JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 8)
The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 何々 | なになに naninani | such and such, What? |
| 何分 | なにぶん nanibun | by all means, please |
| 生意気 | なまいき namaiki | impertinent, impudent |
| 生意気な | なまいきな namaikina | impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside tree, row of trees |
| 倣う | ならう narau | to imitate, to follow, to emulate |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | south pole, Antarctic |
| なんとなく | なんとなく nantonaku | somehow or other, for some reason or another |
| なんとも | なんとも nantomo | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit |
| ナンバー | ナンバー namba | number |
| 南米 | なんべい nambei | South America |
| 南北 | なんぼく namboku | south and north |
| 匂う | におう niou | to be fragrant, to smell |
| 逃がす | にがす nigasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 憎い | にくい nikui | hateful, abominable, detestable |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate, to detest |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい nikurashii | odious, hateful |
| にこにこ | にこにこ nikoniko | smile sweetly, smiley |
| 濁る | にごる nigoru | to become muddy, to get cloudy |
| 日時 | にちじ nichiji | date and time |
| 日用品 | にちようひん nichiyouhin | daily necessities |
| 日課 | にっか nikka | daily work, daily routine |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule |
| 鈍い | にぶい nibui | dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ nyuusha | entry to a company |
| 女房 | にょうぼう nyoubou | wife |
| 睨む | にらむ niramu | to glare at, to stare; to keep an eye on |
| 俄 | にわか niwaka | sudden, abrupt, unexpected |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew |
| ねじ | ねじ neji | (a) screw |
| 捩る | ねじる nejiru | to twist |
| ネックレス | ネックレス nekkuresu | necklace |
| 熱する | ねっする nessuru | to heat |
| 寝間着 | ねまき nemaki | sleep-wear, pajamas |
| 寝巻 | ねまき nemaki | sleep-wear, pajamas |
| 狙い | ねらい nerai | aim |
| 狙う | ねらう nerau | to aim at |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | year, fiscal year |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ nousambutsu | agricultural produce |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community |
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration, density |
| 農薬 | のうやく nouyaku | agricultural chemicals |
| 能率 | のうりつ nouritsu | efficiency |
| のこぎり | のこぎり nokogiri | saw |
| 残らず | のこらず nokorazu | completely, without exception |
| 上り | のぼり nobori | up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent |
| 糊 | のり nori | glue, paste, starch |
| 乗り越し | のりこし norikoshi | riding past (one's station) |
| 鈍い | のろい noroi | dull (e.g., a knife), slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
| のろのろ | のろのろ noronoro | slowly, sluggishly |
| 呑気 | のんき nonki | carefree, optimistic, careless |
| はい (かん) | はい (かん) haikan | yes |
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey, ashen |
| 俳句 | はいく haiku | haiku poetry |
| 売店 | ばいてん baiten | shop, stand |
| バイバイ | バイバイ baibai | bye bye |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade, buying and selling |
| 這う | はう hau | to creep, to crawl |
| 剥す | はがす hagasu | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off |
| 剥がす | はがす hagasu | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect |
| ばからしい | ばからしい bakarashii | absurd |
| 秤 | はかり hakari | scales, weighing machine |
| 吐き気 | はきけ hakike | nausea, sickness in the stomach |
| はきはき | はきはき hakihaki | clearly |
| 歯車 | はぐるま haguruma | gear, cog-wheel |
| バケツ | バケツ baketsu | bucket, pail |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between, to be caught in |
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to pinch; to hold between; to insert |
| 梯子 | はしご hashigo | ladder, stairs |
| 始めに | はじめに hajimeni | to begin with, first of all |
| 初めに | はじめに hajimeni | to begin with, first of all |
| 斜 | はす hasu | diagonal |
| パターン | パターン patan | pattern |
| 肌着 | はだぎ hadagi | underwear |
| 果して | はたして hatashite | as was expected, really |
| 果たして | はたして hatashite | as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough |
| 鉢 | はち hachi | a bowl, a pot |
| 発 | はつ hatsu | to depart (e.g., on a plane, train) |
| × | ばつ batsu | cross |
| 発揮 | はっき hakki | exhibition, demonstration, display |
| バック | バック bakku | back |
| 発想 | はっそう hassou | idea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた)) |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation (e.g., power) |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale |
| 話合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion, talk |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion, talk, conference |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける hanashikakeru | to accost a person, to talk (to someone) |
| 話中 | はなしちゅう hanashichuu | while talking, the line is busy |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい hanahadashii | extreme, excessive, terrible |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| ばね | ばね bane | spring (e.g., coil, leaf) |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump, to leap |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment, broken piece |
| 歯磨き | はみがき hamigaki | toothbrushing, toothpaste |
| はめる | はめる hameru | (col) to get in, to insert, to put on |
| 早口 | はやくち hayakuchi | fast-talking |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ haraikomu | to deposit, to pay in |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす haraimodosu | to repay, to pay back |
| 針金 | はりがね harigane | wire |
| 張り切る | はりきる harikiru | to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor |
| 反～ | はん～ han | anti ~, counter ~ |
| 反映 | はんえい hanei | reflection, influence |
| 半径 | はんけい hankei | radius |
| 判子 | はんこ hanko | seal (used for signature) |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai, Long live ~! |
| 判事 | はんじ hanji | judge, justice |
| 番地 | ばんち banchi | house number, address |
| パンツ | パンツ pantsu | underpants |
| バンド | バンド bando | band |
| 半島 | はんとう hantou | peninsula |
| ハンドル | ハンドル handoru | handle, steering wheel |
| 非～ | ひ～ hi | anti~, counter~, an~, non~ |
| 日当たり | ひあたり hiatari | exposure to the sun, sunny place |
| 日帰り | ひがえり higaeri | day trip |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shadow |
| ぴかぴか | ぴかぴか pikapika | glitter, sparkle |
| 引き返す | ひきかえす hikikaesu | to turn back, to go back, reverse |
| 引算 | ひきざん hikizan | subtraction |
| 引き出す | ひきだす hikidasu | to pull out, to take out, to withdraw |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる hikitomeru | to keep back, to prevent, to hold back |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう hikyou | cowardice, meanness, unfairness |
| 引分け | ひきわけ hikiwake | a draw (in competition), tie game |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ hikiwake | draw (in competition), tie game |
| 陽射 | ひざし hizashi | sunlight, rays of the sun |
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight |
| 肘 | ひじ hiji | elbow |
| ピストル | ピストル pisutoru | pistol |
| ビタミン | ビタミン bitamin | vitamin |
| ぴたり | ぴたり pitari | exactly; close-fitting |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる hikkakaru | to be caught in, to be stuck in |
| 筆記 | ひっき hikki | note taking, writing |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす hikkurikaesu | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる hikkurikaeru | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ hikkomu | to draw back, to sink, to cave in |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ hissha | writer, author |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん hitsujuhin | necessities, essential |
| 一～ | ひと～ hito | one ~ |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび hitosashiyubi | index finger |
| 一通り | ひととおり hitotoori | general, briefly |
| 人通り | ひとどおり hitodoori | pedestrian traffic |
| ひとまず | ひとまず hitomazu | for the present, once, for the time being |
| 瞳 | ひとみ hitomi | pupil (of eye) |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ hitoyasumi | a rest |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと hitorigoto | a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself |
| ひとりでに | ひとりでに hitorideni | by itself, automatically, naturally |
| ビニール | ビニール biniru | vinyl |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | cynicism, sarcasm |
| 日日 | ひにち hinichi | date |
| 日にち | ひにち hinichi | date (of a planned event, act, etc.), day |
| 捻る | ひねる hineru | to twist, to turn |
| 日の入り | ひのいり hinoiri | sunset |
| 日の出 | ひので hinode | sunrise |
| 響き | ひびき hibiki | echo, sound |
| 響く | ひびく hibiku | to resound; to affect |
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin |
| ひゃっかじてん | ひゃっかじてん hyakkajiten | encyclopedia |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん hyakkajiten | encyclopedia |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty of figure or form |
| 表紙 | ひょうし hyoushi | front cover, binding |
| 標識 | ひょうしき hyoushiki | sign, mark |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard, level |
| 標本 | ひょうほん hyouhon | example, specimen |
| 評論 | ひょうろん hyouron | criticism, critique |
| ビルディング | ビルディング birudingu | building |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | nap (at home), siesta |
| 広さ | ひろさ hirosa | extent |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | plaza |
| 広々 | ひろびろ hirobiro | extensive, spacious |
| 便箋 | びんせん binsen | writing paper, stationery |
| 瓶詰 | びんづめ binzume | bottling, bottled |
| ファスナー | ファスナー fasuna | fastener, zipper |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon |
| 不運 | ふうん fuun | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck |
| 不規則 | ふきそく fukisoku | irregularity, unsteadiness |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion, spread |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood, vicinity |
| 副～ | ふく～ fuku | vice ~ |
| 副詞 | ふくし fukushi | adverb |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ fukusha | copy, duplicate |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural, multiple |
| ふくめる | ふくめる fukumeru | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell, to expand, to inflate |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand, to swell (out), to become inflated |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | unclean, dirty |
| 更ける | ふける fukeru | to get late, to wear on |
| 符号 | ふごう fugou | sign, mark, symbol |
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | man and wife, married couple |
| 塞がる | ふさがる fusagaru | to be plugged up, to be shut up |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ fusagu | to stuff, to close up, to block (up) |
| ふざける | ふざける fuzakeru | to romp, to gambol, to frolic |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた busata | neglecting to stay in contact |
| 武士 | ぶし bushi | warrior, samurai |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ bushu | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 蒸す | むす musu | to steam (food, towel, etc.) to be hot and humid, to be sultry |
| 襖 | ふすま fusuma | sliding screen |
| 附属 | ふぞく fuzoku | attached, belonging, affiliated |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with |
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