Kanji Yomi Meaning
明け方 akegataあけがた dawn
足跡 ashiatoあしあと footprints
売買 baibaiばいばい trade; buying and selling
売店 baitenばいてん stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
募集 boshuuぼしゅう recruitment; invitation; taking applications; solicitation
長男 chounanちょうなん eldest son; first-born son
楕円 daenだえん ellipse
大学院 daigakuinだいがくいん graduate school
出入口 deiriguchiでいりぐち exit and entrance
宴会 enkaiえんかい party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
円周 enshuuえんしゅう circumference
遠足 ensokuえんそく excursion; outing; trip
学科 gakkaがっか study subject; course of study​; department
学会 gakkaiがっかい scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference
学力 gakuryokuがくりょく scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
外科 gekaげか surgery; department of surgery
花火 hanabiはなび fireworks
半径 hankeiはんけい radius
半島 hantouはんとう peninsula
発売 hatsubaiはつばい sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
早口 hayaguchiはやぐち fast-talking; rapid talking
昼寝 hiruneひるね nap, siesta
意地悪 ijiwaruいじわる malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
移転 itenいてん moving; relocation; change of address
寺院 ji'inじいん Buddhist temple; religious building
人文科学 jinbunkagakuじんぶんかがく humanities; social sciences; liberal arts
自習 jishuuじしゅう self-study; teaching oneself
時速 jisokuじそく speed (per hour)
実習 jisshuuじっしゅう practice; training; practical exercise; drill
過半数 kahansuuかはんすう majority
開会 kaikaiかいかい opening of a meeting; starting (an event, etc)
会館 kaikanかいかん meeting hall; assembly hall
回転 kaitenかいてん rotation; revolution; turning
加速 kasokuかぞく acceleration; speeding up
加速度 kasokudoかそくど acceleration
見学 kengakuけんがく study by observation; field trip; tour; review; inspection
国王 kokuouこくおう king; queen; monarch; sovereign
国立 kokuritsuこくりつ national
国籍 kokusekiこくせき nationality; citizenship
校舎 koushaこうしゃ school building; schoolhouse
校庭 kouteiこうてい schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
待合室 machiaishitsuまちあいしつ waiting room
窓口 madoguchiまどぐち ticket window; teller window; counter
毎度 maidoまいど each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage​
真っ青 massaoまっさお deep blue; bright blue​; ghastly pale; white as a sheet
真っ白 masshiroまっしろ pure white; blank
名刺 meishiめいし business card
店屋 miseyaみせや store; shop
木材 mokuzaiもくざい lumber; timber; wood
内科 naikaないか internal medicine
並木 namikiなみき roadside tree; row of trees
入社 nyuushaにゅうしゃ joining a company
理科 rikaりか science (department; course)
領収 ryoushuuりょうしゅう receipt (of money); receiving
刺身 sashimiさしみ sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
青少年 seishounenせいしょうねん youth; young person
赤道 sekidouせきどう equator
社会科学 shakaikagakuしゃかいかがく social science
社説 shasetsuしゃせつ editorial; leading article; leader
司会 shikaiしかい master of ceremonies; leading a meeting; presenter; host
新幹線 shinkansenしんかんせん Japanese bullet train
白髪 shiragaしらが white hair; grey hair
自然科学 shizenkagakuしぜんかがく natural science
書店 shotenしょてん bookshop; bookstore
商社 shoushaしょうしゃ trading company; firm
商店 shoutenしょうてん shop; small store; business; firm
集合 shuugouしゅうごう gathering; assembly; meeting
習字 shuujiしゅうじ calligraphy; penmanship
集会 shuukaiしゅうかい meeting; assembly; gathering; convention; rally
父母 soboそぼ father and mother; parents
速力 sokuryokuそくりょく speed
速達 sokutatsuそくたつ express; special delivery
足袋 tabiたび Japanese socks (with split toe)
特売 tokubaiとくばい special sale
透明 toumeiとうめい transparent; clear
東洋 touyouとうよう Orient
売れ行き ureyukiうれゆき sales; demand
売上 uriageうりあげ amount sold; sales; proceeds; turnover
売り切れ urikireうりきれ sold out
洋品店 youhintenようひんてん shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
輸血 yuketsuゆけつ blood transfusion
輸送 yusouゆそう transport; transportation
材木 zaimokuざいもく lumber; timber






N2 Verbs



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
売買 baibaiばいばい trade; buying and selling
募集 boshuuぼしゅう recruitment; invitation; taking applications; solicitation
遠足 ensokuえんそく excursion; outing; trip
発売 hatsubaiはつばい sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
外れる hazureruはずれる to be disconnected; to be off; to miss the mark
閉会 heikaiへいかい closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
昼寝 hiruneひるね nap, siesta
意地悪 ijiwaruいじわる malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
移転 itenいてん moving; relocation; change of address
自習 jishuuじしゅう self-study; teaching oneself
実習 jisshuuじっしゅう practice; training; practical exercise; drill
開会 kaikaiかいかい opening of a meeting; starting (an event, etc)
回転 kaitenかいてん rotation; revolution; turning
加速 kasokuかぞく acceleration; speeding up
見学 kengakuけんがく study by observation; field trip; tour; review; inspection
転がる korogaruころがる to roll; to fall over; to lie down
転がす korogasuころがす to roll; to turn over
待ち合わせる machiawaseruまちあわせる to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
入社 nyuushaにゅうしゃ joining a company
押さえる osaeruおさえる to pin down; to hold down; to press down
領収 ryoushuuりょうしゅう receipt (of money); receiving
刺さる sasaruささる to stick into (with a sharp point); to prick; to get stuck (in);
刺す sasuさす to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust; to sting
司会 shikaiしかい master of ceremonies; leading a meeting; presenter; host
集合 shuugouしゅうごう gathering; assembly; meeting
集会 shuukaiしゅうかい meeting; assembly; gathering; convention; rally
速達 sokutatsuそくたつ express; special delivery
足る taruたる to be sufficient; to be enough​; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve​
特売 tokubaiとくばい special sale
売り切れる urikireruうりきれる to be sold out
輸血 yuketsuゆけつ blood transfusion
輸送 yusouゆそう transport; transportation






N2 Adjectives



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
青白い aojiroiあおじろい pale; bluish-white
意地悪 ijiwaruいじわる malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
真っ青 massaoまっさお deep blue; bright blue​; ghastly pale; white as a sheet
真っ白 masshiroまっしろ pure white; blank
透明 toumeiとうめい transparent; clear






N2 Adverbs



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
あるいは aruiwa or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly~
ばかりに bakari ni simply because; on account of~ (negative result)
どうやら dou yara possibly; apparently; seems like; somehow; barely~
どうせ douse anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; no matter what
再び【ふたたび】 futatabi again; once more
逆に【ぎゃくに】 gyaku ni conversely; on the contrary~
反面【はんめん】 hanmen while, although; on the other hand~
果たして【はたして】 hatashite as was expected; sure enough; really; actually~
一応【いちおう】 ichiou more or less; pretty much; roughly; tentatively~
以外【いがい】 igai with the exception of; excepting~
以上に【いじょうに】 ijou ni more than; not less than; beyond~
いきなり ikinari abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
一気に【いっきに】 ikki ni in one go; without stopping; all at once; immediately; instantly; right away~
一旦【いったん】 ittan once; for a short time; briefly; temporarily
まだしも madashimo rather; better​~
全く～ない【まったく～ない】 mattaku~nai not at all~
元々【もともと】 motomoto originally, by nature, from the start
なお nao still; yet​; furthermore; in addition~
恐らく【おそらく】 osoraku perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say~
ろくに～ない roku ni~nai not well; not enough; improperly; insufficiently; unsatisfactorily​~
再三【さいさん】 saisan again and again; repeatedly
幸いなことに【さいわいなことに】 saiwai na koto ni fortunately; luckily; thankfully~
早速【さっそく】 sassoku at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
せっかく sekkaku especially; (thank you for) troubling to, going to great pains for~
せめて semete at least; at most~
次第に【しだいに】 shidai ni gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order
その上【そのうえ】 sono ue besides; in addition; furthermore~
末に【すえに】 sue ni finally; after; following; at the end/ conclusion of~
少しも～ない【すこしも～ない】 sukoshi mo~nai not one bit; not even a little~
少なくとも【すくなくとも】 sukunaku tomo at least~
直ちに【ただちに】 tadachi ni at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically~
と同時に【とどうじに】 to douji ni at the same time as; while; simultaneously~
とっくに tokku ni long ago; already; a long time ago
はもとより wa moto yori also; let alone; from the beginning
はともかく wa tomokaku anyhow; anyway; regardless; in any case; whether or not~
わずかに wazuka ni slightly; only; barely; narrowly~
やがて yagate before long; soon; almost; eventually~
よほど / よっぽど yohodo / yoppodo very; greatly; much; to a large extent
要するに【ようするに】 you suru ni in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply~






N2 Particles



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
ばかり bakari about, approximately~
ばかりか bakari ka not only.. but also; as well as~
どころか dokoro ka far from; anything but; let alone; not to mention; much less~
か～ないかのうちに ka~nai ka no uchi ni just as; right after; as soon as~
もの / もん mono / mon because; indicates reason/ excuse/ dissatisfaction
ものか / もんか mono ka / mon ka as if (something untrue were actually true); there's no way~
ものの monono but; although; even though~
にて nite in, at, with, by (formal particle)
のみ nomi only; nothing but​
ては / では tewa / dewa whenever; if; when~; repetitive action
ては～ては tewa~tewa repetitive situations/actions
とか（で） toka (de) I heard that~
とも tomo even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though~
つつ tsutsu while; even though; despite~
やら～やら yara~yara such things as A and B; A and B and so on~
より [2] yori from~ (a time, place, or person)