JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

Start learning for free
WordMeaning
散らかすちらかすto scatter around, to leave untidy
朗らかほがらかcheerful, bright, merry; clear, fine (sky, day)
物差しものさしruler, measure
じゅうたんじゅうたんcarpet
凍えるこごえるto freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen
針路しんろcourse, direction
捕るとるto take, to catch (fish)
日の入りひのいりsunset
論ずるろんずるto argue, to discuss
オートメーションオートメーションautomation
ちぎるちぎるto tear into pieces, to tear off
のこぎりのこぎりsaw
雨戸あまどsliding storm door
図表ずひょうchart, diagram, graph
回り道まわりみちdetour
厚かましいあつかましいimpudent, shameless
インキインキink
耕すたがやすto till, to plow, to cultivate
俄にわかsudden, abrupt, unexpected
彫るほるto carve, to chisel
和英わえいJapanese-English
引き受けるひきうけるto undertake, to take up, to take over
慌ただしいあわただしいbusy, hurried
砕けるくだけるto break, to be broken
速力そくりょくspeed
つまずくつまずくto stumble, to trip
副詞ふくしadverb
売り切れるうりきれるto be sold out
騒々しいそうぞうしいnoisy, boisterous
出迎えるでむかえるto meet, to greet
呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
小数しょうすうfraction (part of), decimal
清書せいしょclean copy
長短ちょうたんlength; long and short; merits and demerits
写生しゃせいsketching, drawing from nature
鉄橋てっきょうiron bridge
捕えるとらえるto seize, to capture, to arrest
御中おんちゅうMessrs.
焦げるこげるto burn, to be burned
釣り合うつりあうto balance, to be in harmony, to suit
点々てんてんhere and there, little by little
塩辛いしおからいsalty (i-adj)
述語じゅつごpredicate
便箋びんせんwriting paper, stationery
休講きゅうこうlecture canceled
焦がすこがすto burn, to scorch
挟まるはさまるto get between, to be caught in
詫びるわびるto apologize
生け花いけばなflower arrangement
清いきよいclear, pure, noble
差し引きさしひきdeduction, balance
驚かすおどろかすto surprise, to frighten
規準きじゅんnorm, criterion (a rule or moral standard to follow)
床の間とこのまalcove
憎らしいにくらしいodious, hateful
寝間着ねまきsleep-wear, pajamas
隔てるへだてるto separate, to partition
追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip
客間きゃくまparlor, guest room
のろのろのろのろslowly, sluggishly
引っ込むひっこむto draw back, to sink, to cave in
頷くうなずくto nod
退けるどけるto dislodge, to put something out of the way
しゃっくりしゃっくりhiccough, hiccup
ぴかぴかぴかぴかglitter, sparkle
朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping, late riser
下線かせんunderline, underscore
しゃがむしゃがむto squat
狡いずるいsly, cunning
匂うにおうto be fragrant, to smell
濁るにごるto become muddy, to get cloudy
睨むにらむto glare at, to stare; to keep an eye on
牧畜ぼくちくstock-farming
軟らかいやわらかいsoft, tender, limp
漢和かんわChinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)
逸れるそれるto stray (turn) from subject, to go astray
引き止めるひきとめるto keep back, to prevent, to hold back
薄めるうすめるto dilute, to water down
貸家かしやhouse for rent
裏返すうらがえすto turn inside out, to turn (something) over
洋品店ようひんてんclothes store
余所よそanother place, somewhere else; other people's
手拭いてぬぐい(hand) towel
ひとりでにひとりでにby itself, automatically, naturally
膨らますふくらますto swell, to expand, to inflate
やむを得ないやむをえないcannot be helped, unavoidable
飢えるうえるto starve
瓶詰びんづめbottling, bottled
近付けるちかづけるto bring near, to put close, to let come near
捩るねじるto twist
捻るひねるto twist, to turn
祭るまつるto deify, to enshrine
耕地こうちarable land
茂るしげるto grow thick
だいいちだいいちfirst, foremost, #1
飽くまであくまでto the end, to the last, stubbornly
思いっ切りおもいっきりvery, much, fully
錆びるさびるto rust, to become rusty
船便ふなびんsurface mail (ship)
見舞うみまうto ask after (health), to visit

Learn them with Nihondex

Spaced repetition, mnemonics and quizzes, from N5 to N1. Free to start.

Start learning for free