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JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

difference
differ

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใกใŒ.ใ†
ใกใŒ.ใ„
ใกใŒ.ใˆใ‚‹
-ใกใŒ.ใˆใ‚‹
ใŸใŒ.ใ†
ใŸใŒ.ใˆใ‚‹

Common Words

ใกใŒใ†
Freq #131
1

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)

Examples
ใใฎ็‚นใงใฏ็งใฏๅ›ใจๆ„่ฆ‹ใŒ้•ใ†ใ€‚
I differ from you on that point.
2

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชใฐใ‹ใชใ“ใจใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใชใ‚“ใฆๅฝผใฏๆฐ—ใงใ‚‚้•ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚
Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?
3

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to become abnormal; to go wrong

Examples
ๅ›ใฏ้•ใ†ๆ–นใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You're going the wrong way.
4

Expressions; Kansai-ben; At sentence-end; oft. as ใ€œใฎใจ้•ใ†ใ‹

isn't it?; wasn't it?

้–“้•ใ„็„กใ„
ใพใกใŒใ„ใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #753
1

certain; sure; no doubt

Examples
ใ“ใฎๅˆ—่ปŠใซ้–“้•ใ„ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Are you sure this is the right train?
2

reliable; dependable

ใพใกใŒใ†
Godan verb
Freq #1061
1

Intransitive verb; As ้–“้•ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ or ้–“้•ใฃใŸ

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅๅ‰ใฎใคใฅใ‚ŠใŒ้–“้•ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Her name was spelled wrong.
2

Transitive verb

to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong

Examples
็•ชๅทใ‚’้–“้•ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I think you have the wrong number.
3

Transitive verb

to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใจใฆใ‚‚่‹ฅใ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ‚ˆใๅญฆ็”Ÿใจ้–“้•ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is often taken for a student because he looks so young.
ใพใกใŒใ„
Noun
Freq #1205
1

mistake; error; blunder

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆœฌใฏ้–“้•ใ„ใ ใ‚‰ใ‘ใ ใ€‚
This book is full of mistakes.
2

accident; mishap; trouble

3

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

ใกใŒใ„
Noun
Freq #1262
1

difference; distinction; discrepancy

Examples
็งใฏ๏ผ‘ๅˆ†้•ใ„ใงๅˆ—่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
I missed the train by a minute.
2

mistake; error

้•ใ„็„กใ„
ใกใŒใ„ใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1519
1

Oft. as ใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

Examples
ๅ†ๅฉšใ—ใŸไปŠใ€ๅฝผใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจๅนธ็ฆใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
He must be happier now after having remarried.
ใ‹ใ‚“ใกใŒใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1562
1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใงไธ€็•ช้ ญใŒใ„ใ„ใจๅ‹˜้•ใ„ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.
ใพใกใŒใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1919
1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ญ”ใˆใ‚’ไธ‰ใค้–“้•ใˆใŸใ€‚
He gave three wrong answers.
2

to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ ‚็ณ–ใ‚’ๅกฉใจ้–“้•ใˆใŸใ€‚
She mistook the sugar for salt.
ใ„ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #2030
1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใพใงๆˆ‘ใŒ็คพใซใใ†ใ—ใŸใ‚ทใ‚นใƒ†ใƒ ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ๅˆฅใซ้•ๅ’Œๆ„Ÿใฏใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Our company has never had that kind of system, and it's never made us feel uncomfortable.
2

malaise; physical unease

ๆ“ฆใ‚Œ้•ใ†
ใ™ใ‚ŒใกใŒใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #4685
1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past

Examples
้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใฃใŸๆ™‚็งใ‚’ใ‚ใ–ใจ็„ก่ฆ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He deliberately ignored me when I passed him in the street.
2

to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet

3

to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict

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