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JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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N2
細工
さいく
The act of making small objects skillfully by hand, or the work itself. It also carries a negative meaning of dishonest manipulation. Used in forms like 「手の込んだ細工」「細工を施す」.
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N2
採算
さいさん
A word expressing whether income exceeds expenditure to produce profit in business or transactions. Used in forms like 「採算が取れる」「採算が合う」. It refers to profit calculation and is applied to the profitability of a business rather than personal gain or loss.
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N2
細心
さいしん
A word expressing careful attention down to the smallest details. Most commonly used in the form 「細心の注意」. It describes paying attention so as not to overlook even small mistakes in dangerous work or important procedures.
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N2
財政
ざいせい
The state of managing money for a country, local government, household, and the like. Used in expressions like 「財政難」 and 「財政を立て直す」, it is a formal word referring to the management of income and expenditure.
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N2
逆らう
さからう
(1) To move in the opposite direction against a current or force. 「風に逆らう」. (2) To not obey the words or orders of someone in a higher position. 「親に逆らう」.
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N2
盛り
さかり
(1) The period when momentum or a condition is at its peak. 「働き盛り」「花の盛り」. (2) The mating season of animals.
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詐欺
さぎ
A criminal act of deceiving others to take their money or property. A formal word used in forms like 「オレオレ詐欺」「詐欺事件」「詐欺に遭う」.
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裂く
さく
(1) To pull one thing apart and divide it into two or more pieces. 「布を裂く」. (2) To forcibly separate people who are close to each other. 「二人の仲を裂く」.
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N2
削減
さくげん
To cut and reduce a quantity or cost. Used in expressions like 「経費を削減する」 and 「人員削減」, it is a somewhat formal word used when an amount is intentionally reduced.
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N2
錯乱
さくらん
The mind becoming confused so that one can no longer make normal judgments.
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N2
探る
さぐる
(1) To touch something with one's hand to check it. 「ポケットを探る」. (2) To secretly investigate another person's condition or circumstances. 「真意を探る」.
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避ける
さける
(1) To move out of the way so as not to collide. 「車を避ける」. (2) To try not to cause an undesirable event. 「混雑を避ける」.
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N2
捧げる
ささげる
(1) To lift something high with both hands and offer it. 「花を捧げる」. (2) To devote something precious without holding back. 「人生を研究に捧げる」.
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N2
差し掛かる
さしかかる
(1) To arrive at just that place. 「坂に差し掛かる」. (2) To approach a certain time or situation. 「梅雨に差し掛かる」.
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N2
座礁
ざしょう
A word indicating that a ship runs aground on rocks or shallow waters and cannot move. Also used metaphorically to indicate that a plan or business has come to a standstill. Used in forms like 「タンカーが座礁する」「計画が座礁する」.
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挫折
ざせつ
For something to go wrong partway through, causing one to lose heart and give up. Used in expressions like 「夢に挫折する」 and 「挫折を味わう」, it is used when one gets stuck partway toward a goal.
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N2
定か
さだか
A state of being clear and certain. It is mostly used together with a negative form, as in 「記憶が定かでない」 and 「定かではない」, to describe something that is uncertain.
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N2
定まる
さだまる
For something to be decided and settle into place. This is an intransitive verb; the paired transitive verb is 「定める」.
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定め
さだめ
The contents prescribed in advance by law, regulations, or contracts. Used in formal written language, in forms like 「〜の定めに従う」「定めにより」. Sometimes also used with the meaning of fate or destiny.
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定める
さだめる
A verb meaning to clearly establish in advance laws, regulations, or standards. A formal word used for official documents or institutional matters. Used in forms like 「規則を定める」「基準を定める」.
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N2
錯覚
さっかく
The act of mistakenly believing something to be true when it is not. It refers to misperceptions involving sight, memory, or judgment of a situation. Used in forms like 「目の錯覚」「成功したような錯覚」.
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察する
さっする
To infer and understand another person's feelings or circumstances without being told directly. 「心中を察する」.
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早速
さっそく
An adverb indicating that one moves on to the next action immediately, without leaving any time after receiving something. Used in forms like 「早速始める」「早速取り掛かる」.
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N2
雑踏
ざっとう
A place or state where many people are gathered and crowded together. A somewhat formal word for the crowds at station fronts or busy districts, used in forms like 「雑踏にまぎれる」「駅前の雑踏」. It is read 「ざっとう」, beginning with a voiced sound and containing a small 「っ」.
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殺到
さっとう
A word indicating that people, orders, or inquiries pour in all at once in large numbers. Used in forms like 「注文が殺到する」「問い合わせが殺到する」. It is read 「さっとう」, with a small 「っ」.
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雑念
ざつねん
An unnecessary thought that comes to mind when trying to concentrate on something. Used in expressions like 「雑念を払う」 and 「雑念が湧く」, it refers to thoughts that distract one's attention.
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査定
さてい
To examine and determine the value, grade, or price of something. Used in expressions like 「保険金の査定」 and 「中古車を査定する」, it is used when evaluating something and fixing its value.
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作動
さどう
A machine or device moving and functioning. Used in situations where a mechanism operates normally, as in 「機械が作動する」「安全装置が作動する」.
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裁く
さばく
A verb indicating that a person in an authoritative position judges and decides on disputes or crimes. Used when judges rule on offenses, or when one stands between conflicting parties to render a decision. Used in forms like 「事件を裁く」「争いを裁く」.
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寂れる
さびれる
For a place that once thrived to lose its vitality and become desolate. Used in expressions like 「寂れた商店街」 and 「町が寂れる」, it describes a place declining and becoming empty of people.
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作法
さほう
The proper way of conducting oneself; manners, etiquette. 食事の作法 (table manners), 礼儀作法 (etiquette). Read さほう, not さくほう.
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妨げる
さまたげる
A verb meaning to hinder the progress of something so that it does not go well. Used for things in progress such as work, development, or understanding. Used in forms like 「通行を妨げる」「成長を妨げる」.
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浚う
さらう
To scoop out and remove soil or mud that has accumulated at the bottom of water. 「浚」 is a kanji not used in everyday writing, so this word is often written in hiragana. The same reading 「さらう」 with the meaning "to snatch away" is written with a different kanji, 「掠う」.
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爽やか
さわやか
A refreshing, pleasant feeling in one's mood or in the air.
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参画
さんかく
A word indicating involvement in important plans or enterprises not merely as a participant but with a specific standing. A formal word used in administrative or large-scale project contexts. Used in forms like 「政策に参画する」「経営に参画する」.
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残酷
ざんこく
Cruel and merciless, so terrible that it is hard to bear witnessing it. Used in expressions like 「残酷な仕打ち」 and 「残酷な現実」, it describes brutal acts or situations.
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産出
さんしゅつ
To produce minerals, agricultural products, or the like. 「石油を産出する」.
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賛助
さんじょ
To agree with the purpose of a project or activity and lend one's support. 「賛助会員」.
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参照
さんしょう
To look at another source for reference when investigating or thinking about something.
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残高
ざんだか
The amount of money remaining in a bank account or accounting ledger. A word used in accounting and financial contexts; it is not used for things other than money. Used in forms like 「預金残高」「残高証明書」.
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賛同
さんどう
To agree with someone's opinion or idea.
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山腹
さんぷく
The area partway between the summit and the foot of a mountain; the mountainside.
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山脈
さんみゃく
A long, continuous chain formed by many mountains connected together.
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仕上がる
しあがる
For something to be completed. This is an intransitive verb; the paired transitive verb is 「仕上げる」.
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飼育
しいく
To feed and care for an animal, raising it.
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仕入れる
しいれる
(1) To buy in goods or materials to sell. 「商品を仕入れる」. (2) To obtain information or the like. 「ネタを仕入れる」.
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自覚
じかく
To clearly recognize for oneself one's own position, condition, responsibility, etc. 「自覚症状」.
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仕掛ける
しかける
(1) To take the initiative and act toward the other party. 「勝負を仕掛ける」. (2) To set up a device in advance. 「わなを仕掛ける」.
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しがみ付く
しがみつく
To cling to something with all one's strength so as not to be separated from it. 「地位にしがみつく」. Often written in hiragana.
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色彩
しきさい
(1) Color; a hue. 「鮮やかな色彩」. (2) A quality or tendency that something has. 「政治的色彩が強い」.
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