JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 空中 | くうちゅう | kūchū | sky, air |
| 屋外 | おくがい | okugai | outdoors |
| 中途 | ちゅうと | chūto | in the middle, half-way |
| 深夜 | しんや | shin'ya | late at night |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | miorosu | to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something |
| にこにこ | — | nikoniko | smilingly; with a smile |
| 糊 | のり | nori | paste, starch |
| お出掛け | おでかけ | odekake | going out; outing |
| 透明 | とうめい | tōmei | transparency, cleanness |
| 合同 | ごうどう | gōdō | combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation |
| くるむ | — | kurumu | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up |
| 憎い | にくい | nikui | hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable |
| 発射 | はっしゃ | hassha | firing, shooting, discharge, catapult |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | bunkai | analysis, disassembly |
| 観念 | かんねん | kannen | (1) idea, notion, conception, (2) sense (e.g. of duty) |
| こうして | こうして | kōshite | thus |
| 素人 | しろうと | shirōto | amateur, novice |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | zenshin | the whole body, full-length (portrait) |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | hadagi | underwear |
| おだいじに | — | odaijini | Take care of yourself |
| 角度 | かくど | kakudo | angle |
| 炊く | たく | taku | to boil, to cook |
| メニュー | — | menyū | menu |
| 詫びる | わびる | wabiru | to apologize |
| 適確 | てきかく | tekikaku | precise, accurate |
| おおざっぱ | — | ōzappa | rough (not precise), broad, sketchy |
| リボン | — | ribon | ribbon |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい | natsukashii | dear, desired, missed |
| 図形 | ずけい | zukei | figure |
| 芸能 | げいのう | geinō | public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | chōnan | eldest son |
| 安易 | あんい | an'i | easy-going |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | bōdai | huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion |
| 溶ける | とける | tokeru | to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve |
| 娯楽 | ごらく | goraku | pleasure, amusement |
| 伝染 | でんせん | densen | contagion |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる | zonzuru | to think; to feel; to know (humble) |
| 足る | たる | taru | to be sufficient, to be enough |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | chawan | rice bowl, tea cup, teacup |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ | fukusha | copy, duplicate |
| 兼ねる | かねる | kaneru | to hold (position), to serve, to be unable |
| オルガン | — | orugan | organ |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ | katsugu | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder |
| 見付ける | みつける | mitsukeru | to be familiar, to discover, to detect |
| まぶた | — | mabuta | eyelids |
| 油断 | ゆだん | yudan | negligence, unpreparedness |
| 惜しい | おしい | oshii | regrettable, disappointing, precious |
| 編集 | へんしゅう | henshū | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) |
| 高層 | こうそう | kōsō | upper |
| 寒帯 | かんたい | kantai | frigid zone |
| 反映 | はんえい | han'ei | reflection, influence |
| 工員 | こういん | kōin | factory worker |
| 燃やす | もやす | moyasu | to burn |
| 跳ねる | はねる | haneru | to jump, to leap |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい | tenugui | (hand) towel |
| ランニング | — | ranningu | (1) running, (2) tank top |
| 溜まる | たまる | tamaru | to collect, to gather, to save |
| 規準 | きじゅん | kijun | standard, basis, criteria, norm |
| ずうずうしい | — | zūzūshii | impudent, shameless |
| 日課 | にっか | nikka | daily lesson, daily work, daily routine |
| 繋がり | つながり | tsunagari | connection, link, relationship |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | ishokujū | necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.) |
| 寝台 | しんだい | shindai | bed, couch |
| 水曜 | すいよう | suiyō | Wednesday |
| 原理 | げんり | genri | principle, theory, fundamental truth |
| 揃える | そろえる | soroeru | to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready |
| くしゃみ | — | kushami | sneeze |
| テーマ | — | tēma | (n) theme, project, topic (de: Thema) |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | madoguchi | ticket window |
| 符号 | ふごう | fugō | sign, mark, symbol |
| またぐ | — | matagu | to straddle |
| まあまあ | — | maamaa | so-so |
| 体積 | たいせき | taiseki | capacity, volume |
| 片寄る | かたよる | katayoru | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial |
| 輸送 | ゆそう | yusō | transport, transportation |
| 受取 | うけとり | uketori | receipt |
| 出来上がり | できあがり | dekiagari | be finished, ready, made for, cut out |
| 捻る | ひねる | hineru | to turn (a switch) on or off, to twist, to puzzle over |
| 回数 | かいすう | kaisū | number of times, frequency |
| おくさん | — | okusan | (hon) wife, your wife, madam |
| 経度 | けいど | keido | longitude |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | jōgi | (measuring) ruler |
| オイル | — | oiru | oil, engine oil, kerosene |
| 鐘 | かね | kane | bell, chime |
| 下水 | げすい | gesui | drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | urikireru | to be sold out |
| 挙げる | あげる | ageru | to raise, to fly |
| ついで | — | tsuide | opportunity, occasion |
| 緯度 | いど | ido | latitude (nav.) |
| 曲げる | まげる | mageru | to bend, to crook, to lean |
| 月末 | げつまつ | getsumatsu | end of the month |
| 期限 | きげん | kigen | term, period |
| 撫でる | なでる | naderu | to brush gently, to stroke |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう | keikōtō | fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react |
| 狙い | ねらい | nerai | aim |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう | gūsū | even number |
| 園芸 | えんげい | engei | horticulture, gardening |
| 体系 | たいけい | taikei | system, organization |
| 上下 | じょうげ | jōge | high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming |
| だらしない | — | darashinai | slovenly, loose, a slut |