JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 欄 | らん | ran | column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん | chūjun | second third of a month |
| 地盤 | じばん | jiban | (the) ground |
| あてはまる | — | atehamaru | to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill |
| 免税 | めんぜい | menzei | tax exemption, duty exemption |
| くどい | — | kudoi | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| ミシン | — | mishin | sewing machine |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | fubuki | snow storm |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | hitosashiyubi | index finger |
| 障子 | しょうじ | shōji | paper sliding door |
| 著す | あらわす | arawasu | to write, to publish |
| あれこれ | — | arekore | one thing or another, this and that, this or that |
| 括弧 | かっこ | kakko | parenthesis, brackets |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ | gyōji | event, function |
| 無地 | むじ | muji | plain, unfigured |
| 肘 | ひじ | hiji | elbow |
| 冷ます | さます | samasu | to cool, to dampen, to let cool |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | shūgō | gathering, assembly, meeting, set (math) |
| 外れる | はずれる | hazureru | to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear) |
| ワンピース | — | wanpīsu | one-piece dress |
| 傑作 | けっさく | kessaku | masterpiece, best work, boner, blunder |
| アイデア / アイディア | — | aidea / aidia | idea |
| みっともない | — | mittomonai | shameful, indecent |
| 暖める | あたためる | atatameru | to warm, to heat |
| テニスコート | — | tenisukōto | tennis court |
| 下車 | げしゃ | gesha | alighting, getting off |
| 醜い | みにくい | minikui | ugly |
| 剥く | むく | muku | to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull |
| インタビュー | — | intabyū | interview |
| 文体 | ぶんたい | buntai | literary style |
| 通ずる | つうずる | tsūzuru | to lead to; to communicate; to be understood |
| やたらに | — | yatarani | randomly, recklessly, blindly |
| 和英 | わえい | waei | Japanese-English |
| オートメーション | — | ōtomēshon | automation |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん | jakuten | weak point, weakness |
| 整数 | せいすう | seisū | integer |
| 吊る | つる | tsuru | to hang |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | tobu | to jump, to fly, to leap |
| 東洋 | とうよう | tōyō | Orient |
| 片道 | かたみち | katamichi | one-way (trip) |
| 溶く | とく | toku | to dissolve (paint) |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | mujun | contradiction, inconsistency |
| おげんきで | — | ogenkide | take care; all the best |
| ぼろ | — | boro | rag, scrap, tattered clothes, fault (esp. in a pretense) |
| 競馬 | けいば | keiba | horse racing |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく | chōkoku | carving, engraving, sculpture |
| 憎む | にくむ | nikumu | to hate, to detest |
| 線路 | せんろ | senro | line, track, roadbed |
| 退く | どく | doku | (1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
| 交ぜる | まぜる | mazeru | to be mixed, to be blended with |
| 持参 | じさん | jisan | bringing, taking, carrying |
| 亡くす | なくす | nakusu | to lose someone, wife, child, etc |
| 貸し出し | かしだし | kashidashi | lending, loaning |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | zokuzoku | successively, one after another |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | furigana | pronunciation key |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん | junjun | in order, in turn |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ | yūhi | (in) the evening sun, setting sun |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい | tanomoshii | reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising |
| 注す | さす | sasu | to pour (drink), to serve (drinks) |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | enogu | colors, paints |
| 強引 | ごういん | gōin | overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed |
| 学部 | がくぶ | gakubu | department of a university, undergraduate |
| 応接 | おうせつ | ōsetsu | reception |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | shōhai | victory or defeat, issue (of battle) |
| 原始 | げんし | genshi | origin, primeval |
| 墨 | すみ | sumi | ink |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ | jūkyo | dwelling, house, residence, address |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | kaisūken | book of tickets |
| 仲良し | なかよし | nakayoshi | intimate friend, bosom buddy, chum |
| 高度 | こうど | kōdo | altitude, height, advanced |
| 引算 | ひきざん | hikizan | subtraction |
| 高等 | こうとう | kōtō | high class, high grade |
| 通路 | つうろ | tsūro | passage, pathway |
| 焚く | たく | taku | to burn, to kindle, to build a fire |
| 統一 | とういつ | tōitsu | unity, consolidation, uniformity |
| 中味 | なかみ | nakami | contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade |
| 受話器 | じゅわき | juwaki | (telephone) receiver |
| 姿勢 | しせい | shisei | attitude, posture |
| 塞がる | ふさがる | fusagaru | to be plugged up, to be shut up |
| 敷地 | しきち | shikichi | site |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | zōsen | shipbuilding |
| 肯定 | こうてい | kōtei | positive, affirmation |
| 閉会 | へいかい | heikai | closure |
| おととい | — | ototoi | day before yesterday |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana | hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary |
| 潰れる | つぶれる | tsubureru | to be smashed, to go bankrupt |
| 係わる | かかわる | kakawaru | to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to affect, to influence, to stick to (opinions) |
| 刺さる | ささる | sasaru | to stick, to be stuck |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | ijiwaru | malicious, ill-tempered, unkind |
| 過程 | かてい | katei | process |
| 南米 | なんべい | nanbei | South America |
| 実力 | じつりょく | jitsuryoku | merit, efficiency, arms, force |
| 先頭 | せんとう | sentō | head, lead, vanguard, first |
| 当番 | とうばん | tōban | being on duty |
| 高級 | こうきゅう | kōkyū | high class, high grade |
| 慰める | なぐさめる | nagusameru | to comfort, to console |
| リズム | — | rizumu | rhythm |
| 掃く | はく | haku | to sweep, to brush, to gather up |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | shūji | penmanship |
| 寸法 | すんぽう | sunpō | measurement, size, dimension |