N2 vocabulary · 2,920
JLPT list
- 真空しんくうvacuum, void
- 超えるこえるto exceed, to go beyond, to surpass
- 間隔かんかくinterval, space, gap (in time or distance)
- 腰掛けるこしかけるto sit down (on a chair, bench or step)
- 一流いちりゅうfirst class, top grade, top-notch
- 見本みほんsample, specimen, model, example
- 好き好きすきずきmatter of taste, differences in taste
- おじゃましますexcuse me for disturbing you; said on entering someone's home or room
- 区域くいきzone, area, district, limits
- あわただしいhurried, hectic, busy and flustered
- 坊っちゃんぼっちゃん(your) son; a young master; a naive, sheltered young man
- モダンmodern, stylish, contemporary in design
- 純情じゅんじょうpure-hearted, innocent, naive
- リポートreport, paper, news dispatch
- お手伝いさんおてつだいさんhousekeeper, maid, domestic helper
- 枚数まいすうnumber of sheets, number of flat objects
- うんとa great deal, a lot, very much
- せっせとdiligently, busily, working away without a break
- 皮肉ひにくsarcasm, irony, a cutting remark
- そうっとsoftly, gently, quietly; without disturbing
- 屑くずscraps, waste, rubbish; (of a person) trash
- 自衛じえいself-defense, protecting oneself
- サークルclub, society (esp. at a university or company); circle
- 坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest, monk
- 官庁かんちょうgovernment office, government agency, the authorities
- スチュワーデスstewardess, female flight attendant
- 問答もんどうquestions and answers, dialogue, an exchange of words
- 家屋かおくhouse, building, dwelling (as a structure)
- すまないsorry, I apologize (casual, mainly male speech)
- 揉むもむto rub, to massage, to crumple
- こぼれるto spill, to overflow, to run over
- 流行るはやるto be popular, to come into fashion; (of illness) to go around
- 以後いごafter this, from now on, hereafter; after (a given time)
- 配るくばるto distribute, to hand out, to deliver
- 撒くまくto scatter, to sprinkle, to strew; to shake off (a pursuer)
- インキink (esp. printing ink)
- 編むあむto knit, to braid, to plait; to compile (a book)
- 銅どうcopper; bronze (as in a bronze medal)
- 超過ちょうかexcess, exceeding (a limit)
- 調節ちょうせつadjustment, regulation, fine-tuning
- 地帯ちたいbelt, zone, area (with a shared character)
- 有無うむpresence or absence, whether or not (something exists), yes or no
- ガムchewing gum
- プログラムprogram (computer), program (of an event), schedule
- おやつbetween-meal snack, afternoon refreshment
- キャンパスcampus (of a university)
- 裏口うらぐちback door, rear entrance; underhanded means
- あきれるto be dumbfounded, to be fed up, to be appalled (at how bad or extreme something is)
- へるto decrease (in number or size), to diminish, to go down
- 幼児ようじinfant, small child (roughly one to six years old), preschooler
- 目覚しめざましalarm clock (abbreviation of 目覚し時計); something that wakes you up
- 方角ほうがくdirection, compass point, bearing
- 信ずるしんずるto believe, to believe in, to place trust in
- 小便しょうべんurine, urination (blunt or vulgar)
- 加速度かそくどacceleration; accelerating pace
- 登場とうじょうentrance (onto a stage), appearance (of a character); arrival on the scene (of a new product or idea)
- 近々ちかぢかbefore long, soon, shortly
- 彫るほるto carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel
- 盆ぼんtray; Bon, the Festival of the Dead (お盆)
- 目立つめだつto stand out, to be conspicuous, to be noticeable
- 煎るいるto roast, to parch, to dry-fry (in a pan without oil)
- 形式けいしきform, format; formality, outward form
- 麓ふもとthe foot of a mountain, the base of a hill
- 原料げんりょうraw material (that loses its original form in processing), ingredient
- 名字みょうじsurname, family name
- 狙うねらうto aim at, to take aim; to have one's eye on, to target
- 雑音ざつおんnoise, static, interference (unwanted sound)
- 特定とくていspecific, particular; identification, pinpointing (of something)
- 縮小しゅくしょうreduction, scaling down, curtailment
- 将棋しょうぎshogi, Japanese chess
- 送り仮名おくりがなokurigana, the kana written after a kanji to show its inflected ending
- 物凄いものすごいterrific, tremendous, staggering; frightful, ghastly
- スクールschool (usually a private school for a particular skill)
- 巡るめぐるto go around, to tour, to travel from place to place; to come round again; to centre on (an issue)
- 育児いくじchildcare, child-rearing, raising a child
- 手洗いてあらいrestroom, lavatory; washing one's hands; washing by hand
- 円周えんしゅうcircumference, the perimeter of a circle
- 薬指くすりゆびring finger, third finger
- 酸性さんせいacidity, acidic (nature)
- 再来月さらいげつthe month after next
- 単数たんすうsingular (grammatical number)
- 追い掛けるおいかけるto chase, to run after, to pursue
- 通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by, to come along (by chance)
- 正方形せいほうけいsquare (shape)
- 輸血ゆけつblood transfusion
- だますto trick, to cheat, to deceive; to soothe, to coax (a child)
- 空っぽからっぽempty, vacant, hollow
- 先々月せんせんげつthe month before last
- 始めにはじめにfirst of all, to begin with, at the outset
- ねじscrew, bolt; winding key (of a clock or toy)
- 小数しょうすうdecimal, decimal fraction
- 開通かいつうopening to traffic, opening (of a road, railway, tunnel, line)
- 引出すひきだすto pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw (money)
- 展開てんかいdevelopment, unfolding (of events), rolling out, expansion (opposite of compression)
- 長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle, oblong
- 馴れるなれるto become tame, to become domesticated, to grow attached (of an animal)
- 有難いありがたいgrateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude
- 割算わりざんdivision (arithmetic)
- ごくろうさまthank you for your trouble (said to someone of lower rank)
- 下線かせんunderline, underscore
- 領事りょうじconsul
- 中指なかゆびmiddle finger
- 照るてるto shine (of the sun or moon)
- ヘリコプターhelicopter
- 真っ白まっしろpure white, snow-white
- 関東かんとうKanto, the eastern region of Japan around Tokyo
- 専制せんせいdespotism, autocracy, absolute rule
- 仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, kana spelling
- 驚かすおどろかすto surprise, to startle, to frighten, to create a stir
- 囁くささやくto whisper, to murmur
- 蒸発じょうはつevaporation; disappearing without a trace
- 羽根はねfeather; shuttlecock; blade (of a fan or propeller)
- 身分みぶんsocial position, social status, standing
- 本来ほんらいoriginally, essentially, by nature, properly speaking
- 宛名あてなaddressee's name, address (on a letter or parcel)
- 交替こうたいalternation, taking turns, relief, relay, shift
- 出迎えるでむかえるto go out to meet, to greet (an arrival)
- 形容詞けいようしadjective (in Japanese grammar, an i-adjective)
- 賞品しょうひんprize, trophy (an item given as a prize)
- ずらすto shift, to move slightly aside, to stagger, to put off (a time)
- 薬缶やかんkettle
- 手帳てちょうpocket notebook, datebook, planner
- 作製さくせいmanufacture, making (a physical object)
- 風船ふうせんballoon
- 課程かていcourse of study, curriculum, program
- 日の入りひのいりsunset
- 却ってかえってon the contrary, rather, if anything, all the more, instead
- 休息きゅうそくrest, repose, relaxation
- 斜めななめdiagonal, slanting, at an angle
- 引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるto be overturned, to topple over, to fall on one's back, to be reversed
- 涼むすずむto cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the evening cool
- 外部がいぶthe outside, the exterior, external (parties)
- 金魚きんぎょgoldfish
- 御免ごめんsorry, your pardon; refusal (having had enough of something); permission
- 各地かくちevery place, various places, all parts (of a country)
- ぴたりtightly, exactly, right on the mark; suddenly and completely (stopping)
- 生ずるしょうずるto arise, to occur, to be produced, to give rise to
- すっぱいsour, acidic, tart
- 破片はへんfragment, splinter, broken piece, shard
- 保健ほけんhealth preservation, public health, hygiene
- 清むすむto become clear (of water or air), to become transparent, to ring clearly (of a voice)
- 表紙ひょうしfront cover, binding
- 活躍かつやくactivity, playing an active part, doing well, being a success
- 防止ぼうしprevention, checking (something bad from happening)
- 流石さすがas one would expect, just as you'd expect of, truly (impressive)
- 主語しゅご(grammar) subject
- 座敷ざしきtatami room, Japanese-style guest room
- 火傷やけどburn, scald
- 引っ込むひっこむto draw back, to retire, to sink in, to cave in
- 謎謎なぞなぞriddle, puzzle