Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 201-300

This collection contains 100 words.
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measurement
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acceleration; speeding up  (opposite: 減速)
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1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
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noun
1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
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Most common form: 基準
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
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revision; amendment; alteration
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noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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old book; classics; classic
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1. first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading
2. characteristic; peculiar; unique
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noun
1. existence or nonexistence; presence or absence  (see also: 有り無し)
2. consent or refusal; yes or no
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
immediately following
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noun
container; vessel
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noun
vitality; energy; dynamism
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criticism; critique
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fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
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1. reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting
2. influence; application (e.g. of an update)
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1. department of a university
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. after this; from now on; hereafter
2. thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)  (esp. after あれ, それ)
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noun
1. ticket window; teller window; counter
2. contact person; point of contact
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noun
sky; air
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Most common form: 当りまえ
1. natural; reasonable; obvious
2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
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prevention of crime
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national holiday; public holiday
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(I'm fine) thank you; thanks to you; fortunately; under the gods' shadow  (polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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answer; solution
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noun
1. self-government; autonomy  (see also: 官治)
2. local (governmental) autonomy  (see also: 地方自治; abbreviation)
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noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
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noun
practical use; utility
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meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
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Most common form: その他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), conjunction
etc.; otherwise; besides; in addition; the rest; the others; and so forth  (そのた is more the written form)
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Orient
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'to' adverb
successively; one after another
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Most common form: せいしょうねん
noun
youth; young person
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Most common form: たけ
noun
1. bamboo
2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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industrial arts; craft
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noun
1. study subject; course of study
2. department (university, etc.)
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noun, noun (suffix)
decoration
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noun
meaning; significance
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joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
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1. connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link
2. changing trains
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1. surgery  (see also: 内科)
2. department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
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production; literary creation; work
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noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
(the) whole; universal; wholly; general; as a whole
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childcare; nursing; upbringing
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closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday
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inspection; study by observation; field trip
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noun
Emperor of Japan
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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at night; nighttime
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noun
1. fixed number of regular personnel; staff quota; complement
2. capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)
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1. idea; conception; way of thinking  (see also: 思いつき, 着想)
2. expression  (music term)
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noun
graduate school
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breakup; dissolution
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noun
children; child; juvenile
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
2. to tell on (someone); to report
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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
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regulation; adjustment; control
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noun
meeting hall; assembly hall
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alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
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noun
friend; acquaintance
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moving; relocation; transfer; demise
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gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics
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noun
full name; identity
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noun
perfume
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noun
Shinkansen; bullet train
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1. digestion
2. thorough understanding
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volcano
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noun
1. collection
2. correction
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Most common form: もくざい
noun
lumber; timber; wood
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elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)
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pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
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noun
literature; books (reference); document
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noun
four seasons
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horse racing
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surname; family name  (see also: 名前)
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official announcement; proclamation
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arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
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noun
diameter
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political party
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1. repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming
2. crackdown; (police) raid
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exception
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temporary; special; extraordinary
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1. reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
2. regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
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noun
1. real feeling; actual feeling
2. to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
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noun
masterpiece
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noun
triangle; triangular
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pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
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Most common form: めんせつ
interview (e.g. for a job)
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justice; fairness; impartiality
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noun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice
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confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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Most common form: 中身
contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade
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discussion; conference
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noun
boundary
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king
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noun
producing area
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noun
acquaintance
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noun
life span
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preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare
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