JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 羨む | うらやむ | to envy | N2 |
| 翌～ | よく～ | next ~ | N2 |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | penmanship | N2 |
| 耕す | たがやす | to till, to plow, to cultivate | N2 |
| 耕地 | こうち | arable land | N2 |
| 職人 | しょくにん | artisan, craftsman | N2 |
| 職場 | しょくば | workplace | N2 |
| 肌着 | はだぎ | underwear | N2 |
| 肘 | ひじ | elbow | N2 |
| 肯定 | こうてい | positive, affirmation | N2 |
| 育児 | いくじ | childcare, nursing | N2 |
| 背負う | せおう | to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s) | N2 |
| 能率 | のうりつ | efficiency | N2 |
| 脂 | あぶら | fat, tallow, lard | N2 |
| 脅かす | おどかす | to threaten, to coerce | N2 |
| 脱線 | だっせん | derailment, digression | N2 |
| 腰掛 | こしかけ | seat, bench | N2 |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | seat, bench | N2 |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) | N2 |
| 膨らます | ふくらます | to swell, to expand, to inflate | N2 |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ | to expand, to swell (out), to become inflated | N2 |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい | enormous, extensive | N2 |
| 臨時 | りんじ | temporary, special, extraordinary | N2 |
| 自ら | みずから | for one's self, personally | N2 |
| 自宅 | じたく | one's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ)) | N2 |
| 自治 | じち | self-government, autonomy | N2 |
| 自然科学 | しぜんかがく | natural science | N2 |
| 自習 | じしゅう | self-study | N2 |
| 自衛 | じえい | self-defense | N2 |
| 船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) | N2 |
| 艶 | つや | gloss, glaze | N2 |
| 芯 | しん | core, heart, wick | N2 |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ | bride | N2 |
| 花火 | はなび | fireworks | N2 |
| 芸能 | げいのう | public entertainment, performing arts | N2 |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | youthful, young | N2 |
| 苦心 | くしん | pain, trouble | N2 |
| 苦情 | くじょう | complaint, grievance, grumble | N2 |
| 英和 | えいわ | English-Japanese (e.g., dictionary) | N2 |
| 英文 | えいぶん | sentence in English | N2 |
| 茂る | しげる | to grow thick | N2 |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | brown | N2 |
| 草履 | ぞうり | Japanese sandals (footwear) | N2 |
| 荒い | あらい | rough, rude, wild | N2 |
| 荒れる | あれる | to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined | N2 |
| 萎む | しぼむ | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt | N2 |
| 落し物 | おとしもの | lost property | N2 |
| 落着く | おちつく | to calm down, to settle down | N2 |
| 落第 | らくだい | failure, dropping out of a class | N2 |
| 葬式 | そうしき | funeral | N2 |