JLPT N2
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 何しろ | なにしろ nanishiro | in any case | adverb |
| 何々 | なになに naninani | what | pronoun, interjection |
| 何分 | なにぶん nanibun | some | noun, no-adjective |
| 生意気 | なまいき namaiki | impertinent | na-adjective, noun |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees | noun |
| ならう | narau | to imitate | godan verb |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole | noun |
| なんとなく | nantonaku | somehow | adverb |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really | adverb |
| ナンバー | nanbaa | number | noun |
| 南米 | なんべい nanbei | South America | noun |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south | noun |
| 匂う | におう niou | to be fragrant | godan verb |
| 逃がす | にがす nigasu | to set free | godan verb |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate | godan verb |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい nikurashii | odious | i-adjective |
| ニコニコ | nikoniko | with a friendly grin | adverb, suru verb |
| 濁る | にごる nigoru | to become muddy | godan verb |
| 二次 | にじ niji | second | no-adjective, noun |
| 日時 | にちじ nichiji | date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.) | noun |
| 日用品 | にちようひん nichiyouhin | daily necessities | noun |
| 日課 | にっか nikka | daily routine | noun |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule | noun |
| 鈍い | にぶい nibui | dull (e.g. a knife) | i-adjective |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ nyuusha | joining a company | noun, suru verb |
| 女房 | にょうぼう nyoubou | wife (esp. one's own wife) | noun |
| にらむ | niramu | to glare at | godan verb |
| にわか | niwaka | sudden | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew | godan verb |
| ネジ | neji | screw | noun |
| ねじる | nejiru | to twist | godan verb |
| ネックレス | nekkuresu | necklace | noun |
| 熱する | ねっする nessuru | to heat | suru verb |
| 寝巻き | ねまき nemaki | nightclothes | noun |
| 狙い | ねらい nerai | aim (of a gun, bow, etc.) | noun |
| 狙う | ねらう nerau | to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) | godan verb |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan) | noun |
| 農産物 | のうさんぶつ nousanbutsu | agricultural produce | noun |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community | noun, no-adjective |
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration | noun |
| 農薬 | のうやく nouyaku | agricultural chemical | noun |
| 能率 | のうりつ nouritsu | efficiency | noun |
| のこぎり | nokogiri | saw | noun |
| 残らず | のこらず nokorazu | all | adverb |
| 上り | のぼり nobori | ascent | noun, no-adjective |
| 糊 | のり nori | paste | noun |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 乗り越し | のりこし norikoshi | riding past (one's station) | noun |
| のろい | noroi | thickheaded | i-adjective |
| のろのろ | noronoro | slowly | adverb, suru verb |
| のんき | nonki | easy | na-adjective, noun |
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey | noun, no-adjective |
| 俳句 | はいく haiku | haiku | noun |
| 売店 | ばいてん baiten | stand | noun |
| バイバイ | baibai | bye-bye | interjection, noun |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade | noun, suru verb |
| 這う | はう hau | to crawl | godan verb |
| はがす | hagasu | to tear off | godan verb |
| 馬鹿らしい | ばからしい bakarashii | absurd | i-adjective |
| 秤 | はかり hakari | scales | noun |
| 吐き気 | はきけ hakike | nausea | noun |
| はきはき | hakihaki | briskly | adverb, suru verb |
| 歯車 | はぐるま haguruma | gear | noun |
| バケツ | baketsu | bucket | noun |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between | godan verb |
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks) | godan verb |
| はしご | hashigo | ladder | noun, suru verb |
| 初めに | はじめに hajimeni | first | expression |
| はじめまして | hajimemashite | nice to meet you | expression |
| 斜 | はす hasu | diagonal | no-adjective, noun |
| パターン | pataan | pattern | noun |
| 肌着 | はだぎ hadagi | underwear | noun |
| 果たして | はたして hatashite | as was expected | adverb |
| 鉢 | はち hachi | bowl | noun |
| 発揮 | はっき hakki | show (of power, ability, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| バック | bakku | back | noun, suru verb |
| 発想 | はっそう hassou | idea | noun, suru verb |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity | noun, suru verb |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale | noun, suru verb |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion | noun, suru verb |
| 話しかける | はなしかける hanashikakeru | to address (someone) | ichidan verb |
| 話し中 | はなしちゅう hanashichuu | busy (phone) | no-adjective |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい hanahadashii | extreme | i-adjective |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks | noun |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride | noun |
| ばね | bane | spring (device) | noun |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump | ichidan verb |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment | noun |
| 歯磨き | はみがき hamigaki | dental brushing | noun, suru verb |
| はめる | hameru | to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame) | ichidan verb |
| 早口 | はやくち hayakuchi | fast-talking | noun, no-adjective |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ haraikomu | to deposit | godan verb |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす haraimodosu | to repay | godan verb |
| 針金 | はりがね harigane | wire | noun |
| 張り切る | はりきる harikiru | to be in high spirits | godan verb |
| 反 | はん han | anti- | prefix, noun |
| 反映 | はんえい han'ei | reflection (of light) | noun, suru verb |
| 半径 | はんけい hankei | radius | noun |
| はんこ | hanko | seal (used in lieu of a signature) | noun |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai | interjection, noun |
| 判事 | はんじ hanji | judge | noun |
| 番地 | ばんち banchi | lot number | noun, suffix |
| パンツ | pantsu | underpants | noun |
| バンド | bando | band (group of musicians) | noun |
| 半島 | はんとう hantou | peninsula | noun |
| ハンドル | handoru | handle | noun |
| 非 | ひ hi | fault | noun, prefix |
| 日当たり | ひあたり hiatari | exposure to the sun | noun |
| 日帰り | ひがえり higaeri | day trip | noun, suru verb |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively | adverb |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shade | noun |
| ピカピカ | pikapika | with a glitter | adverb, no-adjective |
| 引き受ける | ひきうける hikiukeru | to take on | ichidan verb |
| 引き返す | ひきかえす hikikaesu | to turn back | godan verb |
| 引き算 | ひきざん hikizan | subtraction | noun, suru verb |
| 引き出す | ひきだす hikidasu | to pull out | godan verb |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる hikitomeru | to detain | ichidan verb |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう hikyou | cowardly | na-adjective, noun |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ hikiwake | draw (in competition) | noun |
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight | noun |
| 肘 | ひじ hiji | elbow | noun |
| ピストル | pisutoru | pistol | noun |
| ビタミン | bitamin | vitamin | noun |
| 引っかかる | ひっかかる hikkakaru | to be caught in | godan verb |
| 筆記 | ひっき hikki | writing down | noun, suru verb |
| ひっくり返す | ひっくりかえす hikkurikaesu | to turn over | godan verb |
| ひっくり返る | ひっくりかえる hikkurikaeru | to be overturned | godan verb |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ hikkomu | to draw back | godan verb |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ hissha | writer | noun |
| 必需品 | ひつじゅひん hitsujuhin | necessities | noun |
| 一 | ひと hito | one | prefix, number |
| 人差し指 | ひとさしゆび hitosashiyubi | index finger | noun |
| 一通り | ひととおり hitotoori | generally | noun, no-adjective |
| 人通り | ひとどおり hitodoori | pedestrian traffic | noun |
| ひとまず | hitomazu | for now | adverb |
| 瞳 | ひとみ hitomi | pupil (of the eye) | noun |
| 一休み | ひとやすみ hitoyasumi | (short) rest | noun, suru verb |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと hitorigoto | soliloquy | noun |
| ひとりでに | hitorideni | by itself | adverb |
| ビニール | biniiru | vinyl | noun, no-adjective |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony | noun, na-adjective |
| 日にち | ひにち hinichi | date (of a planned event, act, etc.) | noun |
| ひねる | hineru | to twist | godan verb |
| 日の入り | ひのいり hinoiri | sunset | noun |
| 日の出 | ひので hinode | sunrise | noun |
| 響き | ひびき hibiki | echo | noun |
| 響く | ひびく hibiku | to resound | godan verb |
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin | noun |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん hyakkajiten | encyclopedia | noun |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty | noun |
| 表紙 | ひょうし hyoushi | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 標識 | ひょうしき hyoushiki | sign | noun |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard | noun |
| 標本 | ひょうほん hyouhon | specimen | noun |
| 評論 | ひょうろん hyouron | criticism | noun, suru verb |
| ビルディング | birudingu | multi-floor building | noun |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | (afternoon) nap | noun, suru verb |
| 広さ | ひろさ hirosa | area | noun |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public square | noun |
| 広々 | ひろびろ hirobiro | extensive | adverb, suru verb |
| ピンク | pinku | pink | noun, no-adjective |
| 便箋 | びんせん binsen | writing paper | noun |
| 瓶詰め | びんづめ binzume | bottling | noun, suru verb |
| ファスナー | fasunaa | zip fastener | noun |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon (toy or decoration) | noun |
| 不運 | ふうん fuun | misfortune | noun, na-adjective |
| 不規則 | ふきそく fukisoku | irregular | na-adjective, noun |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion | noun, suru verb |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood | noun |
| 副 | ふく fuku | assistant | noun, prefix |
| 副詞 | ふくし fukushi | adverb | noun |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ fukusha | copying | noun, suru verb |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural | no-adjective, noun |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell | godan verb |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand | godan verb |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | unclean | na-adjective, noun |
| 更ける | ふける fukeru | to get late | ichidan verb |
| 符号 | ふごう fugou | sign | noun |
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | husband and wife | noun |
| ふさがる | fusagaru | to be closed | godan verb |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ fusagu | to stop up | godan verb |
| ふざける | fuzakeru | to joke | ichidan verb |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた busata | not writing or contacting for a while | noun, suru verb |
| 武士 | ぶし bushi | samurai | noun |
| 部首 | ぶしゅ bushu | radical (of a kanji character) | noun |
| 襖 | ふすま fusuma | fusuma | noun |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to) | noun, suru verb |
| 蓋 | ふた futa | cover | noun |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう bussou | dangerous | na-adjective, noun |
| ぶつぶつ | butsubutsu | grunt | noun, adverb |
| 船便 | ふなびん funabin | surface mail (by ship) | noun |
| 部品 | ぶひん buhin | parts | noun |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm | noun |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother | noun |
| 踏切 | ふみきり fumikiri | railway crossing | noun |
| 麓 | ふもと fumoto | foot (of a mountain or hill) | noun |
| フライパン | furaipan | fry pan | noun |
| ブラウス | burausu | blouse | noun |
| ぶら下げる | ぶらさげる burasageru | to hang | ichidan verb |
| 刷子 | さっし sasshi | brush | noun |