JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 58

Words 1141–1160 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1141
一休(ひとやす)み
Nouncommon
1. (short) rest; breather; break
一休みしませんか。
How about taking a rest?
一 one 休 rest
1142
独(ひと)り言(ごと)
Nouncommon
1. soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
独り言を言うなよ。
Don't think aloud!
独 single 言 say
1143
皮肉(ひにく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
2. 2.unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
3. 3.(only) surface; something superficial
彼女は皮肉を解さない。
She doesn't understand sarcasm.
皮 pelt 肉 meat
1144
日日(ひにち)
Nouncommon
1. 1.date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day
2. 2.(number of) days
明日日本に戻ります。
I'm going back to Japan tomorrow.
日 day
1145
捻(ひね)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
2. 2.to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
3. 3.to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
1146
日(ひ)の入(い)り
Nouncommon
1. sunset
今日の日の入りって、いつ？
When does the sun set today?
日 day 入 enter
1147
日(ひ)の出(で)
Nouncommon
1. sunrise
日の出はまだです。
The sun has not risen yet.
日 day 出 exit
1148
響(ひび)き
Nouncommon
1. 1.echo; reverberation; noise
2. 2.sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
3. 3.quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
なんてすてきな言葉の響き！
What a nice sounding word!
響 echo
1149
響(ひび)く
Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
1. 1.to resound; to be heard far away
2. 2.to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate
3. 3.to come (home); to remain (with someone)
雷と稲妻が鳴り響く夜、怖い？
Are you afraid of nights with thunder and lightning?
響 echo
1150
皮膚(ひふ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.skin
2. 2.Skin
慢性の皮膚炎があります。
I have chronic dermatitis.
皮 pelt 膚 skin
1151
冷(ひ)やす
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to cool; to chill; to refrigerate
2. 2.to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
3. 3.to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
リンゴは冷やすと甘みが増します。
Apples are sweeter when cold.
冷 cool
1152
表紙(ひょうし)
Nouncommon
1. 1.cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding
2. 2.to appear on the cover of a magazine
3. 3.Book cover
トムは『タイム』誌の表紙を飾った。
Tom appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
表 surface 紙 paper
1153
標識(ひょうしき)
Nouncommon
1. 1.sign; mark; marker; beacon
2. 2.marker
目の前の標識を見ろよ。
Look at the sign just ahead of you.
標 signpost 識 discriminating
1154
標準(ひょうじゅん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.standard; criterion; norm
2. 2.average; the norm; the ordinary
いわゆる「標準英語」とは世界中で話されている数多い方言のうちの１つにすぎない。
What we call 'Standard English' is only one of the many dialects spoken all over the world.
標 signpost 準 semi-
1155
標本(ひょうほん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.specimen; sample
2. 2.(classic) example; type
3. 3.sample
標 signpost 本 book
1156
評論(ひょうろん)
Nouncommon
1. criticism; critique; review; comment
彼の評論は高く評価された。
His criticisms were highly esteemed.
評 evaluate 論 argument
1157
平仮名(ひらがな)
Nouncommon
1. 1.hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
2. 2.Hiragana
平仮名は書けるんだけど、片仮名はまだ書けないんだ。
I can write hiragana, but I can't yet write katakana.
平 even 仮 sham 名 name
1158
昼寝(ひるね)
Nouncommon
1. 1.(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
2. 2.Hirune
3. 3.Nap
昼寝してるわよ。
She's taking a nap.
昼 daytime 寝 lie down
1159
広(ひろ)げる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge
2. 2.to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
3. 3.to scatter about; to spread around
鷲の羽は広げると１メーターにもなる。
An eagle's wings are more than one meter across.
広 wide
1160
広(ひろ)さ
Nouncommon
1. 1.area; extent; dimensions; size
2. 2.width; breadth
この部屋の広さで十分だ。
This room is large enough.
広 wide

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