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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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観念(かんねん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2CommonBuddh.
  • •idea
  • •notion
  • •concept
  • •conception
  • •かんねん
観測(かんそく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •observation
  • •survey
  • •measurement
  • •opinion
  • •かんそく
角度(かくど)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N2Common
  • •angle
  • •かくど
解放(かいほう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2CommonComp.
  • •release
  • •unleashing
  • •liberation
  • •emancipation
  • •かいほう
解散(かいさん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.)
  • •dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
  • •dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.)
  • •winding-up
  • •かいさん
解答(かいとう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •answer
  • •solution
  • •かいとう
解説(かいせつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •explanation
  • •commentary
  • •exposition
  • •elucidation
  • •かいせつ
言(い)いつける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2
  • •to tell (to do)
  • •to order
  • •to direct
  • •to instruct
  • •いいつける
言(い)い出(だ)す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to begin to say
  • •to start talking
  • •to broach (a matter)
  • •to bring up
  • •いいだす
言(い)いつける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2
  • •to tell (to do)
  • •to order
  • •to direct
  • •to instruct
  • •いいつける
言(こと)葉(ばづ)遣(か)い
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •speech
  • •expression
  • •wording
  • •language
  • •ことばづかい
討(う)つ
godan verb • transitive verb
AI Generated
N2Common参考: 広辞苑　第六版
  • •to attack and defeat (an enemy); to slay; to strike down
  • •to avenge (a murder, wrong, etc.); to take revenge
  • •to conquer; to vanquish
  • •うつ
記号(きごう)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •sign
  • •symbol
  • •mark
  • •きごう
訳(やく)す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to translate
  • •to interpret
  • •やくす
診(み)る
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to examine (medically)
  • •to have a look at
  • •to check (a patient's pulse)
  • •みる
診断(しんだん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •diagnosis
  • •medical examination
  • •しんだん
評論(ひょうろん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •criticism
  • •critique
  • •ひょうろん
詫(わ)びる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to apologize
  • •to apologise
  • •to make an apology
  • •わびる
詰(つ)まる
verb
AI Generated
N2Common参考: KODANSHA'S furigana JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
  • •to be blocked; to be clogged; to be stopped up
  • •to be packed; to be full; to be crowded
  • •to be at a loss (for words); to be stuck
  • •つまる
  • •つまっ
話(はな)しかける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to address (someone)
  • •to accost a person
  • •to talk (to someone)
  • •to begin to talk
  • •はなしかける
話(はな)し中(ちゅう)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N2
  • •busy (phone)
  • •in talks
  • •discussion underway
  • •はなしちゅう
話(はな)し合(あ)い
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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N2Common
  • •discussion
  • •talk
  • •tête-à-tête
  • •conference
  • •はなしあい
誓(ちか)う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to swear
  • •to vow
  • •to take an oath
  • •to pledge
  • •ちかう
課程(かてい)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •course
  • •curriculum
  • •かてい
課税(かぜい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •taxation
  • •かぜい
調味料(ちょうみりょう)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •seasoning
  • •flavoring
  • •flavouring
  • •condiment
  • •ちょうみりょう
調整(ちょうせい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •adjustment
  • •regulation
  • •coordination
  • •reconciliation
  • •ちょうせい
調節(ちょうせつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •regulation
  • •adjustment
  • •control
  • •ちょうせつ
乞(こ)う
Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class) • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to beg
  • •to ask
  • •to request
  • •to invite
  • •こう
論(ろん)ずる
Ichidan verb - zuru verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to discuss
  • •to talk about
  • •to deal with (a topic)
  • •to argue
  • •ろんずる
謎々(なぞなぞ)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •riddle
  • •puzzle
  • •enigma
  • •なぞなぞ
謙虚(けんきょ)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •modest
  • •humble
  • •けんきょ
謙遜(けんそん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • na-adjective
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N2Common
  • •modesty
  • •humility
  • •being humble
  • •けんそん
講師(こうし)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •speaker
  • •lecturer
  • •lecturer (at a university or college)
  • •instructor
  • •こうし
警備(けいび)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •defense
  • •defence
  • •guard
  • •policing
  • •けいび
貝(かい)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •shellfish
  • •seashell
  • •shell
  • •かい
貨物(かもつ)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •cargo
  • •freight
  • •money or assets
  • •かもつ
  • •かぶつ
貯蔵(ちょぞう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •storage
  • •preservation
  • •ちょぞう
貸出(かしだし)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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N2Common
  • •lending
  • •loaning
  • •かしだし
貸家(かしや)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •house for rent
  • •かしや
  • •かしいえ
貸間(かしま)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •room to let
  • •room for rent
  • •かしま
資料(しりょう)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •material
  • •materials
  • •data
  • •information
  • •しりょう
賞品(しょうひん)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •prize
  • •trophy
  • •しょうひん
賞金(しょうきん)
noun (common)
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N2Common
  • •prize money
  • •monetary award
  • •reward
  • •しょうきん
赤道(せきどう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N2Common
  • •equator
  • •せきどう
起床(きしょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •rising (from one's bed)
  • •getting up
  • •getting out of bed
  • •きしょう
越(こ)える
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to cross over
  • •to cross
  • •to pass through
  • •to pass over (out of)
  • •こえる
越(こ)す
Godan verb with 'su' ending
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N2Common
  • •to cross over (e.g. mountain)
  • •to go across
  • •to get over (e.g. hardship)
  • •to pass time (e.g. a winter)
  • •こす
超過(ちょうか)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •excess
  • •surplus
  • •exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.)
  • •going over
  • •ちょうか
足(た)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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N2Common
  • •to be sufficient
  • •to be enough
  • •to be worth doing
  • •to be worthy of
  • •たる