JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 投書 | とうしょ | letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution | N2 |
| 折角 | せっかく | with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited | N2 |
| 押さえる | おさえる | 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 | N2 |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう | abstract | N2 |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder | N2 |
| 拝む | おがむ | to worship, to pray | N2 |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう | expansion | N2 |
| 拡張 | かくちょう | expansion, extension | N2 |
| 括弧 | かっこ | parenthesis, brackets | N2 |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing, taking, carrying | N2 |
| 指定 | してい | designation, specification, assignment | N2 |
| 挟まる | はさまる | to get between, to be caught in | N2 |
| 挟む | はさむ | to pinch; to hold between; to insert | N2 |
| 振り仮名 | ふりがな | pronunciation key | N2 |
| 振り向く | ふりむく | to turn one's face, to turn around | N2 |
| 振舞う | ふるまう | to behave, to conduct | N2 |
| 捕える | とらえる | to seize, to capture, to arrest | N2 |
| 捕る | とる | to take, to catch (fish) | N2 |
| 捜す | さがす | to search, to seek, to look for | N2 |
| 捩る | ねじる | to twist | N2 |
| 捻る | ひねる | to twist, to turn | N2 |
| 掃く | はく | to sweep, to brush, to gather up | N2 |
| 掘る | ほる | to dig, to excavate | N2 |
| 掛け算 | かけざん | multiplication | N2 |
| 採る | とる | to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit) | N2 |
| 採点 | さいてん | marking, grading | N2 |
| 探る | さぐる | to search, to look for, investigate | N2 |
| 接する | せっする | to attend to (someone); to associate with | N2 |
| 接続 | せつぞく | connection, union, join, link; changing trains | N2 |
| 接近 | せっきん | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching | N2 |
| 推定 | すいてい | presumption, assumption, estimation | N2 |
| 揃える | そろえる | to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection) to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready to make uniform, to make even, to match | N2 |
| 揉む | もむ | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle | N2 |
| 換気 | かんき | ventilation | N2 |
| 損得 | そんとく | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage | N2 |
| 摩擦 | まさつ | friction; rubbing; chafe | N2 |
| 撫でる | なでる | to brush gently, to stroke | N2 |
| 撮影 | さつえい | photographing | N2 |
| 擦る | こする | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) | N2 |
| 改めて | あらためて | another time, again | N2 |
| 改める | あらためる | to change, to reform, to revise | N2 |
| 改札 | かいさつ | examination of tickets | N2 |
| 改正 | かいせい | revision, amendment, alteration | N2 |
| 改造 | かいぞう | remodeling | N2 |
| 攻める | せめる | to attack, to assault, to assail | N2 |
| 放る | ほうる | to let go | N2 |
| 政党 | せいとう | (member of) political party | N2 |
| 故郷 | ふるさと | home town, birthplace | N2 |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture, education, sophistication | N2 |
| 散らかす | ちらかす | to scatter around, to leave untidy | N2 |