JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 2

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
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上級者
じょうきゅうしゃ
joukyuusha
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person Study
52
上部
じょうぶ
joubu
top part; surface Study
53
上陸
じょうりく
jouriku
landing; disembarkation; landfall Study
54
下位
かい
kai
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order Study
55
下書き
したがき
shitagaki
draft; rough copy Study
56
下等
かとう
katou
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class Study
57
下記
かき
kaki
the following Study
58
不動産
ふどうさん
fudousan
real estate Study
59
不動産屋
ふどうさんや
fudousanya
real estate agent; realtor Study
60
不十分
ふじゅうぶん
fujuubun
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage Study
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不可欠
ふかけつ
fukaketsu
indispensable; essential Study
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不安定
ふあんてい
fuantei
instability; insecurity; crankiness Study
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不完全
ふかんぜん
fukanzen
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective Study
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不快
ふかい
fukai
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment Study
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不愉快
ふゆかい
fuyukai
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy Study
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不採用
ふさいよう
fusaiyou
rejection Study
67
不明
ふめい
fumei
unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; unknown; unidentified Study
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不明瞭
ふめいりょう
fumeiryou
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible Study
69
不機嫌
ふきげん
fukigen
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness Study
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不良品
ふりょうひん
furyouhin
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods Study
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不規則
ふきそく
fukisoku
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly Study
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不調
ふちょう
fuchou
bad condition; not to work out Study
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両端
りょうたん
ryoutan
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence Study
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両者
りょうしゃ
ryousha
pair; the two; both persons; both things Study
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両面
りょうめん
ryoumen
both sides; two sides; double-sided Study
76
中庭
なかにわ
nakaniwa
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court Study
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中断
ちゅうだん
chuudan
interruption; suspension; break Study
78
中旬
ちゅうじゅん
chuujun
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month Study
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中継
ちゅうけい
chuukei
relay; relay broadcasting Study
80
中華
ちゅうか
chuuka
Chinese food Study
81
主人公
しゅじんこう
shujinkou
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) Study
82
主体
しゅたい
shutai
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject Study
83
主催
しゅさい
shusai
sponsorship Study
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主力
しゅりょく
shuryoku
main force; chief object; mainline Study
85
主観
しゅかん
shukan
subjectivity; subject Study
86
乏しい
とぼしい
toboshii
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor Study
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乗り継ぐ
のりつぐ
noritsugu
to connect Study
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乗り越える
のりこえる
norikoeru
to climb over; to get over; to ride across; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake Study
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乗車
じょうしゃ
jousha
boarding Study
90
乱れる
みだれる
midareru
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled Study
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乱暴
らんぼう
ranbou
violence; assault; running riot; rough Study
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乳製品
にゅうせいひん
nyuuseihin
dairy products Study
93
了承
りょうしょう
ryoushou
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding Study
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了解
りょうかい
ryoukai
comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement Study
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予め
あらかじめ
arakajime
beforehand; in advance; previously Study
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予定表
よていひょう
yoteihyou
schedule; program; programme; itinerary Study
97
予感
よかん
yokan
presentiment; premonition; hunch Study
98
予選
よせん
yosen
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary Study
99
争う
あらそう
arasou
to compete; to contest; to contend; to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose Study
100
事例
じれい
jirei
example; precedent; case Study
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