Readings, stroke counts, common words, and example sentences for each character — focused on kanji you will meet at work.
219 kanji · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 kanji
Kanji 171–180
imitate
先輩のやり方に倣って書類を作りました。
せんぱい の やりかた に ならって しょるい を つくりました。
I drew up the documents following a senior colleague’s method.
💡 Break 倣 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person mid-stride walking forward, put 倣 inside it, and let that scene stand for "imitate" — imitate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
biased
食事が偏らないように気をつけています。
しょくじ が かたよらない よう に き を つけて います。
I am careful to keep my diet balanced.
💡 Break 偏 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 扁 (flat / tablet) — a stack of flat tablets slid behind a door, pressed thin against each other. Picture the plain outline of a person standing, put 偏 inside it, and let that scene stand for "biased" — biased. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
lean / tend
若い人は都会に集まる傾向があります。
わかい ひと は とかい に あつまる けいこう が あります。
Young people tend to gather in cities.
💡 Break 傾 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 傾 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lean" — lean / tend. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
colleague / official
同僚とランチに行きました。
どうりょう と らんち に いきました。
I went to lunch with my coworkers.
💡 Break 僚 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 僚 inside it, and let that scene stand for "colleague" — colleague / official. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
notebook / ledger
来週の予定を手帳に書いておきました。
らいしゅう の よてい を てちょう に かいて おきました。
I wrote next week’s schedule in my notebook.
💡 Break 帳 down and you get 巾 (cloth) — a cloth hanging down from its rail, and beside it 長 (long / chief) — hair grown long enough to trail. Picture a cloth hanging from its rail, put 帳 inside it, and let that scene stand for "notebook" — notebook / ledger. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
belt / zone
荷物を帯でしっかり結びました。
にもつ を おび で しっかり むすびました。
I tied the parcel firmly with a band.
💡 Picture a cloth hanging from its rail, and set 帯 inside that picture. The scene is the hook: bring it back and 帯 comes with it, meaning "belt / zone".
trunk / main part
会社の幹部が方針を説明しました。
かいしゃ の かんぶ が ほうしん を せつめい しました。
The company's executives explained the policy.
💡 Picture a small grove of three trees clustered together, and set 幹 inside that picture. The scene is the hook: bring it back and 幹 comes with it, meaning "trunk / main part".
government agency
手続きのために県庁へ行きました。
てつづき の ため に けんちょう へ いきました。
I went to the prefectural office to do the paperwork.
💡 Break 庁 down and you get 广 (building / lean-to) — a roof with one open side, built against a wall, and beside it 丁 (nail / town block) — a nail seen from the side, its head flat above a straight shaft. Picture a building topped with a flat railed terrace, put 庁 inside it, and let that scene stand for "government agency" — government agency. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
warehouse
この商品は在庫が残りわずかです。
この しょうひん は ざいこ が のこり わずか です。
There is only a little stock left of this product.
💡 Break 庫 down and you get 广 (building / lean-to) — a roof with one open side, built against a wall, and beside it 車 (vehicle / wheel) — a cart seen from above, axle through the middle. Picture a building topped with a flat railed terrace, put 庫 inside it, and let that scene stand for "warehouse" — warehouse. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
extend / postpone
処理の遅延が発生しています。
しょり の ちえん が はっせい しています。
Processing delays are occurring.
💡 Break 延 down and you get 正 (correct / just) — a foot stopped square on the line, and beside it 廴 (stretch / extend) — a road dragged out longer, stretching past where it would normally stop. Picture a road disappearing through a tunnel cut into a hillside, put 延 inside it, and let that scene stand for "extend" — extend / postpone. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
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