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JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 51

Words 1001–1020 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 1001
    中身(なかみ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.contents; interior; filling
    2. 2.substance; content
    3. 3.(sword) blade

    鞄の中身を全部出せ。

    Empty your bag.

    中 in

  2. 1002
    中指(なかゆび)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.middle finger; long finger; second finger; tall finger
    2. 2.middle toe; third toe
    3. 3.Middle finger

    中指が一番長いです。

    The middle finger is the longest.

    中 in指 finger

  3. 1003
    仲良(なかよ)し
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.close friendship; close friend; good friend; bosom buddy
    2. 2.intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

    トムとは仲良しよ。

    I'm good friends with Tom.

    仲 go-between良 good

  4. 1004
    永(なが)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.long (distance, length)
    2. 2.long (time); protracted; prolonged

    永 eternity

  5. 1005
    長引(ながび)く
    Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
    1. to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist

    長 long引 pull

  6. 1006
    亡(な)くす
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

    亡 deceased

  7. 1007
    慰(なぐさ)める
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. to comfort; to console; to amuse

    僕らはトムを慰める必要がある。

    We need to comfort Tom.

    慰 consolation

  8. 1008
    為(な)す
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. to do; to commit; to carry out

    彼には為すべきことがたくさんあった。

    He had a lot of things to do.

    為 do

  9. 1009
    謎謎(なぞなぞ)
    Nouncommon
    1. riddle; puzzle; enigma
  10. 1010
    懐(なつ)かしい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved

    これ、懐かしい。

    This brings back memories.

    懐 feelings

  11. 1011
    撫(な)でる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pet
    2. 2.to comb (hair); to smooth down
  12. 1012
    斜(なな)め
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. 1.slanting; tilted; sloping
    2. 2.distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss

    布を斜めに切ります。

    Cut the cloth diagonally.

    斜 diagonal

  13. 1013
    何分(なにぶん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.some; any; (a) little; of some kind
    2. 2.please
    3. 3.anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all

    オーブンで何分？

    How long should we leave it in the oven?

    何 what

  14. 1014
    生意気(なまいき)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent

    生意気な小僧がよ。

    Cheeky little boy!

    生 life意 idea気 spirit

  15. 1015
    並木(なみき)
    Nouncommon
    1. roadside trees; row of trees

    桜並木があるわ。

    There are cherry trees on both sides of the street.

    並 row木 tree

  16. 1016
    倣(なら)う
    Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
    1. to imitate; to follow; to copy

    倣 emulate

  17. 1017
    鳴(な)らす
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. 1.to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat
    2. 2.to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed
    3. 3.to state; to insist; to complain

    指を鳴らすのはやめろ。

    Stop cracking your knuckles.

    鳴 chirp

  18. 1018
    生(な)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. to bear fruit

    生 life

  19. 1019
    馴(な)れる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
    2. 2.to become skilled in; to become experienced at
    3. 3.to become tame; to become domesticated
  20. 1020
    南極(なんきょく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.South Pole
    2. 2.the Antarctic; Antarctica
    3. 3.Antarctica; South Pole

    彼らは南極を探索した。

    They explored the Antarctic.

    南 south極 extreme

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