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JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

iron

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ†ใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใ‚ใŒใญ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‘ใ‚“
ใฆใฃ

Common Words

ใฆใค
้ต
Freq #2130
1

Common noun

iron (Fe)

Examples
้‰„ใฏๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆœ‰็”จใช้‡‘ๅฑžใงใ™ใ€‚
Iron is the most useful metal.
2

Common noun

steel

3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun

iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)

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Abbreviation; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Noun, used as a prefix

railway

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Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix

railway enthusiast

ใ“ใ†ใฆใค
Noun
Freq #9934
1

steel

Examples
ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ฏใƒชใƒผใƒˆใฏไธญใซ้‹ผ้‰„ใฎๆฃ’ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใง่ฃœๅผทใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.
ๅผ•้‡‘
ใฒใใŒใญ
ๅผ•ใ้‰„
ๅผ•้‰„
Noun
Freq #10483
1

trigger (of a gun, etc.)

Examples
ใใฎ็”ทใฏใƒ”ใ‚นใƒˆใƒซใ‚’้กใซใ‚ใฆใ€ๅผ•ใ้‡‘ใ‚’ๅผ•ใ„ใŸใ€‚
The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.
2

trigger (for something); immediate cause

Examples
้™ชๅฏฉๅ›ฃใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆœ‰็ฝช่ฉ•ๆฑบใŒๅคง่ซ–ไบ‰ใฎๅผ•ใ้‡‘ใจใชใฃใŸใ€‚
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
ใฆใฃใฑใ‚“
ใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ‘ใƒณ
Noun
Freq #11535
1

iron plate; steel plate

2

Colloquial

sure thing; certain winner

ใฆใคใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #11583
1

railroad; railway; rail transport

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏ้‰„้“ๆ–ฝ่จญใฎๅฅ‘็ด„ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
We were contracted to build a railway.
ใฆใฃใฝใ†
้‰„็‚ฎ
Noun
Freq #11643
1

gun; firearm

Examples
ๅˆ่ก†ๅ›ฝใงใฏ๏ผ’ๅ„„๏ผ‘๏ผ–๏ผ๏ผไธ‡ไธใ‚‚ใฎ้‰„็ ฒ้กžใŒใ€ๆฐ‘้–“ใฎๆ‰‹ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
2

Sumo

wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice

3

Colloquial

puffer fish

ใฆใคใ”ใ†ใ—
Noun
Freq #14037
1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; iron bars

2

Colloquial

prison

ใฆใฃใบใ
Freq #16039
1

Common noun

iron wall; impregnable fortress

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable; cast-iron

ใกใ‹ใฆใค
Noun
Freq #16339
1

Abbreviation

subway; metro; underground (railway)

Examples
ๅœฐไธ‹้‰„ใง่กŒใใŸใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
I want to get there by subway.
ใฆใฃใ›ใ„
ใฆใคใ›ใ„
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #16759
1

made of iron

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆฉ‹ใฏ้‰„่ฃฝใงใ™ใ€‚
This bridge is made of iron.
๐ŸŽ“

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