JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 絞る | しぼる | shiboru | to press, to wring, to squeeze |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | yūenchi | amusement park |
| キャンパス | — | kyanpasu | campus |
| 裏口 | うらぐち | uraguchi | backdoor, rear entrance |
| あきれる | — | akireru | to be amazed, to be shocked |
| へる | — | heru | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate |
| 幼児 | ようじ | yōji | infant, baby, child |
| 目覚し | めざまし | mezamashi | (abbr) alarm-clock |
| 方角 | ほうがく | hōgaku | direction, way, compass point |
| 信ずる | しんずる | shinzuru | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in |
| 小便 | しょうべん | shōben | (col) urine, piss |
| 加速度 | かそくど | kasokudo | acceleration |
| 登場 | とうじょう | tōjō | entry (on stage) |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | chikajika | nearness, before long |
| とっくに | — | tokkuni | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| 彫る | ほる | horu | to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel |
| 盆 | ぼん | bon | Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray |
| 目立つ | めだつ | medatsu | to be conspicuous, to stand out |
| 煎る | いる | iru | to parch, to fry |
| 形式 | けいしき | keishiki | form, formality, format, math expression |
| 麓 | ふもと | fumoto | the foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain) |
| 原料 | げんりょう | genryō | raw materials |
| 名字 | みょうじ | myōji | surname, family name |
| 狙う | ねらう | nerau | to aim at |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | zatsuon | noise (jarring, grating) |
| 特定 | とくてい | tokutei | specific, special, particular |
| 映る | うつる | utsuru | to be reflected, to harmonize with, to come out (photo) |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | shōbu | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout |
| モデル | — | moderu | model |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | shukushō | reduction, curtailment |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | hifu | skin |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ | shōgi | Japanese chess |
| 送り仮名 | おくりがな | okurigana | part of word written in kana |
| 物凄い | ものすごい | monosugoi | earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent |
| スクール | — | sukūru | school |
| 巡る | めぐる | meguru | to go around |
| 育児 | いくじ | ikuji | childcare, nursing, upbringing |
| それなのに | — | sorenanoni | and yet; despite that |
| 盛る | もる | moru | (1) to serve (food, etc.), (2) to fill up, (3) to prescribe |
| 満点 | まんてん | manten | perfect score |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう | kenbikyō | microscope |
| 手洗い | てあらい | tearai | restroom, lavatory, hand-washing |
| 爪 | つめ | tsume | fingernail or toenail, claw, talon, hoof |
| 円周 | えんしゅう | enshū | circumference |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | kusuriyubi | ring finger |
| 酸性 | さんせい | sansei | acidity |
| ふわふわ | — | fuwafuwa | light, soft |
| 体制 | たいせい | taisei | order, system, structure, set-up, organization |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | saraigetsu | month after next |
| 単数 | たんすう | tansū | singular (number) |
| 追い掛ける | おいかける | oikakeru | to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue |
| いっていらっしゃい | — | itteirasshai | have a good day (variant) |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる | tōrikakaru | to happen to pass by |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | seihōkei | square |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ | yuketsu | blood transfusion |
| だます | — | damasu | to trick, to cheat, to deceive |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ | karappo | empty, vacant, hollow |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | sensengetsu | month before last |
| 始めに | はじめに | hajimeni | to begin with, first of all |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ | fukuramu | to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated |
| ねじ | — | neji | (a) screw |
| 小数 | しょうすう | shōsū | fraction (part of), decimal |
| 整う | ととのう | totonō | to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged |
| 開通 | かいつう | kaitsū | opening, open |
| 引出す | ひきだす | hikidasu | to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw |
| 展開 | てんかい | tenkai | develop, expansion (opposite of compression) |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | chōhōkei | rectangle, oblong |
| 馴れる | なれる | nareru | to become domesticated, to become tame |
| 有難い | ありがたい | arigatai | grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude |
| 工芸 | こうげい | kōgei | industrial arts |
| 割算 | わりざん | warizan | division (math) |
| ごくろうさま | — | gokurōsama | Thank you very much for your.... |
| 下線 | かせん | kasen | underline, underscore |
| 領事 | りょうじ | ryōji | consul |
| 基礎 | きそ | kiso | foundation, basis |
| 中指 | なかゆび | nakayubi | middle finger |
| コンセント | — | konsento | (1) consent, (2) concentric |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | shōgyō | commerce, trade, business |
| 照る | てる | teru | to shine |
| ヘリコプター | — | herikoputā | helicopter |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | masshiro | pure white |
| 資料 | しりょう | shiryō | materials, data |
| 関東 | かんとう | kantō | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
| 専制 | せんせい | sensei | despotism, autocracy |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい | kanazukai | kana orthography, syllabary spelling |
| 驚かす | おどろかす | odorokasu | to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir |
| なんとなく | — | nantonaku | somehow or other, for some reason or another |
| 囁く | ささやく | sasayaku | to whisper, to murmur |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ | jōhatsu | evaporation, unexplained disappearance |
| 羽根 | はね | hane | shuttlecock |
| 澄む | すむ | sumu | to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent |
| 冷やす | ひやす | hiyasu | to cool, to refrigerate |
| 身分 | みぶん | mibun | social position, social status |
| いちいち | — | ichiichi | one by one, separately |
| 本来 | ほんらい | honrai | essentially, naturally, by nature |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | kagu | to sniff, to smell |
| 宛名 | あてな | atena | address, direction |
| 交替 | こうたい | kōtai | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | demukaeru | to meet, to greet |
| 形容詞 | けいようし | keiyōshi | true adjective |