Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 1401-1500

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: 登る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to compensate for; to supplement
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noun
1. gang
2. gangster  (abbreviation)
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Most common form: すむ
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
2. to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile  (esp. けがす)
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noun
monorail
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for the present; once; in outline  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. navel; belly button  (often written with kana only)
2. protrusion or depression in the middle of an object  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading へそ, ヘソ)
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(not so) much; (not) very  (often written with kana only)
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long ago; already; a long time ago  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal)  (often written with kana only)
2. used after hearing something lovey-dovey  (often written with kana only)
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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
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4 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to store; to lay in stock
2. to have a beard; to grow a beard
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siren
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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
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circumference
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noun
waiting room
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into  (often written with kana only)
2. to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 騙す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to trick; to cheat; to deceive
2. to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)  (see also: 宥め賺す)
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inverted; upside down
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Most common form: 突き当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against
2. to come to the end of (a street)
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repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
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noun
1. return  (honorific)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. welcome home  (see also: お帰りなさい; abbreviation)
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Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get free; to be freed; to be released
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noun
1. special; auspicious; happy  (see also: めでたい; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. naive; innocent; good-natured; gullible; foolish
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Most common form: 点点
1. here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops
noun
2. dots; spots
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noun
underline; underscore
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. bye-bye; good-bye; see you; so long
2. saying goodbye; parting
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noun
overcoat
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Most common form: ペン
noun
pen
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Most common form: 伸ばす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)  (esp. 伸ばす)
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
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noun
etiquette  (originally from French)
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Most common form: その頃
expression, noun, 'no' adjective
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
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rock, paper, scissors game  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
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noun
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
2. to cut (teeth)
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noun
nail (i.e. small metal spike)
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noun
organ (musical instrument)  (originally from Portuguese 'órgão')
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1. keenly; deeply; fully; heartily; seriously; earnestly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. calmly; quietly; softly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ピカピカ
glitter; sparkle  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)  (see also: 差す; esp. 注す)
2. to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye  (see also: 差す; esp. 点す)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
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noun
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'carta')
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Most common form: 真黒
pitch black
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Most common form: ドっと
suddenly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
automation
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Most common form: はじめに
expression
1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
2. Introduction; Preface  (as section heading of a book, etc.; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 眩しい
dazzling; radiant
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Europe and America; the West
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noun
1. sneeze  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death  (idiomatic expression; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あちこち
adverb, pronoun
1. here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over  (often written with kana only)
2. to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading あちこち, あちらこちら, あっちこっち, アチコチ)
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at once; in a moment; suddenly; all at once; quickly; promptly; immediately  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 愛でたい
1. happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous  (see also: おめでたい; often written with kana only)
2. naive  (see also: おめでたい)
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heavy; massive; serious; important; severe; oppressed
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Most common form: お掛け下さい
expression
please sit down; please have a seat  (and many other meanings of 掛ける; often written with kana only)
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tightly; densely packed; crammed  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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expression, adverb
perhaps; maybe; by some chance  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: きる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off); to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
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obedient; docile; quiet  (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off  (esp. 区切る)
2. to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)  (esp. 句切る)
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Most common form: 酸っぱい
sour; acid
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict  (often written with kana only)
2. to encounter; to meet
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Most common form: わん
noun
bowl (wooden)  (see also: )
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1. inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable  (often written with kana only)
2. sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite
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slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined; careless  (often written with kana only)
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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to  (often written with kana only)
2. to keep close to; to go along with  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2. to envelope; to shroud  (usu. 巻かれる)
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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper  (often written with kana only)
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2. the equality sign (=)  (mathematics)
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
1. to produce; to yield; to cause  (see also: 生じる; 生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
2. to result from; to arise; to be generated  (see also: 生じる)
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loiteringly; aimless wandering; restlessly  (see also: 彷徨く; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get between; to be caught in
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to resound; to be heard far away
2. to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stumble; to trip  (often written with kana only)
2. to fail  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 売切れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be sold out
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fraction (part of); decimal fraction
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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Most common form: 先ほど
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
some time ago; not long ago; just now
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home  (see also: 返す)
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Most common form: ウェートレス
noun
waitress
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noun
itinerary; route
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to suck; to chew; to suckle (infant)
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remarkably
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0 3
interjection (kandoushi)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)  (often written with kana only)
2. to have sex; to fuck  (colloquialism)
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Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted  (often written with kana only)
2. to catch fire  (see also: 火がつく, 付く; often written with kana only)
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noun, prefix
1. rag; scrap; tattered clothes  (often written with kana only)
2. fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ブツブツ
1. grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. pimples; spots; eruption; rash
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Most common form: 何何
1. such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that
interjection (kandoushi)
2. What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
2. to break up; to close; to come to an end
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh  (often written with kana only)
2. to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
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in a row  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (e.g. car); to overtake  (see also: 追い抜く)
2. to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance  (see also: 追い抜く)
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