JLPT N2 vocabulary, page 4
1,674 words, most frequent first. Words 1,501 to 1,674.
- 能率のうりつefficiency
- 初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month
- 造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
- 抽象ちゅうしょうabstraction
- 習字しゅうじpenmanship; calligraphy
- 拡充かくじゅうexpansion
- 清書せいしょfair copy; clean copy
- 算盤そろばんabacus; soroban
- 集金しゅうきんmoney collection
- 百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia; encyclopaedia
- 判子はんこseal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
- 赤道せきどうequator
- 定価ていかlist price; regular price; established price
- 課税かぜいtaxation
- 引き算ひきざんsubtraction
- 投書とうしょletter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter…
- 流域りゅういきdrainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed…
- 工芸こうげいindustrial arts; craft
- 閉会へいかいclosure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
- 容積ようせきcapacity; volume
- 碗わんbowl (ceramic, porcelain)
- 為替かわせmoney order; draft
- 平仮名ひらがなhiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for…
- 円周えんしゅうcircumference
- 激増げきぞうsharp increase; sudden rise
- 耕地こうちarable land; plantation; farmland
- 落し物おとしものlost property; something dropped and left behind
- 税関ぜいかんcustoms; customs house
- 正味しょうみnet (amount); clear; full (e.g. working hours)
- 民謡みんようfolk song; popular song
- 偶数ぐうすうeven number
- 速達そくたつexpress; special delivery
- 特長とくちょうstrong point; forte; merit; strength
- ローマ字ローマじLatin alphabet; Roman alphabet
- 社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial science
- 縮れるちぢれるto be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
- 酸性さんせいacidity
- 名詞めいしnoun
- 差し引きさしひきdeduction; subtraction; balance
- 工員こういんfactory worker
- 私鉄してつprivate railway
- 貸出かしだしlending; loaning
- 掛け算かけざんmultiplication
- 不通ふつうsuspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
- お待ちどおさまおまちどおさまI'm sorry to have kept you waiting
- 田植えたうえrice planting
- 随筆ずいひつessays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
- 県庁けんちょうprefectural office
- 農薬のうやくagricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical
- 休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
- 専制せんせいdespotism; autocracy
- 酌むくむto pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together)
- 洗面せんめんwashing one's face
- 地質ちしつgeological features
- 瓶詰めびんづめbottling
- 水産すいさんaquatic products; fisheries
- 消防署しょうぼうしょfire station
- 洒落しゃれjoke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay
- 祭日さいじつnational holiday; festival day
- 牧畜ぼくちくstock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
- 緯度いどlatitude
- 合理ごうりrationality
- 索引さくいんindex (in a book)
- 長短ちょうたん(relative) length
- 官庁かんちょうgovernment office; government agency; authorities
- 書き取りかきとりwriting down from other written material; writing kanji…
- 片仮名カタカナkatakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for…
- 済まないすまないinexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable
- 歌謡かようsong; ballad
- 淡水たんすいfresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- お話中おはなしちゅうbusy (phone)
- 炒るいるto roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
- 列島れっとうarchipelago; chain of islands
- 原産げんさんplace of origin; habitat
- 著すあらわすto write; to publish
- 農産物のうさんぶつagricultural produce
- 公害こうがいpollution; public nuisance; contamination
- 先々週せんせんしゅうweek before last
- 薬缶やかんkettle
- 瀬戸物せとものearthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
- 概論がいろんintroduction; outline; general remarks
- 元気でねげんきでねtake care; take good care of yourself
- 湯のみゆのみteacup
- 四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero
- 御手洗みたらしfont of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
- 先々月せんせんげつmonth before last
- 生け花いけばなikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
- 熟語じゅくごkanji compound
- お問い合わせおといあわせenquiry; inquiry
- 定期券ていきけんcommuter pass; season ticket
- 貸家かしやhouse for rent
- ちり紙ちりがみtissue paper; toilet paper
- 整数せいすうinteger
- 領事りょうじconsul
- 四つ角よつかどfour corners
- 店屋みせやstore; shop
- 割り算わりざんdivision
- 乾電池かんでんちdry cell battery
- 要旨ようし(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance…
- 分数ぶんすうfraction
- 塩辛しおからshiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid…
- 斜めにななめにdiagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
- 括弧かっこbrackets; parentheses
- お受験おじゅけんcompetitive entrance examinations for prestigious…
- 送別そうべつfarewell; send-off
- 句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark
- 煙いけむいsmoky
- 洋品店ようひんてんshop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
- 断水だんすいsuspension of water supply; water outage
- 食塩しょくえんtable salt
- 無沙汰ぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write…
- 経度けいどlongitude
- 零点れいてんzero (points, marks); no marks
- 日の入りひのいりsunset
- 明々後日しあさってin three days' time; two days after tomorrow
- お釜おかまpot
- 船便ふなびんsurface mail (by ship); sea mail
- 述語じゅつごpredicate
- 書留かきとめregistered mail; registered post; registration (of mail)
- 温帯おんたいtemperate zone
- 注すさすto pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
- 小数しょうすうfraction (part of); decimal fraction
- 図表ずひょうchart; diagram; graph; figure
- 免税めんぜいtax exemption; duty exemption
- 回数券かいすうけんcoupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
- 送料そうりょうpostage; carriage; shipping charge
- お掛け下さいおかけくださいplease sit down; please have a seat
- 社説しゃせつeditorial; leading article; leader
- 五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary
- 副詞ふくしadverb
- 英和えいわEnglish-Japanese
- 払い戻すはらいもどすto repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
- 真っ先まっさきthe head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
- 貸間かしまroom to let; room for rent
- 話し中はなしちゅうbusy (phone)
- 単数たんすうsingle; one
- 歌留多カルタkaruta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin…
- 直流ちょくりゅうdirect current; DC
- 人文科学じんぶんかがくhumanities; arts
- 払い込むはらいこむto deposit; to pay in
- 下線かせんunderline; underscore
- 振り仮名ふりがなfurigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate…
- 順々じゅんじゅんin order; in turn
- 放れるはなれるto get free (from); to be freed; to be released
- 部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)
- 寒帯かんたいfrigid zone
- 一昨昨日いっさくさくじつtwo days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
- 間もなくまもなくsoon; shortly; before long; in a short time; in a little…
- 領収りょうしゅうreceipt (of money); receiving
- 言付けることづけるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send…
- 仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography; syllabary spelling
- 割合にわりあいにcomparatively
- 形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun (in Japanese); quasi-adjective; nominal…
- 送り仮名おくりがなkana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually…
- 和英わえいJapanese-English
- 全般にぜんぱんにin general; overall; generally
- 佚いつbeing comfortable; relaxing
- 乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)
- 下らないくだらないtrivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering…
- 御飾りおかざりdecorations; offerings; mere window dressing
- 漢和かんわChina and Japan
- 別々にべつべつにseparately; apart; severally; individually
- 御中おんちゅう... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
- 畏まりましたかしこまりましたcertainly!; very well; with pleasure; understood!
- 危うくあやうくbarely; narrowly
- 広さひろさarea; extent; dimensions; size
- 構いませんかまいませんno problem; it doesn't matter
- 勝手にかってにarbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking…
- 絶えずたえずconstantly; always; continually; steadily
- 残らずのこらずall; entirely; completely; without exception
- こうしてthus; in this way
- お葬式おそうしきfuneral
- お酢おすvinegar
- お椀おわんbowl (wooden)