Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 1601-1700

This collection contains 100 words.
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to detest
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Most common form: 伸びる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
2. to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
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4
Most common form: 引止める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain; to check; to restrain
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5
Most common form: 図々しい
impudent; shameless
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0
noun
earthenware; crockery; china
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Most common form: 思いつく
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to forward  (often written with kana only)
2. to hand over (e.g. money)  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out
2. to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to deposit; to pay in
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2
Most common form: おろす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sell wholesale
2. to grate (e.g. vegetables)
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expression
certainly!  (often written with kana only)
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3
(short) rest; breather; break
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become complete; to be all present; to be a full set; to have everything at one's disposal
2. to be equal; to be uniform
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Most common form: めい
noun
niece  (see also: 姪御, 姪子)
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Most common form: 突当り
noun
end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)
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Most common form: 交る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry  (often written with kana only)
2. to scorch; to broil; to toast; to grill
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3
singular number
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1. brave; valiant; gallant; courageous
2. stirring; vigorous; rousing
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Most common form: 祀る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deify; to enshrine
2. to pray; to worship
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0
Most common form: さ来週
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
week after next
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4
1. noisy; boisterous
2. turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
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3
noun
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
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0
Most common form: はしご
noun
1. ladder  (often written with kana only)
2. stairs  (often written with kana only)
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4
Most common form: 可愛がる
1. to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to
2. to torment; to tease; to be rough with
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Most common form: かぶせる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
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noun
fire station
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make; to manufacture  (often written with kana only)
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expression
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent
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5 0
by itself; automatically; naturally  (often written with kana only)
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0
clean copy
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Most common form: お気の毒に
expression
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
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Most common form: コショウ
pepper  (often written with kana only)
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5
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
2. to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
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2
Most common form: 割り算
noun
division  (mathematics)
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0
Most common form: おじさん
noun
1. uncle  (伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger; honorific; familiar language; often written with kana only)
2. old man; mister (vocative)  (usu. 小父さん or おじさん; familiar language; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: のく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way  (often written with kana only)
2. to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede  (this meaning is restricted to reading のく)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to wither (e.g. flowers, dreams); to sag (e.g. balloon, grapes); to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt; to deflate  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 掛算
noun
multiplication
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Most common form: お待ちどう様
expression
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink
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Most common form: ダイアグラム
noun
diagram
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mimic; to imitate
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to abbreviate; to omit  (see also: 略する)
2. to take; to capture
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
2. to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
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4
Most common form: ものすごい
1. earth-shattering; staggering; to a very great extent  (often written with kana only)
2. terrible; frightful; horrible; ghastly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)  (see also: )
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Most common form: ひっくり返す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out
2. to knock over; to tip over
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Most common form: なす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
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cowardice; meanness; unfairness
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Most common form: おじさん
noun
1. uncle  (伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger; honorific; familiar language; often written with kana only)
2. old man; mister (vocative)  (usu. 小父さん or おじさん; familiar language; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たいそう
very much; exaggerated; very fine  (often written with kana only)
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3
noun
cousin (female)  (see also: 従兄弟; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 交る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
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Most common form: 当てはめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to apply; to adapt
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Most common form: 御免ください
expression
1. may I come in?  (often written with kana only)
2. please forgive me; I'm sorry  (polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be profitable; to yield a profit
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Most common form: たまる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. zero; no marks
2. zero; root  (mathematics)
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Most common form: めんどくさい
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do  (often written with kana only)
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0 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to melt into; to merge into
2. to fit in; to adapt; to blend
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1
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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1. envious (feeling, etc.); jealous  (often written with kana only)
2. enviable (position, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ならう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to imitate; to follow; to emulate  (often written with kana only)
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0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush
2. to shut down
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0
noun
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
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0 2
Most common form: さ来月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
month after next
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0 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve  (解ける is sometimes used also)
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0
Most common form: のける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
2. to remove; to exclude; to take away
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Most common form: 明々後日
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to scatter around; to leave untidy
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Most common form: すれ違う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass by one another; to disagree; to miss each other
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0
Most common form: 落ち着く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind
2. to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate
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5
careless; thoughtless
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4
Most common form: バカらしい
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4
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get tired; to be exhausted  (often written with kana only)
2. to wear out; to be battered from long use  (often written with kana only)
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1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to kick  (orig. ichidan verb)
2. to refuse; to reject
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Most common form: わく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
2. to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
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0
Most common form: けた
noun
1. column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
2. digit; decade; order of magnitude
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Most common form: 温める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm; to heat
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Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine  (see also: 差す)
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2
Most common form: よる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: そろばん
noun
abacus  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: 坊ちゃん
noun
1. son (of others)  (honorific)
2. young master
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Most common form: 呼びかける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to wet; to soak; to dip
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Most common form: ぶら下げる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to dive (into or under water)
2. to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
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Most common form: ため息
noun
sigh
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Most common form: にわか
1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; hasty; offhand  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. impromptu skit  (see also: 俄狂言; sometimes 仁輪加 (ateji); abbreviation)
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse
2. to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)
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Most common form: さじ
noun
spoon  (often written with kana only)
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