JLPT N2 Vocabulary List
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終点しゅうてんshuuten
terminus, last stop (e.g train)
音量おんりょうonryou
volume (sound)
大差たいさtaisa
great difference, wide margin
陣地じんちjinchi
encampment, position
文体ぶんたいbuntai
literary style
不法ふほうfuhou
unlawful, illegal
学級がっきゅうgakkyuu
school class
全集ぜんしゅうzenshuu
complete works
植木うえきueki
garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
電柱でんちゅうdenchuu
utility pole, telephone pole
都心としんtoshin
heart (of city)
缶コーヒーかんこーひーkanko-hi-
canned coffee
足早あしばやashibaya
fast (walking), quick, brisk
引っ越しひっこしhikkoshi
moving house, relocation
気合きあいkiai
fighting spirit, focus
並木なみきnamiki
roadside tree, row of trees
東北とうほくtouhoku
north-east
味付けあじつけajitsuke
seasoning, flavour, flavor
耕すたがやすtagayasu
to till, to plow, to cultivate
志願しがんshigan
application, volunteering
元々もともとmotomoto
originally, from the start
煉瓦れんがrenga
brick
満々まんまんmanman
full of, brimming with
償うつぐなうtsugunau
to make up for, to compensate for
割とわりとwarito
fairly, rather
障子しょうじshouji
paper sliding door
始終しじゅうshijuu
continuously, always, constantly
看病かんびょうkanbyou
nursing (a patient)
おかずokazu
side dish (eaten with rice)
報いるむくいるmukuiru
to reward, to recompense, to repay
楽団がくだんgakudan
orchestra, band
漸くようやくyouyaku
at last, finally, hardly
扇風機せんぷうきsenpuuki
electric fan
称えるたたえるtataeru
to praise
圧縮あっしゅくasshuku
compression, condensation
～時間目～じかんめ～jikanme
~th hour, ~th period
公害こうがいkougai
public nuisance, pollution
近距離きんきょりkinkyori
close range, a short way away
個体こたいkotai
an individual
車庫しゃこshako
garage, car shed
限りかぎりkagiri
limit(s), as far as possible
遡るさかのぼるsakanoboru
to go back, to date back, ascend
正門せいもんseimon
main gate, main entrance
繋がりつながりtsunagari
connection, link, relationship
狡いずるいzurui
sly, cunning
架空かくうkakuu
imaginary, fiction, fanciful
月給げっきゅうgekkyuu
monthly salary
濁るにごるnigoru
to become muddy, to get cloudy
和服わふくwafuku
Japanese clothes
杉すぎsugi
Japanese cedar
総括そうかつsoukatsu
summing up
障壁しょうへきshouheki
enclosing wall, boundary fence
戦時せんじsenji
wartime
起床きしょうkishou
rising, getting out of bed
他社たしゃtasha
another company, other company
缶詰かんづめkanzume
canning, canned goods,
一覧いちらんichiran
list, overview
お大事におだいじにodaijini
take care of yourself, get well soon
何しろなにしろnanishiro
in any case, at any rate
散らかるちらかるchirakaru
to be in disorder
代名詞だいめいしdaimeishi
pronoun
敬ううやまうuyamau
to show respect, to honor
特色とくしょくtokushoku
characteristic, feature
段ボールだんボールdanbooru
(corrugated) cardboard
鉱物こうぶつkoubutsu
mineral
企むたくらむtakuramu
to scheme, to plot
小雨こさめkosame
light rain, drizzle
軽視けいしkeishi
making light of, belittling
会館かいかんkaikan
meeting hall, assembly hall
抽象ちゅうしょうchuushou
abstract
侵害しんがいshingai
infringement, violation
片目かためkatame
one eye, one of one's eyes
君臨くんりんkunrin
reigning (over a country)
敬遠けいえんkeien
keeping at a distance, avoidance
迷信めいしんmeishin
superstition
ごめんくださいgomenkudasai
May I come in, Is anyone here
商社しょうしゃshousha
trading company
家柄いえがらiegara
family standing, lineage
楽園らくえんrakuen
paradise, Eden
幼少ようしょうyoushou
infancy, childhood, tender age
冠かんむりkanmuri
crown, wreath
助教授じょきょうじゅjokyouju
assistant professor
潔いいさぎよいisagiyoi
honorable
伝記でんきdenki
biography, life story
射殺しゃさつshasatsu
shooting to death
お手伝いさんおてつだいさんotetsudaisan
maid
諸島しょとうshotou
archipelago, group of islands
分布ぶんぷbunpu
distribution, how something is spread
匿名とくめいtokumei
anonymity, using an assumed name
喧しいやかましいyakamashii
noisy, clamorous
国旗こっきkokki
national flag
毎度まいどmaido
each time, always
錆びるさびるsabiru
to rust, to become rusty
強気つよきtsuyoki
firm, strong
綿密めんみつmenmitsu
detailed, meticulous
神道しんとうshintou
Shinto, Shintoism
半島はんとうhantou
peninsula
実例じつれいjitsurei
example, instance
逃亡者とうぼうしゃtoubousha
fugitive
大役たいやくtaiyaku
important role, big responsibility
負け犬まけいぬmakeinu
loser, underdog
上院じょういんjouin
upper house, senate
蒸し返すむしかえすmushikaesu
to bring up again (a settled matter)
呼び鈴よびりんyobirin
doorbell, bell
やけyake
reckless desperation
角つのtsuno
horn
クモの巣くものすkumonosu
spider's web, cobweb
口答えくちごたえkuchigotae
answering back, backchat
要項ようこうyoukou
guidelines (for applicants)
下巻げかんgekan
last volume, second volume
恰もあたかもatakamo
as if, as it were, as though
柳やなぎyanagi
willow
憎いにくいnikui
hateful, abominable, detestable
脅しおどしodoshi
threat
実習じっしゅうjisshuu
practical training, work placement
壮年そうねんsounen
prime of life
御免ごめんgomen
sorry, pardon
夢想むそうmusou
dream, vision, reverie
心当たりこころあたりkokoroatari
an idea, a clue
揺するゆするyusuru
to shake, to rock
在学ざいがくzaigaku
(enrolled) in school
砂丘さきゅうsakyuu
sand dune
敬語けいごkeigo
honorific language, keigo
噴水ふんすいfunsui
water fountain
備えそなえsonae
preparation, provision, guarding
紺こんkon
navy blue, deep blue
白紙はくしhakushi
white paper, flyleaf
快活かいかつkaikatsu
cheerful, lively, lighthearted
悪霊あくりょうakuryou
evil spirit
自衛じえいjiei
self-defense
半額はんがくhangaku
half price, half the amount
波長はちょうhachou
wavelength
碌にろくにrokuni
(with negative) not properly, not enough
残忍ざんにんzannin
brutal, cruel, merciless, ruthless
欠如けつじょketsujo
lack, deficiency
下車げしゃgesha
alighting, getting off
改札かいさつkaisatsu
examination of tickets
媒体ばいたいbaitai
medium, media
図々しいずうずうしいzuuzuushii
impudent, shameless
提唱ていしょうteishou
advocacy, proposal
名物めいぶつmeibutsu
famous product, local speciality
葉巻はまきhamaki
cigar
言い回しいいまわしiimawashi
expression, phraseology
宛名あてなatena
address, direction
剥がれるはがれるhagareru
to peel off, to come off
概要がいようgaiyou
an outline, a summary
物騒ぶっそうbussou
dangerous, disturbed, insecure
烏カラスkarasu
crow, raven
童話どうわdouwa
fairy tale
催眠さいみんsaimin
hypnosis
千里せんりsenri
1000 ri, (a) long distance
売店ばいてんbaiten
shop, stand
さわやかsawayaka
refreshing, invigorating
自然科学しぜんかがくshizenkagaku
natural science
昼夜ちゅうやchuuya
day and night
北極ほっきょくhokkyoku
North Pole
疫病えきびょうekibyou
epidemic, plague, pestilence
指標しひょうshihyou
index, indices, indicator
算数さんすうsansuu
arithmetic
旬しゅんshun
season (for food), peak time
外務がいむgaimu
foreign affairs
司会しかいshikai
host, chairperson
びくびくbikubiku
nervously, timidly
応接おうせつousetsu
reception
溜め息ためいきtameiki
a sigh
策略さくりゃくsakuryaku
stratagem, artifice, trick, ruse
証書しょうしょshousho
certificate, deed
出所しゅっしょshussho
a source, provenance
材木ざいもくzaimoku
lumber, timber
特質とくしつtokushitsu
characteristic, special quality
大層たいそうtaisou
very much, greatly
驚嘆きょうたんkyoutan
wonder, admiration
文脈ぶんみゃくbunmyaku
context
電話帳でんわちょうdenwachou
telephone book
王室おうしつoushitsu
royal family
下落げらくgeraku
depreciation, decline, fall, slump
迷いまよいmayoi
hesitation
凍えるこごえるkogoeru
to freeze, to be numb with cold
直角ちょっかくchokkaku
right angle
やむをえないyamuwoenai
cannot be helped, unavoidable
顕微鏡けんびきょうkenbikyou
microscope
恩人おんじんonjin
benefactor, person one is indebted to
古今ここんkokon
past and present, all ages
そわそわsowasowa
restlessly, fidgeting
手頃てごろtegoro
handy, moderate, reasonable
坊っちゃんぼっちゃんbotchan
son (of others)
少佐しょうさshousa
major
条項じょうこうjoukou
clause, article, stipulations
受けうけuke
popularity, reception
戸外こがいkogai
open air, outdoors, outside
草花くさばなkusabana
flower, flowering plant
食用しょくようshokuyou
for use as food, edible
納屋なやnaya
barn, shed
園芸えんげいengei
horticulture, gardening
蛇口じゃぐちjaguchi
faucet, tap
元凶げんきょうgenkyou
ringleader
下旬げじゅんgejun
month (last third of)
ぎっしりgisshiri
tightly, fully
青少年せいしょうねんseishounen
youth, young person
鎮圧ちんあつchin'atsu
suppression, quelling
胃袋いぶくろibukuro
stomach, gut
尺度しゃくどshakudo
measure, yardstick
飲み会のみかいnomikai
drinking party, get-together
未遂みすいmisui
attempted (crime), failed attempt
買い手かいてkaite
buyer
彫像ちょうぞうchouzou
(carved) statue, sculpture
作製さくせいsakusei
making, fabrication
幼なじみおさななじみosananajimi
childhood friend
撤回てっかいtekkai
retraction, withdrawing a statement
半径はんけいhankei
radius
粗野そやsoya
rustic, rude, vulgar, rough
標高ひょうこうhyoukou
elevation, height above sea level
茶色いちゃいろいchairoi
brown
巡査じゅんさjunsa
policeman
活字かつじkatsuji
printing type
下唇したくちびるshitakuchibiru
lower lip
牙きばkiba
fang
大晦日おおみそかoomisoka
New Year's Eve
脱線だっせんdassen
derailment, digression
跨るまたがるmatagaru
to straddle, to span
薬剤やくざいyakuzai
medicine, drug
電流でんりゅうdenryuu
electric current
塩分えんぶんenbun
salt, salt content
耕地こうちkouchi
arable land
水産すいさんsuisan
marine products, fisheries
全米ぜんべいzenbei
the whole of the US
原子爆弾げんしばくだんgenshibakudan
atomic bomb
臨海りんかいrinkai
coastal, by the sea
沼地ぬまちnumachi
marshland, swamp
神風かみかぜkamikaze
kamikaze
献血けんけつkenketsu
giving blood, blood donation
狭めるせばめるsebameru
to narrow (something)
マイホームmaihoomu
a home of one's own
脳死のうしnoushi
brain death
移住者いじゅうしゃijuusha
migrant, settler
大違いおおちがいoochigai
big difference
大敵たいてきtaiteki
worst enemy, archenemy
蒸れるむれるmureru
to get hot and sticky
埋め合わせるうめあわせるumeawaseru
to make up for, to compensate for
仕切りしきりshikiri
partition, divider
夕刊ゆうかんyuukan
evening paper
放映ほうえいhouei
televising, broadcasting, airing
正方形せいほうけいseihoukei
a perfect square (in geometry)
ばらすbarasu
to expose (a secret), to give away
瘤こぶkobu
bump, lump, protuberance, swelling
一休みひとやすみhitoyasumi
a rest
洞察どうさつdousatsu
discernment, insight
小母さんおばさんobasan
lady, woman, ma'am
教え子おしえごoshiego
one's former student, one's pupil
釣り合うつりあうtsuriau
to balance, to match
家主やぬしyanushi
the owner of a house
方位ほういhoui
bearing, compass direction
うろうろurouro
loitering, aimless wandering
吊るつるtsuru
to suspend, to sling
月末げつまつgetsumatsu
end of the month
好き嫌いすききらいsukikirai
likes and dislikes, taste
人通りひとどおりhitodoori
pedestrian traffic
告訴こくそkokuso
criminal complaint
でたらめdetarame
nonsense, haphazard
毛糸けいとkeito
knitting wool
売り物うりものurimono
item for sale, goods on offer
早まるはやまるhayamaru
to be moved up, to be brought forward
長寿ちょうじゅchouju
long life
銘柄めいがらmeigara
brand
電動でんどうdendou
electrically powered, electric
中旬ちゅうじゅんchuujun
second third of a month
崇高すうこうsuukou
lofty, sublime, noble
取り決めとりきめtorikime
decision, agreement
近々ちかぢかchikajika
shortly, in the near future
防犯ぼうはんbouhan
prevention of crime
日用品にちようひんnichiyouhin
daily necessities
幽閉ゆうへいyuuhei
confinement
苦境くきょうkukyou
difficult situation, predicament
快晴かいせいkaisei
good weather
挑戦者ちょうせんしゃchousensha
a challenger
小枝こえだkoeda
twig, spray
巨額きょがくkyogaku
huge sum (of money)
為替かわせkawase
money order, exchange
火口かこうkakou
crater (of a volcano)
敷居しきいshikii
threshold, sill
参列さんれつsanretsu
attendance (at a ceremony)
休業きゅうぎょうkyuugyou
closure, shutdown, holiday
伴奏ばんそうbansou
accompaniment
精神病せいしんびょうseishinbyou
mental illness
漂流ひょうりゅうhyouryuu
drifting, drift, being adrift
隣国りんごくringoku
neighbouring country
有数ゆうすうyuusuu
leading, prominent
湯気ゆげyuge
steam
定住ていじゅうteijuu
settlement, permanent residency
塊かたまりkatamari
lump, mass, cluster
実演じつえんjitsuen
demonstration, presentation
針金はりがねharigane
wire
催促さいそくsaisoku
demand, urge (action), press for
学費がくひgakuhi
tuition, school expenses
散らしちらしchirashi
leaflet, flyer, handbill
目印めじるしmejirushi
mark, sign, landmark
墓参りはかまいりhakamairi
visit to a grave
今一いまいちimaichi
not quite, somewhat lacking
捕らえるとらえるtoraeru
to seize, to capture, to arrest
開会かいかいkaikai
opening of a meeting
肌寒いはださむいhadasamui
chilly, unpleasantly cold
南極なんきょくnankyoku
south pole, Antarctic
満腹まんぷくmanpuku
full stomach, eating one's fill
空き缶あきかんakikan
empty can
半袖はんそでhansode
short sleeves
凹むへこむhekomu
to be dented, to be indented
真空しんくうshinkuu
vacuum
肉眼にくがんnikugan
naked eye
偽にせnise
fake
灯台とうだいtoudai
lighthouse
みじめmijime
sad, pitiful, wretched
風潮ふうちょうfuuchou
the trend of the times
日当たりひあたりhiatari
exposure to the sun, sunny place
腹痛ふくつうfukutsuu
stomach ache, abdominal pain
学長がくちょうgakuchou
university president, chancellor
手書きてがきtegaki
writing by hand
鼻血はなぢhanaji
nosebleed
筆記ひっきhikki
note taking, writing
筆跡ひっせきhisseki
one's handwriting as identifying evidence
租税そぜいsozei
taxes
片道かたみちkatamichi
one-way (trip)
聖地せいちseichi
holy land
布地ぬのじnunoji
fabric, cloth, material
住まいすまいsumai
dwelling, house
大砲たいほうtaihou
cannon
大小だいしょうdaishou
large and small
可決かけつkaketsu
approval, passage (of a bill)
着々ちゃくちゃくchakuchaku
steadily
感激かんげきkangeki
deep emotion, being deeply moved
等分とうぶんtoubun
division into equal parts
雑巾ぞうきんzoukin
house-cloth, dust cloth
歯を磨くはをみがくhawomigaku
to brush one's teeth
地雷じらいjirai
land mine
形容詞けいようしkeiyoushi
adjective
五感ごかんgokan
the five senses
物腰ものごしmonogoshi
manner, demeanour
鉢巻はちまきhachimaki
headband
さらさらsarasara
with a rustling sound
酒場さかばsakaba
bar, bar-room
洞穴ほらあなhoraana
cave, cavern, den, grotto
～だらけ～darake
be full of ~, be filled with ~
倒壊とうかいtoukai
collapse
休憩所きゅうけいじょkyuukeijo
rest area
締め切るしめきるshimekiru
to close, cancel
合法ごうほうgouhou
legal, lawful, legitimate
焦がすこがすkogasu
to burn, to scorch
縞しまshima
stripe
漁業ぎょぎょうgyogyou
fishing (industry)
糞くそkuso
damn, damn it, shit, crap
～刊～かん～kan
~ issued (magazine, newspaper)
～巻～かん～kan
volume
～館～かん～kan
~ hall, ~ building
～感～かん～kan
a sense of, a feeling of (suffix)
序文じょぶんjobun
preface
唾液だえきdaeki
saliva
昇給しょうきゅうshoukyuu
pay rise
訳語やくごyakugo
translation (of a word), equivalent
うみがめumigame
sea turtle
油田ゆでんyuden
oil field
ビー玉びーだまbi-dama
marble (glass ball)
鮮魚せんぎょsengyo
fresh fish
薄まるうすまるusumaru
to become diluted, to weaken
大損おおぞんoozon
big loss, heavy loss
禁句きんくkinku
taboo word, forbidden subject
維新いしんishin
restoration, reform
水銀すいぎんsuigin
mercury
聴力ちょうりょくchouryoku
hearing (ability)
会費かいひkaihi
membership fee
絵の具えのぐenogu
colors, paints
煽るあおるaoru
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
加速度かそくどkasokudo
acceleration (the physical quantity)
力説りきせつrikisetsu
emphasis, stressing (a point)
妊婦にんぷninpu
pregnant woman
勇者ゆうしゃyuusha
hero, brave person
恥辱ちじょくchijoku
disgrace
のろのろnoronoro
slowly, sluggishly
叔母おばoba
aunt (younger than one's parent)
先頃さきごろsakigoro
recently
再三さいさんsaisan
again and again, repeatedly
ちぎるchigiru
to cut up fine, to pick (fruit)
苛むさいなむsainamu
to torment
熟睡じゅくすいjukusui
deep sleep, sound sleep
休止きゅうしkyuushi
pause, suspension, rest, stoppage
洗面せんめんsenmen
wash up (one's face), have a wash
月日つきひtsukihi
time, years, days
字幕じまくjimaku
subtitles, captioning
県庁けんちょうkenchou
prefectural office
出港しゅっこうshukkou
leaving port, setting sail
流動りゅうどうryuudou
flow
最短さいたんsaitan
shortest
私鉄してつshitetsu
private railway
強者きょうしゃkyousha
strong person, the strong
定員ていいんteiin
capacity, fixed number of people
符号ふごうfugou
sign, mark, symbol
母方ははかたhahakata
mother's side of family
開演かいえんkaien
start of a performance, curtain up
小言こごとkogoto
scolding, nagging
煮物にものnimono
boiled foods
人相にんそうninsou
looks, facial features
作り話つくりばなしtsukuribanashi
made-up story, fabrication
焼酎しょうちゅうshouchuu
shochu
浮かぶうかぶukabu
to float, to come to mind
曲がり角まがりかどmagarikado
street corner, turning point
退けるどけるdokeru
to move aside, to remove
校門こうもんkoumon
school gate
愛好あいこうaikou
love, adoration
まいmai
probably not, won't
仮名かなkana
kana
庁舎ちょうしゃchousha
government office building
客間きゃくまkyakuma
parlor, guest room
各自かくじkakuji
individual, each
×ばつbatsu
an X mark, meaning wrong or no
文房具ぶんぼうぐbunbougu
stationery
克明こくめいkokumei
detailed
はしゃぐhashagu
to frolic, to be in high spirits
催しもよおしmoyooshi
event, festivities, function
速力そくりょくsokuryoku
speed
しわshiwa
wrinkles, creases
後ろ盾うしろだてushirodate
a backer, a patron
家業かぎょうkagyou
family business, family trade
論点ろんてんronten
point in question (at issue)
近づきちかづきchikazuki
getting acquainted
一握りひとにぎりhitonigiri
a handful (of)
鰐わにwani
alligator
広々ひろびろhirobiro
extensive, spacious
短所たんしょtansho
defect, weak point, disadvantage
不穏ふおんfuon
unsettled, ominous
車掌しゃしょうshashou
(train) conductor
転覆てんぷくtenpuku
overturning, capsizing
内政ないせいnaisei
domestic affairs, internal politics
逆ささかさsakasa
upside down, inverted
奔放ほんぽうhonpou
uninhibited, wild
歯磨きはみがきhamigaki
toothbrushing, toothpaste
所々ところどころtokorodokoro
here and there, in places
増減ぞうげんzougen
increase and decrease, fluctuation
飢饉ききんkikin
famine
中指なかゆびnakayubi
middle finger
難点なんてんnanten
fault, weakness, flaw, defect
前触れまえぶれmaebure
advance warning, forewarning
母乳ぼにゅうbonyuu
mother's milk
口数くちかずkuchikazu
number of words a person speaks
中絶ちゅうぜつchuuzetsu
abortion
刈り取るかりとるkaritoru
to mow
寸すんsun
a traditional unit of length (about three centimetres)
断定だんていdantei
conclusion, decision
悲嘆ひたんhitan
grief, sorrow
しいんとshiinto
silent, deathly quiet
下水げすいgesui
sewage, drainage
懇談こんだんkondan
informal talk
更けるふけるfukeru
to get late, to wear on
阻害そがいsogai
obstruction
売り切れるうりきれるurikireru
to be sold out
引力いんりょくinryoku
attraction between bodies
渋々しぶしぶshibushibu
reluctantly
解析かいせきkaiseki
analytical study, parsing
折り合いおりあいoriai
compromise, agreement
気晴らしきばらしkibarashi
recreation, diversion, relaxation
合同ごうどうgoudou
combination, incorporation
躓くつまずくtsumazuku
to trip (over), to stumble
有料ゆうりょうyuuryou
admission-paid, toll
勇ましいいさましいisamashii
brave, valiant
至る所いたるところitarutokoro
everywhere, all over, throughout
無害むがいmugai
harmless
露出ろしゅつroshutsu
exposure, baring
標本ひょうほんhyouhon
example, specimen
刃先はさきhasaki
edge of blade
せっかちsekkachi
hasty, impatient, restless, rash
農薬のうやくnouyaku
agricultural chemicals
学力がくりょくgakuryoku
scholarship, knowledge
博多はかたhakata
Hakata (old name for Fukuoka)
新刊しんかんshinkan
new book, new publication
赤道せきどうsekidou
equator
奏者そうしゃsousha
instrumentalist, player
持ち込みもちこみmochikomi
bringing your own, carry-on
目下めしたmeshita
at present, now
場違いばちがいbachigai
out of place, inappropriate
湖畔こはんkohan
lakeside, lakeshore, lakefront
最新鋭さいしんえいsaishin'ei
state of the art
ぐるりgururi
all the way round, the area around
渇きかわきkawaki
thirst
妨げさまたげsamatage
obstruction, hindrance
氷河ひょうがhyouga
glacier
上巻じょうかんjoukan
first volume
骨格こっかくkokkaku
skeleton, bone structure
競るせるseru
to compete closely, to be neck and neck
しろくまshirokuma
polar bear
縄張りなわばりnawabari
territory, turf
奥地おくちokuchi
the interior (remote inland area), backcountry
刺とげtoge
thorn, prickle
脱衣だついdatsui
undressing
老眼ろうがんrougan
long-sightedness (from age)
居候いそうろうisourou
freeloader, living off someone
終身刑しゅうしんけいshuushinkei
life sentence
ナイターnaitaa
night game (in baseball)
汁物しるものshirumono
soup (as part of a meal)
副大統領ふくだいとうりょうfukudaitouryou
vice president
秒針びょうしんbyoushin
second hand (of a clock)
裏通りうらどおりuradoori
back street, side street
旅費りょひryohi
travel expenses
採点さいてんsaiten
marking, grading