JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| せめて | — | semete | offense, method of attack |
| イコール | — | ikōru | equal |
| 感想 | かんそう | kansō | impressions, thoughts |
| ベテラン | — | beteran | veteran |
| 気圧 | きあつ | kiatsu | atmospheric pressure |
| 更ける | ふける | fukeru | to get late, to advance, to wear on |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | zōkin | house-cloth, dust cloth |
| 欲張り | よくばり | yokubari | avarice, covetousness, greed |
| はきはき | — | hakihaki | lucidly |
| 相違 | そうい | sōi | difference, discrepancy, variation |
| 暖まる | あたたまる | atatamaru | to warm up, to get warm |
| あわてる | — | awateru | to become confused |
| 零点 | れいてん | reiten | zero, no marks |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ | uchiawase | business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment |
| 坊や | ぼうや | bōya | boy |
| 敷く | しく | shiku | to spread out, to lay out |
| ゴム | — | gomu | gum, rubber, eraser |
| うろうろ | — | urōro | loiteringly, aimless wandering |
| 斬る | きる | kiru | (v5r) to behead, to murder |
| 貝 | かい | kai | shell, shellfish |
| 釜 | かま | kama | iron pot, kettle |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | hitodōri | pedestrian traffic |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう | bussō | dangerous, disturbed, insecure |
| 便箋 | びんせん | binsen | writing paper, stationery |
| 通訳 | つうやく | tsūyaku | interpretation |
| トレーニング | — | torēningu | training |
| 接近 | せっきん | sekkin | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching |
| 口紅 | くちべに | kuchibeni | lipstick |
| コンクリート | — | konkurīto | concrete |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | shojun | first 10 days of the month |
| タイア | — | taia | tire, tyre |
| 艶 | つや | tsuya | gloss, glaze |
| あてはめる | — | atehameru | to apply, to adapt |
| 出来上がる | できあがる | dekiagaru | (1) to be finished, to be ready, by definition, (2) to be very drunk |
| カバー | — | kabā | cover (ex. book) |
| 餅 | もち | mochi | sticky rice cake |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん | shūzen | repair, mending |
| だいいち | （副） | () | first, foremost, # 1 |
| 要旨 | ようし | yōshi | gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals |
| 崩す | くずす | kuzusu | to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money) |
| 両側 | りょうがわ | ryōgawa | both sides |
| 洒落 | しゃれ | share | joke, pun, witticism |
| 司会 | しかい | shikai | chairmanship |
| 項目 | こうもく | kōmoku | item |
| 付合う | つきあう | tsukiau | to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | chōten | top, summit |
| 筆記 | ひっき | hikki | (taking) notes, copying |
| 火口 | かこう | kakō | a burner, origin of a fire |
| 庖丁 | ほうちょう | hōchō | kitchen knife, carving knife |
| 応ずる | おうずる | ōzuru | to answer, to respond, to meet, to satisfy, to accept |
| 狡い | ずるい | zurui | sly, cunning |
| 広々 | ひろびろ | hirobiro | extensive, spacious |
| 家主 | やぬし | yanushi | landlord |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | kōsha | school building |
| 挿す | さす | sasu | to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt |
| 下町 | したまち | shitamachi | Shitamachi, lower parts of town |
| 逸れる | それる | soreru | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ | chōsho | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
| おめでたい | — | omedetai | happy event, matter for congratulation, auspicious event, pregnancy |
| 明け方 | あけがた | akegata | dawn |
| × | ばつ | batsu | cross; X-mark; wrong |
| 片付く | かたづく | katazuku | to put in order, to dispose of, to solve |
| 広場 | ひろば | hiroba | plaza |
| 過失 | かしつ | kashitsu | error, blunder, accident |
| 写る | うつる | utsuru | to be photographed, to be projected |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ | haraikomu | to deposit, to pay in |
| 案外 | あんがい | angai | unexpectedly |
| 電波 | でんぱ | denpa | electro-magnetic wave |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ | bushu | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 民間 | みんかん | minkan | private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial |
| 毛皮 | けがわ | kegawa | fur, skin, pelt |
| 隔てる | へだてる | hedateru | to be shut out |
| 団地 | だんち | danchi | multi-unit apartments |
| お帰り | おかえり | okaeri | return, welcome |
| 蚊 | か | ka | mosquito |
| 受験 | じゅけん | juken | taking an examination |
| めでたい | — | medetai | happy, simple soul, propitious, joyous |
| おまちください | — | omachikudasai | Please wait a moment |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | sotchoku | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 大工 | だいく | daiku | carpenter |
| 関西 | かんさい | kansai | Kansai region |
| 残らず | のこらず | nokorazu | all, entirely, completely, without exception |
| おまちどおさま | — | omachidōsama | Sorry to have kept you waiting |
| 解答 | かいとう | kaitō | answer, solution |
| ストッキング | — | sutokkingu | stockings |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | shukkin | going to work, at work |
| 測量 | そくりょう | sokuryō | measurement, surveying |
| わりあいに | — | wariaini | comparatively |
| 下降 | かこう | kakō | downward, descent, fall, drop, subsidence |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | kiotsukeru | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care |
| 発売 | はつばい | hatsubai | sale |
| さきおととい | — | sakiototoi | two days before yesterday |
| バケツ | — | baketsu | bucket, pail |
| 縞 | しま | shima | stripe |
| 派手 | はで | hade | showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy |
| 区分 | くぶん | kubun | division, section, classification |
| 湿気 | しっけ | shikke | moisture, humidity, dampness |
| コック | — | kokku | (1) cook (nl:), (2) tap, spigot, faucet, cock |
| 慶び | よろこび | yorokobi | (n) (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations |
| 姓 | せい | sei | surname, family name |