The hardest WaniKani vocabulary Vocabulary carries the readings that kanji only introduce, including the compounds where a familiar character stops sounding the way you learned it. Ranked by MuzuScore , rebuilt hourly from anonymized community review history. The whole picture sets this type beside the other three.
Hardest # Item Meaning Level MuzuScore % who demote it 1 償う To Compensate For 37 1.00 41% 2 請ける To Take On 29 0.99 38% 3 絡む To Be Involved With 19 0.99 39% 4 築く To Build Something 24 0.99 36% 5 著しい Remarkable 33 0.98 35% 6 都合 One's Convenience 12 0.97 39% 7 潔い Honorable 28 0.97 36% 8 改正 Revision 19 0.96 36% 9 事情 Circumstances 13 0.95 33% 10 熟れる To Ripen 33 0.95 47% 11 交わる To Intersect 9 0.95 34% 12 行列 Line 16 0.95 32% 13 反省 Reconsideration 21 0.94 36% 14 括る To Tie Up 42 0.94 44% 15 慎む To Be Discreet 39 0.94 53% 16 節目 Turning Point 23 0.94 33% 17 排他 Exclusion 40 0.93 53% 18 転ぶ To Fall Over 12 0.93 32% 19 捻出 Scraping Together 26 0.93 46% 20 免れる To Escape Something 39 0.93 36% 21 比例 Being Proportional 15 0.93 34% 22 名字 Surname 4 0.93 31% 23 獲物 Prey 40 0.93 43% 24 従順 Obedient 26 0.93 35% 25 評判 Reputation 23 0.93 35% 26 改造 Remodeling 26 0.93 31% 27 由来 Origin 15 0.93 33% 28 交代 Change 9 0.93 32% 29 思想 Ideology 13 0.93 32% 30 直前 Just Before 11 0.92 37% 31 申請 Application 29 0.92 29% 32 取材 Covering An Event 16 0.92 32% 33 告訴 Criminal Complaint 25 0.92 31% 34 教わる To Learn Something From Someone 10 0.92 32% 35 機敏 Quick 40 0.92 37% 36 賄う To Pay 38 0.92 38% 37 人種 Race Of People 18 0.92 31% 38 祈願 Prayer 21 0.92 36% 39 装置 Equipment 33 0.91 32% 40 迫る To Urge 27 0.91 36% 41 待機 Standby 22 0.91 29% 42 刺激 Stimulation 26 0.91 32% 43 損なう To Harm 34 0.91 40% 44 用意 Preparation 11 0.91 30% 45 果てる To Come To An End 25 0.90 26% 46 省く To Omit 21 0.90 31% 47 存じる To Know 16 0.90 29% 48 退ける To Repel Something 30 0.90 29% 49 設ける To Establish 21 0.90 34% 50 生じる To Occur 16 0.90 28% 51 優れる To Surpass 25 0.89 32% 52 直進 Going Straight Ahead 10 0.89 31% 53 常に Always 17 0.89 32% 54 勧誘 Solicitation 29 0.89 24% 55 携わる To Engage In 40 0.89 47% 56 拒む To Refuse 39 0.89 30% 57 促す To Urge 29 0.89 30% 58 操 Chastity 33 0.89 38% 59 拠点 Base 41 0.88 50% 60 見当たる To Be Found 7 0.88 30% 61 職業 Occupation 23 0.88 27% 62 年中 Year Round 4 0.88 26% 63 土地 Land 6 0.88 28% 64 喧しい Noisy 41 0.88 39% 65 放れる To Get Loose 13 0.87 28% 66 統括 Unification 42 0.87 33% 67 明かり Light 3 0.87 30% 68 際 Side 21 0.87 30% 69 補う To Supplement 25 0.87 33% 70 縁起 Omen 44 0.87 29% 71 構造 Structure 26 0.87 32% 72 念願 Heart's Desire 14 0.87 27% 73 争う To Compete 11 0.87 27% 74 早速 At Once 10 0.87 27% 75 他所 Another Place 8 0.87 28% 76 別れる To Separate 13 0.87 26% 77 実在 Reality 20 0.87 26% 78 意図的 Intentional 14 0.87 27% 79 対決 Showdown 8 0.87 33% 80 侵す To Invade 41 0.86 53% 81 代用 Substitution 6 0.86 26% 82 作業 Work 10 0.86 28% 83 従える To Be Accompanied By 27 0.86 38% 84 敗れる To Be Defeated 17 0.86 27% 85 人里 Human Habitation 7 0.86 26% 86 担ぐ To Carry 24 0.86 28% 87 企てる To Plan 21 0.86 30% 88 伝 Intermediary 15 0.86 28% 89 現役 Actively Working 25 0.86 32% 90 正直 Honest 13 0.85 23% 91 行う To Carry Something Out 6 0.85 26% 92 自在 Full Control 20 0.85 31% 93 絶叫 Exclamation 44 0.85 43% 94 辛抱 Patience 38 0.85 42% 95 生む To Give Birth 5 0.84 23% 96 化ける To Change Form 8 0.84 26% 97 今更 Too Late 25 0.84 26% 98 名人 Expert 4 0.84 24% 99 態と On Purpose 22 0.84 24% 100 顧みる To Look Back On Something 40 0.84 50%
Easiest Item Meaning Level MuzuScore % who demote it 三 Three 1 0.00 0% 山 Mountain 1 0.00 1% 七 Seven 1 0.00 0% 一 One 1 0.00 0% 〜円 Yen 2 0.00 0% 五 Five 2 0.00 0% 引く To Pull 3 0.00 1% 犬 Dog 2 0.00 0% 〜台 Big Machine Counter 3 0.00 1% 二台 Two Machines 3 0.00 1% 北 North 3 0.00 0% 気 Energy 4 0.00 0% 花 Flower 4 0.00 1% 毎回 Every Time 5 0.00 1% 電車 Train 8 0.00 0% お客さん Guest 9 0.00 0% フランス語 French Language 10 0.00 0% お酒 Sake 10 0.00 0% 病院 Hospital 10 0.00 0% 好き Like 11 0.00 1% 寒い Cold 12 0.00 1% 広島 Hiroshima 12 0.00 0% 島 Island 12 0.00 1% 暑い Hot 12 0.00 1% 皆さん Everyone 13 0.00 0% 駅 Station 13 0.00 1% 〜様 Formal Name Ender 13 0.00 0% 毒 Poison 15 0.00 1% 猫 Cat 15 0.00 0% 寺 Temple 15 0.00 1% 毒ガス Poison Gas 15 0.00 1% 五感 The Five Senses 19 0.00 0% 希望する To Wish 16 0.00 1% 東京弁 Tokyo Dialect 16 0.00 0% 折り紙 Origami 16 0.00 0% 塩 Salt 17 0.00 0% 弁当 Bento 16 0.00 0% 〜弁 Dialect 16 0.00 0% 朝ご飯 Breakfast 17 0.00 0% 大阪 Osaka 16 0.00 0% 愛 Love 17 0.00 1% 兵 Soldier 17 0.00 1% 五枚 Five Flat Objects 18 0.00 0% 駅弁 Train Station Bento 18 0.00 0% 脳死 Brain Death 18 0.00 0% 汽車 Steam Train 18 0.00 0% 水害 Flood Damage 20 0.00 1% 日本史 Japanese History 9 0.00 1% 参加者 Participant 21 0.00 0% 藤 Wisteria 22 0.00 1% 牛乳 Milk 23 0.00 0% 紫色 Purple 23 0.00 0% 俳句 Haiku 23 0.00 0% 日本製 Made In Japan 24 0.00 0% 腕 Arm 24 0.00 0% 質 Quality 24 0.00 1% 自動販売機 Vending Machine 24 0.00 0% 無限 Infinite 25 0.00 1% 長崎県 Nagasaki Prefecture 25 0.00 0% 一巻 One Volume 25 0.00 0% お腹 Belly 26 0.00 0% 先輩 Senior 25 0.00 0% 鉛筆 Pencil 26 0.00 2% お菓子 Snack Foods 26 0.00 0% 涼しい Cool 25 0.00 0% 悩む To Worry 27 0.00 0% 眠い Sleepy 27 0.00 0% 靴 Shoes 24 0.00 0% 再来週 Week After Next 28 0.00 0% 回復する To Recover 20 0.00 0% 防火 Fire Prevention 25 0.00 0% 野獣 Wild Beast 26 0.00 0% 靴屋 Shoe Store 26 0.00 0% 傘 Umbrella 28 0.00 0% 悩み A Worry 27 0.00 0% 濃い Dense 27 0.00 2% 居酒屋 Izakaya 27 0.00 0% 郵便局 Post Office 28 0.00 0% 綺麗 Pretty 28 0.00 0% 創造力 Creative Power 28 0.00 0% 振り仮名 Furigana 28 0.00 0% 一人娘 Only Daughter 29 0.00 0% 公益 Public Benefit 28 0.00 0% 逆 Reverse 28 0.00 0% 招き猫 Beckoning Cat 29 0.00 0% 入り江 Inlet 29 0.00 0% 入隊 Enlistment 28 0.00 0% 怖い Scary 29 0.00 0% 欧米 Europe And America 29 0.00 0% 乾杯 Kanpai 29 0.00 0% 豚カツ Tonkatsu 29 0.00 0% 腹切り Harakiri 30 0.00 0% 間違える To Make A Mistake 28 0.00 2% 買う To Buy 8 0.00 1% 五十 Fifty 2 0.00 1% 女性 Female 14 0.00 1% 傘立て Umbrella Stand 28 0.00 2% 手洗い Hand Washing 20 0.00 1% 払う To Pay 15 0.00 1% 一時 One O'clock 7 0.00 1%
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