JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 29

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
1401
選挙
せんきょ
senkyo
election Study
1402
選考
せんこう
senkou
selection; screening Study
1403
遺伝
いでん
iden
heredity; Study
1404
遺伝子
いでんし
idenshi
gene; genetic Study
1405
避難
ひなん
hinan
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven Study
1406
部下
ぶか
buka
subordinate person Study
1407
部員
ぶいん
buin
staff; member Study
1408
都心
としん
toshin
city centre Study
1409
重なる
かさなる
kasanaru
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up Study
1410
重み
おもみ
omomi
weight Study
1411
重苦しい
おもくるしい
omokurushii
heavy; gloomy; awkward; cumbrous; oppressive; leaden Study
1412
野党
やとう
yatou
opposition party; political opposition; opposition Study
1413
金魚
きんぎょ
kingyo
goldfish Study
1414
鈍い
にぶい
nibui
dull Study
1415
鉢植え
はちうえ
hachiue
potted plant Study
1416
銀行員
ぎんこういん
ginkouin
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk Study
1417
錠剤
じょうざい
jouzai
pill; lozenge; tablet Study
1418
鍛える
きたえる
kitaeru
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline Study
1419
鑑賞
かんしょう
kanshou
appreciation Study
1420
長方形
ちょうほうけい
chouhoukei
rectangle; oblong Study
1421
長期間
ちょうきかん
choukikan
long period Study
1422
長続き
ながつづき
nagatsuzuki
lasting long; continuation; keeping at Study
1423
長編
ちょうへん
chouhen
long Study
1424
長距離
ちょうきょり
choukyori
long distance; long haul Study
1425
閉じこもる
とじこもる
tojikomoru
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away Study
1426
閉店
へいてん
heiten
closing up shop Study
1427
開会
かいかい
kaikai
opening of a meeting Study
1428
開催
かいさい
kaisai
holding Study
1429
開封
かいふう
kaifuu
opening Study
1430
開幕
かいまく
kaimaku
raising the curtain; opening Study
1431
開店
かいてん
kaiten
opening a new shop; opening a shop Study
1432
開放感
かいほうかん
kaihoukan
sense of space; spaciousness Study
1433
開発
かいはつ
kaihatsu
development; exploitation Study
1434
開設
かいせつ
kaisetsu
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration Study
1435
間近
まぢか
majika
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby Study
1436
間際
まぎわ
magiwa
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening Study
1437
関わり合う
かかわりあう
kakawariau
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with Study
1438
防災
ぼうさい
bousai
prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster Study
1439
防犯
ぼうはん
bouhan
prevention of crime Study
1440
限り
かぎり
kagiri
limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope Study
1441
限りない
かぎりない
kagirinai
eternal; unlimited; endless Study
1442
限定
げんてい
gentei
limit; restriction Study
1443
陶器
とうき
touki
porcelain Study
1444
険しい
けわしい
kewashii
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; grim; severe; stern Study
1445
隅々
すみずみ
sumizumi
nooks; corners Study
1446
かく
kaku
every other; second; alternate Study
1447
隔てる
へだてる
hedateru
to separate Study
1448
雑草
ざっそう
zassou
weed Study
1449
雑談
ざつだん
zatsudan
chatting; idle talk Study
1450
雨天
うてん
uten
rainy weather Study
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