “segmentation” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 狭める - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 処分 - Added “punishment” as an alternative meaning, added “dispose,” “disposing,” “punish,” “punishing,” “get rid of,” “getting rid of,” “penalty,” and “clearance” to the allow list, added そぶん to the reading warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 何故なら - Added “it’s because” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 申請 - Added “applying” as an alternative meaning, added “requesting” and “apply” to the allow list, moved “petition” to the warning list, added “petitioning” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 添付 - Added “attaching” as an alternative meaning, added “attached,” “attach,” “affix,” “affixing,” “affixed,” “append,” and “appending” to the allow list, added “appendix” and “appendices” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 官僚 - Made “government official” an alternative meaning, added “bureaucratic” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 板 - Updated primary meaning to “board”, moved “a board” and “a plank” to the allow list, added “slab” and “plate” as alternative meanings, added “a slab” and “a plate” to the allow list, added “sheet” and “a sheet” to the warning list, updated meaning explanation.
- 総理大臣 - Updated reading explanation.
- 分離 - Made “separation” the primary meaning and “segregation” an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 分析 - Added “analyzing” as an alternative meaning, added “analyses” and “analyze” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 分裂 - Added “splitting,” “divide,” “dividing,” “be divided,” “being divided,” “be split,” “being split,” “split up,” “splitting up,” “be split up,” “being split up,” “break up,” and “breaking up” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 取り分け - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 堕落 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 大事 - Added “important task” to the block list.
- 海魚 - Moved うみざかな to the primary reading, moved かいぎょ to the allow list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 援助 - Updated two context sentence translations.
- 教師 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 表現 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 保護する - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 訴える - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 身振り - Added “body language” as the primary meaning, made “gesture” an alternative meaning, added “body movement” and “body movements” to the allow list, and updated the meaning and reading explanations.
- 針金 - Removed “の adjective” as a word type and updated the reading explanation.
- 乾杯 - Added “propose a toast,” “proposing a toast,” “toasting,” “drink to,” “drinking to,” “drink a toast to,” and “drinking a toast to” to the allow list, and updated the meaning and reading explanations.
- 日欧 - Made “Japan and Europe” the primary meaning, moved “Europe and Japan” to the allow list, added “Japanese-European” as an alternative meaning, added “European-Japanese,” “Japan-Europe,” and “Europe-Japan” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 乗車券 - Added “boarding pass,” “train ticket,” “railroad ticket,” and “bus ticket” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 凝る - Added しこる to the warning list.
- ~年来 - Added “of some years,” “in some years,” “of years,” and “in years” to the allow list, and updated one context sentence translation.
- 組 - Added そ to the warning list.
- 売る - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 映像 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 売れる - Made “to sell” the primary meaning, moved “to be sold” as an alternative meaning, added “to sell well” and “to be popular” as alternative meanings, added “to be well known,” “to get popular,” “to be famous,” “to get well known,” “to get popular,” and “to get famous” to the allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 雰囲気 - Added ふいんき to the warning list.
- 仏像 - Added “Buddha sculpture” and “sculpture of Buddha” to the allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 区域 - Moved “zone” to be the primary meaning, moved “boundary” to the warning list, added “district” and “area” as alternative meanings, added “quarter,” “section,” “jurisdiction,” “region,” and “designated area” to the allow list, added “territory,” “domain,” “beat,” “route,” and “round” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated three context sentence translations.
- 寝る - Added “to go to sleep,” “to fall asleep,” “to get to sleep,” “to doze off,” “to be in bed,” “to have a sleep,” and “to get some sleep” to the allow list, added “to be ill in bed,” “to be sick in bed,” “to be laid up,” “to rest,” and “to lie” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 現れる - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 突然 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 俳優 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 並ぶ - Made “to line up” the primary meaning, moved “to be lined up” as an alternative meaning, added “to stand in line” and “to be on par” as alternative meanings, added “to be on par with,” “to be equal,” “to equal,” “to match,” “to be equal to,” “to rival,” “to queue,” “to queue up,” “to stand in a line,” “to stand in queue,” “to stand in a queue,” “to stand in a row,” “to form a line,” “to form a queue,” and “to line” to the allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 〜券 - Changed the name of the item from 〜券 to 券, added “coupon” and “pass” as alternative meanings, added “card” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 眠る - Added “to fall asleep” as an alternative meaning, added “to get to sleep,” “to have a sleep,” and “to get some sleep” to the allow list, added “to rest,” “to rest in peace,” “to lie idle,” “to lie unused,” “to lie,” “to go to sleep,” and “to lie down” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 娘 - Added “young woman” as an alternative meaning, added “young lady,” “young girl,” “girl,” “lady,” and “unmarried woman” to the allow list, added “woman” to the warning list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 激怒 - Added “be enraged” as an alternative meaning, moved “indignation” and “exasperation” to the allow list, added “become enraged,” “becoming enraged,” “being enraged,” “get enraged,” “getting enraged,” “fly into a rage,” and “flying into a rage” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated one context sentence, and added one new context sentence.
- 締切 - Added “due date” as an alternative meaning, moved “closing date” to the allow list, added “submission date” to the allow list, added “closing time” to the warning list, and updated the meaning and reading explanations.
- 腹が減った - Added “I’m hungry” as an alternative meaning, added “being hungry,” “to feel hungry,” “feel hungry,” “feeling hungry,” and “I am hungry” to the allow list, added “be angry,” “being angry,” and “to be angry” to the blocked list, updated meaning explanation, and updated reading explanation.
- 催告 - Added “notice” as the primary meaning, moved “notification” to the allow list, added “officially notifying” and “formal notice” as alternative meanings, added “demand,” “demanding,” “demand notice,” “notify,” “notifying,” “formally notify,” “formally notifying,” “notification,” “formal notification,” “officially notify,” “official notice,” and “payment notice” to the allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 一杯 - Added “one glass,” “a glass,” “a cup,” “1 glass,” “1 glass of liquid,” “one glass of liquid,” “one bowl,” “a bowl,” “1 bowl,” “one spoon,” “a spoon,” “1 spoon,” “one mug,” “a mug,” “1 mug,” “one spoonful,” “a spoonful,” “1 spoonful,” “one cup of,” “1 cup of,” “a cup of,” “one glass of,” “a glass of,” “1 glass of,” “one bowl of,” “a bowl of,” “1 bowl of,” “one spoon of,” “a spoon of,” “1 spoon of,” “one spoonful of,” “a spoonful of,” “1 spoonful of,” “crowded,” and “packed” to the allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 二杯 - Added “two drinks” and “two glasses” as alternative meanings, moved “two cups of liquid” to the allow list, added “2 drinks,” “2 glasses,” “2 glasses of liquid,” “two glasses of liquid,” “two bowls,” “2 bowls,” “two spoons,” “2 spoons,” “two mugs,” “2 mugs,” “two spoonful,” “2 spoonful,” “two cups of,” “2 cups of,” “two glasses of,” “2 glasses of,” “two bowls of,” “2 bowls of,” “two spoons of,” “2 spoons of,” and “two spoonful of” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 三杯 - Added “three drinks” and “three glasses” as alternative meanings, moved “three cups of liquid” to the allow list, added “3 drinks,” “3 glasses,” “3 glasses of liquid,” “three glasses of liquid,” “three bowls,” “3 bowls,” “three spoons,” “3 spoons,” “three mugs,” “3 mugs,” “three spoonful,” “3 spoonful,” “three cups of,” “3 cups of,” “three glasses of,” “3 glasses of,” “three bowls of,” “3 bowls of,” “three spoons of,” “3 spoons of,” and “three spoonful of” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 航法 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 熱烈 - Made “fervent” the primary meaning, moved “impassioned” to be an alternative meaning, added “ardent” and “impassioned” as alternative meanings, moved “passionate enthusiasm” and “vehement” to the allow list, added “avid,” “enthusiastic,” and “fiery” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added common word combinations.
- 漬ける - Moved “to steep,” “to soak,” “to dip,” “to dip in,” “to immerse,” “to immerse something,” “to steep something,” “to soak something,” “to dip something,” and “to dip something in” to the warning list.
- 貞節 - Added “infidelity” to the block list.
- 譜面 - Moved “music” to the warning list.
- 肖像 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 月 - Added がつ and げつ to the warning list.
- 雨 - Added あま and う to the warning list.
- 消化不良 - Added “digestion” to the block list.
- 信用 - Moved “confidence” to the allow list, added “credibility” as an alternative meaning, added “credit,” “faith,” “reliability,” and “creditworthiness” to the allow list, added “reliance,” “reputation,” “integrity,” and “faithfulness” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 乱戦 - Moved “free for all” to the warning list, added “chaotic battle” as an alternative meaning, added “confused fight,” “confused battle,” “chaotic fight,” “dogfight,” and “slugfest” to the allow list, added “battle royal,” “fistfight,” “fight,” “war,” “scuffle,” and “battle royale” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 減法 - Added “deduction” to the warning list.
- 喉飴 - Added “throat sweet” to the allow list.
- 統合 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 割合 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 戸棚 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 埋まる - Added two new context sentence translations.
- 左腕 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 寝坊する - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 抜ける - Added “to pull out” to the block list.
- 野郎 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 収納 - Added “storing” as an alternative meaning, added “store,” “put away,” “putting away,” “put something away,” “putting something away,” “put away something,” “putting away something,” “store something,” and “storing something” to the allow list, added “receive,” “receiving,” and “receipt” to the warning list.
- 否決 - Added “vote down” as an alternative meaning, added “reject,” “rejecting,” “voting down,” “vote something down,” “vote down something,” “voting something down,” “voting down something,” “reject something,” and “rejecting something” to the allow list, added “refusal,” “refuse,” “refusing,” “refuse something,” and “refusing something” to the warning list.
- 発揮する - Added “to show” and “to display” to the allow list.
- 沿線 - Added “along the railway” as an alternative meaning.
- 発射する - Added “to ejaculate” to the warning list.
- 沿海 - Added “inshore,” “shore,” and “seashore” to the allow list.
- 貴族 - Added “nobleman,” “noblewoman,” “the aristocracy,” “the peerage,” and “peerage” to the allow list, added “peer” and “peeress” to the warning list.
- 痩身 - Added “slim down,” “slimming down,” “slender,” and “thin” to the allow list.
- 獄内 - Added “in the prison” to the allow list.
- 死刑 - Added “capital punishment” to the allow list.
- 旬 - Added “season” to the allow list, added “ten days,” “10 days,” and “10 day period” to the warning list.
- 上旬 - Moved “beginning of month” to the allow list, added “first 10 days of the month” to the allow list, added “last 10 days of the month” to the block list, updated the meaning explanation.
- 下旬 - Moved “end of month” to the allow list, added “last 10 days of the month” to the allow list, added “first ten days of the month” and “first 10 days of the month” to the block list, updated the meaning explanation.
- 中旬 - Moved “middle of month” to the allow list, added “middle 10 days of the month” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation.
- 茂る - Added “to grow thick” to the allow list.
- 潜む - Added “to lie behind,” “to be hidden,” “to hide,” and “to hide oneself” to the allow list.
- 模範 - Added “pattern” to the warning list.
- 薄める - Added “to dilute something,” “to water down something,” and “to water something down” to the allow list, added “to be dilute” and “to be diluted” to the block list.
- 荒れる - Added “to be boisterous” to the allow list.
- 躍動 - Added “dynamism” to the allow list.
- 衣装 - Added “dress” and “attire” to the allow list.
- 開封 - Added “open a package” and “opening a package” to the allow list.
- 軒 - Added “in a row” and “side by side” to the warning list.
- 揚げ - Added “deep fried food” and “fried food” to the allow list.
- 穂 - Added “head” and “ear” to the warning list.
- 挿話 - Added “anecdote” to the allow list.
- 伊達 - Added “showing off” to the allow list.
- 朝霧 - Added “morning mist” to the allow list.
- 中佐 - Added “wing commander” as an alternative meaning, added “Lt. Col.” to the allow list, added “commander” and “lieutenant” to the warning list.
- 割り箸 - Added “disposable wooden chopsticks” and “disposable chopsticks” to the allow list, added “chopsticks” and “chopstick” to the warning list.
- 癖に - Added “although” to the allow list, added “for all” and “when” to the warning list.
- 剛健 - Added “virile,” “manly,” “sturdy,” and “sturdiness” to the allow list.
- 大概 - Added “gist,” “outline,” and “summary” to the warning list.
- 珠算 - Added “abacus” to the warning list.
- 気概 - Added “mettle,” “guts,” “fighting spirit,” and “strong will” to the allow list, added “spirit,” “courage,” and “pluck” to the warning list.
- 奮起 - Added “rousing” to the allow list.
- 疫病 - Added “infection” to the warning list.
- 殴り合い - Added “fight” to the warning list.
- 漂う - Added “to float” to the allow list, added “to hang” to the warning list.
- 運搬 - Added “transportation,” “conveyance,” “carry,” and “convey” to the allow list.
- 名簿 - Added “name register,” “register,” “list,” and “directory” to the allow list.
- 仰天 - Added “astonished” to the allow list.
- 仰ぐ - Added “look up” to the allow list.
- 巧妙 - Added “clever” as the primary meaning, moved “ingenious” to be an alternative meaning, added “crafty” and “smart” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 輝き - Added “brightness” and “sparkle” as alternative meanings, added “glitter” and “brilliance” to the allow list.
- 悔やむ - Added “to be sorry” to the warning list.
- 感銘 - Added “impression” to the warning list.
- 世界恐慌 - Added “great depression” to the allow list, added “world panic,” “world financial panic,” “world great panic,” and “world great financial panic” to the warning list.
- 浸す - Added “to sink” to the block list.
- 柔軟 - Added “soft” to the warning list.
- 隅々 - Added “every corner” to the allow list.
- 聡い - Moved “sensitive” to the warning list, added “sharp” as an alternative meaning, added “clever” to the allow list.
- 重鎮 - Updated the meaning explanation.