JLPT N2
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| ごと | goto | each | noun, adverb |
| 位 | い i | rank | counter |
| 園 | えん en | garden | noun |
| おしまい | oshimai | the end | noun, interjection |
| 日 | か ka | day of month | noun, counter |
| 下 | か ka | under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of) | suffix |
| 化 | か ka | change to ... | suffix |
| 科 | か ka | department (of a university or hospital) | noun |
| 外 | がい gai | outside ... | suffix |
| がたい | gatai | very difficult to ... | suffix, i-adjective |
| 雅致 | がち gachi | artistry | noun |
| 刊 | かん kan | publication | suffix |
| 間 | かん kan | interval | noun, suffix |
| 巻 | かん kan | volume (of book) | noun, counter |
| 館 | かん kan | (large) building | noun |
| 感 | かん kan | feeling | noun, suffix |
| 期 | き ki | period | noun |
| 器 | き ki | device | noun |
| 機 | き ki | chance | noun, counter |
| 気味 | ぎみ gimi | -like | noun |
| 教 | きょう kyou | -ism (religion) | suffix |
| 行 | ぎょう gyou | line (of text) | noun |
| 業 | ぎょう gyou | work | noun |
| 斬る | きる kiru | to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.) | godan verb |
| 家 | け ke | house | suffix |
| 形 | けい kei | form | suffix, noun |
| 系 | けい kei | system | noun |
| 圏 | けん ken | sphere | suffix, noun |
| 校 | こう kou | school | suffix, counter |
| 港 | こう kou | harbour | suffix |
| 号 | ごう gou | number | noun, suffix |
| 山 | さん san | Mt. | suffix |
| 産 | さん san | (giving) birth | noun |
| 史 | し shi | history | noun |
| 紙 | し shi | newspaper | suffix, counter |
| 寺 | じ ji | counter for temples | suffix, counter |
| 時間目 | じかんめ jikanme | period (e.g. class) | noun |
| 室 | しつ shitsu | room | noun |
| 車 | しゃ sha | car | suffix, counter |
| 者 | しゃ sha | person | suffix, noun |
| 社 | しゃ sha | company | noun, counter |
| 酒 | しゅ shu | alcohol | suffix |
| 集 | しゅう shuu | collection | noun |
| 所 | しょ sho | counter for places (offices, facilities, stations) | suffix, counter |
| 女 | じょ jo | woman | noun |
| 省 | しょう shou | ministry | noun |
| 商 | しょう shou | quotient | noun |
| 勝 | しょう shou | win | noun, suffix |
| 条 | じょう jou | article (in a document) | noun, counter |
| 場 | じょう jou | place | noun |
| 畳 | じょう jou | tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm) | counter |
| 色 | しょく shoku | counter for colours | counter, noun |
| 済み | ずみ zumi | arranged | noun |
| 船 | せん sen | ship | noun |
| 戦 | せん sen | war | suffix |
| 前 | ぜん zen | last (i.e. immediately preceding) | noun, adverb |
| 沿い | ぞい zoi | along (a river, coast, railway, etc.) | suffix |
| 艘 | そう sou | counter for (small) boats | counter |
| 足 | そく soku | counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc. | counter |
| だらけ | darake | full of (e.g. mistakes) | noun |
| 団 | だん dan | group | noun |
| 着 | ちゃく chaku | arrival | noun, counter |
| 庁 | ちょう chou | government office | noun |
| 兆 | ちょう chou | 10^12 | number, noun |
| 長 | ちょう chou | head | noun |
| 帳 | ちょう chou | book | noun |
| 丁目 | ちょうめ choume | nth district of a town | suffix |
| 通 | つう tsuu | authority | noun, na-adjective |
| 使い | つかい tsukai | errand | noun |
| 付き | つき tsuki | furnished with | noun |
| づらい | zurai | difficult to ... (physically or emotionally) | suffix, i-adjective |
| 滴 | てき teki | counter for drops of liquid | counter |
| 頭 | とう tou | counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle) | counter |
| 等 | とう tou | class | noun, counter |
| 島 | とう tou | Island | suffix, noun |
| 道 | どう dou | road | noun |
| 内 | ない nai | within ... | suffix |
| 年生 | ねんせい nensei | nth-year student | suffix |
| 泊 | はく haku | counter for nights of a stay | counter, noun |
| 発 | はつ hatsu | departure | noun, counter |
| 番目 | ばんめ banme | the nth ... | counter, noun |
| 費 | ひ hi | cost | noun |
| 病 | びょう byou | disease | suffix |
| 部 | ぶ bu | department (in an organization, company, etc.) | noun, counter |
| 風 | ふう fuu | manner | noun, suffix |
| ぶり | buri | way | suffix |
| 遍 | へん hen | counter for occurrences | counter |
| 弁 | べん ben | speech | noun |
| 歩 | ほ ho | step | noun, counter |
| っぽい | ppoi | -ish | suffix, i-adjective |
| 俸 | ほう hou | salary | noun |
| みたい | mitai | -like | suffix, na-adjective |
| 向け | むけ muke | intended for ... | noun |
| 名 | めい mei | counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) | counter, noun |
| 餅 | もち mochi | mochi | noun |
| 問 | もん mon | counter for questions | suffix, counter |
| 夜 | や ya | counter for nights | counter |
| ら | ra | pluralizing suffix | suffix |
| 流 | りゅう ryuu | way | suffix |
| 料 | りょう ryou | fee | noun |
| 領 | りょう ryou | territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.) | noun, counter |
| 力 | りょく ryoku | strength | suffix |
| 論 | ろん ron | argument | noun |
| 羽 | わ wa | counter for birds or rabbits | counter |
| アイデア | aidea | idea | noun |
| 曖昧 | あいまい aimai | vague | na-adjective, noun |
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ aogu | to fan | godan verb |
| 青白い | あおじろい aojiroi | pale | i-adjective |
| 呆れる | あきれる akireru | to be amazed | ichidan verb |
| アクセント | akusento | accent (on a syllable, word) | noun |
| あくび | akubi | yawn | noun, suru verb |
| あくまで | akumade | to the end | adverb |
| あくる | akuru | next (day, morning, etc.) | adjective |
| 明け方 | あけがた akegata | dawn | noun, adverb |
| 憧れる | あこがれる akogareru | to long for | ichidan verb |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう asanebou | sleeping late in the morning | noun, suru verb |
| 足跡 | あしあと ashiato | footprints | noun |
| 足元 | あしもと ashimoto | at one's feet | noun, no-adjective |
| 味わう | あじわう ajiwau | to taste | godan verb |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい atsukamashii | impudent | i-adjective |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression | noun, suru verb |
| 宛名 | あてな atena | name and address (on an envelope, etc.) | noun |
| あてはまる | atehamaru | to apply (of a rule) | godan verb |
| 当てはめる | あてはめる atehameru | to apply | ichidan verb |
| 暴れる | あばれる abareru | to act violently | ichidan verb |
| あぶる | aburu | to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire) | godan verb |
| あふれる | afureru | to overflow | ichidan verb |
| 雨戸 | あまど amado | sliding storm shutter | noun |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす amayakasu | to pamper | godan verb |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to remain | godan verb |
| 編み物 | あみもの amimono | knitting | noun, no-adjective |
| 編む | あむ amu | to knit | godan verb |
| 危うい | あやうい ayaui | dangerous | i-adjective |
| 怪しい | あやしい ayashii | suspicious | i-adjective |
| 荒い | あらい arai | rough | i-adjective |
| 粗い | あらい arai | coarse | i-adjective |
| あらすじ | arasuji | outline | noun |
| 改めて | あらためて aratamete | another time | adverb |
| 改める | あらためる aratameru | to change | ichidan verb |
| ありがたい | arigatai | grateful | i-adjective |
| あれこれ | arekore | this and that | adverb, pronoun |
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to become stormy | ichidan verb |
| 慌ただしい | あわただしい awatadashii | busy | i-adjective |
| 安易 | あんい an'i | easy | na-adjective, noun |
| アンテナ | antena | antenna | noun |
| 言い出す | いいだす iidasu | to begin to say | godan verb |
| 言いつける | いいつける iitsukeru | to tell (to do) | ichidan verb |
| 意義 | いぎ igi | meaning | noun |
| 生き生き | いきいき ikiiki | in a lively way | adverb, suru verb |
| いきなり | ikinari | abruptly | adverb, no-adjective |
| 幾 | いく iku | some | prefix |
| 育児 | いくじ ikuji | childcare | noun, suru verb |
| 幾分 | いくぶん ikubun | somewhat | adverb, noun |
| 生け花 | いけばな ikebana | ikebana | noun |
| 以後 | いご igo | after this | noun, adverb |
| イコール | ikooru | equal | na-adjective, noun |
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after | noun, adverb |
| 勇ましい | いさましい isamashii | brave | i-adjective |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう ishokujuu | food, clothing and shelter | noun |
| いちいち | ichiichi | one-by-one | noun, adverb |
| 一応 | いちおう ichiou | more or less | noun, no-adjective |
| 一段 | いちだん ichidan | even more | adverb, no-adjective |
| 一流 | いちりゅう ichiryuu | first-class | no-adjective, noun |
| 一斉 | いっせい issei | simultaneous | adverb, noun |
| いったん | ittan | once | adverb, noun |
| 一定 | いってい ittei | to fix | suru verb, no-adjective |
| 行ってきます | いってきます ittekimasu | I'm off (and will be back later) | expression |
| 行ってまいります | いってまいります ittemairimasu | good bye | expression |
| いってらっしゃい | itterasshai | have a good day | interjection |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving | noun, suru verb |
| 井戸 | いど ido | water well | noun |
| 緯度 | いど ido | latitude | noun |
| 威張る | いばる ibaru | to put on airs | godan verb |
| 嫌がる | いやがる iyagaru | to appear uncomfortable (with) | godan verb |
| いよいよ | iyoiyo | more and more | adverb |
| 炒る | いる iru | to roast | godan verb |
| 入れ物 | いれもの iremono | container | noun |
| インキ | inki | ink | noun |
| 引力 | いんりょく inryoku | attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation) | noun |
| ウーマン | uuman | woman | noun |
| ウール | uuru | wool | noun |
| ウェイトレス | weitoresu | waitress | noun |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant | noun |
| 飢える | うえる ueru | to starve | ichidan verb |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float | godan verb |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float | ichidan verb |
| 浮く | うく uku | to float | godan verb |
| 承る | うけたまわる uketamawaru | to hear | godan verb |
| 受け取り | うけとり uketori | receiving | noun |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of | godan verb |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい usugurai | dim | i-adjective |
| 薄める | うすめる usumeru | to dilute | ichidan verb |
| 打ち合わせ | うちあわせ uchiawase | (preparatory) meeting | noun, suru verb |
| 打ち消す | うちけす uchikesu | to deny | godan verb |
| うどん | udon | udon | noun |
| 頷く | うなずく unazuku | to nod | godan verb |
| 敬う | うやまう uyamau | to show respect for | godan verb |
| 裏返す | うらがえす uragaesu | to turn inside out | godan verb |
| 裏口 | うらぐち uraguchi | backdoor | noun, no-adjective |
| 占う | うらなう uranau | to tell someone's fortune | godan verb |