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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濡らす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to wet
- •to moisten
- •to dampen
- •to soak
- •ぬらす
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瀬戸物
noun (common)
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- •earthenware
- •porcelain
- •china
- •pottery
- •せともの
- •セトモノ
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火傷
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •burn
- •scald
- •getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
- •やけど
- •ヤケド
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北
noun • prefix
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N2Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •North; the Sino-Japanese reading (on-yomi) for the character 'North', primarily used in compound words indicating direction or location.
- •Tinder; easily combustible material (like burnt cloth or dried plants) used to catch sparks from a flint. Often called 'hokuchi'.
- •ほく
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火山
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •volcano
- •かざん
灯台
noun (common)
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- •lighthouse
- •old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- •とうだい
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灯油
noun (common)
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- •kerosene
- •paraffin
- •lamp oil
- •とうゆ
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灰色
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •grey
- •gray
- •ashen
- •はいいろ
- •かいしょく
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災難
noun (common)
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- •calamity
- •misfortune
- •disaster
- •さいなん
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炊く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- •to boil
- •to simmer
- •to stew
- •たく
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炊事
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •cooking
- •kitchen work
- •すいじ
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炭鉱
noun (common)
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- •coal mine
- •(coal) pit
- •colliery
- •coal-mine shaft
- •たんこう
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点々
adverb • adverb taking the 'to' particle • na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •sparsely
- •drop-by-drop
- •on par with
- •as good as
- •ちょぼちょぼ
- •チョボチョボ
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点く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)
- •to catch fire
- •to ignite
- •to start burning
- •つく
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点ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to turn on
- •to switch on
- •to light up
- •つける
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点数
noun (common)
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- •marks
- •points
- •score
- •grade
- •てんすう
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為す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to do
- •to commit
- •to carry out
- •to bring about
- •なす
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為替
noun (common)
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- •money order
- •draft
- •exchange (e.g. foreign)
- •かわせ
- •かわし
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焼く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb
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- •to burn
- •to roast
- •to broil
- •to grill
- •やく
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無地
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •plain
- •unfigured
- •patternless
- •solid (color)
- •むじ
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無数
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •innumerable
- •countless
- •numberless
- •むすう
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無沙汰
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •not writing or contacting for a while
- •neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.)
- •failing to write (call, visit, etc.)
- •long silence
- •ぶさた
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無限
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective
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- •infinity
- •infinitude
- •eternity
- •infinite
- •むげん
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焦がす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to burn
- •to scorch
- •to singe
- •to char
- •こがす
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焦げる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to burn
- •to scorch
- •to char
- •to singe
- •こげる
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焦点
noun (common)
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- •focus
- •focal point
- •focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.)
- •point at issue
- •しょうてん
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煉瓦
noun (common)
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- •brick
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- •れんが
- •レンガ
炒る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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- •to roast
- •to parch
- •to toast
- •to boil down
- •いる
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煙い
i-adjective
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- •smoky
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- •けむい
- •けぶい
煙突
noun (common)
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- •chimney
- •smokestack
- •funnel (of a ship)
- •stovepipe
- •えんとつ
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照らす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to shine on
- •to illuminate
- •to compare (with)
- •to refer to
- •てらす
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照る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to shine
- •to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- •てる
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煮える
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to be boiled
- •to be cooked
- •にえる
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煮る
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to boil
- •to simmer
- •to stew
- •to seethe
- •にる
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熟語
noun (common)
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- •kanji compound
- •idiom
- •idiomatic phrase
- •じゅくご
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熱する
suru verb - special class • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •to heat
- •to heat up
- •to get excited
- •to get worked up
- •ねっする
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燃やす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to burn
- •to burn with (emotion, feeling)
- •to be fired up
- •もやす
- •もす
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爪
noun (common)
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- •nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
- •claw
- •talon
- •hoof
- •つめ
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父母
noun (common)
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- •father and mother
- •parents
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- •ふぼ
- •ちちはは
- •ててはは
- •かぞいろは
片付く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be put in order
- •to be put to rights
- •to be disposed of
- •to be solved
- •かたづく
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片仮名
noun (common)
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- •katakana
- •angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
- •カタカナ
- •かたかな
偏る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to lean (to one side)
- •to incline
- •to be unbalanced (e.g. diet)
- •to be unduly weighted towards
- •かたよる
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片道
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •one-way (trip)
- •one-way ticket
- •かたみち
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牧場
noun (common)
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- •farm (livestock)
- •stock farm
- •ranch
- •station
- •ぼくじょう
- •まきば
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牧畜
noun (common)
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- •stock-farming
- •livestock farming
- •cattle breeding
- •ぼくちく
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物凄い
i-adjective
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N2Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •staggering; tremendous; amazing; to a very great extent
- •terrible; dreadful; frightening; ghastly
- •ものすごい
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物差し
noun (common)
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- •ruler
- •measure
- •ものさし
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物置
noun (common)
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- •storage room
- •storeroom
- •lumber room
- •ものおき
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物語る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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- •to tell (a story)
- •to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.)
- •to relate
- •to recount
- •ものがたる
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物騒
na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •dangerous
- •unsettled
- •troubled
- •disturbed
- •ぶっそう
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