JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 万歳 | ばんざい | banzai | hurrah, cheers |
| あふれる | — | afureru | to flood, to overflow, to brim over |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | haguruma | gear, cog-wheel |
| 剃る | そる | soru | to shave |
| 御馳走 | ごちそう | gochisō | feast, treating (someone) |
| 悔しい | くやしい | kuyashii | regrettable, mortifying, vexing |
| 乗換 | のりかえ | norikae | (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.) |
| 余所 | よそ | yoso | another place, somewhere else, strange parts |
| 換気 | かんき | kanki | ventilation |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん | kōtsūkikan | transportation facilities |
| 小遣い | こづかい | kozukai | personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, incidental expenses, allowance |
| 匙 | さじ | saji | spoon |
| 吊す | つるす | tsurusu | to hang |
| 深まる | ふかまる | fukamaru | to deepen, to heighten, to intensify |
| スマート | — | sumāto | smart, stylish, slim |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう | hanashichū | while talking, the line is busy |
| ローマじ | — | rōmaji | romanization, Roman letters |
| 逆様 | さかさま | sakasama | inversion, upside down |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん | yūkan | evening paper |
| ナイロン | — | nairon | nylon |
| 売店 | ばいてん | baiten | shop, stand |
| 見出し | みだし | midashi | heading, caption, subtitle, index |
| 御辞儀 | おじぎ | ojigi | bow |
| 下る | くだる | kudaru | to get down, to descend |
| 湯気 | ゆげ | yuge | steam, vapour |
| 直後 | ちょくご | chokugo | immediately following |
| 為替 | かわせ | kawase | money order, exchange |
| センチ | — | senchi | centimeter, centi-, 10^-2 |
| のろのろ | — | noronoro | slowly, sluggishly |
| 斜 | はす | hasu | oblique; diagonal; slanting |
| 食器 | しょっき | shokki | tableware |
| 留まる | とどまる | todomaru | (1) to be fixed, (2) to abide, to stay (in the one place) |
| 頭脳 | ずのう | zunō | head, brains, intellect |
| 文脈 | ぶんみゃく | bunmyaku | context |
| 蓋 | ふた | futa | cover, lid, cap |
| 低下 | ていか | teika | fall, decline, lowering, deterioration |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | machiaishitsu | waiting room |
| こしらえる | — | koshiraeru | to make, to manufacture |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | kyūyo | allowance, grant, supply |
| 日の出 | ひので | hinode | sunrise |
| 殖やす | ふやす | fuyasu | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 境界 | きょうかい | kyōkai | boundary |
| プラスチック | — | purasuchikku | plastic |
| 崩れる | くずれる | kuzureru | to collapse, to crumble |
| 送別 | そうべつ | sōbetsu | farewell, send-off |
| たちまち | — | tachimachi | at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once |
| 縮む | ちぢむ | chijimu | to shrink, to be contracted |
| 落着く | おちつく | ochitsuku | to calm down, to settle down |
| 薄める | うすめる | usumeru | to dilute, to water down |
| こっそり | — | kossori | stealthily, secretly |
| 目下 | めした | meshita | at present, now |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん | chūnen | middle-aged |
| 加熱 | かねつ | kanetsu | heating |
| 撮影 | さつえい | satsuei | photographing |
| おねがいします | — | onegaishimasu | please |
| 載る | のる | noru | to appear (in print), to be recorded |
| ピストル | — | pisutoru | pistol |
| 手続き | てつづき | tetsuzuki | procedure, (legal) process, formalities |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ | tokekomu | to melt into |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ | gakujutsu | science, learning, scholarship |
| もしかすると | — | moshikasuruto | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| 佚 | いつ | itsu | be lost, peace, hide, mistake, beautiful, in turn |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | shutchō | official tour, business trip |
| ビタミン | — | bitamin | vitamin |
| 評論 | ひょうろん | hyōron | criticism, critique |
| 名所 | めいしょ | meisho | famous place |
| 以降 | いこう | ikō | on and after, hereafter, thereafter |
| 祖先 | そせん | sosen | ancestor |
| 飽くまで | あくまで | akumade | to the end, to the last, stubbornly |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | masatsu | friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | isamashii | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous |
| 強気 | つよき | tsuyoki | firm, strong |
| 断定 | だんてい | dantei | conclusion, decision |
| 大木 | たいぼく | taiboku | large tree |
| しゃっくり | — | shakkuri | hiccough, hiccup |
| 日程 | にってい | nittei | agenda |
| 枯れる | かれる | kareru | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) |
| 社説 | しゃせつ | shasetsu | editorial, leading article |
| 宴会 | えんかい | enkai | party, banquet |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | mazeru | to mix, to stir |
| 三角 | さんかく | sankaku | triangle, triangular |
| 性質 | せいしつ | seishitsu | nature, property, disposition |
| 間も無く | まもなく | mamonaku | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | omoikomu | to be under impression that, to be convinced that |
| 淡水 | たんすい | tansui | fresh water |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ | junsa | police, policeman |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり | tsukiatari | end (e.g. of street) |
| 掘る | ほる | horu | to dig, to excavate |
| ためらう | — | tamerau | to hesitate |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | kutōten | punctuation marks |
| 果実 | かじつ | kajitsu | fruit, nut, berry. |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | suichoku | vertical, perpendicular |
| 被せる | かぶせる | kabuseru | to cover (with something) |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ | chōjo | eldest daughter |
| 動作 | どうさ | dōsa | action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners |
| 浮く | うく | uku | to float, to become merry, to become loose |
| いつのまにか | — | itsunomanika | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares |
| バンド | — | bando | band |
| 英文 | えいぶん | eibun | sentence in English |
| 溶岩 | ようがん | yōgan | lava |