JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 知人 | ちじん | chijin | friend, acquaintance |
| 縛る | しばる | shibaru | to tie, to bind |
| くっつく | — | kuttsuku | to adhere to, to keep close to |
| 拝む | おがむ | ogamu | to worship, to beg, to make a supplication |
| 耕地 | こうち | kōchi | arable land |
| 養分 | ようぶん | yōbun | nourishment, nutrient |
| 昼寝 | ひるね | hirune | nap (at home), siesta |
| なにしろ | — | nanishiro | at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case |
| 書道 | しょどう | shodō | calligraphy |
| 会館 | かいかん | kaikan | meeting hall, assembly hall |
| 刺す | さす | sasu | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust |
| 温室 | おんしつ | onshitsu | greenhouse |
| しあさって | — | shiasatte | two days after tomorrow |
| はじめまして | — | hajimemashite | How do you do?, I am glad to meet you |
| 言い付ける | いいつける | iitsukeru | to tell, to tell on (someone), to order |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | meibutsu | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 捕える | とらえる | toraeru | to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest |
| 改めて | あらためて | aratamete | another time, again, over again, anew, formally |
| かるた | — | karuta | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) |
| 国籍 | こくせき | kokuseki | nationality |
| ランチ | — | ranchi | launch, lunch |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | sakusha | author, authoress |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく | shōryaku | omission, abbreviation, abridgment |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | otoshimono | lost property |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく | kyōshuku | shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble |
| 儲ける | もうける | mōkeru | to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child |
| くっつける | — | kuttsukeru | to attach |
| 引受る | ひきうける | hikiukeru | to undertake, to take up, to take over |
| モーター | — | mōtā | motor |
| 照らす | てらす | terasu | to shine on, to illuminate |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | yūyū | quiet, calm, leisurely |
| 自習 | じしゅう | jishū | self-study |
| 刻む | きざむ | kizamu | to mince, to carve, to engrave |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | shizenkagaku | natural science |
| 点数 | てんすう | tensū | marks, points, score, runs |
| 素質 | そしつ | soshitsu | character, qualities, genius |
| 女房 | にょうぼう | nyōbō | wife |
| 死体 | したい | shitai | corpse |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび | teikyūbi | regular holiday |
| 感ずる | かんずる | kanzuru | to feel, to sense |
| 射す | さす | sasu | to shine, to strike |
| 逆さ | さかさ | sakasa | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 実習 | じっしゅう | jisshū | practice, training |
| 稽古 | けいこ | keiko | practice, training, study |
| ナンバー | — | nanbā | number |
| さわやか | — | sawayaka | fresh, refreshing, invigorating |
| 国王 | こくおう | kokuō | king |
| ごちそうさま | — | gochisōsama | feast |
| 改正 | かいせい | kaisei | revision, amendment, alteration |
| 大分 | だいぶん | daibun | considerably, greatly, a lot |
| 滝 | たき | taki | waterfall |
| 箒 | ほうき | hōki | (n) broom |
| 指定 | してい | shitei | designation, specification, assignment, pointing at |
| 判子 | はんこ | hanko | seal (used for signature) |
| 占う | うらなう | uranau | to forecast, to predict |
| 溶かす | とかす | tokasu | to melt, to dissolve |
| 又は | または | mataha | or, otherwise |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | boshū | recruiting, taking applications |
| 渇く | かわく | kawaku | to be thirsty |
| 構造 | こうぞう | kōzō | structure, construction |
| 煙い | けむい | kemui | smoky |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | yunomi | teacup |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | bonchi | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| ひとりでに | — | hitorideni | by itself, automatically, naturally |
| 器械 | きかい | kikai | instrument |
| 採点 | さいてん | saiten | marking, grading, looking over |
| 一昨年 | いっさくねん | issakunen | year before last |
| 焦点 | しょうてん | shōten | focus, point |
| 探る | さぐる | saguru | to search, to look for, to sound out |
| 転がる | ころがる | korogaru | to roll, to tumble |
| 楽器 | がっき | gakki | musical instrument |
| 祭る | まつる | matsuru | to deify, to enshrine |
| 争う | あらそう | arasō | to dispute, to argue, to be at variance, to compete |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし | daimeishi | pronoun |
| 傾く | かたむく | katamuku | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch |
| 茂る | しげる | shigeru | to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious |
| 裁縫 | さいほう | saihō | sewing |
| 濡らす | ぬらす | nurasu | to wet, to soak, to dip |
| 定価 | ていか | teika | established price |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる | toriireru | to harvest, to take in, to adopt |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく | bokuchiku | stock-farming |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | zōdai | enlargement |
| 杉 | すぎ | sugi | Japanese cedar |
| 短所 | たんしょ | tansho | (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | zenshū | complete works |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ | binzume | bottling, bottled |
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく | rōsoku | candle |
| 清掃 | せいそう | seisō | cleaning |
| 生年月日 | せいねんがっぴ | seinengappi | birth date |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana | katakana |
| マラソン | — | marason | marathon |
| 西暦 | せいれき | seireki | Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.) |
| 挟まる | はさまる | hasamaru | to get between, to be caught in |
| 承る | うけたまわる | uketamawaru | (hum) to hear, to be told, to know |
| 休養 | きゅうよう | kyūyō | rest, break, recreation |
| 内科 | ないか | naika | internist clinic, internal medicine |
| 煮る | にる | niru | to boil, to cook |
| 便所 | べんじょ | benjo | toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station |
| 断水 | だんすい | dansui | water outage |
| 限度 | げんど | gendo | limit, bounds |