Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 1701-1800

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
1. China and Japan
2. Chinese and Japanese (languages)
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adverb  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
predicate  (linguistics terminology)
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impudent; shameless; brazen
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noun
each; individual  (often written with kana only)
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noun
four corners; crossroads
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Most common form: つなげる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to fasten; to connect; to transfer (phone call)  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
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Most common form: 瓶詰め
bottling; bottled
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to write; to publish
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to profit; to get; to earn; to gain
2. to have (bear, beget) a child
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Most common form: なだらか
gently-sloping; gentle; easy  (often written with kana only)
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
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2
bright; cheerful; melodious
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Most common form: 仮名使い
noun
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
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adverb, noun
in order; in turn
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Most common form: 一昨昨日
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)  (yojijukugo)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to show respect; to honour; to honor
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Most common form: 手ぬぐい
noun
(hand) towel  (see also: 手拭き)
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Most common form: 飛ぶ
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soar  (esp. 飛ぶ)
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  (esp. 跳ぶ)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)  (see also: 塞がる)
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
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salty (taste); briny
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Most common form: かえって
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たたむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fold (clothes, umbrella)  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a shop, business)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with  (esp. 慣れる)
2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at  (esp. 慣れる)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to resent; to curse; to feel bitter; to blame; to bear a grudge
2. to regret  (esp. 憾む)
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Most common form: 臭う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be fragrant; to smell (good)  (usu. 匂う)
2. to stink; to smell (bad)  (usu. 臭う)
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Most common form: ごちそう
noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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Most common form: 混ざる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
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Most common form: なくす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lose something  (often written with kana only)
2. to get rid of  (usu. 無くす; often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to comfort; to console; to amuse
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.  (see also: 存じる; humble)
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Most common form: むく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
writing paper; stationery
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to amass; to accumulate; to store
2. to leave unpaid
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Most common form: 通りかかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to creep; to crawl  (see also: 爬行)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to rip up  (this meaning is restricted to form 裂く)
2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
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Most common form: こする
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rub; to scrub  (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to insert; to put in  (see also: 差す)
2. to plant (a cutting); to strike  (see also: 挿し木)
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Most common form: 釣合う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
2. to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
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Most common form: もむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to crumple
2. to massage
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Most common form: つる
1. to hang; to suspend (something from something); to be hanged (by the neck)
2. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth  (sumo term)
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Most common form: 払戻す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to repay; to pay back
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noun
house-cloth; dust cloth
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Most common form: 捨てる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy
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Most common form: かみそり
noun
razor  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 錆び
noun
rust
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Most common form: 追いかける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to chase; to run after; to pursue  (see also: 追っ掛ける)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to whisper; to murmur  (often written with kana only)
2. to rumor; to rumour  (usu. in the passive voice; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up  (see also: 塞ぐ; often written with kana only)
2. to be clogged; to be plugged up  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2. to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe  (see also: 煮る; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to hang; to hang up
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
2. to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen
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Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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humble; humility; modesty; being humble
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to break; to smash
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late; to advance; to wear on
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Most common form: レンガ
noun
brick  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ふりがな
noun
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation  (see also: ルビー; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: クズ
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. waste; scrap; garbage; dregs  (often written with kana only)
2. chad  (computer terminology)
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Most common form: かく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scratch  (often written with kana only)
2. to perspire  (see also: 汗をかく)
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Most common form: カッコ
parentheses; brackets  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: お手洗い
noun
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in
2. to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield; to be daunted; to be snubbed
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to sniff; to smell
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Most common form: さかのぼる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go upstream  (often written with kana only)
2. to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
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Most common form: のんき
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing; thoughtless  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
2. to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
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noun
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect); declensional kana ending
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Most common form: ようやく
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. barely; narrowly; hardly; only just  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shave
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
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Most common form: ご無沙汰
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence  (see also: 無沙汰)
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Most common form: まとめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify  (often written with kana only)
2. to summarize; to aggregate  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: やかん
noun
kettle  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: はかり
noun
scales; weighing machine
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odious; hateful  (see also: 憎たらしい)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to envy
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Most common form: ヒゲ
noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers  (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)
2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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noun
na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective  (linguistics terminology)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rust; to become rusty
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be thirsty; to feel thirsty  (see also: 喉が乾く)
2. to thirst for; to crave  (often as 〜に渇いた)
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Most common form: くむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw (water); to fetch (water); to ladle; to dip; to scoop; to pump
2. to have a drink together
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Most common form: それる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn aside; to turn away; to veer away; to bear off  (often written with kana only)
2. to miss (e.g. of a bullet); to go astray; to go wild  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 増やす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to increase; to add to; to augment  (opposite: 減らす)
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Most common form: かしま
noun
room to let; room for rent
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noun
frigid zone
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Most common form: ひっくり返る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed; to fall down; to tip over
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Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to sweep; to brush; to gather up
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Most common form: ほうき
broom  (often written with kana only)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool
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Most common form: ひねる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)  (often written with kana only)
2. to puzzle over  (often written with kana only)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn; to kindle; to build a fire  (see also: 薫く)
2. to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
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