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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.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head, lead, vanguard | — |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん zenpan | (the) whole, general | — |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき senpuuki | electric fan | — |
| 洗面 | せんめん senmen | wash up (one's face), have a wash | — |
| 全力 | ぜんりょく zenryoku | all one's power, whole energy | — |
| 線路 | せんろ senro | line, track, roadbed | — |
| ~沿い | ~そい ~soi | along | — |
| 総~ | そう~ sou~ | gross, general, entire | — |
| ~艘 | ~そう ~sou | counter for ships | — |
| 相違 | そうい soui | difference, discrepancy, variation | — |
| そういえば | そういえば souieba | which reminds me .. | — |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん zoukin | house-cloth, dust cloth | — |
| 増減 | ぞうげん zougen | increase and decrease, fluctuation | — |
| 倉庫 | そうこ souko | storehouse, warehouse | — |
| 相互 | そうご sougo | mutual, reciprocal | — |
| 創作 | そうさく sousaku | production, creation, work | — |
| 葬式 | そうしき soushiki | funeral | — |
| 造船 | ぞうせん zousen | shipbuilding | — |
| 騒々しい | そうぞうしい souzoushii | noisy, boisterous | i-adj → |
| 増大 | ぞうだい zoudai | increase, growth | — |
| そうっと | そうっと soutto | softly, cautiously, gently | — |
| 送別 | そうべつ soubetsu | farewell, send-off | — |
| 草履 | ぞうり zouri | Japanese sandals (footwear) | — |
| 総理大臣 | そうりだいじん souridaijin | Prime Minister | — |
| 送料 | そうりょう souryou | postage, carriage | — |
| ~足 | ~そく ~soku | counter for shoes | — |
| 属する | ぞくする zokusuru | to belong to, to come under | verb → |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく zokuzoku | successively, one after another | — |
| 速達 | そくたつ sokutatsu | express, special delivery | — |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement | — |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement, surveying | — |
| 速力 | そくりょく sokuryoku | speed | — |
| 素質 | そしつ soshitsu | talent, capability | — |
| 祖先 | そせん sosen | ancestor(s) | — |
| そそっかしい | そそっかしい sosokkashii | careless, thoughtless | i-adj → |
| 卒直 | そっちょく socchoku | frank, candid, honest | na-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 | — |
| その他 | そのほか sonohoka | besides | — |
| 剃る | そる soru | to shave | verb → |
| 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 | — |
| 逸れる | それる soreru | to stray (turn) from subject, to go astray | verb → |
| 算盤 | そろばん soroban | abacus | — |
| 存じる | ぞんじる zonjiru | (humble) to know | verb → |
| 存ずる | ぞんずる zonzuru | (humble) to know | — |
| 損得 | そんとく sontoku | loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage | — |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ tanbo | paddy field, farm | — |
| 第~ | 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 | — |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん daigakuin | graduate school | — |
| 大工 | だいく daiku | carpenter | — |
| 体系 | たいけい taikei | system, organization | — |
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum, tambourine | — |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | counter-plan, counter-measure | — |
| 大して | たいして taishite | (not so) much, (not) very | — |
| 大小 | だいしょう daishou | size | — |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order, system, structure | — |
| 体積 | たいせき taiseki | capacity, volume | — |
| 大層 | たいそう taisou | very much, greatly | — |
| 体操 | たいそう taisou | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics | — |
| 大分 | だいぶん daibun | considerably, greatly, a lot | — |
| 大木 | たいぼく taiboku | large tree | — |
| 代名詞 | 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 | — |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation, opposition, antagonism | — |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting | — |
| 絶えず | たえず taezu | constantly | — |
| 楕円 | だえん daen | ellipse | — |
| 耕す | たがやす tagayasu | to till, to plow, to cultivate | verb → |
| 滝 | たき taki | waterfall | — |
| 蓄える | たくわえる takuwaeru | to save, to store, to lay in stock | verb → |
| 竹 | たけ take | bamboo | — |
| ただいま | ただいま tadaima | Here I am, I'm home! | — |
| 但し | ただし tadashi | but, however, provided that | — |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる tachidomaru | to stop, to halt, to stand still | verb → |
| たちまち | たちまち tachimachi | instantly, suddenly, all at once | — |
| 発 | はつ hatsu | to depart (e.g., on a plane, train) | — |
| 脱線 | だっせん dassen | derailment, digression | — |
| 妥当 | だとう datou | proper, appropriate | na-adj → |
| 例える | たとえる tatoeru | to compare, to liken | verb → |
| 頼もしい | たのもしい tanomoshii | reliable, promising | i-adj → |
| ダブル | ダブル daburu | double | — |
| ダム | ダム damu | dam | — |
| 溜息 | 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 | — |
| 足る | たる taru | to be sufficient, to be enough | verb → |
| 短~ | たん~ tan~ | short ~ | — |
| ~団 | ~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 | — |
| 大通り | 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 | — |
| 大凡 | おおよそ ooyoso | about, approximately | — |
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