JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 7)
The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 脱線 | だっせん dassen | derailment, digression |
| 例える | たとえる tatoeru | to compare, to liken |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい tanomoshii | reliable, promising |
| ダブル | ダブル daburu | double |
| ダム | ダム damu | dam |
| 溜息 | ためいき tameiki | a sigh |
| ためらう | ためらう tamerau | to be hesitant |
| だらしない | だらしない darashinai | slovenly, loose, a slut |
| 足る | たる taru | to be sufficient, to be enough |
| 短～ | たん～ tan | short ~ |
| 短期 | たんき tanki | short term |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine, coal pit |
| たんす | たんす tansu | chest of drawers |
| 淡水 | たんすい tansui | fresh water |
| 断水 | だんすい dansui | water outage |
| 単数 | たんすう tansuu | singular (number) |
| 団地 | だんち danchi | housing complex |
| 断定 | だんてい dantei | conclusion, decision |
| 短編 | たんぺん tampen | short (e.g., story, film) |
| 田んぼ | たんぼ tambo | paddy field, farm |
| 誓う | ちかう chikau | to swear, to vow |
| 地下水 | ちかすい chikasui | underground water |
| 近々 | ちかぢか chikajika | soon, before long |
| 近付ける | ちかづける chikazukeru | to bring near, to put close, to let come near |
| 近寄る | ちかよる chikayoru | to approach, to draw near |
| 力強い | ちからづよい chikarazuyoi | powerful, strong, vigorous |
| ちぎる | ちぎる chigiru | to cut up fine, to pick (fruit) |
| 地質 | ちしつ chishitsu | geological features |
| 知人 | ちじん chijin | friend, acquaintance |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | area, zone |
| 縮む | ちぢむ chijimu | to shrink, to be contracted |
| 縮める | ちぢめる chijimeru | to shorten, to reduce, to shrink |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる chijireru | to be wavy, to be curled |
| チップ | チップ chippu | gratuity, tip; chip |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | site, point on a map |
| 地名 | ちめい chimei | place name |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい chairoi | brown |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく chakuchaku | steadily |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん chuukan | middle, midway, interim |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん chuujun | second third of a month |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい chuusei | Middle Ages, medieval times |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい chuusei | neuter gender, neutral |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | in the middle, half-way |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん chuunen | middle-aged |
| チョーク | チョーク choku | chalk |
| 長～ | ちょう～ chou | long ~ |
| 超過 | ちょうか chouka | excess, being more than |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく choukoku | carving, engraving, sculpture |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ chousho | strong point, merit; advantage |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ choujo | eldest daughter |
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | regulation, adjustment, tuning |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ chousetsu | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 長短 | ちょうたん choutan | length, long and short, +- |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん chouten | top, summit |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい chouhoukei | rectangle, oblong |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう choumiryou | condiment, seasoning |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
| 直線 | ちょくせん chokusen | straight line |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before |
| 直通 | ちょくつう chokutsuu | direct connection |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう chokuryuu | direct current |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう chozou | storage, preservation |
| 直角 | ちょっかく chokkaku | right angle |
| 直径 | ちょっけい chokkei | diameter |
| 散らかす | ちらかす chirakasu | to scatter around, to leave untidy |
| 散らかる | ちらかる chirakaru | to be in disorder |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ chirigami | tissue paper, toilet paper |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition, supplement, appendix |
| ついで | ついで tsuide | opportunity, occasion |
| つうか | つうか tsuuka | currency |
| 通ずる | つうずる tsuuzuru | to lead, to run, to open |
| 通帳 | つうちょう tsuuchou | bankbook |
| 通用 | つうよう tsuuyou | popular use, circulation |
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage, pathway |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり tsukiatari | end (e.g., of street) |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる tsukiataru | to run into, to collide with |
| 月日 | つきひ tsukihi | time, years, days |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ tsukkomu | to plunge into, to stick into |
| 務める | つとめる tsutomeru | to serve, to act |
| 努める | つとめる tsutomeru | to try, to aim |
| 綱 | つな tsuna | rope |
| 粒 | つぶ tsubu | grain |
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to smash, to waste |
| 潰れる | つぶれる tsubureru | to be smashed, to go bankrupt |
| つまずく | つまずく tsumazuku | to stumble, to trip |
| 躓く | つまずく tsumazuku | to trip (over), to stumble |
| 詰まる | つまる tsumaru | to be blocked, to be packed |
| 爪 | つめ tsume | fingernail or toenail |
| 艶 | つや tsuya | gloss, glaze |
| 強気 | つよき tsuyoki | firm, strong |
| 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit |
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang |
| 吊す | つるす tsurusu | to hang |
| テーマ | テーマ tema | theme, project, topic (GER: Thema) |
| 手洗い | てあらい tearai | restroom, lavatory |
| 低～ | てい～ tei | low ~ |
| 定員 | ていいん teiin | fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat) |
| 定価 | ていか teika | established price |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall, decline |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび teikyuubi | regular holiday |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | suspension, interruption, stoppage |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (e.g., train) |
| 出入り | でいり deiri | in and out, coming and going |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| 出入り口 | でいりぐち deiriguchi | exit and entrance |
| 手入れ | ていれ teire | repairs, maintenance |
| 出来上がり | できあがり dekiagari | be finished, ready |
| 出来上がる | できあがる dekiagaru | to be finished, to be ready |
| 的確 | てきかく tekikaku | precise, accurate |
| 適確 | てきかく tekikaku | precise, accurate |
| 手首 | てくび tekubi | wrist |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ dekoboko | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness |
| 手頃 | てごろ tegoro | moderate, handy |
| 手ごろ | てごろ tegoro | handy, convenient suitable, reasoanble, moderate |
| 弟子 | でし deshi | pupil, disciple, apprentice |
| でたらめ | でたらめ detarame | irresponsible utterance, nonsense; random |
| 手帳 | てちょう techou | notebook |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう tekkyou | iron bridge |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう teppou | gun |
| テニスコート | テニスコート tenisukoto | tennis court |
| 手拭い | てぬぐい tenugui | (hand) towel |
| 手前 | てまえ temae | before, this side |
| 出迎え | でむかえ demukae | meeting, reception |
| 出迎える | でむかえる demukaeru | to meet, to greet |
| 照らす | てらす terasu | to shine on, to illuminate |
| 照る | てる teru | to shine |
| 展開 | てんかい tenkai | develop, expansion (opposite of compression) |
| 電球 | でんきゅう denkyuu | light bulb |
| 点数 | てんすう tensuu | marks, points, score |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion |
| 電池 | でんち denchi | battery |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | telephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole |
| 点々 | てんてん tenten | here and there, little by little |
| 転々 | てんてん tenten | from one to another |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 電波 | でんぱ dempa | electro-magnetic wave |
| テンポ | テンポ tempo | tempo |
| 電流 | でんりゅう denryuu | electric current |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ toiawase | inquiry |
| 同～ | どう～ dou | same ~ |
| どういたしまして (かん) | どういたしまして (かん) douitashimashitekan | you are welcome, don't mention it |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity, consolidation, uniformity |
| 同格 | どうかく doukaku | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 峠 | とうげ touge | ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part |
| 統計 | とうけい toukei | statistics |
| 動作 | どうさ dousa | action, movements, motions |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | East and West, whole country |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entry (on stage) |
| 灯台 | とうだい toudai | lighthouse |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft, robbery |
| 当番 | とうばん touban | being on duty |
| 等分 | とうぶん toubun | division into equal parts |
| 透明 | とうめい toumei | transparency, cleanness |
| 灯油 | とうゆ touyu | lamp oil, kerosene |
| 童話 | どうわ douwa | fairy tale |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる toorikakaru | to happen to pass by |
| 溶かす | とかす tokasu | to melt, to dissolve |
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point, to become sharp |
| どきどき | どきどき dokidoki | throb, beat (fast) |
| 特色 | とくしょく tokushoku | characteristic, feature |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific, special, particular |
| 特売 | とくばい tokubai | special sale |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ tokekomu | to melt into; to become a part of |
| 退ける | どける dokeru | to dislodge, to put something out of the way |
| 床の間 | とこのま tokonoma | alcove |
| 所々 | ところどころ tokorodokoro | here and there, some parts (of something) |
| 都心 | としん toshin | heart (of city) |
| 戸棚 | とだな todana | cupboard, cabinet |
| とっくに | とっくに tokkuni | long ago, already, a long time ago |
| どっと | どっと dotto | suddenly |
| 整う | ととのう totonou | to be prepared, to be in order, to be arranged |
| 留まる | とどまる todomaru | to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place) |
| 殿 | どの dono | Mister (mostly in addressing someone on an envelope) |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ tobikomu | to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into |
| ともかく | ともかく tomokaku | anyhow, at any rate, anyway |
| 捕える | とらえる toraeru | to seize, to capture, to arrest |
| 取り消す | とりけす torikesu | to cancel |
| 取り出す | とりだす toridasu | to take out, to pick out |
| 採る | とる toru | to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit) |
| 捕る | とる toru | to take, to catch (fish) |
| 丼 | どんぶり domburi | porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top |
| 内科 | ないか naika | internist clinic, internal medicine |
| 内線 | ないせん naisen | phone extension |
| ナイロン | ナイロン nairon | nylon |
| 長～ | なが～ naga | long ~ |
| 仲直り | なかなおり nakanaori | reconciliation, make peace with |
| 長引く | ながびく nagabiku | to be prolonged, to drag on |
| 中指 | なかゆび nakayubi | middle finger |
| 仲良し | なかよし nakayoshi | intimate friend, bosom buddy |
| 慰める | なぐさめる nagusameru | to comfort, to console |
| 為す | なす nasu | to accomplish, to do |
| 謎謎 | なぞなぞ nazonazo | riddle |
| なだらか | なだらか nadaraka | gradual, gentle |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい natsukashii | dear, desired, missed |
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to brush gently, to stroke |
| 斜め | ななめ naname | diagonal, oblique |
| なにしろ | なにしろ nanishiro | at any rate, in any case |
| 何しろ | なにしろ nanishiro | in any case, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, as you know, for you see, particularly |
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