JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 11

Words 201–220 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

201
加速(かそく)
Nouncommon
1. acceleration; speeding up
列車は加速した。
The train gathered speed.
加 add 速 quick
202
固(かた)い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.hard; solid; tough
2. 2.stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
3. 3.strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
トムは頭が固い。
Tom is stubborn.
固 harden
203
堅(かた)い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.hard; solid; tough
2. 2.stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
3. 3.strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
トムは口が堅い。
Tom can keep a secret.
堅 strict
204
片仮名(かたかな)
Nouncommon
1. 1.katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
2. 2.Katakana
平仮名は書けるんだけど、片仮名はまだ書けないんだ。
I can write hiragana, but I can't yet write katakana.
片 one-sided 仮 sham 名 name
205
片付(かたづ)く
Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
1. 1.to be put in order; to be put to rights
2. 2.to be disposed of; to be solved
3. 3.to be finished
明日までには仕事は片付くよ。
I'll be through with my work by tomorrow.
片 one-sided 付 adhere
206
塊(かたまり)
Nouncommon
1. 1.lump; mass; bundle
2. 2.group; crowd
3. 3.embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
飴は糖分の塊だ。
Candy is a sugary mass.
塊 clod
207
固(かた)まる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to harden; to solidify
2. 2.to become firm; to become certain
3. 3.to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together
雨降って地固まる。
After rain comes fair weather.
固 harden
208
片道(かたみち)
Nouncommon
1. 1.one-way (trip)
2. 2.one-way ticket
運賃は片道1ドルです。
The fare is one dollar each way.
片 one-sided 道 road-way
209
傾(かたむ)く
Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
1. 1.to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over
2. 2.to go down (sun, moon); to sink
3. 3.to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
傾 lean
210
片寄(かたよ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to lean (to one side); to incline
2. 2.to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
3. 3.to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
片 one-sided 寄 draw near
211
括弧(かっこ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.brackets; parentheses
2. 2.Bracket
この語句は、括弧で囲んだ方がいいよ。
You should put parentheses around this phrase.
括 fasten 弧 arc
212
担(かつ)ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' endingcommon
1. 1.to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
2. 2.to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
3. 3.to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in
俺は家族全員に見送られながら、旅支度を整えたザックを担ぐ。
Being seen off by my whole family I shouldered a rucksack, stocked with my trip supplies.
担 shouldering
213
活字(かつじ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type
2. 2.printed word; printed matter; print
活 lively 字 character
214
活躍(かつやく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
2. 2.walking about with great vigor
彼女は今も第一線で活躍している。
She's still active in the front lines.
活 lively 躍 leap
215
活力(かつりょく)
Nouncommon
1. vitality; energy; dynamism
奴隷たちは宗教に活力を見いだす。
Slaves find power in religion.
活 lively 力 power
216
仮定(かてい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.assumption; supposition; hypothesis
2. 2.supposition
それが真実であると仮定しよう。
Let's suppose it's true.
仮 sham 定 determine
217
課程(かてい)
Nouncommon
1. course; curriculum
しっかりと大学の課程を終えました。
I completed the university course comfortably.
課 chapter 程 extent
218
過程(かてい)
Nouncommon
1. process; course; mechanism
過程が大切です。
The process is important.
過 overdo 程 extent
219
仮名(かな)
Nouncommon
1. kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
振り仮名はどうやって付けますか？
How do I add furigana?
仮 sham 名 name
220
仮名遣(かなづか)い
Nouncommon
1. 1.kana orthography; syllabary spelling
2. 2.Kanazukai
祖父は古い仮名遣いで書くことがあるの。
My grandfather sometimes writes in the old kana orthography.
仮 sham 名 name 遣 dispatch

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