JLPT N2 vocabulary (lessons 1–30)
321 words, lesson by lesson. A word met again in a later N2 lesson is listed once, where it first appears. Part 1 of 6: 1–30 · 31–60 · 61–90 · 91–120 · 121–150 · 151–180.
1 · Morning Editorial Assignment Desk
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう | news reporting, the news |
| 配属 | はいぞく | assignment (to a section) |
| 担当 | たんとう | being in charge (of) |
| 発生 | はっせい | occurrence, outbreak |
| 現場 | げんば | the scene, the site |
| 指示 | しじ | instructions |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | situation |
| 取材 | しゅざい | reporting, gathering news |
| 直ちに | ただちに | immediately |
| 方針 | ほうしん | policy, course of action |
| 確認 | かくにん | confirmation, checking |
| 迅速 | じんそく | swift, prompt |
2 · Commuter Rail Gridlock Vox Pops
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 混乱 | こんらん | confusion, chaos |
| 運行 | うんこう | running (of trains or services) |
| 見合わせ | みあわせ | suspension (of a service) |
| 満員 | まんいん | full, packed |
| 妨げ | さまたげ | obstacle, hindrance |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation |
| 証言 | しょうげん | testimony |
| 撮影 | さつえい | filming, shooting |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | guidance, directing (people) |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger |
| 迷惑 | めいわく | trouble, inconvenience |
| 記録 | きろく | record, recording |
3 · Wire Service Flash: Downtown Structural Crane Collapse
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 速報 | そくほう | news flash, breaking news |
| 倒壊 | とうかい | collapse (of a structure) |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury |
| 搬送 | はんそう | transport (of the injured) |
| 規制 | きせい | regulation, restriction |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | the surrounding area |
| 被害 | ひがい | damage, harm |
| 規模 | きぼ | scale |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | rescue |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく | tension |
| 遮断 | しゃだん | cutting off, blocking |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp (of a situation) |
4 · Fact-Checking Unverified Social Media Footage
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 拡散 | かくさん | spreading (online) |
| 投稿 | とうこう | post (online) |
| 虚偽 | きょぎ | falsehood |
| 鑑定 | かんてい | expert appraisal |
| 照合 | しょうごう | cross-checking |
| 出所 | しゅっしょ | source, origin |
| 捏造 | ねつぞう | fabrication |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | careful, cautious |
| 根拠 | こんきょ | grounds, basis |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion, removal |
| 信用 | しんよう | credibility, trust |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification |
5 · Editing Under the Noon Bulletin Countdown
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 編集 | へんしゅう | editing |
| 原稿 | げんこう | script, copy |
| 締め切り | しめきり | deadline |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening |
| 迫る | せまる | to draw near, to press |
| 割愛 | かつあい | leaving out (for lack of time) |
| 構成 | こうせい | structure, composition |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | tension, nervousness |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ | concise |
| 要約 | ようやく | summary |
| 間に合う | まにあう | to be in time |
| 放送 | ほうそう | broadcast |
6 · Chief Anchor's Teleprompter Delivery
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 伝達 | でんたつ | conveying, communication |
| 抑揚 | よくよう | intonation |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate |
| 原則 | げんそく | principle |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | correction, revision |
| 画面 | がめん | screen |
| 視線 | しせん | gaze, line of sight |
| 姿勢 | しせい | posture, stance |
| 訂正 | ていせい | correction |
| 沈着 | ちんちゃく | composed, calm |
| 責任 | せきにん | responsibility |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | consideration, care |
7 · Sourcing the Municipal Construction Department
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 下請け | したうけ | subcontractor |
| 追及 | ついきゅう | pressing (for answers) |
| 抵触 | ていしょく | running up against (a law) |
| 名誉 | めいよ | honor, reputation |
| 毀損 | きそん | damage (to a reputation) |
| 告発 | こくはつ | exposing (wrongdoing), accusation |
| 取材源 | しゅざいげん | news source |
| 秘匿 | ひとく | keeping secret |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgment |
| 保留 | ほりゅう | withholding, putting on hold |
8 · Flash Flood Warnings in the Mountain Suburbs
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 警報 | けいほう | (official) warning |
| 氾濫 | はんらん | flooding, overflowing |
| 水位 | すいい | water level |
| 観測 | かんそく | observation |
| 避難 | ひなん | evacuation |
| 発令 | はつれい | issuing (a warning or order) |
| 危険 | きけん | danger |
| 警戒 | けいかい | caution, alertness |
| 豪雨 | ごうう | torrential rain |
| 掲示 | けいじ | posting, display |
| 人命 | じんめい | human life |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | priority |
9 · Local Police Press Club Briefing
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 記者会見 | きしゃかいけん | press conference |
| 警察署 | けいさつしょ | police station |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | announcement |
| 質疑 | しつぎ | questions |
| 応答 | おうとう | reply, answer |
| 捜査 | そうさ | criminal investigation |
| 本部 | ほんぶ | headquarters |
| 概要 | がいよう | outline, overview |
| 供述 | きょうじゅつ | statement (to the police) |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | arrest |
| 容疑 | ようぎ | suspicion (of a crime) |
| 経緯 | けいい | how it happened, the details |
10 · Live Broadcast Truck Satellite Link Malfunction
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 中継 | ちゅうけい | relay, live broadcast |
| 衛星 | えいせい | satellite |
| 回線 | かいせん | (communication) line |
| 途絶 | とぜつ | cutoff, interruption |
| 予備 | よび | spare, backup |
| 切り替え | きりかえ | switching (over) |
| 接続 | せつぞく | connection |
| 障害 | しょうがい | fault, trouble |
| 悪天候 | あくてんこう | bad weather |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう | restoration (of service) |
| 映像 | えいぞう | footage, picture |
| 乱れ | みだれ | disorder, disturbance |
11 · Cross-Checking Official Hospital Casualty Counts
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 負傷者 | ふしょうしゃ | injured person |
| 照会 | しょうかい | inquiry |
| 矛盾 | むじゅん | contradiction |
| 救急 | きゅうきゅう | emergency (medical) |
| 病院 | びょういん | hospital |
| 重傷 | じゅうしょう | serious injury |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう | minor injury |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totaling, tally |
| 差異 | さい | difference, discrepancy |
| 確定 | かくてい | settling, confirmation |
| 焦り | あせり | impatience, getting flustered |
| 根気 | こんき | perseverance |
12 · Drafting the Evening News Lineup
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 順序 | じゅんじょ | order, sequence |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration, examining |
| 議論 | ぎろん | discussion, debate |
| 決定 | けってい | decision |
| 配分 | はいぶん | allocation |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | attention |
| 関心 | かんしん | interest |
| 変更 | へんこう | change |
| 納得 | なっとく | being convinced, accepting |
| 枠 | わく | slot, frame |
| 調整 | ちょうせい | adjustment |
13 · Infographic Breakdown of the Power Grid Deficit
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply |
| 電力 | でんりょく | electric power |
| 不足 | ふそく | shortage |
| 逼迫 | ひっぱく | strain, tightness |
| グラフ | グラフ | graph, chart |
| 図解 | ずかい | illustrated explanation |
| 比較 | ひかく | comparison |
| 割合 | わりあい | proportion, ratio |
| 節電 | せつでん | saving electricity |
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ | appeal, call |
14 · Overtime Budgets and Freelance Stringers
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 予算 | よさん | budget |
| 経費 | けいひ | expenses |
| 超過 | ちょうか | excess, going over |
| 労務 | ろうむ | labor management |
| 派遣 | はけん | dispatch, sending |
| 契約 | けいやく | contract |
| 交代 | こうたい | shift, changeover |
| 疲労 | ひろう | fatigue |
| 補佐 | ほさ | assistance |
| 確保 | かくほ | securing |
| 承諾 | しょうだく | consent |
15 · The Unnamed Whistleblower Envelope
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 投書 | とうしょ | letter (sent in) |
| 内部告発 | ないぶこくはつ | whistleblowing |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope |
| 差出人 | さしだしにん | sender |
| 不明 | ふめい | unknown |
| 信憑性 | しんぴょうせい | credibility |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation, survey |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | suspicion |
| 隠蔽 | いんぺい | cover-up |
| 追求 | ついきゅう | pursuit |
| 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | starting (work on) |
| 許可 | きょか | permission |
16 · Vox Pop Interviews on Rising Food Prices
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices (of goods) |
| 高騰 | こうとう | sharp rise (in prices) |
| 家計 | かけい | household budget |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden |
| 生鮮食品 | せいせんしょくひん | fresh food |
| 実感 | じっかん | real sense, feeling |
| 街頭 | がいとう | on the street |
| 庶民 | しょみん | ordinary people |
| 切実 | せつじつ | pressing, heartfelt |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction, response |
| 収録 | しゅうろく | recording |
17 · Public Relations Standoff at City Hall
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 広報 | こうほう | public relations |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | refusal |
| 開示 | かいじ | disclosure |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | request, claim |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | inspection (of documents) |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい | not open to the public |
| 逃避 | とうひ | escape, evasion |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty, obligation |
| 固守 | こしゅ | clinging (to a position) |
18 · Teleprompter Jam During Breaking Bulletin
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 故障 | こしょう | breakdown |
| 停止 | ていし | halt, stop |
| 即座に | そくざに | instantly |
| 機転 | きてん | quick wit |
| 臨機応変 | りんきおうへん | adapting to the situation |
| 継続 | けいぞく | continuation |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm |
| 称賛 | しょうさん | praise |
| 動揺 | どうよう | agitation |
| 克服 | こくふく | overcoming |
| プロ | プロ | professional |
19 · Late-Night Police Blotter Surveillance
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 夜勤 | やきん | night shift |
| 巡回 | じゅんかい | rounds, patrol |
| 遺族 | いぞく | bereaved family |
| 感情 | かんじょう | feelings, emotion |
| 逆撫で | さかなで | rubbing the wrong way |
| 節度 | せつど | restraint, moderation |
| 倫理 | りんり | ethics |
| 接触 | せっしょく | contact |
| 待機 | たいき | standing by |
| 忍耐 | にんたい | patience |
| 心得 | こころえ | rules (of conduct) |
20 · Retraction Demanded by Local Rail Operator
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 抗議 | こうぎ | protest |
| 撤回 | てっかい | withdrawal, retraction |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | demand |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい | apology |
| 誤認 | ごにん | mistaking the facts |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | claim, assertion |
| 録音 | ろくおん | audio recording |
| 証拠 | しょうこ | evidence |
| 毅然 | きぜん | resolute |
| 協議 | きょうぎ | consultation, talks |
21 · Statistical Polling on Municipal Election Turnout
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 世論調査 | よろんちょうさ | opinion poll |
| 投票率 | とうひょうりつ | voter turnout |
| 抽出 | ちゅうしゅつ | sampling |
| 標本 | ひょうほん | sample |
| 統計 | とうけい | statistics |
| 誤差 | ごさ | margin of error |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency, trend |
| 予測 | よそく | forecast |
| 有権者 | ゆうけんしゃ | voter |
| 支持 | しじ | support, backing |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis |
| 偏り | かたより | bias, skew |
22 · Managing On-Air Graphic Font Sizes for Senior Viewers
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 字幕 | じまく | captions, subtitles |
| 視認性 | しにんせい | visibility (how easily seen) |
| 高齢者 | こうれいしゃ | elderly person |
| 拡大 | かくだい | enlargement, expansion |
| 配置 | はいち | placement, layout |
| 識別 | しきべつ | telling apart |
| 避難所 | ひなんしょ | evacuation shelter |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | address |
| 改善 | かいぜん | improvement |
23 · Investigating Unreported Industrial Noise Complaints
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise |
| 苦情 | くじょう | complaint |
| 測定 | そくてい | measurement |
| 基準 | きじゅん | standard |
| 操業 | そうぎょう | operation (of a plant) |
| 違反 | いはん | violation |
| 放置 | ほうち | leaving as it is, neglect |
| 測定器 | そくていき | measuring instrument |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | resident |
| 限界 | げんかい | limit |
24 · Archival Footage Search for Past Natural Disasters
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 素材 | そざい | (video) material |
| 保管 | ほかん | storage, safekeeping |
| 権利 | けんり | rights |
| 著作権 | ちょさくけん | copyright |
| 許諾 | きょだく | permission (to use) |
| 過去 | かこ | the past |
| 引用 | いんよう | quotation |
| 規律 | きりつ | rules, order |
25 · Social Media Backlash Over Intrusive Microphones
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 批判 | ひはん | criticism |
| 殺到 | さっとう | flooding in, a rush |
| 炎上 | えんじょう | (online) firestorm |
| 行き過ぎ | いきすぎ | going too far |
| 自粛 | じしゅく | self-restraint |
| 尊厳 | そんげん | dignity |
| 猛省 | もうせい | deep remorse |
| 指導 | しどう | guidance, instruction |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | reputation |
| 信頼 | しんらい | trust |
26 · Conflicting Expert Opinions on River Levee Integrity
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 堤防 | ていぼう | levee, embankment |
| 決壊 | けっかい | (levee) breach |
| 専門家 | せんもんか | expert |
| 見解 | けんかい | view, opinion |
| 対立 | たいりつ | opposition, conflict |
| 中立 | ちゅうりつ | neutrality |
| 公平 | こうへい | fairness |
| 両論 | りょうろん | both sides (of an argument) |
| 併記 | へいき | listing side by side |
| 補強 | ほきょう | reinforcement |
| 浸食 | しんしょく | erosion |
| 構造 | こうぞう | structure |
27 · Emergency Interruption of Afternoon Programming
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 割り込み | わりこみ | cutting in, interruption |
| 特設 | とくせつ | specially set up |
| 津波 | つなみ | tsunami |
| 沿岸 | えんがん | coast |
| 到達 | とうたつ | arrival, reaching |
| 高台 | たかだい | high ground |
28 · Camera Equipment Water-Damage in the Downpour
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 機材 | きざい | equipment |
| 浸水 | しんすい | flooding, inundation |
| 防滴 | ぼうてき | drip-proof |
| 保護 | ほご | protection |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | taking apart |
| 乾燥 | かんそう | drying |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation |
| 損傷 | そんしょう | damage |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery |
29 · Midnight Police Leak: Subcontractor Oversight Identified
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 独自 | どくじ | one's own, independent |
| 特ダネ | とくダネ | scoop |
| 部品 | ぶひん | part, component |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect |
| 認める | みとめる | to admit, to acknowledge |
| 裏付け | うらづけ | corroboration |
| 掲載 | けいさい | publication (of an article) |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction, certainty |
| 決断 | けつだん | decision |
30 · Volume 1 Finale: The Evening Broadcast Debrief
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection (on one's faults) |
| 総括 | そうかつ | review, summing up |
| 労い | ねぎらい | thanks (for hard work) |
| 達成 | たっせい | achievement |
| 課題 | かだい | task, issue |
| 結束 | けっそく | unity |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance, moving forward |
| 使命 | しめい | mission |
