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JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

head
counter for large animals

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒˆใ‚ฆ
ใ‚บ
ใƒˆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใŸใพ
ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰
-ใŒใ—ใ‚‰
ใ‹ใถใ‚Š
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‹ใฟ
ใŒใฟ
ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
ใคใ‚€ใ‚Š
ใฅ

Common Words

ใ‚ใŸใพ
ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰
Noun
Freq #168
1

head

2

hair (on one's head)

Examples
ใ‚ขใƒชใ‚นใฏ้ ญใซ่Šฑใ‚’ใ•ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Alice has a flower in her hair.
3

ใ‚ใŸใพ only

mind; brains; intellect

Examples
็งใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใจไป˜ใๅˆใฃใฆใ‚‹ใฎใ€‚ๅฝผใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ซใƒƒใ‚ณ่‰ฏใใฆๅ„ชใ—ใใฆใ€้ ญใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใฎใ€‚ใŠใพใ‘ใซใ€็‹ฌ่บซใ‚ˆ๏ผ
I'm going with Ken. He is cool, gentle and smart. What's more, he is single!
4

leader; chief; boss; captain

5

top; tip

6

beginning; start

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใฏๅ…ˆ้€ฑใฎ้ ญใซ่ปŠใ‚’็›—ใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Tom had his car stolen early last week.
7

ใ‚ใŸใพ only

head; person

8

ใ‚ใŸใพ only; Abbreviation

down payment; deposit

9

ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ only

top structural component of a kanji

10

ใ‚ใŸใพ only; Colloquial; Mahjong

pair

ใ‚ใŸใพใ‚’ใ•ใ’ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #1497
1

to bow; to bow one's head

2

to apologize; to apologise

3

to bow to; to yield to; to admire

ๅˆฐ้ ญ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #2465
1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

Examples
ใจใ†ใจใ†ใ€่‰ฏใ„่€ƒใˆใŒๆตฎใ‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
At last a good idea struck me.
ใ‚ใŸใพใ‹ใ‚‰
Adverb
Freq #2723
1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing)

2

entirely; completely

3

head-on; head-first

ใ†ใชใšใ
ใ†ใชใฅใ
่‚ฏใ
ใ€Š ้ฆ–่‚ฏใ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ็‚น้ ญใ ใ€‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3010
1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

Examples
็งใฏๅŒๆ„ใ—ใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ†ใชใšใ„ใฆ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใŸใ€‚
I nodded to show that I agreed.
ใšใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #3261
1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

Examples
้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใŒใ€้ ญไธŠใ‚’้ฃ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
An airplane is flying overhead.
้ ญใ‚’ๆŠฑใˆใ‚‹
ใ‚ใŸใพใ‚’ใ‹ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #4111
1

Idiomatic expression

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

ใ›ใ‚“ใจใ†
Noun
Freq #4261
1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

Examples
ใ•ใ‚ๅ‡บ็™บใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚ๅ›ๅ…ˆ้ ญใ‚’่กŒใใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Let's start now, and you go first.
ใจใ†ใถ
Noun
Freq #4643
1

head

Examples
ใใฎ้ฆ–ใจ้ ญ้ƒจใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Its neck and head were very soft.
ใ‹ใถใ‚Šใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚‹
ใ‹ใถใ‚Šใ‚’ใตใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #5429
1

to shake one's head (in denial)

๐ŸŽ“

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