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JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

fall
drop
come down
village
hamlet

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฉใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใกใ‚‹
ใŠ.ใก
ใŠ.ใจใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใก

Common Words

ๅขœใกใ‚‹
ใŠใกใ‚‹
่ฝใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #314
1

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

Examples
ใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒ้šŽๆฎตใ‹ใ‚‰่ฝใกใฆๅคงๆ€ชๆˆ‘ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
2

to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

Examples
ๅฑฑใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซๆ—ฅใŒ่ฝใกใŸใ€‚
The sun descended behind the mountains.
3

to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

Examples
ไปŠๆœˆใฏๅฃฒไธŠใŒ่ฝใกใŸใ€‚
Sales are down this month.
4

to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

5

to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚คใƒณใ‚ญใฎๆŸ“ใฟใฏๆด—ใฃใฆใ‚‚่ฝใกใชใ„ใ€‚
This ink stain will not wash out.
6

to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

7

to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

Examples
็งใฎๅๅ‰ใŒๅ็ฐฟใ‹ใ‚‰่ฝใกใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
My name is omitted from the list.
8

to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

Examples
ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใชใ„ใจ่ฉฆ้จ“ใซ่ฝใกใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
9

Also written as ๅ •ใกใ‚‹

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

Examples
ๅƒ•ใซๅ˜˜ใ‚’ใคใใจใฏๅฝผใ‚‚่ฝใกใŸใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
10

Also written as ๅ •ใกใ‚‹

to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

Examples
ใŠๅ‰ใฎ้ญ‚ใฏๅœฐ็„ใซๅขœใกใ‚‹ใฎใ ใ€‚
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
11

to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฝผใ‚’ไธ€็›ฎ่ฆ‹ใฆๆ‹ใซ่ฝใกใŸใ€‚
She fell in love with him at first sight.
12

to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)

Examples
ใใฎ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฏๆ•ตใฎๆ‰‹ใซ่ฝใกใŸใ€‚
The city fell to the enemy.
13

to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

14

to give in

15

to confess; to own up

16

to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

17

to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

18

to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

19

to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

20

to come in (of money)

21

to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

22

to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

23

Computing

to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

Examples
ใ‚ตใƒผใƒใƒผใŒ่ฝใกใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The server was down.
24

Slang

to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline

25

to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

26

to die (of an animal)

่ฝใกใคใ
่ฝ็€ใ
ใŠใกใคใ
่ฝใกไป˜ใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #603
1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฝ“ๆƒ‘ใ—ใฆ่ฝใก็€ใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
He felt lost and uncomfortable.
2

to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate

3

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in

4

to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached

5

to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit

6

Usu. before a noun as ่ฝใก็€ใ„ใŸ

to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

่ฝใ™
ใŠใจใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #789
1

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่Šฑ็“ถใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
He dropped a vase.
้“ใฎ้€”ไธญใง้ตใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
I must have lost my key along the way.
2

to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ‹ใƒผใฏใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’่„ฑใ„ใงใ€ใใ‚Œใงใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใฎใ‚ˆใ”ใ‚Œใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
3

to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Examples
ๆ˜จๅนดๅฝผใฏๆœŸๆœซใฎ๏ผ’็ง‘็›ฎใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
4

to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances

Examples
ใใฎใ‚นใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใƒ€ใƒซใŒๅฝผใฎ่ฉ•ๅˆคใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
ใปใฃใใ„้“ใซใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’่ฝใจใ•ใšใ€่ตฐใ‚Šใ“ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ€Œ่ฟ‘้“ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€ใ€Œใฃใฆใ“ใ“ใ€ใ‚ใœ้“ใ€œใ€œใ€œใฃ๏ผใ€
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
5

to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with

6

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Examples
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใ‚’่ฝใจใ™ใ‚ณใƒ„ใƒปใ„ใ„ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
7

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

10

Colloquial

to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

่ฝ่พผใ‚€
่ฝใกใ“ใ‚€
ใŠใกใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2370
1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits

Examples
ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ—ใŸใ“ใจใง็›ดใใซ่ฝใก่พผใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I get depressed by the slightest things.
2

to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition

Examples
๏ผ‘ๅนดๅ‰ใซๆฏ”ในใ‚Œใฐไพกๆ ผใฏๅคงใใ่ฝใก่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.
3

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

ใŠใกใ„ใ‚‹
่ฝใกๅ…ฅใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2616
1

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

Examples
ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๅŽŸๅ› ใงใŸใ„ใฆใ„ใฎ่ก—ใฎๆตดๅ ดใฏๅ›ฐ้›ฃใช็Šถๆ…‹ใซ้™ฅใฃใŸใ€‚
This caused most of the local bath-houses to fall on hard times.
2

to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)

3

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

4

to fall; to surrender; to capitulate

ใ‚‰ใฃใ‹
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3739
1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

Examples
ใ‚ขใƒ€ใƒ ใฏๅฒฉ็™ปใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใซใ€่ฝไธ‹ใ—ใฆใ‚ใ—ใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
While Adam was rock-climbing, he fell and broke his leg.
ใใšใ‚ŒใŠใกใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4317
1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

Examples
ใใฎๅปบ็‰ฉใฏ็ช็„ถๅดฉใ‚Œ่ฝใกใŸใ€‚
The building fell down suddenly.
่ฝใกใคใ‘ใ‚‹
่ฝ็€ใ‘ใ‚‹
่ฝใกไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
่ฝไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใŠใกใคใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4854
1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

ใ‹ใŸใ‚’ใŠใจใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #5120
1

to drop one's shoulders

Examples
ใใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚’่žใ„ใฆๅฝผใฏใŒใฃใใ‚Šใจ่‚ฉใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
His shoulders sagged when he heard the news.
่ฝ็€ใ
่ฝใกไป˜ใ
่ฝไป˜ใ
ใŠใกใคใ
Noun
Freq #5293
1

calmness; composure; presence of mind

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฟƒใฎ่ฝใก็€ใใ‚’ๅคฑใฃใŸใ€‚
His presence of mind deserted him.
2

stability; steadiness

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