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JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

placement
put
set
deposit
leave behind
keep
employ
pawn

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.く
-お.き
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
おき
おけ

Common Words

Godan verb
Freq #155
1

Transitive verb

to put; to place

Examples
それをテーブルの上に置きなさい。
Lay it on the table.
2

Transitive verb

to leave (behind)

Examples
あいにく私はカメラを家においてきた。
As it happens, I have left the camera at home.
3

Transitive verb

to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up

4

Transitive verb

to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ

5

Transitive verb

to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)

6

Transitive verb

to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool

7

Transitive verb

to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house

8

Transitive verb

to separate spatially or temporally

9

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to do something in advance

Examples
彼女はいつも自分の部屋をきれいにしておく
She always keeps her room clean.
遊びたいならちゃんとルールを決めておきなさい
If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!
10

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

Examples
宿題をやりかけにしておいた
The boy left his homework half-finished.
問題を未解決のままにしておくのはいけません。
You mustn't leave your problems unsolved.
位地
Noun
Freq #1036
1

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

place; position; location

Examples
彼の事務所は町の中心部に位置している。
His office is located in the center of the town.
私はパレードが見えるいい位置にいた。
I was in a good position to see the parade.
2

position; standing; status; situation

Examples
その位置に誰を選ぶか考えがありますか。
Do you have any idea who we should single out for the position?
放って置く
ほうっておく
ほっておく
ほおっておく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #2297
1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

Examples
「私の事は放っておいてよ」と彼女は怒って言った。
"Leave me alone," she said angrily.
うち
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2519
1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

Examples
雨の中に放置しておくと自転車はさびるでしょう。
A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain.
っち
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2712
1

establishment; institution

2

installation (of a machine or equipment)

Examples
ようやく各店舗に監視カメラが設置されることになった。
Eventually it was decided that the stores be equipped with surveillance cameras.
いち
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #3636
1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout

Examples
軍隊は戦闘の配置で整列していた。
The troops were in battle array.
うち
Noun
Freq #4059
1

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

equipment; device; installation; apparatus

Examples
この暖房装置は石油を燃料とする。
This heating system burns oil.
2

Abbreviation

stage setting

ょち
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5513
1

measure; step; dealing with

Examples
私たちは必要な処置を講じた。
We took the necessary measures.
2

medical treatment

置去り
きざり
Noun
Freq #6610
1

Usu. as 置き去りにする

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

Examples
彼女は自分の子供たちを置きざりにした。
She abandoned her children.
きょりをおく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #7034
1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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