Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level
Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 301-400
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Most common form: 交代
noun, 'suru' verb
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
leading part; leading actor; leading actress(click the word for examples and links)
noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. infant; baby; child2. child over 1 but not yet of school age (law, etc. term)
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noun
1. nationality; citizenship2. nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
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noun
1. money order; draft2. exchange (e.g. foreign)
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noun
eldest daughter; first-born daughter (may be the only daughter)(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
defense; defence; guard; policing; security(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
inauguration; assumption of office(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence (opposite: 上昇)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
the number of days; date(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of (often written with kana only)2. to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument) (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'no' adjective
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
simultaneous; all at once(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. presumption; assumption2. estimation
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going2. round-trip ticket; return ticket (see also: 往復切符; abbreviation)
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noun
1. heading; headline; title; caption2. index
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Most common form: 越える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of) (esp. 越える)2. to exceed (esp. 超える)
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noun
1. measurement; size; extent; dimension2. plan; intention; arrangement; schedule
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 外
noun, 'no' adjective
1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts (see also: 他所; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. before; this side2. one's standpoint; one's appearance
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noun
marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. obedient; meek; docile; unaffected2. honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: ある
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. purple; violet2. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell) (often written with kana only)
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'na' adjective, noun
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 身心
noun, 'no' adjective
mind and body(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 文藝
noun, 'no' adjective
literature; art and literature; belles-lettres(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (see also: 外科)2. department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
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noun
1. deadline; closing; cut-off; end (not 閉め切り, etc.)2. cofferdam (not 閉め切り, etc.)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 9 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
calligraphy (see also: カリグラフィー; esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. infinity; infinitude; eternity2. infinite; limitless
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noun
1. academic year; school year2. year in school; grade in school
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noun
1. concentration; thickness; density (chemistry term)2. cardinality (mathematics)
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noun
1. front cover; binding; (book) covernoun, 'suru' verb
2. appearing on the cover of a magazine(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure2. bedrock (geology, etc. term)
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noun
1. indication; sign; hint; presence; trend2. quotation (esp. stock market)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading2. factorization (mathematics)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
contradiction; inconsistency(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy; ostentatious(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
pollution; public nuisance; contamination (see also: 汚染)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. agricultural community; farm village2. rural
(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
dead body; corpse; cadaver (see also: 遺体)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. printing type; movable type2. printed text; print
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
cultivation; refinement; culture; education(click the word for examples and links)
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