JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 四つ角 | よつかど | yotsukado | four corners, crossroads |
| 櫛 | くし | kushi | comb |
| スカーフ | — | sukāfu | scarf |
| サンプル | — | sanpuru | sample |
| 攻める | せめる | semeru | to attack, to assault |
| シーズン | — | shīzun | season (sporting) |
| 脱線 | だっせん | dassen | derailment, digression |
| カーブ | — | kābu | (1) curve, (2) curve ball (baseball) |
| 迷信 | めいしん | meishin | superstition |
| やっぱり | — | yappari | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |
| 匂う | におう | niō | to be fragrant, to smell, to stink |
| 一定 | いってい | ittei | fixed, settled, definite |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす | hikkurikaesu | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset, to turn inside out |
| 広める | ひろめる | hiromeru | to broaden, to propagate |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | kanchigai | misunderstanding, wrong guess |
| すっきり | — | sukkiri | shapely, clear, neat |
| 区切る | くぎる | kugiru | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off, to stop, to put an end to |
| 取り消す | とりけす | torikesu | to cancel |
| コース | — | kōsu | course |
| あかんぼう | — | akanbō | baby |
| 割引 | わりびき | waribiki | discount, reduction, rebate |
| 交じる | まじる | majiru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| 戸棚 | とだな | todana | cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe |
| いってらっしゃい | — | itterasshai | have a good day; take care (said to someone leaving) |
| 灰色 | はいいろ | haiiro | grey, gray, ashen |
| 物置 | ものおき | monōki | storage room |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | jūryō | (1) weight, (2) heavyweight boxer |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | tōyu | lamp oil, kerosene |
| 錆びる | さびる | sabiru | to rust, to become rusty |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | zenpan | (the) whole, universal, wholly, general |
| 水筒 | すいとう | suitō | canteen, flask, water bottle |
| おさきに | — | osakini | before, ahead, previously |
| 人造 | じんぞう | jinzō | man-made, synthetic, artificial |
| 裂く | さく | saku | to tear, to split |
| 目次 | もくじ | mokuji | table of contents |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | shōmō | exhaustion, consumption |
| しびれる | — | shibireru | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん | jōjun | first 10 days of month |
| 一斉 | いっせい | issei | simultaneous, all at once |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう | chozō | storage, preservation |
| 重ねる | かさねる | kasaneru | to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat |
| 解放 | かいほう | kaihō | release, liberation, emancipation |
| 静まる | しずまる | shizumaru | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside |
| 観測 | かんそく | kansoku | observation |
| 述語 | じゅつご | jutsugo | predicate |
| 出合い | であい | deai | an encounter |
| 列島 | れっとう | rettō | chain of islands |
| 血圧 | けつあつ | ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる | chijireru | to be wavy, to be curled |
| ダイヤル | — | daiyaru | dial |
| 役所 | やくしょ | yakusho | government office, public office |
| 対策 | たいさく | taisaku | counter-plan, counter-measure |
| 就任 | しゅうにん | shūnin | inauguration, assumption of office |
| 石鹸 | せっけん | sekken | soap |
| ほどく | — | hodoku | to unfasten |
| 因る | よる | yoru | to come from |
| 汁 | しる | shiru | juice, sap, soup, broth |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | chokusen | straight line |
| 超す | こす | kosu | to cross, to pass, to tide over |
| どきどき | — | dokidoki | throb, beat (fast) |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう | ranbō | rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless |
| 退院 | たいいん | taiin | leaving hospital |
| 不規則 | ふきそく | fukisoku | irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | hōtai | bandage, dressing |
| 預かる | あずかる | azukaru | to keep in custody, to receive on deposit, to take charge of |
| しぼむ | — | shibomu | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt |
| 車輪 | しゃりん | sharin | (car) wheel |
| 用途 | ようと | yōto | use, usefulness |
| 唇 | くちびる | kuchibiru | lips |
| 散らかる | ちらかる | chirakaru | to be in disorder, to lie scattered around |
| 書取 | かきとり | kakitori | dictation |
| 人文科学 | じんぶんかがく | jinbunkagaku | social sciences, humanities |
| 漸く | ようやく | yōyaku | gradually, finally, hardly |
| どっと | — | dotto | suddenly |
| ジャーナリスト | — | jānarisuto | journalist |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう | jōkyū | advanced level, high grade, senior |
| 上る | のぼる | noboru | to ascend, to go up, to climb |
| 煙突 | えんとつ | entotsu | chimney |
| 附属 | ふぞく | fuzoku | attached, belonging, affiliated |
| そのころ | — | sonokoro | at that time; in those days |
| 取り出す | とりだす | toridasu | to take out, to produce, to pick out |
| 破れる | やぶれる | yabureru | to get torn, to wear out |
| 名作 | めいさく | meisaku | masterpiece |
| 栓 | せん | sen | stopper, cork, stopcock |
| 削る | けずる | kezuru | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | zuihitsu | essays, miscellaneous writings |
| かじる | — | kajiru | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | demukae | meeting, reception |
| ギャング | — | gyangu | gang |
| 警備 | けいび | keibi | defense, guard, policing, security |
| 遭う | あう | au | to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance) |
| 清書 | せいしょ | seisho | clean copy |
| 銘々 | めいめい | meimei | each, individual |
| 年度 | ねんど | nendo | year, fiscal year, school year, term |
| 余る | あまる | amaru | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | chokkaku | right angle |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき | suijōki | water vapour, steam |
| 投書 | とうしょ | tōsho | letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution |
| 診断 | しんだん | shindan | diagnosis |
| 下旬 | げじゅん | gejun | month (last third of) |