JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 紙幣 | しへい | shihei | paper money, notes, bills |
| 蘇る | よみがえる | yomigaeru | to be resurrected, to be revived, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | michijun | itinerary, route |
| 盗難 | とうなん | tōnan | theft, robbery |
| 講師 | こうし | kōshi | lecturer |
| 思いっ切り | おもいっきり | omoikkiri | with all one's might; to one's heart's content |
| 助かる | たすかる | tasukaru | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful |
| 生意気 | なまいき | namaiki | impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen |
| 堅い | かたい | katai | hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing |
| アンテナ | — | antena | antenna |
| 折角 | せっかく | sekkaku | with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited |
| パターン | — | patān | pattern |
| ひとまず | — | hitomazu | for the present, once, in outline |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | kenkyo | modesty, humility |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい | nikurashii | odious, hateful |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | taiko | drum, tambourine |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | chōmiryō | condiment, seasoning |
| 並木 | なみき | namiki | roadside tree, row of trees |
| 耕す | たがやす | tagayasu | to till, to plow, to cultivate |
| 海洋 | かいよう | kaiyō | ocean |
| 定員 | ていいん | teiin | fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, etc.) |
| 混合 | こんごう | kongō | mixing, mixture |
| 採る | とる | toru | (1) to adopt (measure, proposal), (2) to pick (fruit) |
| 汚す | よごす | yogosu | (1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain |
| 水滴 | すいてき | suiteki | drop of water |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう | teppō | gun |
| 寮 | りょう | ryō | hostel, dormitory |
| 書留 | かきとめ | kakitome | writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of, registration (of mail) |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | hanayome | bride |
| 錆 | さび | sabi | rust (colour) |
| 反省 | はんせい | hansei | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | shinkansen | bullet train (very high speed), shinkansen |
| くれぐれも | — | kureguremo | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 怠る | おこたる | okotaru | to neglect, to be off guard, to be feeling better |
| おととし | — | ototoshi | year before last |
| モノレール | — | monorēru | monorail |
| 納める | おさめる | osameru | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち | kandenchi | dry cell, battery |
| 同格 | どうかく | dōkaku | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 南北 | なんぼく | nanboku | south and north |
| おきのどくに | — | okinodokuni | I'm sorry to hear that; my sympathies |
| 時間割 | じかんわり | jikanwari | timetable, schedule |
| そうして | — | sōshite | and, like that |
| 干す | ほす | hosu | to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up |
| 人命 | じんめい | jinmei | (human) life |
| こんばんは | — | konbanha | good evening |
| ペンチ | — | penchi | (abbr) pliers (lit: pinchers) |
| 炒る | いる | iru | to roast; to fry |
| 刷る | する | suru | to print |
| 反る | かえる | kaeru | to warp, to be warped, to curve |
| 転がす | ころがす | korogasu | to roll |
| 小指 | こゆび | koyubi | little finger |
| 清い | きよい | kiyoi | clear, pure, noble |
| 蓄える | たくわえる | takuwaeru | to store, to lay in stock |
| 大層 | たいそう | taisō | very much, exaggerated, very fine |
| 実績 | じっせき | jisseki | achievements, actual results |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう | denchū | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | obasan | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 梯子 | はしご | hashigo | ladder, stairs |
| 速力 | そくりょく | sokuryoku | speed |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ | aogu | to fan, to flap |
| 私鉄 | してつ | shitetsu | private railway |
| 青白い | あおじろい | aojiroi | pale, pallid |
| 測定 | そくてい | sokutei | measurement |
| なんとも | — | nantomo | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 英和 | えいわ | eiwa | English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary) |
| 面接 | めんせつ | mensetsu | interview |
| 公正 | こうせい | kōsei | justice, fairness, impartiality |
| 熟語 | じゅくご | jukugo | idiom, idiomatic phrase, kanji compound |
| 地質 | ちしつ | chishitsu | geological features |
| 知合い | しりあい | shiriai | acquaintance |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | chikazukeru | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with |
| 綱 | つな | tsuna | rope |
| 呑気 | のんき | nonki | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless |
| コーラス | — | kōrasu | chorus |
| 歌謡 | かよう | kayō | song, ballad |
| 畳む | たたむ | tatamu | to fold (clothes) |
| 点ける | つける | tsukeru | to turn on, to switch on, to light up |
| 濁る | にごる | nigoru | to become muddy, to get impure |
| たんす | — | tansu | chest of drawers |
| 公式 | こうしき | kōshiki | formula, formality, official |
| あいまい | — | aimai | vague, ambiguous |
| 拝見 | はいけん | haiken | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at |
| あひら | あひら | ahira | alternate spelling for duck; ohira |
| 来日 | らいにち | rainichi | arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan |
| 交差 | こうさ | kōsa | cross |
| 稀 | まれ | mare | rare, seldom |
| 追加 | ついか | tsuika | addition, supplement, appendix |
| 産地 | さんち | sanchi | producing area |
| セメント | — | semento | cement |
| しいんと | （する） | (suru) | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet |
| ロビー | — | robī | lobby |
| 恨む | うらむ | uramu | to curse, to feel bitter |
| 初めに | はじめに | hajimeni | at the beginning; first of all |
| 逃がす | にがす | nigasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| すくなくとも | — | sukunakutomo | at least |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | kōshū | the public |
| そのほか | — | sonohoka | otherwise |
| 定期券 | ていきけん | teikiken | commuter pass, season ticket |
| ぶらさげる | — | burasageru | to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing |