JLPT N2 Vocabulary
· Upper Intermediate
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· Upper Intermediate
General-purpose nouns spanning multiple topics.
120 words
room, time to spare, emptiness
next, following
dawn
meaning, significance
garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
resentment
liquid, fluid
Europe and America, the West
font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine
grace, favor, blessing, benefit
temperate zone
sea bathing, seawater bath
dictation
multiplication
fruit, nut, berry.
printing type
locomotive, engine
curve
comb
true adjective
adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
column, beam, digit
end of the month
school yard
having some knowledge of, happening to know
the most ~
lumber, timber
tatami room
cushion (Japanese)
two days after tomorrow
timetable, schedule
site
speed (per hour)
corpse
full name, identity
weak point, weakness
joke, pun, witticism
fire station
book, publication
bookshop
calligraphy
juice, sap, soup, broth
bullet train (very high speed), shinkansen
late at night
marine products, fisheries
water vapour, steam
hydrogen
drop of water
canteen, flask, water bottle
moisture
horizon
water's surface
Wednesday
youngest child
Japanese cedar
pickpocket
integer
ability, capability
ingredient, component, composition
distinction by sex, sex, gender
main gate, main entrance
stopper, cork, stopcock
folding fan
electric fan
ellipse
gradation, grade, stage
time, years, days
restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
wrist
notebook
procedure, (legal) process, formalities
(hand) towel
before, this side, we, you
appointed day, very day
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
Mister (mostly in addressing someone on an envelope)
date and time
daily necessities
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine
schedule
gear, cog-wheel
ladder, stairs
exposure to the sun, sunny place
shadow
a draw (in competition), tie game
every day, daily, day after day
sunset
sunrise
sign, mark
standard, level
warrior, samurai
pronunciation key
literature, art and literature, belles-lettres
literature, books (reference)
literary style
stationery
context
telescope
direction, way, compass point
dialect
equation
direction, district, field (e.g., of study)
headquarters
every ~
each time, common service-sector greeting
pillow, bolster
friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe
waiting room
not yet ~
bathing suit (woman's)
store, shop
democratic
folk song, popular song
lumber, timber, wood
actor, actress
bathrobe, informal summer kimono, yukata
shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories
(n) (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
column of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)
our ~
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