JLPT N2
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| ため息 | ためいき tameiki | sigh | noun |
| ためらう | tamerau | to hesitate | godan verb |
| だらしない | darashinai | slovenly (appearance, work, etc.) | i-adjective |
| 足る | たる taru | to be sufficient | godan verb |
| 短 | たん tan | fault | noun |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage | noun |
| 短期 | たんき tanki | short-term | no-adjective, noun |
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine | noun |
| 短所 | たんしょ tansho | defect | noun |
| たんす | tansu | chest of drawers | noun |
| 淡水 | たんすい tansui | fresh water (i.e. not salt water) | noun, no-adjective |
| 断水 | だんすい dansui | suspension of water supply | noun, suru verb |
| 単数 | たんすう tansuu | single | no-adjective, noun |
| 団地 | だんち danchi | multi-unit apartments | noun |
| 断定 | だんてい dantei | conclusion | noun, suru verb |
| 短編 | たんぺん tanpen | short story | noun |
| 田んぼ | たんぼ tanbo | rice field | noun |
| 誓う | ちかう chikau | to swear | godan verb |
| 地下水 | ちかすい chikasui | groundwater | noun |
| 近々 | ちかぢか chikajika | soon | adverb |
| 近づける | ちかづける chikazukeru | to bring near | ichidan verb |
| 近寄る | ちかよる chikayoru | to approach | godan verb |
| 力強い | ちからづよい chikarazuyoi | powerful | i-adjective |
| 契る | ちぎる chigiru | to pledge | godan verb |
| 地質 | ちしつ chishitsu | geological features | noun |
| 知人 | ちじん chijin | friend | noun |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone | noun |
| 縮む | ちぢむ chijimu | to shrink | godan verb |
| 縮める | ちぢめる chijimeru | to shorten | ichidan verb |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる chijireru | to be wavy | ichidan verb |
| チップ | chippu | tip | noun |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot | noun |
| 地名 | ちめい chimei | place name | noun |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい chairoi | light brown | i-adjective |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく chakuchaku | steadily | adverb |
| 中間 | ちゅうかん chuukan | middle | noun, no-adjective |
| 中旬 | ちゅうじゅん chuujun | middle ten days of a month | noun |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう chuushou | abstraction | noun, suru verb |
| 中世 | ちゅうせい chuusei | Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods) | noun |
| 中性 | ちゅうせい chuusei | neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.) | noun, no-adjective |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | halfway | noun |
| 中年 | ちゅうねん chuunen | middle-age | noun, no-adjective |
| チョーク | chooku | chalk | noun |
| 超過 | ちょうか chouka | excess | noun, suru verb |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく choukoku | carving | noun, suru verb |
| 長所 | ちょうしょ chousho | strong point | noun |
| 長女 | ちょうじょ choujo | eldest daughter | noun |
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | adjustment | noun, suru verb |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ chousetsu | regulation | noun, suru verb |
| 長短 | ちょうたん choutan | (relative) length | noun |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん chouten | vertex | noun |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son (may be the only son) | noun |
| 長方形 | ちょうほうけい chouhoukei | rectangle | noun, no-adjective |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう choumiryou | seasoning | noun |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following | noun, adverb |
| 直線 | ちょくせん chokusen | straight line | noun, no-adjective |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before | noun, adverb |
| 直通 | ちょくつう chokutsuu | direct line | noun, suru verb |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう chokuryuu | direct current | noun |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう chozou | storage | noun, suru verb |
| 直角 | ちょっかく chokkaku | right angle | noun, na-adjective |
| 直径 | ちょっけい chokkei | diameter | noun |
| 散らかす | ちらかす chirakasu | to scatter around | godan verb |
| 散らかる | ちらかる chirakaru | to be in disorder | godan verb |
| ちり紙 | ちりがみ chirigami | tissue paper | noun |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition | noun, suru verb |
| 次いで | ついで tsuide | next | adverb, conjunction |
| 通ずる | つうずる tsuuzuru | to be open (to traffic) | verb |
| 通知 | つうち tsuuchi | notice | noun, suru verb |
| 通帳 | つうちょう tsuuchou | passbook | noun |
| 通用 | つうよう tsuuyou | (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage | noun |
| 突き当たり | つきあたり tsukiatari | end (of a street, hallway, etc.) | noun |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる tsukiataru | to run into | godan verb |
| 月日 | つきひ tsukihi | time | noun |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ tsukkomu | to thrust (something) into (something) | godan verb |
| 務める | つとめる tsutomeru | to serve as | ichidan verb |
| 努める | つとめる tsutomeru | to endeavor (to do) | ichidan verb |
| 綱 | つな tsuna | rope | noun |
| つながり | tsunagari | connection | noun |
| 粒 | つぶ tsubu | grain | noun, counter |
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to smash | godan verb |
| 潰れる | つぶれる tsubureru | to be crushed | ichidan verb |
| つまずく | tsumazuku | to trip (over) | godan verb |
| 詰まる | つまる tsumaru | to be packed (with) | godan verb |
| 爪 | つめ tsume | nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail) | noun |
| 艶 | つや tsuya | gloss | noun |
| 強気 | つよき tsuyoki | confident | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau | to balance | godan verb |
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang | godan verb |
| 吊るす | つるす tsurusu | to hang | godan verb |
| テーマ | teema | theme | noun |
| 手洗い | てあらい tearai | washing one's hands | noun |
| 低 | てい tei | low (level, value, price, etc.) | prefix |
| 定員 | ていいん teiin | fixed number (of people) | noun |
| 定価 | ていか teika | list price | noun |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall | noun, suru verb |
| 定期券 | ていきけん teikiken | commuter pass | noun |
| 定休日 | ていきゅうび teikyuubi | regular holiday | noun |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage | noun, suru verb |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 出入り | でいり deiri | going in and out | noun, suru verb |
| 出入り口 | でいりぐち deiriguchi | exit and entrance | noun |
| 手入れ | ていれ teire | care | noun, suru verb |
| 出来上がり | できあがり dekiagari | completion | noun |
| 出来上がる | できあがる dekiagaru | to be completed | godan verb |
| 的確 | てきかく tekikaku | accurate | na-adjective, noun |
| 手首 | てくび tekubi | wrist | noun |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ dekoboko | unevenness | noun, no-adjective |
| 手ごろ | てごろ tegoro | handy | na-adjective, noun |
| 弟子 | でし deshi | pupil | noun, no-adjective |
| でたらめ | detarame | nonsense | noun, na-adjective |
| 手帳 | てちょう techou | notebook | noun |
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう tekkyou | railway bridge | noun |
| 手続き | てつづき tetsuzuki | procedure | noun |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう teppou | gun | noun |
| テニスコート | tenisukooto | tennis court | noun |
| 手ぬぐい | てぬぐい tenugui | tenugui | noun |
| 手前 | てまえ temae | before oneself | noun, pronoun |
| 出迎え | でむかえ demukae | (going out and) receiving (someone) | noun |
| 出迎える | でむかえる demukaeru | to meet | ichidan verb |
| 照らす | てらす terasu | to shine on | godan verb |
| 照る | てる teru | to shine | godan verb |
| 展開 | てんかい tenkai | development | noun, suru verb |
| 伝記 | でんき denki | biography | noun, no-adjective |
| 電球 | でんきゅう denkyuu | light bulb | noun |
| 点数 | てんすう tensuu | marks | noun |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion | noun, suru verb |
| 電池 | でんち denchi | battery | noun |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | utility pole | noun |
| 点々 | てんてん tenten | here and there | adverb, noun |
| 転々 | てんてん tenten | moving from place to place | adverb, noun |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan | noun |
| 電波 | でんぱ denpa | radio wave | noun, na-adjective |
| テンポ | tenpo | tempo | noun |
| 電流 | でんりゅう denryuu | electric current | noun |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power | noun |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ toiawase | inquiry | noun |
| 銅 | どう dou | copper (Cu) | noun |
| 同 | どう dou | the same | prefix |
| どういたしまして | douitashimashite | you're welcome | interjection |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity | noun, suru verb |
| 同格 | どうかく doukaku | the same rank | noun, no-adjective |
| 峠 | とうげ touge | (mountain) pass | noun |
| 統計 | とうけい toukei | statistics | noun, suru verb |
| 動作 | どうさ dousa | movement (of the body) | noun, suru verb |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west | noun, no-adjective |
| 当日 | とうじつ toujitsu | day in question | noun, adverb |
| 投書 | とうしょ tousho | letter (e.g. of complaint) | noun, suru verb |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage) | noun, suru verb |
| どうせ | douse | in any case | adverb |
| 灯台 | とうだい toudai | lighthouse | noun |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft | noun |
| 当番 | とうばん touban | being on duty | noun, no-adjective |
| 等分 | とうぶん toubun | division into equal parts | noun, suru verb |
| 透明 | とうめい toumei | transparent | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 灯油 | とうゆ touyu | kerosene | noun |
| 童話 | どうわ douwa | children's story | noun |
| 通りかかる | とおりかかる toorikakaru | to happen to pass by | godan verb |
| 溶かす | とかす tokasu | to melt | godan verb |
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point | godan verb |
| ドキドキ | dokidoki | thump-thump | adverb, suru verb |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ tokushu | special | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 特色 | とくしょく tokushoku | characteristic | noun |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific | no-adjective, noun |
| 特売 | とくばい tokubai | special sale | noun, suru verb |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ tokekomu | to melt into | godan verb |
| 退ける | どける dokeru | to put something out of the way | ichidan verb |
| 床の間 | とこのま tokonoma | tokonoma | noun |
| ところどころ | tokorodokoro | here and there | adverb, noun |
| 都心 | としん toshin | city centre (esp. of Tokyo) | noun |
| 戸棚 | とだな todana | cupboard | noun |
| とっくに | tokkuni | long ago | adverb |
| どっと | dotto | bursting out (laughter) | adverb |
| 整う | ととのう totonou | to be ready | godan verb |
| とどまる | todomaru | to remain | godan verb |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger) | godan verb |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ tobikomu | to jump in | godan verb |
| ともかく | tomokaku | anyhow | adverb |
| 捉える | とらえる toraeru | to catch | ichidan verb |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる toriireru | to take in | ichidan verb |
| 取り消す | とりけす torikesu | to cancel | godan verb |
| 取り出す | とりだす toridasu | to take out | godan verb |
| 採る | とる toru | to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.) | godan verb |
| 捕る | とる toru | to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.) | godan verb |
| 丼 | どんぶり donburi | porcelain bowl | noun |
| 内科 | ないか naika | internal medicine | noun |
| 内線 | ないせん naisen | phone extension | noun |
| ナイロン | nairon | nylon | noun |
| 長 | なが naga | long | prefix, suffix |
| 仲直り | なかなおり nakanaori | reconciliation | noun, suru verb |
| 長引く | ながびく nagabiku | to be prolonged | godan verb |
| 中指 | なかゆび nakayubi | middle finger | noun |
| 仲良し | なかよし nakayoshi | close friendship | noun, no-adjective |
| 慰める | なぐさめる nagusameru | to comfort | ichidan verb |
| なす | nasu | to do | godan verb |
| なぞなぞ | nazonazo | riddle | noun |
| 懐かしい | なつかしい natsukashii | dear (old) | i-adjective |
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to stroke | ichidan verb |
| 斜め | ななめ naname | slanting | no-adjective, na-adjective |