JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 皮肉 | ひにく | cynicism, sarcasm | N2 |
| 皮膚 | ひふ | skin | N2 |
| 盆 | ぼん | Festival of the Dead; tray | N2 |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | basin (e.g., between mountains) | N2 |
| 盗難 | とうなん | theft, robbery | N2 |
| 盛る | もる | to serve (food); to fill up; to prescribe | N2 |
| 目下 | めした | at present, now | N2 |
| 目印 | めじるし | mark, sign, landmark | N2 |
| 目安 | めやす | criterion, aim | N2 |
| 目指す | めざす | to aim at, to have an eye on | N2 |
| 目次 | もくじ | table of contents | N2 |
| 目立つ | めだつ | to be conspicuous, to stand out | N2 |
| 目覚し | めざまし | alarm-clock | N2 |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん | just before | N2 |
| 直径 | ちょっけい | diameter | N2 |
| 直後 | ちょくご | immediately following | N2 |
| 直流 | ちょくりゅう | direct current | N2 |
| 直線 | ちょくせん | straight line | N2 |
| 直角 | ちょっかく | right angle | N2 |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | direct connection | N2 |
| 相互 | そうご | mutual, reciprocal | N2 |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | as usual, as always, as before, as ever, still | N2 |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumo wrestling | N2 |
| 相違 | そうい | difference, discrepancy, variation | N2 |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく | omission, abbreviation, abridgment | N2 |
| 省~ | しょう~ | economizing ~ | N2 |
| 看板 | かんばん | sign, signboard | N2 |
| 看病 | かんびょう | nursing (a patient) | N2 |
| 県庁 | けんちょう | prefectural office | N2 |
| 真っ先 | まっさき | foremost, beginning | N2 |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | total darkness | N2 |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ | pure white | N2 |
| 真っ青 | まっさお | deep blue, ghastly pale | N2 |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ | pitch black | N2 |
| 真似る | まねる | to mimic, to imitate | N2 |
| 真空 | しんくう | vacuum | N2 |
| 着々 | ちゃくちゃく | steadily | N2 |
| 着せる | きせる | to put on clothes | N2 |
| 着替え | きがえ | changing clothes, change of clothes | N2 |
| 着替える | きがえる | to change (one's) clothes | N2 |
| 睨む | にらむ | to glare at, to stare; to keep an eye on | N2 |
| 瞳 | ひとみ | pupil (of eye) | N2 |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | contradiction, inconsistency | N2 |
| 矢印 | やじるし | directing arrow | N2 |
| 知り合い | しりあい | acquaintance | N2 |
| 知人 | ちじん | friend, acquaintance | N2 |
| 短所 | たんしょ | defect, weak point; disadvantage | N2 |
| 短期 | たんき | short term | N2 |
| 短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g., story, film) | N2 |
| 短~ | たん~ | short ~ | N2 |