JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 21

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
1001	現在地	げんざいち genzaichi	present location; current location; “you are here”	Study
1002	現時点	げんじてん genjiten	present point	Study
1003	理系	りけい rikei	science	Study
1004	甘やかす	あまやかす amayakasu	to pamper; to spoil	Study
1005	生かす	いかす ikasu	to make	Study
1006	生き残る	いきのこる ikinokoru	to survive	Study
1007	生き生き	いきいき ikiiki	in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically	Study
1008	生中継	なまちゅうけい namachuukei	live broadcast	Study
1009	生命力	せいめいりょく seimeiryoku	vitality;	Study
1010	生得的	せいとくてき seitokuteki	innate; inherent; natural; inborn	Study
1011	生産者	せいさんしゃ seisansha	manufacturer; producer	Study
1012	生計	せいけい seikei	livelihood; living	Study
1013	用件	ようけん youken	business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed	Study
1014	用具	ようぐ yougu	tool; implement; instrument; equipment	Study
1015	用品	ようひん youhin	articles; supplies; parts	Study
1016	用途	ようと youto	use; service; purpose	Study
1017	申請	しんせい shinsei	application; request; petition	Study
1018	申請書	しんせいしょ shinseisho	written application	Study
1019	町並み	まちなみ machinami	townscape; street	Study
1020	画用紙	がようし gayoushi	drawing paper	Study
1021	略す	りゃくす ryakusu	to abbreviate; to omit; to abbreviate; to omit	Study
1022	畳む	たたむ tatamu	to fold	Study
1023	疑問点	ぎもんてん gimonten	point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt	Study
1024	痛ましい	いたましい itamashii	pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad; hurtful	Study
1025	痛める	いためる itameru	to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; to harm; to damage; to spoil	Study
1026	痺れる	しびれる shibireru	to become numb; to go to sleep	Study
1027	発想	はっそう hassou	idea; conception; way of thinking	Study
1028	発揮	はっき hakki	show	Study
1029	発散	はっさん hassan	emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion; letting out	Study
1030	発言	はつげん hatsugen	statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal	Study
1031	発送	はっそう hassou	sending; forwarding; shipping	Study
1032	登場	とうじょう toujou	entry	Study
1033	登山家	とざんか tozanka	mountain climber; mountaineer	Study
1034	登校	とうこう toukou	attendance	Study
1035	登録	とうろく touroku	registration; accession; register; entry; record	Study
1036	白衣	はくい hakui	white robe;	Study
1037	的確	てきかく tekikaku	precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right	Study
1038	皆無	かいむ kaimu	nonexistent; nil; none; nothing	Study
1039	皿洗い	さらあらい saraarai	washing-up; dish-washing	Study
1040	盛り上がる	もりあがる moriagaru	to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up; to rouse; to get excited	Study
1041	目印	めじるし mejirushi	mark; sign; landmark; benchmark	Study
1042	目当て	めあて meate	mark; guide; landmark; purpose; aim; goal; intention; end	Study
1043	目新しい	めあたらしい meatarashii	original; novel; new	Study
1044	目的地	もくてきち mokutekichi	place of destination	Study
1045	目立つ	めだつ medatsu	to be conspicuous; to stand out	Study
1046	目線	めせん mesen	one’;s gaze; point of view; standpoint	Study
1047	目覚める	めざめる mezameru	to wake up; to awake; to awaken to	Study
1048	直前	ちょくぜん chokuzen	just before	Study
1049	直後	ちょくご chokugo	immediately following	Study
1050	直立	ちょくりつ chokuritsu	standing upright; standing straight	Study

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Study Tips for N2

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Practice with Context

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