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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断水
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •suspension of water supply
- •water outage
- •だんすい
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新幹線
noun (common)
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- •Shinkansen
- •bullet train
- •しんかんせん
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方程式
noun (common)
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- •equation
- •formula
- •method for solving a problem
- •set way of achieving a particular result
- •ほうていしき
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方角
noun (common)
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- •direction
- •way
- •point of the compass
- •cardinal direction
- •ほうがく
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方言
noun (common)
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- •dialect
- •provincialism
- •ほうげん
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方針
noun (common)
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- •policy
- •course
- •plan (of action)
- •principle
- •ほうしん
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方面
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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- •direction
- •district
- •area
- •field (e.g. of study)
- •ほうめん
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日の入り
noun (common)
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- •sunset
- •ひのいり
日の出
noun (common)
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- •sunrise
- •ひので
日帰り
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •day trip
- •ひがえり
日当たり
noun (common)
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- •exposure to the sun
- •sunny place
- •per day
- •ひあたり
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日々
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common) • adverb
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- •daily
- •everyday
- •days (e.g. of one's youth)
- •every day
- •ひび
- •にちにち
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日時
noun (common)
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- •date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)
- •days and hours
- •にちじ
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日用品
noun (common)
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- •daily necessities
- •にちようひん
日程
noun (common)
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- •schedule
- •program
- •programme
- •agenda
- •にってい
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日課
noun (common)
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- •daily routine
- •daily work
- •daily lesson
- •にっか
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日陰
noun (common)
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- •shade
- •shadow
- •sunshine
- •sunlight
- •ひかげ
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早口
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •fast-talking
- •rapid talking
- •はやくち
- •はやぐち
早速
adverb
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- •at once
- •immediately
- •without delay
- •promptly
- •さっそく
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空き
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •space
- •room
- •gap
- •emptiness
- •あき
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明け方
noun (common) • adverb
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- •dawn
- •daybreak
- •あけがた
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映す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to project
- •to reflect
- •to cast (shadow)
- •うつす
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映る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be reflected
- •to harmonize with (harmonise)
- •to come out (photo)
- •to be projected
- •うつる
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昼寝
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •(afternoon) nap
- •sleeping during the day
- •siesta
- •ひるね
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時速
noun (common)
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- •speed (per hour)
- •じそく
時間割
noun (common)
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- •timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)
- •schedule
- •じかんわり
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普及
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •diffusion
- •spread
- •popularization
- •promulgation
- •ふきゅう
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温まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to warm oneself
- •to sun oneself
- •to warm up
- •to get warm
- •あたたまる
- •あったまる
- •ぬくまる
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温める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to warm (up)
- •to heat (up)
- •to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.)
- •to keep to oneself
- •あたためる
- •あっためる
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暴れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to act violently
- •to rage
- •to struggle
- •to be riotous
- •あばれる
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曲げる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to bend
- •to crook
- •to bow
- •to curve
- •まげる
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曲線
noun (common)
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- •curve
- •きょくせん
更ける
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to get late
- •to advance
- •to wear on
- •ふける
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書き取り
noun (common)
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- •writing down from other written material
- •writing kanji text from hiragana
- •transcription (of spoken material)
- •dictation
- •かきとり
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書店
noun (common)
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- •bookshop
- •bookstore
- •しょてん
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書留
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •registered mail
- •registered post
- •registration (of mail)
- •(putting on) record
- •かきとめ
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書籍
noun (common)
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- •book
- •publication
- •しょせき
- •しょじゃく
書道
noun (common)
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- •calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
- •しょどう
月日
noun (common)
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- •time
- •years
- •days
- •(one's) life
- •つきひ
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月末
noun (common) • adverb
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- •end of the month
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- •げつまつ
- •つきずえ
月給
noun (common)
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- •monthly salary
- •げっきゅう
有料
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •fee-charging
- •paid
- •not free
- •toll road
- •ゆうりょう
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有無
noun (common)
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- •existence or nonexistence
- •presence or absence
- •consent or refusal
- •yes or no
- •うむ
- •ゆうむ
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有り難い
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- •grateful; thankful; appreciative (of someone's kindness or goodwill)
- •welcome; appreciated; fortunate; lucky (of a favorable situation)
- •sacred; revered; worthy of reverence (evoking a sense of spiritual gratitude)
- •(archaic) rare; hard to come by; unlikely to exist
- •ありがたい
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朗らか
na-adjective
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- •cheerful
- •merry
- •sunny
- •melodious
- •ほがらか
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望遠鏡
noun (common)
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- •telescope
- •ぼうえんきょう
期限
noun (common)
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- •term
- •period
- •time frame
- •time limit
- •きげん
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木材
noun (common)
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- •lumber
- •timber
- •wood
- •もくざい
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未満
noun, used as suffix • noun (common) • adverb
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- •less than
- •under
- •below
- •みまん
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末っ子
noun (common)
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- •youngest child
- •すえっこ