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219 kanji · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 kanji

Part 17

Kanji 161–170

N2#161

sign / collect

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
14

Membership fees are collected every month.

💡 Break 徴 down and you get 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk. Picture a milestone post standing beside the road, put 徴 inside it, and let that scene stand for "sign" — sign / collect. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#162

minute / slight

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
13

A faint sound can be heard from outside the room.

💡 Break 微 down and you get 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk. Picture a milestone post standing beside the road, put 微 inside it, and let that scene stand for "minute" — minute / slight. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#163

fiber / slender

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
17

The fibres of this shirt are soft.

💡 Break 繊 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 繊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fiber" — fiber / slender. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#164

latitude / woof

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
16

This town is at a high latitude and has long winters.

💡 Break 緯 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 韋 (hide / surround) — a hide stretched taut between feet planted on either side of it. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 緯 inside it, and let that scene stand for "latitude" — latitude / woof. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#165

mediate / introduce

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
4

A good company was introduced to me on a job-change site.

💡 Break 介 down and you get 人 (person) — a person standing on two legs. Picture a person bent forward from the waist in a bow, put 介 inside it, and let that scene stand for "mediate" — mediate / introduce. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#166

relationship / middle

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
6

I have good companions at work.

💡 Break 仲 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 中 (middle / inside) — a line driven through the centre of a box. Picture two people standing side by side, put 仲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "relationship" — relationship / middle. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#167

stretch / extend

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
7

Rather than my weak points, I want to develop my strengths.

💡 Picture a crossroads with a person walking through it and a signboard at the corner: that is what 伸 means — stretch / extend. 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#168

ask / visit (humble)

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
7

May I visit your office tomorrow?

💡 Break 伺 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person sitting cross-legged on the ground, put 伺 inside it, and let that scene stand for "ask" — ask / visit (humble). The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#169

depend on

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
8

I was asked to do a design job.

💡 Break 依 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 衣 (clothing) — a garment with its collar and sleeves. Picture a person bent forward from the waist in a bow, put 依 inside it, and let that scene stand for "depend on" — depend on. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#170

custom / vulgar

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
9

This event passes on customs from long ago.

💡 Break 俗 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 谷 (valley) — two slopes falling away to a narrow gap between them. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 俗 inside it, and let that scene stand for "custom" — custom / vulgar. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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