JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 13

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 1500 words.

# Word Reading Meaning
601
彫刻家
ちょうこくか
choukokuka
engraver; carver; sculptor Study
602
影響力
えいきょうりょく
eikyouryoku
influence; clout; leverage Study
603
役目
やくめ
yakume
duty; role; function Study
604
後半
こうはん
kouhan
second half; latter half Study
605
後回し
あとまわし
atomawashi
putting off; postponing Study
606
後戻り
あともどり
atomodori
going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state Study
607
後日
ごじつ
gojitsu
in the future; another day; later Study
608
後期
こうき
kouki
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester Study
609
得点
とくてん
tokuten
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs Study
610
循環
じゅんかん
junkan
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop Study
611
心地良い
ここちよい
kokochiyoi
comfortable; pleasant Study
612
心強い
こころづよい
kokorozuyoi
heartening; reassuring Study
613
必着
ひっちゃく
hicchaku
must arrive; must be received Study
614
必要不可欠
ひつようふかけつ
hitsuyoufukaketsu
essential; indispensable; imperative; necessary; compelling, vital, critical Study
615
志望
しぼう
shibou
wish; desire; ambition Study
616
志願
しがん
shigan
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application Study
617
志願者
しがんしゃ
shigansha
applicant; candidate Study
618
忘れ去る
わすれさる
wasuresaru
to forget completely; to leave behind Study
619
応える
こたえる
kotaeru
to respond; to answer; to meet Study
620
応募者
おうぼしゃ
oubosha
applicant Study
621
応答
おうとう
outou
reply; answer; response Study
622
忠実
ちゅうじつ
chuujitsu
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true Study
623
快い
こころよい
kokoroyoi
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing Study
624
怒り
いかり
ikari
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation Study
625
怖がる
こわがる
kowagaru
to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous Study
626
思いがけない
おもいがけない
omoigakenai
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual Study
627
思いつき
おもいつき
omoitsuki
plan; idea; suggestion Study
628
思いつく
おもいつく
omoitsuku
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one’;s mind; to be struck with an idea; to remember; to recall Study
629
思い切り
おもいきり
omoikiri
with all one’;s strength; with all one’;s heart; to the utmost; resolution; decisiveness Study
630
思い浮かぶ
おもいうかぶ
omoiukabu
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind Study
631
思い立つ
おもいたつ
omoitatsu
to set one’;s mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one’;s mind Study
632
思い込み
おもいこみ
omoikomi
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice Study
633
思い返す
おもいかえす
omoikaesu
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one’;s mind Study
634
思考
しこう
shikou
thought; consideration; thinking Study
635
思考力
しこうりょく
shikouryoku
ability to think Study
636
急ぎ
いそぎ
isogi
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch Study
637
急増
きゅうぞう
kyuuzou
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion Study
638
急病
きゅうびょう
kyuubyou
sudden illness Study
639
性能
せいのう
seinou
ability; performance; efficiency Study
640
性質
せいしつ
seishitsu
nature; property; disposition Study
641
怪しい
あやしい
ayashii
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious Study
642
恋愛
れんあい
renai
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections Study
643
恐縮
きょうしゅく
kyoushuku
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed Study
644
恒常
こうじょう
koujou
constancy; permanence Study
645
はじ
haji
shame; embarrassment; disgrace Study
646
恩恵
おんけい
onkei
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit Study
647
息抜き
いきぬき
ikinuki
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole Study
648
恵み
めぐみ
megumi
blessing; grace Study
649
恵む
めぐむ
megumu
to bless; to show mercy to; to give Study
650
悔やむ
くやむ
kuyamu
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent Study
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