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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Part 15 of 18 (放る … 目覚し)
Words 1401–1500 of the 1748-word JLPT N2 list. Kanji link to their study pages, verbs and adjectives link to their conjugation tables, and any word can be tapped to hear it. Test yourself with the N2 vocabulary quiz.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 放る | ほうる houru | to let go | verb → |
| ボーナス | ボーナス bo-nasu | bonus | — |
| 朗らか | ほがらか hogaraka | bright, cheerful, melodious | na-adj → |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); pasture land | — |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming | — |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation | — |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment | — |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air, to dry, to drink up | verb → |
| ポスター | ポスター posuta- | poster | — |
| 北極 | ほっきょく hokkyoku | North Pole | — |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん bocchan | son (of others) | — |
| 解く | ほどく hodoku | to unfasten | — |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig, to excavate | verb → |
| 彫る | ほる horu | to carve, to chisel | verb → |
| ぼろ | ぼろ boro | rag, tattered clothes | — |
| 盆 | ぼん bon | Festival of the Dead; tray | — |
| 盆地 | ぼんち bonchi | basin (e.g., between mountains) | — |
| ほんの～ | ほんの～ honno～ | mere, just | — |
| 本部 | ほんぶ honbu | headquarters | — |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | essentially, naturally, by nature | — |
| まあまあ | まあまあ maamaa | okay; so-so; decent | — |
| 毎～ | まい～ mai～ | every ~ | — |
| 枚数 | まいすう maisuu | the number of flat things | — |
| 毎度 | まいど maido | each time, common service-sector greeting | — |
| 枕 | まくら makura | pillow | — |
| 曲げる | まげる mageru | to bend, to crook, to lean | verb → |
| まごまご | まごまご magomago | confused, be at a loss | — |
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction; rubbing; chafe | — |
| マスク | マスク masuku | mask | — |
| またぐ | またぐ matagu | to straddle | — |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ machiaishitsu | waiting room | — |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる machiawaseru | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time | verb → |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner | — |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら makkura | total darkness | na-adj → |
| 真っ黒 | まっくろ makkuro | pitch black | na-adj → |
| 真っ青 | まっさお massao | deep blue, ghastly pale | na-adj → |
| 真っ先 | まっさき massaki | foremost, beginning | — |
| 真っ白 | まっしろ masshiro | pure white | na-adj → |
| 祭る | まつる matsuru | to deify, to enshrine | verb → |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | (ticket) window | — |
| 真似る | まねる maneru | to mimic, to imitate | verb → |
| まぶた | まぶた mabuta | eyelids | — |
| マフラー | マフラー mafura- | a winter scarf | — |
| 間も無く | まもなく mamonaku | soon, in a short time | — |
| マラソン | マラソン marason | marathon | — |
| 稀 | まれ mare | rare, seldom | na-adj → |
| 回り道 | まわりみち mawarimichi | detour | — |
| 満員 | まんいん manin | full house, no vacancy, sold out | — |
| マンション | マンション manshon | multistory apartment house, condominium | — |
| 満点 | まんてん manten | perfect score | — |
| 未～ | み～ mi～ | not yet ~ | — |
| 見上げる | みあげる miageru | to look up at, to admire | verb → |
| 見送る | みおくる miokuru | to see off; to escort; to let pass | verb → |
| 見下ろす | みおろす miorosu | to overlook, to look down on something | verb → |
| 見掛け | みかけ mikake | outward appearance | — |
| 三日月 | みかづき mikazuki | crescent moon | — |
| 岬 | みさき misaki | cape (on coast) | — |
| みじめ | みじめ mijime | sad, pitiful, wretched | — |
| ミシン | ミシン mishin | sewing machine | — |
| 自ら | みずから mizukara | for one's self, personally | — |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit (woman's) | — |
| 店屋 | みせや miseya | store, shop | — |
| ～みたい | ～みたい ～mitai | looks like ~ | — |
| 見出し | みだし midashi | heading, index | — |
| 道順 | みちじゅん michijun | itinerary, route | — |
| みっともない | みっともない mittomonai | shameful, indecent | — |
| 見詰める | みつめる mitsumeru | to stare at, to gaze at | verb → |
| 見直す | みなおす minaosu | to look over again, to review | verb → |
| 見慣れる | みなれる minareru | to become used to seeing, to be familiar with | verb → |
| 醜い | みにくい minikui | ugly | i-adj → |
| 実る | みのる minoru | to bear fruit, to ripen | verb → |
| 身分 | みぶん mibun | position, status | — |
| 見本 | みほん mihon | sample | — |
| 見舞う | みまう mimau | to ask after (health), to visit | verb → |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than, insufficient | — |
| 名字 | みょうじ myouji | surname, family name | — |
| ミリ (メートル) | ミリ (メートル) miri (me-toru) | milli- | — |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private, civilian | — |
| 民主～ | みんしゅ～ minshu～ | democratic | — |
| 民謡 | みんよう minyou | folk song, popular song | — |
| ～向け | ～むけ ～muke | for ~ | — |
| 無限 | むげん mugen | infinite | — |
| 無地 | むじ muji | plain | — |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん mujun | contradiction, inconsistency | — |
| 無数 | むすう musuu | countless number, infinite number | — |
| 紫 | むらさき murasaki | purple color, violet | — |
| 群れ | むれ mure | crowd, flock, herd | — |
| 姪 | めい mei | niece | — |
| 名～ | めい～ mei～ | famous ~ | — |
| ～名 | ～めい ～mei | counter for people | — |
| 名作 | めいさく meisaku | masterpiece | — |
| 名所 | めいしょ meisho | famous place | — |
| 命ずる | めいずる meizuru | to command, to appoint | — |
| 迷信 | めいしん meishin | superstition | — |
| 名物 | めいぶつ meibutsu | famous product, special product, speciality | — |
| 銘々 | めいめい meimei | each, individual | — |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる megumareru | to be blessed with, to be rich in | verb → |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around | verb → |
| 目指す | めざす mezasu | to aim at, to have an eye on | verb → |
| 目覚し | めざまし mezamashi | alarm-clock | — |
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 ・ 9 ・ 10 ・ 11 ・ 12 ・ 13 ・ 14 ・ 15 ・ 16 ・ 17 ・ 18 (100 words per part, 1748 total)
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