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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平日
adverb • noun (common)
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- •weekday
- •ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
- •kanji radical 73
- •へいじつ
- •ひらび
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平気
na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •cool
- •calm
- •composed
- •unconcerned
- •へいき
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平野
noun (common)
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- •plain
- •open field
- •へいや
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年度
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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- •fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)
- •financial year
- •academic year
- •school year
- •ねんど
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幼子
noun (common)
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- •infant
- •baby
- •little child
- •おさなご
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幼稚
noun (common) • na-adjective
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- •infancy
- •childish
- •infantile
- •immature
- •ようち
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幼稚園
noun (common)
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- •kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)
- •preschool
- •ようちえん
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幾分
adverb • noun (common)
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- •somewhat
- •to some extent
- •to some degree
- •some
- •いくぶん
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広々
adverb taking the 'to' particle • adverb • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • na-adjective
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N2Common
- •extensive
- •spacious
- •ひろびろ
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広げる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to spread
- •to extend
- •to expand
- •to enlarge
- •ひろげる
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広さ
noun (common)
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- •area
- •extent
- •dimensions
- •size
- •ひろさ
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広める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to spread
- •to propagate
- •to popularize
- •to disseminate
- •ひろめる
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広場
noun (common)
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- •public square
- •square
- •plaza
- •piazza
- •ひろば
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床の間
noun (common)
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- •tokonoma
- •alcove where art or flowers are displayed
- •とこのま
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床屋
noun (common)
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- •barbershop
- •barber shop
- •barber
- •とこや
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包丁
noun (common)
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- •kitchen knife
- •cooking
- •food
- •ほうちょう
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店屋
noun (common)
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- •store
- •shop
- •みせや
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座布団
noun (common)
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- •zabuton
- •flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
- •ざぶとん
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座敷
noun (common)
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- •tatami room
- •tatami mat room
- •formal Japanese room
- •dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
- •ざしき
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伸ばす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
- •to lengthen
- •to extend
- •to stretch
- •のばす
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伸びる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to stretch
- •to extend
- •to lengthen
- •to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- •のびる
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延長
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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Math.philosophySport.- •extension
- •elongation
- •prolongation
- •lengthening
- •えんちょう
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建つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be erected
- •to be built
- •たつ
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引き止める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to detain
- •to check
- •to restrain
- •to stop
- •ひきとめる
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引っかかる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be caught in
- •to be stuck in
- •to stop by
- •to drop in for a short visit
- •ひっかかる
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ひっくり返す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to turn over
- •to turn upside down
- •to turn up
- •to turn inside out
- •ひっくりかえす
- •ひっくりがえす
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ひっくり返る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be overturned
- •to be reversed
- •to turn over
- •to capsize
- •ひっくりかえる
- •ひっくりがえる
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引っ込む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to draw back
- •to sink
- •to cave in
- •to be set back (e.g. from a road)
- •ひっこむ
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引き出す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to pull out
- •to take out
- •to draw out
- •to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable)
- •ひきだす
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引き分け
noun (common)
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- •draw (in competition)
- •tie game
- •ひきわけ
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引力
noun (common)
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- •attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation)
- •affinity
- •gravitational pull
- •attractiveness
- •いんりょく
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引き受ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to take on
- •to undertake
- •to accept
- •to take charge of
- •ひきうける
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引き算
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2CommonMath.
- •subtraction
- •ひきざん
引っ越し
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •moving (dwelling, office, etc.)
- •changing residence
- •ひっこし
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引き返す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to turn back
- •to go back
- •to come back
- •to return
- •ひきかえす
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弱点
noun (common)
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- •weak point
- •weakness
- •shortcoming
- •defect
- •じゃくてん
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張り切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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- •to be in high spirits
- •to be full of vigor (vigour)
- •to be enthusiastic
- •to be eager
- •はりきる
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強化
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •strengthening
- •intensifying
- •reinforcement
- •enhancement
- •きょうか
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強引
na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •overbearing
- •coercive
- •pushy
- •forcible
- •ごういん
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強気
na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •confident
- •assured
- •self-assured
- •firm
- •つよき
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当日
noun (common) • adverb
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- •day in question
- •appointed day
- •that very day
- •the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
- •とうじつ
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当番
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •being on duty
- •person on duty
- •one's turn
- •とうばん
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形容動詞
noun (common)
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- •adjectival noun (in Japanese)
- •quasi-adjective
- •nominal adjective
- •na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective
- •けいようどうし
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形容詞
noun (common)
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- •adjective
- •i-adjective (in Japanese)
- •けいようし
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形式
noun (common)
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- •form (as opposed to substance)
- •format
- •form
- •style
- •けいしき
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彫る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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- •to carve
- •to engrave
- •to sculpt
- •to chisel
- •ほる
- •える
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彫刻
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •carving
- •engraving
- •sculpture
- •ちょうこく
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役人
noun (common)
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- •government official
- •やくにん
役所
noun (common)
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- •government office
- •public office
- •やくしょ
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役目
noun (common)
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- •duty
- •role
- •function
- •やくめ
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