If you are an intermediate student of Japanese, please use these past word-of-the-day lesson pages. Each post has a breakdown, example sentence, and sound files of the word and sentences.
The newest words are at the top. Hover over a kanji to see its reading. Looking for the beginner list? See the Beginner Japanese Word of the Day Index.
- 危うい: dangerous, in danger, at risk
- 一層: much more; still more; more than ever
- 一種: species; kind; variety
- 一瞬: moment; instant
- 以外: with the exception of; excepting
- 謝る: to apologize
- 浅い: shallow; superficial
- 財団法人: incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
- 神経衰弱: nervous breakdown; concentration card game
- 動脈硬化: arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
- 唯物史観: historical materialism
- 自然科学: natural science
- 治外法権: extraterritoriality
- 自由主義: liberalism; liberty
- 社会主義: socialism
- 処刑: execution; death sentence
- 抗議: protest; objection
- 投資: investment
- 作戦: tactics; strategy
- 休戦: truce; armistice
- 投票: voting; poll
- 失踪: absconding; disappearance
- 動員: mobilization
- 闘争: strife; conflict
- 説教: sermon; preach
- 解剖: dissection; autopsy
- 教授: professor
- 総合: synthesis; putting together
- 知識: knowledge; information
- 命令: order; command; decree
- 活動: action; activity
- 法律: law
- 希望: hope; wish
- 公開: open to the public; exhibit
- 階級: (social) class; rank; grade
- 主義: doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
- 共同: sharing; cooperation; collaboration
- 方法: method; process; manner; way
- 説明: explanation; exposition
- 見習い: learn by observation; apprentice
- 妄想: wild idea; delusion
- 否定: denial; negation; repudiation
- 肯定: positive; affirmation
- 特許: patent
- 高圧: high voltage; high pressure
- 分類: classification; categorization
- 入場券: ticket of admission
- 戦線: war front
- 医学: medicine; medical science
- 交流: (cultural) exchange; interaction
- 供給: supply; provision
- 独占: monopoly
- 芸術: the arts
- 化石: fossil
- 環境: environment; circumstance
- 背景: background; scenery
- 美学: esthetics
- 哲学: philosophy
- 特権: privilege; special right
- 金庫: safe; strongbox; vault
- 人権: human rights; civil liberties
- 経済: economics; business; finance; economy
- いきなり: suddenly; abruptly
- おまけ: bonus; extra; freebie
- 素朴: simplicity; naivete
- 診療: medical examination; treatment; diagnosis
- 食い違う: to cross each other; to differ; to clash
- 旅人: traveler; wayfarer
- 無論: of course; naturally
- 誇張: exaggeration
- 妊娠: pregnancy; conception
- 欺く: to deceive; to trick; to fool
- 警戒: vigilance; watch; alertness
- 入賞: winning a prize in a contest
- 名産: famous product
- 敏感: sensibility
- 疲労: fatigue; weariness
- 戦: war
- 言い訳: excuse
- 銀河: galaxy
