N2 vocabulary · 2,920
JLPT list
- 速力そくりょくspeed
- 扇ぐあおぐto fan, to flap
- 私鉄してつprivate railway
- 青白いあおじろいpale, pallid
- なんとも(with neg.) nothing at all, not in the least; (emphatic) really, quite
- 英和えいわEnglish-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
- 熟語じゅくごidiom, idiomatic phrase; kanji compound
- 地質ちしつgeology, geological features
- 知合いしりあいacquaintance
- 近付けるちかづけるto bring near, to put close, to let come near
- 綱つなrope, cable, cord
- コーラスchorus, choir
- 歌謡かようsong, ballad, popular song
- 畳むたたむto fold (clothes, paper); to shut down (a business)
- 点けるつけるto turn on, to switch on, to light (a fire, a lamp)
- たんすchest of drawers, dresser, wardrobe
- 公式こうしきofficial, formal; (math) formula
- あいまいvague, ambiguous, unclear
- 来日らいにちarrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan
- 交差こうさcrossing, intersection
- 追加ついかaddition, supplement, appendix
- 産地さんちproducing area, place of origin
- セメントcement
- 恨むうらむto bear a grudge against, to resent, to feel bitter towards
- 初めにはじめにfirst, firstly, first of all, to begin with
- すくなくともat least
- 公衆こうしゅうthe public
- そのほかbesides that, the others, in addition
- ぶらさげるto hang, to suspend, to dangle, to carry (in one's hand)
- 欄らんcolumn (of text, e.g. in a newspaper); field, box (on a form)
- 中旬ちゅうじゅんthe middle ten days of a month, mid-month
- 地盤じばん(the) ground, foundation; power base, stronghold
- あてはまるto apply (to), to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fit
- 免税めんぜいtax exemption, duty exemption, tax-free
- ミシンsewing machine
- 吹雪ふぶきsnowstorm, blizzard
- 人差指ひとさしゆびindex finger, forefinger
- 著すあらわすto write, to author, to publish (a book)
- あれこれone thing or another, this and that
- 括弧かっこparentheses, brackets
- 無地むじplain, solid-coloured, without a pattern
- ワンピースone-piece dress
- 暖めるあたためるto warm (up), to make warm
- テニスコートtennis court
- 文体ぶんたいliterary style, writing style
- 通ずるつうずるto lead (to), to run (through), to be connected, to be understood
- 和英わえいJapanese-English (esp. of a dictionary)
- オートメーションautomation
- 弱点じゃくてんweak point, weakness, vulnerable spot
- 整数せいすうinteger, whole number
- 吊るつるto hang, to suspend, to sling
- 跳ぶとぶto jump, to leap, to spring
- 東洋とうようthe Orient, the East, Asia
- ぼろrag, tattered cloth; worn-out thing; flaw (that gives one away)
- 競馬けいばhorse racing
- 退くどくto step aside, to get out of the way, to move back
- 交ぜるまぜるto mix in, to blend, to mingle (things of different kinds)
- 持参じさんbringing (with one), taking along
- 亡くすなくすto lose (a family member or close person) to death
- 貸し出しかしだしlending out, loan, checking out (a library item)
- 振り仮名ふりがなfurigana, kana printed beside a kanji to show its reading
- 順々じゅんじゅんin order, in turn, one by one
- 夕日ゆうひthe evening sun, the setting sun
- 注すさすto pour (a drink), to serve (a drink), to apply drops of
- 絵の具えのぐpaints, colours, pigments
- 強引ごういんforcible, pushy, high-handed, overbearing
- 応接おうせつreception (of visitors), receiving a guest
- 勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat, the outcome (of a contest)
- 原始げんしorigin, beginning; primitive, primeval
- 墨すみIndia ink, ink stick; squid ink
- 住居じゅうきょdwelling, residence, housing
- 回数券かいすうけんbook of tickets, coupon tickets, multi-ride ticket
- 高度こうどaltitude, height; high-level, advanced
- 引算ひきざんsubtraction
- 高等こうとうhigh-grade, high-class, higher (education, order)
- 通路つうろpassage, aisle, walkway
- 焚くたくto burn (fuel), to build a fire, to kindle
- 統一とういつunification, unity, standardization
- 中味なかみcontents, what is inside; substance (of an argument)
- 受話器じゅわきtelephone receiver, handset
- 姿勢しせいposture, pose; attitude, stance
- 塞がるふさがるto be blocked up, to be closed; to be occupied, to be taken
- 造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
- 肯定こうていaffirmation, saying yes, acknowledging as true
- 閉会へいかいclosing (of a meeting or event), adjournment
- おとといthe day before yesterday
- 平仮名ひらがなhiragana, the cursive Japanese syllabary
- 係わるかかわるto be involved in, to have to do with; to affect, to be a matter of
- 刺さるささるto stick in, to be stuck in, to pierce
- 南米なんべいSouth America
- 先頭せんとうthe head, the lead, the front (of a line)
- 高級こうきゅうhigh class, high grade, luxury, high-ranking
- 習字しゅうじpenmanship, practising calligraphy
- 寸法すんぽうmeasurement, size, dimensions
- 生き生きいきいきvividly, lively, full of life
- 巻くまくto wind, to coil, to roll up, to wrap around
- メーターmeter, gauge (measuring device)
- 植木うえきgarden plant, potted plant, garden shrubs and trees
- 方程式ほうていしきequation
- めまいdizziness, giddiness, vertigo
- 改めるあらためるto change, to alter, to reform, to revise; to check formally
- 擦るこするto rub, to scrub, to scrape
- 灯台とうだいlighthouse
- 潜るもぐるto dive (under water), to crawl under, to go underground (into hiding)
- 俄にわかsudden, abrupt, unexpected; improvised, hastily got up
- 秤はかりscales, weighing machine, balance
- 只ただfree of charge; mere, ordinary, nothing but
- 郡ぐんdistrict, county (rural administrative division)
- 再来年さらいねんthe year after next
- 王女おうじょprincess (daughter of a king)
- マスクmask, face mask
- 迫るせまるto draw near, to close in, to be imminent; to press someone (for something)
- 侵入しんにゅうintrusion, break-in, invasion, trespass
- 生るなるto bear fruit, to grow (of fruit on a plant)
- どなるto shout, to yell, to bellow at someone
- 発揮はっきdisplay, demonstration (of ability), putting to full use
- 独り言ひとりごとtalking to oneself, a monologue, a soliloquy
- 真っ先まっさきthe very front, the first thing, first of all
- 副詞ふくしadverb
- 針金はりがねwire
- 砕けるくだけるto break into pieces, to shatter, to crumble
- 祝日しゅくじつnational holiday, public holiday
- 無数むすうcountless, innumerable, an infinite number
- 利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages, interests (at stake)
- 終点しゅうてんterminus, last stop, end point
- 透き通るすきとおるto be transparent, to be see-through; to be clear (of a voice)
- 待ち合わせるまちあわせるto meet at a prearranged place and time, to rendezvous
- 差し引きさしひきdeduction, subtraction, the balance (after deductions)
- 賞金しょうきんprize money, monetary award, reward
- 乾燥かんそうdrying, dryness, dehydration; (of air or skin) being dry
- ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia
- 略すりゃくすto abbreviate, to shorten, to leave out
- 夜行やこうnight train, travelling by night; being active at night
- なぐるto strike, to hit, to punch
- 親指おやゆびthumb; big toe
- 幼稚園ようちえんkindergarten
- 特長とくちょうstrong point, merit, distinctive advantage
- 湧くわくto gush forth, to spring up (water); to well up (feelings, ideas); to breed, to swarm
- 引力いんりょくgravitation, attractive force
- 現にげんにactually, in fact, as a matter of real experience
- 苦情くじょうcomplaint, grievance, objection
- かわいがるto love, to be affectionate
- 無限むげんinfinite
- ウエートレスwaitress
- 浮ぶうかぶto float, to rise to surface, to come to mind
- 御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while
- レンズlens
- 踏切ふみきりrailway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
- 地点ちてんsite, point on a map
- 誓うちかうto swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge