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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Part 5 of 18 (格別 … 起床)
Words 401–500 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: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 ・ 9 ・ 10 ・ 11 ・ 12 ・ 13 ・ 14 ・ 15 ・ 16 ・ 17 ・ 18 (100 words per part, 1748 total)
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 格別 | かくべつ kakubetsu | exceptional | — |
| 確率 | かくりつ kakuritsu | probability | — |
| 学力 | がくりょく gakuryoku | scholarship, knowledge | — |
| 掛け算 | かけざん kakezan | multiplication | — |
| 可決 | かけつ kaketsu | approval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage | — |
| 火口 | かこう kakou | crater (of a volcano) | — |
| 下降 | かこう kakou | decline, descent, fall | — |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano | — |
| かしこまりました | かしこまりました kashikomarimashita | Certainly | — |
| 貸し出し | かしだし kashidashi | lending, loaning | — |
| 過失 | かしつ kashitsu | error, mistake, negligence | — |
| 果実 | かじつ kajitsu | fruit | — |
| 貸間 | かしま kashima | room to let | — |
| 貸家 | かしや kashiya | house for rent | — |
| 箇所 | かしょ kasho | place, point, part | — |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess, over- | — |
| かじる | かじる kajiru | to chew, to bite (at) | — |
| 課税 | かぜい kazei | taxation | — |
| 下線 | かせん kasen | underline, underscore | — |
| カセット | カセット kasetto | cassette (tape) | — |
| 加速 | かそく kasoku | acceleration | — |
| 加速度 | かそくど kasokudo | acceleration | — |
| 塊 | かたまり katamari | lump, mass, cluster | — |
| 固まる | かたまる katamaru | to harden, to solidify, to become firm | verb → |
| 片道 | かたみち katamichi | one-way (trip) | — |
| 傾く | かたむく katamuku | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch | verb → |
| 片寄る | かたよる katayoru | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial | verb → |
| ～がち | ～がち ～gachi | tend to do ~ | — |
| 学科 | がっか gakka | study subject, course of study | — |
| 学会 | がっかい gakkai | academic conference | — |
| 学級 | がっきゅう gakkyuu | class | — |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ katsugu | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder | verb → |
| 括弧 | かっこ kakko | parenthesis, brackets | — |
| 活字 | かつじ katsuji | printing type | — |
| 勝手に | かってに katteni | arbitrarily, | — |
| 活力 | かつりょく katsuryoku | vitality, energy | — |
| 仮名 | かな kana | kana | — |
| 仮名遣い | かなづかい kanazukai | kana orthography, syllabary spelling | — |
| 加熱 | かねつ kanetsu | heating | — |
| 兼ねる | かねる kaneru | to simultaneously serve two or more functions | verb → |
| カバー | カバー kaba- | cover (e.g., book) | — |
| 過半数 | かはんすう kahansuu | majority | — |
| かび (～がはえる) | かび (～がはえる) kabi (～gahaeru) | mold, mildew | — |
| 被せる | かぶせる kabuseru | to cover (with something) | verb → |
| 釜 | かま kama | iron pot, kettle | — |
| 構いません | かまいません kamaimasen | it's all right; one doesn’t mind | — |
| 紙屑 | かみくず kamikuzu | wastepaper | — |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | god | — |
| 剃刀 | かみそり kamisori | razor | — |
| ガム | ガム gamu | chewing gum | — |
| 貨物 | かもつ kamotsu | cargo, freight | — |
| カラー | カラー kara- | collar, color | — |
| からかう | からかう karakau | to ridicule, to make fun of | — |
| 空っぽ | からっぽ karappo | empty, vacant, hollow | — |
| かるた | かるた karuta | playing cards (POR: carta) | — |
| 枯れる | かれる kareru | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) | verb → |
| カロリー | カロリー karori- | calorie | — |
| 可愛がる | かわいがる kawaigaru | to love, to be affectionate | verb → |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order, exchange | — |
| 瓦 | かわら kawara | roof tile | — |
| ～刊 | ～かん ～kan | ~ issued (magazine, newspaper) | — |
| ～間 | ～かん ～kan | between, during | — |
| ～巻 | ～かん ～kan | volume | — |
| ～館 | ～かん ～kan | ~ hall, ~ building | — |
| ～感 | ～かん ～kan | feeling, sense, impression | — |
| 換気 | かんき kanki | ventilation | — |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion, impression, inspiration | — |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | south-western half of Japan, including Osaka | — |
| 元日 | がんじつ ganjitsu | New Year's Day | — |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう kanshou | appreciation | — |
| 感ずる | かんずる kanzuru | to feel, to sense | — |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirect, indirectness | — |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation | — |
| 寒帯 | かんたい kantai | frigid zone | — |
| 官庁 | かんちょう kanchou | government office, authorities | — |
| 勘違い | かんちがい kanchigai | misunderstanding, wrong guess | — |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canning, canned goods, | — |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell, battery | — |
| 関東 | かんとう kantou | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo | — |
| 観念 | かんねん kannen | idea, notion; sense | — |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kanpai | Cheers! (a toast) | — |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | sign, signboard | — |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) | — |
| 冠 | かんむり kanmuri | crown, wreath | — |
| 漢和 | かんわ kanwa | Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary) | — |
| ～期 | ～き ～ki | ~age, ~period | — |
| ～器 | ～き ～ki | device, equipment | — |
| ～機 | ～き ～ki | machine | — |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure | — |
| 着替え | きがえ kigae | changing clothes, change of clothes | — |
| 着替える | きがえる kigaeru | to change (one's) clothes | verb → |
| 機関車 | きかんしゃ kikansha | locomotive, engine | — |
| 飢饉 | ききん kikin | famine | — |
| 器具 | きぐ kigu | instrument | — |
| 記号 | きごう kigou | symbol, code | — |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince, to carve, to engrave | verb → |
| 儀式 | ぎしき gishiki | ceremony, rite, ritual | — |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard, basis, criteria | — |
| 規準 | きじゅん kijun | standard, basis, criteria | — |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising, getting out of bed | — |
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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