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JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

fluid
liquid
juice
sap
secretion

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エキ

Common Words

きたい
Noun
Freq #3767
1

liquid

Examples
水と石油は共に液体である。
Water and oil are both liquids.
えき
Noun
Freq #5315
1

blood

Examples
血液は体内を循環する。
Blood circulates through the body.
(汁)
Noun
Freq #6180
1

Noun, used as a suffix

juice; sap

Examples
彼女は御茶にレモンのをたらした。
She dropped lemon juice into her tea.
2

Noun, used as a suffix

soup; broth

3

つゆ only

(dipping) sauce

えき
Noun
Freq #8302
1

saliva; sputum

Examples
唾液が多く出ます。
My mouth forms a lot of saliva.
いえき
Noun
Freq #8453
1

semen; seminal fluid; sperm

Examples
唯一の証拠は、下着に付着していた精液の痕跡。
The only evidence was the traces of semen stuck to the underwear.
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #8717
1

liquid; fluid

Examples
そのはいやな臭いを発した。
The liquor gave off a sickly odor.
あいえき
Noun
Freq #9926
1

Colloquial

arousal fluid; genital secretions; sexual fluids; love juice

2

Colloquial

semen; cum

いえき
Noun
Freq #10736
1

body fluid

2

Euphemistic

semen

んえき
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #11843
1

mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

えき
Noun
Freq #24125
1

gastric juice

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