JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 賞品 | しょうひん | shōhin | prize, trophy |
| ずらす | — | zurasu | to put off, to delay |
| 薬缶 | やかん | yakan | kettle |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | chūshō | abstract |
| 虹 | にじ | niji | rainbow |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | shiokarai | salty (taste) |
| 手帳 | てちょう | techō | notebook |
| 作製 | さくせい | sakusei | manufacture |
| 風船 | ふうせん | fūsen | balloon |
| 課程 | かてい | katei | course, curriculum |
| 日の入り | ひのいり | hinoiri | sunset |
| 見送る | みおくる | miokuru | (1) to see off, to farewell, (2) to escort, (3) to let pass |
| 例外 | れいがい | reigai | exception |
| 却って | かえって | kaette | on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead |
| 休息 | きゅうそく | kyūsoku | rest, relief, relaxation |
| 温泉 | おんせん | onsen | spa, hot spring, onsen |
| 斜め | ななめ | naname | obliqueness |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる | hikkurikaeru | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed |
| 各々 | おのおの | onōno | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 涼む | すずむ | suzumu | to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy evening cool |
| 外部 | がいぶ | gaibu | the outside, external |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | kingyo | goldfish |
| 御免 | ごめん | gomen | your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission |
| 各地 | かくち | kakuchi | every place, various places |
| ぴたり | — | pitari | suddenly stopping; tightly; exactly |
| 農村 | のうそん | nōson | agricultural community, farm village, rural |
| 生ずる | しょうずる | shōzuru | to cause, to arise, to be generated |
| すっぱい | — | suppai | sour, acid |
| 破片 | はへん | hahen | fragment, splinter, broken piece |
| 瓦 | かわら | kawara | roof tile |
| 接続 | せつぞく | setsuzoku | (1) connection, union, join, link, (2) changing trains |
| 保健 | ほけん | hoken | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation |
| 清む | すむ | sumu | to become clear; to clarify |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | hyōshi | front cover, binding |
| 活躍 | かつやく | katsuyaku | activity |
| 防止 | ぼうし | bōshi | prevention, check |
| 流石 | さすが | sasuga | clever, adept, good, expectations, as one would expect |
| 恋しい | こいしい | koishii | (1) dear, beloved, darling, (2) yearned for |
| 主語 | しゅご | shugo | (gram) subject |
| 座敷 | ざしき | zashiki | tatami room |
| 火傷 | やけど | yakedo | burn, scald |
| 童話 | どうわ | dōwa | fairy tale |
| 通勤 | つうきん | tsūkin | commuting to work |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ | hikkomu | to draw back, to sink, to cave in |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ | nazonazo | riddle, puzzle, enigma |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | sōridaijin | Prime Minister |
| 倣う | ならう | narau | to imitate, to follow, to emulate |
| ぶつぶつ | — | butsubutsu | grumbling, complaining in a small voice |
| 転々 | てんてん | tenten | moving from place to place; changing hands |
| 算盤 | そろばん | soroban | abacus |
| 学科 | がっか | gakka | study subject, course of study |
| 下駄 | げた | geta | geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs |
| 成立 | せいりつ | seiritsu | coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, completion |
| 地味 | じみ | jimi | plain, simple |
| 花火 | はなび | hanabi | fireworks |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | gekkyū | monthly salary |
| 接する | せっする | sessuru | to come in contact with, to connect, to attend, to receive |
| 基地 | きち | kichi | base |
| 写生 | しゃせい | shasei | sketching, drawing from nature |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | kakuchō | expansion, extension, enlargement, escape (ESC) |
| マイナス | — | mainasu | minus |
| 見掛け | みかけ | mikake | outward appearance |
| 含める | ふくめる | fukumeru | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 番地 | ばんち | banchi | house number, address |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | yopparai | drunkard |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| ショップ | — | shoppu | a shop |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ | ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | chokkei | diameter |
| 中身 | なかみ | nakami | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade |
| 売上 | うりあげ | uriage | amount sold, proceeds |
| おかけください | — | okakekudasai | please have a seat |
| 締め切る | しめきる | shimekiru | to shut up |
| 堀 | ほり | hori | moat, canal |
| 濃度 | のうど | nōdo | concentration, brightness |
| 流域 | りゅういき | ryūiki | (river) basin |
| 複数 | ふくすう | fukusū | plural, multiple |
| 確率 | かくりつ | kakuritsu | probability |
| 南極 | なんきょく | nankyoku | south pole, Antarctic |
| 散らす | ちらす | chirasu | to scatter, to disperse, to distribute |
| 役人 | やくにん | yakunin | government official |
| 実例 | じつれい | jitsurei | example, illustration |
| 果して | はたして | hatashite | as was expected, really |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | chikarazuyoi | reassuring, emboldened |
| 真似る | まねる | maneru | to mimic, to imitate |
| 火山 | かざん | kazan | volcano |
| 蒸気 | じょうき | jōki | steam, vapour |
| 恨み | うらみ | urami | resentment |
| 半径 | はんけい | hankei | radius |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | mawarimichi | detour |
| 峠 | とうげ | tōge | ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part |
| ええと | — | eeto | let me see, well, er.... |
| 平野 | へいや | heiya | plain, open field |
| 捩る | ねじる | nejiru | to twist |
| 元々 | もともと | motomoto | originally, by nature, from the start |
| フライパン | — | furaipan | fry pan, frying pan |
| 散らかす | ちらかす | chirakasu | to scatter around, to leave untidy |
| 重たい | おもたい | omotai | heavy, massive, serious |
| 予備 | よび | yobi | preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく | shakaikagaku | social science |