JLPT N2 Vocabulary (Part 2) | The Most Complete Lists

Mastering the JLPT N2 opens up golden opportunities for you to study, work professionally and grabbing more opportunities in Japan with ease, as it has always been the main requirement for every foreigners in Japan.

To help you increase your JLPT N2 vocabulary bank and pass the JLPT N2 exam with a perfect score, we have listed 855 JLPT N2 vocabulary words below. The selected vocabulary here has high chance of appearing in the real JLPT N2 exam.

This is the second part of JLPT N2 Vocabulary series. Please click the link below to go to the other parts.

JLPT N2 Vocabulary Part 1

JLPT N2 Vocabulary Part 3

The explanation of the abbreviations in the type column that we use represent the following descriptions:

Abbreviation Note

“n” for noun, “adj” for adjective, “adv” for adverb, “trans” for transitive verb, “intrans” for intransitive verb, “pro” for pronoun and “suf” for suffix

We also write the JLPT N2 vocabulary words in the list below in hiragana order from あ(a) to ん(n) as well. So, you can also use the list we provide here as the dictionary. Let’s just get started!

さ ~ そ

さ (366-388)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
366. 災害 (さいがい)	disaster	n
367. 細菌 (さいきん)	bacterium	n
368. 祭日 (さいじつ)	festival day	n
369. 催促 (さいそく)	pressing	n
370. 採点 (さいてん)	grading	n
371. 災難 (さいなん)	disaster	n
372. 裁縫 (さいほう)	sewing	n
373. 最適 (さいてき)	optimum	n; na-adj
374. 坂 (さか)	hill	n
375. 境 (さかい)	boundary	n
376. 砂丘 (さきゅう)	sand hill	n
377. 作者 (さくしゃ)	creator (of a work)	n
378. 作品 (さくひん)	art work	n
379. 作物 (さくもつ)	crops	n
380. 札束 (さつたば)	roll of banknotes	n
381. 砂漠 (さばく)	desert	n
382. 作法 (さほう)	manners	n
383. 寒気 (さむけ)	chill	n
384. 催促する (さいそくする)	to demand	trans
385. 採点する (さいてんする)	to grade	trans
386. 裁判する (さいばんする)	to judge	trans
387. 栽培する (さいばいする)	to cultivate	trans
388. 作業する (さぎょうする)	to work	intrans

し (389-415)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
389. 視界 (しかい)	visibility	n
390. 四季 (しき)	the four seasons	n
391. 敷金 (しききん)	(security) deposit	n
392. 色彩 (しきさい)	colour	n
393. 至急 (しきゅう)	immediate	n; adv
394. 刺激 (しげき)	excitement	n
395. 事実 (じじつ)	fact	n; adv
396. 支出 (ししゅつ)	expenditure	n
397. 事情 (じじょう)	state of affairs	n
398. 姿勢 (しせい)	posture	n
399. 施設 (しせつ)	facility	n
400. 視線 (しせん)	glance	n
401. 思想 (しそう)	thought	n
402. 実際 (じっさい)	reality	n
403. 実績 (じっせき)	actual results	n
404. 質素 (しっそ)	simple	na-adj; n
405. 実物 (じつぶつ)	real thing	n
406. 芝生 (しばふ)	lawn	n
407. 渋い (しぶい)	bitter	i-adj
408. 脂肪 (しぼう)	fat	n
409. 資本 (しほん)	capital	n
410. 資本金 (しほんきん)	capital stock	n
411. 地元 (じもと)	home area	n
412. 視野 (しや)	field of vision	n
413. 周囲 (しゅうい)	circumference	n
414. 宗教 (しゅうきょう)	religion	n
415. 重症 (じゅうしょう)	serious illness	n

す (416-430)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
416. 素肌 (すはだ)	bare skin	n
417. 水産 (すいさん)	aquatic products	n
418. 炊事 (すいじ)	cooking	n
419. 水素 (すいそ)	hydrogen	n
420. 垂直 (すいちょく)	vertical	n
421. 推定 (すいてい)	presumption	n
422. 水滴 (すいてき)	drop of water	n
423. 水筒 (すいとう)	water bottle	n
424. 水分 (すいぶん)	moisture	n
425. 隙間 (すきま)	interval	n
426. 杉 (すぎ)	Japanese cedar	n
427. 鈴 (すず)	bell (often globular)	n
428. 素直 (すなお)	obedient	na-adj
429. 寸法 (すんぽう)	measurement	n
430. 頭脳 (ずのう)	head	n

せ (431-460)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
431. 製作 (せいさく)	manufacture	n
432. 制作 (せいさく)	production	n
433. 性質 (せいしつ)	nature	n
434. 清書 (せいしょ)	fair copy	n
435. 整数 (せいすう)	integer	n
436. 清掃 (せいそう)	cleaning	n
437. 生存 (せいぞん)	existence	n
438. 生長 (せいちょう)	growth	n
439. 政党 (せいとう)	political party	n
440. 性能 (せいのう)	ability	n
441. 整備 (せいび)	maintenance;	n
442. 成分 (せいぶん)	composition	n
443. 性別 (せいべつ)	gender	n
444. 正方形 (せいほうけい)	square (geometry)	n
445. 正門 (せいもん)	main gate	n
446. 成立 (せいりつ)	establishment	n
447. 西暦 (せいれき)	Western (Gregorian) calendar	n
448. 赤道 (せきどう)	equator	n
449. 折角 (せっかく)	kind;	n; adv
450. 接近 (せっきん)	getting closer	n
451. 接する (せっする)	to touch	intrans
452. せっせと	diligently	adv
453. 接続 (せつぞく)	connection	n
454. 攻める (せめる)	to attack	trans
455. 洗剤 (せんざい)	detergent	n
456. 先端 (せんたん)	pointed end	n
457. 宣伝 (せんでん)	advertisement	n
458. 線路 (せんろ)	railway track	n
459. 全集 (ぜんしゅう)	complete works	n; suf
460. 全般 (ぜんぱん)	as a whole	n; suf

そ (461-493)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
461. 倉庫 (そうこ)	storehouse	n
462. 創作 (そうさく)	creation	n
463. 葬式 (そうしき)	funeral	n
464. 騒々しい (そうぞうしい)	noisy	i-adj
465. 総理大人 (そうりたいじん)	prime minister	n
466. 速達 (そくたつ)	express	n
477. 測定 (そくてい)	measurement	n
478. 測量 (そくりょう)	measurement	n
479. 速力 (そくりょく)	speed	n
480. 素質 (そしつ)	nature	n
481. 祖先 (そせん)	ancestor	n
482. 率直 (そっちょく)	frank	n; na-adj
483. 蕎麦 (そば)	soba	n
484. 剃る (そる)	to shave	trans
485. 逸れる (それる)	to lose sight of; to miss	intrans
486. 揃う (そろう)	to be complete	intrans
487. 揃える (そろえる)	to collect	trans
488. 損得 (そんとく)	advantage and disadvantage	n
489. 増減 (ぞうげん)	increase and decrease	n
490. 増大 (ぞうだい)	enlargement	n
491. 造船 (ぞうせん)	shipbuilding	n
492. 草履 (ぞうり)	zori	n
493. 雑巾 (ぞうきん)	house-cloth	n

た ~ と

た (494-510)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
494. 退院 (たいいん)	leaving hospital	n
495. 体系 (たいけい)	system	n
496. 太鼓 (たいこ)	drum	n
497. 対策 (たいさく)	measure	n
498. 対照 (たいしょう)	contrast	n
499. 体制 (たいせい)	order	n
500. 体積 (たいせき)	capacity	n
501. 体操 (たいそう)	physical exercises	n
502. 大層 (たいそう)	very	adv; na-adj
503. 大木 (たいぼく)	large tree	n
504. 対立 (たいりつ)	confrontation	n
505. 絶えず (たえず)	constantly	adv
506. 高める (たかめる)	to raise	trans
506. 滝 (たき)	waterfall	n
507. 焚く (たく)	to burn	trans
508. 蓄える (たくわえる)	to store	trans
509. 竹 (たけ)	bamboo	n
510. 畳む (たたむ)	to fold (clothes, umbrella)	trans

ち (511-530)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
511. 誓う (ちかう)	to vow	trans
512. 地下水 (ちかすい)	underground water	n
513. 力強い (ちからづよい)	powerful	i-adj
514. 地位 (ちい)	(social) position	n
515. 知恵 (ちえ)	wisdom	n
516. 地区 (ちく)	district	n
517. 知事 (ちじ)	prefectural governor	n
518. 地帯 (ちたい)	area	n
519. 忠実 (ちゅうじつ)	faithful	na-adj
520. 中年 (ちゅうねん)	middle-age	n
521. 町長 (ちょうちょう)	town mayor	n
522. 直線 (ちょくせん)	straight line	n
523. 著者 (ちょしゃ)	author (usu. of a particular book); writer	n
524. 直感 (ちょっかん)	intuition	n
525. 賃貸 (ちんたい)	lease	n
526. 抽象 (ちゅうしょう)	abstraction	n
527. 超過 (ちょうか)	excess	n
528. 着陸する (ちゃくりくする)	landing	intrans
529. 抽選する (ちゅうせんする)	lottery	intrans
530. 中断する (ちゅうだんする)	interruption	intrans

つ (531-545)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
531. 通用 (つうよう)	to pass as	n
532. 通路 (つうろ)	aisle; pathway	n
533. 点く (つく)	to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)	intrans
534. 点ける (つける)	to switch on	trans
535. 詰まる (つまる)	to be packed (with)	intrans
536. 詰める (つめる)	to pack; to fill	trans
537. 繋がり (つながり)	connection	n
538. 繋がる (つながる)	to be related	intrans
539. 繋げる (つなげる)	to connect	transi
540. 粒 (つぶ)	counter for grain	n; c
541. 梅雨 (つゆ)	rainy season (early June to middle of July)	n
542. 爪 (つめ)	nail	n
543. 強気 (つよき)	confident	n; na-adj
544. 通院する (つういんする)	going to the hospital regularly	intrans
545. 通常 (つうじょう)	usual	adv; n

て (546-567)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
546. 定員 (ていいん)	seating capacity	n
547. 定価 (ていか)	regular price	n
548. 手当て (てあて)	compensation	n
549. 程度 (ていど)	standard	adv; n
550. 敵 (てき)	opponent	n
551. 手書き (てがき)	handwriting	n
552. 手首 (てくび)	wrist	n
553. 手帳 (てちょう)	notebook	n
554. 天候 (てんこう)	weather	n
555. 天災 (てんさい)	disaster	n
556. 天然 (てんねん)	nature	n
557. 手前 (てまえ)	nearby	n
558. 点数 (てんすう)	marks	n
559. 天皇 (てんのう)	Emperor of Japan	n
560. 鉄橋 (てっきょう)	railway bridge	n
561. 提案する (ていあんする)	proposal	trans
563. 提供する (ていきょうする)	offer	trans
564. 抵抗する (ていこうする)	resistance	trans
565. 訂正する (ていせいする)	to correct	trans
567. 転送する (てんそうする)	transfer (of a call, patient, etc.)	trans

と (568-580)

Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)	Meaning (意味/いみ)	Type
568. 統計 (とうけい)	statistics	n
569. 峠 (とうげ)	(mountain) pass	n; suf
570. 東西 (とうざい)	east and west	n
571. 投書 (とうしょ)	letter (e.g. of complaint)	n
572. 登場 (とうじょう)	entry (on stage)	n
573. 灯台 (とうだい)	lighthouse	n
574. 盗難 (とうなん)	robbery	n
575. 当番 (とうばん)	being on duty	n
576. 当分 (とうぶん)	for the present	adv
577. 透明 (とうめい)	transparent	na-adj
578. 灯油 (とうゆ)	kerosene;	n
579. 東洋 (とうよう)	the East	n
580. 特技 (とくぎ)	special skill	n

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JLPT N2 Vocabulary (Part 2) | The Most Complete Lists