JLPT N2 Vocabulary List
Advanced vocabulary. Workplace, news media, opinion writing, and the abstract concepts you need for office and academic Japanese.
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在学
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •attending (school, college, etc.)
- •being enrolled
- •being a student
- •ざいがく
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地下水
noun (common)
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- •underground water
- •ちかすい
地名
noun (common)
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- •place name
- •toponym
- •ちめい
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地味
na-adjective • noun (common) • adverb
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- •plain
- •simple
- •subdued
- •sober
- •じみ
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地帯
noun (common)
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- •zone
- •area
- •belt
- •region
- •ちたい
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地点
noun (common)
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- •spot
- •point
- •place
- •position
- •ちてん
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地盤
noun (common)
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- •ground
- •crust (earth)
- •bed (gravel, river, etc.)
- •foundation (building, etc.)
- •じばん
- •ちばん
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地質
noun (common)
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- •geological features
- •ちしつ
坊さん
noun (common)
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- •Buddhist priest
- •monk
- •boy
- •ぼうさん
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坊ちゃん
noun (common)
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- •(another's) son
- •boy
- •young master
- •green young man from a well-to-do family
- •ぼっちゃん
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坊や
noun (common)
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- •boy
- •son
- •child
- •mere boy
- •ぼうや
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垂直
na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •vertical
- •perpendicular
- •すいちょく
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垣根
noun (common)
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- •hedge
- •fence
- •border
- •limit
- •かきね
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埋める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to cover
- •to bury (e.g. one's face in hands)
- •to submerge
- •to fill (completely)
- •うずめる
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執筆
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •writing
- •authoring
- •しっぴつ
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基地
noun (common)
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- •base (military, expedition, etc.)
- •きち
基準
noun (common)
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- •standard
- •criterion
- •norm
- •benchmark
- •きじゅん
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基板
noun (common)
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- •(circuit) board
- •substrate
- •きばん
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基礎
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •foundation
- •basis
- •きそ
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堀
noun (common)
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- •moat
- •fosse
- •canal
- •ditch
- •ほり
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硬い
i-adjective
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- •hard
- •solid
- •tough
- •stiff
- •かたい
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塊
noun (common)
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- •lump
- •mass
- •bundle
- •clump
- •かたまり
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塞がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be closed
- •to be blocked
- •to be healed (e.g. wound)
- •to be shut up
- •ふさがる
- •ふたがる
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塞ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •to stop up
- •to close up
- •to block (up)
- •to plug up
- •ふさぐ
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塩辛い
i-adjective
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- •salty (taste)
- •briny
- •しおからい
- •からい
ちり紙
noun (common)
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- •tissue paper
- •toilet paper
- •ちりがみ
- •ちりし
塵芥
noun (common)
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- •rubbish
- •trash
- •garbage
- •refuse
- •じんかい
- •ちりあくた
- •ごみあくた
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境界
noun (common)
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- •boundary
- •border
- •limit
- •bounds
- •きょうかい
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増やす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to increase
- •to add to
- •to augment
- •ふやす
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増大
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •enlargement
- •increase
- •ぞうだい
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増減
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •increase and decrease
- •fluctuation
- •ぞうげん
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墨
noun
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Art参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0formal- •Ink used in calligraphy or painting
- •A corner or nook, especially in a room
- •すみ
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売り切れ
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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N2Common
- •sold-out
- •うりきれ
売り切れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to be sold out
- •うりきれる
売り上げ
noun (common)
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- •amount sold
- •sales
- •proceeds
- •takings
- •うりあげ
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売店
noun (common)
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- •stand
- •stall
- •booth
- •kiosk
- •ばいてん
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売れ行き
noun (common)
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- •sales
- •demand
- •うれゆき
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売買
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •trade
- •buying and selling
- •trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
- •dealing
- •ばいばい
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夕刊
noun (common)
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- •evening edition (of a daily newspaper)
- •evening paper
- •ゆうかん
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夕日
noun (common)
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- •evening sun
- •setting sun
- •ゆうひ
- •せきじつ
夕立
noun (common)
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- •(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening)
- •evening shower
- •ゆうだち
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外れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to be disconnected
- •to get out of place
- •to be off
- •to be out (e.g. of gear)
- •はずれる
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外科
noun (common)
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- •surgery (branch of medicine)
- •department of surgery
- •げか
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外部
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •outside (e.g. of a building)
- •exterior
- •outside (of a group, company, etc.)
- •outside world
- •がいぶ
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や行
noun (common)
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- •the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
- •やぎょう
夜間
noun (common) • adverb
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- •night
- •nighttime
- •やかん
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大して
adverb
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- •(not) very
- •(not) so
- •(not) very much
- •(not) particularly
- •たいして
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大凡
adverb • noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •about
- •roughly
- •approximately
- •generally
- •おおよそ
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大学院
noun (common)
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- •graduate school
- •だいがくいん
大小
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •size
- •large and small (sizes)
- •various sizes
- •daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
- •だいしょう
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