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JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

play

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
ใƒฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ.ใถ
ใ‚ใ.ใฐใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚ใ™
ใ†

Common Words

ใ‚ใใถ
ใ‚ใ™ใถ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #731
1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time

Examples
๏ผ’ไบบใฎๅญไพ›ใŒ้€šใ‚Šใง้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ€‚
There were two children playing on the street.
2

to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)

3

to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused

Examples
ใใฎๆฉŸๆขฐใฏไปŠ้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The machine is lying idle.
4

to meet up (with friends); to hang out

5

to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)

6

As ใ€œใซ้Šใถ

to go to (for pleasure or for study)

7

to tease (someone); to play (with)

8

Baseball

to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

ใ‚ใใณ
Noun
Freq #2478
1

play; playing; game

2

pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion

Examples
ไปŠๅบฆใฎๆ—…่กŒใฏไป•ไบ‹ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆ้Šใณใงใ™ใ€‚
Our next trip is for pleasure, not for work.
3

play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)

4

flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom

5

Abbreviation

flyleaf

้Šใณใซใใ‚‹
ใ‚ใใณใซใใ‚‹
Expression
Freq #4967
1

Kuru verb - special class

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

Examples
ๆฅ้€ฑใฎๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใซ้Šใณใซๆฅใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Come and see me on Sunday next week.
้Šใณใซใ„ใ
ใ‚ใใณใซใ„ใ
Expression
Freq #5138
1

Godan verb - iku/yuku special class

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰้Šใณใซ่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใ„๏ผŸ
May I go out to play when I have read this book?
็Žฉใถ
ใ‚‚ใฆใ‚ใใถ
ใ‚‚ใฆ้Šใถ
็ฟซใถ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6611
1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with

Examples
็Œซใฏ็”ŸใใŸใƒใ‚บใƒŸใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฆ้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ€‚
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
2

to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅฝผใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ๅผ„ใ‚“ใงใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not trifle with his feelings.
3

to do with something as one pleases

Examples
็งใฏๆ•ฐๅฅ‡ใช้‹ๅ‘ฝใซใ‚‚ใฆใ‚ใใฐใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใ€‚
I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.
4

to appreciate

ๆตฎๆธธ
ใตใ‚†ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #8602
1

floating; drifting; suspension

2

Archaic

wandering (about)

ใ‚†ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใก
Noun
Freq #8879
1

amusement park

Examples
ใใฎ้Šๅœ’ๅœฐใ‚’ๅปบ่จญใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซ๏ผ‘๏ผๅนดใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
ใ‚†ใ†ใŽ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11832
1

play; playing; game

2

Usu. ใŠใ€œ

play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

ใใกใšใ•ใ‚€
ๅฃ้Šใ‚€
ๅฃๅŸใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #16130
1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

Examples
ๆฏใฏๅฐๆ‰€ใงใ›ใฃใ›ใจๆ–™็†ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ๆญŒใ‚’ๅฃใšใ•ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ€‚
Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.
ใ‚ใใณใฐ
Noun
Freq #21885
1

playground; play space

Examples
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใจ้Šใณๅ ดใฎ้–ขไฟ‚ใฏ่‘‰ใจๆฃฎๆž—ใฎ้–ขไฟ‚ใจๅŒใ˜ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Children are to the playground what leaves are to the forest.
๐ŸŽ“

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