JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| オーバーコート | — | ōbākōto | overcoat |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | chikayoru | to approach, to draw near |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | jokyōju | assistant professor |
| 襖 | ふすま | fusuma | sliding screen |
| 膨らます | ふくらます | fukuramasu | to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge |
| 水産 | すいさん | suisan | marine products, fisheries |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | tsūchō | passbook |
| 停電 | ていでん | teiden | failure of electricity |
| 平日 | へいじつ | heijitsu | weekday, ordinary days |
| マンション | — | manshon | large apartment, apartment house |
| 何分 | なにぶん | nanibun | what minute?, how many minutes? |
| 早口 | はやくち | hayakuchi | fast-talking |
| フリー | — | furī | free |
| 点々 | てんてん | tenten | here and there, little by little |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | chokuryū | direct current |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ | tsukkomu | to plunge into, to go into deeply |
| 見学 | けんがく | kengaku | inspection, study by observation, field trip |
| 量る | はかる | hakaru | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| のこぎり | — | nokogiri | saw |
| 大凡 | おおよそ | ōyoso | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 煉瓦 | れんが | renga | brick |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん | bōhan | prevention of crime |
| 回答 | かいとう | kaitō | reply, answer |
| 過剰 | かじょう | kajō | excess, over- |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう | jumyō | life span |
| 不運 | ふうん | fūn | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate |
| 埋める | うめる | umeru | to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) |
| 足袋 | たび | tabi | tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ | shōbōsho | fire station |
| 後輩 | こうはい | kōhai | junior (at work or school) |
| 材木 | ざいもく | zaimoku | lumber, timber |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | kenson | humble, humility, modesty |
| 真空 | しんくう | shinkū | vacuum, hollow, empty |
| しょうがない | — | shōganai | it can't be helped; inevitable |
| 超える | こえる | koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 間隔 | かんかく | kankaku | space, interval, SPC |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | koshikakeru | to sit (down) |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | ichiryū | first class, top grade, foremost, top-notch |
| 見本 | みほん | mihon | sample |
| 好き好き | すきずき | sukizuki | matter of taste |
| おじゃまします | — | ojamashimasu | Excuse me for disturbing you |
| 不潔 | ふけつ | fuketsu | unclean, dirty, filthy, impure |
| 紅葉 | こうよう | kōyō | (1) (Japanese) maple |
| 区域 | くいき | kuiki | limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumō | sumo wrestling |
| あわただしい | — | awatadashii | busy, hurried, confused, flurried |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | botchan | son (of others) |
| さっさと | — | sassato | quickly |
| 通貨 | つうか | tsūka | currency |
| ピンク | — | pinku | pink |
| レジャー | — | rejā | leisure |
| 溜める | ためる | tameru | to amass, to accumulate |
| 方針 | ほうしん | hōshin | objective, plan, policy |
| モダン | — | modan | modern |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう | junjō | pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion |
| リポート | — | ripōto | report, paper |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ | tokushu | special, unique |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | otetsudaisan | maid |
| 追い越す | おいこす | oikosu | to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip |
| 枚数 | まいすう | maisū | the number of flat things |
| うんと | — | unto | a great deal, very much |
| せっせと | — | sesseto | diligently; busily |
| 皮肉 | ひにく | hiniku | cynicism, sarcasm |
| 積む | つむ | tsumu | to pile up, to stack |
| 名刺 | めいし | meishi | business card |
| そうっと | — | sōtto | softly; gently; quietly |
| 屑 | くず | kuzu | waste, scrap |
| 自衛 | じえい | jiei | self-defense |
| サークル | — | sākuru | circle, sports club (i.e. at a company) |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | bōsan | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | kanchō | government office, authorities |
| うっかり | — | ukkari | carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently |
| スチュワーデス | — | suchuwādesu | stewardess |
| 問答 | もんどう | mondō | questions and answers, dialogue |
| 一応 | いちおう | ichiō | once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being |
| 険しい | けわしい | kewashii | inaccessible place, sharp eyes |
| 申請 | しんせい | shinsei | application, request, petition |
| 家屋 | かおく | kaoku | house, building |
| すまない | — | sumanai | sorry (phrase) |
| 憧れる | あこがれる | akogareru | to long for, to yearn after, to admire |
| 揉む | もむ | momu | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle |
| こぼれる | — | koboreru | to overflow, to spill |
| 流行る | はやる | hayaru | to flourish, to thrive, to be popular, to come into fashion |
| 以後 | いご | igo | after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter |
| 配る | くばる | kubaru | to distribute, to deliver |
| 撒く | まく | maku | to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow |
| 浮かべる | うかべる | ukaberu | to float, to express, to look (sad, glad) |
| あげる (=やる) | — | ageru yaru | to do for |
| インキ | — | inki | ink |
| 編む | あむ | amu | to knit |
| 銅 | どう | dō | copper |
| 超過 | ちょうか | chōka | excess, being more than |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | chōsetsu | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 地帯 | ちたい | chitai | area, zone |
| 朗らか | ほがらか | hogaraka | brightness, cheerfulness, melodious |
| 有無 | うむ | umu | yes or no, existence, flag indicator (comp), presence or absence marker |
| ガム | — | gamu | chewing gum |
| プログラム | — | puroguramu | program |
| 但し | ただし | tadashi | but, however, provided that |
| おやつ | — | oyatsu | (1) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment |