JLPT N2
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 転がる | ころがる korogaru | to roll | godan verb |
| 紺 | こん kon | navy blue | noun, no-adjective |
| 今 | こん kon | the current ... | prefix |
| コンクール | konkuuru | competition | noun |
| コンクリート | konkuriito | concrete | noun |
| 混合 | こんごう kongou | mixing | noun, suru verb |
| コンセント | konsento | (electrical) outlet | noun |
| 献立 | こんだて kondate | menu | noun |
| こんばんは | konbanha | good evening | interjection |
| サークル | saakuru | group with a common interest (e.g. students) | noun |
| 再 | さい sai | re- | prefix |
| 最 | さい sai | the most | prefix, na-adjective |
| 在学 | ざいがく zaigaku | attending (school, college, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again | adverb, no-adjective |
| 祭日 | さいじつ saijitsu | national holiday | noun, no-adjective |
| 催促 | さいそく saisoku | pressing | noun, suru verb |
| 採点 | さいてん saiten | marking | noun, suru verb |
| 災難 | さいなん sainan | calamity | noun |
| 裁縫 | さいほう saihou | sewing | noun, suru verb |
| 材木 | ざいもく zaimoku | wood (for building) | noun |
| サイレン | sairen | siren | noun, no-adjective |
| 逆さ | さかさ sakasa | inverted | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 逆さま | さかさま sakasama | inverted | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| さかのぼる | sakanoboru | to go upstream | godan verb |
| 酒場 | さかば sakaba | bar | noun |
| 一昨昨日 | いっさくさくじつ issakusakujitsu | two days before yesterday | noun, adverb |
| 先ほど | さきほど sakihodo | a short while ago | noun, adverb |
| 索引 | さくいん sakuin | index (in a book) | noun |
| 作者 | さくしゃ sakusha | creator (of a work) | noun |
| 削除 | さくじょ sakujo | deletion | noun, suru verb |
| 作成 | さくせい sakusei | making (a report, plan, contract, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 作製 | さくせい sakusei | manufacture | noun, suru verb |
| 探る | さぐる saguru | to feel around for | godan verb |
| ささやく | sasayaku | to whisper | godan verb |
| さじ | saji | spoon | noun |
| 座敷 | ざしき zashiki | tatami room | noun |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ sashitsukae | hindrance | noun |
| 差し引き | さしひき sashihiki | deduction | noun, suru verb |
| 刺身 | さしみ sashimi | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) | noun |
| さすが | sasuga | as one would expect | adverb, na-adjective |
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion) | noun, suru verb |
| 雑音 | ざつおん zatsuon | noise (usu. unpleasant) | noun |
| さっさと | sassato | quickly | adverb |
| 早速 | さっそく sassoku | at once | adverb |
| 錆 | さび sabi | rust | noun |
| 錆びる | さびる sabiru | to rust | ichidan verb |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん zabuton | zabuton | noun |
| 妨げる | さまたげる samatageru | to disturb | ichidan verb |
| さようなら | sayounara | farewell | interjection |
| サラリーマン | sarariiman | office worker | noun |
| 騒がしい | さわがしい sawagashii | noisy | i-adjective |
| 爽やか | さわやか sawayaka | fresh | na-adjective |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle | noun |
| 算数 | さんすう sansuu | arithmetic | noun |
| 産地 | さんち sanchi | producing area | noun |
| サンプル | sanpuru | sample | noun |
| 山林 | さんりん sanrin | mountain forest | noun |
| シーズン | shiizun | season (period in which regulated games are played) | noun |
| シーツ | shiitsu | sheet | noun |
| 仕上がる | しあがる shiagaru | to be finished | godan verb |
| 明々後日 | しあさって shiasatte | in three days' time | noun, adverb |
| 寺院 | じいん jiin | Buddhist temple | noun |
| 子音 | しいん shiin | consonant | noun |
| 自衛 | じえい jiei | self-defense | noun, suru verb |
| 塩辛 | しおから shiokara | shiokara | noun |
| 塩辛い | しおからい shiokarai | salty (taste) | i-adjective |
| 司会 | しかい shikai | leading a meeting | noun, suru verb |
| 四角い | しかくい shikakui | square | i-adjective |
| 仕方がない | しかたがない shikataganai | there's no (other) way | expression, i-adjective |
| 時間割 | じかんわり jikanwari | timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable) | noun |
| 敷地 | しきち shikichi | site | noun |
| 敷く | しく shiku | to spread out (e.g. a futon) | godan verb |
| 茂る | しげる shigeru | to grow thickly | godan verb |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing | noun, suru verb |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet | noun, no-adjective |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう shishagonyuu | rounding (off; a number) | noun, suru verb |
| 始終 | しじゅう shijuu | continuously | adverb, noun |
| 自習 | じしゅう jishuu | self-study | noun, suru verb |
| 静まる | しずまる shizumaru | to become quiet | godan verb |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture | noun |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく shizenkagaku | natural science | noun |
| 時速 | じそく jisoku | speed (per hour) | noun |
| 子孫 | しそん shison | descendant | noun |
| 死体 | したい shitai | dead body | noun |
| 下書き | したがき shitagaki | draft | noun, suru verb |
| 自宅 | じたく jitaku | one's home | noun |
| 下町 | したまち shitamachi | low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.) | noun |
| 自治 | じち jichi | self-government | noun |
| 実感 | じっかん jikkan | real feeling | noun, suru verb |
| しつこい | shitsukoi | insistent | i-adjective |
| 実習 | じっしゅう jisshuu | practice (in the field) | noun, suru verb |
| 実績 | じっせき jisseki | achievements | noun |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing | noun, suru verb |
| 実物 | じつぶつ jitsubutsu | real thing | noun, no-adjective |
| 尻尾 | しっぽ shippo | tail (of an animal) | noun |
| 実用 | じつよう jitsuyou | practical use | noun |
| 実例 | じつれい jitsurei | example | noun |
| 失礼しました | しつれいしました shitsureishimashita | my apologies | expression |
| 失恋 | しつれん shitsuren | disappointed love | noun, suru verb |
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation | noun, suru verb |
| 私鉄 | してつ shitetsu | private railway | noun |
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to tie | godan verb |
| 地盤 | じばん jiban | ground | noun |
| しびれる | shibireru | to become numb | ichidan verb |
| 紙幣 | しへい shihei | paper money | noun |
| しぼむ | shibomu | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.) | godan verb |
| 絞る | しぼる shiboru | to wring (towel, rag) | godan verb |
| 縞 | しま shima | stripe | noun, no-adjective |
| しみじみ | shimijimi | keenly | adverb |
| 氏名 | しめい shimei | (full) name | noun |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline | noun |
| 締め切る | しめきる shimekiru | to close up | godan verb |
| しめた | shimeta | I've got it! | interjection |
| 絞める | しめる shimeru | to strangle | ichidan verb |
| 地面 | じめん jimen | ground | noun |
| ジャーナリスト | jaanarisuto | journalist | noun |
| 社会科学 | しゃかいかがく shakaikagaku | social science | noun |
| しゃがむ | shagamu | to squat | godan verb |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち jaguchi | faucet | noun |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん jakuten | weak point | noun |
| 車庫 | しゃこ shako | garage | noun |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう shashou | (train) conductor | noun |
| 写生 | しゃせい shasei | sketching | noun, suru verb |
| 社説 | しゃせつ shasetsu | editorial | noun |
| しゃっくり | shakkuri | hiccup | noun, suru verb |
| シャッター | shattaa | (camera) shutter | noun |
| しゃぶる | shaburu | to suck | godan verb |
| 車輪 | しゃりん sharin | (vehicle) wheel | noun |
| 洒落 | しゃれ share | joke | noun, na-adjective |
| じゃんけん | janken | rock-paper-scissors (game) | noun, suru verb |
| 重 | じゅう juu | jūbako | noun, suffix |
| 集会 | しゅうかい shuukai | meeting | noun, suru verb |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling | noun, suru verb |
| 集金 | しゅうきん shuukin | money collection | noun, suru verb |
| 集合 | しゅうごう shuugou | meeting up | noun, suru verb |
| 習字 | しゅうじ shuuji | penmanship | noun |
| 修繕 | しゅうぜん shuuzen | repair | noun, suru verb |
| 絨毯 | じゅうたん juutan | carpet | noun |
| 終点 | しゅうてん shuuten | terminus | noun |
| 重点 | じゅうてん juuten | important point | noun |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office) | noun, suru verb |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference | noun |
| 重役 | じゅうやく juuyaku | (company) director | noun |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | end | noun, suru verb |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight | noun |
| 重力 | じゅうりょく juuryoku | gravity | noun |
| 熟語 | じゅくご jukugo | kanji compound | noun |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ shukujitsu | national holiday | noun, no-adjective |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction | noun, suru verb |
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) | noun, suru verb |
| 主語 | しゅご shugo | subject | noun |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household) | noun |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん shukkin | going to work | noun, suru verb |
| 述語 | じゅつご jutsugo | predicate | noun |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう shutchou | business trip | noun, suru verb |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう jumyou | lifespan | noun |
| 主役 | しゅやく shuyaku | leading part | noun, no-adjective |
| 受話器 | じゅわき juwaki | (telephone) receiver | noun |
| 循環 | じゅんかん junkan | circulation | noun, suru verb |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer | noun |
| 順々 | じゅんじゅん junjun | in order | adverb, noun |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ junjo | order | noun |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう junjou | pure heart | noun, na-adjective |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 諸 | しょ sho | various | prefix |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) | noun, suru verb |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student | noun |
| しょうがない | shouganai | there's no (other) way | expression, i-adjective |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ shougi | shogi | noun |
| 蒸気 | じょうき jouki | steam | noun |
| 定規 | じょうぎ jougi | (measuring) ruler | noun |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう joukyuu | upper level | noun, no-adjective |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう shougyou | commerce | noun, no-adjective |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき shoukyokuteki | negative | na-adjective |
| 賞金 | しょうきん shoukin | prize money | noun |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom | noun, suru verb |
| 障子 | しょうじ shouji | shoji (paper sliding door) | noun |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ shousha | trading company | noun |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ jousha | boarding (a train, bus, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 上旬 | じょうじゅん joujun | first third of a month | noun |
| 小数 | しょうすう shousuu | fraction (part of) | noun, no-adjective |
| 生ずる | しょうずる shouzuru | to produce | verb |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop | noun |
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus | noun |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection | noun, suru verb |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい shouhai | victory or defeat | noun |
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ jouhatsu | evaporation | noun, suru verb |
| 上品 | じょうひん jouhin | elegant | na-adjective, noun |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ shoubu | victory or defeat | noun, suru verb |
| 小便 | しょうべん shouben | urine | noun, suru verb |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ shoubousho | fire station | noun |
| 正味 | しょうみ shoumi | net (amount) | no-adjective, noun |
| 正面 | しょうめん shoumen | front | noun, no-adjective |
| 消耗 | しょうもう shoumou | exhaustion | noun, suru verb |
| 初級 | しょきゅう shokyuu | elementary level | noun, no-adjective |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ jokyouju | assistant professor | noun |
| 食塩 | しょくえん shokuen | table salt | noun |
| 職人 | しょくにん shokunin | craftsman | noun |
| 職場 | しょくば shokuba | one's post | noun |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん shojun | first 10 days of the month | adverb, noun |