JLPT N2 Thinking & Judgment vocabulary
31 words from JLPT N2 that relate to Thinking & Judgment, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 発想その発想、いいね。 | idea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた))I like your idea. |
| 思い掛けない | unexpected, casual |
| 勘違い勘違いしてたわ。 | misunderstanding, wrong guessI was mistaken. |
| もしかしたら | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 合理これは合理的だ。 | rationalThis is reasonable. |
| 目指す勝利をめざして闘った。 | to aim at, to have an eye onWe fought hard for victory. |
| 狙い何がねらいなんだ。 | aimWhat's the catch? |
| 推定距離は推定しにくいな。 | presumption, assumption, estimationThe distance is hard to estimate. |
| 狙う彼は小鳥を狙った。 | to aim atHe aimed at the bird. |
| あいまい彼の説明はあいまいだ。 | vague, ambiguousHis explanation is not clear. |
| 工夫食べる前にひと工夫！ | device, artifice, ingenuityBefore eating here's a small tip. |
| 探る遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。 | to search, to look for, investigateI sounded him out about his views. |
| 肯定返答は肯定的なものだった。 | positive, affirmationThe answer was yes. |
| 見直す見直したよ。 | to look over again, to reviewI'm seeing you in a new light. |
| 心当たり心当たりはないよ。 | having some knowledge of, happening to knowThat doesn't ring a bell. |
| 当てはまるこれは当てはまる？ | to be applicable, to come under (a category)Is this appropriate? |
| 観念彼には経済観念がない。 | idea, notion; senseHe has no sense of economy. |
| 採るお塩とって。 | to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit)Pass me the salt. |
| アイデア; アイディア | idea |
| ためらう彼は答える前にためらった。 | to be hesitantHe hesitated before answering. |
| 要領要領はわかってるよ。 | gist, essentials, outlineI know the ropes. |
| 思い込む彼が僕にそう思い込ませたのです。 | to be under impression that, to be convinced thatHe put the idea into my head. |
| 空想龍は空想の動物だ。 | daydream, fantasyA dragon is a creature of fancy. |
| 信ずる見ることは信ずることなり。 | to believeSeeing is believing. |
| 断定昨晩の火事は放火と断定された。 | conclusion, decisionThe fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson. |
| 当てはめる規則に当てはめて彼を罰した。 | to apply, to adaptWe punished him according to the rules. |
| 苦心苦心の甲斐があった。 | pain, troubleThat was well worth the trouble. |
| 心得る泳ぎは心得ていますよ。 | to understand, to have thorough knowledgeWe know how to swim. |
| 見慣れる目覚めると、見慣れない部屋にいた。 | to become used to seeing, to be familiar withI awoke to find myself in a strange room. |
| 存ずる | (humble) to know |
| 存じる存じません。 | (humble) to knowI don't know. |
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