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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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ロッカー
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •locker
ロビー
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •lobby
  • •lounge
ローマ字(じ)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •Latin alphabet
  • •Roman alphabet
  • •romaji
  • •romanized Japanese
  • •ローマじ
ワンピース
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •dress
  • •one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
一(ひと)休(やす)み
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •(short) rest
  • •breather
  • •break
  • •ひとやすみ
一定(いってい)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •to fix
  • •to settle
  • •to standardize
  • •to regularize
  • •いってい
一応(いちおう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •more or less
  • •though not quite satisfactorily
  • •after a fashion
  • •pretty much
  • •いちおう
一斉(いっせい)
adverb • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •simultaneous
  • •all at once
  • •いっせい
一旦(いったん)
adverb • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •once
  • •for a short time
  • •briefly
  • •temporarily
  • •いったん
一段と
JMDict
N2
  • •greater,more,further,still more
一流(いちりゅう)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •first-class
  • •first-rate
  • •top-flight
  • •top-ranking
  • •いちりゅう
一(ひと)通(とお)り
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •generally
  • •in the main
  • •briefly (look over, explain, etc.)
  • •roughly
  • •ひととおり
万歳(ばんざい)
interjection • noun • suru-verb
AI Generated
N2Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0
  • •banzai; hurrah; hooray (shouted while raising both hands)
  • •something worth celebrating; cause for joy
  • •giving up; throwing in the towel; being at one's wit's end
  • •ばんざい
三日月(みかづき)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •crescent moon
  • •young moon
  • •みかづき
  • •みかずき
三角(さんかく)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •triangle
  • •triangular shape
  • •さんかく
上(のぼ)り
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun, used as prefix
JMDict
N2Common
  • •ascent
  • •climbing
  • •ascending (path)
  • •climb
  • •のぼり
上下(うえした)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •top and bottom
  • •up and down
  • •high and low
  • •above and below
  • •うえした
上旬(じょうじゅん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •first third of a month
  • •first ten days of a month
  • •じょうじゅん
上級(じょうきゅう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •upper level
  • •upper grade
  • •high rank
  • •advanced level
  • •じょうきゅう
下品(げひん)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •vulgar
  • •indecent
  • •coarse
  • •crude
  • •げひん
下旬(げじゅん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •last third of a month
  • •21st to the last day of a month
  • •げじゅん
下(した)書(が)き
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
JMDict
N2Common
  • •draft
  • •rough copy
  • •したがき
下水(げすい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •drainage
  • •ditch
  • •gutter
  • •sewerage
  • •げすい
下町(したまち)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
  • •Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
  • •したまち
下線(かせん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2
  • •underline
  • •underscore
  • •かせん
下車(げしゃ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)
  • •getting off
  • •getting out (of a car)
  • •げしゃ
下降(かこう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •descent
  • •fall
  • •drop
  • •decline
  • •かこう
下駄(げた)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2CommonPrint.go (game)
  • •geta
  • •traditional Japanese wooden sandal
  • •turn (in set-type proofing)
  • •upside-down character
  • •げた
  • •ゲタ
不潔(ふけつ)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •unclean
  • •dirty
  • •unsanitary
  • •filthy
  • •ふけつ
不規則(ふきそく)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •irregular
  • •unsystematic
  • •unsteady
  • •disorderly
  • •ふきそく
不通(ふつう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •suspension
  • •interruption
  • •stoppage
  • •tie-up
  • •ふつう
不運(ふうん)
noun (common) • na-adjective
JMDict
N2Common
  • •misfortune
  • •bad luck
  • •ill luck
  • •ill fortune
  • •ふうん
両側(りょうがわ)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •both sides
  • •りょうがわ
  • •りょうそく
並木(なみき)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •roadside trees
  • •row of trees
  • •なみき
並行(へいこう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •going side-by-side
  • •going abreast
  • •running concurrently
  • •occurring at the same time
  • •へいこう
中世(ちゅうせい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
  • •medieval times
  • •mediaeval times
  • •ちゅうせい
中身(なかみ)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •contents
  • •interior
  • •filling
  • •substance
  • •なかみ
中年(ちゅうねん)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •middle-age
  • •middle age
  • •midlife
  • •one's middle years
  • •ちゅうねん
中性(ちゅうせい)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Commongramm
  • •neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)
  • •indifference
  • •sexlessness
  • •androgyny
  • •ちゅうせい
中指(なかゆび)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •middle finger
  • •long finger
  • •second finger
  • •tall finger
  • •なかゆび
  • •ちゅうし
中旬(ちゅうじゅん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •middle ten days of a month
  • •11th to 20th day of a month
  • •ちゅうじゅん
当(あ)て身(み)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2MA
  • •blow to a vital point of a person's body
  • •striking techniques (judo)
  • •あてみ
中途(ちゅうと)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •halfway
  • •midway
  • •partway
  • •mid-course
  • •ちゅうと
中間(ちゅうかん)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •middle
  • •midway
  • •halfway
  • •centre
  • •ちゅうかん
主役(しゅやく)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N2Common
  • •leading part
  • •leading actor
  • •leading actress
  • •しゅやく
主語(しゅご)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Commongramm
  • •subject
  • •しゅご
丼(どんぶり)
noun (common)
JMDict
N2Common
  • •porcelain bowl
  • •donburi
  • •bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
  • •どんぶり
  • •どん
乗(の)り換(か)え
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2CommonFin.Bio.
  • •transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
  • •change
  • •connection
  • •switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.)
  • •のりかえ
乗車(じょうしゃ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •boarding (a train, bus, etc.)
  • •getting into (e.g. a taxi)
  • •じょうしゃ
乱暴(らんぼう)
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N2Common
  • •violence
  • •assault
  • •rowdiness
  • •wildness
  • •らんぼう