Thursday August 17 2023 Content Updates

Radicals

(33) - Added “receive” as the radical name, moved “sock” to the warning list, and updated the name mnemonic.

(39) - Added “mount” and “knob” to the warning list.

Kanji

(10) - Updated the meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.

(18) - Added (28) to the visually similar kanji list.

(21) - Added “omit” to the allow list.

(21) - Added “party” to the warning list.

(21) - Added “mount” and “knob” to the warning list.

(22) - Added “look” and “watch” to the allow list.

(22) - Added “apply,” “ok,” “okay,” and “accept” to the allow list.

(23) - Added “spread” to the allow list.

(27) - Added “pole” to the warning list.

(27) - Added “perplexity” and “perplexed” to the allow list.

(28) - Updated the reading mnemonic hint.

(28) - Updated the reading mnemonic hint.

(33) - Updated the meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.

(38) - Added “paint” to the allow list.

(39) - Added “humble” to the allow list.

(45) - Updated the meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.

(50) - Updated the meaning mnemonic, and updated the reading mnemonic and its hint.

(52) - Updated the reading mnemonic hint.

(55) - Updated the meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.

(58) - Updated the reading mnemonic hint.

(58) - Updated the meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.

Vocabulary

六つ (2) - Updated the reading explanation.

生ビール (3) - Added なまビール to the allow list.

竹の子 (4) - Updated the meaning explanation and replaced three context sentences with new ones.

出す (5) - Updated the reading explanation.

外来 (5) - Moved “outpatient” to the primary meaning, moved “imported” to the alternative meaning, added “alien” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

(5) - Added “gathering” as the primary meaning, moved “meeting” and “group” to the alternative meaning, moved “assembly” to the allow list, added “get-together,” “convention,” “meetup” and “conference” to the allow list, added “meet” and “congress” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated a context sentence.

(8) - Added き to the warning list.

受験 (9) - Added “passing a test” to the block list.

親しい (10) - Updated the meaning explanation.

最深 (12) - Removed なadjective from the part of speech, updated the meaning explanation, and replaced three context sentences with new ones.

保守的 (16) - Added “conservation” to the block list.

薬方 (17) - Replaced two context sentences with new ones.

電子機器 (20) - Updated the meaning explanation.

上述 (24) - Added “the aforementioned,” “aforementioned,” “above stated,” “the above stated,” “earlier stated,” “the earlier stated,” “earlier mentioned,” “the earlier mentioned,” “earlier said,” “the earlier said,” “above said,” and “the earlier said” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

親展 (24) - Updated the meaning explanation, added three new context sentences, and removed one context sentence.

触角 (24) - Added “antennae” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

構う (25) - Added “to care,” “to bother,” “to interfere,” “to meddle,” “to look after,” “to take care,” “to take care of,” and “to tease” to the allow list.

回復 (26) - Added “recover,” “recovering,” “restore,” “restoring,” and “restoration” to the allow list.

刺さる (27) - Added “to get embedded" to the allow list and updated the translation of a context sentence.

健忘症 (27) - Added “memory loss" and “forgetfulness” to the allow list.

未熟 (33) - Made “immature” as an alternative meaning, moved “unskilled” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

拡がる (33) - Updated the meaning and reading explanation.

拝む (34) - Updated the meaning explanation.

(34) - Added どん to the warning list.

執着 (37) - Moved “attachment" to the allow list and added “adhesion” and “adherence” to the allow list.

還元 (38) - Added “return something to its origins,” “returning something to its origins,” “restoration” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the translation of a context sentence, and added common word combinations.

傾く (38) - Added “to be inclined,” “to lean,” and “to lean toward” to the allow list.

傾ける (40) - Added “to incline” and “to incline something” to the allow list.

脅迫 (48) - Updated the meaning explanation.

脅し (48) - Updated the meaning explanation.

剛健 (49) - Added “rigor" and “rigour” to the block list.

突貫 (52) - Moved “rush" to the primary meaning, moved “charge” to the allow list, added “rush forth” and “quick” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

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I just learned 外来 and I’m happy this came up because I was looking for some help on this word.

So, the primary meaning is now outpatient, does that mean this word is more common in medical contexts? Like, is there another word for ‘import’ or does this word just mean both ‘outpatient’ and ‘imported’?

Say I’m eating a candy that’s imported from Spain, would that candy be a “外来”?

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Thank you, Mami!

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Good question!

In a medical context, 外来 typically refers to “outpatient” services, and it can also be used in the compounds 外来患者. As you expected, this word is more common in medical contexts.

Outside of the medical world, the term 外来 can be understood as “foreign origin.” This use is often seen in compounds, like 外来種 (invasive/alien/foreign species) and 外来語 (loanword/borrowed word).

If you’re talking about an imported candy from Spain, the term 輸入品 (imported item) would be most appropriate. 外来品 can also be used to indicate something that is of foreign origin, but it’s a bit old-fashioned and isn’t as commonly used today.

輸入 is a verbal noun that can also mean “to import” when it takes する. You’ll learn 輸入 at level 26 and 輸入する at level 28.

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Thank you, I’m Jenny

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