Japanese Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary

• 給食 (kyūshoku) refers to the provision of lunch, especially at offices, schools, etc.
• 健康にいい (kenkō ni ii) means good for one's health, healthy, or wholesome.
• 謙る (herikudaru) is to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, or to abase oneself.
• 木綿 (momen) can refer to cotton as a material or the red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
• 失敗 (shippai) means failure, mistake, or blunder.
• 戻る (modoru) can mean to turn back, return, go back, recover, or be returned.
• 賢い (kashikoi) describes someone who is wise, clever, or smart.
• 暖房 (danbō) refers to indoor heating.
• 冷める (sameru) means to cool down, get cold, or cool off.
• 俺 (ore) is a casual way to say "I" or "me".
• 歴史 (rekishi) means history.
• 俳優 (haiyū) refers to an actor, actress, player, or performer.
• 優勝 (yūshō) means overall victory or championship.
• 痩せる (yaseru) means to become thin, lose weight, or reduce one's weight.
• 保育園 (hoiku-en) is a nursery school, day nursery, or preschool.
• 遅刻 (chikoku) refers to lateness, tardiness, or arriving late.
• 触る (sawaru) means to touch, feel, get involved, approach, or be harmful to.
• 結ぶ (musubu) can mean to tie, bind, bear fruit, close a deal, confirm, or connect.
• めくる (mekuru) means to turn over, turn pages, tear off, strip off, or tear up.
• 踏切 (fumikiri) refers to a railway crossing, railroad crossing, starting line, scratch, or determination.
• 軽い (karui) describes something that is light, not heavy, or feeling light.
• 団子 (dango) is a type of dumpling, usually sweet, or a ball-shaped object.
• 刺さる (saseru) means to stick into, prick, pierce, resonate emotionally, or move.
• 麺 (men) refers to noodles or flour (archaic).
• 初心者 (shoshinsha) is a beginner.
• 挿す (sasu) means to insert, put in, plant, strike, arrange, or wear.
• 連続 (renzoku) refers to a continuation, succession, or series.
• 総 (sō) means whole, all, general, gross, entire, or overall.
• 進行状況 (shinkō jōkyō) is the state of progress.
• 得る (eru) means to get, earn, understand, comprehend, receive, or get ill.
• 中級者 (chūkyūsha) is an intermediate student, learner, or practitioner.
• 上級者 (jōkyūsha) is an advanced student, learner, or practitioner.
• 賢人 (kenjin) is a wise person, virtuous person, sage, or unrefined sake.
• 済み (zumi) means arranged, taken care of, settled, completed, or finished.
• はずれ (hazure) refers to the end, verge, extremity, miss, failure, or blank.

Vocabulary

• 給食 (きゅうしょく): provision of lunch, providing a meal, lunch service, often used in contexts such as offices or schools.
• 健康にいい (けんこうにいい): good for the health, healthy, wholesome, implies something is beneficial for one's well-being.
• 謙る (へりくだる): to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself, a humble or modest behavior.
• 木綿 (もめん): cotton material, or the red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), a type of tree.
• 失敗 (しっぱい): failure, mistake, blunder, implies a lack of success or an error.
• 戻る (もどる): to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to be returned, to rebound, implies a change in direction or movement.
• 賢い (かしこい): wise, clever, smart, implies having good judgment or intelligence.
• 暖房 (だんぼう): indoor heating, a system or device for warming a building or room.
• 冷める (さめる): to cool down, to get cold, to cool off, to subside, to be cold, to be composed, implies a decrease in temperature or intensity.
• 俺 (おれ): I, me, a casual or informal way to refer to oneself.

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