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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錆
noun (common)
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- •rust
- •さび
錆びる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to rust
- •to become rusty
- •さびる
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録音
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •(audio) recording
- •ろくおん
鐘
noun (common)
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- •bell (often a large hanging bell)
- •chime
- •かね
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鑑賞
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
- •かんしょう
長女
noun (common)
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- •eldest daughter
- •first-born daughter
- •ちょうじょ
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長引く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to be prolonged
- •to drag on
- •to take a long time
- •to persist
- •ながびく
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長所
noun (common)
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- •strong point
- •merit
- •virtue
- •advantage
- •ちょうしょ
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長方形
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •rectangle
- •oblong
- •ちょうほうけい
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長男
noun (common)
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- •eldest son (may be the only son)
- •first-born son
- •ちょうなん
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長短
noun (common)
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- •(relative) length
- •advantages and disadvantages
- •pluses and minuses
- •strong and weak points
- •ちょうたん
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閉会
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
- •へいかい
開会
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •opening of a meeting
- •かいかい
開放
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •opening (a door, window, etc.)
- •leaving open
- •opening up (e.g. to the public)
- •allowing (public) access
- •かいほう
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開通
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •opening (of a new road, railway, etc.)
- •going into operation (e.g. telephone communication)
- •beginning services
- •reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic)
- •かいつう
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間もなく
adverb
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- •soon
- •shortly
- •before long
- •in a short time
- •まもなく
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間接
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •indirection
- •indirectness
- •かんせつ
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間隔
noun (common)
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- •space
- •interval
- •space character
- •whitespace
- •かんかく
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関東
noun (common)
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- •Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)
- •Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
- •かんとう
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防止
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •prevention
- •check
- •ぼうし
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防犯
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun, used as prefix
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- •prevention of crime
- •security (device, camera, etc.)
- •ぼうはん
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付属
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •being attached (to)
- •being affiliated (to)
- •belonging (to)
- •going with
- •ふぞく
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限度
noun (common)
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- •limit
- •bounds
- •げんど
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険しい
i-adjective
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- •precipitous
- •rugged
- •inaccessible
- •impregnable
- •けわしい
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日差し
noun (common)
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- •sunlight
- •rays of the Sun
- •ひざし
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随筆
noun (common)
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- •essays
- •miscellaneous writings
- •literary jottings
- •ずいひつ
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隔てる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to separate (by distance, time, etc.)
- •to isolate
- •to partition
- •to divide
- •へだてる
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隙間
noun (common)
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- •gap
- •opening
- •aperture
- •crevice
- •すきま
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障子
noun (common)
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- •shoji (paper sliding door)
- •しょうじ
集会
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •meeting
- •assembly
- •gathering
- •congregation
- •しゅうかい
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集合
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- •meeting up
- •gathering
- •assembly
- •set
- •しゅうごう
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集金
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •money collection
- •しゅうきん
雑巾
noun (common)
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- •house-cloth
- •dust cloth
- •ぞうきん
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雑音
noun (common)
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- •noise (usu. unpleasant)
- •interference (e.g. radio)
- •static
- •noise
- •ざつおん
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雨戸
noun (common)
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- •sliding storm shutter
- •あまど
零点
noun (common)
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- •zero (points, marks)
- •no marks
- •zero (of a function)
- •root
- •れいてん
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電力
noun (common)
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- •electric power
- •でんりょく
電柱
noun (common)
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- •utility pole
- •power pole
- •telephone pole
- •telegraph pole
- •でんちゅう
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電池
noun (common)
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- •battery
- •cell
- •でんち
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電波
noun (common) • na-adjective
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- •radio wave
- •reception
- •signal
- •saying strange things
- •でんぱ
- •デムパ
- •デンパ
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電流
noun (common)
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- •electric current
- •でんりゅう
電球
noun (common)
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- •light bulb
- •でんきゅう
青少年
noun (common)
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- •young people
- •youth
- •the younger generation
- •せいしょうねん
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青白い
i-adjective
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- •pale
- •pallid
- •bluish-white
- •あおじろい
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静まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to become quiet
- •to quiet down
- •to quieten down
- •to calm down
- •しずまる
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面倒くさい
i-adjective
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- •bothersome
- •tiresome
- •bother to do
- •めんどくさい
- •めんどうくさい
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面接
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •interview (e.g. for a job)
- •めんせつ
面積
noun (common)
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- •area (measurement)
- •square measure
- •size (of land)
- •floor space
- •めんせき
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響めき
noun (common)
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- •commotion
- •stir
- •どよめき
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響く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to resound
- •to be heard far away
- •to reverberate
- •to shake
- •ひびく
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