JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
エプロンエプロンapron
園芸えんげいhorticulture, gardening
客席きゃくせきguest seating
口実こうじつexcuse
重点じゅうてんimportant point, lay stress on, emphasis
青少年せいしょうねんyouth, young person
取り出すとりだすto take out, to pick out
南極なんきょくsouth pole, Antarctic
鉢はちa bowl, a pot
領収りょうしゅうreceipt, voucher
小父さんおじさんmiddle-aged man, mister (any older man, not a relative)
瓦かわらroof tile
恐縮きょうしゅくsorry to trouble
敬語けいごhonorific language (lit., respect language)
磁石じしゃくmagnet
失恋しつれんbroken heart, unrequited love
垂直すいちょくvertical, perpendicular
好き嫌いすききらいlikes and dislikes, taste
伝染でんせんcontagion
方程式ほうていしきequation
物凄いものすごいearth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent
叔母おばaunt (younger than one's parent)
下町したまちold parts of town
白髪しらがwhite or grey hair
大してたいして(not so) much, (not) very
電球でんきゅうlight bulb
破片はへんfragment, broken piece
日帰りひがえりday trip
利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages, interest
惨めなみじめなmiserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
車庫しゃこgarage, car shed
寸法すんぽうmeasurement, size, dimension
強気つよきfirm, strong
ネジネジ(a) screw
蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp
開通かいつうopening, open
拡充かくじゅうexpansion
崩れるくずれるto collapse, to crumble
下水げすいdrainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage
交差こうさcross
採点さいてんmarking, grading
出来上がりできあがりbe finished, ready
出迎えでむかえmeeting, reception
留まるとどまるto stay / remain / be fixed in one place (more formal or literary; e.g. 心[こころ]に留まる[とまる] = remain in the mind)
留まるとまるto stop / stay (general everyday use; e.g. この町[まち]に留まる[とまる] = stay in this town)
岬みさきcape (on coast)
目印めじるしmark, sign, landmark
矢印やじるしdirecting arrow
空っぽからっぽempty, vacant, hollow
休養きゅうようrest, break, recreation
削るけずるto shave, to sharpen (a pencil); to cut down, to reduce
蒸発じょうはつevaporation; unexplained disappearance
貯蔵ちょぞうstorage, preservation
独り言ひとりごとa soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
掘るほるto dig, to excavate
海水浴かいすいよくsea bathing, seawater bath
配るくばるto distribute, to deliver
月給げっきゅうmonthly salary
懸命けんめいeagerness, strenuous
算数さんすうarithmetic
洒落しゃれjoke, pun, witticism (neutral)
商社しょうしゃtrading company
大小だいしょうsize
両側りょうがわboth sides
規律きりつorder, rules, law
県庁けんちょうprefectural office
折角せっかくwith trouble, at great pains, long-awaited
綱つなrope
蘇るよみがえるto be resurrected, to be revived
消極的しょうきょくてきpassive
伯父おじ(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)
換気かんきventilation
勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat, issue (of battle)
税関ぜいかんcustoms
代名詞だいめいしpronoun
中性ちゅうせいneuter gender, neutral
超過ちょうかexcess, being more than
歯車はぐるまgear, cog-wheel
大通りおおどおりmain street
補うおぎなうto compensate for
純情じゅんじょうpure heart
ダイヤルダイヤルdial
脱線だっせんderailment, digression
断定だんていconclusion, decision
力強いちからづよいpowerful, strong, vigorous
仲直りなかなおりreconciliation, make peace with
踏切ふみきりrailway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
言い出すいいだすto start talking, to suggest
温室おんしつgreenhouse
下降かこうdecline, descent, fall
シーツシーツsheet
湿気しっきtechnical/formal reading for humidity / moisture (used in compounds or scientific context)
ストッキングストッキングstockings
農村のうそんagricultural community
不規則ふきそくirregularity, unsteadiness
夕日ゆうひ(in) the evening sun, setting sun
崩すくずすto destroy, to make change (money)
ごちそうさまごちそうさまThank you for the meal
挟むはさむto pinch; to hold between; to insert
めまいめまいdizziness, giddiness

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