This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N2. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 6,000 words.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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| # | 語彙 | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 明け方 | akegata あけがた | Noun, Adverbial Noun | dawn |
| 2 | 青白い | aojiroi あおじろい | Adjective, い-adjective | pale; bluish-white |
| 3 | 足跡 | ashiato あしあと | Noun | footprints |
| 4 | 売買 | baibai ばいばい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | trade; buying and selling |
| 5 | 売店 | baiten ばいてん | Noun | stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store |
| 6 | 募集 | boshuu ぼしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | recruitment; invitation; taking applications; solicitation |
| 7 | 長男 | chounan ちょうなん | Noun | eldest son; first-born son |
| 8 | 楕円 | daen だえん | Noun | ellipse |
| 9 | 大学院 | daigakuin だいがくいん | Noun | graduate school |
| 10 | 出入口 | deiriguchi でいりぐち | Noun | exit and entrance |
| 11 | 宴会 | enkai えんかい | Noun | party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner |
| 12 | 円周 | enshuu えんしゅう | Noun | circumference |
| 13 | 遠足 | ensoku えんそく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | excursion; outing; trip |
| 14 | 父母 | fubo ふぼ | Noun | father and mother; parents |
| 15 | 学科 | gakka がっか | Noun | study subject; course of study; department |
| 16 | 学会 | gakkai がっかい | Noun | scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference |
| 17 | 学力 | gakuryoku がくりょく | Noun | scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability |
| 18 | 外科 | geka げか | Noun | surgery; department of surgery |
| 19 | 花火 | hanabi はなび | Noun | fireworks |
| 20 | 半径 | hankei はんけい | Noun | radius |
| 21 | 半島 | hantou はんとう | Noun | peninsula |
| 22 | 発売 | hatsubai はつばい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | sale; release (for sale); launch (product) |
| 23 | 早口 | hayaguchi はやぐち | Noun | fast-talking; rapid talking |
| 24 | 外れる | hazureru はずれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be disconnected; to be off; to miss the mark |
| 25 | 閉会 | heikai へいかい | Verb, Suru verb | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 26 | 昼寝 | hirune ひるね | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | nap, siesta |
| 27 | 意地悪 | ijiwaru いじわる | Noun, Verb, Adjective, な-adjective, Suru verb | malicious; ill-tempered; unkind |
| 28 | 移転 | iten いてん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 29 | 一旦 | ittan いったん | Adverb | once; for a short time; briefly; temporarily |
| 30 | 寺院 | ji'in じいん | Noun | Buddhist temple; religious building |
| 31 | 人文科学 | jinbunkagaku じんぶんかがく | Noun | humanities; social sciences; liberal arts |
| 32 | 自習 | jishuu じしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | self-study; teaching oneself |
| 33 | 時速 | jisoku じそく | Noun | speed (per hour) |
| 34 | 実習 | jisshuu じっしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | practice; training; practical exercise; drill |
| 35 | 過半数 | kahansuu かはんすう | Noun | majority |
| 36 | 開会 | kaikai かいかい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | opening of a meeting; starting (an event, etc) |
| 37 | 会館 | kaikan かいかん | Noun | meeting hall; assembly hall |
| 38 | 回転 | kaiten かいてん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | rotation; revolution; turning |
| 39 | 加速 | kasoku かそく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | acceleration; speeding up |
| 40 | 加速度 | kasokudo かそくど | Noun | acceleration |
| 41 | 見学 | kengaku けんがく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | study by observation; field trip; tour; review; inspection |
| 42 | 国王 | kokuou こくおう | Noun | king; queen; monarch; sovereign |
| 43 | 国立 | kokuritsu こくりつ | Noun | national |
| 44 | 国籍 | kokuseki こくせき | Noun | nationality; citizenship |
| 45 | 転がる | korogaru ころがる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to roll; to fall over; to lie down |
| 46 | 転がす | korogasu ころがす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to roll; to turn over |
| 47 | 校舎 | kousha こうしゃ | Noun | school building; schoolhouse |
| 48 | 校庭 | koutei こうてい | Noun | schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus |
| 49 | 待合室 | machiaishitsu まちあいしつ | Noun | waiting room |
| 50 | 待ち合わせる | machiawaseru まちあわせる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet |
| 51 | 窓口 | madoguchi まどぐち | Noun | ticket window; teller window; counter |
| 52 | 毎度 | maido まいど | Noun, Adverbial Noun | each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage |
| 53 | 真っ青 | massao まっさお | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; white as a sheet |
| 54 | 真っ白 | masshiro まっしろ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | pure white; blank |
| 55 | 名刺 | meishi めいし | Noun | business card |
| 56 | 店屋 | miseya みせや | Noun | store; shop |
| 57 | 木材 | mokuzai もくざい | Noun | lumber; timber; wood |
| 58 | 元々 | motomoto もともと | Adverb | originally, by nature, from the start |
| 59 | 内科 | naika ないか | Noun | internal medicine |
| 60 | 並木 | namiki なみき | Noun | roadside tree; row of trees |
| 61 | 入社 | nyuusha にゅうしゃ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | joining a company |
| 62 | 押さえる | osaeru おさえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to pin down; to hold down; to press down |
| 63 | 理科 | rika りか | Noun | science (department; course) |
| 64 | 領収 | ryoushuu りょうしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | receipt (of money); receiving |
| 65 | 再三 | saisan さいさん | Adverb | again and again; repeatedly |
| 66 | 刺さる | sasaru ささる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to stick into (with a sharp point); to prick; to get stuck (in); |
| 67 | 刺身 | sashimi さしみ | Noun | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 68 | 早速 | sassoku さっそく | Adverb | at once; immediately; without delay; promptly |
| 69 | 刺す | sasu さす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust; to sting |
| 70 | 青少年 | seishounen せいしょうねん | Noun | youth; young person |
| 71 | 赤道 | sekidou せきどう | Noun | equator |
| 72 | 社会科学 | shakaikagaku しゃかいかがく | Noun | social science |
| 73 | 社説 | shasetsu しゃせつ | Noun | editorial; leading article; leader |
| 74 | 司会 | shikai しかい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | master of ceremonies; leading a meeting; presenter; host |
| 75 | 新幹線 | shinkansen しんかんせん | Noun | Japanese bullet train |
| 76 | 白髪 | shiraga しらが | Noun | white hair; grey hair |
| 77 | 自然科学 | shizenkagaku しぜんかがく | Noun | natural science |
| 78 | 書店 | shoten しょてん | Noun | bookshop; bookstore |
| 79 | 商社 | shousha しょうしゃ | Noun | trading company; firm |
| 80 | 商店 | shouten しょうてん | Noun | shop; small store; business; firm |
| 81 | 集合 | shuugou しゅうごう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | gathering; assembly; meeting |
| 82 | 習字 | shuuji しゅうじ | Noun | calligraphy; penmanship |
| 83 | 集会 | shuukai しゅうかい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | meeting; assembly; gathering; convention; rally |
| 84 | 速力 | sokuryoku そくりょく | Noun | speed |
| 85 | 速達 | sokutatsu そくたつ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | express; special delivery |
| 86 | 足袋 | tabi たび | Noun | Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 87 | 足る | taru たる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve |
| 88 | 特売 | tokubai とくばい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | special sale |
| 89 | 透明 | toumei とうめい | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | transparent; clear |
| 90 | 東洋 | touyou とうよう | Noun | Orient |
| 91 | 売れ行き | ureyuki うれゆき | Noun | sales; demand |
| 92 | 売上 | uriage うりあげ | Noun | amount sold; sales; proceeds; turnover |
| 93 | 売り切れ | urikire うりきれ | Noun | sold out |
| 94 | 売り切れる | urikireru うりきれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sold out |
| 95 | 我が | waga わが | Pre-noun adjectival | my; our; one's own |
| 96 | 洋品店 | youhinten ようひんてん | Noun | shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 97 | 輸血 | yuketsu ゆけつ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | blood transfusion |
| 98 | 輸送 | yusou ゆそう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | transport; transportation |
| 99 | 材木 | zaimoku ざいもく | Noun | lumber; timber |
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