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219 kanji · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 kanji

Part 12

Kanji 111–120

N2#111

stock / share

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
10

I invest in stocks little by little.

💡 Break 株 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 朱 (vermilion / red) — a single red mark cut into the heartwood of a tree. Picture a felled tree trunk lying beside its stump, put 株 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stock" — stock / share. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#112

include

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
7

You need to be careful when forwarding emails that contain personal information.

💡 Break 含 down and you get 口 (mouth / opening) — an open mouth, or any opening. Picture an open mouth, put 含 inside it, and let that scene stand for "include" — include. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#113

exceed / super-

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

If your stay exceeds three months, you will need a residence card.

💡 Break 超 down and you get 走 (run) — someone running along the road. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 超 inside it, and let that scene stand for "exceed" — exceed / super-. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#114

treatment / encounter

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
12

The company offers its employees good conditions.

💡 Break 遇 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road splitting into two forking paths, put 遇 inside it, and let that scene stand for "treatment" — treatment / encounter. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#115

accidental / even number

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
11

I happened to meet a former colleague at the station.

💡 Picture an abacus with beads slid along its rods: that is what 偶 means — accidental / even number. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

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N2#116

fear

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
10

I am afraid of heights, so I do not go up to the roof.

💡 Break 恐 down and you get 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a heart with a heartbeat pulse line running through it, put 恐 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fear" — fear. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#117

scary

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
8

If you prepare properly, the interview is not that scary.

💡 Break 怖 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart-shaped lantern glowing on its string, put 怖 inside it, and let that scene stand for "scary" — scary. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#118

lament

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
13

I could not help lamenting when I saw the disappointing result.

💡 Break 嘆 down and you get 口 (mouth / opening) — an open mouth, or any opening. Picture an open mouth, put 嘆 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lament" — lament. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#119

worry / be troubled

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
10

Rather than worrying alone, asking for help is also important.

💡 Break 悩 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart-shaped lantern glowing on its string, put 悩 inside it, and let that scene stand for "worry" — worry / be troubled. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#120

perplexed

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

Calling late at night might bother someone.

💡 Break 惑 down and you get 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a heart with a heartbeat pulse line running through it, put 惑 inside it, and let that scene stand for "perplexed" — perplexed. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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