JLPT N2 Vocabulary List - Page 9

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
401
国々
くにぐに
kuniguni
countries Study
402
土台
どだい
dodai
foundation; base; basis Study
403
圧勝
あっしょう
asshou
complete victory Study
404
在学
ざいがく
zaigaku
attending Study
405
在籍
ざいせき
zaiseki
being enrolled Study
406
地元
じもと
jimoto
home area; home town; local Study
407
地帯
ちたい
chitai
area; zone; belt Study
408
地点
ちてん
chiten
site; point on a map; spot Study
409
地球温暖化
ちきゅうおんだんか
chikyuuondanka
global warming Study
410
坂道
さかみち
sakamichi
hill road Study
411
垂直
すいちょく
suichoku
vertical Study
412
埋め込む
うめこむ
umekomu
to bury; to embed; to implant Study
413
報道
ほうどう
houdou
information; report; journalism; news Study
414
塞ぐ
ふさぐ
fusagu
to stop up; to close up; to block Study
415
じゅく
juku
coaching school; cramming school; juku Study
416
墓参り
はかまいり
hakamairi
visit to a grave Study
417
増大
ぞうだい
zoudai
enlargement; increase Study
418
増減
ぞうげん
zougen
increase and decrease; fluctuation Study
419
売り上げ
うりあげ
uriage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover Study
420
売り切れ
うりきれ
urikire
sold-out Study
421
売れ行き
うれゆき
ureyuki
sales; demand Study
422
変わった
かわった
kawatta
another; different; various; particular; unusual; novel; peculiar Study
423
変形
へんけい
henkei
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster Study
424
変換
へんかん
henkan
change; conversion; transformation Study
425
夏期
かき
kaki
summer term Study
426
夕日
ゆうひ
yuuhi
evening sun; setting sun Study
427
外側
そとがわ
sotogawa
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral Study
428
外見
がいけん
gaiken
outward appearance Study
429
外観
がいかん
gaikan
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks Study
430
多く
おおく
ooku
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly Study
431
多大
ただい
tadai
great Study
432
多彩
たさい
tasai
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse Study
433
多様
たよう
tayou
diverse; varied Study
434
多様化
たようか
tayouka
diversification Study
435
多様性
たようせい
tayousei
diversity; variety Study
436
多用
たよう
tayou
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use Study
437
多発
たはつ
tahatsu
repeated occurrence Study
438
多目に
たもくに
tamokuni
plenty; lots Study
439
多種多様
たしゅたよう
tashutayou
a great variety of; diversity Study
440
多量
たりょう
taryou
large quantity; large amount Study
441
多難
たなん
tanan
full of troubles, difficulties Study
442
多額
たがく
tagaku
large Study
443
夜勤
やきん
yakin
night shift Study
444
夜型
よがた
yogata
nocturnal Study
445
夜空
よぞら
yozora
night sky Study
446
夜遅く
よるおそく
yoruosoku
late at night; at a late hour Study
447
大げさ
おおげさ
oogesa
grandiose; exaggerated Study
448
大人しい
おとなしい
otonashii
obedient; docile; quiet Study
449
大別
たいべつ
taibetsu
general classification; broad categorization Study
450
大声
おおごえ
oogoe
loud voice Study
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