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Frequency: 765
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

virtuous
good
goodness

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ผใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ˆ.ใ„
ใ„.ใ„
ใ‚ˆ.ใ
ใ‚ˆใ—.ใจใ™ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŸใ‚‹
ใ‚ˆใ—

Common Words

ๅฅฝใ„
ๅ–„ใ„
ใ‚ˆใ„
ไฝณใ„
ๅ‰ใ„
ๅฎœใ„
ใˆใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #139
1

Also ใ„ใ„ (all senses)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

Examples
็งใซใฏใ‚ˆใ„ๅ‹้”ใŒๆ•ฐไบบใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I have several good friends.
2

sufficient; enough; ready; prepared

3

profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

As ใฆ(ใ‚‚)่‰ฏใ„, ใจ(ใ‚‚)่‰ฏใ„, etc.; indicates permission or compromise

OK; all right; fine; no problem

5

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

easy to ...

่‰ฏใ
ๅ–„ใ
่ƒฝใ
ๅฅฝใ
ๅ…‹ใ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #143
1

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully

Examples
ใใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฏใ‚ˆใ่จˆ็”ปใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฆ่ˆˆๅ‘ณๆทฑใ„ใŒใ€ๅฝ“้ขใฎๅˆฉ็›Šใซใฏๅคงใ—ใŸ็ตๆžœใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ•ใชใ„ใจ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
2

frequently; often

Examples
ใฟใคใชใฏ็ถบ้บ—ๅฅฝใใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ˆใ่‡ชใ‚‰้€ฒใ‚“ใงๆŽƒ้™คใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.
3

I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใ€ใ‚ˆใๆฅใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใญใ€‚
You are welcome, Jack!
4

(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

Examples
ใ‚ˆใใ€ใใ‚“ใชๅฃใŒใใ‘ใ‚‹ใช๏ผ
How dare you say that!
่‰ฏใ—
ๅ–„ใ—
ๅฅฝใ—
ใˆใ—
Usually kana
Freq #904
1

'ku' adjective (archaic)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

ใ„ใ„ไบ‹
ๅฅฝใ„ไบ‹
ๅ–„ใ„ไบ‹
Usually kana
Freq #1941
1

Expressions; Common noun

good thing; nice thing

2

Expressions; Common noun; Usu. as ใ€œใ‚’ใ„ใ„ใ“ใจใซ(ใ—ใฆ)

good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity

3

Female; Interjection

interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

่‰ฏใ่จ€ใ†
ใ‚ˆใใ„ใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #2920
1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty

2

to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly

3

to say often; to say frequently

4

Oft. as an admonition in the form of ใ‚ˆใ่จ€ใ†ใ‚ˆ

to say without shame; to say impudently

ใ‚ˆใ„ไบบ
ๅ–„ใ„ไบบ
ๅฅฝใ„ไบบ
ใ„ใ„ใฒใจ (ใ„ใ„ไบบ๏ผๅ–„ใ„ไบบ๏ผๅฅฝใ„ไบบ)
ใ‚ˆใ„ใฒใจ (ใ‚ˆใ„ไบบ๏ผๅ–„ใ„ไบบ๏ผๅฅฝใ„ไบบ)
Expression
Noun
Freq #4058
1

good-natured person; good person

2

(one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

่‰ฏใใ™ใ‚‹
ๅ–„ใใ™ใ‚‹
่ƒฝใใ™ใ‚‹
Transitive
Usually kana
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #5122
1

to make good; to improve

Examples
ไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚ˆใใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚้‡‘ใ‚‚ใ†ใ‘ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒๅ…ˆใชใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Figuring a way to make a dollar comes ahead of thinking about how to do the job better.
2

to do often

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅญฆ็”ŸใŒใ‚ˆใใ™ใ‚‹้–“้•ใ„ใ ใ€‚
This is a mistake students are apt to make.
3

to be kind to; to treat well; to do well

Examples
ๆฏใฏๆคๆœจใฎไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ ใ€‚
My mother looks after the plants well.
ใ‹ใ„ใœใ‚“
Noun
Freq #5462
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

betterment; improvement

Examples
๏ผ’ๅ›ฝ้–“ใฎ่ฒฟๆ˜“ไธŠใฎใ‚ขใƒณใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๆ”นๅ–„ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written ใ‚ซใ‚คใ‚ผใƒณ

kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

่‰ฏใ่‰ฏใ
่ƒฝใ่ƒฝใ
ๅ–„ใๅ–„ใ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #5723
1

carefully; closely

Examples
้–“้•ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚ˆใใ‚ˆใๆณจๆ„ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚
Let's take the utmost caution against errors.
2

very; extremely; exceedingly

Examples
ใใ‚“ใช่ฉฑใซใ ใพใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆใ€ใ‚ˆใใ‚ˆใใŠใ‚ใงใŸใ„ใญใ€‚
You must be very naive to be taken in by such a story.
3

have no choice; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable

ใ•ใ„ใœใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #6184
1

the very best; utmost

Examples
ใใ‚ŒใŒ็งใŸใกใŒไปŠใงใใ‚‹ๆœ€ๅ–„ใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใ ใ€‚
That's the best way we can do now.
๐ŸŽ“

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