JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 23

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
1101
立食
りっしょく
risshoku
stand-up meal; buffet Study
1102
競う
きそう
kisou
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest Study
1103
筆者
ひっしゃ
hissha
writer; author Study
1104
箇所
かしょ
kasho
passage; place; point; part Study
1105
節電
せつでん
setsuden
conservation of electricity; brownout Study
1106
簡潔
かんけつ
kanketsu
brevity; conciseness; simplicity Study
1107
簡略
かんりゃく
kanryaku
simple; simplicity; brief; brevity Study
1108
簡略化
かんりゃくか
kanryakuka
simplification Study
1109
精一杯
せいいっぱい
seiippai
the best one can do; one’;s best effort; with all one’;s might; to the best of one’;s ability Study
1110
精神力
せいしんりょく
seishinryoku
emotional strength; force of will Study
1111
系統
けいとう
keitou
system; lineage; ancestry; family line; group Study
1112
約束事
やくそくごと
yakusokugoto
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution Study
1113
紅葉
こうよう
kouyou
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color Study
1114
納める
おさめる
osameru
to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay Study
1115
納品
のうひん
nouhin
delivery of goods Study
1116
純粋
じゅんすい
junsui
pure; true; genuine; unmixed Study
1117
素人
しろうと
shirouto
amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice Study
1118
素材
そざい
sozai
ingredient; Study
1119
素直
すなお
sunao
obedient; meek; docile; unaffected; honest; frank; upfront Study
1120
素質
そしつ
soshitsu
character; qualities; genius; the makings of Study
1121
細やか
こまやか
komayaka
tender; warm; caring; thoughtful; meticulous; detailed; attentive Study
1122
細菌
さいきん
saikin
bacterium; bacteria; germ Study
1123
細長い
ほそながい
hosonagai
long and narrow Study
1124
組み替える
くみかえる
kumikaeru
to rearrange Study
1125
組み込む
くみこむ
kumikomu
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in Study
1126
経営者
けいえいしゃ
keieisha
manager; proprietor Study
1127
経理
けいり
keiri
accounting; administration Study
1128
経費
けいひ
keihi
expenses; cost; outlay Study
1129
結びつく
むすびつく
musubitsuku
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about Study
1130
絞る
しぼる
shiboru
to wring Study
1131
絡む
からむ
karamu
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault Study
1132
統一
とういつ
touitsu
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible Study
1133
統計
とうけい
toukei
statistics Study
1134
絵本
えほん
ehon
picture book Study
1135
きぬ
kinu
silk Study
1136
継続
けいぞく
keizoku
continuation Study
1137
続々
ぞくぞく
zokuzoku
successively; one after another Study
1138
続出
ぞくしゅつ
zokushutsu
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession Study
1139
続行
ぞっこう
zokkou
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming Study
1140
緊張感
きんちょうかん
kinchoukan
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness Study
1141
総務
そうむ
soumu
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general Study
1142
総合
そうごう
sougou
synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite; comprehensive Study
1143
総数
そうすう
sousuu
total Study
1144
総額
そうがく
sougaku
sum total; total amount Study
1145
緑茶
りょくちゃ
ryokucha
green tea; Japanese tea Study
1146
線路
せんろ
senro
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line Study
1147
締め切る
しめきる
shimekiru
to close up; to shut up Study
1148
編集
へんしゅう
henshuu
editing; compilation Study
1149
緩やか
ゆるやか
yuruyaka
loose; slack; gentle Study
1150
縮む
ちぢむ
chijimu
to shrink; to contract; to diminish Study
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