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The JLPT N2 vocabulary, 1,756 words, learned one glance at a time.

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ๆๅพ—
ใใ‚“ใจใ
loss and gain
ๅฎข้–“
ใใ‚ƒใใพ
guest room
ๆฑ่ฅฟ
ใจใ†ใ–ใ„
east and west
01 · The first 50

The first fifty,
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N2 expects Japanese used in everyday situations and in a variety of circumstances: news, articles, workplace conversation. This list holds the 1,756 words that are new at N2. Every entry shows the word, its kana reading and an English meaning.

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50 words
JLPT N2: the first 50 of 1,756 words, in the order the widget deals them
WordReadingMeaning
ใดใŸใ‚Šexactly or suddenly
็„กๆ•ฐใ‚€ใ™ใ†countless number
ไธŠ็ดšใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‚…ใ†advanced skill level
่ปŠๅบซใ—ใ‚ƒใ“garage
ๆถˆๅŒ–ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹the act of digestion
ๆœชใฟnot yet; un-
ไธ‹ๆฐดใ’ใ™ใ„sewage and drainage
ๆŽก็‚นใ•ใ„ใฆใ‚“grading or marking
้คจใ‹ใ‚“large public building
็•ณใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†tatami mat counter
ไธกใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†both
ใƒ€ใ‚คใƒคใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ diagram or chart
ๆ€ใ„ใฃๅˆ‡ใ‚ŠใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใฃใใ‚Šwith all one's might, to one's heart's content, fully
ๅˆ†ๆ•ฐใถใ‚“ใ™ใ†math fraction
ไฝ“ๆ“ใŸใ„ใใ†gymnastics exercises
้€ใ‚ŠไปฎๅใŠใใ‚ŠใŒใชkana suffix used with kanji
ๅฃฒๅบ—ใฐใ„ใฆใ‚“small shop
ๆๅพ—ใใ‚“ใจใloss and gain
ๅฎคใ—ใคcounter for rooms
ใƒŸใƒชmilli-
ๅณ ใจใ†ใ’mountain pass
ๅ‡นใ‚€ใธใ“ใ‚€to be dented
ๅฎข้–“ใใ‚ƒใใพguest room
็›ฎๅฐใ‚ใ˜ใ‚‹ใ—a landmark or sign
ๆ•ดใ†ใจใจใฎใ†to be in order, to be tidy
ๅ—็ฑณใชใ‚“ในใ„South America
็ด”็ฒ‹ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ™ใ„pure and genuine
ๆŒŸใพใ‚‹ใฏใ•ใพใ‚‹to get caught in
ใตใ–ใ‘ใ‚‹to joke, to mess around, to fool around
ๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚ใ™ใใชใใจใ‚‚at least
ๅญฆ็ง‘ใŒใฃใ‹academic subject
่–„ๆš—ใ„ใ†ใ™ใใ‚‰ใ„dim
ๆฑ่ฅฟใจใ†ใ–ใ„east and west
ๆผๆฅญใŽใ‚‡ใŽใ‚‡ใ†the fishing industry
ๅฑžใ™ใ‚‹ใžใใ™ใ‚‹belong to
ๅ‹ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†victory (noun)
็ด…่‘‰ใ“ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†autumn leaves; fall colors
่–ฌๅฑ€ใ‚„ใฃใใ‚‡ใpharmacy or drugstore
ใ„ใใชใ‚Šall of a sudden
ๅ‘†ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‹to be appalled
ๅญฆๅŠ›ใŒใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใacademic ability
ๆ‰ใ‚€ใ‚‚ใ‚€to rub or massage
ใฟใ˜ใ‚miserable, wretched, pitiful
ๆฉใ‚‹ใญใ˜ใ‚‹to twist; to wring
ๆˆๅˆ†ใ›ใ„ใถใ‚“ingredient or component
ใใ†ใฃใจquietly, softly, stealthily
่ƒŒ่ฒ ใ†ใ›ใŠใ†carry on back
ๆฏ›็šฎใ‘ใŒใ‚animal fur
ๅ†…็ง‘ใชใ„ใ‹internal medicine
็›ธไบ’ใใ†ใ”mutual or reciprocal
1,706 more words

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Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.

02 · Sample sentences

25 words,
each in a sentence

Every word in Lock&Learn Japanese comes with a real example sentence, its reading and a translation, revealed on the tap. Here are 25 of the words above, in a sentence.

ใดใŸใ‚Š

exactly or suddenly

ๆ€ฅใซ้ขจใŒใ‚„ใ‚“ใงใ€ๅ‘จๅ›ฒใŒใดใŸใ‚Šใจ้™ใพใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใ‚…ใ†ใซใ‹ใœใŒใ‚„ใ‚“ใงใ€ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ„ใŒใดใŸใ‚Šใจใ—ใšใพใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

The wind suddenly died down, and everything around fell into complete silence.

่ปŠๅบซ

ใ—ใ‚ƒใ“

garage

่ปŠใ‚’่ปŠๅบซใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใ€ใƒฉใ‚คใƒˆใ‚’ๆถˆใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

ใใ‚‹ใพใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ƒใ“ใซใ„ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใใฏใ€ใ‚‰ใ„ใจใ‚’ใ‘ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

Please turn off the lights when parking the car in the garage.

ๆถˆๅŒ–

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

the act of digestion

้ฃŸไบ‹ใฎ็›ดๅพŒใซ้‹ๅ‹•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๆถˆๅŒ–ใŒๆ‚ชใใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ˜ใฎใกใ‚‡ใใ”ใซใ†ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Exercising right after a meal can sometimes impair digestion.

้คจ

ใ‹ใ‚“

large public building

ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใŒ้ง…ใฎ่ฟ‘ใใซใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใˆใใฎใกใ‹ใใซใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

A new library was built near the station.

ใƒ€ใ‚คใƒคใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ 

diagram or chart

ไผš่ญฐใงๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฎใƒ€ใ‚คใƒคใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ‹ใ„ใŽใงใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใทใ‚ใ˜ใˆใใจใฎใ ใ„ใ‚„ใใ‚‰ใ‚€ใ‚’ใ‹ใใซใ‚“ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I checked the diagram for the new project at the meeting.

ๆ€ใ„ใฃๅˆ‡ใ‚Š

ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใฃใใ‚Š

with all one's might, to one's heart's content, fully

้€ฑๆœซใฏๆ€ใ„ใฃๅˆ‡ใ‚Š้Šใ‚“ใงใƒชใƒ•ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ—ใŸใ„ใ€‚

ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใพใคใฏใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใฃใใ‚Šใ‚ใใ‚“ใงใ‚Šใตใ‚Œใฃใ—ใ‚…ใ—ใŸใ„ใ€‚

I want to play to my heart's content this weekend and refresh myself.

ไฝ“ๆ“

ใŸใ„ใใ†

gymnastics exercises

ๆฏŽๆœใ€ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใงใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ชไฝ“ๆ“ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใพใ„ใ‚ใ•ใ€ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใงใ‚‰ใ˜ใŠใŸใ„ใใ†ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I do radio gymnastics in the park every morning.

้€ใ‚Šไปฎๅ

ใŠใใ‚ŠใŒใช

kana suffix used with kanji

ๆผขๅญ—ใซใฏใ€่ชญใฟ้–“้•ใ„ใ‚’้˜ฒใใŸใ‚ใฎ้€ใ‚ŠไปฎๅใŒไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใซใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใฟใพใกใŒใ„ใ‚’ใตใ›ใใŸใ‚ใฎใ€€ใŠใใ‚ŠใŒใชใŒใ€€ใคใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Okurigana are added to kanji to prevent misreading.

ๅ‡นใ‚€

ใธใ“ใ‚€

to be dented

่ปŠใฎใƒใƒณใƒ‘ใƒผใŒ้›ปๆŸฑใซใถใคใ‹ใฃใฆใ€ๆทฑใๅ‡นใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใ‚‹ใพใฎใฐใ‚“ใฑใƒผใŒใงใ‚“ใกใ‚…ใ†ใซใถใคใ‹ใฃใฆใ€ใตใ‹ใใธใ“ใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

The car bumper hit a utility pole and got deeply dented.

ๅฎข้–“

ใใ‚ƒใใพ

guest room

ๅคงไบ‹ใชๆฅๅฎขใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๅฎข้–“ใ‚’ใใ‚Œใ„ใซๆŽƒ้™คใ—ใฆใŠใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ ใ„ใ˜ใชใ‚‰ใ„ใใ‚ƒใใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚ƒใใพใ‚’ใใ‚Œใ„ใซใใ†ใ˜ใ—ใฆใŠใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I have important guests coming, so I cleaned the guest room.

ๆ•ดใ†

ใจใจใฎใ†

to be in order, to be tidy

้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒๆ•ดใ†ใจใ€ๅฟƒใ‚‚่ฝใก็€ใใพใ™ใ€‚

ใธใ‚„ใŒใจใจใฎใ†ใจใ€ใ“ใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚ใŠใกใคใใพใ™ใ€‚

When the room is tidy, my mind feels calm, too.

ๅ—็ฑณ

ใชใ‚“ในใ„

South America

ๅ—็ฑณใฎๅ›ฝใ€…ใงใฏใ€ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใฎๆ ฝๅŸนใŒใจใฆใ‚‚็››ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใชใ‚“ในใ„ใฎใใซใใซใงใฏใ€ใ“ใƒผใฒใƒผใฎใ•ใ„ใฐใ„ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚ใ•ใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

Coffee cultivation is very popular in South American countries.

ๆŒŸใพใ‚‹

ใฏใ•ใพใ‚‹

to get caught in

้›ป่ปŠใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใซๆœใŒๆŒŸใพใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใ€้™ใ‚Šใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใฎใฉใ‚ใซใตใใŒใฏใ•ใพใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใ€ใŠใ‚Šใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

My clothes got caught in the train door and I could not get off.

ใตใ–ใ‘ใ‚‹

to joke, to mess around, to fool around

ใ„ใ„ๅŠ ๆธ›ใซใ—ใ‚ใ€ใตใ–ใ‘ใ‚‹ใช๏ผ

ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใซใ—ใ‚ใ€ใตใ–ใ‘ใ‚‹ใช๏ผ

Cut it out, stop messing around!

ๅญฆ็ง‘

ใŒใฃใ‹

academic subject

ๅคงๅญฆใงใ€็งใฏ็ตŒๆธˆๅญฆ็ง‘ใซๆ‰€ๅฑžใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ ใ„ใŒใใงใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใ‘ใ„ใ–ใ„ใŒใฃใ‹ใซใ—ใ‚‡ใžใใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I belong to the Department of Economics at my university.

่–„ๆš—ใ„

ใ†ใ™ใใ‚‰ใ„

dim

ๆ—ฅๆฒกๅพŒใฎ่–„ๆš—ใ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ€ไธ€ไบบใงๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใซใกใผใคใ”ใฎใ†ใ™ใใ‚‰ใ„ใธใ‚„ใงใ€ใฒใจใ‚Šใงใปใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I am reading a book alone in the dim room after sunset.

ๆฑ่ฅฟ

ใจใ†ใ–ใ„

east and west

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฏๆฑ่ฅฟใซ้•ทใ„ๅณถๅ›ฝใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅœฐๅŸŸใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆฐ—ๅ€™ใŒ็•ฐใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใซใปใ‚“ใฏใจใ†ใ–ใ„ใซใชใŒใ„ใ—ใพใใซใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใกใ„ใใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใใ“ใ†ใŒใ“ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Japan is an island nation that stretches from east to west, and the climate varies by region.

็ด…่‘‰

ใ“ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†

autumn leaves; fall colors

็ง‹ใซใชใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅบญใฎ็ด…่‘‰ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚็ถบ้บ—ใซ่‰ฒใฅใใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ใใซใชใ‚‹ใจใ€ใซใ‚ใฎใ‚‚ใฟใ˜ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ„ใซใ„ใ‚ใฅใใพใ™ใ€‚

When autumn comes, the Japanese maple in the garden turns beautiful colors.

ๅ‘†ใ‚Œใ‚‹

ใ‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‹

to be appalled

ๅฝผใฎ็„ก่ฒฌไปปใชๆ…‹ๅบฆใซใฏใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅ‘†ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ‹ใ‚Œใฎใ‚€ใ›ใใซใ‚“ใชใŸใ„ใฉใซใฏใ€ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I was truly appalled by his irresponsible attitude.

ๆ‰ใ‚€

ใ‚‚ใ‚€

to rub or massage

็–ฒใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€่‚ฉใ‚’ๆ‰ใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใคใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€ใ‹ใŸใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I was tired, so I had my shoulders massaged.

ใฟใ˜ใ‚

miserable, wretched, pitiful

้ขๆŽฅใซไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚่ฝใกใฆใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใฟใ˜ใ‚ใชๆฐ—ๆŒใกใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ใ‚“ใ›ใคใซใชใ‚“ใฉใ‚‚ใŠใกใฆใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใฟใ˜ใ‚ใชใใ‚‚ใกใงใ™ใ€‚

After failing so many job interviews, I feel quite miserable.

ๆฉใ‚‹

ใญใ˜ใ‚‹

to twist; to wring

ใžใ†ใใ‚“ใ‚’ๅผทใๆฉใฃใฆๆฐดใ‚’็ตžใ‚‹ใ€‚

ใžใ†ใใ‚“ใ‚’ใคใ‚ˆใใญใ˜ใฃใฆใ€ใฟใšใ‚’ใ—ใผใ‚‹ใ€‚

I wring the towel hard to squeeze out the water.

ๆˆๅˆ†

ใ›ใ„ใถใ‚“

ingredient or component

ใ“ใฎ้ฃฒใฟ็‰ฉใซใฏใ€ไบบๅทฅ็š„ใชๆˆๅˆ†ใฏไธ€ๅˆ‡ๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

ใ“ใฎใฎใฟใ‚‚ใฎใซใฏใ€ใ˜ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใฆใใชใ›ใ„ใถใ‚“ใฏใ„ใฃใ•ใ„ใตใใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

This drink does not contain any artificial ingredients.

่ƒŒ่ฒ ใ†

ใ›ใŠใ†

carry on back

้‡ใ„่ท็‰ฉใ‚’่ƒŒ่ฒ ใฃใฆๅ‚้“ใ‚’็™ปใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใซใ‚‚ใคใ‚’ใ›ใŠใฃใฆใ•ใ‹ใฟใกใ‚’ใฎใผใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I carried heavy luggage on my back and climbed up the hill.

็›ธไบ’

ใใ†ใ”

mutual or reciprocal

็›ธไบ’ใซๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’ไบคๆ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€็†่งฃใ‚’ๆทฑใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใ†ใ”ใซใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚’ใ“ใ†ใ‹ใ‚“ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ใ‚Šใ‹ใ„ใ‚’ใตใ‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

We deepened our understanding by exchanging opinions with each other.

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How many words are in the JLPT N2 vocabulary list?

1,756. The JLPT publishes no official vocabulary counts. The widely used lists this page follows put N5 at about 700 words and all five levels at about 8,000 words together; this page lists the words that are new at JLPT N2.

Why does this page show 50 of the 1,756 words?

The complete JLPT N2 list is the N2 pack in Lock&Learn Japanese. This page shows the first 50 words the widget deals, enough to judge the level and to try the flashcards. In the app the pack opens with a free preview, another word unlocks daily, and Lock&Learn+ opens all 1,756 at once.

Is this the official JLPT N2 word list?

There is no official list: the JLPT stopped publishing vocabulary lists with the 2010 revision. This page follows the widely used community lists (after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists), which is what most textbooks and apps mean by an JLPT N2 list.

How do I study the JLPT N2 list on my iPhone Lock Screen?

Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. The N2 pack puts these words on the widget one at a time: you recall the meaning, one tap reveals it with a real sentence. JLPT N2 opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily; Lock&Learn+ opens every pack at once.

Can I download the JLPT N2 vocabulary list as a PDF?

Use your browser's Print or Save as PDF for the words on this page; the page has a print layout that keeps only the heading and the table. The complete list lives in the app.

Is Lock&Learn Japanese free?

Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.

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