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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 18

Words 341–360 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 341
    形式(けいしき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.form (as opposed to substance)
    2. 2.format; form; style; manner
    3. 3.formality; form

    朝食はバイキング形式だって。

    Breakfast is a smorgasbord.

    形 shape式 style

  2. 342
    継続(けいぞく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.continuation; continuance; maintenance
    2. 2.Continuation

    議論は継続中だ。

    The debate is continuing.

    継 inherit続 continue

  3. 343
    毛糸(けいと)
    Nouncommon
    1. knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

    毛糸がこんがらがってしまった。

    The threads got tangled.

    毛 fur糸 thread

  4. 344
    系統(けいとう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.system
    2. 2.lineage; ancestry; family line
    3. 3.group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)

    個体発生は系統発生を繰り返す。

    Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

    系 lineage統 overall

  5. 345
    経度(けいど)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.longitude
    2. 2.Longitude

    この線は経度を表している。

    This line represents the longitude.

    経 sutra度 degrees

  6. 346
    競馬(けいば)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.horse racing
    2. 2.Horse racing

    競馬って見に行ったことある？

    Have you ever gone to see a horse race?

    競 emulate馬 horse

  7. 347
    警備(けいび)
    Nouncommon
    1. defense; defence; guard; policing

    誰か警備員を呼べる？

    Can someone call security?

    警 admonish備 equip

  8. 348
    形容詞(けいようし)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
    2. 2.Adjective

    これらの形容詞は全部が積極的です。

    These adjectives are all positive.

    形 shape容 contain詞 part of speech

  9. 349
    毛皮(けがわ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.fur; skin; pelt
    2. 2.kanji "fur" radical
    3. 3.Fur

    君の毛皮凄く心地良いね。

    Your fur feels really nice.

    毛 fur皮 pelt

  10. 350
    削(けず)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle
    2. 2.to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
    3. 3.to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out

    小さい頃は、母が鰹節を削る音で目が覚めていました。

    When I was little, I used to wake up to the sound of my mother shaving katsuobushi.

    削 plane

  11. 351
    桁(けた)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.column; beam; girder; crossbeam
    2. 2.digit; decade; order of magnitude

    3桁の数字です。

    It's a three-digit number.
  12. 352
    傑作(けっさく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre
    2. 2.(unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous; wild

    わははは！そりゃ傑作だ！

    A-ha-ha-ha! What a blunder!

    傑 greatness作 make

  13. 353
    血圧(けつあつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.blood pressure
    2. 2.Blood pressure

    血圧計の数値は？

    What's the reading on the blood pressure monitor?

    血 blood圧 pressure

  14. 354
    血液(けつえき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.blood
    2. 2.Blood

    血液は血管を流れる。

    Blood flows through blood vessels.

    血 blood液 fluid

  15. 355
    気配(けはい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.indication; sign; hint; sensation
    2. 2.tone (of the market)

    秋の気配がします。

    It feels like fall.

    気 spirit配 distribute

  16. 356
    煙(けむ)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. smoky

    煙 smoke

  17. 357
    蹴(け)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to kick
    2. 2.to refuse; to reject
    3. 3.to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

    彼が私を蹴るんです。

    He kicks me.
  18. 358
    険(けわ)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable
    2. 2.grim; severe; stern

    私たちは険しい坂を登った。

    We climbed the steep slope.

    険 precipitous

  19. 359
    見学(けんがく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour
    2. 2.sitting out (e.g. PE class)

    ＮＨＫはいつでも見学できます。

    You can visit NHK any time.

    見 see学 study

  20. 360
    謙虚(けんきょ)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. modest; humble

    謙虚さは美徳です。

    Modesty is a virtue.

    謙 self-effacing虚 void

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