Open Anki JLPT N2 Vocabulary

whole ~, all of ~

to open; hold (an umbrella)

custom, ～(にほん) しき

~th place ～い

No. 1 ~ (in)

~ garden (especially man made) ～えん

end up ~

counter for days ～か

under ~ ～か

action of making something ～か

family, group, course ～か

song of ~ ～か

picture, painting ～が

out of ~ ～がい

hard (difficult) to do ~ ～がたい

tend to do ~

~ issued (magazine, newspaper) ～かん

between, during ～かん

volume ～かん

~ hall, ~ building ～かん

feeling, sense, impression ～かん

~age, ~period ～き

device, equipment ～き

machine ～き

slightly ~ ～ぎみ

religion ～きょう

line, row ～ぎょう

type of business ～ぎょう

nevertheless, to carry through

out of ~ ～きれ

~ opening; ~ entrance, ~ exit ～くち

~'s family, the house of ~ ～け

shape of ~ ～けい

~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group ～けい

bloc, sphere, area ～けん

counter for school ～こう

~ port ～こう

counter for magazine; the name of ship ～ごう

nation of ~ ～こく

every ~, each ~ ～ごと

the name of mountain ～さん

made in ~ ～さん

history of ~ ～し

newspaper, type of paper ～し

the name of temple ～じ

~th hour, ~th period ～じかんめ

counter for room ～しつ

day ～じつ

~ car ～しゃ

person ～しゃ

counter for company ～しゃ

~ player, person who does ~ ～しゅ

kind of alcohol ～しゅ

collection of ~ ～しゅう

place ～しょ

place ～じょ

count for sisters ～じょ

kind of ministry ～しょう

merchant, business ～しょう

count for victory ～しょう

counter for article ～じょう

kind of field, ground ～じょう

count for tatami, mat ～じょう

kind of color ～しょく

too much ~ ～すぎる

finished ～ずみ

counter for seats ～せき

counter for ships ～せん

counter for games, matches ～せん

before ~ ～ぜん

along ～そい

counter for ships ～そう

counter for shoes ～そく

be full of ~, be filled with ~

group, corps, party ～だん

counter for clothes; finishing place ～ちゃく

office, agency ～ちょう

trillion ～ちょう

leader, head ～ちょう

~ book, notebook ～ちょう

~ district (of a town; city, block) ～ちょうめ

counter for letters ～つう

use of ~ ～づかい

with ~ ～つき

follow, continue, go on ～つづく

hard to do ~ ～づらい

drop ～てき

counter for scores ～てん

counter for animals ～とう

level, place ～とう

kind of islands ～とう

kind of path, road ～どう

in accordance with ~; following ~; ~ street, ~ avenue ～とおり

about to do ~

inside ~ ～ない

counter for school year ～ねんせい

counter for staying (e.g., 2 nights) ～はく

counter for bullets ～はつ

~th ～ばんめ

cost of ~ ～ひ

kind of disease ～びょう

~ part ～ぶ

~ style ～ふう

after an interval of ~ ～ぶり

time ～へん

speech, dialect ～べん

step, pace ～ほ

~ish

(in comparison)

looks like ~

for ~ ～むけ

counter for people ～めい

person who has ~

counter for questions ～もん

counter for nights ～や

plural persons ～ら

fashion, manner, way ～りゅう

fare, charge ～りょう

territory ～りょう

power of ~ ～りょく

theory ～ろん

counter for rabbits; birds ～わ

as usual, as always, as before, as ever, still あいかわらず

idea

vague, ambiguous

to fan, to flap あおぐ

pale あおじろい

to be shocked, to be appalled あきれる

accent

yawn

to the end, to the last, stubbornly あくまで

next, following あくる～

dawn あけがた

to long for, to yearn after あこがれる

oversleeping, late riser あさねぼう

footprint あしあと

at one's feet あしもと

to taste, to savor あじわう

to keep in custody, to receive on deposit, to take charge of あずかる

to warm oneself あたたまる

natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm あたりまえ

here and there

impudent, shameless, あつかましい

compression, condensation, pressure あっしゅく

address, direction あてな

to be applicable, to come under (a category) あてはまる

to apply, to adapt あてはめる

to act violently, to rage あばれる

fat, tallow, lard あぶら

to scorch, to roast

to flood, to overflow

sliding storm door あまど

to pamper, to spoil あまやかす

to be left over, to be in excess あまる

knitting あみもの

knitting, web

to knit あむ

dangerous, critical あやうい

suspicious, dubious, doubtful あやしい

rough, rude, wild あらい

coarse, rough あらい

outline, synopsis あらすじ

to compete, to contest, to contend to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose あらそう

another time, again あらためて

to change, to reform, to revise あらためる

to write, to publish

grateful, thankful, appreciated ありがたい

one thing or another, this and that

to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined あれる

busy, hurried あわただしい

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized), to be flustered, to panic, to hurry, to rush, to hasten あわてる

easy-going あんい

unexpectedly, surprisingly あんがい

antenna

to start talking, to suggest いいだす

to tell, to order いいつける

meaning, significance いぎ

vividly, lively いきいき

all of a sudden

several ~ いく～

childcare, nursing いくじ

somewhat いくぶん

flower arrangement いけばな

after this; from now on; hereafter いご

equal

on and after, hereafter いこう

brave, valiant いさましい

food, clothing and shelter いしょくじゅう

one by one, separately

tentatively, for the time being いちおう

by far, greater いちだんと

first class, leading いちりゅう

day before yesterday いっさくじつ

year before last いっさくねん

simultaneous, all at once いっせい

once, for a moment いったん

fixed, settled, regular いってい

have a nice day, see you いっていらっしゃい

(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'

(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'

have a nice day, see you いってらっしゃい

moving, transfer いてん

water well いど

latitude (navigation) いど

to be proud, to swagger いばる

reluctant, to dislike いやがる

more and more, increasingly, at last

to roast いる

to parch, to roast いる

container, case いれもの

ink

gravity いんりょく

woman

wool

waitress

garden shrubs, trees, potted plant うえき

to starve うえる

to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind うかぶ

to float; to express うかべる

to float うく

(humble) to hear, to be told, to know うけたまわる

receipt うけとり

to take (be in) charge of うけもつ

dim, gloomy うすぐらい

to dilute, to water down うすめる

business meeting, previous arrangement うちあわせ

to deny, to negate うちけす

to be photographed, to be projected うつる

udon noodles (Japanese traditional noodles)

to nod

existence or nonexistence, presence of absence consent or refusal, yes or no うむ

to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) うめる

to show respect, to honor うやまう

to turn inside out, to turn (something) over うらがえす

backdoor, rear entrance うらぐち

to predict, to divine うらなう

resentment うらみ

to curse, to feel bitter うらむ

to envy うらやむ

amount sold, proceeds うりあげ

amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover うりあげ

sold-out うりきれ

to be sold out うりきれる

sales うれゆき

sales, demand うれゆき

loitering, aimless wandering

upper ~ うわ～

canal, waterway うんが

a great deal, very much

sentence in English えいぶん

English-Japanese (e.g., dictionary) えいわ

let me see, well, er...

liquid, fluid えきたい

etiquette

colors, paints えのぐ

apron

great, celebrated, remarkable, えらい

party, banquet えんかい

horticulture, gardening えんげい

play (theatrical) えんげき

circumference えんしゅう

trip, hike, picnic えんそく

extension, prolongation えんちょう

chimney えんとつ

orchestra

automation

to chase or run after someone おいかける

to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip おいこす

oil

aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement cheering, rooting (for), support おうえん

princess おうじょ

to respond, to comply with おうずる

reception おうせつ

receiving, dealing with おうたい

(col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket おうふく

Europe and America, the West おうべい

application, put to practical use おうよう

rough (not precise), broad, sketchy

main street おおどおり

about, approximately おおよそ

return, welcome おかえり

please sit down

Thanks to god, thanks to you

side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes

please don't fuss over me

to worship, to pray おがむ

second helping, another cup おかわり

to compensate for おぎなう

I'm sorry to hear that… おきのどくに

outdoors おくがい

part of word written in kana おくりがな

Take care' おげんきで

to neglect, to fail おこたる

to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part) to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest おさえる

before, after you おさきに

(humble) uncle (older than one's parent) おじ

uncle (younger than one's parent) おじ

regrettable, disappointing おしい

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle おじさん

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle おじさん

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle おじさん

Excuse me for disturbing you おじゃまします

I've been in your care おせわになりました

Take care of yourself, Take care!, Get well soon おだいじに

to calm down, to settle down おちつく

outing おでかけ

maid おてつだいさん

to threaten, to coerce おどかす

lost property おとしもの

to surprise, to frighten おどろかす

Please (lit., I request) おねがいします

each, every, either おのおの

(humble) aunt (older than one's parent) おば

aunt (younger than one's parent) おば

lady, woman, ma'am おばさん

(abbr.) Good morning

worship, shrine visit おまいり

Sorry to have kept you waiting おまたせしました

Please wait a moment おまちください

Sorry to have kept you waiting

happy event, matter for congratulation

unexpected, casual おもいがけない

with all one's strength (heart), resignation, resolution おもいきり

to be under impression that, to be convinced that おもいこむ

very, much, fully おもいっきり

to the best of one's ability おもいっきり

heavy, massive, serious おもたい

holiday, absence; (exp.) Good night おやすみ

between meal snack, afternoon refreshment

thumb おやゆび

organ

honorific ~ おん～

blessing, benefit おんけい

greenhouse おんしつ

spa, hot spring おんせん

temperate zone おんたい

Messrs. おんちゅう

woman おんなのひと

mosquito か

curve; curve ball (baseball)

shell, shellfish かい

foreign ~, outside ~ がい～

opening of a meeting かいかい

meeting hall, assembly hall かいかん

examination of tickets かいさつ

breakup, dissolution かいさん

sea bathing, seawater bath かいすいよく

number of times, frequency かいすう

book of tickets かいすうけん

revision, amendment, alteration かいせい

good weather かいせい

explanation, commentary かいせつ

remodeling かいぞう

opening, open かいつう

rotation, turning かいてん

answer, solution かいとう

reply, answer かいとう

the outside, external がいぶ

release, liberation, emancipation かいほう

open, throw open, liberalization かいほう

ocean かいよう

introduction, general remark がいろん

on the contrary, rather かえって

house, building かおく

to concern oneself in, to be involved in かかわる

registered mail かきとめ

dictation かきとり

hedge かきね

limit(s), as far as possible かぎり

every ~, each ~ かく～

imaginary, fiction, fanciful かくう

individual, each かくじ

expansion かくじゅう

science, learning, scholarship がくじゅつ

various parts of the country かくち

expansion, extension かくちょう

angle かくど

year in school, grade in school がくねん

department of a university undergraduate (course, program, etc.) がくぶ

exceptional かくべつ

probability かくりつ

scholarship, knowledge がくりょく

multiplication かけざん

multiplication

approval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage かけつ

crater (of a volcano) かこう

decline, descent, fall かこう

to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate かさねる

decoration, ornament, trimmings かざり

volcano かざん

Certainly

lending, loaning かしだし

error, mistake, negligence かしつ

fruit かじつ

room to let かしま

house for rent かしや

place, point, part かしょ

passage, place

excess, over- かじょう

to chew, to bite (at)

taxation かぜい

cassette (tape)

underline, underscore かせん

acceleration かそく

acceleration かそくど

katakana

to put in order, to dispose of, to solve

lump, mass, cluster かたまり

to harden, to solidify, to become firm かたまる

one-way (trip) かたみち

to incline toward, to slant, to lurch かたむく

to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial かたよる

study subject, course of study がっか

academic conference がっかい

musical instrument がっき

class がっきゅう

to shoulder, to carry on shoulder かつぐ

parenthesis, brackets かっこ

printing type かつじ

arbitrarily, かってに

activity (esp. energetic or successful), great efforts, active participation かつやく

vitality, energy かつりょく

course, curriculum かてい

kana かな

kana orthography, syllabary spelling かなづかい

bell (often a large hanging bell), chime かね

heating かねつ

to simultaneously serve two or more functions かねる

cover (e.g., book)

majority かはんすう

mold, mildew

to cover (with something) かぶせる

iron pot, kettle かま

it's all right; one doesn’t mind かまいません

wastepaper かみくず

god かみさま

razor かみそり

chewing gum

cargo, freight かもつ

song, ballad かよう

shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff から

collar, color

to ridicule, to make fun of

empty, vacant, hollow からっぽ

playing cards (POR: carta)

to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) かれる

calorie

to love, to be affectionate かわいがる

to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate かわかす

money order, exchange かわせ

roof tile かわら

space, interval space character, whitespace かんかく

ventilation かんき

deep emotion, impression, inspiration かんげき

south-western half of Japan, including Osaka かんさい

New Year's Day がんじつ

appreciation かんしょう

to feel, to sense かんずる

indirect, indirectness かんせつ

dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated かんそう

impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions かんそう

observation かんそく

frigid zone かんたい

misunderstanding, wrong guess かんちがい

government office, authorities かんちょう

canning, canned goods, かんづめ

dry cell, battery かんでんち

eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo かんとう

idea, notion; sense かんねん

Cheers! (a toast) かんぱい

sign, signboard かんばん

nursing (a patient) かんびょう

crown, wreath かんむり

Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary) かんわ

atmospheric pressure きあつ

changing clothes, change of clothes きがえ

to change (one's) clothes きがえる

locomotive, engine きかんしゃ

famine ききん

instrument きぐ

term, period, time frame time limit, deadline, cutoff (date) きげん

symbol, code きごう

to mince, to carve, to engrave きざむ

ceremony, rite, ritual ぎしき

standard, basis, criteria きじゅん

standard, basis, criteria きじゅん

rising, getting out of bed きしょう

to put on clothes きせる

foundation, basis きそ

base きち

prompt, trigger, cue

chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion きっかけ

tightly, fully

foundation, basis きばん

guest seating きゃくせき

parlor, guest room きゃくま

gang

campus

closure, shutdown, holiday きゅうぎょう

lecture canceled きゅうこう

rest, relief, relaxation きゅうそく

salary きゅうよ

rest, break, recreation きゅうよう

clear, pure, noble きよい

strengthen, intensify, reinforce きょうか

boundary きょうかい

communist ~ きょうさん～

event, function ぎょうじ

sorry to trouble きょうしゅく

culture, education, sophistication きょうよう

line, procession; matrix (math) ぎょうれつ

fishing (industry) ぎょぎょう

curve きょくせん

order, rules, law きりつ

to behead, to murder きる

to be careful, to pay attention, to take care きをつける

13-string Japanese zither きん

goldfish きんぎょ

air conditioner

zone, district, area くいき

empty ~ くう～

even number ぐうすう

daydream, fantasy くうそう

sky, air くうちゅう

nail くぎ

to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off くぎる

comb くし

sneeze

complaint, grievance, grumble くじょう

pain, trouble くしん

waste, scrap くず

to destroy, to make change (money) くずす

ring finger くすりゆび

to collapse, to crumble くずれる

to break, to smash くだく

to break, to be broken くだける

to get tired, to wear out

good-for-nothing, stupid, worthless

to descend, to go down, to come down くだる

lip くちびる

lipstick くちべに

to adhere to, to keep close to

to attach

verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)

punctuation marks くとうてん

to distribute, to deliver くばる

device, artifice, ingenuity くふう

division, section, classification くぶん

combination くみあわせ

to assemble, to set up, to construct くみたてる

to regret, to mourn くやむ

cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

to be enveloped by, to wrap up

repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly

district, county ぐん

practice, training, study けいこ

honorific language (lit., respect language) けいご

fluorescent lamp けいこうとう

form, formality, format けいしき

continuation けいぞく

knitting wool けいと

longitude けいど

system, genealogy けいとう

public entertainment, performing arts げいのう

horse racing けいば

defense, guard, policing, security けいび

adjective けいようし

adjectival noun, quasi-adjective けいようどうし

surgical department げか

fur, skin, pelt けがわ

sudden increase げきぞう

alighting, getting off げしゃ

month (last third of) げじゅん

drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage げすい

to cut down little by little, to take a percentage けずる

column, beam, digit けた

(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs げた

blood pressure けつあつ

monthly salary げっきゅう

masterpiece, best work けっさく

end of the month げつまつ

indication, sign, hint けはい

vulgar, indecent, coarse げひん

vulgar げひん(な)

smoky けむい

steep, rugged; severe けわしい

present, incumbent げん～

tour, study by observation けんがく

modesty, humble けんきょ

manuscript, copy げんこう

place of origin げんさん

origin, primeval げんし

training けんしゅう

strict, severe, firm げんじゅう

humble, humility, modesty けんそん

prefectural office けんちょう

limit, bounds げんど

actually, really げんに

microscope けんびきょう

eagerness, strenuous けんめい

principle, theory, fundamental truth げんり

raw materials げんりょう

go (board game) ご

small ~ こ～

course

chorus

dear, beloved; to miss こいしい

high (level) ~ こう～

factory worker こういん

forcible, assertive, pushy ごういん

public nuisance, pollution こうがい

high class; first-rate こうきゅう

public, community, communal こうきょう

industrial arts こうげい

filial piety こうこう

cross こうさ

lecturer こうし

construction work こうじ

formula, formality, official こうしき

excuse こうじつ

like this, with this

school building, schoolhouse こうしゃ

the public こうしゅう

perfume こうすい

justice, fairness, impartiality こうせい

achievements, merit こうせき

beam, light ray こうせん

tall, high rise こうそう

structure, construction こうぞう

change, relief, alteration こうたい

alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns こうたい

arable land こうち

transportation facilities こうつうきかん

school yard こうてい

positive, affirmation こうてい

altitude, height; advanced こうど

high class, high grade こうとう

combination, incorporation ごうどう

senior high school こうとうがっこう

official announcement, proclamation こうひょう

mineral こうぶつ

official business, public business こうむ

item こうもく

fall colors (of leaves) こうよう

(Japanese) maple

rational ごうり

exchange; alternating current こうりゅう

confluence, merge, join ごうりゅう

effect, efficacy こうりょく

to burn, to scorch こがす

king こくおう

nationality

national こくりつ

Thank you for your hard work ごくろうさま

to burn, to be burned こげる

to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen こごえる

having some knowledge of, happening to know こころあたり

to understand, to have thorough knowledge こころえる

seat, bench こしかけ

seat, bench こしかけ

to sit (down) こしかける

the Japanese syllabary ごじゅうおん

to make, to manufacture

to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) こする

an individual こたい

Thank you for the meal

it is I who should say so

pocket money, allowance こづかい

cook; tap, cock

stealthily, secretly

classics, classic こてん

to leave a message ことづける

speech, expression, wording ことばづかい

the other day, lately, recently

not writing or contacting for a while ごぶさた

gum, rubber

declining (something); pardon, sorry ごめん

May I come in, Is anyone here

little finger こゆび

to bear, to endure, to put up with こらえる

pleasure, amusement, recreation ごらく

(hon.) look, inspection, try ごらん

collection; correction

to roll ころがす

to roll, to tumble ころがる

navy blue, deep blue こん

this, current こん～

contest (FRE: concours)

concrete

mixing, mixture こんごう

consent; power outlet

menu こんだて

good evening

circle, sports club (e.g., at a company)

re ~ さい～

the most ~ さい～

(enrolled) in school ざいがく

again and again, repeatedly さいさん

national holiday, festival day さいじつ

demand, urge (action), press for さいそく

marking, grading さいてん

calamity, misfortune さいなん

sewing さいほう

lumber, timber ざいもく

siren

reverse, upside down さかさ

reverse, upside down さかさま

to search, to seek, to look for さがす

to go back, to date back; ascend さかのぼる

bar, bar-room さかば

two days before yesterday, three days ago さきおととい

a little while ago さきほど

index, indices さくいん

author, artist さくしゃ

elimination, deletion さくじょ

creation, preparation, to make さくせい

manufacture, production さくせい

to search, to look for, investigate さぐる

to whisper, to murmur ささやく

to stick, to be stuck ささる

spoon さじ

tatami room ざしき

hindrance, impediment さしつかえ

deduction, balance さしひき

sliced raw fish さしみ