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้ž
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Frequency: 472
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

un-
mistake
negative
injustice
non-

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ’
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚‰.ใš

Common Words

้…ทใ„
้ž้“ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #687
1

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่–ฌใฏใฒใฉใ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This medicine tastes horrible.
2

violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme

3

very bad; terrible; awful

4

excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

ใฒใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Freq #1143
1

Common noun

emergency

Examples
้žๅธธใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏ่ญฆๅฏŸใ‚’ๅ‘ผใณใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Call the police in an emergency.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

extreme; great; extraordinary; remarkable; unusual; terrible; severe

Examples
ๅ”ๆฏใฏ้žๅธธใชใŠ้‡‘ๆŒใกใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ„ใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๅนธใ›ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
My aunt is none the happier for her great wealth.
ใœใฒ
Freq #2439
1

Adverb (fukushi)

certainly; without fail

Examples
ใ€Œใ‚ญใƒฃใƒƒใƒใƒœใƒผใƒซใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ๆ˜ฏ้žใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ€
"How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?"
2

Common noun

right and wrong; pros and cons

ๆ‰น้›ฃ
ใฒใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2976
1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใฎ็”ทๆ€งใŒ็›—ใฟใ‚’ๅƒใ„ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’้ž้›ฃใ—ใŸใ€‚
He blamed the man for stealing.
ใฒ
Freq #4720
1

Common noun

fault; error; mistake

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้žใ‚’่ชใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚
Did he admit that he was wrong?
2

Common noun

going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable

3

Prefix

un-; non-; an-

ใฒใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9960
1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฝผๅฅณใซ่จ€ใ†ใชใ‚“ใฆ้žๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚‚็”šใ ใ—ใ„ใ€‚
It's quite absurd of you to tell her that sort of thing.
ๆ˜ฏ้žๅ…ฑ
ใœใฒใจใ‚‚
Adverb
Freq #10847
1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ฟ…้€Ÿใช่ฟ”ไบ‹ใŒๆ˜ฏ้žใจใ‚‚ๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚
Your prompt reply is urgently required.
ใฒใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #12539
1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๆฐ—ใฎๆฏ’ใชไบบใ€…ใฏ้žๆƒ…ใช็‹ฌ่ฃ่€…ใฎใชใ™ใŒใพใพใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
2

Buddhism

insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

้žใš
ๆœ‰ใ‚‰ใš
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #13992
1

Formal or literary term

not

Examples
ไบบใฏใƒ‘ใƒณใฎใฟใซใฆ็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใซใ‚ใ‚‰ใšใ€ใจ่–ๆ›ธใซๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It says in the Bible, "Man shall not live on bread alone."
2

Formal or literary term

does not exist

ใฒใฉใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14619
1

unjust; inhuman

๐ŸŽ“

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