JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
くだらないくだらないgood-for-nothing, stupid, worthless
肯定こうていpositive, affirmation
焦点しょうてんfocus, point
スピーカースピーカーspeaker
ネックレスネックレスnecklace
巡るめぐるto go around
気圧きあつatmospheric pressure
空中くうちゅうsky, air
原料げんりょうraw materials
先祖せんぞancestor
手帳てちょうnotebook
都心としんheart (of city)
昼寝ひるねnap (at home), siesta
役目やくめduty, business
思いっきりおもいっきりto the best of one's ability
稽古けいこpractice, training, study
三角さんかくtriangle, triangular
水平すいへいlevel, horizontal
すっきりすっきりshapely, clear, neat
増大ぞうだいincrease, growth
潰すつぶすto smash, to waste
出入りでいりin and out, coming and going
評論ひょうろんcriticism, critique
名物めいぶつfamous product, special product, speciality
宴会えんかいparty, banquet
おかずおかずside dish, accompaniment for rice dishes
香水こうすいperfume
コンクリートコンクリートconcrete
混合こんごうmixing, mixture
妥当だとうproper, appropriate
直線ちょくせんstraight line
方言ほうげんdialect
膨大ぼうだいenormous, extensive
群れむれcrowd, flock, herd
王女おうじょprincess
下旬げじゅんlast ten days of a month
心当たりこころあたりhaving some knowledge of, happening to know
小遣いこづかいpocket money, allowance
実物じつぶつan actual thing
体系たいけいsystem, organization
防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime
モーターモーターmotor
水平線すいへいせんhorizon
育児いくじchildcare, nursing
会館かいかんmeeting hall, assembly hall
スライドスライドslide
清掃せいそうcleaning
手首てくびwrist
判事はんじjudge, justice
噴火ふんかeruption
牧場ぼくじょうfarm (livestock); pasture land
英文えいぶんsentence in English
間接かんせつindirect, indirectness
器具きぐinstrument
彫刻ちょうこくcarving, engraving, sculpture
テンポテンポtempo
吐き気はきけnausea, sickness in the stomach
もたれるもたれるto lean against, to lean on
苦情くじょうcomplaint, grievance, grumble
寺院じいんtemple
消耗しょうもうexhaustion, consumption
続々ぞくぞくsuccessively, one after another
但しただしbut, however, provided that
灰色はいいろgrey, ashen
親指おやゆびthumb
海洋かいようocean
乾杯かんぱいCheers! (a toast)
中旬ちゅうじゅんsecond third of a month
番地ばんちhouse number, address
ベテランベテランveteran
ランニングランニングrunning; tank top
学術がくじゅつscience, learning, scholarship
課税かぜいtaxation
冠かんむりcrown, wreath
記号きごうsymbol, code
産地さんちproducing area
線路せんろline, track, roadbed
包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife, carving knife
毎度まいどeach time, common service-sector greeting
役所やくしょgovernment office, public office
郵送ゆうそうmailing
ロビーロビーlobby
構いませんかまいませんit's all right; one doesn’t mind
加熱かねつheating
観念かんねんidea, notion; sense
限度げんどlimit, bounds
娯楽ごらくpleasure, amusement, recreation
住居じゅうきょdwelling, house, residence, address
調節ちょうせつregulation, adjustment, control
風船ふうせんballoon
ヘリコプターヘリコプターhelicopter
満員まんいんfull house, no vacancy, sold out
薬局やっきょくpharmacy, drugstore
架空かくうimaginary, fiction, fanciful
クーラークーラーair conditioner
功績こうせきachievements, merit
上品じょうひんrefined, elegant, well-mannered
芯しんcore, heart, wick
水曜すいようWednesday
電流でんりゅうelectric current

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