JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 混ざる | まざる | mazaru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | shishagonyū | rounding up (fractions) |
| 固まる | かたまる | katamaru | to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain |
| 磁石 | じしゃく | jishaku | magnet |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | shūhen | circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral |
| 原産 | げんさん | gensan | place of origin, habitat |
| こちらこそ | — | kochirakoso | it is I who should say so |
| 棄てる | すてる | suteru | to throw away; to abandon |
| しっぽ | — | shippo | tail (animal) |
| バック | — | bakku | back |
| 熱する | ねっする | nessuru | to heat |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | toiawase | enquiry, ENQ |
| 炊事 | すいじ | suiji | cooking, culinary arts |
| 冠 | かんむり | kanmuri | crown, diadem, first, best |
| 碗 | わん | wan | bowl |
| コレクション | — | korekushon | (1) collection, (2) correction |
| 増やす | ふやす | fuyasu | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| ゼミ | — | zemi | (n) seminar |
| 看病 | かんびょう | kanbyō | nursing (a patient) |
| 個所 | かしょ | kasho | passage, place, point, part |
| 作る / 造る | つくる | tsukuru | to make, to create |
| 紫 | むらさき | murasaki | purple colour, violet |
| ぴかぴか | — | pikapika | glitter, sparkle |
| 縫う | ぬう | nū | to sew |
| 紺 | こん | kon | navy blue, deep blue |
| 長引く | ながびく | nagabiku | to be prolonged, to drag on |
| 湿度 | しつど | shitsudo | level of humidity |
| 心得る | こころえる | kokoroeru | to be informed, to have thorough knowledge |
| 診る | みる | miru | to examine (medical) |
| 箸 | はし | hashi | chopsticks |
| ミリ | (メートル) | (mētoru) | milli-, 10^-3 |
| 水素 | すいそ | suiso | hydrogen |
| 髭 | ひげ | hige | moustache, beard, whiskers |
| チップ | — | chippu | (1) gratuity, tip, (2) chip |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | bunryō | amount, quantity |
| 香水 | こうすい | kōsui | perfume |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない | mōshiwakenai | inexcusable |
| 陽射 | ひざし | hizashi | sunlight, rays of the sun |
| 祭日 | さいじつ | saijitsu | national holiday, festival day |
| 容積 | ようせき | yōseki | capacity, volume |
| 例える | たとえる | tatoeru | to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい | hanahadashii | extreme, excessive, terrible |
| 桁 | けた | keta | column, beam, digit |
| うどん | — | udon | noodles (Japanese) |
| 焦げる | こげる | kogeru | to burn, to be burned |
| 命ずる | めいずる | meizuru | to command, to appoint |
| 送料 | そうりょう | sōryō | postage, carriage |
| そのため | — | sonotame | hence, for that reason |
| 感激 | かんげき | kangeki | deep emotion, impression, inspiration |
| 失恋 | しつれん | shitsuren | disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, be lovelorn |
| 怪しい | あやしい | ayashii | suspicious, dubious, doubtful |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | kakujū | expansion |
| ダブル | — | daburu | double |
| 性能 | せいのう | seinō | ability, efficiency |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | massao | deep blue, ghastly pale |
| 押える | おさえる | osaeru | to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down |
| どうせ | — | dōse | anyhow, in any case, at any rate |
| 滑れる | ずれる | zureru | to slide; to slip out of place |
| 合理 | ごうり | gōri | rational |
| 儀式 | ぎしき | gishiki | ceremony, rite, ritual, service |
| 歯磨き | はみがき | hamigaki | dentifrice, toothpaste |
| 苦心 | くしん | kushin | pain, trouble |
| ボーナス | — | bōnasu | bonus |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | shōyu | soy sauce |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | ikubun | somewhat |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | haraimodosu | to repay, to pay back |
| おとなしい | — | otonashii | obedient, docile, quiet |
| コンクール | — | konkūru | contest (fr: concours) |
| 妨げる | さまたげる | samatageru | to disturb, to prevent |
| 田植え | たうえ | taue | rice planting |
| 等分 | とうぶん | tōbun | division into equal parts |
| 心当たり | こころあたり | kokoroatari | having some knowledge of, happening to know |
| 臨時 | りんじ | rinji | temporary, special, extraordinary |
| おまたせしました | — | omataseshimashita | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| ごめんください | — | gomenkudasai | May I come in? |
| 向う | むかう | mukau | (v5u) to face, to go towards |
| 延ばす | のばす | nobasu | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) |
| 心身 | しんしん | shinshin | mind and body |
| 丼 | どんぶり | donburi | porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top |
| 各自 | かくじ | kakuji | individual, each |
| 時速 | じそく | jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 点く | つく | tsuku | to catch fire, (electricity) comes on |
| そういえば | — | sōieba | which reminds me .. |
| 可決 | かけつ | kaketsu | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage |
| 葬式 | そうしき | sōshiki | funeral |
| 統計 | とうけい | tōkei | scattering, a scatter, dispersion |
| 親類 | しんるい | shinrui | relation, kin |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | hitomi | pupil (of eye) |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | tanbo | paddy field, farm |
| やむをえない | — | yamuoenai | cannot be helped, unavoidable |
| 捜す | さがす | sagasu | to search, to seek, to look for |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | shippitsu | writing |
| 遠足 | えんそく | ensoku | trip, hike, picnic |
| 日時 | にちじ | nichiji | date and time |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | bunsū | fraction (in math) |
| 教わる | おそわる | osowaru | to be taught |
| あぶる | — | aburu | to scorch |
| 漁師 | りょうし | ryōshi | fisherman |
| 欧米 | おうべい | ōbei | Europe and America, the West |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん | daigakuin | graduate school |