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JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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N2
駐留
ちゅうりゅう
A military force remaining in a certain area for a fixed period and continuing its mission. A formal word used in expressions such as 「平和維持部隊が駐留する」 in military and diplomatic contexts.
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N2
中和
ちゅうわ
Combining things with opposite properties so that their effects cancel each other out. A word commonly used in chemistry, but also used metaphorically as in 「批判を中和する」.
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N2
彫刻
ちょうこく
Carving stone, wood, or metal into a shape. Also refers to such a work. Used in expressions such as 「大理石の彫刻」「彫刻家」 in art topics.
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N2, N3
調子
ちょうし
The condition or state of one's body or a machine, etc. Example: 「体の調子がいい」 (feeling well physically). There is also the expression 「調子に乗る」 (to get carried away when things go well).
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N2
重複
ちょうふく
When the same thing appears in overlap two or more times. Used as in 「内容が重複する」「重複を避ける」「重複部分を削除する」 to describe a state in which something that should occur only once is repeated. It is often used for subjects where repetition causes inconvenience, such as documents, data, schedules, and records. The original reading is 「ちょうふく」, but the reading 「じゅうふく」 has also become widely accepted, and many recent dictionaries recognize both readings.
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N2
帳簿
ちょうぼ
A book in which the inflow and outflow of money in a company or shop is recorded. A formal word used in expressions such as 「帳簿をつける」「帳簿に記載する」 in accounting and bookkeeping contexts.
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N2
直面
ちょくめん
To face a difficult situation or problem directly.
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N2
貯蓄
ちょちく
To save up money or assets; also, the assets one has saved.
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N2, N5
ちょっと
ちょっと
A little; a bit. Means "a little." Often used in spoken language, as in 「ちょっとまって」.
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N2
著名
ちょめい
Having one's name widely known and being famous. A formal word used in expressions such as 「著名な学者」「著名人」 when referring to a person highly regarded in society.
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N2
ちらつく
ちらつく
A word describing the state of small things briefly appearing and disappearing before one's eyes. Also, an unpleasant thought lingering in one's mind. Used in expressions such as 「雪がちらつく」「不安がちらつく」.
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N2
賃上げ
ちんあげ
A company raising the amount of wages it pays to its workers. A formal word used in expressions such as 「賃上げを要求する」「賃上げ交渉」 in topics of labor conditions.
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N2
沈下
ちんか
The ground or an object sinking and dropping down.
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N2
賃貸
ちんたい
To lend something for a fee, or to rent something by paying a fee. Originally it covers both the lender's and the renter's side, as in 「賃貸借契約」(a lease contract). In modern real estate advertising, it is commonly used to refer to properties offered to renters, as in 「賃貸マンション」(a rental apartment).
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N2
沈黙
ちんもく
Remaining silent without saying anything. A formal word used in expressions such as 「沈黙を守る」「沈黙が続く」 describing a state of not speaking or that state continuing.
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N2
追及
ついきゅう
Strictly questioning responsibility, fault, or additional crimes. Used in contexts of pursuing the wrongdoing of people or organizations, as in 「責任を追及する」「余罪を追及する」. The objects are mainly people, responsibility, or facts.
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N2
追究
ついきゅう
Deeply investigating and clarifying the essence or truth of something. Often used in academic and artistic contexts, as in 「真理を追究する」「本質を追究する」.
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N2
通称
つうしょう
A name commonly used in society rather than the official name. Used in the form 「通称〜と呼ばれる」, close to a nickname or short name but with a somewhat public tone.
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N2
通例
つうれい
A general practice or custom that is commonly followed. Used in expressions such as 「通例〜である」「通例に従う」 to indicate a habitual way of doing things. Also often used adverbially in formal style.
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N2, N4, N5
使う
つかう
use. To handle something for a certain purpose. Example: 「はさみを使う」 (to use scissors).
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N2, N3
つかむ
つかむ
To firmly grip and hold something with one's hand. Example: 「ロープをつかむ」 (to grab a rope). Also used to mean seizing an opportunity or someone's heart, as in 「チャンスをつかむ」 (to seize a chance). Written with the kanji 「掴む」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is usually written in hiragana.
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N2
付き添う
つきそう
Staying beside someone to care for the sick or for children. Used in contexts of accompanying while supporting the other party, as in 「患者に付き添う」「子供に付き添う」.
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N2
突き止める
つきとめる
To investigate or pursue something until a hidden fact or cause becomes clear.
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N2
尽きる
つきる
Something one had or a state that was continuing being completely depleted. It describes a state of something disappearing without remainder, used in expressions such as 「体力が尽きる」「話題が尽きない」.
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N2
尽くす
つくす
Pouring out all of one's strength and sincerity. Used in expressions such as 「力を尽くす」「手を尽くす」「家族のために尽くす」 in contexts of devoting all one's efforts toward the object of effort or dedication.
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N2
償う
つぐなう
To make up for damage one has caused or a crime one has committed, through money, goods, or actions.
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N2
造り
つくり
The structure or construction of a building or object. Used as a noun describing how something is made, as in 「頑丈な造り」「しっかりした造り」.
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N2
付け加える
つけくわえる
Adding something to what already exists to supplement it. Often used in contexts of adding to a remark or content, as in 「説明を付け加える」「一言付け加える」.
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N2
繋がり
つながり
The relationship or bond that exists between people or between things. Used as a noun for relationships or ties, as in 「地域との繋がり」「友人との繋がり」.
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N2
翼
つばさ
The wings that birds or airplanes use to fly, as in 「鳥が翼を広げる」(a bird spreads its wings) or 「飛行機の翼」(the wings of an airplane). By extension, it is also used metaphorically for the power to fly freely, or for the function of protecting and sheltering someone. It is used with meanings such as liberation, flight, and protection, as in 「希望の翼」(wings of hope), 「翼を授ける」(to grant wings), or 「親の翼の下」(under a parent's wings).
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N2
潰す
つぶす
Destroying the shape of something so it cannot be used, or wasting time or plans. Used for both physical destruction and metaphorical nullification, as in 「空き缶を潰す」「時間を潰す」「計画を潰す」.
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N2
呟く
つぶやく
Saying something in a low voice as if to oneself. Used in expressions such as 「文句を呟く」「何かを呟く」 to describe speaking softly enough not to be heard by others. Recently also used for short posts on social media.
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N2
躓く
つまずく
Striking one's foot against something and stumbling, or failing partway through something. Used in both concrete senses, as in 「石に躓く」, and metaphorical senses, as in 「計画が躓く」.
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N2, N3
詰まる
つまる
For something to become full and blocked. Example: 「鼻が詰まる」 (one's nose gets stuffy), 「予定が詰まっている」 (one's schedule is packed). 「言葉に詰まる」 means to suddenly be unable to find words. 「詰める」 is used when a person packs things in without gaps, while 「詰まる」 is used when something becomes full and blocked: compare 「予定を詰める」 with 「予定が詰まる」.
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N2
罪
つみ
An act that goes against law or morality, or the responsibility one bears toward others. A noun referring to such a blameworthy act or that responsibility, used in expressions such as 「罪を犯す」「罪を償う」.
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N2
積み重ねる
つみかさねる
Successively piling up things and accumulating them. Used in contexts of gradually increasing experience or effort, as in 「経験を積み重ねる」「努力を積み重ねる」.
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N2
積み立て
つみたて
Saving up money little by little on a regular basis for the future. Used in expressions such as 「積み立てをする」「積み立て預金」 in contexts of systematically accumulating money.
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N2
摘み取る
つみとる
To pluck buds, flowers, or fruit of a plant with one's fingers. Used as in「茶を摘み取る」(to pick tea leaves),「いちごを摘み取る」(to pick strawberries). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean removing something undesirable at an early stage, as in「悪の芽を摘み取る」(to nip evil in the bud).
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N2, N3
積む
つむ
To pile things up on top of each other. Example: 「荷物を積む」 (to load luggage). Also used to mean building up experience repeatedly, as in 「経験を積む」 (to gain experience).
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N2, N3
詰める
つめる
To pack things into a container without any gaps. Example: 「かばんに服を詰める」 (to pack clothes into a bag). Also used to mean narrowing a gap, as in 「席を詰める」 (to move seats closer together). 「詰める」 is used when a person packs things in without gaps, while 「詰まる」 is used when something becomes full and blocked: compare 「予定を詰める」 with 「予定が詰まる」.
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N2
積もる
つもる
Snow, dust, or fatigue piling up little by little and increasing. It describes a state of natural accumulation, used in expressions such as 「雪が積もる」「疲れが積もる」.
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N2
連なる
つらなる
Continuing in a long line. It describes a state of similar things lined up in a row, as in 「山々が連なる」「家々が連なる」.
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N2
貫く
つらぬく
To pierce something through from one end to the other. Used as in「矢が的を貫く」(an arrow pierces the target),「トンネルが山を貫く」(a tunnel runs through a mountain). By extension, it is also used to mean holding fast to one's beliefs or convictions to the end without changing them, as in「初志を貫く」(to stay true to one's original intent),「信念を貫く」(to stand by one's convictions).
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N2
釣り合う
つりあう
A state in which two things are at roughly the same level and balanced. Used in contexts of equal size, quantity, or quality, as in 「収入と支出が釣り合う」「力が釣り合う」.
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N2
吊るす
つるす
Hanging something from above to below. Used in contexts of suspending things with cord or hooks, as in 「洗濯物を吊るす」「看板を吊るす」.
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N2, N5
手
て
hand. The part at the end of the arm used for grasping things.
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N2, N3
出会う
であう
To happen to meet a person or come across something. Example: 「駅で先生に出会った」 (happened to meet the teacher at the station), 「いい本に出会う」 (to come across a good book).
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N2
手厚い
てあつい
Describing a state in which treatment or hospitality is careful and heartfelt. Used in expressions such as 「手厚い看護」「手厚くもてなす」 in contexts of giving full consideration to people or matters.
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N2
提起
ていき
Formally presenting an issue or complaint to a venue of discussion. A formal word used in expressions such as 「問題を提起する」「訴訟を提起する」 in contexts of bringing up points or filing complaints in official settings.
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N2
提示
ていじ
Showing documents or conditions to the other party. A formal word used in expressions such as 「条件を提示する」「証明書を提示する」 in contexts of showing information or items to the other party.
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