JLPT N2 Location & Direction Vocabulary - 216 Words
Complete list of 216 JLPT N2 location & direction vocabulary words with readings, meanings, and example sentences.
216 words
飽くまであくまで
to the end,to the last,stubbornly
暖まるあたたまる
to warm up,to get warm
あちらこちらあちらこちら
here and there
宛名あてな
address,direction
あてはまるあてはまる
to be applicable,to come under (a category),to fulfill
あふれるあふれる
to flood,to overflow,to brim over
余るあまる
to remain,to be left over,to be in excess,to be too many
一流いちりゅう
first class,top grade,foremost,top-notch
浮ぶうかぶ
to float,to rise to surface,to come to mind
薄めるうすめる
to dilute,to water down
有無うむ
yes or no,existence,flag indicator (comp),presence or absence marker
埋めるうめる
to bury,to fill up,to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
裏返すうらがえす
to turn inside out,to turn (something) over
裏口うらぐち
backdoor,rear entrance
円周えんしゅう
circumference
欧米おうべい
Europe and America,the West
大通りおおどおり
main street
おかずおかず
side dish,accompaniment for rice dishes
押えるおさえる
to stop,to restrain,to seize,to repress,to suppress,to press down
伯父さんおじさん
middle-aged gentleman,uncle
落着くおちつく
to calm down,to settle down
叔母さんおばさん
(1) aunt,(2) middle-aged lady
思い込むおもいこむ
to be under impression that,to be convinced that
温帯おんたい
temperate zone
帰すかえす
to send back
書留かきとめ
writing down,putting on record,recording,making a note of,registration (of mail)
各地かくち
every place,various places
角度かくど
angle
火口かこう
a burner,origin of a fire
重なるかさなる
to be piled up,lie on top of one another,overlap each other
重ねるかさねる
to pile up,to put something on another,to heap up,to add,to repeat
貸間かしま
room to let
個所かしょ
passage,place,point,part
過剰かじょう
excess,over-
片道かたみち
one-way (trip)
傾くかたむく
to incline toward,to slant,to lurch
片寄るかたよる
to be one-sided,to incline,to be partial
兼ねるかねる
to hold (position),to serve,to be unable
代るかわる
(v5r,vi) to take the place of,to relieve,to be substituted for
間隔かんかく
space,interval,SPC
寒帯かんたい
frigid zone
外部がいぶ
the outside,external
客間きゃくま
parlor,guest room
境界きょうかい
boundary
行列ぎょうれつ
(1) line,procession,(2) matrix (math)
区域くいき
limits,boundary,domain,zone,sphere,territory
区切るくぎる
to punctuate,to cut off,to mark off,to stop,to put an end to
崩すくずす
to destroy,to pull down,to make change (money)
下るくだる
to get down,to descend
くっつくくっつく
to adhere to,to keep close to
組み立てるくみたてる
to assemble,to set up,to construct
くるむくるむ
to be engulfed in,to be enveloped by,to wrap up
郡ぐん
country,district
系統けいとう
system,family line,geological formation
経度けいど
longitude
削るけずる
to cut down little by little,to take a percentage
険しいけわしい
inaccessible place,sharp eyes
原産げんさん
place of origin,habitat
原始げんし
origin,primeval
限度げんど
limit,bounds
高層こうそう
upper
高度こうど
altitude,height,advanced
超えるこえる
to exceed,to cross over,to cross
腰掛けるこしかける
to sit (down)
超すこす
to cross,to pass,to tide over
こらえるこらえる
to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with
碁ご
Go (board game of capturing territory)
合流ごうりゅう
confluence,union,linking up,merge
採点さいてん
marking,grading,looking over
逆ささかさ
reverse,inversion,upside down
逆様さかさま
inversion,upside down
遡るさかのぼる
to go back,to go upstream,to make retroactive
酒場さかば
bar,bar-room
作成さくせい
frame,draw up,make,producing
産地さんち
producing area
座敷ざしき
tatami room
四角しかく
square
四角いしかくい
square
敷地しきち
site
四捨五入ししゃごにゅう
rounding up (fractions)
始終しじゅう
continuously,from beginning to end
静まるしずまる
to quieten down,to calm down,to subside
下町したまち
Shitamachi,lower parts of town
湿度しつど
level of humidity
しぼむしぼむ
to wither,to fade (away),to shrivel,to wilt
締め切るしめきる
to shut up
周辺しゅうへん
circumference,outskirts,environs,(computer) peripheral
終了しゅうりょう
end,close,termination
正面しょうめん
the front,honesty
初級しょきゅう
elementary level
信ずるしんずる
to believe,to believe in,to place trust in
針路しんろ
course,direction,compass bearing
弱点じゃくてん
weak point,weakness
重点じゅうてん
important point,lay stress on,colon,emphasis
寿命じゅみょう
life span
上級じょうきゅう
advanced level,high grade,senior
上下じょうげ
high and low,up and down,unloading and loading,praising and blaming
垂直すいちょく
vertical,perpendicular
水平すいへい
water level,horizon
正方形せいほうけい
square
正門せいもん
main gate,main entrance
背負うせおう
to be burdened with,to carry on back or shoulder
迫るせまる
to draw near,to press
先端せんたん
pointed end,tip,fine point
線路せんろ
line,track,roadbed
全身ぜんしん
the whole body,full-length (portrait)
属するぞくする
to belong to,to come under,to be affiliated with,to be subject to
体制たいせい
order,system,structure,set-up,organization
竹たけ
bamboo,middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
短所たんしょ
(1) defect,demerit,weak point,(2) disadvantage
妥当だとう
valid,proper,right,appropriate
近付けるちかづける
to bring near,to put close,to let come near,to associate with
近寄るちかよる
to approach,to draw near
千切るちぎる
to cut up fine,to pick (fruit)
地帯ちたい
area,zone
縮めるちぢめる
to shorten,to reduce,to boil down,to shrink
地点ちてん
site,point on a map
地名ちめい
place name
中間ちゅうかん
middle,midway,interim
中途ちゅうと
in the middle,half-way
中年ちゅうねん
middle-aged
長所ちょうしょ
(1) strong point,merit,(2) advantage
長短ちょうたん
length,long and short,+-
頂点ちょうてん
top,summit
直線ちょくせん
straight line
直角ちょっかく
right angle
直径ちょっけい
diameter
散らかすちらかす
to scatter around,to leave untidy
散らかるちらかる
to be in disorder,to lie scattered around
突き当たりつきあたり
end (e.g. of street)
伝わるつたわる
to be handed down,to be introduced,to be transmitted
務めるつとめる
(1) to serve,to fill a post,to serve under,to work (for)
積むつむ
to pile up,to stack
展開てんかい
develop,expansion (opposite of compression)
点数てんすう
marks,points,score,runs
点々てんてん
here and there,little by little
出入口でいりぐち
exit and entrance
東西とうざい
East and West,whole country
尖るとがる
to taper to a point,to become sharp,to be sour,to look displeased
所々ところどころ
here and there,some parts (of something)
留まるとどまる
(1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place)
留まるとまる
(1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place)
退けるどける
to remove,to take away,to dislodge,to put something out of the way
丼どんぶり
porcelain bowl,bowl of rice with food on top
内線ないせん
phone extension,indoor wiring,inner line
中身なかみ
contents,interior,substance,filling,(sword) blade
中指なかゆび
middle finger
南極なんきょく
south pole,Antarctic
南米なんべい
South America
南北なんぼく
south and north
鈍いにぶい
dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid
残らずのこらず
all,entirely,completely,without exception
載せるのせる
to place on (something),to take on board,to give a ride
延ばすのばす
to lengthen,to stretch,to reach out,to grow (beard)
上りのぼり
up-train (going to Tokyo),ascent
上るのぼる
to ascend,to go up,to climb
鈍いのろい
dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid
掃くはく
to sweep,to brush,to gather up
挟まるはさまる
to get between,to be caught in
挟むはさむ
to interpose,to hold between,to insert
外れるはずれる
to be disconnected,to get out of place,to be off,to be out (e.g. of gear)
払い戻すはらいもどす
to repay,to pay back
半径はんけい
radius
日当たりひあたり
exposure to the sun,sunny place
引受るひきうける
to undertake,to take up,to take over
引返すひきかえす
to repeat,to send back,to bring back
引っ繰り返すひっくりかえす
to turn over,to overturn,to knock over,to upset,to turn inside out
引っ繰り返るひっくりかえる
to be overturned,to be upset,to topple over,to be reversed
引っ込むひっこむ
to draw back,to sink,to cave in
捻るひねる
to turn (a switch) on or off,to twist,to puzzle over
表紙ひょうし
front cover,binding
標準ひょうじゅん
standard,level
広さひろさ
extent
塞がるふさがる
to be plugged up,to be shut up
塞ぐふさぐ
to stop up,to close up,to block (up)
不通ふつう
suspension,interruption,stoppage,tie-up,cessation
船便ふなびん
surface mail (ship)
踏切ふみきり
railway crossing,level crossing,starting line,scratch,crossover
麓ふもと
the foot,the bottom,the base (of a mountain)
便所べんじょ
toilet,lavatory,rest room,latrine,comfort station
方角ほうがく
direction,way,compass point
方面ほうめん
direction,district,field (e.g., of study)
干すほす
to air,to dry,to desiccate,to drain (off),to drink up
北極ほっきょく
North Pole
盆地ぼんち
basin (e.g. between mountains)
枚数まいすう
the number of flat things
待合室まちあいしつ
waiting room
街角まちかど
street corner
真っ先まっさき
the head,the foremost,beginning
見下ろすみおろす
to overlook,to command a view of,to look down on something
見掛けみかけ
outward appearance
御手洗みたらし
font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine
道順みちじゅん
itinerary,route
身分みぶん
social position,social status
向うむかう
(v5u) to face,to go towards
名所めいしょ
famous place
巡るめぐる
to go around
目印めじるし
mark,sign,landmark
めちゃくちゃめちゃくちゃ
absurd,unreasonable,excessive,messed up,spoiled,wreaked
面積めんせき
area
潜るもぐる
(1) to drive,to pass through,(2) to evade,to hide,(3) to dive (into or under water),to go undergroun
物置ものおき
storage room
物凄いものすごい
earth-shattering,staggering,to a very great extent
揉むもむ
to rub,to crumple (up),to wrinkle
盛るもる
(1) to serve (food, etc.),(2) to fill up,(3) to prescribe
矢印やじるし
directing arrow
やっつけるやっつける
to attack (an enemy),to beat,to do away with,to finish off
要領ようりょう
point,gist,essentials,outline
よこすよこす
(1) to send,to forward,(2) to hand over (e.g. money)
余所よそ
another place,somewhere else,strange parts
四つ角よつかど
four corners,crossroads
両側りょうがわ
both sides
サークルサークル
circle,sports club (i.e. at a company)
バックバック
back
ランニングランニング
(1) running,(2) tank top
レベルレベル
level