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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใดใใ | exactly or suddenly | |
| ็กๆฐ | ใใใ | countless number |
| ไธ็ด | ใใใใใ ใ | advanced skill level |
| ่ปๅบซ | ใใใ | garage |
| ๆถๅ | ใใใใ | the act of digestion |
| ๆช | ใฟ | not yet; un- |
| ไธๆฐด | ใใใ | sewage and drainage |
| ๆก็น | ใใใฆใ | grading or marking |
| ้คจ | ใใ | large public building |
| ็ณ | ใใใ | tatami mat counter |
| ไธก | ใใใ | both |
| ใใคใคใฐใฉใ | diagram or chart | |
| ๆใใฃๅใ | ใใใใฃใใ | with all one's might, to one's heart's content, fully |
| ๅๆฐ | ใถใใใ | math fraction |
| ไฝๆ | ใใใใ | gymnastics exercises |
| ้ใไปฎๅ | ใใใใใช | kana suffix used with kanji |
| ๅฃฒๅบ | ใฐใใฆใ | small shop |
| ๆๅพ | ใใใจใ | loss and gain |
| ๅฎค | ใใค | counter for rooms |
| ใใช | milli- | |
| ๅณ | ใจใใ | mountain pass |
| ๅนใ | ใธใใ | to be dented |
| ๅฎข้ | ใใใใพ | guest room |
| ็ฎๅฐ | ใใใใ | a landmark or sign |
| ๆดใ | ใจใจใฎใ | to be in order, to be tidy |
| ๅ็ฑณ | ใชใในใ | South America |
| ็ด็ฒ | ใใ ใใใ | pure and genuine |
| ๆใพใ | ใฏใใพใ | to get caught in |
| ใตใใใ | to joke, to mess around, to fool around | |
| ๅฐใชใใจใ | ใใใชใใจใ | at least |
| ๅญฆ็ง | ใใฃใ | academic subject |
| ่ๆใ | ใใใใใ | dim |
| ๆฑ่ฅฟ | ใจใใใ | east and west |
| ๆผๆฅญ | ใใใใใ | the fishing industry |
| ๅฑใใ | ใใใใ | belong to |
| ๅ | ใใใ | victory (noun) |
| ็ด ่ | ใใใใ | autumn leaves; fall colors |
| ่ฌๅฑ | ใใฃใใใ | pharmacy or drugstore |
| ใใใชใ | all of a sudden | |
| ๅใใ | ใใใใ | to be appalled |
| ๅญฆๅ | ใใใใใ | academic ability |
| ๆใ | ใใ | to rub or massage |
| ใฟใใ | miserable, wretched, pitiful | |
| ๆฉใ | ใญใใ | to twist; to wring |
| ๆๅ | ใใใถใ | ingredient or component |
| ใใใฃใจ | quietly, softly, stealthily | |
| ่่ฒ ใ | ใใใ | carry on back |
| ๆฏ็ฎ | ใใใ | animal fur |
| ๅ ็ง | ใชใใ | internal medicine |
| ็ธไบ | ใใใ | mutual or reciprocal |
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ใดใใ
exactly or suddenly
ๆฅใซ้ขจใใใใงใๅจๅฒใใดใใใจ้ใพใ่ฟใใพใใใ
ใใ ใใซใใใใใใงใใใ ใใใใดใใใจใใใพใใใใใพใใใ
The wind suddenly died down, and everything around fell into complete silence.
่ปๅบซ
ใใใ
garage
่ปใ่ปๅบซใซๅ ฅใใๆใฏใใฉใคใใๆถใใฆใใ ใใใ
ใใใพใใใใใซใใใใจใใฏใใใใจใใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Please turn off the lights when parking the car in the garage.
ๆถๅ
ใใใใ
the act of digestion
้ฃไบใฎ็ดๅพใซ้ๅใใใใจใๆถๅใๆชใใชใใใจใใใใพใใ
ใใใใใฎใกใใใใซใใใฉใใใใใจใใใใใใใใใใชใใใจใใใใพใใ
Exercising right after a meal can sometimes impair digestion.
้คจ
ใใ
large public building
ๆฐใใๅณๆธ้คจใ้ง ใฎ่ฟใใซใงใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใจใใใใใใใใฎใกใใใซใงใใพใใใ
A new library was built near the station.
ใใคใคใฐใฉใ
diagram or chart
ไผ่ญฐใงๆฐใใใใญใธใงใฏใใฎใใคใคใฐใฉใ ใ็ขบ่ชใใพใใใ
ใใใใงใใใใใใทใใใใใจใฎใ ใใใใใใใใใซใใใพใใใ
I checked the diagram for the new project at the meeting.
ๆใใฃๅใ
ใใใใฃใใ
with all one's might, to one's heart's content, fully
้ฑๆซใฏๆใใฃๅใ้ใใงใชใใฌใใทใฅใใใใ
ใใ ใใพใคใฏใใใใฃใใใใใใงใใตใใฃใใ ใใใใ
I want to play to my heart's content this weekend and refresh myself.
ไฝๆ
ใใใใ
gymnastics exercises
ๆฏๆใๅ ฌๅใงใฉใธใชไฝๆใใใฆใใพใใ
ใพใใใใใใใใใงใใใใใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
I do radio gymnastics in the park every morning.
้ใไปฎๅ
ใใใใใช
kana suffix used with kanji
ๆผขๅญใซใฏใ่ชญใฟ้้ใใ้ฒใใใใฎ้ใไปฎๅใไปใใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใซใฏใใใฟใพใกใใใใตใใใใใฎใใใใใใชใใใคใใใใฆใใพใใ
Okurigana are added to kanji to prevent misreading.
ๅนใ
ใธใใ
to be dented
่ปใฎใใณใใผใ้ปๆฑใซใถใคใใฃใฆใๆทฑใๅนใใงใใพใใพใใใ
ใใใพใฎใฐใใฑใผใใงใใกใ ใใซใถใคใใฃใฆใใตใใใธใใใงใใพใใพใใใ
The car bumper hit a utility pole and got deeply dented.
ๅฎข้
ใใใใพ
guest room
ๅคงไบใชๆฅๅฎขใใใใฎใงใๅฎข้ใใใใใซๆ้คใใฆใใใพใใใ
ใ ใใใชใใใใใใใใใฎใงใใใใใพใใใใใซใใใใใฆใใใพใใใ
I have important guests coming, so I cleaned the guest room.
ๆดใ
ใจใจใฎใ
to be in order, to be tidy
้จๅฑใๆดใใจใๅฟใ่ฝใก็ใใพใใ
ใธใใใจใจใฎใใจใใใใใใใกใคใใพใใ
When the room is tidy, my mind feels calm, too.
ๅ็ฑณ
ใชใในใ
South America
ๅ็ฑณใฎๅฝใ ใงใฏใใณใผใใผใฎๆ ฝๅนใใจใฆใ็ใใงใใ
ใชใในใใฎใใซใใซใงใฏใใใผใฒใผใฎใใใฐใใใจใฆใใใใใงใใ
Coffee cultivation is very popular in South American countries.
ๆใพใ
ใฏใใพใ
to get caught in
้ป่ปใฎใใขใซๆใๆใพใฃใฆใใพใใ้ใใใใจใใงใใพใใใงใใใ
ใงใใใใฎใฉใใซใตใใใฏใใพใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใใจใใงใใพใใใงใใใ
My clothes got caught in the train door and I could not get off.
ใตใใใ
to joke, to mess around, to fool around
ใใๅ ๆธใซใใใใตใใใใช๏ผ
ใใใใใใซใใใใตใใใใช๏ผ
Cut it out, stop messing around!
ๅญฆ็ง
ใใฃใ
academic subject
ๅคงๅญฆใงใ็งใฏ็ตๆธๅญฆ็งใซๆๅฑใใฆใใพใใ
ใ ใใใใงใใใใใฏใใใใใใฃใใซใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
I belong to the Department of Economics at my university.
่ๆใ
ใใใใใ
dim
ๆฅๆฒกๅพใฎ่ๆใ้จๅฑใงใไธไบบใงๆฌใ่ชญใใงใใพใใ
ใซใกใผใคใใฎใใใใใใธใใงใใฒใจใใงใปใใใใใงใใพใใ
I am reading a book alone in the dim room after sunset.
ๆฑ่ฅฟ
ใจใใใ
east and west
ๆฅๆฌใฏๆฑ่ฅฟใซ้ทใๅณถๅฝใงใใใๅฐๅใซใใฃใฆๆฐๅใ็ฐใชใใพใใ
ใซใปใใฏใจใใใใซใชใใใใพใใซใงใใใใกใใใซใใฃใฆใใใใใใจใชใใพใใ
Japan is an island nation that stretches from east to west, and the climate varies by region.
็ด ่
ใใใใ
autumn leaves; fall colors
็งใซใชใใจใๅบญใฎ็ด ่ใใจใฆใ็ถบ้บใซ่ฒใฅใใพใใ
ใใใซใชใใจใใซใใฎใใฟใใใจใฆใใใใใซใใใฅใใพใใ
When autumn comes, the Japanese maple in the garden turns beautiful colors.
ๅใใ
ใใใใ
to be appalled
ๅฝผใฎ็ก่ฒฌไปปใชๆ ๅบฆใซใฏใๆฌๅฝใซๅใใพใใใ
ใใใฎใใใใซใใชใใใฉใซใฏใใปใใจใใซใใใใพใใใ
I was truly appalled by his irresponsible attitude.
ๆใ
ใใ
to rub or massage
็ฒใใใฎใงใ่ฉใๆใใงใใใใพใใใ
ใคใใใใฎใงใใใใใใใงใใใใพใใใ
I was tired, so I had my shoulders massaged.
ใฟใใ
miserable, wretched, pitiful
้ขๆฅใซไฝๅบฆใ่ฝใกใฆใใจใฆใใฟใใใชๆฐๆใกใงใใ
ใใใใคใซใชใใฉใใใกใฆใใจใฆใใฟใใใชใใใกใงใใ
After failing so many job interviews, I feel quite miserable.
ๆฉใ
ใญใใ
to twist; to wring
ใใใใใๅผทใๆฉใฃใฆๆฐดใ็ตใใ
ใใใใใใคใใใญใใฃใฆใใฟใใใใผใใ
I wring the towel hard to squeeze out the water.
ๆๅ
ใใใถใ
ingredient or component
ใใฎ้ฃฒใฟ็ฉใซใฏใไบบๅทฅ็ใชๆๅใฏไธๅๅซใพใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใฎใฎใฟใใฎใซใฏใใใใใใฆใใชใใใถใใฏใใฃใใใตใใพใใฆใใพใใใ
This drink does not contain any artificial ingredients.
่่ฒ ใ
ใใใ
carry on back
้ใ่ท็ฉใ่่ฒ ใฃใฆๅ้ใ็ปใใพใใใ
ใใใใซใใคใใใใฃใฆใใใฟใกใใฎใผใใพใใใ
I carried heavy luggage on my back and climbed up the hill.
็ธไบ
ใใใ
mutual or reciprocal
็ธไบใซๆ่ฆใไบคๆใใใใจใงใ็่งฃใๆทฑใใพใใใ
ใใใใซใใใใใใใใใใใใจใงใใใใใใตใใใพใใใ
We deepened our understanding by exchanging opinions with each other.
1,756. The JLPT publishes no official vocabulary counts. The widely used lists this page follows put N5 at about 700 words and all five levels at about 8,000 words together; this page lists the words that are new at JLPT N2.
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