This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N2.
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| # | 名詞 | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 明け方 | akegata あけがた | dawn |
| 2 | 足跡 | ashiato あしあと | footprints |
| 3 | 売買 | baibai ばいばい | trade; buying and selling |
| 4 | 売店 | baiten ばいてん | stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store |
| 5 | 募集 | boshuu ぼしゅう | recruitment; invitation; taking applications; solicitation |
| 6 | 長男 | chounan ちょうなん | eldest son; first-born son |
| 7 | 楕円 | daen だえん | ellipse |
| 8 | 大学院 | daigakuin だいがくいん | graduate school |
| 9 | 出入口 | deiriguchi でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| 10 | 宴会 | enkai えんかい | party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner |
| 11 | 円周 | enshuu えんしゅう | circumference |
| 12 | 遠足 | ensoku えんそく | excursion; outing; trip |
| 13 | 父母 | fubo ふぼ | father and mother; parents |
| 14 | 学科 | gakka がっか | study subject; course of study; department |
| 15 | 学会 | gakkai がっかい | scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference |
| 16 | 学力 | gakuryoku がくりょく | scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability |
| 17 | 外科 | geka げか | surgery; department of surgery |
| 18 | 花火 | hanabi はなび | fireworks |
| 19 | 半径 | hankei はんけい | radius |
| 20 | 半島 | hantou はんとう | peninsula |
| 21 | 発売 | hatsubai はつばい | sale; release (for sale); launch (product) |
| 22 | 早口 | hayaguchi はやぐち | fast-talking; rapid talking |
| 23 | 昼寝 | hirune ひるね | nap, siesta |
| 24 | 意地悪 | ijiwaru いじわる | malicious; ill-tempered; unkind |
| 25 | 移転 | iten いてん | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 26 | 寺院 | ji'in じいん | Buddhist temple; religious building |
| 27 | 人文科学 | jinbunkagaku じんぶんかがく | humanities; social sciences; liberal arts |
| 28 | 自習 | jishuu じしゅう | self-study; teaching oneself |
| 29 | 時速 | jisoku じそく | speed (per hour) |
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| 30 | 実習 | jisshuu じっしゅう | practice; training; practical exercise; drill |
| 31 | 過半数 | kahansuu かはんすう | majority |
| 32 | 開会 | kaikai かいかい | opening of a meeting; starting (an event, etc) |
| 33 | 会館 | kaikan かいかん | meeting hall; assembly hall |
| 34 | 回転 | kaiten かいてん | rotation; revolution; turning |
| 35 | 加速 | kasoku かそく | acceleration; speeding up |
| 36 | 加速度 | kasokudo かそくど | acceleration |
| 37 | 見学 | kengaku けんがく | study by observation; field trip; tour; review; inspection |
| 38 | 国王 | kokuou こくおう | king; queen; monarch; sovereign |
| 39 | 国立 | kokuritsu こくりつ | national |
| 40 | 国籍 | kokuseki こくせき | nationality; citizenship |
| 41 | 校舎 | kousha こうしゃ | school building; schoolhouse |
| 42 | 校庭 | koutei こうてい | schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus |
| 43 | 待合室 | machiaishitsu まちあいしつ | waiting room |
| 44 | 窓口 | madoguchi まどぐち | ticket window; teller window; counter |
| 45 | 毎度 | maido まいど | each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage |
| 46 | 真っ青 | massao まっさお | deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; white as a sheet |
| 47 | 真っ白 | masshiro まっしろ | pure white; blank |
| 48 | 名刺 | meishi めいし | business card |
| 49 | 店屋 | miseya みせや | store; shop |
| 50 | 木材 | mokuzai もくざい | lumber; timber; wood |
| 51 | 内科 | naika ないか | internal medicine |
| 52 | 並木 | namiki なみき | roadside tree; row of trees |
| 53 | 入社 | nyuusha にゅうしゃ | joining a company |
| 54 | 理科 | rika りか | science (department; course) |
| 55 | 領収 | ryoushuu りょうしゅう | receipt (of money); receiving |
| 56 | 刺身 | sashimi さしみ | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 57 | 青少年 | seishounen せいしょうねん | youth; young person |
| 58 | 赤道 | sekidou せきどう | equator |
| 59 | 社会科学 | shakaikagaku しゃかいかがく | social science |
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| 60 | 社説 | shasetsu しゃせつ | editorial; leading article; leader |
| 61 | 司会 | shikai しかい | master of ceremonies; leading a meeting; presenter; host |
| 62 | 新幹線 | shinkansen しんかんせん | Japanese bullet train |
| 63 | 白髪 | shiraga しらが | white hair; grey hair |
| 64 | 自然科学 | shizenkagaku しぜんかがく | natural science |
| 65 | 書店 | shoten しょてん | bookshop; bookstore |
| 66 | 商社 | shousha しょうしゃ | trading company; firm |
| 67 | 商店 | shouten しょうてん | shop; small store; business; firm |
| 68 | 集合 | shuugou しゅうごう | gathering; assembly; meeting |
| 69 | 習字 | shuuji しゅうじ | calligraphy; penmanship |
| 70 | 集会 | shuukai しゅうかい | meeting; assembly; gathering; convention; rally |
| 71 | 速力 | sokuryoku そくりょく | speed |
| 72 | 速達 | sokutatsu そくたつ | express; special delivery |
| 73 | 足袋 | tabi たび | Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 74 | 特売 | tokubai とくばい | special sale |
| 75 | 透明 | toumei とうめい | transparent; clear |
| 76 | 東洋 | touyou とうよう | Orient |
| 77 | 売れ行き | ureyuki うれゆき | sales; demand |
| 78 | 売上 | uriage うりあげ | amount sold; sales; proceeds; turnover |
| 79 | 売り切れ | urikire うりきれ | sold out |
| 80 | 洋品店 | youhinten ようひんてん | shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 81 | 輸血 | yuketsu ゆけつ | blood transfusion |
| 82 | 輸送 | yusou ゆそう | transport; transportation |
| 83 | 材木 | zaimoku ざいもく | lumber; timber |
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