Kanaate #24 answers (October 15, 2026)
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4-kana answer: むきゅう
Meaning
無休 means operating or continuing without a day off. 年中無休 means open every day throughout the year.
Example sentences
この店は無休ですが、夜は早めに閉まります。
Kono mise wa mukyū desu ga, yoru wa hayame ni shimarimasu.
This shop has no days off, but it closes early at night.
無休の売店は、連休中も毎日開いていました。
Mukyū no baiten wa, renkyūchū mo mainichi hiraite imashita.
The kiosk with no days off was open every day during the holiday.
Note
無休 means there are no days off, but it does not say how many hours a place is open each day. 24-hour service is a separate detail.
Related words
- 年中無休
- 営業
- 休業
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains small kana: ゅ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
5-kana answer: ちゅうどく
Meaning
Harm caused when a poisonous substance enters the body. The word is also used figuratively for being extremely absorbed in something.
Example sentences
食べ物はよく確かめて、中毒を防ぎましょう。
Tabemono wa yoku tashikamete, chūdoku o fusegimashō.
Let's check food carefully to prevent poisoning.
中毒を避けるため、薬品の説明を読みました。
Chūdoku o sakeru tame, yakuhin no setsumei o yomimashita.
I read the instructions for the chemical to avoid poisoning.
Note
Chūdoku can mean poisoning, as in shokuchūdoku, or can be used figuratively for being absorbed in something. The surrounding words help show which meaning is intended.
Related words
- 食中毒
- 毒
- 依存
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): ど. Use the ゛ key to type them.
- It contains small kana: ゅ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
Sources: readings and English glosses come from JMdict (© EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). The notes are written by the Kanaate editors. If you spot a mistake, please tell us through the contact on the About page.
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