45 Easily Confused Reduplicated Words in JLPT N2

12/07/2020Updated 17/11/20251 min read

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45 easily confused reduplicated words in JLPT N2

No.	Japanese	Romaji	Meaning
1	びっしり	bisshiri	packed full
2	ぎっしり	gisshiri	crammed
3	くっきり	kukkiri	clear, distinct
4	どっさり	dossari	a great deal
5	びっしょり	bisshori	soaking wet
6	ぽかぽか	pokapoka	warm
7	ひんやり	hinyari	cool
8	しっとり	shittori	soft, smooth
9	じめじめ	jimejime	damp
10	ずっしり	zusshiri	deep, weighty
11	ひっそり	hissori	silent, still
12	ぐちゃぐちゃ	guchagucha	messy, in disorder
13	めちゃくちゃ	mechakucha	jumbled, in tatters
14	すれすれ	suresure	by a hair's breadth
15	ほやほや	hoyahoya	fresh
16	ぼろぼろ	boroboro	te tua
17	さっさと	sassato	quickly
18	せっせと	sesseto	diligently
19	てきぱき	tekipaki	efficient, brisk
20	こつこつ	kotsukotsu	steadily, plodding away
21	じっくり	jikkuri	thoroughly, at your own pace
22	のろのろ	noronoro	slowly
23	しみじみ	shimijimi	deeply felt
24	つくづく	tsukuzuku	meticulous
25	ざっと	zatto	roughly, in outline
26	ずばり	zubari	to come straight out with it
27	すんなり	sunnari	smooth, coherent
28	おっとり	ottori	composed
29	のんびり	nonbiri	unhurried
30	のびのび	nobinobi	unhurried
31	いきいき	ikiiki	lively
32	きびきび	kibikibi	vigorous, brisk
33	いらいら	iraira	impatient
34	むかむか	mukamuka	irritated
35	きっぱり	kippari	decisive, blunt
36	はきはき	hakihaki	clear
37	おどおど	odoodo	hesitant, at a loss
38	そわそわ	sowasowa	hoang mang
39	くよくよ	kuyokuyo	restless
40	にやにや	niyaniya	grinning
41	ひやひや	hiyahiya	a chill down the spine
42	ぼんやり	bonyari	absent-minded
43	ぐったり	guttari	worn out, exhausted
44	くたくた	kutakuta	limp, worn out
45	へとへと	hetoheto	shattered, out of breath