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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Part 3 of 18 (先頭 … 大凡)

Words 201–300 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.

Part: 123456789101112131415161718 (100 words per part, 1748 total)

WordReadingMeaningConjugation
せんとう
sentou
head, lead, vanguard
ぜんぱん
zenpan
(the) whole, general
せんぷうき
senpuuki
electric fan
せんめん
senmen
wash up (one's face), have a wash
ぜんりょく
zenryoku
all one's power, whole energy
せんろ
senro
line, track, roadbed
沿~そい
~soi
along
そう~
sou~
gross, general, entire
~艘~そう
~sou
counter for ships
そうい
soui
difference, discrepancy, variation
そういえばそういえば
souieba
which reminds me ..
ぞうきん
zoukin
house-cloth, dust cloth
ぞうげん
zougen
increase and decrease, fluctuation
そうこ
souko
storehouse, warehouse
そうご
sougo
mutual, reciprocal
そうさく
sousaku
production, creation, work
そうしき
soushiki
funeral
ぞうせん
zousen
shipbuilding
々しいそうぞうしい
souzoushii
noisy, boisterousi-adj →
ぞうだい
zoudai
increase, growth
そうっとそうっと
soutto
softly, cautiously, gently
そうべつ
soubetsu
farewell, send-off
ぞうり
zouri
Japanese sandals (footwear)
そうりだいじん
souridaijin
Prime Minister
そうりょう
souryou
postage, carriage
~そく
~soku
counter for shoes
するぞくする
zokusuru
to belong to, to come underverb →
ぞくぞく
zokuzoku
successively, one after another
そくたつ
sokutatsu
express, special delivery
そくてい
sokutei
measurement
そくりょう
sokuryou
measurement, surveying
そくりょく
sokuryoku
speed
そしつ
soshitsu
talent, capability
そせん
sosen
ancestor(s)
そそっかしいそそっかしい
sosokkashii
careless, thoughtlessi-adj →
そっちょく
socchoku
frank, candid, honestna-adj →
そのころそのころ
sonokoro
in those days, at that time, then
そのためそのため
sonotame
hence, for that reason
そのそのほか
sonohoka
besides
剃るそる
soru
to shaveverb →
それなのにそれなのに
sorenanoni
though, although
それならそれなら
sorenara
If that's the case..., If so..., That being the case...
それはいけませんね (かん)それはいけませんね (かん)
sorehaikemasenne (kan)
that's not good
れるそれる
soreru
to stray (turn) from subject, to go astrayverb →
そろばん
soroban
abacus
じるぞんじる
zonjiru
(humble) to knowverb →
ずるぞんずる
zonzuru
(humble) to know
そんとく
sontoku
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage
たんぼ
tanbo
paddy field, farm
だい~
dai~
~th
だいいち (とりわけ)だいいち (とりわけ)
daiichi (toriwake)
first, foremost,  #1
だいがくいん
daigakuin
graduate school
だいく
daiku
carpenter
たいけい
taikei
system, organization
たいこ
taiko
drum, tambourine
たいさく
taisaku
counter-plan, counter-measure
してたいして
taishite
(not so) much, (not) very
だいしょう
daishou
size
たいせい
taisei
order, system, structure
たいせき
taiseki
capacity, volume
たいそう
taisou
very much, greatly
たいそう
taisou
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
だいぶん
daibun
considerably, greatly, a lot
たいぼく
taiboku
large tree
だいめいし
daimeishi
pronoun
タイアタイア
taia
tire, tyre
ダイヤグラムダイヤグラム
daiyaguramu
diagram
ダイヤモンドダイヤモンド
daiyamondo
diamond
ダイヤルダイヤル
daiyaru
dial
たいりつ
tairitsu
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
たうえ
taue
rice planting
えずたえず
taezu
constantly
だえん
daen
ellipse
たがやす
tagayasu
to till, to plow, to cultivateverb →
たき
taki
waterfall
えるたくわえる
takuwaeru
to save, to store, to lay in stockverb →
たけ
take
bamboo
ただいまただいま
tadaima
Here I am, I'm home!
ただし
tadashi
but, however, provided that
まるたちどまる
tachidomaru
to stop, to halt, to stand stillverb →
たちまちたちまち
tachimachi
instantly, suddenly, all at once
はつ
hatsu
to depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
だっせん
dassen
derailment, digression
だとう
datou
proper, appropriatena-adj →
えるたとえる
tatoeru
to compare, to likenverb →
もしいたのもしい
tanomoshii
reliable, promisingi-adj →
ダブルダブル
daburu
double
ダムダム
damu
dam
ためいき
tameiki
a sigh
ためらうためらう
tamerau
to be hesitant
~だらけ~だらけ
~darake
be full of ~, be filled with ~
だらしないだらしない
darashinai
slovenly, loose, a slut
たる
taru
to be sufficient, to be enoughverb →
たん~
tan~
short ~
~だん
~dan
group, corps, party
オーケストラオーケストラ
o-kesutora
orchestra
おおざっぱおおざっぱ
oozappa
rough (not precise), broad, sketchy
おおどおり
oodoori
main street
オートメーションオートメーション
o-tome-shon
automation
おおよそ
ooyoso
about, approximately

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