JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
再~さい~re ~
最~さい~the most ~
一昨昨日さきおとといtwo days before yesterday, three days ago
しいんとしいんとするsilent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet
室~しつ~room / chamber ~ (prefix in compounds; e.g. 室内[しつない] = indoors)
重~じゅう~heavy ~
初~しょ~first ~
諸~しょ~various ~
女~じょ~Sino-Japanese prefix meaning “female / women-related” in compounds (e.g. 女性[じょせい] = woman)
省~しょう~economizing ~
しわしわwrinkles, creases
前~ぜん~pre- / former / previous ~ (prefix in compounds; e.g. 前回[ぜんかい] = last time)
総~そう~gross, general, entire
存じるぞんじる(humble) to know
第~だい~~th
短~たん~short ~
縮れるちぢれるto be wavy, to be curled
長~ちょう~long / chief / leader ~ (prefix in compounds; e.g. 長期[ちょうき] = long term)
低~てい~low ~
同~どう~same ~
通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by
長~なが~long ~
反~はん~anti ~, counter ~
非~ひ~anti~, counter~, an~, non~
引っ繰り返すひっくりかえすto turn over, to overturn, to knock over
一~ひと~one ~ (e.g. 一つ[ひとつ]one thing, 一人[ひとり] one person)
副~ふく~vice ~
古~ふる~old ~
防~ぼう~~ prevention
ほんの~ほんの~mere, just
毎~まい~every ~ (prefix; e.g. 毎日[まいにち] = every day)
未~み~not yet ~
民主~みんしゅ~democratic
名~めい~famous / distinguished ~ (prefix; e.g. 名作[めいさく] = masterpiece)
翌~よく~next ~
両~りょう~both ~
和~わ~Japanese style
我~わが~our ~
空~くう~”empty / void” in compounds (e.g. 空間[くうかん] = space)

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