jlpt-boi / JLPT N2 / Vocabulary
Upper-intermediate: the vocabulary of news, essays, and workplace communication. Every word below is pulled from real N2 practice questions — tap any word to try the question it appears in.
295 words · with readings & meanings
Practice N2 vocabulary →| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
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| あっさり | — | easily, quickly, plainly | Practice → |
| おざなり | — | half-hearted, perfunctory | Practice → |
| しいて言うなら | — | if I had to say / if pressed | Practice → |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | as always, unchanged | Practice → |
| 曖昧 | あいまい | vague, ambiguous | Practice → |
| 足を運ぶ | あしをはこぶ | to go, to make the trip (with effort) | Practice → |
| 案外 | あんがい | unexpectedly, contrary to expectation | Practice → |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance | Practice → |
| 異常 | いじょう | abnormality | Practice → |
| 一時 | いちじ | temporarily | Practice → |
| 一時的 | いちじてき | temporary | Practice → |
| 著しい | いちじるしい | remarkable, marked, conspicuous | Practice → |
| 移動 | いどう | movement / transfer | Practice → |
| うかがう | うかがう | visit (humble) | Practice → |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい | gloomy, oppressive, irritatingly gloomy | Practice → |
| 促す | うながす | urge / prompt | Practice → |
| 潤う | うるおう | to be moistened, enriched, made prosperous | Practice → |
| 運営 | うんえい | operation / management | Practice → |
| 影響 | えいきょう | influence / effect | Practice → |
| 円滑 | えんかつ | smooth (proceeding without friction) | Practice → |
| 厳か | おごそか | solemn, dignified | Practice → |
| 収める | おさめる | achieve / obtain | Practice → |
| おそらく | おそらく | probably | Practice → |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | exert / cause | Practice → |
| 折り返し | おりかえし | halfway point, turn (of a process) | Practice → |
| 疎か | おろそか | negligent, careless (about a duty) | Practice → |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | collection, recovery, recall | Practice → |
| 改善 | かいぜん | improvement | Practice → |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development | Practice → |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery | Practice → |
| 概要 | がいよう | outline | Practice → |
| かかわる | かかわる | concern / affect | Practice → |
| 各家庭 | かくかてい | each household | Practice → |
| 各自 | かくじ | each person | Practice → |
| 各社 | かくしゃ | each company | Practice → |
| 拡大 | かくだい | expansion | Practice → |
| 各地 | かくち | various places | Practice → |
| 獲得 | かくとく | acquisition | Practice → |
| 確認済み | かくにんずみ | confirmed / checked (done) | Practice → |
| 各部門 | かくぶもん | each division | Practice → |
| 課題 | かだい | issue / task | Practice → |
| 各国 | かっこく | each country | Practice → |
| 活動 | かつどう | activity | Practice → |
| かなう | かなう | come true | Practice → |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | not necessarily (with a negative) | Practice → |
| 兼ねる | かねる | serve also as | Practice → |
| 交わす | かわす | exchange | Practice → |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment | Practice → |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation | Practice → |
| 管理 | かんり | management / control | Practice → |
| 緩和 | かんわ | easing, relaxation, mitigation | Practice → |
| 気が進まない | きがすすまない | reluctant, not feeling like it | Practice → |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ | technology / skill | Practice → |
| 規則 | きそく | rule / regulation | Practice → |
| 期待するほどではない | きたいするほどではない | not as good as expected | Practice → |
| 気づく | きづく | notice | Practice → |
| 機能 | きのう | function | Practice → |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty / obligation | Practice → |
| 旧市街 | きゅうしがい | old town | Practice → |
| 旧式 | きゅうしき | old model | Practice → |
| 旧姓 | きゅうせい | former surname | Practice → |
| 旧制度 | きゅうせいど | old system | Practice → |
| 旧製品 | きゅうせいひん | old product | Practice → |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply | Practice → |
| 共通 | きょうつう | common / shared | Practice → |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation | Practice → |
| 記録 | きろく | record | Practice → |
| 具体的 | ぐたいてき | concrete / specific | Practice → |
| 詳しい | くわしい | knowledgeable | Practice → |
| 軽減 | けいげん | reduction | Practice → |
| 傾向 | けいこう | trend | Practice → |
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation | Practice → |
| 軽率 | けいそつ | rash, careless, hasty | Practice → |
| 結果 | けっか | result | Practice → |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification | Practice → |
| 減少 | げんしょう | decrease | Practice → |
| 顕著 | けんちょ | remarkable, marked, conspicuous | Practice → |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration | Practice → |
| 権利 | けんり | right / entitlement | Practice → |
| 高価格 | こうかかく | high price | Practice → |
| 高確率 | こうかくりつ | high probability | Practice → |
| 合格率 | ごうかくりつ | pass rate | Practice → |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange / replacement | Practice → |
| 高機能 | こうきのう | high performance | Practice → |
| 貢献 | こうけん | contribution | Practice → |
| 高速度 | こうそくど | high speed | Practice → |
| 高品質 | こうひんしつ | high quality | Practice → |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency | Practice → |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | exchange / interaction | Practice → |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | consideration | Practice → |
| 考慮する | こうりょする | take into consideration | Practice → |
| 故障 | こしょう | breakdown / malfunction | Practice → |
| こなす | こなす | handle skillfully | Practice → |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | basis / grounds | Practice → |
| 混濁 | こんだく | muddiness, turbidity, congestion (traffic) | Practice → |
| 再開 | さいかい | resumption | Practice → |
| 再確認 | さいかくにん | reconfirmation | Practice → |
| 再計算 | さいけいさん | recalculation | Practice → |
| 再検討 | さいけんとう | re-examination, reconsideration | Practice → |
| 再使用 | さいしよう | reuse | Practice → |
| 在席 | ざいせき | being present | Practice → |
| 再調査 | さいちょうさ | reinvestigation | Practice → |
| 再提出 | さいていしゅつ | resubmission | Practice → |
| 再登録 | さいとうろく | reregistration | Practice → |
| 再評価 | さいひょうか | reevaluation | Practice → |
| 先ほど | さきほど | a short while ago | Practice → |
| 削除する | さくじょする | delete | Practice → |
| 避ける | さける | avoid | Practice → |
| 支える | ささえる | support | Practice → |
| ささやか | ささやか | modest | Practice → |
| 早速 | さっそく | right away, promptly (eager) | Practice → |
| 妨げ | さまたげ | obstacle | Practice → |
| 参加 | さんか | participation | Practice → |
| 支援 | しえん | support / assistance | Practice → |
| 資金 | しきん | funds / capital | Practice → |
| 資源 | しげん | resources | Practice → |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure | Practice → |
| 親しまれる | したしまれる | be beloved | Practice → |
| 視点 | してん | viewpoint | Practice → |
| しばしば | しばしば | frequently | Practice → |
| 習慣的 | しゅうかんてき | habitual | Practice → |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration | Practice → |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | flexible, adaptable | Practice → |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income | Practice → |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repair | Practice → |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう | reduction / contraction | Practice → |
| 受賞 | じゅしょう | receiving an award | Practice → |
| 手段 | しゅだん | means / method | Practice → |
| 受容 | じゅよう | acceptance | Practice → |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand | Practice → |
| 潤滑 | じゅんかつ | smooth (literally: lubricated) | Practice → |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | smooth, on track | Practice → |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | situation | Practice → |
| 条件 | じょうけん | condition | Practice → |
| 承知 | しょうち | knowledge / consent | Practice → |
| 承認 | しょうにん | approval | Practice → |
| 証明 | しょうめい | proof | Practice → |
| 徐々に | じょじょに | gradually | Practice → |
| 諸問題 | しょもんだい | various issues | Practice → |
| 新企画 | しんきかく | new project | Practice → |
| 新技術 | しんぎじゅつ | new technology | Practice → |
| 新記録 | しんきろく | new record | Practice → |
| 新制度 | しんせいど | new system | Practice → |
| 新製品 | しんせいひん | new product | Practice → |
| 迅速 | じんそく | swift, prompt | Practice → |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | careful / prudent | Practice → |
| 進捗 | しんちょく | progress | Practice → |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurately | Practice → |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction | Practice → |
| 制度 | せいど | system / institution | Practice → |
| 性能 | せいのう | performance / capability | Practice → |
| 責任 | せきにん | responsibility | Practice → |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | proactive / positive | Practice → |
| 設備 | せつび | facilities / equipment | Practice → |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | everyone | Practice → |
| 全期間 | ぜんきかん | entire period | Practice → |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | nationwide | Practice → |
| 全国的 | ぜんこくてき | nationwide | Practice → |
| 全自動 | ぜんじどう | fully automatic | Practice → |
| 全面 | ぜんめん | total / full-scale | Practice → |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase | Practice → |
| 操作 | そうさ | operation / manipulation | Practice → |
| 促進 | そくしん | promotion | Practice → |
| 損なう | そこなう | damage | Practice → |
| 損失 | そんしつ | loss | Practice → |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | respect | Practice → |
| 対応 | たいおう | response / handling | Practice → |
| 大改装 | だいかいそう | major renovation | Practice → |
| 大規模 | だいきぼ | large-scale | Practice → |
| 大洪水 | だいこうずい | major flood | Practice → |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target / subject | Practice → |
| 大多数 | だいたすう | large majority | Practice → |
| 大都市 | だいとし | major city | Practice → |
| 大容量 | だいようりょう | large capacity | Practice → |
| 妥協 | だきょう | compromise | Practice → |
| 直ちに | ただちに | immediately | Practice → |
| 達成感 | たっせいかん | sense of achievement | Practice → |
| 妥当 | だとう | reasonable, valid, appropriate | Practice → |
| 保つ | たもつ | maintain | Practice → |
| 短期間 | たんきかん | short period | Practice → |
| 短距離 | たんきょり | short distance | Practice → |
| 短時間 | たんじかん | short time | Practice → |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening | Practice → |
| 短編 | たんぺん | short story | Practice → |
| 地域 | ちいき | region / community | Practice → |
| 縮む | ちぢむ | shrink | Practice → |
| 長期 | ちょうき | long-term | Practice → |
| 長期間 | ちょうきかん | long term | Practice → |
| 長期契約 | ちょうきけいやく | long-term contract | Practice → |
| 長距離 | ちょうきょり | long distance | Practice → |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation / survey | Practice → |
| 長時間 | ちょうじかん | long hours | Practice → |
| 長寿命化 | ちょうじゅみょうか | longer service life | Practice → |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | display | Practice → |
| 費やす | ついやす | to spend, to devote (time, money, effort) | Practice → |
| 使い放題 | つかいほうだい | unlimited use | Practice → |
| 手厚い | てあつい | generous, cordial (care/support/hospitality) | Practice → |
| 提案 | ていあん | proposal | Practice → |
| 低温 | ていおん | low temperature | Practice → |
| 低価格 | ていかかく | low price | Practice → |
| 低収入 | ていしゅうにゅう | low income | Practice → |
| 低燃費 | ていねんぴ | fuel efficiency | Practice → |
| 低利用率 | ていりようりつ | low utilization rate | Practice → |
| 適用 | てきよう | application | Practice → |
| 手続き | てつづき | procedure | Practice → |
| 手を抜く | てをぬく | to cut corners, to skip effort | Practice → |
| 統計 | とうけい | statistics | Practice → |
| 導入 | どうにゅう | introduction / implementation | Practice → |
| 乏しい | とぼしい | scarce, lacking, meager | Practice → |
| 取り消す | とりけす | cancel | Practice → |
| 納得 | なっとく | conviction, acceptance (after understanding) | Practice → |
| 難航する | なんこうする | make slow progress | Practice → |
| 難色を示す | なんしょくをしめす | to show disapproval / reluctance | Practice → |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp | Practice → |
| 背景 | はいけい | background | Practice → |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition | Practice → |
| 捗る | はかどる | to make progress, to go smoothly | Practice → |
| 発展 | はってん | development / growth | Practice → |
| 歯止め | はどめ | brake / check | Practice → |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい | brilliant, spectacular, splendid | Practice → |
| 華やか | はなやか | gorgeous | Practice → |
| 範囲 | はんい | range / scope | Practice → |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | reflection | Practice → |
| 反政府 | はんせいふ | anti-government | Practice → |
| 反対 | はんたい | opposition | Practice → |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgment | Practice → |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction | Practice → |
| 反復 | はんぷく | repetition | Practice → |
| 反論 | はんろん | counterargument | Practice → |
| 比較 | ひかく | comparison | Practice → |
| 非現実的 | ひげんじつてき | unrealistic | Practice → |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい | closed / private | Practice → |
| 非合理的 | ひごうりてき | irrational | Practice → |
| 非常勤 | ひじょうきん | part-time | Practice → |
| 非生産的 | ひせいさんてき | unproductive | Practice → |
| 非正式 | ひせいしき | unofficial | Practice → |
| 密か | ひそか | secret, private, discreet | Practice → |
| 非対称 | ひたいしょう | asymmetrical | Practice → |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | to move (residence) | Practice → |
| 費用 | ひよう | cost / expense | Practice → |
| 評価 | ひょうか | evaluation | Practice → |
| 肥沃 | ひよく | fertile, rich (soil) | Practice → |
| 不安定 | ふあんてい | unstable | Practice → |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ | indispensable | Practice → |
| 不可能 | ふかのう | impossible | Practice → |
| 普及 | ふきゅう | spread / diffusion | Practice → |
| 不公平 | ふこうへい | unfair | Practice → |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | inconvenient / disabled | Practice → |
| 不正確 | ふせいかく | inaccurate | Practice → |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden | Practice → |
| 不適切 | ふてきせつ | inappropriate | Practice → |
| 分散 | ぶんさん | distribution / dispersion | Practice → |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis | Practice → |
| 変化 | へんか | change | Practice → |
| 報告 | ほうこく | report | Practice → |
| 方針 | ほうしん | policy / course | Practice → |
| ほぼ | ほぼ | almost / roughly | Practice → |
| ほんの | ほんの | mere / only | Practice → |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい | confusing, misleading (easily mixed up) | Practice → |
| 見送る | みおくる | defer / forgo | Practice → |
| 見落とす | みおとす | overlook | Practice → |
| 未解決 | みかいけつ | unresolved, unsolved | Practice → |
| 未確認 | みかくにん | unconfirmed | Practice → |
| 未完成 | みかんせい | incomplete | Practice → |
| 未経験 | みけいけん | inexperienced | Practice → |
| 未決定 | みけってい | undecided | Practice → |
| 見込む | みこむ | anticipate | Practice → |
| 未使用 | みしよう | unused | Practice → |
| 未提出 | みていしゅつ | not submitted | Practice → |
| 見通し | みとおし | prospect | Practice → |
| 見通しが立つ | みとおりがたつ | the outlook becomes clear | Practice → |
| 実を結ぶ | みをむすぶ | bear fruit | Practice → |
| 無関心 | むかんしん | indifference | Practice → |
| 無計画 | むけいかく | unplanned, haphazard | Practice → |
| 無効 | むこう | invalid | Practice → |
| 無制限 | むせいげん | unlimited | Practice → |
| 無責任 | むせきにん | irresponsible | Practice → |
| 無駄 | むだ | waste | Practice → |
| 無料 | むりょう | free of charge | Practice → |
| 明確化 | めいかくか | clarification, making explicit | Practice → |
| 明白 | めいはく | obvious | Practice → |
| 目星をつける | めぼしをつける | to fix on a likely candidate / suspect | Practice → |
| 役割 | やくわり | role | Practice → |
| やむを得ない | やむをえない | unavoidable | Practice → |
| 和らぐ | やわらぐ | ease | Practice → |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | depression, gloom, melancholy | Practice → |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち | sudden evening rain shower | Practice → |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう | calm, leisurely, unhurried | Practice → |
| 余裕 | ゆとり | room, margin, leeway (time/money/mental) | Practice → |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか | gradual / gentle | Practice → |
| 余儀なくされる | よぎなくされる | to be forced to (by circumstances) | Practice → |
| 予算 | よさん | budget | Practice → |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction | Practice → |
| 利益 | りえき | profit / benefit | Practice → |
| 利用 | りよう | use / utilization | Practice → |