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JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

north

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きた
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
きら
ほう
ほっ
ほつ

Common Words

敗ける
ける
敗北る
Ichidan verb
Freq #637
1

Intransitive verb

to lose; to be defeated

Examples
3対0で彼には負けています
He's beating me, three to zip.
2

負ける only; Intransitive verb

to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield

3

負ける only; Intransitive verb

to be inferior to

4

負ける only; Intransitive verb

to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

5

負ける only; Transitive verb

to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

Noun
Freq #2035
1

north

Examples
船はまっすぐに向かっている。
The ship is bearing due north.
2

the North; northern territories

3

Abbreviation

North Korea

4

Archaic

north wind

いぼく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4145
1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

Examples
彼は、自分のお気に入りのコーラス・ガールが、ほかの男と結婚した時、敗北を認めた。
He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.
っかいどう
Noun
Freq #7469
1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

Examples
私は明日北海道に行くつもりです。
I will go to Hokkaido tomorrow.
くぶ
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #11580
1

northern part; the north (of a region)

Examples
北海道は日本の北部にあります。
Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan.
っぽう
Noun
Freq #12357
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

the north; northward; northern direction

Examples
北海道は仙台の北方にある。
Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.
2

northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

くそえ
北叟笑む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #13342
1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

たがわ
ほくそく
Noun
Freq #13351
1

north side; north bank

Examples
カナダはアメリカの北側にある。
Canada is on the north side of America.
うほく
がしきた
Noun
Freq #17275
1

north-east

2

とうほく only

Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

Examples
台風は東北地方を横断するかもしれない。
The typhoon may cross the Tohoku district.
くせい
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #17934
1

northwest

Examples
アメリカの太平洋北西海岸沿いに住む原住民は、おそらくアジアから移住した種族の子孫なのである。
The natives of the North-West Pacific Coast of America were probably descendants of tribes from Asia.
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