JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 63

Words 1241–1260 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1241
庖丁(ほうちょう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.kitchen knife
2. 2.cooking; food
3. 3.Japanese cutlery
丁 street
1242
方程式(ほうていしき)
Nouncommon
1. 1.equation; formula
2. 2.method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
3. 3.Equation
以下の方程式の解を求めよ。
Find the solution to the following equation.
方 direction 程 extent 式 style
1243
方面(ほうめん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.direction; district; area
2. 2.field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter; aspect
君、どっち方面に住んでるの？
In which district do you live?
方 direction 面 mask
1244
放(ほう)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss
2. 2.to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on
いい球を放るようになったな、恵一君。
You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
放 set free
1245
朗(ほが)らか
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. 1.cheerful; merry; sunny
2. 2.bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
彼はいつも朗らかだ。
He is always cheerful.
朗 melodious
1246
保健(ほけん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
2. 2.health education (school subject)
3. 3.Healthcare science
ＷＨＯとは世界保健機構を表す。
WHO stands for World Health Organization.
保 protect 健 healthy
1247
干(ほ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to air; to dry; to desiccate
2. 2.to drain (off)
3. 3.to drink up
洗濯物を干すには最高の天気だ。
This is perfect weather for drying clothes.
干 dry
1248
北極(ほっきょく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.North Pole
2. 2.the Arctic
3. 3.Hokkyoku
見て、北極星よ。
Look, it's the North Star.
北 north 極 extreme
1249
堀(ほり)
Nouncommon
1. 1.moat; fosse; canal
2. 2.canal; ditch
3. 3.Moat
堀 ditch
1250
彫(ほ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel
2. 2.to tattoo
「これ何？」「これは木を彫る道具で『彫刻刀』っていうんだよ」
"What's this?" "It's called a 'chisel', it's a tool used for carving wood."
彫 carve
1251
掘(ほ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. 2.to delve into
3. 3.to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.)
アナグマは深い穴を掘る。
Badgers dig deep holes.
掘 dig
1252
本部(ほんぶ)
Nouncommon
1. headquarters; head office; main office
このプレハブ小屋が本部なの？
This prefab cabin is HQ?
本 book 部 section
1253
本来(ほんらい)
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. 1.originally; primarily
2. 2.essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature
3. 3.proper; rightful; legal; normal
恋は本来盲目である。
Love is by nature blind.
本 book 来 come
1254
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.telescope
2. 2.Telescope
望遠鏡のピントをあわせた。
I adjusted the telescope to my vision.
望 ambition 遠 distant 鏡 mirror
1255
坊(ぼう)さん
Nouncommon
1. 1.Buddhist priest; monk
2. 2.boy
トムって、お坊さんなんだよね？
Tom is a monk, isn't he?
1256
防止(ぼうし)
Nouncommon
1. prevention; check
僕はバイク盗難防止装置を買いました。
I bought an anti-theft system for my bike.
防 ward off 止 stop
1257
膨大(ぼうだい)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. 1.huge; vast; enormous
2. 2.swelling; expansion
辞書の編纂には膨大な時間がかかる。
Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.
膨 swell 大 large
1258
防犯(ぼうはん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.prevention of crime
2. 2.security (device, camera, etc.)
3. 3.Crime prevention
防犯カメラの映像をよく見たら人がいた。
If you look at the security camera footage closely, there's a person there.
防 ward off 犯 crime
1259
牧場(ぼくじょう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch
2. 2.pasture; meadow; grazing land
3. 3.Ranch
牧場には羊がたくさんいる。
There are a lot of sheep in the pasture.
牧 breed 場 location
1260
牧畜(ぼくちく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
2. 2.Pastoralism
牧 breed 畜 livestock

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