These are the content changes we made in September 2023.
Radicals
Kanji
- 体 - Added てい as the on’yomi reading.
- 岩 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 額 - Moved “forehead” to the allow list.
- 契 - Added “vow” to the allow list.
- 瀬 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 仁 - Added に as the on’yomi reading, and added にん to the warning list.
- 峠 - Added “mountain pass” as the primary meaning, added “the worst” as the alternative meaning, moved “peak” and “ridge” to the allow list, added “height”, “toughest moment,” and “mountain trail” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 脱 - Added “escape” to the allow list.
- 際 - Added ぎわ to the warning list.
- 麗 - Added “pretty” to the allow list.
- 匂 - Added “odor” and “odour” to the allow list.
- 妖 - Added “bewitching” to the allow list and “mysterious” to the warning list.
- 陣 - Added “army camp” to the allow list and added “camp” to the warning list.
- 囚 - Added “convict,” “prisoner,” and “inmate” to the allow list.
- 寝 - Removed “lay down” as an alternative meaning.
- 々 - Added “repeater kanji” and “kanji repeater” to the allow list.
- 取 - Changed the primary reading to kun’yomi and updated the reading explanation.
- 科 - Made “science” the primary meaning and made “course” an alternative meaning.
- 博 - Added “gamble” to the allow list, and added “exhibit” to the warning list.
- 蹴 - Updated the reading mnemonic.
- 物 - Added “matter” to the warning list.
- 率 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint and the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 質 - Added “matter” to the warning list.
- 訴 - Added “accuse” and “accusation” to the allow list.
- 営 - Added “run a business” to the allow list.
- 揃 - Added “arrange” to the allow list.
- 型 - Added “form” to the allow list.
- 視 - Added “look” to the allow list.
- 稚 - Added “childish” and “infantile” to the allow list.
- 乾 - Added “dry up” to the allow list.
- 杯 - Added “cup” to the allow list.
- 抑 - Added “oppress” and “oppression” to the allow list.
- 懸 - Added “hang” to the allow list.
- 鉱 - Added “ore” to the allow list.
- 至 - Added “reach” and “arrive” to the allow list.
- 包 - Updated the reading mnemonic.
- 衣 - Added “clothing” to the allow list.
- 拠 - Added “foundation” and “foothold” to the allow list.
- 袋 - Added “bag” and “pouch” to the allow list.
Vocabulary
- 生まれる - Updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
- 打つ - Moved “to strike something” to the alternative meaning, moved “to pound something” to the allow list, added “to punch,” “to slap,” “to smack,” “to pat,” “to tap,” “to clap,” “to knock,” “to beat,” “to bang,” and “to bump” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 生む - Updated the reading explanation.
- 写す - Added “to hit something” to the block list.
- 気に入る - Added “to take a liking to” to the allow list.
- 受ける - Updated the reading explanation.
- 受かる - Updated the reading explanation.
- 世界 - Updated the meaning explanation, reading explanation and collocations.
- 缶ビール - Added “beer can” to the warning list.
- 変える - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 非常 - Updated the meaning explanation and added collocations.
- 責める - Updated the reading explanation.
- 脱字 - Added “missing character” and “missing word” to the allow list.
- 観念 - Added “concept” and “sense” to the allow list.
- 雨戸 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 未熟 - Added three context sentences.
- 祝う - Updated the reading explanation.
- 独身 - Added “bachelorhood” to the allow list, and added “celibate” to the warning list.
- 撃つ - Added “to fire” as the alternative meaning, moved “to fire a gun” to the allow list, added “to discharge” to the allow list, moved “to attack” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 攻める - Updated the reading explanation.
- 促す - Added “to promote” and “to encourage” to the allow list.
- 背 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 削減 - Added “reduce,” “reducing,” “cut back,” and “cutting back” to the allow list, and added “depletion” the warning list.
- 恵む - Replaced one context sentences with three new context sentences.
- 免れる - Added “to excuse” to the block list.
- 囚人 - Added “inmate” as the alternative meaning, moved “convict” to the allow list, added “convicted person” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 伊達 - Added “flamboyance” as the primary meaning, added “chic” and “stylishness” as the alternative meaning, moved “elegance,” “dandyism,” and “sophistication” to the allow list, added “elegant,” “dandy,” “sophisticated,” “flamboyant,” “showy,” “showiness,” “for show,” “for nothing,” “fashionable,” “fashionableness,” and “stylish” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, added collocations, updated the translation of a context sentence, and added two context sentences.
- 飢える - Added “to be starved for” and “to have a thirst for” as the alternative meanings, moved “to thirst” and “to be hungry” to the allow list, added “to have a thirst,” “to have a hunger,” “to be starved,” “to be starved of,” “to be starving,” “to be famished,” and “to hanker after” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 峠 - Added “mountain pass” as the primary meaning, added “the worst” as the alternative meaning, moved “peak” and “ridge” to the allow list, added “height”, “toughest moment,” and “mountain trail” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, updated the reading mnemonic and hint, and updated the translation of a context sentence.
- 憂き目 - Added “bitter experience” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 〜人 - Added “person counter” to the allow list.
- 見方 - Added “way of reading” to the block list.
- 分ける - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 出す - Added “to set something up” to the block list.
- 代える - Replaced a common word combination, updated the translations for four common word combinations, and moved “to change” and “to change something” from the block list to the warning list.
- 拾う - Added “to fold” to the block list.
- もう - Added “another” and “again” to the warning list.
- 意地悪 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 同期中 - Added “synchronization” and “synchronisation” to the warning list.
- 作品 - Added “piece of work” and “work of art” to the allow list, and added “a piece” to the warning list.
- 手軽 - Added “easy and simple” to the allow list, replaced one common word combination with a new one.
- 内因 - Added “internal factor” and “endogenous factor” as alternative meanings, moved “actual reason,” “intrinsic,” and “endogenous” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 無茶 - Added “irrational” as the primary meaning, added “reckless” as the alternative meaning, moved “absurd” and “rash” to the allow list, added “irrationality,” “recklessness,” “absurdity,” “excessiveness,” “extremity,” “immoderate,” and “illogical” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 果てる - Added “to divide” to the block list.
- 仮説 - Added “assumption” to the allow list.
- 願い事 - Added “request” to the warning list.
- 際 - Added ぎわ to the warning list.
- 断つ - Added “to sever” and “to sever something” to the allow list.
- 経済学 - Added “economic science” to the allow list and added “economy” to the warning list.
- 職員 - Added “staff member” to the allow list.
- 出張 - Added “work trip” to the allow list.
- 述べる - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 含む - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 現役 - Added “currently working” to the allow list.
- 替える - Updated the meaning explanation and the context sentence translation, and added “to change” and “to change something” to the warning list.
- 絶望 - Added “desperation” to the allow list.
- 不振 - Added “standstill,” “depression,” and “Inactivity” to the allow list.
- 株式会社 - Added “stick company” and “joint-stock company” to the allow list.
- 有益 - Added “profitable,” “helpful,” “instructive,” and “advantageous” to the allow list.
- 回復する - Added “intransitive verb” and “transitive verb” to the word type, and added “to restore,” “to get better,” “to regain,” “to improve,” “to regain something,” “to recover something,” and “to restore something” to the allow list.
- 冷静 - Added “presence of mind” to the allow list.
- 撃つ - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 日韓 - Moved “Korea and Japan” and “South Korea and Japan” to the allow list, added “Japan-Korea,” “Korea-Japan,” “Japan-South Korea,” and “South Korea-Japan” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 積もる - Added “to pile up” to the allow list.
- 絶える - Added “to tie up” to the block list.
- 墓地 - Moved “cemetery” to the primary meaning, moved “graveyard” to the alternative meaning, added “burial ground,” “burial place,” and “gravesite” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the translation of a context sentence.
- 照れる - Added “to be bashful” as the alternative meaning, moved “to be embarrassed” and “to feel shy” to the allow list, and added “to be blushing” to the allow list.
- 分離 - Added “partition” and “parting” to the allow list, and added “part,” “division,” “divide” and “dividing” to the warning list.
- 匂い - Added “odour” to the allow list.
- 込む - Removed one context sentence and added three new ones.
- 墓場 - Added “burial ground,” “burial place,” and “gravesite” to the allow list, and updated the translation for a context sentence.
- 丼 - Added “donburi bowl” as an alternative meaning, added “donburi”, “china bowl”, “chinaware bowl”, and “ramen bowl” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 久しぶり - Added “long time,” “first time in a long time,” “first in a long time,” “for the first time in a long time,” “after a long time,” “for the first time in many years,” “for the first time in ages,” “first time in many years,” “first in ages,” “it’s been for ages,” “it’s been for a long time,” “it’s been for an age,” “it’s been for a while,” “it’s been ages,” “it’s been a long time,” and “it’s been an age” to the allow list.
- 換える - Updated the meaning explanation, removed “to change” from the block list and added “to change” and “to change something” to the warning list.
- 大幅 - Made “large” the primary meaning, moved “big” to the allow list, added “considerable” and “significant” to the allow list, added “wide” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, added eight common word combinations, revised the context sentence translation, and added two new context sentences.
- 陣 - Added “camp” to the warning list.
- 葬式 - Added “burial” to the warning list.
- 串焼き - Added “roasted skewers” and “kushiyaki” to the allow list.
- 及び - Added “and” to the allow list.
- 傾向 - Added “trend” and “inclination” to the allow list.
- 贈る - Added “to gift” as the alternative meaning, moved “to give” to the warning list, added “to present” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 小遣い - Added “pocket money” to the allow list.
- 巡査 - Added “patrol” to the warning list.
- 隣国 - Added りんこく to the warning list.
- 頻発 - Moved “frequent occurrence” as the alternative meaning, added “occur frequently” as the alternative meaning, moved “frequency” to the allow list, added “occurring frequently,” “occur repeatedly,” “occurring frequently,” “repeated occurrence,” “much frequency,” “occurring regularly,” and “occur regularly” to the allow list, added “frequent appearance,” “appear frequently,” and “appearing frequently” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 麻酔 - Added “anesthetic” and “anaesthetic” to the block list.
- 首班 - Added “prime minister” as the alternative meaning and updated the reading explanation.
- 今 - Updated a context sentence.
- 先々月 - Added “the month before last month” to the allow list.
- 直す - Added “to correct” and “to correct something” to the allow list.
- 取る - Updated the reading explanation.
- 消す - Updated the reading mnemonic.
- 周年 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 取材 - Updated the reading explanation.
- ゴミ箱 - Added “bin” to the allow list.
- 一昨日 - Added “year before last” to the block list.
- 展開 - Added “folding” to the block list.
- 触角 - Updated the context sentence.
- 豊満 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 革ジャン - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 載せる - Added “to leave something” to the block list.
- 隠れる - Added “to hide” to the allow list.
- 旧姓 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, added “former surname” as the primary meaning, made “maiden name” an alternative meaning, and added “former family name”, “birth name”, “née”, and “nee” to the allow list.
- 零す - Updated the reading mnemonic.
- 補佐 - Added “aide” to the block list.
- 口にする - Added “to drive” to the block list.
- 走り回る - Added “to run in circles” to the warning list.
- 乗る - Added “to drive” to the block list.
- 理性 - Added “interest” to the block list.
- 丈夫 - Added “steady” to the block list.
- 目的 - Added “target” to the warning list.
- 支払い - Added collocations and added two context sentences.
- 失敗 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 連絡する - Updated a context sentence.
- 寝不足 - Added “sleep deprivation” to the allow list.
- 倒れる - Added “to be overthrown” to the allow list.
- 値札 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 型 - Added “form” to the allow list.
- 肩 - Added two context sentences.
- 定量 - Removed one context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 支援する - Removed one context sentence and added three context sentences.
- 展示会 - Added two context sentences.
- 血管 - Updated one context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 腕 - Updated one context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 可燃ゴミ - Added two context sentences.
- 近視 - Updated the translation of a context sentence.
- 製品 - Updated the translation of a context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 副大統領 - Updated the translation of a context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 象 - Added two context sentences.
- 中国製 - Added two context sentences.
- 原型 - Added two context sentences.
- 通販 - Added two context sentences.
- 製作 - Added two context sentences.
- 日本製 - Added two context sentences.
- 法規 - Added two context sentences.
- 展開 - Added two context sentences.
- 〜層 - Added two context sentences.
- 価値観 - Added two context sentences.
- 遠視 - Updated one context sentence.
- 大量 - Updated one context sentence and added one context sentence.
- 質問 - Updated one context sentence and added one context sentence.
- 触る - Updated one context sentence and added two context sentences.
- 応援する - Updated two context sentences and added one context sentence.
- 環境 - Added two context sentences.
- 官庁 - Added two context sentences.
- 差す - Added two context sentences.
- 警察庁 - Added two context sentences.
- 違う - Added two context sentences.
- 交差点 - Added two context sentences.
- 武道 - Added two context sentences.
- 発展する - Added two context sentences.
- 年額 - Added two context sentences.
- 境界 - Added two context sentences.
- 担当 - Added two context sentences.
- 全額 - Added two context sentences.
- 木製 - Added two context sentences.
- 左腕 - Added two context sentences.
- 販売 - Added two context sentences.
- 置き場 - Added two context sentences.
- 感触 - Added two context sentences.
- 量 - Added two context sentences.
- 観光客 - Added two context sentences.
- 所載 - Added two context sentences.
- 過去形 - Added two context sentences.
- 親展 - Added one context sentence.
- 無視する - Added two context sentences.
- 質 - Added two context sentences.
- 特質 - Added three context sentences.
- 典型的 - Added three context sentences.
- 視覚 - Added three context sentences.
- 月額 - Added three context sentences.
- 残額 - Removed one context sentence and added three context sentences.
- 主観的 - Added “objective” to the block list.
- 販売 - Added “sell” to the allow list.
- 素直 - Added “candid” to the allow list.
- 掛ける - Added “to suspend” and “to suspend something” to the allow list.
- 満員 - Added “jam-packed” as the alternative meaning, moved “sold out” to the allow list, added “packed” and “full of people” to the allow list, and updated the translation of a context sentence.
- 独身 - Added “alone” to the warning list.
- 何故 - Added なにゆえ to the warning list.
- 着替え - Added “change clothing” to the allow list and added “change” to the warning list.
- 幼稚 - Added “infantile” to the allow list.
- 極める - Added “to be extremely” to the allow list.
- 奇数 - Added “odd” to the warning list.
- 普及 - Added “dispersion” to the warning list.
- 依存 - Added “residence” to the block list.
- 言葉遣い - Added “speech” to the warning list.
- 託す - Added “to entrust something” to the allow list.
- 譲る - Added “to cancel” to the block list.
- 御覧になる - Added “to have a look” to the allow list.
- 片〜 - Added “one-sided” to the warning list.
- 嬉々 - Added “merry,” “joyful,” and “happy” to the allow list.
- 衣 - Added “clothing” to the allow list.
- 偽る - Added “to falsify” to the allow list.
- 偽 - Added “counterfeit” to the allow list and updated the translation of a context sentence.
- 廃棄 - Added “abandonment” to the warning list.
- 袋 - Added “pouch” to the allow list.
- 揚げる - Added new context sentences.
- 之 - Updated the meaning explanation.