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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 38

Words 741–760 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 741
    葬式(そうしき)
    Nouncommon
    1. funeral

    彼の葬式には出なかった。

    I didn't attend his funeral.

    葬 interment式 style

  2. 742
    騒々(そうぞう)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.noisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous
    2. 2.turbulent; unsettled; restless

    騒々しい音楽は健康に悪いです。

    Loud music is bad for your health.

    騒 boisterous

  3. 743
    そうっと
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. 1.softly; gently; quietly; lightly
    2. 2.stealthily; secretly; in secret
    3. 3.to leave alone; to leave as it is

    僕はそうっと自分の寝室に行った。

    I went up to my bedroom on tiptoe.
  4. 744
    送別(そうべつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. farewell; send-off

    トムの送別会に行くの？

    Are you going to Tom's farewell party?

    送 escort別 separate

  5. 745
    総理大臣(そうりだいじん)
    Nouncommon
    1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

    総理大臣が昨日辞職した。

    The Prime Minister resigned yesterday.

    総 general理 logic大 large臣 retainer

  6. 746
    送料(そうりょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. postage; carriage; shipping charge

    送料が高くなって買い控えるようになった。

    The shipping cost was too expensive, so I decided against buying it.

    送 escort料 fee

  7. 747
    速達(そくたつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. express; special delivery

    速達でお願いします。

    Please send it by special delivery.

    速 quick達 accomplished

  8. 748
    測定(そくてい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.measurement
    2. 2.Measurement

    速度を測定する方法はいくつかある。

    There are several ways to measure speed.

    測 fathom定 determine

  9. 749
    測量(そくりょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.measurement; surveying
    2. 2.Surveying

    測 fathom量 quantity

  10. 750
    素質(そしつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities
    2. 2.nature; character; temperament; constitution

    私には政治家の素質はありません。

    I am not cut out to be a politician.

    素 elementary質 substance

  11. 751
    祖先(そせん)
    Nouncommon
    1. ancestor

    私たちは祖先をうやまうべきだ。

    We should worship our ancestors.

    祖 ancestor先 before

  12. 752
    そそっかしい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

    君はそそっかしい。

    You're careless.
  13. 753
    卒直(そっちょく)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted

    卒 graduate直 straightaway

  14. 754
    具(そな)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
    2. 2.to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
    3. 3.to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with

    具 tool

  15. 755
    蕎麦(そば)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
    2. 2.soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
    3. 3.Chinese-style wheat noodles

    日本では大晦日に蕎麦を食べる習慣があります。

    There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.

    麦 barley

  16. 756
    剃(そ)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. to shave

    私は毎朝髭を剃る。

    I shave every morning.
  17. 757
    逸(そ)れる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from
    2. 2.to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander

    逸 deviate

  18. 758
    揃(そろ)う
    Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
    1. 1.to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions)
    2. 2.to be equal; to be uniform; to be even; to match
    3. 3.to gather; to assemble; to be collected
  19. 759
    揃(そろ)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
    2. 2.to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
    3. 3.to make uniform; to make even; to match

    トムはとっても頭がいいって、人々は口を揃える。

    People say Tom is very smart.
  20. 760
    算盤(そろばん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.abacus; soroban
    2. 2.calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

    算盤とは日本のアバカスのことだ。

    A "soroban" is a type of Japanese abacus.

    算 calculate盤 tray

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