Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N2 Vocab 501-600

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
detergent; washing material
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in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit
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party; banquet
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appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
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rest; relief; relaxation
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1. easy; simple
2. easy-going
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1. too many; too much; excessive; superfluous; superabundant; extra; spare; surplus  (often as 余計に)
2. unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; otiose
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noun
(river) basin
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noun
government official
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noun
house; building
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noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2. foundation (building, etc.); base
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noun
duty; business; role
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first 10 days of month
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circulation; rotation; cycle
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Most common form: 力める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
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noun
judge; judiciary
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Wednesday
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place name
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attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work; reporting for work  (see also: 退勤)
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noun
1. footprints
2. record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)  (computer terminology)
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noun
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration
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suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
2. to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
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Most common form: 小遣
noun
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance  (see also: 小遣い銭; abbreviation)
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1. aerial; overhead
2. fiction; fictitious; imaginary; fanciful
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practice; practising; training (esp. practical and hands-on); drill
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Most common form: いきいき
vividly; lively
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1. top; summit
noun
2. vertex  (mathematics)
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Most common form: 貸出
lending; loaning
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index; indices; indexes
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noun
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot  (see also: 短所)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to come near; to let someone approach
2. to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather
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taking a train, bus, etc.; entraining
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1. huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; multitudinous
2. swelling; expansion  (this meaning is restricted to form 膨大)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home)
2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
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Most common form: 見なおす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look again
2. to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review
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noun
fairy-tale
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noun
1. mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest
2. mountains and forest
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reception
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strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure
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noun
1. length
2. long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits
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noun
school building
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noun
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
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noun
time; years; days
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noun
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)  (see also: ガレージ)
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expansion
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Most common form: ご覧
interjection (kandoushi)
1. (please) try to  (see also: ご覧なさい; after the -te form of a verb; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
2. (please) look  (see also: ご覧なさい; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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noun
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
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Most common form: 的確
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
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noun
writer (often in self-reference); author
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noun
1. course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option)
2. full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal
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noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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pure; true; genuine; unmixed
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noun
title
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to throw away; to discard  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to attack; to assault; to assail
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exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
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opening; open; taking effect; becoming active
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noun
private railway
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Most common form: 長い
1. long (distance)
2. long (time); lengthy
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noun
opportunity; occasion  (often written with kana only)
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noun
stationery
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countless number; infinite number; innumerable
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noun
1. point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline  (see also: 要領を得る)
2. knack; trick; the ropes
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noun
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior  (see also: 目上, 部下)
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dress  (originally from 'one-piece')
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Most common form: 包丁
noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete; to contest; to contend
2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
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excess; over-
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noun
customs; customs house
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noun
1. guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2. audience
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Most common form: ほり
noun
1. moat; fosse
2. canal; ditch
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both sides
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place on (something)
2. to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board  (esp. 乗せる)
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approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to tell; to indicate
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Most common form: 革める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to revise; to replace  (see also: 改まる; this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
2. to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve  (this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
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noun
monthly salary
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(school) class
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Most common form: 引き分け
noun
draw (in competition); tie game
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. juice; sap
2. soup; broth
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1. pure white
2. blank (e.g. mind, paper)
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actually; really
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noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to collapse; to crumble  (see also: 崩壊, 倒れる)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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noun
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier  (see also: 内閣総理大臣)
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noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace  (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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noun
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
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1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
2. reassuring; encouraging
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Most common form: まっ先
noun
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
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Most common form: 毛革
1. fur; skin; pelt
2. kanji "fur" radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading けがわ)
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noun
1. copper (Cu)
2. bronze (medal)  (see also: 銅メダル; abbreviation)
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noun
space; interval; SPC
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Most common form: くわえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hold in one's mouth  (often written with kana only)
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pharmacy; chemist (shop); drugstore
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relation; kin
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noun
1. farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ)
2. pasture land; meadow; grazing land
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theft; robbery
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