JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 6

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
251
分配
ぶんぱい
bunpai
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation Study
252
分量
ぶんりょう
bunryou
amount; quantity Study
253
切り上げる
きりあげる
kiriageru
to close Study
254
切り取る
きりとる
kiritoru
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate Study
255
初回
しょかい
shokai
first time; first innings; initial attempt Study
256
初夏
しょか
shoka
early summer Study
257
初心者
しょしんしゃ
shoshinsha
beginner Study
258
初期
しょき
shoki
early Study
259
別荘
べっそう
bessou
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail Study
260
利点
りてん
riten
advantage; point in favor Study
261
到底
とうてい
toutei
by no means; not at all; Study
262
到達
とうたつ
toutatsu
reaching; attaining; arrival Study
263
制作
せいさく
seisaku
work Study
264
刺す
さす
sasu
to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust; to sting; to bite Study
265
刻み込む
きざみこむ
kizamikomu
to etch Study
266
刻む
きざむ
kizamu
to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch Study
267
削る
けずる
kezuru
to shave Study
268
前半
ぜんはん
zenhan
first half Study
269
前向き
まえむき
maemuki
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive Study
270
前回
ぜんかい
zenkai
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session Study
271
前提
ぜんてい
zentei
condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis Study
272
ふく
fuku
assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy Study
273
割り込む
わりこむ
warikomu
to cut into Study
274
創作
そうさく
sousaku
creation; production; creative work Study
275
創立
そうりつ
souritsu
establishment; founding; organization; organisation Study
276
創造
そうぞう
souzou
creation Study
277
劇的
げきてき
gekiteki
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme Study
278
加熱
かねつ
kanetsu
heating; application of heat Study
279
加速
かそく
kasoku
acceleration; speeding up Study
280
助手席
じょしゅせき
joshuseki
passenger seat; assistant driver’;s seat Study
281
努める
つとめる
tsutomeru
to endeavor Study
282
労働力
ろうどうりょく
roudouryoku
labor; manpower; working force Study
283
効力
こうりょく
kouryoku
effect; efficacy; validity; potency Study
284
効率
こうりつ
kouritsu
efficiency Study
285
効用
こうよう
kouyou
use; utility; effect; benefit Study
286
動き
うごき
ugoki
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change; fluctuation Study
287
動作
どうさ
dousa
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners Study
288
動機
どうき
douki
motive; incentive Study
289
勘違い
かんちがい
kanchigai
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess Study
290
勝敗
しょうはい
shouhai
victory or defeat; issue Study
291
募金
ぼきん
bokin
fund-raising; collection of funds Study
292
勤務
きんむ
kinmu
service; duty; work Study
293
勧誘
かんゆう
kanyuu
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement Study
294
包丁
ほうちょう
houchou
kitchen knife; carving knife Study
295
区切り
くぎり
kugiri
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; Study
296
半数
はんすう
hansuu
half the number Study
297
半日
はんにち
hannichi
half day Study
298
半減
はんげん
hangen
reduction by half; halving Study
299
半額
はんがく
hangaku
half the amount Study
300
卑怯
ひきょう
hikyou
cowardice; meanness; unfairness Study
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