JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 4)
The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order, exchange |
| 瓦 | かわら kawara | roof tile |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion, impression, inspiration |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | south-western half of Japan, including Osaka |
| 元日 | がんじつ ganjitsu | New Year's Day |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう kanshou | appreciation |
| 感ずる | かんずる kanzuru | to feel, to sense |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation |
| 寒帯 | かんたい kantai | frigid zone |
| 勘違い | かんちがい kanchigai | misunderstanding, wrong guess |
| 官庁 | かんちょう kanchou | government office, authorities |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canning, canned goods, |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell, battery |
| 関東 | かんとう kantou | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kampai | Cheers! (a toast) |
| 看板 | かんばん kamban | sign, signboard |
| 看病 | かんびょう kambyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 冠 | かんむり kammuri | crown, wreath |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure |
| 着替え | きがえ kigae | changing clothes, change of clothes |
| 着替える | きがえる kigaeru | to change (one's) clothes |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ kikansha | locomotive, engine |
| 飢饉 | ききん kikin | famine |
| 器具 | きぐ kigu | instrument |
| 記号 | きごう kigou | symbol, code |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince, to carve, to engrave |
| 儀式 | ぎしき gishiki | ceremony, rite, ritual |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard, basis, criteria |
| 規準 | きじゅん kijun | standard, basis, criteria |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising, getting out of bed |
| 着せる | きせる kiseru | to put on clothes |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation, basis |
| 基地 | きち kichi | base |
| きっかけ | きっかけ kikkake | prompt, trigger, cue |
| 切っ掛け | きっかけ kikkake | chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion |
| ぎっしり | ぎっしり gisshiri | tightly, fully |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | foundation, basis |
| 客席 | きゃくせき kyakuseki | guest seating |
| 客間 | きゃくま kyakuma | parlor, guest room |
| ギャング | ギャング gyangu | gang |
| キャンパス | キャンパス kyampasu | campus |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう kyuugyou | closure, shutdown, holiday |
| 休講 | きゅうこう kyuukou | lecture canceled |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | salary |
| 休養 | きゅうよう kyuuyou | rest, break, recreation |
| 清い | きよい kiyoi | clear, pure, noble |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthen, intensify, reinforce |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary |
| 共産～ | きょうさん～ kyousan | communist ~ |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ gyouji | event, function |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | sorry to trouble |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | culture, education, sophistication |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ gyouretsu | line, procession; matrix (math) |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう gyogyou | fishing (industry) |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 規律 | きりつ kiritsu | order, rules, law |
| 気を付ける | きをつける kiotsukeru | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care |
| 琴 | きん kin | 13-string Japanese zither |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ kingyo | goldfish |
| クーラー | クーラー kura | air conditioner |
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | zone, district, area |
| 空～ | くう～ kuu | empty ~ |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう guusuu | even number |
| 空想 | くうそう kuusou | daydream, fantasy |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | sky, air |
| 釘 | くぎ kugi | nail |
| 区切る | くぎる kugiru | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off |
| 櫛 | くし kushi | comb |
| くしゃみ | くしゃみ kushami | sneeze |
| 苦情 | くじょう kujou | complaint, grievance, grumble |
| 苦心 | くしん kushin | pain, trouble |
| 屑 | くず kuzu | waste, scrap |
| 崩す | くずす kuzusu | to destroy, to make change (money) |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび kusuriyubi | ring finger |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse, to crumble |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break, to smash |
| 砕ける | くだける kudakeru | to break, to be broken |
| くたびれる | くたびれる kutabireru | to get tired, to wear out |
| くだらない | くだらない kudaranai | good-for-nothing, stupid, worthless |
| 唇 | くちびる kuchibiru | lip |
| 口紅 | くちべに kuchibeni | lipstick |
| くっつく | くっつく kuttsuku | to adhere to, to keep close to |
| くっつける | くっつける kuttsukeru | to attach |
| くどい | くどい kudoi | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) |
| 句読点 | くとうてん kutouten | punctuation marks |
| 配る | くばる kubaru | to distribute, to deliver |
| 区分 | くぶん kubun | division, section, classification |
| 組合せ | くみあわせ kumiawase | combination |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる kumitateru | to assemble, to set up, to construct |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to regret, to mourn |
| クリーニング | クリーニング kuriningu | cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service |
| くるむ | くるむ kurumu | to be enveloped by, to wrap up |
| くれぐれも | くれぐれも kureguremo | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly |
| 稽古 | けいこ keiko | practice, training, study |
| 敬語 | けいご keigo | honorific language (lit., respect language) |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう keikoutou | fluorescent lamp |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form, formality, format |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool |
| 経度 | けいど keido | longitude |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system, genealogy |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment, performing arts |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 警備 | けいび keibi | defense, guard, policing, security |
| 形容詞 | けいようし keiyoushi | adjective |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし keiyoudoushi | adjectival noun, quasi-adjective |
| 外科 | げか geka | surgical department |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur, skin, pelt |
| 激増 | げきぞう gekizou | sudden increase |
| 下車 | げしゃ gesha | alighting, getting off |
| 下旬 | げじゅん gejun | month (last third of) |
| 下水 | げすい gesui | drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage |
| 桁 | けた keta | column, beam, digit |
| 下駄 | げた geta | (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs |
| 月給 | げっきゅう gekkyuu | monthly salary |
| 傑作 | けっさく kessaku | masterpiece, best work |
| 月末 | げつまつ getsumatsu | end of the month |
| 気配 | けはい kehai | indication, sign, hint |
| 下品 | げひん gehin | vulgar, indecent, coarse |
| 下品(な) | げひん(な) gehinna | vulgar |
| 煙い | けむい kemui | smoky |
| 険しい | けわしい kewashii | steep, rugged; severe |
| 現～ | げん～ gen | present, incumbent |
| 見学 | けんがく kengaku | tour, study by observation |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modesty, humble |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript, copy |
| 原産 | げんさん gensan | place of origin |
| 原始 | げんし genshi | origin, primeval |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう genjuu | strict, severe, firm |
| 謙遜 | けんそん kenson | humble, humility, modesty |
| 県庁 | けんちょう kenchou | prefectural office |
| 限度 | げんど gendo | limit, bounds |
| 現に | げんに genni | actually, really |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kembikyou | microscope |
| 懸命 | けんめい kemmei | eagerness, strenuous |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle, theory, fundamental truth |
| 小～ | こ～ ko | small ~ |
| コース | コース kosu | course |
| コーラス | コーラス korasu | chorus |
| 恋しい | こいしい koishii | dear, beloved; to miss |
| 高～ | こう～ kou | high (level) ~ |
| 工員 | こういん kouin | factory worker |
| 強引 | ごういん gouin | forcible, assertive, pushy |
| 公害 | こうがい kougai | public nuisance, pollution |
| 高級 | こうきゅう koukyuu | high class; first-rate |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public, community, communal |
| 工芸 | こうげい kougei | industrial arts |
| 孝行 | こうこう koukou | filial piety |
| 交差 | こうさ kousa | cross |
| 講師 | こうし koushi | lecturer |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | formula, formality, official |
| 口実 | こうじつ koujitsu | excuse |
| こうして | こうして koushite | like this, with this |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう koushuu | the public |
| 香水 | こうすい kousui | perfume |
| 功績 | こうせき kouseki | achievements, merit |
| 光線 | こうせん kousen | beam, light ray |
| 高層 | こうそう kousou | tall, high rise |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure, construction |
| 交替 | こうたい koutai | change, relief, alteration |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns |
| 耕地 | こうち kouchi | arable land |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん koutsuukikan | transportation facilities |
| 校庭 | こうてい koutei | school yard |
| 肯定 | こうてい koutei | positive, affirmation |
| 高度 | こうど koudo | altitude, height; advanced |
| 高等 | こうとう koutou | high class, high grade |
| 合同 | ごうどう goudou | combination, incorporation |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう koutougakkou | senior high school |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement, proclamation |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
| 公務 | こうむ koumu | official business, public business |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | fall colors (of leaves) |
| 紅葉 | もみじ momiji | (Japanese) maple |
| 合理 | ごうり gouri | rational |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange; alternating current |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう gouryuu | confluence, merge, join |
| 効力 | こうりょく kouryoku | effect, efficacy |
| 焦がす | こがす kogasu | to burn, to scorch |
| 国王 | こくおう kokuou | king |
| こくせき | こくせき kokuseki | nationality |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national |
| ご苦労様 | ごくろうさま gokurousama | Thank you for your hard work |
| 焦げる | こげる kogeru | to burn, to be burned |
| 凍える | こごえる kogoeru | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen |
| 心当たり | こころあたり kokoroatari | having some knowledge of, happening to know |
| 心得る | こころえる kokoroeru | to understand, to have thorough knowledge |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ koshikake | seat, bench |
| 腰掛 | こしかけ koshikake | seat, bench |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける koshikakeru | to sit (down) |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん gojuuon | the Japanese syllabary |
| こしらえる | こしらえる koshiraeru | to make, to manufacture |
| 擦る | こする kosuru | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) |
| 個体 | こたい kotai | an individual |
| ごちそうさま | ごちそうさま gochisousama | Thank you for the meal |
| こちらこそ | こちらこそ kochirakoso | it is I who should say so |
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