JLPT N2 Vocabulary List
Complete JLPT N2 vocabulary โ essential words to pass the exam
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This is a complete list of the vocabulary you need to know to pass the JLPT N2 exam. In total, you should learn roughly 6000+ common words used in everyday Japanese.
Words are organized alphabetically to help you study step by step. Each entry includes reading (kana), English meaning, and example sentences where useful.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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6000+ Total Words
N2 JLPT Level
Intermediate Difficulty
๐ N2 Level: Upper-Intermediate Japanese Proficiency
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| # | ่ชๅฝ | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๆใๆน | akegata ใใใใ | Noun, Adverbial Noun | dawn |
| 2 | ้็ฝใ | aojiroi ใใใใใ | Adjective, ใ-adjective | pale; bluish-white |
| 3 | ่ถณ่ทก | ashiato ใใใใจ | Noun | footprints |
| 4 | ๅฃฒ่ฒท | baibai ใฐใใฐใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | trade; buying and selling |
| 5 | ๅฃฒๅบ | baiten ใฐใใฆใ | Noun | stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store |
| 6 | ๅ้ | boshuu ใผใใ ใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | recruitment; invitation; taking applications; solicitation |
| 7 | ้ท็ท | chounan ใกใใใชใ | Noun | eldest son; first-born son |
| 8 | ๆฅๅ | daen ใ ใใ | Noun | ellipse |
| 9 | ๅคงๅญฆ้ข | daigakuin ใ ใใใใใ | Noun | graduate school |
| 10 | ๅบๅ ฅๅฃ | deiriguchi ใงใใใใก | Noun | exit and entrance |
| 11 | ๅฎดไผ | enkai ใใใใ | Noun | party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner |
| 12 | ๅๅจ | enshuu ใใใใ ใ | Noun | circumference |
| 13 | ้ ่ถณ | ensoku ใใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | excursion; outing; trip |
| 14 | ็ถๆฏ | fubo ใตใผ | Noun | father and mother; parents |
| 15 | ๅญฆ็ง | gakka ใใฃใ | Noun | study subject; course of study ; department |
| 16 | ๅญฆไผ | gakkai ใใฃใใ | Noun | scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference |
| 17 | ๅญฆๅ | gakuryoku ใใใใใ | Noun | scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability |
| 18 | ๅค็ง | geka ใใ | Noun | surgery; department of surgery |
| 19 | ่ฑ็ซ | hanabi ใฏใชใณ | Noun | fireworks |
| 20 | ๅๅพ | hankei ใฏใใใ | Noun | radius |
| 21 | ๅๅณถ | hantou ใฏใใจใ | Noun | peninsula |
| 22 | ็บๅฃฒ | hatsubai ใฏใคใฐใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | sale; release (for sale); launch (product) |
| 23 | ๆฉๅฃ | hayaguchi ใฏใใใก | Noun | fast-talking; rapid talking |
| 24 | ๅคใใ | hazureru ใฏใใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be disconnected; to be off; to miss the mark |
| 25 | ้ไผ | heikai ใธใใใ | Verb, Suru verb | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 26 | ๆผๅฏ | hirune ใฒใใญ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | nap, siesta |
| 27 | ๆๅฐๆช | ijiwaru ใใใใ | Noun, Verb, Adjective, ใช-adjective, Suru verb | malicious; ill-tempered; unkind |
| 28 | ็งป่ปข | iten ใใฆใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 29 | ไธๆฆ | ittan ใใฃใใ | Adverb | once; for a short time; briefly; temporarily |
| 30 | ๅฏบ้ข | ji'in ใใใ | Noun | Buddhist temple; religious building |
| 31 | ไบบๆ็งๅญฆ | jinbunkagaku ใใใถใใใใ | Noun | humanities; social sciences; liberal arts |
| 32 | ่ช็ฟ | jishuu ใใใ ใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | self-study; teaching oneself |
| 33 | ๆ้ | jisoku ใใใ | Noun | speed (per hour) |
| 34 | ๅฎ็ฟ | jisshuu ใใฃใใ ใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | practice; training; practical exercise; drill |
| 35 | ้ๅๆฐ | kahansuu ใใฏใใใ | Noun | majority |
| 36 | ้ไผ | kaikai ใใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | opening of a meeting; starting (an event, etc) |
| 37 | ไผ้คจ | kaikan ใใใใ | Noun | meeting hall; assembly hall |
| 38 | ๅ่ปข | kaiten ใใใฆใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | rotation; revolution; turning |
| 39 | ๅ ้ | kasoku ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | acceleration; speeding up |
| 40 | ๅ ้ๅบฆ | kasokudo ใใใใฉ | Noun | acceleration |
| 41 | ่ฆๅญฆ | kengaku ใใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | study by observation; field trip; tour; review; inspection |
| 42 | ๅฝ็ | kokuou ใใใใ | Noun | king; queen; monarch; sovereign |
| 43 | ๅฝ็ซ | kokuritsu ใใใใค | Noun | national |
| 44 | ๅฝ็ฑ | kokuseki ใใใใ | Noun | nationality; citizenship |
| 45 | ่ปขใใ | korogaru ใใใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to roll; to fall over; to lie down |
| 46 | ่ปขใใ | korogasu ใใใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to roll; to turn over |
| 47 | ๆ ก่ | kousha ใใใใ | Noun | school building; schoolhouse |
| 48 | ๆ กๅบญ | koutei ใใใฆใ | Noun | schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus |
| 49 | ๅพ ๅๅฎค | machiaishitsu ใพใกใใใใค | Noun | waiting room |
| 50 | ๅพ ใกๅใใใ | machiawaseru ใพใกใใใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet |
| 51 | ็ชๅฃ | madoguchi ใพใฉใใก | Noun | ticket window; teller window; counter |
| 52 | ๆฏๅบฆ | maido ใพใใฉ | Noun, Adverbial Noun | each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage |
| 53 | ็ใฃ้ | massao ใพใฃใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | deep blue; bright blue ; ghastly pale; white as a sheet |
| 54 | ็ใฃ็ฝ | masshiro ใพใฃใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | pure white; blank |
| 55 | ๅๅบ | meishi ใใใ | Noun | business card |
| 56 | ๅบๅฑ | miseya ใฟใใ | Noun | store; shop |
| 57 | ๆจๆ | mokuzai ใใใใ | Noun | lumber; timber; wood |
| 58 | ๅ ใ | motomoto ใใจใใจ | Adverb | originally, by nature, from the start |
| 59 | ๅ ็ง | naika ใชใใ | Noun | internal medicine |
| 60 | ไธฆๆจ | namiki ใชใฟใ | Noun | roadside tree; row of trees |
| 61 | ๅ ฅ็คพ | nyuusha ใซใ ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | joining a company |
| 62 | ๆผใใใ | osaeru ใใใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to pin down; to hold down; to press down |
| 63 | ็็ง | rika ใใ | Noun | science (department; course) |
| 64 | ้ ๅ | ryoushuu ใใใใใ ใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | receipt (of money); receiving |
| 65 | ๅไธ | saisan ใใใใ | Adverb | again and again; repeatedly |
| 66 | ๅบใใ | sasaru ใใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to stick into (with a sharp point); to prick; to get stuck (in); |
| 67 | ๅบ่บซ | sashimi ใใใฟ | Noun | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 68 | ๆฉ้ | sassoku ใใฃใใ | Adverb | at once; immediately; without delay; promptly |
| 69 | ๅบใ | sasu ใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust; to sting |
| 70 | ้ๅฐๅนด | seishounen ใใใใใใญใ | Noun | youth; young person |
| 71 | ่ตค้ | sekidou ใใใฉใ | Noun | equator |
| 72 | ็คพไผ็งๅญฆ | shakaikagaku ใใใใใใใ | Noun | social science |
| 73 | ็คพ่ชฌ | shasetsu ใใใใค | Noun | editorial; leading article; leader |
| 74 | ๅธไผ | shikai ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | master of ceremonies; leading a meeting; presenter; host |
| 75 | ๆฐๅนน็ท | shinkansen ใใใใใใ | Noun | Japanese bullet train |
| 76 | ็ฝ้ซช | shiraga ใใใ | Noun | white hair; grey hair |
| 77 | ่ช็ถ็งๅญฆ | shizenkagaku ใใใใใใ | Noun | natural science |
| 78 | ๆธๅบ | shoten ใใใฆใ | Noun | bookshop; bookstore |
| 79 | ๅ็คพ | shousha ใใใใใ | Noun | trading company; firm |
| 80 | ๅๅบ | shouten ใใใใฆใ | Noun | shop; small store; business; firm |
| 81 | ้ๅ | shuugou ใใ ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | gathering; assembly; meeting |
| 82 | ็ฟๅญ | shuuji ใใ ใใ | Noun | calligraphy; penmanship |
| 83 | ้ไผ | shuukai ใใ ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | meeting; assembly; gathering; convention; rally |
| 84 | ้ๅ | sokuryoku ใใใใใ | Noun | speed |
| 85 | ้้ | sokutatsu ใใใใค | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | express; special delivery |
| 86 | ่ถณ่ข | tabi ใใณ | Noun | Japanese socks (with split toe) |
| 87 | ่ถณใ | taru ใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sufficient; to be enough ; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve |
| 88 | ็นๅฃฒ | tokubai ใจใใฐใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | special sale |
| 89 | ้ๆ | toumei ใจใใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | transparent; clear |
| 90 | ๆฑๆด | touyou ใจใใใ | Noun | Orient |
| 91 | ๅฃฒใ่กใ | ureyuki ใใใใ | Noun | sales; demand |
| 92 | ๅฃฒไธ | uriage ใใใใ | Noun | amount sold; sales; proceeds; turnover |
| 93 | ๅฃฒใๅใ | urikire ใใใใ | Noun | sold out |
| 94 | ๅฃฒใๅใใ | urikireru ใใใใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sold out |
| 95 | ๆใ | waga ใใ | Pre-noun adjectival | my; our; one's own |
| 96 | ๆดๅๅบ | youhinten ใใใฒใใฆใ | Noun | shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories |
| 97 | ่ผธ่ก | yuketsu ใใใค | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | blood transfusion |
| 98 | ่ผธ้ | yusou ใใใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | transport; transportation |
| 99 | ๆๆจ | zaimoku ใใใใ | Noun | lumber; timber |