Thursday August 20 2026 Content Updates

Kanji

勉 (12) - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.

梅 (17) - Added “Japanese apricot” as an alternative meaning, added “ume tree,” “Japanese plum tree,” “Japanese apricot tree,” “Chinese plum,” “Chinese apricot,” “plum,” “apricot,” “Chinese plum tree,” “Chinese apricot tree,” “plum tree,” and “apricot tree” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.

膝 (38) - Added しつ to the warning list.

淀 (50) - Added てん and でん to the alternative readings list.

赴 (55) - Added 徒 (19) to the visually similar kanji list.

Vocabulary

研究室 (9) - Added “research lab” to the allow list.

暑い (12) - Changed the primary meaning to “hot”, moved “hot weather” to be an alternative meaning, added “very warm” to the allow list, added “sweltering,” “warm,” “sultry,” “torrid,” “scorching,” “blistering,” “roasting,” “boiling,” and “toasty” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, added five common word combinations, and added five context sentence translations.

熱い (13) - Changed the primary meaning to “hot”, added “hot to the touch” and “passionate” as alternative meanings, moved “hot thing” to the allow list, added “heated thing,” “heated,” “enthusiastic,” “zealous,” and “fired up” to the allow list, added “intense,” “warm,” “hot weather,” “lit,” “fire,” “hype,” “sick,” “dope,” “awesome,” “amazing,” and “exciting” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, added three common word combinations, and added three context sentence translations.

外面 (16) - Moved そとづら to be the primary reading, moved がいめん to be an alternative reading, added “outward demeanor” as an alternative meaning, moved “outward appearance” to the allow list, added “external demeanor,” “outward bearing,” and “external bearing” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.

梅 (17) - Added “Japanese apricot” as an alternative meaning, added “ume tree,” “Japanese plum tree,” “Japanese apricot tree,” “Chinese plum,” “Chinese apricot,” “plum,” “apricot,” “Chinese plum tree,” “Chinese apricot tree,” “plum tree,” and “apricot tree” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

梅酒 (17) - Added “Japanese plum wine” and “Japanese plum liqueur” as alternative meanings, moved “plum wine,” “plum liquor,” and “umeshu” to the allow list, added “plum liqueur,” “ume liqueur,” “ume liquor,” “apricot wine,” “apricot liqueur,” “apricot liquor,” “Japanese apricot wine,” “Japanese apricot liqueur,” and “Japanese apricot liquor” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.

梅干し (19) - Added “pickled Japanese plum” as an alternative meaning, moved “pickled plums” to the allow list, added “pickled Japanese plums,” “pickled plum,” “pickled Japanese apricots,” “pickled apricots,” “pickled Japanese apricot,” and “pickled apricot” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated two context sentence translations.

構える (29) - Updated the meaning explanation.

苗床 (53) - Changed the primary meaning to “seedbed”, added “nursery bed” as an alternative meaning, added “seedling bed” and “seed bed” to the allow list, moved “nursery” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.

進呈 (54) - Changed the primary meaning to “presenting”, added “giving” as an alternative meaning, moved “presentation” to the allow list, added “gifting” and “give” to the allow list, added “gift,” “present,” “award,” and “awarding” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.

奉仕 (55) - Added “serving” as an alternative meaning, added “serve” to the allow list, moved “attendance” and “ministry” to the warning list, added “dedication,” “dedicate,” “give back,” “giving back,” “work,” “working,” “volunteer,” and “volunteering” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, added ten common word combinations, and added four context sentence translations.

暁 (58) - Updated one context sentence translation.

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