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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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宣伝(せんでん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • publicity
  • advertisement
  • advertising
  • propaganda
  • せんでん
宴会(えんかい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • party
  • banquet
  • reception
  • feast
  • えんかい
家主(やぬし)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • landlord
  • landlady
  • house owner
  • home owner
  • やぬし
  • いえぬし
  • いえあるじ
家屋(かおく)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • house
  • building
  • かおく
容器(ようき)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • container
  • receptacle
  • vessel
  • packaging
  • ようき
容積(ようせき)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • capacity
  • volume
  • ようせき
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • to come near
  • to let someone approach
  • to bring near
  • to bring together
  • よせる
寒帯(かんたい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2
  • frigid zone
  • かんたい
寝台(しんだい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • bed
  • couch
  • しんだい
  • ねだい
()()
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • nightclothes
  • nightwear
  • sleepwear
  • pyjamas
  • ねまき
()()
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • nightclothes
  • nightwear
  • sleepwear
  • pyjamas
  • ねまき
(りょう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • hostel
  • dormitory
  • bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system)
  • tea-ceremony room
  • りょう
寸法(すんぽう)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • measurement
  • size
  • extent
  • dimension
  • すんぽう
寺院(じいん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • Buddhist temple
  • religious building
  • church
  • cathedral
  • じいん
対照(たいしょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
JMDict
N2Common
  • contrast
  • antithesis
  • comparison
  • たいしょう
対策(たいさく)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • measure
  • step
  • countermeasure
  • counterplan
  • たいさく
寿命(じゅみょう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • lifespan
  • life
  • lifetime
  • life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)
  • じゅみょう
専制(せんせい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • despotism
  • autocracy
  • せんせい
()
Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to shine
  • さす
将棋(しょうぎ)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • shogi
  • Japanese chess
  • しょうぎ
小便(しょうべん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • urine
  • piss
  • pee
  • urination
  • しょうべん
  • しょんべん
  • ションベン
小学生(しょうがくせい)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • elementary school student
  • primary school student
  • grade school student
  • しょうがくせい
小指(こゆび)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • little finger
  • pinky
  • fourth (occ. fifth) finger
  • little toe
  • こゆび
小数(しょうすう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • fraction (part of)
  • decimal fraction
  • しょうすう
()()
noun (common)
JMDict
N2
  • uncle
  • old man
  • mister
  • manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
  • おじさん
  • オジサン
  • オジさん
(こづ)()
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • pocket money
  • spending money
  • pin money
  • allowance
  • こづかい
  • こずかい
(とが)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to taper to a point
  • to become pointed
  • to become sharp
  • to be on edge
  • とがる
  • とんがる
就任(しゅうにん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • assumption (of office)
  • taking up (a post)
  • inauguration
  • installation
  • しゅうにん
屋外(おくがい)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • outdoors
  • outside
  • おくがい
(くず)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • waste
  • scrap
  • garbage
  • dregs
  • くず
  • クズ
展開(てんかい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
Math.Comp.Bus.
  • development
  • evolution
  • progression
  • unfolding
  • てんかい
(ぞく)
suru verb - special class • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to belong to
  • to come under
  • to be affiliated with
  • to be subject to
  • ぞくする
山林(さんりん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • mountain forest
  • forest on a mountain
  • forest land
  • woodland
  • さんりん
(さき)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • small peninsula
  • cape
  • promontory
  • headland
  • さき
(とうげ)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
JMDict
N2Common
  • (mountain) pass
  • highest point on a mountain road
  • ridge
  • peak (e.g. of summer)
  • とうげ
(くず)
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to destroy
  • to demolish
  • to pull down
  • to tear down
  • くずす
(くず)
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to collapse
  • to crumble
  • to get out of shape
  • to lose one's shape
  • くずれる
(めぐ)
verb
AI Generated
N2Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • to go around; to circulate; to tour
  • to come around (of seasons, time, etc.); to repeat
  • to concern; to surround (an issue or object)
  • めぐる
巡査(じゅんさ)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • police officer
  • policeman
  • constable
  • じゅんさ
工事(こうじ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • construction work
  • こうじ
工員(こういん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • factory worker
  • こういん
工夫(くふう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • devising (a way)
  • contriving
  • inventing
  • thinking up
  • くふう
工芸(こうげい)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • industrial arts
  • craft
  • こうげい
()()
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • deduction
  • subtraction
  • balance
  • ebb and flow
  • さしひき
()(つか)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • hindrance
  • impediment
  • さしつかえ
()
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to wind
  • to coil
  • to roll
  • to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
  • まく
(かえ)
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to send (someone) back
  • to send (someone) home
  • かえす
()
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • to air
  • to dry
  • to desiccate
  • to drain (off)
  • ほす
平仮名(ひらがな)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • hiragana
  • cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
  • ひらがな
平凡(へいぼん)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • ordinary
  • common
  • commonplace
  • mediocre
  • へいぼん