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JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 2)

The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.

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VocabularyReadingTranslation
~難い~がたい gataihard (difficult) to do ~
~がち~がち gachitend to do ~
~刊~かん kan~ issued (magazine, newspaper)
~間~かん kanbetween, during
~巻~かん kanvolume
~館~かん kan~ hall, ~ building
~感~かん kanfeeling, sense, impression
~期~き ki~age, ~period
~器~き kidevice, equipment
~機~き kimachine
~気味~ぎみ gimislightly ~
~教~きょう kyoureligion
~行~ぎょう gyouline, row
~業~ぎょう gyoutype of business
~きる~きる kirunevertheless, to carry through
~切れ~きれ kireout of ~
~口~くち kuchi~ opening; ~ entrance, ~ exit
~家~け ke~'s family, the house of ~
~形~けい keishape of ~
~系~けい kei~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group
~圏~けん kenbloc, sphere, area
~校~こう koucounter for school
~港~こう kou~ port
~号~ごう goucounter for magazine; the name of ship
~国~こく kokunation of ~
~毎~ごと gotoevery ~, each ~
~山~さん santhe name of mountain
~産~さん sanmade in ~
~史~し shihistory of ~
~紙~し shinewspaper, type of paper
~寺~じ jithe name of temple
~時間目~じかんめ jikamme~th hour, ~th period
~室~しつ shitsucounter for room
~日~じつ jitsuday
~車~しゃ sha~ car
~者~しゃ shaperson
~社~しゃ shacounter for company
~手~しゅ shu~ player, person who does ~
~酒~しゅ shukind of alcohol
~集~しゅう shuucollection of ~
~所~しょ shoplace
~所~じょ joplace
~女~じょ jocount for sisters
~省~しょう shoukind of ministry
~商~しょう shoumerchant, business
~勝~しょう shoucount for victory
~条~じょう joucounter for article
~場~じょう joukind of field, ground
~畳~じょう joucount for tatami, mat
~色~しょく shokukind of color
~過ぎる~すぎる sugirutoo much ~
~済~ずみ zumifinished
~席~せき sekicounter for seats
~船~せん sencounter for ships
~戦~せん sencounter for games, matches
~前~ぜん zenbefore ~
~沿い~ぞい zoialong
~艘~そう soucounter for ships
~足~そく sokucounter for shoes
~だらけ~だらけ darakebe full of ~, be filled with ~
~団~だん dangroup, corps, party
~着~ちゃく chakucounter for clothes; finishing place
~庁~ちょう chouoffice, agency
~兆~ちょう choutrillion
~長~ちょう chouleader, head
~帳~ちょう chou~ book, notebook
~丁目~ちょうめ choume~ district (of a town; city, block)
~通~つう tsuucounter for letters
~遣い~づかい zukaiuse of ~
~付~つき tsukiwith ~
~続く~つづく tsuzukufollow, continue, go on
~辛い~づらい zuraihard to do ~
~滴~てき tekidrop
~点~てん tencounter for scores
~頭~とう toucounter for animals
~等~とう toulevel, place
~島~とう toukind of islands
~道~どう doukind of path, road
~通り~とおり tooriin accordance with ~; following ~; ~ street, ~ avenue
~ところ~ところ tokoroabout to do ~
~内~ない naiinside ~
~年生~ねんせい nenseicounter for school year
~泊~はく hakucounter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)
~発~はつ hatsucounter for bullets
~番目~ばんめ bamme~th
~費~ひ hicost of ~
~病~びょう byoukind of disease
~部~ぶ bu~ part
~風~ふう fuu~ style
~振り~ぶり buriafter an interval of ~
~遍~へん hentime
~弁~べん benspeech, dialect
~歩~ほ hostep, pace
~ぽい~ぽい poi~ish
~ほう (ひかく)~ほう (ひかく) houhikaku(in comparison)
~みたい~みたい mitailooks like ~
~向け~むけ mukefor ~
~名~めい meicounter for people
~もち~もち mochiperson who has ~
~問~もん moncounter for questions
~夜~や yacounter for nights
~等~ら raplural persons
~流~りゅう ryuufashion, manner, way
~料~りょう ryoufare, charge
~領~りょう ryouterritory
~力~りょく ryokupower of ~
~論~ろん rontheory
~羽~わ wacounter for rabbits; birds
アイデアアイデア aideaidea
扇ぐあおぐ aoguto fan, to flap
青白いあおじろい aojiroipale
呆れるあきれる akireruto be shocked, to be appalled
アクセントアクセント akusentoaccent
あくびあくび akubiyawn
飽くまであくまで akumadeto the end, to the last, stubbornly
明くる~あくる~ akurunext, following
明け方あけがた akegatadawn
憧れるあこがれる akogareruto long for, to yearn after
朝寝坊あさねぼう asanebouoversleeping, late riser
足跡あしあと ashiatofootprint
足元あしもと ashimotoat one's feet
味わうあじわう ajiwauto taste, to savor
あちらこちらあちらこちら achirakochirahere and there
厚かましいあつかましい atsukamashiiimpudent, shameless,
圧縮あっしゅく asshukucompression, condensation, pressure
宛名あてな atenaaddress, direction
当てはまるあてはまる atehamaruto be applicable, to come under (a category)
当てはめるあてはめる atehameruto apply, to adapt
暴れるあばれる abareruto act violently, to rage
あぶるあぶる aburuto scorch, to roast
あふれるあふれる afureruto flood, to overflow
雨戸あまど amadosliding storm door
甘やかすあまやかす amayakasuto pamper, to spoil
余るあまる amaruto be left over, to be in excess
編み物あみもの amimonoknitting
あみものあみもの amimonoknitting, web
編むあむ amuto knit
危ういあやうい ayauidangerous, critical
怪しいあやしい ayashiisuspicious, dubious, doubtful
荒いあらい arairough, rude, wild
粗いあらい araicoarse, rough
粗筋あらすじ arasujioutline, synopsis
改めてあらためて aratameteanother time, again
改めるあらためる aratameruto change, to reform, to revise
あらわすあらわす arawasuto write, to publish
有難いありがたい arigataigrateful, thankful, appreciated
あれこれあれこれ arekoreone thing or another, this and that
荒れるあれる areruto be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined
慌ただしいあわただしい awatadashiibusy, hurried
安易あんい anieasy-going
アンテナアンテナ antenaantenna
言い出すいいだす iidasuto start talking, to suggest
言い付けるいいつける iitsukeruto tell, to order
意義いぎ igimeaning, significance
生き生きいきいき ikiikivividly, lively
幾~いく~ ikuseveral ~
育児いくじ ikujichildcare, nursing
幾分いくぶん ikubunsomewhat
生け花いけばな ikebanaflower arrangement
以後いご igoafter this; from now on; hereafter
イコールイコール ikoruequal
勇ましいいさましい isamashiibrave, valiant
衣食住いしょくじゅう ishokujuufood, clothing and shelter
いちいちいちいち ichiichione by one, separately
一応いちおう ichioutentatively, for the time being
一段といちだんと ichidantoby far, greater
一流いちりゅう ichiryuufirst class, leading
一昨日いっさくじつ issakujitsuday before yesterday
一昨年いっさくねん issakunenyear before last
一斉いっせい isseisimultaneous, all at once
一旦いったん ittanonce, for a moment
一定いってい itteifixed, settled, regular
行っていらっしゃいいっていらっしゃい itteirasshaihave a nice day, see you
いってきますいってきます ittekimasu(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'
いってまいりますいってまいります ittemairimasu(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'
行ってらっしゃいいってらっしゃい itterasshaihave a nice day, see you
移転いてん itenmoving, transfer
井戸いど idowater well
緯度いど idolatitude (navigation)
威張るいばる ibaruto be proud, to swagger
嫌がるいやがる iyagarureluctant, to dislike
いよいよいよいよ iyoiyomore and more, increasingly, at last
煎るいる iruto roast
炒るいる iruto parch, to roast
入れ物いれもの iremonocontainer, case
インキインキ inkiink
引力いんりょく inryokugravity
ウーマンウーマン umanwoman
ウールウール uruwool
ウエートレスウエートレス uetoresuwaitress
植木うえき uekigarden shrubs, trees, potted plant
飢えるうえる ueruto starve
浮ぶうかぶ ukabuto float, to rise to surface, to come to mind
浮かべるうかべる ukaberuto float; to express
浮くうく ukuto float
承るうけたまわる uketamawaru(humble) to hear, to be told, to know
受取うけとり uketorireceipt
受け持つうけもつ ukemotsuto take (be in) charge of
薄暗いうすぐらい usuguraidim, gloomy
薄めるうすめる usumeruto dilute, to water down

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