Vocabulary List

Core JLPT vocabulary by level with reading, part of speech, an example sentence and the words it gets confused with.

感情 — かんじょう — N2 — noun — emotion, feeling
発見 — はっけん — N2 — noun — discovery, detection
基準 — きじゅん — N2 — noun — standard, basis, criterion
正確 — せいかく — N2 — adjective — accurate, precise
価値 — かち — N2 — noun — value, worth
範囲 — はんい — N2 — noun — extent, scope, range
普段 — ふだん — N2 — noun — usually, habitually
誤解 — ごかい — N2 — noun — misunderstanding
批判 — ひはん — N2 — verb (irregular) — criticism
納得する — なっとくする — N2 — verb — to be convinced, to understand
協力 — きょうりょく — N2 — noun — cooperation
傾向 — けいこう — N2 — noun — trend
強調 — きょうちょう — N2 — verb (irregular) — emphasis
観点 — かんてん — N2 — noun — point of view
恐れる — おそれる — N2 — verb — to fear
過剰 — かじょう — N2 — na-adjective — excessive
否定 — ひてい — N2 — verb (irregular) — denial
裏切る — うらぎる — N2 — verb — to betray
維持 — いじ — N2 — verb (irregular) — maintenance
獲得 — かくとく — N2 — verb (irregular) — acquisition
改善 — かいぜん — N2 — verb (irregular) — improvement
限定 — げんてい — N2 — verb (irregular) — limitation
構成 — こうせい — N2 — verb (irregular) — composition
反応 — はんのう — N2 — verb (irregular) — reaction
要求 — ようきゅう — N2 — verb (irregular) — demand
混乱 — こんらん — N2 — verb (irregular) — confusion
証明 — しょうめい — N2 — verb (irregular) — proof
重視 — じゅうし — N2 — verb (irregular) — importance
拡大 — かくだい — N2 — verb (irregular) — expansion
矛盾 — むじゅん — N2 — verb (irregular) — contradiction
依存 — いぞん — N2 — verb (irregular) — dependence
推奨 — すいしょう — N2 — verb (irregular) — recommendation
分析 — ぶんせき — N2 — verb (irregular) — analysis
検討 — けんとう — N2 — verb (irregular) — consideration
逃げる — にげる — N2 — verb — to escape, to run away
飾る — かざる — N2 — verb — to decorate, to display
悔しい — くやしい — N2 — adjective — frustrated, regrettable
怪しい — あやしい — N2 — adjective — suspicious, dubious
乏しい — とぼしい — N2 — adjective — scarce, meager, lacking
強気 — つよき — N2 — adjective — confident, firm, bullish
慌てる — あわてる — N2 — verb — to panic, to be flustered
適当 — てきとう — N2 — na-adjective — suitable/random
疑う — うたがう — N2 — verb — to doubt, to mistrust
従う — したがう — N2 — verb — to obey, to follow
限る — かぎる — N2 — verb — to restrict, to limit, to be best
およそ — およそ — N2 — adverb — about, roughly, approximately
むしろ — むしろ — N2 — adverb — rather, instead
ただ — ただ — N2 — adverb — free of charge, only, just
進む — すすむ — N3 — verb — to advance or proceed
せっかく — せっかく — N2 — adverb — with trouble, at great pains, kindly