JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 24

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
1151
縮める
ちぢめる
chijimeru
to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink; to make Study
1152
繋がる
つながる
tsunagaru
to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to; to lead to; to be related to Study
1153
繰り返し
くりかえし
kurikaeshi
repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle; repeatedly Study
1154
美容院
びよういん
biyouin
beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon Study
1155
美術
びじゅつ
bijutsu
art; fine arts Study
1156
習得
しゅうとく
shuutoku
learning; acquisition Study
1157
考察
こうさつ
kousatsu
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study Study
1158
耐える
たえる
taeru
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave Study
1159
聞き取る
ききとる
kikitoru
to catch Study
1160
聞き手
ききて
kikite
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner Study
1161
聴衆
ちょうしゅう
choushuu
audience; attendance; hearers Study
1162
職人
しょくにん
shokunin
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman Study
1163
職員
しょくいん
shokuin
staff member; personnel Study
1164
肩幅
かたはば
katahaba
shoulder width Study
1165
肯定
こうてい
koutei
affirmation Study
1166
育児
いくじ
ikuji
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing Study
1167
育成
いくせい
ikusei
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion Study
1168
背景
はいけい
haikei
background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support Study
1169
背負う
せおう
seou
to carry on one’;s back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for Study
1170
能率
のうりつ
nouritsu
efficiency Study
1171
脂肪
しぼう
shibou
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet Study
1172
脇道
わきみち
wakimichi
side road; byroad Study
1173
脱出
だっしゅつ
dasshutsu
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis Study
1174
腹を立てる
はらをたてる
harawotateru
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one’;s temper Study
1175
膨らます
ふくらます
fukuramasu
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge Study
1176
膨らむ
ふくらむ
fukuramu
to expand; to swell Study
1177
膨大
ぼうだい
boudai
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large; swelling; expansion Study
1178
臆病
おくびょう
okubyou
cowardly; timid; easily frightened Study
1179
臨時
りんじ
rinji
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra Study
1180
自主
じしゅ
jishu
independence; autonomy; self-reliance Study
1181
自体
じたい
jitai
itself Study
1182
自己
じこ
jiko
self; oneself Study
1183
自律
じりつ
jiritsu
autonomy Study
1184
自治体
じちたい
jichitai
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body Study
1185
自然界
しぜんかい
shizenkai
nature; the natural world; realm of nature Study
1186
自社
じしゃ
jisha
one’;s company; company one works for Study
1187
自習
じしゅう
jishuu
self-study; teaching oneself Study
1188
自覚
じかく
jikaku
self-consciousness; self-awareness Study
1189
至急
しきゅう
shikyuu
urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt; express; urgently; promptly; at once; right away; without delay; as soon as possible Study
1190
舗装
ほそう
hosou
pavement; road surface Study
1191
しん
shin
wick; marrow; staple Study
1192
花粉
かふん
kafun
pollen Study
1193
花粉症
かふんしょう
kafunshou
hay fever; pollinosis Study
1194
芸能
げいのう
geinou
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments Study
1195
若々しい
わかわかしい
wakawakashii
youthful; young; young-looking Study
1196
ku
pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship Study
1197
苦情
くじょう
kujou
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance Study
1198
苦戦
くせん
kusen
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest Study
1199
荒い
あらい
arai
rough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh; fierce; heavy Study
1200
荒れる
あれる
areru
to be stormy; to be rough; to be ruined; to fall into ruin; to be in a bad temper; to lose one’;s temper Study
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