JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

All 1739 N2 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

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WordMeaning
貸し出しかしだしlending, loaning
逆ささかさreverse, upside down
縞しまstripe
造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
直通ちょくつうdirect connection
照らすてらすto shine on, to illuminate
筆記ひっきnote taking, writing
分量ぶんりょうamount, quantity
包帯ほうたいbandage
緩いゆるいloose, lenient, slow
ローマ字ローマじromanization, Roman letters (alphabet)
和服わふくJapanese clothes
重たいおもたいheavy, massive, serious
災難さいなんcalamity, misfortune
スリッパスリッパslippers
着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily
電柱でんちゅうtelephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole
飛び込むとびこむto jump in, to leap in, to plunge into
文房具ぶんぼうぐstationery
街角まちかどstreet corner
ミシンミシンsewing machine
生き生きいきいきvividly, lively
ウーマンウーマンwoman
座敷ざしきtatami room
絞るしぼるto press, to wring, to squeeze
図形ずけいfigure
たちまちたちまちinstantly, suddenly, all at once
頼もしいたのもしいreliable, promising
日課にっかdaily work, daily routine
麓ふもとthe foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain)
噴水ふんすいwater fountain
やかんやかんkettle
曖昧あいまいvague, ambiguous
荒れるあれるto be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined
イコールイコールequal
妨げるさまたげるto disturb, to prevent
溶かすとかすto melt, to dissolve
早口はやくちfast-talking
坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest, monk
加速度かそくどacceleration
小指こゆびlittle finger
蛇口じゃぐちfaucet, tap
重役じゅうやくdirector, high executive
所々ところどころhere and there, some parts (of something)
父母ふぼfather and mother, parents
方角ほうがくdirection, way
看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)
縛るしばるto tie, to bind
先々月せんせんげつmonth before last
物騒ぶっそうdangerous, disturbed, insecure
夕刊ゆうかんevening paper
消防署しょうぼうしょfire station
増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation
日陰ひかげshade
儲けるもうけるto earn, to have (bear, beget) a child
モノレールモノレールmonorail
先々週せんせんしゅう2 weeks before
裁縫さいほうsewing
熟語じゅくごidiom, kanji compound
寝台しんだいbed
水筒すいとうcanteen, flask, water bottle
正門せいもんmain gate, main entrance
チョークチョークchalk
通帳つうちょうbankbook
潰れるつぶれるto be smashed, to go bankrupt
ブローチブローチbrooch
受取うけとりreceipt
社説しゃせつeditorial
定休日ていきゅうびregular holiday
鉄砲てっぽうgun
当番とうばんbeing on duty
憎むにくむto hate, to detest
梯子はしごladder, stairs
斜はすdiagonal
みっともないみっともないshameful, indecent
幼稚ようちinfancy, childish, infantile
危ういあやういdangerous, critical
おめでたいおめでたいhappy, joyous, worthy of congratulation
膨らむふくらむto expand, to swell (out), to become inflated
閉会へいかいclosure
快晴かいせいgood weather
雑音ざつおんnoise (jarring, grating)
羊毛ようもうwool
改めるあらためるto change, to reform, to revise
着替えるきがえるto change (one's) clothes
剃るそるto shave
大木たいぼくlarge tree
灯油とうゆlamp oil, kerosene
坊やぼうやboy
官庁かんちょうgovernment office, authorities
刻むきざむto mince, to carve, to engrave
差し支えさしつかえhindrance, impediment
末っ子すえっこyoungest child
正方形せいほうけいsquare
長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle, oblong
ブラウスブラウスblouse
輸血ゆけつblood transfusion
百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia
植木うえきgarden shrubs, trees, potted plant
格別かくべつexceptional

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