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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 26

Words 501–520 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 501
    座敷(ざしき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
    2. 2.dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

    座 squat敷 spread

  2. 502
    雑音(ざつおん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.noise (usu. unpleasant)
    2. 2.interference (e.g. radio); static; noise
    3. 3.gossip; irresponsible criticism

    雑音で何も聞こえません。

    I can't hear anything because of the noise.

    雑 miscellaneous音 sound

  3. 503
    座布団(ざぶとん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
    2. 2.Zabuton

    座 squat布 linen団 group

  4. 504
    塩辛(しおから)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. salty (taste); briny

    この梅干し、塩辛いね。

    This umeboshi tastes really salty.

    塩 salt辛 spicy

  5. 505
    司会(しかい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship
    2. 2.chairman; presenter; host; moderator
    3. 3.Presenter

    司 director会 meeting

  6. 506
    四角(しかく)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. quadrilateral; square

    箱の形は普通四角です。

    The shape of a box is usually square.

    四 four角 angle

  7. 507
    四角(しかく)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. square; rectangular

    四 four角 angle

  8. 508
    四季(しき)
    Nouncommon
    1. the four seasons

    四季があるのがいいね。

    I like the four seasons.

    四 four季 seasons

  9. 509
    敷地(しきち)
    Nouncommon
    1. site; plot; lot

    その敷地は軍事上の目的で利用されている。

    The site is used for military purposes.

    敷 spread地 ground

  10. 510
    至急(しきゅう)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. 1.urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt
    2. 2.urgently; promptly; at once; right away

    それ、至急だって。

    They said it was urgent.

    至 climax急 hurry

  11. 511
    敷(し)く
    Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
    1. 1.to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
    2. 2.to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
    3. 3.to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate

    私は、ポーチに敷く木製のデッキパネルを購入したいと思います。

    I would like to purchase a wooden deck panel that can be laid on the porch.

    敷 spread

  12. 512
    茂(しげ)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant

    茂 overgrown

  13. 513
    四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero
    2. 2.rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion

    ５８１４を千の位に四捨五入すれば何になりますか。

    What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?

    四 four捨 discard五 five入 enter

  14. 514
    始終(しじゅう)
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

    俺らは始終、つるんでいる。

    We hang out together all the time.

    始 commence終 end

  15. 515
    静(しず)まる
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down
    2. 2.to calm down; to die down; to subside; to abate

    静 quiet

  16. 516
    姿勢(しせい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.posture; pose; position
    2. 2.attitude; approach; stance
    3. 3.Human positions

    姿勢を正しなさい！

    Straighten your back!

    姿 figure勢 forces

  17. 517
    自然科学(しぜんかがく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.natural science
    2. 2.Natural science

    自然科学に興味はありません。

    I'm not interested in natural sciences.

    自 oneself然 sort of thing科 department学 study

  18. 518
    子孫(しそん)
    Nouncommon
    1. descendant; progeny; offspring

    もし核戦争になったら、われわれの子孫はどうなるのでしょう。

    What will become of our offspring if a nuclear war breaks out?

    子 child孫 grandchild

  19. 519
    死体(したい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
    2. 2.Cadaver

    警察は死体をシートで覆った。

    The police covered the body with a sheet.

    死 death体 body

  20. 520
    下書(したが)き
    Nouncommon
    1. draft; rough copy

    下書きが終ったら、つけペンでペン入れをします。

    Once the sketch is completed, ink it with a nib pen.

    下 below書 write

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