JLPT N2 – Vocabulary list

This is a vocabulary list including words that are required for passing the JLPT N2 exam.

For each word, additional details and explanations are provided in a separate ‘study page’. You could find there examples helping you to use words in a practical context in order to be able to use it in your daily life.

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It is never easy to memorize hundreds of words, but always remember that you will be proud of yourself when your exam results will reach your mail box. Let’s dive into the vocabulary little by little, at your own pace. The important is to have fun while doing it and to never give up ! Good luck !

็•ชๅท
Nยฐ
่จ€่‘‰
Word
่ชญใฟๆ–น
Pronunciation
ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
Meaning
1ๅฐ‘ๆ•ฐ shousuuminority; few
2ๅฎ‰ไพก ankalow-priced; cheap; inexpensive
3ไบ‰ใ† arasouto compete; to contest; to contend; to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
4ใ‚ใฃใจใ„ใ†้–“ attoiumaa blink of time
5็›ด็ซ‹ chokuritsustanding upright; standing straight
6้•ทๆ–นๅฝข chouhoukeirectangle; oblong
7ๆŠฝ้ธ chuusenlottery; raffle; drawing
8ๅ‹•ๆฉŸ doukimotive; incentive
9ๅ‹•ไฝœ dousaaction; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners
10ๅค–่ฆณ gaikanoutward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
11ๅญฆ่ฒป gakuhituition; school expenses
12ๅญฆๅนด gakunenacademic year; school year
13้ ‘ไธˆ ganjousolid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
14ๆณŠ hakucounter for nights of a stay
15ๅๆ„Ÿ hankanantipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
16็™บ้€ hassousending; forwarding; shipping
17ๅƒใๆ‰‹ hatarakiteworker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
18็™บ่จ€ hatsugenstatement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
19่ฟ”้‡‘ henkinrepayment
20ๆ—ฅๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Š hiatariexposure to the sun; sunny place
21ไธ€ๆ–น็š„ ippoutekione-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
22ไบ‹ไพ‹ jireiexample; precedent; case
23ๅฏฟๅ‘ฝ jumyoulife span
24ๅ……ๅฎŸ juujitsufullness; completion; perfection; enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
25่ผใ kagayakibrightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
26้–‹ๅ‚ฌ kaisaiholding
27ๅ„่‡ช kakujieach
28ๆ ผๅฎ‰ kakuyasucheap; reasonable
29ๆดปๅญ— katsujiprinting type; movable type; printed text; print
30ๆดป่บ katsuyakuactivity
31ๆฐ—ใ‚’่ฝใจใ™ ki o otosuto be discouraged; to be disheartened
32็ทŠๅผตๆ„Ÿ kinchoukanfeeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
33ๆ นๆฐ— konkipatience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
34้ซ˜ๅ“่ณช kouhinshitsuhigh quality
35ๅ‘ไธŠ koujouelevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
36ๅฐๅฃฒ kouriretail
37่ฌ›ๅบง kouzacourse
38็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ— kurikaeshirepetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle; repeatedly
39ๆ€ฅ็—… kyuubyousudden illness
40ๆŒใกๅ‡บใ™ mochidasuto take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up
41ๆœจ่ฃฝ mokuseiwooden; made of wood
42็›ฎ็š„ๅœฐ mokutekichiplace of destination
43่ƒฝ็އ nouritsuefficiency
44่ฆšใˆๆ›ธใ oboegakimemo; memorandum; note
45่ฃœใ† oginauto compensate for; to supplement
46้…ใ‚Œ okuredelay; lag; postponement; falling behind
47ๅคงๆ‰‹ ootemajor company; big company
48ไบ†่งฃ ryoukaicomprehension; consent; understanding; agreement
49ๆŽฅ็ถš setsuzokuconnection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
50่ปŠ็ช“ shasoutrain window; car window
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