JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
転がるころがるto roll, to tumble
等分とうぶんdivision into equal parts
能率のうりつefficiency
要旨ようしgist, essentials, summary
障子しょうじpaper sliding door
整数せいすうinteger
吊るつるto hang
取り消すとりけすto cancel
針金はりがねwire
夕立ゆうだち(sudden) evening shower (rain)
再三さいさんagain and again, repeatedly
敷くしくto spread out, to lay out
私鉄してつprivate railway
淡水たんすいfresh water
茶色いちゃいろいbrown (i-adj)
慰めるなぐさめるto comfort, to console
ビルディングビルディングbuilding
伯母おば(humble) aunt (older than one's parent)
垣根かきねhedge
からかうからかうto ridicule, to make fun of
謙遜けんそんhumble, humility, modesty
献立こんだてmenu
凸凹でこぼこunevenness, roughness, ruggedness
分数ぶんすうfraction (in math)
容積ようせきcapacity, volume
よこすよこすto send, to forward; to hand over (e.g., money)
領事りょうじconsul
下書きしたがきrough copy, draft
ぼろぼろrag, tattered clothes
見下ろすみおろすto overlook, to look down on something
傾くかたむくto incline toward, to slant, to lurch
ためらうためらうto be hesitant
縫うぬうto sew
風呂敷ふろしきwrapping cloth, cloth wrapper
干すほすto air, to dry, to drink up
落第らくだいfailing (an exam), having to repeat a year
水滴すいてきdrop of water
盛るもるto serve (food); to fill up; to prescribe
略すりゃくすto abbreviate
括弧かっこparenthesis, brackets
堪えるこらえるto bear, to endure, to put up with
謎謎なぞなぞriddle
糊のりglue, paste, starch
英和えいわEnglish-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)
偶数ぐうすうeven number
薬指くすりゆびring finger
匙さじspoon
直角ちょっかくright angle
甚だしいはなはだしいextreme, excessive, terrible
引力いんりょくgravity
却ってかえってon the contrary, rather
めっきりめっきりremarkably
養分ようぶんnourishment, nutrient
飢饉ききんfamine
生ずるしょうずるto cause, to arise, to be generated
食塩しょくえんtable salt
通ずるつうずるto lead, to run, to open
何分なにぶんby all means, please
にこにこにこにこsmile sweetly, smiley
一休みひとやすみa rest
経度けいどlongitude
索引さくいんindex, indices
編むあむto knit
元日がんじつNew Year's Day
湯気ゆげsteam
粗いあらいcoarse, rough
お参りおまいりworship, shrine visit
櫛くしcomb
塩辛しおからsalted fish entrails (shiokara)
損得そんとくloss and gain, advantage and disadvantage
あくびあくびyawn
勇ましいいさましいbrave, valiant
浮かべるうかべるto float; to express
薄暗いうすぐらいdim, gloomy
怠るおこたるto neglect, to fail
縮むちぢむto shrink, to be contracted
縮めるちぢめるto shorten, to reduce, to shrink
ぶつぶつぶつぶつgrumbling, complaining in a small voice
毛糸けいとknitting wool
習字しゅうじpenmanship
呑気のんきcarefree, optimistic, careless
思い込むおもいこむto be under impression that, to be convinced that
砕くくだくto break, to smash
腰掛けこしかけseat, bench
助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor
大層たいそうvery much, greatly
振舞うふるまうto behave, to conduct
襖ふすまsliding screen
漸くようやくat last, finally; barely
剃刀かみそりrazor
ぎっしりぎっしりtightly, fully
始終しじゅうcontinuously, always, constantly
這うはうto creep, to crawl
エチケットエチケットetiquette
しゃぶるしゃぶるto suck, to chew
スチュワーデススチュワーデスstewardess
ずらすずらすto shift, to move slightly; to stagger (a schedule)
速達そくたつexpress, special delivery
内線ないせんphone extension
撫でるなでるto brush gently, to stroke

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