Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 100 words.
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden  (this meaning is restricted to form 広げる, 拡げる)
2. to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
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taxation
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reduction; curtailment
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horticulture; gardening
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plain; unfigured
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1. (going) side-by-side; abreast  (this meaning is restricted to form 並行, 併行)
2. concurrent; occurring together; at the same time
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noun
atmospheric pressure
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Most common form: 湯のみ
noun
teacup  (see also: 湯呑み茶碗; abbreviation)
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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
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noun
majority
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Most common form: インタビュ
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
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noun
actor; actress  (see also: 俳優)
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noun
liquid; fluid
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1. confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure
2. bullish (e.g. market)  (see also: 弱気)
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noun
probability; likelihood; chances
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
end of the month
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noun
extent
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noun
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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Most common form: そうい
difference; discrepancy; variation
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self-defense; self-defence
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in the middle; half-way
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place of origin; habitat
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noun
1. famous place
2. name of a part (of an instrument, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading などころ)
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multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall
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noun
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
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noun
1. cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet  (see also: 衣冠, 束帯)
2. top kanji radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading かんむり)
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grey; gray; ashen
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shipbuilding
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Most common form: または
conjunction, expression
or; otherwise  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
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noun
South America
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noun
water well
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adverb, noun
again and again; repeatedly
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man-made; synthetic; artificial
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noun
1. sumo wrestling  (sumo term)
2. wrestler; rikishi  (see also: 相撲取り; sumo term; abbreviation)
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noun
medicine; chemicals
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noun
1. cargo; freight
2. money or assets
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indirection; indirectness  (opposite: 直接)
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chairmanship; leading a meeting; presenter; host; moderator
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(audio) recording  (see also: 録画)
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noun
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
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1. firing; shooting; discharge; catapult
2. ejaculation  (slang)
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deep emotion; impression; inspiration
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1. perfect score; full marks
2. extremely; very; quite
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Most common form: 喜び
noun
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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separately; individually
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origin; primeval
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pile up; to put something on top of another; to stack up
2. to repeat many times over; to go through something repeatedly
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
2. field (in a form, web page, etc.)
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noun
speed (per hour)
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dialect  (linguistics terminology)
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freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
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straight line
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1. line; queue; procession; parade
noun
2. matrix  (mathematics)
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Most common form: 売行
noun
sales; demand
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(enrolled) in school
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negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic
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fishing (industry)
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noun
blood pressure
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Most common form: まもなく
1. soon; before long; in a short time  (often written with kana only)
2. lacking time to ...; without time to ...  (after verb; often written with kana only)
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noun
manuscript; copy
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enlargement; increase
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noun
archipelago; chain of islands
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vacuum; hollow; empty
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods ); medieval times; mediaeval times
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noun
agricultural produce
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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
individual; each
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noun
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull  (physics terminology)
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noun
1. error; blunder; accident
2. fault; defect
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. grain; bead; drop  (see also: )
2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
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noun
1. the number of flat things
2. win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers  (sumo term)
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Most common form: 抑える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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noun
advantages and disadvantages; interest
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noun
1. low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2. Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)  (see also: 山の手)
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noun
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student  (see also: 先輩)
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Most common form: 分れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to branch; to fork; to diverge  (also written as 岐れる)
2. to separate; to split; to divide
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noun
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
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noun
1. acidity  (see also: 塩基性)
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noun
assistant professor; associate professor
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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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noun
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
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symbol; code; sign; notation
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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noun
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
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noun
official business; public business
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noun
fruit; nut; berry
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noun
light bulb  (see also: 白熱電球)
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noun
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
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noun
warrior; samurai
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noun
editorial; leading article
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noun
government office; government agency; authorities
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Most common form: あき
noun
1. space; room; emptiness; gap
2. opening; vacancy; empty seat
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ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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noun
electric current
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Most common form: 包む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
2. to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by
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1. print; copy
2. handout; flyer
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the public; general public
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compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
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noun
evening paper
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