く JLPT N2 Vocabulary

Browse 24 JLPT N2 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under く.

Kana く

  1. 苦心 くしん Great pains; hard work; painstaking effort to achieve something.
  2. 苦難 くなん Suffering; distress; hardship; a trial or tribulation.
  3. 首筋 くびすじ The nape of the neck; the back or side of the neck.
  4. 区分 くぶん Division; section; classification; the act of dividing into categories.
  5. くすくす くすくす Chuckling; giggling softly. An onomatopoeia describing quiet, suppressed laughter.
  6. くたくた くたくた Exhausted; dead tired; worn out. Also describes something limp or overcooked.
  7. 屈辱的 くつじょくてき Humiliating; degrading. Describes an experience or situation that causes deep shame or disgrace.
  8. 黒字 くろじ Surplus; being in the black. A financial state where income exceeds expenses.
  9. 苦情 くじょう Complaint; grievance; objection. An expression of dissatisfaction about a product, service, or situation.
  10. 句読点 くとうてん Punctuation marks. The collective term for periods (。) and commas (、) in Japanese writing.
  11. 食い違い くいちがい Difference; disagreement; discrepancy; conflict. A gap between two things that should align but don't.
  12. 暮らし向き くらしむき Life circumstances; lifestyle; family finances. The general state of one's living conditions and financial situation.
  13. 屈辱 くつじょく Humiliation; disgrace. A painful feeling of shame or degradation.
  14. 薬の効力 くすりのこうりょく Efficacy of medication; the effectiveness or potency of a medicine.
  15. 句点 くてん Full stop; period. The punctuation mark used to end a sentence in Japanese writing.
  16. 食い違う くいちがう To not match; to disagree; to conflict. Used when two things fail to align properly.
  17. 朽ちる くちる To rot; to decay; to crumble away. Describes the gradual deterioration of physical objects or, figuratively, of reputation or spirit.
  18. 口を挟む くちをはさむ To cut into a conversation; to interject; to butt in. Used when someone inserts a comment into an ongoing discussion.
  19. 覆す くつがえす To overturn; to reverse; to upset. Used for overturning decisions, rulings, or established situations.
  20. 首をかしげる くびをかしげる To tilt one's head to the side in doubt or confusion; to be puzzled; to be skeptical.
  21. 組み込む くみこむ To incorporate; to include; to embed; to build in. Used for integrating parts into a larger system or plan.
  22. 悔やむ くやむ To regret; to mourn; to lament. Expresses deep regret over something that has already happened.
  23. 企てる くわだてる To plan; to plot; to scheme; to devise. Often implies planning something ambitious or secretive.
  24. 君臨する くんりんする To reign; to rule; to hold sovereign power. Describes exercising supreme authority over a domain.