JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 13

Words 241–260 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

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間隔(かんかく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.space; interval; space character
2. 2.space character; whitespace
陣痛の間隔はどれくらいですか。
How far apart are the contractions?
間 interval 隔 isolate
242
換気(かんき)
Nouncommon
1. 1.ventilation
2. 2.Ventilation (architecture)
窓を開けて換気をしましょう。
Let's open a window to get some fresh air.
換 interchange 気 spirit
243
感激(かんげき)
Nouncommon
1. deep emotion; impression; inspiration
トムは感激するだろう。
Tom will be thrilled.
感 emotion 激 violent
244
関西(かんさい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
2. 2.Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
3. 3.Kansei
関西弁ってほんま分からへんわ。
I really don't understand Kansai dialect.
関 connection 西 west
245
鑑賞(かんしょう)
Nouncommon
1. appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
趣味は映画鑑賞です。
One of my hobbies is watching films.
鑑 specimen 賞 prize
246
感(かん)ずる
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)common
1. 1.to feel; to sense; to experience
2. 2.to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
3. 3.to become infected with (an illness); to catch
感 emotion
247
間接(かんせつ)
Nouncommon
1. indirection; indirectness
間接照明を取り入れたら部屋が落ち着いた。
The room felt cozy after incorporating the use of indirect lighting.
間 interval 接 touch
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乾燥(かんそう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration
2. 2.insipidity
3. 3.Desiccation
唇は乾燥してますか？
Are your lips dry?
乾 drought 燥 parch
249
感想(かんそう)
Nouncommon
1. impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
映画のご感想は？
What do you think of the movie?
感 emotion 想 idea
250
観測(かんそく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.observation; survey; measurement
2. 2.opinion; prediction; thinking
3. 3.Observation
記録的積雪を観測している。
We're seeing record amounts of snow.
観 outlook 測 fathom
251
勘違(かんちが)い
Nouncommon
1. misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
勘違いするなよ。
Don't get the wrong idea.
勘 intuition 違 difference
252
官庁(かんちょう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.government office; government agency; authorities
2. 2.Government Office
官 bureaucrat 庁 government office
253
缶詰(かんづめ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.canned food; tinned food
2. 2.confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
3. 3.being stuck in a confined space
魚の缶詰めはタレがうまい。
Tinned fish in dipping sauce is delicious.
缶 tin can 詰 packed
254
乾電池(かんでんち)
Nouncommon
1. dry cell battery
1.5V乾電池を直接触っただけでは感電死することはないでしょう。
You're not going to get electrocuted just by directly touching a 1.5V battery.
乾 drought 電 electricity 池 pond
255
関東(かんとう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)
2. 2.Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
台風が関東地方に上陸した。
The typhoon struck the Kanto district.
関 connection 東 east
256
観念(かんねん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.idea; notion; concept; conception
2. 2.sense (e.g. of duty)
3. 3.resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; preparedness
もう助からないものと観念した。
I gave up all hope of survival.
観 outlook 念 wish
257
看板(かんばん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.signboard; sign; billboard
2. 2.draw; attraction; feature; highlight
3. 3.reputation (of a shop); name
良酒は看板を要せず。
Good wine needs no bush.
看 watch over 板 plank
258
乾杯(かんぱい)
common
1. 1.cheers; bottoms-up; prosit
2. 2.toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)
3. 3.drinking one's glass dry
２０周年記念に乾杯。
A toast to your 20th Anniversary!
乾 drought 杯 counter for cupfuls
259
看病(かんびょう)
Nouncommon
1. nursing (a patient)
彼女は病気の子供を夜通し看病した。
She kept an all-night vigil over her sick child.
看 watch over 病 ill
260
冠(かんむり)
Nouncommon
1. 1.traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem
2. 2.crown; diadem; coronet
3. 3.top kanji radical
ここに冠がある。
There's a crown here.
冠 crown

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