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Grade 5JLPT N1

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

10 strokes · frequency rank #660

On
ソ、ス
Kun
もと

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. そざいingredient; (raw) material; resource1
    • This material never wears out.

    • What kind of stone is this?

    • He is engaged in developing new materials.

  2. ようそcomponent; factor; item (e.g. in list)2
    • Education is a critical element.

    • Education is a critical element.

    • Hard work is an essential element of success.

  3. たんそcarbon (C)3
    • Coal consists mostly of carbon.

    • The differing volumes of carbon emissions are plotted in the graph below.

  4. すなおobedient; meek; docile; unaffected4
    • Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.

    • He is an extremely frank person.

    • He frankly pointed out my faults.

  5. さんそoxygen (O)5
    • You can't live without oxygen.

    • He died from lack of oxygen.

    • Iron and oxygen are elements.

  6. かんそsimple; plain; modest6
    • Some lawn equipment is loaded into the jerry-built cart.

    • The ceremony was simple.

    • He lived a simple life.

  7. しろうとamateur; layman; ordinary person; novice7
    • The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.

    • That's a layman's idea.

    • Much legal language is obscure to a layman.

  8. one's nature; one's feelings; oneself8
    • It seems like that she wasn't acting back then; they were her real feelings.

    • She's pure bred blue-blood you see. Unfortunately that's no sort of put-on but her natural self.

    • N-no it's not that ... it's that there could be someone who would need me for what I am, for my true self, I hadn't even thought of that possibility.

  9. ちっそnitrogen (N)9
    • The air we breathe consists of oxygen and nitrogen.

  10. すいそhydrogen (H)10
    • Oxygen and hydrogen make water.

    • Water contains hydrogen and oxygen.

    • The atomic number for hydrogen is 1.

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