JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 9)
The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 蓋 | ふた futa | cover, lid, cap |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう bussou | dangerous, disturbed, insecure |
| ぶつぶつ | ぶつぶつ butsubutsu | grumbling, complaining in a small voice |
| 船便 | ふなびん funabin | surface mail (ship) |
| 部品 | ぶひん buhin | parts, accessories |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother, parents |
| 麓 | ふもと fumoto | the foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain) |
| フライパン | フライパン furaipan | fry pan, frying pan |
| ブラウス | ブラウス burausu | blouse |
| ぶらさげる | ぶらさげる burasageru | to hang, to suspend, to swing |
| ブラシ | ブラシ burashi | brush |
| プラットホーム | プラットホーム purattohomu | platform |
| フリー | フリー furi | free |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな furigana | pronunciation key |
| 振り向く | ふりむく furimuku | to turn one's face, to turn around |
| プリント | プリント purinto | print, handout |
| 古～ | ふる～ furu | old ~ |
| 故郷 | ふるさと furusato | home town, birthplace |
| 古里 | ふるさと furusato | home town, birthplace |
| 振舞う | ふるまう furumau | to behave, to conduct |
| ブローチ | ブローチ burochi | brooch |
| プログラム | プログラム puroguramu | program |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき furoshiki | wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper |
| ふわふわ | ふわふわ fuwafuwa | light, soft |
| 噴火 | ふんか funka | eruption |
| 分解 | ぶんかい bunkai | analysis, disassembly |
| 文芸 | ぶんげい bungei | literature, art and literature |
| 文献 | ぶんけん bunken | literature, books (reference) |
| 分数 | ぶんすう bunsuu | fraction (in math) |
| 文体 | ぶんたい buntai | literary style |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ bumpu | distribution |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ bumbougu | stationery |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう bunryou | amount, quantity |
| 分類 | ぶんるい bunrui | classification |
| 閉会 | へいかい heikai | closure |
| 平気 | へいき heiki | coolness, calmness, unconcern |
| 平日 | へいじつ heijitsu | weekday |
| 兵隊 | へいたい heitai | soldier |
| 平凡 | へいぼん heibon | common, ordinary |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain, open field |
| 凹む | へこむ hekomu | to be dented, to be indented |
| へそ | へそ heso | navel, belly-button |
| 隔てる | へだてる hedateru | to be shut out |
| 別荘 | べっそう bessou | villa; vacation home; summer cottage |
| 別々 | べつべつ betsubetsu | separately, individually |
| ベテラン | ベテラン beteran | veteran |
| ヘリコプター | ヘリコプター herikoputa | helicopter |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g., committee) |
| 便所 | べんじょ benjo | toilet, lavatory |
| ペンチ | ペンチ penchi | pliers (lit: pinchers) |
| ボーナス | ボーナス bonasu | bonus |
| 防～ | ぼう～ bou | ~ prevention |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 方角 | ほうがく hougaku | direction, way |
| 箒 | ほうき houki | broom |
| 方言 | ほうげん hougen | dialect |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん bousan | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 方針 | ほうしん houshin | objective, plan, policy |
| 法則 | ほうそく housoku | law, rule |
| 包帯 | ほうたい houtai | bandage |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | enormous, extensive |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife, carving knife |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき houteishiki | equation |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime |
| 方面 | ほうめん houmen | direction; area |
| 坊や | ぼうや bouya | boy |
| 放る | ほうる houru | to let go |
| 朗らか | ほがらか hogaraka | bright, cheerful, melodious |
| 朗らか(な) | ほがらか(な) hogarakana | cheerful, merry bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); pasture land |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air, to dry, to drink up |
| ポスター | ポスター posuta | poster |
| 北極 | ほっきょく hokkyoku | North Pole |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん bocchan | son (of others) |
| 解く | ほどく hodoku | to unfasten |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig, to excavate |
| 彫る | ほる horu | to carve, to chisel |
| ぼろ | ぼろ boro | rag, tattered clothes |
| 盆 | ぼん bon | Festival of the Dead; tray |
| 盆地 | ぼんち bonchi | basin (e.g., between mountains) |
| ほんの～ | ほんの～ honno | mere, just |
| 本部 | ほんぶ hombu | headquarters |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | essentially, naturally, by nature |
| まあまあ | まあまあ maamaa | okay; so-so; decent |
| 毎～ | まい～ mai | every ~ |
| 枚数 | まいすう maisuu | the number of flat things |
| 毎度 | まいど maido | each time, common service-sector greeting |
| まく | まく maku | to wind, to coil, to roll |
| 曲げる | まげる mageru | to bend, to crook, to lean |
| まごまご | まごまご magomago | confused, be at a loss |
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction; rubbing; chafe |
| まざる | まざる mazaru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| まじる | まじる majiru | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with |
| マスク | マスク masuku | mask |
| まぜる | まぜる mazeru | to mix, to stir |
| またぐ | またぐ matagu | to straddle |
| 跨ぐ | またぐ matagu | to step over/across, to stride over/across, to cross to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ machiaishitsu | waiting room |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる machiawaseru | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら makkura | total darkness |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ makkuro | pitch black |
| 真っ青 | まっさお massao | deep blue, ghastly pale |
| 真っ先 | まっさき massaki | foremost, beginning |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ masshiro | pure white |
| 祭る | まつる matsuru | to deify, to enshrine |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | (ticket) window |
| 真似る | まねる maneru | to mimic, to imitate |
| まぶた | まぶた mabuta | eyelids |
| マフラー | マフラー mafura | a winter scarf |
| 間も無く | まもなく mamonaku | soon, in a short time |
| 間もなく | まもなく mamonaku | soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while |
| マラソン | マラソン marason | marathon |
| 稀 | まれ mare | rare, seldom |
| 回り道 | まわりみち mawarimichi | detour |
| 満員 | まんいん manin | full house, no vacancy, sold out |
| マンション | マンション manshon | multistory apartment house, condominium |
| 満点 | まんてん manten | perfect score |
| 未～ | み～ mi | not yet ~ |
| 見上げる | みあげる miageru | to look up at, to admire |
| 見送る | みおくる miokuru | to see off; to escort; to let pass |
| 見下ろす | みおろす miorosu | to overlook, to look down on something |
| 見掛け | みかけ mikake | outward appearance |
| 三日月 | みかづき mikazuki | crescent moon |
| 岬 | みさき misaki | cape (on coast) |
| みじめ | みじめ mijime | sad, pitiful, wretched |
| 惨めな | みじめな mijimena | miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable |
| ミシン | ミシン mishin | sewing machine |
| 自ら | みずから mizukara | for one's self, personally |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit (woman's) |
| 店屋 | みせや miseya | store, shop |
| 見出し | みだし midashi | heading, index |
| 道順 | みちじゅん michijun | itinerary, route |
| みっともない | みっともない mittomonai | shameful, indecent |
| 見詰める | みつめる mitsumeru | to stare at, to gaze at |
| 見慣れる | みなれる minareru | to become used to seeing, to be familiar with |
| 醜い | みにくい minikui | ugly |
| 実る | みのる minoru | to bear fruit, to ripen |
| 身分 | みぶん mibun | position, status |
| 見本 | みほん mihon | sample |
| 見舞う | みまう mimau | to ask after (health), to visit |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than, insufficient |
| 名字 | みょうじ myouji | surname, family name |
| ミリ (メートル) | ミリ (メートル) mirimetoru | milli- |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private, civilian |
| 民主～ | みんしゅ～ minshu | democratic |
| 民謡 | みんよう minyou | folk song, popular song |
| 無限 | むげん mugen | infinite |
| 無地 | むじ muji | plain |
| 無数 | むすう musuu | countless number, infinite number |
| 紫 | むらさき murasaki | purple color, violet |
| 群れ | むれ mure | crowd, flock, herd |
| 姪 | めい mei | niece |
| 名～ | めい～ mei | famous ~ |
| 名作 | めいさく meisaku | masterpiece |
| 名所 | めいしょ meisho | famous place |
| 迷信 | めいしん meishin | superstition |
| 命ずる | めいずる meizuru | to command, to appoint |
| 名物 | めいぶつ meibutsu | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 銘々 | めいめい meimei | each, individual |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる megumareru | to be blessed with, to be rich in |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around |
| 目指す | めざす mezasu | to aim at, to have an eye on |
| 目覚し | めざまし mezamashi | alarm-clock |
| 目下 | めした meshita | at present, now |
| 目印 | めじるし mejirushi | mark, sign, landmark |
| 目立つ | めだつ medatsu | to be conspicuous, to stand out |
| めちゃくちゃ | めちゃくちゃ mechakucha | absurd, messed up, wrecked |
| めっきり | めっきり mekkiri | remarkably |
| めでたい | めでたい medetai | happy, propitious, joyous |
| メニュー | メニュー menyu | menu |
| めまい | めまい memai | dizziness, giddiness |
| 目安 | めやす meyasu | criterion, aim |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption |
| 面積 | めんせき menseki | area |
| 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい mendoukusai | bother to do, tiresome |
| モーター | モーター mota | motor |
| 儲かる | もうかる moukaru | to be profitable, to yield a profit |
| 儲ける | もうける moukeru | to earn, to have (bear, beget) a child |
| 申し訳ない | もうしわけない moushiwakenai | inexcusable, I am sorry |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber, timber, wood |
| 目次 | もくじ mokuji | table of contents |
| 潜る | もぐる moguru | to dive, to pass through; to evade, to hide |
| もしかしたら | もしかしたら moshikashitara | perhaps, maybe, by some chance |
| もたれる | もたれる motareru | to lean against, to lean on |
| 凭れる | もたれる motareru | to lean against, to lean on, to recline on |
| モダン | モダン modan | modern |
| 餅 | もち mochi | sticky rice cake |
| モデル | モデル moderu | a fashion model |
| 元々 | もともと motomoto | originally, by nature, from the start |
| 物置 | ものおき monooki | storage room |
| 物語る | ものがたる monogataru | to tell, to indicate |
| 物差し | ものさし monosashi | ruler, measure |
| 物凄い | ものすごい monosugoi | earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent |
| モノレール | モノレール monoreru | monorail |
| 紅葉 | もみじ momiji | (Japanese) maple |
| 揉む | もむ momu | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle |
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