JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 荒い | あらい | arai | rough, rude, wild |
| 広げる | ひろげる | hirogeru | to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge |
| 至急 | しきゅう | shikyū | urgent, pressing |
| 始終 | しじゅう | shijū | continuously, from beginning to end |
| 具える | そなえる | sonaeru | to be furnished with |
| あらすじ | — | arasuji | outline, summary |
| 光線 | こうせん | kōsen | beam, light ray |
| 円い | まるい | marui | round, circular, spherical |
| 貸間 | かしま | kashima | room to let |
| 容器 | ようき | yōki | container, vessel |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる | megumareru | to be blessed with, to be rich in |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう | kanshō | appreciation |
| 四角い | しかくい | shikakui | square |
| 剥す | はがす | hagasu | (v5s) to tear off, to peel off, to rip off |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう | yūsō | mailing |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | bunrui | classification |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう | tankō | coal mine, coal pit |
| 書店 | しょてん | shoten | bookshop |
| 捕る | とる | toru | to take, to catch (fish), to capture |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | chokutsū | direct communication |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | shūkai | meeting, assembly |
| 乾かす | かわかす | kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate |
| 混じる | まじる | majiru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 系統 | けいとう | keitō | system, family line, geological formation |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる | kumitateru | to assemble, to set up, to construct |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | sashitsukae | hindrance, impediment |
| 改札 | かいさつ | kaisatsu | examination of tickets |
| 仕上がる | しあがる | shiagaru | to be finished |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | nyūsha | entry to a company |
| 突く | つく | tsuku | (1) to thrust, to strike, (2) to poke |
| あちらこちら | — | achirakochira | here and there |
| 物差し | ものさし | monosashi | ruler, measure |
| じゃんけん | — | janken | (n) rock-scissors-paper game |
| 生存 | せいぞん | seizon | existence, being, survival |
| 敬語 | けいご | keigo | honorific, term of respect |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | jōsha | taking a train, entraining |
| カラー | — | karā | collar, color, colour |
| 液体 | えきたい | ekitai | liquid, fluid |
| 孝行 | こうこう | kōkō | filial piety |
| 薬品 | やくひん | yakuhin | medicine(s), chemical(s) |
| 車庫 | しゃこ | shako | garage, car shed |
| 鉢 | はち | hachi | a bowl, a pot |
| 演劇 | えんげき | engeki | play (theatrical) |
| 治す | なおす | naosu | to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair |
| こぼす | — | kobosu | to spill |
| 拭く | ふく | fuku | to wipe, to dry |
| 噴火 | ふんか | funka | eruption |
| 毎度 | まいど | maido | each time, common service-sector greeting |
| 着せる | きせる | kiseru | to put on clothes |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | chikasui | underground water |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | usugurai | dim, gloomy |
| 循環 | じゅんかん | junkan | circulation, rotation, cycle |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき | senpūki | electric fan |
| クーラー | — | kūrā | cooler, air conditioner |
| つまずく | — | tsumazuku | to stumble, to trip |
| スピーカー | — | supīkā | speaker |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | hyōhon | example, specimen |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | hokkyoku | North Pole |
| ダイヤモンド | — | daiyamondo | diamond |
| 伝わる | つたわる | tsutawaru | to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted |
| 暴れる | あばれる | abareru | to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous |
| 通知 | つうち | tsūchi | notice, notification |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | chairoi | brown |
| もしかしたら | — | moshikashitara | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| ぎっしり | — | gisshiri | tightly, fully |
| ぺん | — | pen | pen |
| 長短 | ちょうたん | chōtan | length, long and short, +- |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | bunbōgu | stationery |
| 延長 | えんちょう | enchō | extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening |
| 凹む | へこむ | hekomu | to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be snubbed |
| 方面 | ほうめん | hōmen | direction, district, field (e.g., of study) |
| 汲む | くむ | kumu | (1) to draw (water), to dip, to scoop, to pump |
| 目指す | めざす | mezasu | to aim at, to have an eye on |
| お参り | おまいり | omairi | worship, shrine visit |
| カセット | — | kasetto | cassette (tape) |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | gojūon | the Japanese syllabary |
| 延びる | のびる | nobiru | to be prolonged |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | bunpu | distribution |
| 存じる | ぞんじる | zonjiru | (hum) to know |
| 代る | かわる | kawaru | (v5r, vi) to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | bōenkyō | telescope |
| プラットホーム | — | purattohōmu | platform |
| ぶつかる | — | butsukaru | to strike, to collide with |
| クリーニング | — | kurīningu | cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service |
| 特色 | とくしょく | tokushoku | characteristic, feature |
| 締切 | しめきり | shimekiri | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | zukan | picture book |
| 固い | かたい | katai | stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) |
| 見直す | みなおす | minaosu | to look again, to get a better opinion of |
| 索引 | さくいん | sakuin | index, indices |
| 揚げる | あげる | ageru | to lift, to fry |
| 学力 | がくりょく | gakuryoku | scholarship, knowledge, literary ability |
| 鈴 | すず | suzu | bell |
| 挟む | はさむ | hasamu | to interpose, to hold between, to insert |
| 食塩 | しょくえん | shokuen | table salt |
| 言付ける | ことづける | kotozukeru | to send word, to send a message |
| 何々 | なになに | naninani | such and such, What? |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | hissha | writer, author |
| 応対 | おうたい | ōtai | receiving, dealing with |
| 打ち消す | うちけす | uchikesu | to deny, to negate, to contradict |