JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 52

Words 1021–1040 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1021
南米(なんべい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.South America
2. 2.Nanbei
私達は南米を旅行した。
We traveled in South America.
南 south 米 rice
1022
南北(なんぼく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.north and south; north to south
2. 2.South Korea and North Korea
日本は南北に長い国です。
Japan is a very long country from north to south.
南 south 北 north
1023
煮(に)える
Ichidan verbcommon
1. to be boiled; to be cooked
タマネギはジャガイモよりはやく煮える。
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
煮 boil
1024
匂(にお)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to be fragrant; to smell (good)
2. 2.to stink; to smell (bad)
3. 3.to glow; to be bright
1025
逃(に)がす
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to set free; to let go; to release
2. 2.to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch
好機を逃がすな。
Strike while the iron is hot.
逃 escape
1026
憎(にく)む
Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
1. to hate; to detest
彼が私を憎む理由がわかりはじめた。
I began to understand the reason why he hated me.
憎 hate
1027
憎(にく)らしい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.odious; hateful; detestable; horrible
2. 2.(speaking ironically) darling
私たちのことが憎らしいの？
Do you hate us?
憎 hate
1028
にこにこ
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. with a friendly grin; smilingly
彼女はいつもにこにこしている。
She is always smiling.
1029
濁(にご)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become turbid
2. 2.to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become fuzzy; to become hoarse
3. 3.to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted
濁 voiced
1030
虹(にじ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.rainbow
2. 2.Rainbow
今朝出てた虹みた？
Did you see the rainbow this morning?
虹 rainbow
1031
日時(にちじ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)
2. 2.days and hours
昨日時計を盗まれたの。
I had my watch stolen yesterday.
日 day 時 time
1032
日用品(にちようひん)
Nouncommon
1. daily necessities; everyday item
日用品の値段が上がった。
Daily commodities increased in price.
日 day 用 utilize 品 goods
1033
日課(にっか)
Nouncommon
1. daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
月曜日の日課なんだよね？
You do that every Monday, don't you?
日 day 課 chapter
1034
日程(にってい)
Nouncommon
1. schedule; program; programme; agenda
日程は後日決定いたします。
The date will be determined later.
日 day 程 extent
1035
鈍(にぶ)い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.dull (e.g. a knife); blunt
2. 2.thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
3. 3.dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
疲れてる時は頭の回転が鈍いんだよ。
The gears in my head turn slowly when I'm tired.
鈍 dull
1036
入社(にゅうしゃ)
Nouncommon
1. joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
入社して何年目？
How many years have you been with this company?
入 enter 社 company
1037
女房(にょうぼう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.wife (esp. one's own wife)
2. 2.court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
3. 3.woman (esp. as a love interest)
去年、女房に死なれたんだよ。
I lost my wife last year.
女 woman 房 tassel
1038
睨(にら)む
Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
1. 1.to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
2. 2.to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
3. 3.to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
吸血鬼は睨むだけで人を金縛りにする。
A vampire can paralyze people just by looking at them.
1039
煮(に)る
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to boil; to simmer; to stew
2. 2.Simmering
くたくたに煮る。
Reduce to pulp by boiling.
煮 boil
1040
俄(にわか)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. 1.sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate
2. 2.improvised; hasty; impromptu; offhand
3. 3.impromptu skit

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