Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 1-100

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
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noun
prefectural office
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noun
postage; carriage; shipping charge
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addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix
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1. formality; formal; official
2. formula
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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed
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Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced
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noun
author; authoress; writer; composer; artist
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1. extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
noun
2. Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
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reply; answer
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beauty of figure or form
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sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
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1. high class; high grade
2. high rank; seniority
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materials; data; document
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1. (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse
2. alternating current; AC
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1. entry (on stage); appearance (on screen)  (opposite: 退場)
2. entrance; introduction (into a market)
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noun
event; function
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noun
1. collar
2. color; colour
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noun
model
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noun, noun (suffix)
series
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1. work (film, book)
2. production; creation; turning (something) out; development
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noun
standard; level; norm
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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring
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noun
friendship
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
2. academic year; school year
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editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)
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1. recruiting; selection; taking applications
2. raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations)
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1. weight
2. heavyweight boxer
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. direction; district; area
noun
2. field (e.g. of study)
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noun
measure; provision; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove
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1. specific; particular; designated; special
2. to specify; to identify; to pinpoint
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packing; wrapping
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noun
1. back
2. backing; going backwards; reversing
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noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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prevention; check
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classification; categorization; sorting
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noun
shop
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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing; creating; creation  (see also: 制作)
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notice; notification; report; posting
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noun
1. Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
2. Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
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1. pink
2. erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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1. smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious  (see also: 洒落; often written with kana only)
noun
2. someone smartly dressed  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
2. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
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noun
head; lead; vanguard; first
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end; close; termination
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special; particular; peculiar; unique  (opposite: 一般, 普遍)
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transparency; cleanness
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public; community; public service; society; communal
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noun
1. characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour
2. spot color (in printing)
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1. development; evolution; progressing; unfolding
2. expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
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noun
1. criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim
2. rough estimate; approximation
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1. cover (e.g. book); coverage
2. to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up
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noun
1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
2. before and after
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noun
ability; performance; efficiency
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1. sizes (various); large and small
2. daisho (matched pair of long and short swords)
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noun
1. coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion
2. to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)
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noun
parts; accessories; components
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noun
utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget
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construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
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noun
1. form (as opposed to substance); formality  (see also: 形式張る)
2. method; system; style
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Most common form: 附近
noun, noun (suffix)
1. neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs
2. approaching  (obscure term)
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noun
1. sentence in English; article in English; English text
2. English literature (study of)  (see also: 英文学; abbreviation)
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several; plural; plurality; multiple
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health preservation; hygiene; sanitation
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noun
structure; construction
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noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
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noun
objective; plan; policy
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aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering
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strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement
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noun
date and time
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manufacture; production
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noun
shop; small store; business; firm
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noun
base
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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
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noun
use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose
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1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: )
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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noun
scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference
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noun
1. the outside
2. external
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1. suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  (usu. ていし)
2. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちょうじ)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
appointed day; very day
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Most common form: 付属
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary
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noun
important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis
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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning  (see also: 自転)
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noun
1. activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service
2. to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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1. altitude; height; elevation
2. advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. originally; primarily
2. essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
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1. more; much more; still more; all the more
noun
2. step; rung; level; rank
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impressions; thoughts
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1. whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. systemic  (see also: 全身性)
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Most common form: しょうがくせい
noun
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
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noun
1. limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory
2. area (e.g. in programming languages)
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noun
1. term; period; time frame
2. time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)  (see also: 期限切れ)
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foundation; basis
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application; request; petition
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noun
ingredient; component; composition
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noun
(data) item; entry
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2. kanji radical 73  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひらび)
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