MIMIKARA N2 - SAME-READING - 33 WORDS

勤める / 努める / 務める (つとめる, Tsutomeru)

① To work (for a company) — làm việc: 銀行に～。
② To strive, to make an effort — nỗ lực: 健康の維持に～。
③ To serve as, to play the role of — đảm nhiệm: 会議の司会を～。
TIP: Working for an employer → 1st (cần, as in "cần cù"); effort → 2nd (nỗ lực); a role or position → 3rd (nhiệm vụ).
(CẦN / NỖ / VỤ)

計る / 量る / 測る (はかる, Hakaru)

① To measure time; to count — đo (thời gian), đếm: ストップウォッチでタイムを～。
② To measure weight or volume — cân, đong: 体重を～。
③ To measure length, height, depth, speed, area — đo (chiều dài, độ sâu…): 部屋の広さを～。
TIP: Time and numbers → 1st (kế, as in "kế toán"); weight and volume → 2nd (lượng, as in "trọng lượng"); length, distance, depth → 3rd (trắc, as in "trắc địa").
(KẾ / LƯỢNG / TRẮC)

犯す / 侵す / 冒す (おかす, Okasu)

① To commit (a crime, a mistake); to violate (a law) — phạm (tội, lỗi): 罪を～。
② To invade; to infringe (rights, privacy) — xâm phạm: プライバシーを～。
③ To brave, to risk (danger) — mạo hiểm: 危険を～て人を助けた。
TIP: Crimes and mistakes → 1st (phạm); entering someone else's territory or rights → 2nd (xâm); taking on a risk → 3rd (mạo hiểm).
(PHẠM / XÂM / MẠO)

攻める / 責める (せめる, Semeru)

① To attack (an enemy; in a game) — tấn công: 相手のゴールを～。
② To blame, to criticize (sb) — trách móc: 失敗した部下を～。
TIP: Attacking → 1st (công, as in "tấn công"); blaming a person → 2nd (trách, as in "trách móc").
(CÔNG / TRÁCH)

痛む / 傷む (いたむ, Itamu)

① Sth hurts, aches (the body, the heart) — đau: 歯が～。
② Sth is damaged; (food) goes bad — hỏng; ôi thiu: 夏は食べ物が～のが早い。
TIP: Pain in a body → 1st (thống = đau); damage to things and food → 2nd (thương, as in "tổn thương").
(THỐNG / THƯƠNG)

捕る / 採る / 執る (とる, Toru)

① To catch (an animal, a fish, a ball) — bắt: 網で魚を～。
② To hire, to adopt; to collect (samples) — tuyển; thu thập: 新しい社員を～。
③ To carry out, to handle (office work, command) — đảm nhiệm, thực hiện: 事務を～。
TIP: Catching living things → 1st (bộ = bắt); choosing and taking in (staff, ideas, samples) → 2nd (thải = tuyển); handling a job → 3rd (chấp, as in "chấp hành"). In daily life the general kanji 取 is used most.
(BỘ / THẢI / CHẤP)

絞る / 搾る (しぼる, Shiboru)

① To wring out (a towel); to narrow down (choices) — vắt (khăn); thu hẹp: 候補を三人に～。
② To squeeze out (juice, milk) — ép, vắt (lấy nước): オレンジを～てジュースを作る。
TIP: Twisting or narrowing → 1st; squeezing liquid out → 2nd (trá = ép).
(GIẢO / TRÁ)

収まる / 納まる / 治まる (おさまる, Osamaru)

① Sth fits into, is contained (a box, a frame) — vừa, nằm gọn: 荷物が全部箱に～。
② Sth settles where it belongs (a position, a payment) — yên vị: 彼は社長のポストに～。
③ Sth calms down (pain, anger, unrest) — dịu lại: 薬を飲んだら痛みが～。
TIP: Fitting inside → 1st (thu); settling into its proper place → 2nd (nạp); calming down → 3rd (trị, as in "trị an").
(THU / NẠP / TRỊ)

収める / 納める / 治める (おさめる, Osameru)

① To put in, to store; to achieve (a result, success) — cất; đạt được: 大成功を～。
② To pay (taxes, fees); to deliver (goods) — nộp (thuế): 税金を～。
③ To govern, to rule; to settle (a dispute) — cai trị: 国を～。
TIP: Results and storing → 1st; paying what you owe → 2nd (nạp = nộp); ruling or calming → 3rd (trị). Studying uses a fourth kanji, 修める (tu, as in "tu học").
(THU / NẠP / TRỊ)

沿う / 添う (そう, Sou)

① Sth runs along; sth follows (a plan, wishes) — dọc theo; theo: 川に～って歩く。
② Sb stays close to, accompanies (sb) — ở bên, đi kèm: 病人に付き～。
TIP: Following a line, a road or expectations → 1st (duyên, as in "duyên hải"); being by someone's side → 2nd (thiêm = thêm vào).
(DUYÊN / THIÊM)

静まる / 鎮まる (しずまる, Shizumaru)

① Sth quiets down (noise, a crowd) — yên lặng lại: 会場が～。
② Sth subsides (pain, anger, a riot, a fire) — lắng dịu: 薬で痛みが～。
TIP: Sound and people getting quiet → 1st (tĩnh); something violent or painful coming under control → 2nd (trấn, as in "trấn áp").
(TĨNH / TRẤN)

静める / 鎮める / 沈める (しずめる, Shizumeru)

① To quiet, to calm (a crowd, one's mind) — làm yên: 気持ちを～。
② To suppress, to soothe (pain, a riot, a fire) — trấn áp, làm dịu: 暴動を～。
③ To sink (sth), to submerge — làm chìm: 船を～。
TIP: Calming → 1st; suppressing something violent → 2nd (trấn); sinking under water → 3rd (trầm). ③ is the Unit 2 word.
(TĨNH / TRẤN / TRẦM)

片寄る / 偏る (かたよる, Katayoru)

① Sth leans to one side (physically) — lệch về một phía: 荷物が右に～。
② Sth is unbalanced, biased (diet, opinion) — thiên lệch: 栄養が～。
TIP: Physical position → 1st (phiến = một phía); imbalance or bias → 2nd (thiên, as in "thiên vị"), the more common kanji.
(PHIẾN KÍ / THIÊN)

浸かる / 漬かる (つかる, Tsukaru)

① Sb/sth soaks, is submerged (water, a bath, a flood) — ngâm mình; ngập: 温泉に～。
② Sth (pickles) is pickled — được muối: 白菜がよく～。
TIP: Water and baths → 1st (tẩm = thấm); pickling → 2nd (tí = muối dưa).
(TẨM / TÍ)

浸ける / 漬ける (つける, Tsukeru)

① To soak, to dip (in water) — ngâm: 汚れた服を水に～。
② To pickle — muối (dưa): 大根を～。
TIP: Same rule as the intransitive pair: water → 1st; pickling → 2nd.
(TẨM / TÍ)

荒い / 粗い (あらい, Arai)

① Rough, violent (waves, breathing, temper, spending) — dữ dội, thô bạo: 波が～。
② Coarse, rough (grain, texture, work) — thô, không mịn: 目の～布。
TIP: Violent movement or behavior → 1st (hoang, as in "hoang dã"); coarse grain or surface → 2nd (thô).
(HOANG / THÔ)

整える / 調える (ととのえる, Totonoeru)

① To tidy, to put in order (clothes, hair, conditions) — sắp xếp gọn: 服装を～。
② To prepare, to get together (a meal, goods, an agreement) — chuẩn bị đủ: 夕食を～。
TIP: Making something neat → 1st (chỉnh, as in "chỉnh tề"); getting things ready or arranged → 2nd (điều, as in "điều phối").
(CHỈNH / ĐIỀU)

戦う / 闘う (たたかう, Tatakau)

① To fight, to compete (a war, a match, an opponent) — chiến đấu; thi đấu: 強い相手と～。
② To struggle against (illness, poverty, oneself) — đấu tranh: 病気と～。
TIP: Fighting an opponent or another team → 1st (chiến); fighting a hard situation → 2nd (đấu, as in "đấu tranh").
(CHIẾN / ĐẤU)

濯ぐ / 漱ぐ (すすぐ, Susugu)

① To rinse (laundry, dishes) — giũ, xả: シャツを水で～。
② To rinse (one's mouth) — súc (miệng): 口を～。
TIP: Laundry and dishes → 1st (trạc = giặt); the mouth → 2nd (thấu = súc miệng). Both are usually written in kana.
(TRẠC / THẤU)

注ぐ / 次ぐ (つぐ, Tsugu)

① To pour (into a cup) — rót: グラスにビールを～。
② Sth comes next, ranks second (to) — đứng sau, xếp thứ hai: 東京に～大都市。
TIP: Pouring a drink → 1st (chú); coming next in order → 2nd (thứ, as in "thứ tự"). ① is also read そそぐ (Unit 12).
(CHÚ / THỨ)

突く / 就く (つく, Tsuku)

① To poke, to prod, to jab — chọc, đâm: 指で肩を～。
② Sb takes up (a job, a post); sb goes to (bed) — nhận (chức); đi (ngủ): 新しい仕事に～。
TIP: A quick push with a finger or a stick → 1st (đột); starting a role or a state → 2nd (tựu, as in "tựu chức"). Arriving uses 着く; attaching uses 付く.
(ĐỘT / TỰU)

追う / 負う (おう, Ou)

① To chase, to pursue; (passive) to be pressed by (work, time) — đuổi theo: 犯人を～。
② To carry on one's back; to bear (responsibility); to suffer (an injury) — gánh; chịu (trách nhiệm); bị (thương): 事故の責任を～。
TIP: Running after something → 1st (truy, as in "truy đuổi"); carrying a burden → 2nd (phụ, as in "phụ trách").
(TRUY / PHỤ)

占める / 湿る (しめる, Shimeru)

① To occupy, to hold; to account for (a percentage) — chiếm: 女性が半分を～。
② Sth becomes damp, moist — ẩm ướt: 雨で洗濯物が～。
TIP: Taking up a share or a place → 1st (chiếm); moisture → 2nd (thấp, as in "ẩm thấp"). Closing and tightening use 閉める and 締める.
(CHIẾM / THẤP)

機嫌 / 期限 (きげん, Kigen)

① Mood, temper — tâm trạng: 父は今日～がいい。
② Deadline, time limit — thời hạn: 支払いの～は明日だ。
TIP: Feelings → 1st (cơ hiềm); dates → 2nd (kì hạn).
(CƠ HIỀM / KÌ HẠN)

感覚 / 間隔 (かんかく, Kankaku)

① Sense, sensation, feeling — cảm giác: 寒さで指の～がない。
② Interval, spacing — khoảng cách: 10分～でバスが来る。
TIP: The senses → 1st (cảm giác); space or time between things → 2nd (gian cách).
(CẢM GIÁC / GIAN CÁCH)

意志 / 石 (いし, Ishi)

① Will, intention — ý chí: ～が強い人。
② Stone, rock — đá: 道に～が落ちている。
TIP: The mind → 1st (ý chí); a physical rock → 2nd (thạch).
(Ý CHÍ / THẠCH)

見当 / 検討 (けんとう, Kentou)

① Guess, estimate; direction (～がつかない = to have no idea) — phỏng đoán: 犯人が誰か～がつかない。
② Examination, consideration — xem xét: その案をもう一度～する。
TIP: A rough guess → 1st (kiến đương); careful examination before deciding → 2nd (kiểm thảo = kiểm tra + thảo luận).
(KIẾN ĐƯƠNG / KIỂM THẢO)

開放 / 解放 (かいほう, Kaihou)

① Opening (to the public), leaving open — mở cửa (cho mọi người): 夏休みは校庭を～する。
② Release, liberation, freeing — giải phóng: 人質が～された。
TIP: Opening a place → 1st (khai = mở); setting someone free → 2nd (giải phóng). Your PDF had these two mixed up.
(KHAI PHÓNG / GIẢI PHÓNG)

制作 / 製作 (せいさく, Seisaku)

① Producing creative works (films, TV programs, art) — sáng tác, sản xuất (tác phẩm): 映画を～する。
② Manufacturing (machines, tools, products) — chế tạo: 部品を～する。
TIP: Art and media → 1st; physical products → 2nd (the kanji with 衣 at the bottom, as in "chế tạo").
(CHẾ TÁC / CHẾ TÁC)

交代 / 交替 (こうたい, Koutai)

① Replacing someone (a player, a generation) — thay người: 選手を～する。
② Taking turns in rotation (shifts) — luân phiên: 二人で～で運転する。
TIP: One person taking over from another → 1st; a regular rotation → 2nd (thế = luân phiên).
(GIAO ĐẠI / GIAO THẾ)

感情 / 勘定 (かんじょう, Kanjou)

① Emotion, feelings — cảm xúc: ～を顔に出さない。
② Bill, check; calculation — hóa đơn, tính tiền: お～をお願いします。
TIP: Feelings → 1st (cảm tình); money and counting → 2nd (khám định).
(CẢM TÌNH / KHÁM ĐỊNH)

支持 / 指示 (しじ, Shiji)

① Support, backing (for a person or an idea) — ủng hộ: 多くの国民が首相を～している。
② Instruction(s), directions — chỉ thị: 上司の～に従う。
TIP: Backing someone → 1st (chi trì = ủng hộ); telling someone what to do → 2nd (chỉ thị).
(CHI TRÌ / CHỈ THỊ)

定価 / 低下 (ていか, Teika)

① List price, fixed price — giá niêm yết: ～の2割引きで買った。
② Decline, drop, fall — sự giảm sút: 体力が～する。
TIP: Price → 1st (định giá); something falling lower → 2nd (đê hạ = thấp xuống).
(ĐỊNH GIÁ / ĐÊ H