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Kanji: Verbs & Actions in Japanese · JLPT N2

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: verbs & actions, at JLPT N2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. だく daku
    to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to harbor (feelings)

    抱負

    ほうふ

    aspiration; ambition

  2. かける kakeru
    to hang; to put on; to spend (time, money)

    掛ける

    かける

    to hang; to put on

  3. になう ninau
    to carry on the shoulder; to bear; to take charge of

    担当

    たんとう

    being in charge; person responsible

  4. えがく egaku
    to draw; to paint; to depict

    描写

    びょうしゃ

    depiction; portrayal

  5. さわる sawaru
    to touch; to feel; contact

    接触

    せっしょく

    contact; touch

  6. すてる suteru
    to throw away; to discard; to abandon

    四捨五入

    ししゃごにゅう

    rounding (of numbers)

  7. おがむ ogamu
    to worship; to pray to; humbly do

    拝見

    はいけん

    seeing; looking at (humble)

  8. うめる umeru
    to bury; to fill in

    埋葬

    まいそう

    burial; interment

  9. ぬく nuku
    to pull out; to extract; to omit

    抜群

    ばつぐん

    outstanding; preeminent

  10. ぬすむ nusumu
    to steal

    盗難

    とうなん

    theft; robbery

  11. ちぢむ chijimu
    to shrink; to contract; to shorten

    縮小

    しゅくしょう

    reduction; downsizing

  12. ひびく hibiku
    to echo; to resound; to affect

    影響

    えいきょう

    influence; effect

  13. おくれる okureru
    late; slow

    遅刻

    ちこく

    being late; tardiness

  14. なれる nareru
    to get used to; custom; habit

    習慣

    しゅうかん

    habit; custom

  15. たずねる tazuneru
    to visit; to call on

    訪問

    ほうもん

    visit; call

  16. のべる noberu
    to state; to mention; to describe

    記述

    きじゅつ

    description; account

  17. したがう shitagau
    to follow; to obey; to accompany

    従業員

    じゅうぎょういん

    employee

  18. かえる kaeru
    to exchange; to replace; to convert

    交換

    こうかん

    exchange; swap

  19. こえる koeru
    to cross over; to exceed

    越える

    こえる

    to cross; to exceed

  20. おぎなう oginau
    to supplement; to compensate; to fill in

    補助

    ほじょ

    assistance; subsidy

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