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JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

method
law
rule
principle
model
system

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
ハッ
ホッ
フラン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
のり
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names

Common Words

うほう
Noun
Freq #410
1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure

Examples
これが、私が英語を勉強した方法だ。
This is how I learned English.
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #2243
1

law; act; principle

Examples
すべての人はの前に平等です。
Everybody is equal before the law.
2

method

Examples
これは生物の学習としてはあまりよくないと思う。
I don't think this is a good approach to biology.
3

Grammar

mood

4

Buddhism

dharma; law

ほう
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #3009
1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

Examples
あいつに魔法をかけてカエルにしてやろう。
I'll bewitch him into a frog!
うりつ
Noun
Freq #5634
1

law

Examples
この法律はすべての人に適用される。
This law applies to everybody.
方則
うそく
Noun
Freq #7054
1

law; rule

Examples
あらゆるものは自然の法則を受けている。
Everything is subject to the laws of nature.
ゅほう
Noun
Freq #8026
1

technique; method

Examples
彼の手法は全く驚くべきものだった。
His technique was absolutely amazing.
ほうつかい
魔法遣い
Noun
Freq #8159
1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

Examples
エドガーさんは魔法使いだった事もあるんですか。
So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?
うじん
Noun
Freq #8375
1

summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle

うじん
魔法陣
Noun
Freq #8375
1

magic square

っと
乗っ取る
法る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #8666
1

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

Examples
利益追求に必死のブローカーは、必ずしもルールブックにのっとっているとは限らないのです。
Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.
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