In this article, we are going to see a list of words and vocabulary for N2 students in the Japanese language according to the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). I hope you make good use of this list of words.
We went through this list of words using 3 different dictionaries translating from the original in English and from the original in Portuguese in order to have a more accurate result. Still, it's important to check dictionaries like jisho.org
JLPT Vocabulary List N2
It is worth remembering that the words in the list below may have other meanings, some more simplified or that you already know, but at Level 2 of the JLPT, you learn a different meaning for such a word. I hope you enjoy this list of words:
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| Japanese | Romaji | Portuguese |
| 開く | hiraku | Open; open (for business) |
| 空く | aku | Open; open (e.g. door) |
| 打つ | utsu | to hit; beat (a drum) |
| 事故 | jiko | accident |
| 適当 | tekitō | appropriate; suitable |
| 足す | tazu | to add; Add to |
| 空港 | kūkō | airport |
| 今度 | kondo | now; next time |
| 礼 | king | thanking |
| 手伝う | tetsudau | to help; help |
| 木綿 | moment | cotton; cotton (material) |
| 安心 | anshin | relief; peace of mind |
| 高等 | high school | high class; high grade |
| 明日 | asu | tomorrow |
| 苦い | nigai | bitter |
| 両方 | ryōhō | both sides; both |
| 手袋 | tebukuro | love "}”> glove; glove |
| 動物 | dōbutsu | animal; animals |
| 正月 | shōgatsu | new Year; new Year's Day |
| 懸命 | kenmei | eagerness; seriousness |
| 消し | keshi | to switch off; erasure |
| 急ぐ | isogu | rush; hurry up |
| 暖房 | danbō | heating |
| 空気 | kūki | air |
| 田舎 | inaka | rural area; interior |
| 砂 | suna | areia |
| 押し入れ | oshiire | closet; cabinet |
| 約束 | yakusoku | arrangement; promise |
| 投げる | nageru | throw; to play |
| 米 | kiss | rice; America |
| 美術 | bijutsu | art |
| 技術 | gijutsu | art; technology |
| 忘れ物 | wasuremono | lost article |
| 焼く | yaku | to bake |
| 席 | seki | seat; thirst |
| 怖い | kowai | scary; scary. |
| 講堂 | kōdō | auditorium |
| 留守 | rusu | absence; to be far from home |
| 進む | susumu | advance; Go forward |
| 通り | tōri | avenue; how (ie "how are you") |
| 飛行 | flight | aviation; flying |
| 祖母 | sobo | grandmother |
| 祖父 | sofu | grandfather |
| 赤ん坊 | akanbō | baby; child |
| 為 | tame | good; benefit |
| 親切 | shinsetsu | kindness; kindness |
| 人形 | doll | Doll |
| 林 | hayashi | woods |
| 腕 | ude | arm; arm (esp. upper arm) |
| 光る | hikaru | shine; shine |
| 放送 | hōsō | broadcast; broadcasting |
| 主人 | shujin | head; master (e.g. of a craft) |
| 毛 | ke | hair; hair |
| 髪 | kami | hair; hair (on the head) |
| 落ちる | falling | to fall; fall (e.g. rain) |
| 倒れる | taoreru | to fall; be defeated (in battle) |
| 途中 | tochū | path; on the way |
| 隅 | I disappeared | song |
| 運ぶ | hakobu | to load; move |
| 館 | kan | House |
| 宅 | taku | House; home |
| 場合 | baai | case |
| 原因 | gen'in | cause |
| 景色 | keshiki | scenery |
| 確か | tashika | right; if I remember correctly |
| 機会 | kikai | chance; opportunity |
| 部長 | buchō | head of section or department; head of a department |
| ゴム | gummies | gum; rubber |
| 泣く | naku | to cry; shout |
| 市民 | shimin | citizen |
| 科学 | kagaku | science |
| 医学 | igaku | medical science; medicine |
| 周り | mawari | circumference; perimeter |
| 都合 | tsugō | circumstances; arrange |
| ら | ra | class; and others |
| 天気 | weather | climate; time |
| 品 | hin | thing; class |
| 集める | atsumu | collect; gather |
| 以外 | igai | with the exception of; in addition to |
| 試合 | shiai | Match; about |
| 最初 | saisho | start; first |
| 召し上がる | meshiagaru | eat |
| 貿易 | trade | business; trade (of goods and services) |
| 間違える | machigaeru | make a mistake; make a mistake (in) |
| 食料 | shokuryō | food "}”> food; food |
| 社 | sha | company; company |
| 比べる | kuraberu | to compare |
| 似る | niru | to compare; resemble |
| 出席 | shusseki | attendance; be present |
| 複雑 | fukuzatsu | complex; complicated |
| 交通 | traffic | communication; traffic |
| 競争 | kyōsō | competition |
| 優しい | yasashī | contest; gentle |
| 楽 | raku | comfort |
| 考える | kangaeru | consider; consider |
| 星 | hoshi | Chinese "star" constellation; star |
| 相談 | sōdan | Query |
| 連絡 | renraku | contact; contact |
| 所 | sho | seat counter; scene |
| 続ける | tsuzukeru | Continue |
| 続く | to be continued | Continue |
| 会話 | kaiwa | conversation; conversation |
| 招待 | shōtai | invitation |
| に | no | simple copulation; two (used in legal documents) |
| 海岸 | kaigan | coast |
| 背中 | senaka | back; back (of a chair) |
| 子 | ko | child |
| 起こす | okosu | to create; wake someone up |
| 育てる | sodaru | to create; rise |
| 注意 | cop | Careful; attention (e.g. to details) |
| 世話 | sewa | taking care of; assistance |
| 文化 | bunka | culture |
| 直す | naosu | heal; to repair |
| 踊り | odori | dance |
| 踊る | smelled | to dance; dance |
| 差し上げる | sashiageru | to give; rise |
| 決める | kimeru | decide |
| 坂 | saka | slope |
| 飾る | kazaru | to decorate |
| 深い | bukai | deep; dense |
| 故障 | koshō | break down; disaggregation |
| 歯 | ha | tooth |
| 以内 | inai | inside; inside of |
| 残念 | zannen | deplorable; disappointment |
| 落す | otosu | to tear down; fall into aggravated circumstances |
| 下る | kudaru | come down |
| 下りる | oriri | to descend; landing |
| 見つける | found | discover; find (e.g. something is missing) |
| 遠慮 | enryo | distrust; shyness |
| 失礼 | shitsurei"}”>shitsurei | rudeness; pardon me. |
| 謝る | ayamaru | apologize; apologize |
| 昼間 | hiruma | day; during the day |
| 日記 | nikki | diary |
| 辞典 | jiten | dictionary |
| 固い | katai | difficult; unpolished (e.g. writing) |
| 正しい | tadashī | right; fair |
| 校長 | kōchō | director; main |
| 別 | betsu | distinction; different |
| 申し上げる | mōshiageru | to say; let's say |
| 具合 | mane | illness; condition |
| 日 | nichi | Sunday; day of the week |
| 寝坊 | nebō | Sleep until it's late; sleeping too much |
| 眠る | nemuru | to sleep; go to sleep |
| 夢 | yume | dream; dream |
| 倍 | bai | twice; double |
| 硬 | kō | toughness; stiffness |
| 経済 | economy | economy |
| 彼女 | kanojo | she; girlfriend |
| に | no | in +; two (used in legal documents) |
| 案内 | annai | training; guide |
| 下宿 | geshuku | boarding; pension |
| 非常 | hijō | emergency |
| 向かう | mukau | to stare; go towards |
| 漬ける | tsukeru | soak; dive into |
| 会議 | meeting | meeting; conference |
| 住所 | jūsho | address; address (e.g. of a residence) |
| 看護 | kango | nursing |
| さ | sa | then; therefore |
| 玄関 | genkan | Prohibited; foyer |
| 届ける | deliver | deliver |
| 送る | okuru | to send; send (a person) home |
| 逃げる | nigeru | escape; to escape |
| 学校 | school | school |
| 高校 | kōkō | Secondary school; high school |
| 選ぶ | erabu | to choose; select |
| 暮れる | kureru | darken; reach the end |
| 冷える | hieru | cool down; get cold |
| 特別 | special | special |
| 専門 | senmon | specialty |
| 鏡 | kagami | mirror |
| 気 | ki | spirit; disposition |
| 妻 | tsuma | esposa |
| 家内 | kanai | wife; someone's family |
| 今夜 | tonight | tonight; tonight |
| 駐車 | chūsha | parking lot; parking (for example, car) |
| 棚 | tana | bookcase; shelf |
| 間に合う | maniau | be in time for |
| 遅れる | late | to be late |
| 込む | gummies | be crowded; be packed |
| ぶり | buri | style; after (period of time) |
| 変 | hey | weird |
| 研究 | research | study; search |
| 僕 | boku | I |
| 夕飯 | yūhan | evening meal; evening meal |
| 試験 | shiken | exam; test |
| 調べる | shiraberu | to examine |
| 行う | okonau | to execute; of |
| 展覧 | tender | exhibition; exposition |
| 経験 | experience | experience |
| 説明 | setssumoi | explanation; description. |
| 輸出 | yushutsu | export; export |
| 特急 | express train | limited express; limited express (train, bus, etc.) |
| 工場 | kōjō | factory |
| 致す | itu | do; of |
| 失敗 | shippai | failure; error |
| 騒ぐ | sawagu | make noise |
| 熱 | netsu | fever; feverish |
| 沸かす | wakasu | boil; boil |
| 祭り | matsuri | festival |
| 怒る | okoru | get angry |
| 娘 | musume | daughter; girl (i.e. a woman) |
| 息子 | son | son |
| 指 | yubi | fingers; finger |
| 糸 | ito | wire; string |
| 森 | died | forest |
| 火事 | kaji | fire; fire |
| 葉 | ha | leaf |
| 力 | chikara | strength; energy |
| 形 | katachi | shape |
| 厳しい | kibishī | strong; stern |
| 布団 | futon | futon; futon (Japanese style padded mattress) |
| 将来 | sōrai | future |
| 勝つ | katsu | to win |
| 引き出し | hikidashi | drawer |
| 地理 | chiri | geography |
| 大体 | daitai | general |
| 普通 | futsū | general; ordinary |
| 課長 | kachō | section manager; section chief |
| 卒業 | sotsugyō | graduation; graduation |
| 文法 | bunpō | grammar "}”> grammar; grammar |
| 戦争 | sense | war |
| 役 | yaku | war; paper |
| 歴史 | rekishi | history |
| 男性 | danced | man |
| 金持ち | kanemochi | rich man; rich person |
| ご | go | honorable; five |
| 御 | go | honorable; imperial |
| 客 | kyaku | guest; Visitor |
| 入院 | nyūin | hospitalization |
| 湯 | yu | hot water; Hot water |
| 旅館 | ryokan | Japanese hotel; ryokan |
| 教会 | kyōkai | church |
| 島 | shima | island |
| 道具 | dōgu | implement; to implement |
| 大事 | daiji | important |
| 輸入 | yunyū | import; import |
| 珍しい | mezurashī | unusual |
| 不便 | fuben | inconvenience |
| 工業 | kōgyō | industry |
| 産業 | sangyō | industry |
| 裏 | ura | bottom; opposite side |
| 注射 | chūsha | injection |
| 虫 | mushi | insect; worm |
| 興味 | interest | interest; interest (in) |
| 国際 | international | International |
| 紹介 | shōkai | introduction |
| 参る | mairu | go; get upset |
| 無理 | muri | irrational; impossible |
| 彼 | kare | that, or something understood w; he |
| 園 | en | garden; garden (esp. man-made) |
| 遊び | asobi | Playing |
| 捨てる | suteru | throw away |
| 新聞 | shinbun | newspaper |
| 柔道 | judo | judo; judo |
| 堅 | ken | ken; strength |
| 方 | hō | side; path |
| 泥棒 | dorobō | burglar; burglar |
| 湖 | mizuumi | lake |
| 法律 | hōritsu | law |
| 建て | tate | get up; ramp up |
| 建てる | tateru | get up; ramp up |
| 立てる | tateru | get up; to establish |
| 自由 | jiyū | freedom |
| 連れる | tsureru | lead; take him to |
| 美しい | beautiful | beautiful; beautiful. |
| 線 | sen | line |
| 文学 | literature | literature |
| 点 | ten | local; point |
| 遠く | tōku | far; distant |
| 久し | hisashi | far away; a long time ago) |
| 売り場 | uriba | place where things are sold; point of sale |
| 場 | jō | place, place; field (e.g. of study) |
| 場所 | basho | place, place; location |
| 光 | hikari | light |
| 電灯 | tooth | electrical light |
| 最近 | recently | last; recently |
| 真中 | manaka | manaka; among |
| 仕方 | shikata | manner; method |
| 手 | shu | hand; pointer (e.g. clock, etc.) |
| 夫 | otto | husband; he |
| 数学 | math | mathematics |
| 医者 | isha | doctor |
| 中 | chū | médio |
| 員 | in | member |
| 心 | kokoro | mind; heart |
| 市 | shi | Marketplace; city |
| 品物 | shinamono | goods |
| 都 | tō | metropolitan; Metropolitan area |
| 分 | fun | minute; division |
| 味噌 | miso | miso; miso |
| 噛む | kamu | to bite; to chew |
| 亡くなる | lost | to die; die |
| 急行 | kyūkō | moving at high speed; express (e.g. train, bus, etc.) |
| 動く | ugoku | to move; move |
| 引っ越す | hikkosu | to move; change residence |
| 移る | utsuru | to move; move to the next level |
| 運動 | undō | movement; exercise |
| む | mu | mu; anything |
| 変える | frog | change |
| 変わる | kawaru | to change; be different |
| 中々 | nakanaka | very; very good |
| 女性 | josei | woman |
| 婦 | fu | married woman; wife |
| 嬢 | jō | Single woman; (after a name) miss |
| 以下 | ika | do not exceed; the next |
| 以上 | ijō | not less than; above mentioned |
| 水泳 | sweat | swimming |
| 舟 | functions | ship; boat |
| 必要 | hitsuyō | required |
| 公務 | kōmu | official business; official business |
| 決して | kesshite | Never; Never. |
| 雲 | kumo | a cloud |
| 終わり | owari | the end |
| 世界 | world | o mundo |
| 事務 | jimu | the business; business |
| 西洋 | seiyō | the west; western countries |
| 首 | kubi | death; head of a clan |
| 大分 | ōita | ōita; very |
| 運転 | unten | operation |
| 意見 | iken | opinion |
| 反対 | hantai | opposition |
| 払う | harau | pay; to sweep |
| 親 | hey | dad |
| 講義 | kōgi | lecture |
| 片付ける | katazukeru | to pack; save |
| 増える | fueru | to increase; multiply |
| 無くなる | lost | to disappear; lose yourself |
| 包む | tsutsumu | to finish; wrap up |
| 太る | futoru | to gain weight; gain weight |
| 泊まる | took | to stay in; be leaned over |
| 沸く | waku | to stay warm; be in a state of excitement |
| 立つ | tatsu | to stay; rise |
| 始める | hajimeru | to start; to start |
| 通う | kayou | to go and come back; go back and forth |
| 残る | nokoru | to remain; remain |
| 踏む | smoke | to step on; step on |
| 祈る | inoru | to pray; pray |
| 迎える | mukaeru | to go out to find; to receive |
| 慣れる | nareru | to get used to; become domesticated |
| 驚く | odoroku | to be surprised; be surprised |
| 点く | tsuku | to be attached; be enlightened |
| 喜ぶ | yorokobu | to be appreciated; be enchanted |
| 治る | naru | to be healed; be healed |
| 直る | naru | to be healed; be repaired |
| 別れる | wakareru | to be divided; partial ways |
| 足りる | tariru | to be sufficient; be enough |
| 汚れる | yogoreru | to be violated; be tarnished |
| 見える | mieru | to have an audience; look |
| 取り替える | torikaeru | to exchange; to replace |
| 合う | wow | to come along; fitting |
| 祝い | iwai | congratulations; celebration |
| 止める | tomeru | to stop |
| 壁 | kabe | parede |
| 特に | particularly | Particularly; especially |
| 過ぎる | suggested | to pass through; be too much |
| 通る | tour | to spend; go by (e.g. name) |
| 趣味 | shumi | hobby; hobby |
| 見物 | kenbutsu | sightseeing tours; sightseer |
| 昼休み | hiruyasumi | break for lunch; lunch break |
| 石 | ishi | stone |
| 拾う | hirou | take |
| 捕まえる | catch | take |
| 掛ける | kakeru | to hang; put an effect (e.g. in) |
| 釣る | crane | to hang; fish |
| 下げる | sageru | to hang; to go back |
| 思う | omou | think; think about) |
| 小鳥 | kotori | little bird |
| 細かい | komakai | small; traffic ticket |
| 小 | shō | small; little |
| 負ける | makeru | lose |
| 尋ねる | tazuneru | to ask; search for |
| 危険 | kiken | danger |
| 時代 | jidai | período |
| 頑張る | ganbaru | persist; maintain posture |
| 習慣 | weekly | personalized; habit |
| 塗る | nuru | to paint; defamation |
| 滑る | suberu | to soar; be slippery |
| 計画 | plan | plan |
| 予定 | yotei | plans; schedule |
| 植える | wow | to plant; to grow |
| 警察 | police | police |
| 丁寧 | I learned | polite "}”> polite; courteous |
| 政治 | seiji | politics |
| 人口 | jinkō | population |
| 盛ん | sakan | popular; vigorous |
| 例えば | tatoeba | for example |
| 港 | minato | harbor |
| 楽しみ | tanoshimi | pleasure; enjoy |
| 心配 | shinpai | worry |
| 準備 | junbi | preparation |
| 支度 | shitaku | preparation |
| 用意 | yōi | preparation |
| 予習 | yoshū | preparation; preparing for a class |
| 贈り物 | gift | gift |
| 社長 | shachō | company president; president |
| 予報 | yohō | prediction |
| 探す | sagasu | to search for; search for) |
| 生産 | seisan | production |
| 土産 | miyage | product of the earth |
| 番組 | bangumi | program; program (e.g. TV) |
| 発音 | hatsoon | pronunciation |
| 来月 | raigetsu | next month |
| 漫画 | manga | comic; comics |
| 室 | shitsu | room; living room |
| 壊す | kowasu | to break; shipwreck |
| 折る | oru | to break; break |
| 割れる | wareru | to break; be identified |
| 折れる | oreru | break; be broken |
| 焼ける | yakeru | burn; be roasted |
| 枝 | eda | branch; branch |
| 浅い | asai | shallow; shallow (i.e. of a river) |
| 理由 | riyū | razão |
| 受ける | ukeru | to receive; accept (e.g. a challenge) |
| 受付 | uketsuke | Front desk; reception desk |
| 思い出す | omoidasu | to recall; remember if |
| 会 | kai | retreat; meeting |
| 承知 | shōchi | recognition |
| 食事 | meal | meal |
| 規則 | rules | rules |
| 関係 | kankei | relationship; relationship |
| 草 | kusa | grass; gram |
| 予約 | yoyaku | reservation; reserve |
| 冷房 | reibō | cooling; refrigeration |
| 返事 | henji | response |
| 答 | kotae | response |
| 帰り | kaeri | Returns; returning |
| 集る | takaru | get together |
| 復習 | revenge | review; revision |
| 指輪 | yubiwa | ring; ring |
| 笑う | warau | to laugh; lol |
| 小説 | shōsetsu | romance |
| 屋上 | rooftop | rooftop; roof |
| 盗む | nusumu | steal |
| 下着 | shitagi | underwear; underwear |
| 着物 | kimono | clothes; kimono (or other clothes) |
| 存じ | zonji | knowing |
| 知ら | shira | to know; unknown |
| 味 | aji | flavor |
| 出発 | shupatsu | saída |
| 退院 | tain | leaving the hospital; discharged from hospital |
| 会場 | kaijō | assembly hall; local |
| 血 | chi | blood |
| 神社 | jingle | Shinto shrine; Shinto shrine |
| 字 | ji | village section; character (i.e. kanji) |
| 乾く | kawaku | dry; stay dry |
| 絹 | kinu | silk |
| 安全 | anzen | security |
| 来週 | raishū | next week; next week |
| 必ず | kanarazu | ever; without fail |
| さん | san | sir, ma'am, miss or ma'am; three |
| 先輩 | senpai | senior; veteran |
| 気分 | kibun | feeling myself; humor |
| 気持ち | kimochi | feeling myself; feeling |
| 申す | mōsu | be called; let's say |
| 決る | kimaru | be decisive; be liquidated |
| 見つかる | mitsukaru | be found |
| 聞こえる | kikoeru | be heard; I can hear you. |
| 壊れる | kowareru | be broken |
| 水道 | suidō | water service; water supply |
| 簡単 | kantan | simple |
| 鳴る | naru | sound; bell (e.g. doorbell) |
| 社会 | shakai | society |
| 寂しい | sabishī | lonely |
| 音 | on | som |
| 眠い | nemui | sleepy |
| 様 | sama | Mr., Mrs. or Mrs; form of... |
| 柔らかい | yawarakai | soft; soft |
| 上がる | agaru | move up; be created |
| 代わり | kawari | substitute; second help |
| 郊外 | kōgai | suburb; suburbs |
| 表 | hyō | surface; front (of a building) |
| 畳 | tatami | tatami mat; paper folding box |
| 用 | yō | task; use |
| 用事 | yōji | tasks; things to do |
| 割合 | wariai | rate; proportion |
| 電報 | denpō | telegram |
| 度 | do | time; exactly |
| 寺 | will have | temple; Budhist temple) |
| 季節 | season | season |
| 火 | ka | third; fire |
| 済む | sumu | finish |
| 凄い | sugoi"}”> sugoi | terrible; excellent |
| 恥ずかしい | hazukashī | shy; embarrassed |
| 揺れる | yureru | to shake; shake |
| 触る | sawaru | touch; touch |
| 皆 | mine | all |
| 翻訳 | translation | translation |
| 訳 | yaku | translation; reason |
| 写す | utsuu | transcribe; transcribe |
| 乗り換える | norikaeru | transfer; move on to (e.g., a new love interest) |
| 伝える | tsutaeru | to transmit |
| 教育 | education | training; education |
| 汽車 | kisha | trem |
| 地震 | jishin | earthquake; earthquake |
| 悲しい | sad | sad |
| 台風 | taifū | tufão |
| 最後 | saigo | last |
| 大学 | university | university, college, etc.}; university |
| 入学 | admission | university}; entrance to school |
| 急 | kyū | urgent; suddenly |
| 利用 | riyō | to use; use |
| 乗り物 | norimono | vehicle |
| 昔 | mukashi | old days |
| 店員 | ten’in | seller; clerk |
| 拝見 | haiken | seeing; look at |
| せる | seru | verb indicating the causative}; press (someone for something) |
| 生 | sei | life |
| 生 | sei | life |
| 一生 | isshō | whole life; the whole world |
| 回る | mawaru | to turn; Turn around |
| 見舞い | pamper | visiting sick or distressed people; Query |
| 寄る | yoru | visit; approach |
| 訪ねる | tazuneru | visit; visit |
| 花見 | hanami | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 生きる | ikiru | to live; live |
| 生活 | lifestyle | alive; life |
| 近所 | kinjo | neighborhood; neighborhood |
| 君 | kimi | you; sovereign |
| 戻る | moderu | go back; to go back |