JLPT N2
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kanpai | cheers | interjection, noun |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard | noun |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) | noun, suru verb |
| 冠 | かんむり kanmuri | traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers | noun, adjective |
| 漢和 | かんわ kanwa | China and Japan | noun |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure | noun |
| 着替え | きがえ kigae | changing clothes | noun, suru verb |
| 着替える | きがえる kigaeru | to change (one's clothes) | ichidan verb |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ kikansha | locomotive | noun |
| 飢饉 | ききん kikin | famine | noun |
| 器具 | きぐ kigu | utensil | noun |
| 記号 | きごう kigou | sign | noun |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince | godan verb |
| 儀式 | ぎしき gishiki | ceremony | noun |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard | noun |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed) | noun, suru verb |
| 着せる | きせる kiseru | to put clothes on (someone) | ichidan verb |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation | noun, no-adjective |
| 基地 | きち kichi | base (military, expedition, etc.) | noun |
| きっかけ | kikkake | chance | noun |
| ぎっしり | gisshiri | tightly (packed) | adverb |
| 基板 | きばん kiban | (circuit) board | noun |
| 客席 | きゃくせき kyakuseki | guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium) | noun |
| 客間 | きゃくま kyakuma | drawing room | noun |
| ギャング | gyangu | gang | noun |
| キャンパス | kyanpasu | campus | noun |
| 休業 | きゅうぎょう kyuugyou | suspension of business | noun, suru verb |
| 休講 | きゅうこう kyuukou | cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay | noun, suru verb |
| 休養 | きゅうよう kyuuyou | rest | noun, suru verb |
| 清い | きよい kiyoi | clean | i-adjective |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening | noun, suru verb |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary | noun |
| 共産 | きょうさん kyousan | communism | noun |
| 行事 | ぎょうじ gyouji | event | noun |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | feeling (much) obliged | noun, suru verb |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture | noun |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ gyouretsu | line | noun, suru verb |
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう gyogyou | fishing industry | noun |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve | noun |
| 規律 | きりつ kiritsu | order | noun |
| 気をつける | きをつける kiwotsukeru | to be careful | expression, ichidan verb |
| 琴 | きん kin | qin (7-stringed Chinese zither) | noun |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ kingyo | goldfish (Carassius auratus) | noun |
| クーラー | kuuraa | air conditioner | noun |
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | area | noun |
| 空 | くう kuu | empty air | noun, na-adjective |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう guusuu | even number | noun, no-adjective |
| 空想 | くうそう kuusou | daydream | noun, suru verb |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | (in) the air | noun |
| 釘 | くぎ kugi | nail | noun |
| 区切る | くぎる kugiru | to divide | godan verb |
| 櫛 | くし kushi | comb | noun |
| くしゃみ | kushami | sneeze | noun, suru verb |
| 苦情 | くじょう kujou | complaint | noun |
| 苦心 | くしん kushin | pains | noun, suru verb |
| くず | kuzu | waste | noun |
| 崩す | くずす kuzusu | to destroy | godan verb |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび kusuriyubi | ring finger | noun |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse | ichidan verb |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break (into pieces) | godan verb |
| 砕ける | くだける kudakeru | to break (into pieces) | ichidan verb |
| くたびれる | kutabireru | to get tired | ichidan verb, auxiliary |
| くだらない | kudaranai | trivial | i-adjective |
| 唇 | くちびる kuchibiru | lip | noun |
| 口紅 | くちべに kuchibeni | lipstick | noun, no-adjective |
| くっつく | kuttsuku | to adhere to | godan verb |
| くっつける | kuttsukeru | to attach | ichidan verb |
| くどい | kudoi | repetitious | i-adjective |
| 句読点 | くとうてん kutouten | punctuation mark | noun |
| 配る | くばる kubaru | to distribute | godan verb |
| 工夫 | くふう kufuu | devising (a way) | noun, suru verb |
| 区分 | くぶん kubun | division | noun, suru verb |
| 組み合わせ | くみあわせ kumiawase | combination | noun |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる kumitateru | to assemble | ichidan verb |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to mourn | godan verb |
| クリーニング | kuriiningu | cleaning | noun, suru verb |
| くるむ | kurumu | to wrap up (in) | godan verb |
| くれぐれも | kureguremo | sincerely | adverb |
| 稽古 | けいこ keiko | practice | noun, suru verb |
| 敬語 | けいご keigo | honorific | noun |
| 蛍光灯 | けいこうとう keikoutou | fluorescent lamp | noun |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) | noun |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation | noun, suru verb |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool | noun, no-adjective |
| 経度 | けいど keido | longitude | noun |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system | noun |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment | noun |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing | noun |
| 警備 | けいび keibi | defense | noun, suru verb |
| 形容詞 | けいようし keiyoushi | adjective | noun |
| 形容動詞 | けいようどうし keiyoudoushi | adjectival noun (in Japanese) | noun |
| 外科 | げか geka | surgery (branch of medicine) | noun |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur | noun |
| 激増 | げきぞう gekizou | sharp increase | noun, suru verb |
| 下車 | げしゃ gesha | alighting (from a train, bus, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 下旬 | げじゅん gejun | last third of a month | noun |
| 下水 | げすい gesui | drainage | noun |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to shave (wood, leather, etc.) | godan verb |
| 桁 | けた keta | column | noun |
| 下駄 | げた geta | geta | noun |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure | noun |
| 月給 | げっきゅう gekkyuu | monthly salary | noun |
| 傑作 | けっさく kessaku | masterpiece | noun, na-adjective |
| 月末 | げつまつ getsumatsu | end of the month | noun, adverb |
| 気配 | けはい kehai | indication | noun |
| 下品 | げひん gehin | vulgar | na-adjective, noun |
| 煙い | けむい kemui | smoky | i-adjective |
| 険しい | けわしい kewashii | precipitous | i-adjective |
| 現 | げん gen | present (e.g. government, administration) | prefix |
| 見学 | けんがく kengaku | inspection | noun, suru verb |
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modest | na-adjective, noun |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript | noun |
| 原産 | げんさん gensan | place of origin | noun, no-adjective |
| 原始 | げんし genshi | origin | noun, no-adjective |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training (esp. in-service) | noun, suru verb |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう genjuu | strict | na-adjective, noun |
| 謙遜 | けんそん kenson | modesty | noun, suru verb |
| 県庁 | けんちょう kenchou | prefectural office | noun |
| 限度 | げんど gendo | limit | noun |
| 現に | げんに genni | actually | adverb |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope | noun |
| 懸命 | けんめい kenmei | eager | na-adjective, noun |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle | noun |
| 原料 | げんりょう genryou | raw materials | noun |
| 小 | こ ko | small | prefix |
| コース | koosu | course | noun |
| コーラス | koorasu | chorus | noun |
| 恋しい | こいしい koishii | yearned for | i-adjective |
| 高 | こう kou | high | prefix, noun |
| 工員 | こういん kouin | factory worker | noun |
| 強引 | ごういん gouin | overbearing | na-adjective, noun |
| 公害 | こうがい kougai | pollution | noun |
| 高級 | こうきゅう koukyuu | high-class | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.) | no-adjective, noun |
| 工芸 | こうげい kougei | industrial arts | noun |
| 孝行 | こうこう koukou | filial piety | noun, suru verb |
| 交差 | こうさ kousa | crossing | noun, suru verb |
| 講師 | こうし koushi | speaker | noun |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work | noun, suru verb |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official | no-adjective, noun |
| 口実 | こうじつ koujitsu | excuse | noun |
| こうして | koushite | thus | conjunction |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう koushuu | the public | noun, no-adjective |
| 香水 | こうすい kousui | perfume | noun |
| 功績 | こうせき kouseki | achievement | noun |
| 光線 | こうせん kousen | ray (of light) | noun |
| 高層 | こうそう kousou | high-rise (building) | no-adjective, noun |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure | noun |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | change | noun, suru verb |
| 耕地 | こうち kouchi | arable land | noun |
| 交通機関 | こうつうきかん koutsuukikan | (means of) transportation | noun |
| 校庭 | こうてい koutei | schoolyard | noun |
| 肯定 | こうてい koutei | affirmation | noun, suru verb |
| 高度 | こうど koudo | altitude | noun, na-adjective |
| 高等 | こうとう koutou | high class | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 合同 | ごうどう goudou | combination | noun, suru verb |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう koutougakkou | senior high school | noun |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement | noun, suru verb |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral | noun |
| 公務 | こうむ koumu | official business | noun |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item | noun |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn) | noun, suru verb |
| 合理 | ごうり gouri | rationality | noun |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural) | noun, suru verb |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう gouryuu | confluence (of rivers) | noun, suru verb |
| 効力 | こうりょく kouryoku | effect | noun |
| 焦がす | こがす kogasu | to burn | godan verb |
| 国王 | こくおう kokuou | king | noun |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national | no-adjective, noun |
| ご苦労様 | ごくろうさま gokurousama | thank you (for your hard work) | expression, na-adjective |
| 焦げる | こげる kogeru | to burn | ichidan verb |
| 凍える | こごえる kogoeru | to freeze (of one's body) | ichidan verb |
| 心当たり | こころあたり kokoroatari | having in mind | noun |
| 心得る | こころえる kokoroeru | to know | ichidan verb |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ koshikake | seat | noun |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける koshikakeru | to sit (down) | ichidan verb |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん gojuuon | the Japanese syllabary | noun |
| こしらえる | koshiraeru | to make | ichidan verb |
| こする | kosuru | to rub | godan verb |
| 個体 | こたい kotai | individual | noun, no-adjective |
| ごちそうさま | gochisousama | thank you (for the meal) | interjection |
| こちらこそ | kochirakoso | it is I who should say so | expression |
| 小遣い | こづかい kozukai | pocket money | noun |
| コック | kokku | cook | noun |
| こっそり | kossori | stealthily | adverb |
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book) | noun |
| 言付ける | ことづける kotozukeru | to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 言葉遣い | ことばづかい kotobazukai | speech | noun |
| こないだ | konaida | the other day | noun, adverb |
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while | noun, suru verb |
| ゴム | gomu | gum | noun |
| ごめん | gomen | I'm sorry | interjection, noun |
| ごめんください | gomenkudasai | may I come in? | expression |
| 小指 | こゆび koyubi | little finger | noun |
| こらえる | koraeru | to bear | ichidan verb |
| 娯楽 | ごらく goraku | amusement | noun, suru verb |
| ごらん | goran | (please) try to | interjection, noun |
| コレクション | korekushon | collection (of art, stamps, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 転がす | ころがす korogasu | to roll | godan verb |