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JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

create
make
structure
physique

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚พใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใคใ.ใ‚‹
ใคใ.ใ‚Š
-ใฅใ.ใ‚Š
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใšใใ‚Š
ใฅใใ‚Š
ใฟ

Common Words

้€ ใ‚‹
ๅ‰ตใ‚‹
ใคใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #157
1

้€ ใ‚‹ usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; ๅ‰ตใ‚‹ usu. for creating

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

Examples
ใฉใ“ใธ่กŒใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฝผใฏๅฟ…ใšๅ‹้”ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ€‚
Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.
2

to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

Examples
ใŸใพใ”ใ‚’ๅ‰ฒใ‚‰ใšใซใ‚ชใƒ ใƒฌใƒ„ใฏไฝœใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
3

to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่œๅœ’ใงไฝœใ‚Œใ‚‹็ฉ€็‰ฉใ‚„้‡Ž่œใ‚’้ฃŸในใฆ็”Ÿๆดปใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒใšใฃใจๅฎ‰ไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ ใ€‚
It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.
4

to till

5

to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

Examples
ๆ–‡ๆณ•็š„ใซๆญฃใ—ใ„ๆ–‡็ซ ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ๅฟƒใŒใ‘ใ‚‹ในใใ ใ€‚
You should try to produce grammatical sentences.
6

to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

Examples
๏ผค๏ผด๏ผฐใงๆœฌใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅฎ‰ใ„ใ—ๆ—ฉใ„ใ—ใ€ใพใ•ใซไธ€ๆŒ™ไธกๅพ—ใ ใ€‚
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
7

to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

8

to have (a child)

9

to make up (one's face, etc.)

10

to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

11

to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion

12

to form (a line, etc.)

Examples
ไพ‹ๅค–ใฏไฝœใ‚‹ในใใงใฏใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I insist that exceptions not be made.
13

to set (a record)

14

to commit (a sin, etc.)

้€ ใ‚Š
ใคใใ‚Š
Freq #2845
1

Common noun

making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure

Examples
ใ‚ใฎๅฎถใฏใƒฌใƒณใ‚ฌ้€ ใ‚Šใ ใ€‚
That house is built of bricks.
2

Common noun

appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)

3

Common noun

build; physique

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ้ก”ใฎใคใใ‚Šใฎไธญใง็›ฎใŒไธ€็•ชใ„ใ„ใ€‚
Her eyes are her best feature.
4

Common noun

sashimi

5

Noun, used as a prefix

forced (smile, etc.)

ๅ‰ตใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
ใคใใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
ๅ‰ตใ‚Šใ ใ™
ไฝœใ‚Šใ ใ™
้€ ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
้€ ใ‚Šใ ใ™
ใคใใ‚Šใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3862
1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)

Examples
้Žใกใฎใชใ„่€…ใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ›ใชใ„ใ€‚
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
2

to invent; to dream up; to create

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‚็ฅžใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใฎใชใ‚‰ใฐใ€็ฅžใ‚’้€ ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
ใ“ใ†ใžใ†
Noun
Freq #4254
1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

Examples
ใ“ใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใซๅŠ ใˆใฆใ€ไธ–็•Œใฎ็ตŒๆธˆๆง‹้€ ใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
Along with this increase, there has been a change in the world's economic organization.
ๅ‰ตใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
้€ ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
ใคใใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5058
1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together

Examples
ๅŒ็คพใฏๆ–ฐ่ฃฝๅ“ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
The company crafted a new product.
2

to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็Ž‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
He made up a story about the king.
ใ‚€ใžใ†ใ•
็„ก้›‘ไฝœ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #5466
1

easy; simple; ready

2

casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้ซชใ‚’็„ก้€ ไฝœใซๆŸใญใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She is doing her hair simply.
ๆ‰‹้€ ใ‚Š
ๆ‰‹ใฅใใ‚Š
ใฆใฅใใ‚Š
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #5731
1

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏๅ…จใฆๆ‰‹ไฝœใ‚Šใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
All of them were handmade things.
ใ‹ใ„ใžใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #6024
1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion; alteration; renovation; modification; reshuffling (e.g. a cabinet); reorganization; restructuring

Examples
ๅœฐไธ‹ๅฎคใ‚’ไป•ไบ‹ๅ ดใซๆ”น้€ ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The basement has been made over into a workshop.
2

Computing

modding

ใ›ใ„ใžใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #7144
1

manufacture; production

Examples
ใใฎๅทฅๅ ดใฏ็Žฉๅ…ทใ‚’่ฃฝ้€ ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The factory manufactures toys.
ใใ†ใžใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #9058
1

creation

Examples
็ฅžใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฝขใซไบบใ‚’ๅ‰ต้€ ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
God created man in his own image.
2

Creation (by God)

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

create

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

โปŒ road
ๅฃ mouth
ๅ‘Š revelation
็‰› cow

Mnemonic Stories

Follow the spiritual road long enough, and you will have a revelation that allows you to create your own destiny.

Stuck in a creative rut, the writer took to the open road. A week later, a profound revelation hit her, and she pulled over to create the outline for her next bestseller.

A cow uses its mouth to eat all the grass in the field, creating a road for the other cows to follow.

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