JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
慶ぶよろこぶto be delighted, to be glad
順々じゅんじゅんin order, in turn
話し掛けるはなしかけるto accost a person, to talk (to someone)
仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, syllabary spelling
しぼむしぼむto wither, to shrivel
ずらりずらりin a line, in a row
突き当たるつきあたるto run into, to collide with
応ずるおうずるto respond, to comply with
感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense
倣うならうto imitate, to follow, to emulate
張り切るはりきるto be in high spirits, to be full of vigor
威張るいばるto be proud, to swagger
そそっかしいそそっかしいcareless, thoughtless
算盤そろばんabacus
突き当たりつきあたりend (e.g., of street)
腰掛けるこしかけるto sit (down)
静まるしずまるto quieten down, to calm down
ぴたりぴたりexactly; close-fitting
店屋みせやstore, shop
破くやぶくto tear
心得るこころえるto understand, to have thorough knowledge
紙屑かみくずwastepaper
締め切るしめきるto close (off), to shut up
くるむくるむto wrap up, to wrap in
塞がるふさがるto be plugged up, to be shut up
払い戻すはらいもどすto repay, to pay back
待ち合わせるまちあわせるto rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time
瀬戸物せとものearthenware, crockery, china
乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)
まごまごまごまごconfused, be at a loss
粗筋あらすじoutline, synopsis
照るてるto shine
散らかるちらかるto be in disorder
放るほうるto throw, to toss; to leave alone, to neglect
かびかびmold, mildew
銘々めいめいeach, individual
更けるふけるto get late, to wear on
見慣れるみなれるto become used to seeing, to be familiar with
尖るとがるto taper to a point, to become sharp
小母さんおばさんlady, woman, ma'am
ごめんくださいごめんくださいMay I come in, Is anyone here
人差指ひとさしゆびindex finger
承るうけたまわる(humble) to hear, to be told, to know
はきはきはきはきclearly
見詰めるみつめるto stare at, to gaze at
寒帯かんたいfrigid zone
馬鹿らしいばからしいabsurd
そうっとそうっとsoftly, cautiously, gently
四つ角よつかどfour corners, crossroads
吊すつるすto hang
浮ぶうかぶto float, to rise to surface, to come to mind
大凡おおよそabout, approximately
あぶるあぶるto scorch, to roast
形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun, quasi-adjective
目覚しめざましalarm-clock
御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while
ダイヤグラムダイヤグラムdiagram
涼むすずむto cool oneself, to cool off
扇ぐあおぐto fan, to flap
煙いけむいsmoky
引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるto be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed
こしらえるこしらえるto make, to manufacture
レクリェーションレクリェーションrecreation
ウエートレスウエートレスwaitress
大雑把おおざっぱrough (not precise), broad, sketchy
炒るいるto parch, to roast
片寄るかたよるto be one-sided, to incline, to be partial
明明後日しあさってtwo days after tomorrow
くたびれるくたびれるto get tired, to wear out
逆様さかさまreverse, upside down
存ずるぞんずる(humble) to know
ぶら下げるぶらさげるto hang, to suspend, to swing
タイアタイアtire, tyre
払い込むはらいこむto deposit, to pay in
割算わりざんdivision (math)
(かさを~) さす(かさを~) さすto open; hold (an umbrella)
~位~い“-th place / rank” (used in competition or ranking; e.g. 一位[いちい] = 1st place)
~いち~いちNo. 1 ~ (in)
~園~えん~ garden (especially man made)
~おしまい~おしまいend up ~
~日~かcounter for days / dates
~下~かunder ~ (in formal compounds)
~化~か-ization, making into ~ (e.g. 自動化 = automation)
~科~かfamily, group, course
~歌~かsong of ~
~画~がpicture / drawing / film (used in compounds; e.g. 映画[えいが] = movie, 画像[がぞう] = image)
~外~がいoutside of ~ / beyond ~ (used in compounds; e.g. 圏外[けんがい] = out of range)
~難い~がたいhard (difficult) to do ~
~刊~かん~ issued (magazine, newspaper)
~間~かんduration / interval (used in compounds; e.g. 1時間[じかん] = 1 hour)
~巻~かんvolume
~館~かん~ hall, ~ building
~感~かんfeeling, sense, impression
~期~き~age, ~period
~器~きdevice, equipment
~機~きmachine
~気味~ぎみslightly ~
~教~きょうreligion
~行~ぎょうline, row
~業~ぎょうtype of business

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