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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 32

Words 621–640 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 621
    地盤(じばん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
    2. 2.foundation (building, etc.); base
    3. 3.constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing

    地盤が柔らかいので、その道路は掘りやすいです。

    The road is easily excavated because the ground is soft.

    地 ground盤 tray

  2. 622
    地味(じみ)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.plain; simple; subdued; sober
    2. 2.reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quiet; unobtrusive
    3. 3.quite; a (little) bit

    メアリーの服、地味ね。

    Mary's clothes are understated.

    地 ground味 flavor

  3. 623
    弱点(じゃくてん)
    Nouncommon
    1. weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect

    誰にでも弱点がある。

    Everybody has weaknesses.

    弱 weak点 spot

  4. 624
    蛇口(じゃぐち)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.faucet; tap
    2. 2.Jaguchi
    3. 3.Tap (valve)

    蛇口が水漏れしてるんです。

    The faucet is leaking.

    蛇 snake口 mouth

  5. 625
    住居(じゅうきょ)
    Nouncommon
    1. dwelling; house; residence; address

    彼は住居に侵入した。

    He broke into a house.

    住 dwell居 reside

  6. 626
    重体(じゅうたい)
    Nouncommon
    1. serious condition; critical condition

    重 heavy体 body

  7. 627
    重点(じゅうてん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.important point; emphasis; stress; importance
    2. 2.iteration mark
    3. 3.colon (punctuation)

    重 heavy点 spot

  8. 628
    重役(じゅうやく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.(company) director; executive; top management
    2. 2.important post; role with heavy responsibilities

    彼は保険会社の重役である。

    He is an executive in an insurance company.

    重 heavy役 duty

  9. 629
    重量(じゅうりょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. weight

    最近体重量ってないな。

    I haven't weighed myself recently.

    重 heavy量 quantity

  10. 630
    重力(じゅうりょく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
    2. 2.Gravitation

    無重力で魚って泳げるのかな？

    I wonder if fish can swim without gravity?

    重 heavy力 power

  11. 631
    熟語(じゅくご)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.kanji compound
    2. 2.idiom; idiomatic phrase

    日本語は四字熟語って結構あるね。

    There are lots of four-character compound words in Japanese, huh?

    熟 mellow語 word

  12. 632
    受験(じゅけん)
    Nouncommon
    1. taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

    バリバリの受験生です。

    I'm studying hard for entrance exams.

    受 accept験 verification

  13. 633
    寿命(じゅみょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.lifespan; life; lifetime
    2. 2.life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

    海がめは寿命が長い。

    Sea turtles have a long lifespan.

    命 fate

  14. 634
    受話器(じゅわき)
    Nouncommon
    1. (telephone) receiver

    受話器を置いて。

    Put the phone down.

    受 accept話 tale器 utensil

  15. 635
    循環(じゅんかん)
    Nouncommon
    1. circulation; rotation; cycle

    血液は体内を循環する。

    Blood circulates through the body.

    循 sequential環 ring

  16. 636
    巡査(じゅんさ)
    Nouncommon
    1. police officer; policeman; constable

    巡 patrol査 investigate

  17. 637
    順序(じゅんじょ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.order; sequence
    2. 2.procedure

    Ｐが半順序集合であることを証明せよ。

    Prove that P is a poset.

    順 obey序 preface

  18. 638
    純情(じゅんじょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. pure heart; naivete; innocence

    君って、意外に純情だね。

    I'm surprised that you're so naïve.

    純 genuine情 feelings

  19. 639
    純粋(じゅんすい)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. pure; true; genuine

    今日の純粋数学は明日の応用数学。

    Today's pure mathematics is tomorrow's applied mathematics.

    純 genuine粋 chic

  20. 640
    蒸気(じょうき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.steam; vapour; vapor
    2. 2.steamboat; steam locomotive
    3. 3.Vapor

    雲は空の蒸気の塊です。

    A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.

    蒸 steam気 spirit

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