JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 8

Words 141–160 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

141
恩恵(おんけい)
Nouncommon
1. grace; favor; favour
偉大な人の好意は神々の恩恵である。
The friendship of a great man is a gift from the gods.
恩 grace 恵 favor
142
温室(おんしつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
2. 2.Greenhouse
私は温室でランを栽培している。
I grow orchids in my greenhouse.
温 warm 室 room
143
温泉(おんせん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.hot spring
2. 2.onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
3. 3.Onsen
この温泉は穴場だね。
This hot spring is a great find.
温 warm 泉 spring
144
温帯(おんたい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.temperate zone
2. 2.Temperateness
それらは、世界中の温帯、熱帯の海洋で見られます。
They can be found around the world in temperate and tropical oceans.
温 warm 帯 sash
145
御中(おんちゅう)
Noun, used as a suffixcommon
1. ... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
御 honorable 中 in
146
女(おんな)の人(ひと)
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
1. woman
女の人は奇麗です。
The woman is beautiful.
女 woman 人 person
147
蚊(か)
Nouncommon
1. mosquito
蚊に噛まれたよ。
I got bitten by mosquitoes.
蚊 mosquito
148
貝(かい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.shellfish
2. 2.seashell; shell
ムール貝は好き？
Do you like mussels?
貝 shellfish
149
開会(かいかい)
Nouncommon
1. opening of a meeting
国会は開会中だ。
The Diet is now in session.
開 open 会 meeting
150
会館(かいかん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.meeting hall; assembly hall
2. 2.Kongsi
その日に限って子供たちは会館に入ることを許される。
The hall allows children in only on that day.
会 meeting 館 building
151
改札(かいさつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.examination of tickets
2. 2.ticket gate; ticket barrier
3. 3.Paid area
駅員に連絡したが、男はその場を立ち去り、改札口を出て行った。
They contacted the station staff but the man had left the area and gone out through the ticket barrier.
改 reformation 札 tag
152
解散(かいさん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
2. 2.dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; disbandment; split-up
3. 3.dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
首相は国会を解散した。
The prime minister dissolved the Diet.
解 unravel 散 scatter
153
海水浴(かいすいよく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
2. 2.Sea bathing
海水浴に行ったんだ。
We went swimming at the beach.
海 sea 水 water 浴 bathe
154
回数(かいすう)
Nouncommon
1. number of times; frequency; count
回数券を下さい。
May I have coupon tickets?
回 -times 数 number
155
回数券(かいすうけん)
Nouncommon
1. coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
回数券を下さい。
May I have coupon tickets?
回 -times 数 number 券 ticket
156
快晴(かいせい)
Nouncommon
1. clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
今日は快晴で気分がいい。
Today is a beautiful sunny day and I feel good.
快 cheerful 晴 clear up
157
改正(かいせい)
Nouncommon
1. revision; amendment; alteration
法律が改正された。
The law was changed.
改 reformation 正 correct
158
解説(かいせつ)
Nouncommon
1. explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
試合解説者は誰ですか？
Who is the match commentator?
解 unravel 説 opinion
159
改造(かいぞう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion
2. 2.modding
父は車庫を書斎に改造した。
My father converted a garage into a study.
改 reformation 造 create
160
開通(かいつう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services
2. 2.reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
不通区間の開通の見込みはまだない。
There's no hope at this moment that the closed section will be reopened.
開 open 通 traffic

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