JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
～きる～きるto do completely, to finish ~ing
～切れ～きれout of ~
～口～くちentrance / exit / opening of something (e.g. 出口[でぐち] = exit, 入口[いりぐち] = entrance)
～家～け~'s family, the house of ~
～形～けい“-type / form / shape” in compounds (e.g. 三角形[さんかくけい] = triangle)
～系～けい~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group
～圏～けんbloc, sphere, area
～港～こう~ port in place names / compounds
～号～ごうcounter for magazine; the name of ship
～国～こくnation of ~
～山～さんsuffix for mountain names (e.g. 富士山[ふじさん] = Mt. Fuji)
～産～さんmade in ~ / produced in ~ (neutral; e.g. 日本産[にほんさん] = made in Japan)
～史～しhistory of ~
～紙～しnewspaper, type of paper
～寺～じsuffix for the name of temple
～時間目～じかんめ~th hour, ~th period
～室～しつroom (counter/suffix; e.g. 教室[きょうしつ] = classroom)
～日～じつformal “day” in compounds
～車～しゃ~ car, vehicle (e.g train 電車 = でんしゃ)
～者～しゃperson who does ~ / specialist / doer (e.g. 医者[いしゃ] = doctor / physician)
～社～しゃcounter for company
～手～しゅperson who does ~ / specialist (used in compounds; e.g. 選手[せんしゅ] = athlete/player)
～酒～しゅkind of alcohol (neutral)
～集～しゅうcollection of ~
～所～しょplace / institution (used in compounds; e.g. 住所[じゅうしょ] = address)
～所～じょplace / spot (used in some compounds; e.g. 事務所[じむしょ] = office)
～女～じょsuffix meaning “female / woman-related (formal compounds)” (e.g. 長女[ちょうじょ] = eldest daughter)
～省～しょうkind of ministry
～商～しょうmerchant, business
～勝～しょうcount for victory
～条～じょうcounter for article
～場～じょうplace / field / area for something
～畳～じょうcount for tatami, mat
～色～しょくkind of color
～過ぎる～すぎるtoo much / excessive ~ (suffix; e.g. 食べ[たべ]過ぎる[すぎる] = eat too much)
～済～ずみfinished
～船～せんcounter for ships
～戦～せんcounter for games, matches
～前～ぜんbefore ~ / previous (used in compounds; e.g. 午前[ごぜん] = morning / before noon)
～沿い～そいalong
～艘～そうcounter for ships
～足～そくcounter for shoes
～団～だんgroup, corps, party
～着～ちゃくcounter for clothes; finishing place
～庁～ちょうoffice, agency
～兆～ちょうtrillion
～長～ちょうleader, head
～帳～ちょう~ book, notebook
～丁目～ちょうめ~ district (of a town; city, block)
～通～つうcounter for letters
～遣い～づかいuse of ~
～付～つきwith ~
～辛い～づらいhard to do ~
～滴～てきdrop
～頭～とうcounter for animals
～等～とうlevel, place
～島～とう~ island (in names and compounds; e.g. 半島[はんとう] = peninsula)
～道～どうway / path / field of study in compounds (e.g. 柔道[じゅうどう] = judo, 書道[しょどう] = calligraphy)
～通り～とおりin accordance with ~; following ~
～内～ないinside / within ~ (used in compounds; e.g. 国内[こくない] = inside the country)
～年生～ねんせいcounter for school year
～泊～はくcounter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)
～発～はつcounter for bullets
～番目～ばんめ~th
～費～ひcost of ~
～病～びょうkind of disease
～部～ぶ~ part
～風～ふうstyle / manner / way of looking or doing something (e.g. 和風[わふう] = Japanese style)
～振り～ぶりafter an interval of ~
～遍～へんtime
～弁～べんspeech, dialect
～歩～ほstep, pace
～ぽい～ぽい~ish
～ほう～ほう(in comparison)
～みたい～みたいlooks like ~
～向け～むけfor ~
～名～めいcounter for people (formal; e.g. 三名[さんめい] = 3 people)
～もち～もちperson who has ~
～問～もんcounter for questions
～夜～やcounter for nights
～等～らplural persons
～流～りゅうfashion, manner, way
～料～りょうfare, charge
～領～りょうterritory
～力～りょくpower / ability / strength in compounds (e.g. 学力[がくりょく] = academic ability)
～論～ろんtheory
～羽～わcounter for rabbits; birds
明くる～あくる～next, following
言い付けるいいつけるto tell, to order
幾～いく～several ~
御～おん～honorific prefix (formal; e.g. 御礼[おんれい] = thanks, 御中[おんちゅう])
外～がい～foreign / outside / external ~ (prefix in compounds; e.g. 外国[がいこく] = foreign country)
書取かきとりdictation
各～かく～every ~, each ~
共産～きょうさん～communist ~
現～げん～present, incumbent
小～こ～small / little ~” (native prefix in words)
高～こう～high (level) ~
言付けることづけるto leave a message
今～こん～this, current

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