み JLPT N2 Vocabulary

Browse 45 JLPT N2 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under み.

Kana み

  1. 見合わせ みあわせ Postponement; suspension; holding off on something. Also literally means looking at each other.
  2. 味覚 みかく Sense of taste; palate. The gustatory sense that perceives flavours.
  3. 見込み みこみ Prospect; hope; expectation; likelihood. An estimate of what will happen in the future.
  4. 見込みが外れる みこみがはずれる To guess wrong; to have one's expectations prove incorrect; to miscalculate.
  5. 水気 みずけ Water content; moisture; dampness; juiciness in food.
  6. 未然に みぜんに Before something happens; in advance of an event; preventively.
  7. 溝 みぞ Ditch; drain; gutter; trench. Also figuratively, a gap or rift between people.
  8. 見出し みだし Heading; headline; title; caption. The prominent text at the top of an article or section.
  9. 道なり みちなり Following the road; along the road as it goes; the natural course of the road.
  10. 密集 みっしゅう Crowding together; dense clustering; being packed closely in one area.
  11. 密約 みつやく Secret agreement; clandestine pact; an agreement made covertly between parties.
  12. 見通し みとおし Outlook; forecast; perspective; prospect. Also an unobstructed view or line of sight.
  13. 南半球 みなみはんきゅう Southern hemisphere; the half of the Earth south of the equator.
  14. 見習い みならい Apprenticeship; trainee; learning by watching and imitating. Also the apprentice themselves.
  15. 身元保証 みもとほしょう Personal guarantee; identity verification; vouching for someone's background and character.
  16. 脈絡 みゃくらく Logical connection; coherence; context; chain of reasoning between ideas.
  17. ミュージシャン ミュージシャン Musician; a person who plays or composes music professionally.
  18. 民謡 みんよう Folk song; traditional popular song passed down through generations in a region.
  19. 身軽 みがる Agile; nimble; light on one's feet; travelling light. Having little burden, either physically or figuratively.
  20. みじめ みじめ Miserable; wretched; pitiable; pathetic. Describes a state of deep unhappiness or wretchedness.
  21. 身近 みぢか Near oneself; close to one; familiar; readily accessible. Describes things that are part of one's everyday life.
  22. 密接 みっせつ Close; intimate; closely connected. Describes a tight relationship or connection between things.
  23. 未明 みめい Early dawn; predawn; the small hours of the morning. The time before daylight arrives.
  24. 密輸 みつゆ Smuggling; contraband trade. The illegal transportation of goods across national borders.
  25. 身内 みうち Relatives; one's family; close relations. People connected by blood or marriage.
  26. 身なり みなり Dress; attire; personal appearance. How someone looks based on their clothing and grooming.
  27. 身元 みもと Identity; background; personal origins. Information about who someone is and where they come from.
  28. 民家 みんか Private house; residential dwelling. An ordinary house where people live, as opposed to public or commercial buildings.
  29. 密林 みつりん Dense forest; jungle; thick woods. A forest so thickly grown that passage is difficult.
  30. 源 みなもと Source; origin; fountainhead. The point where a river begins or where something originates.
  31. 民主 みんしゅ Democracy; popular sovereignty. The principle that political power belongs to the people.
  32. 密度 みつど Density. The degree of compactness of a substance, or how closely packed something is.
  33. 民俗 みんぞく Folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs. The traditional practices, beliefs, and culture of ordinary people.
  34. 三日坊主 みっかぼうず Someone who cannot stick with anything; a quitter. A person who gives up new endeavours after only a few days.
  35. 身の上 みのうえ One's circumstances; personal history; lot in life. Refers to a person's life situation, background, or fate.
  36. 見返す みかえす To look back at someone; to stare back; to get even with; to prove someone wrong. Has both a literal and figurative meaning.
  37. 見極める みきわめる To ascertain; to determine; to see through to the end; to discern the true nature of something.
  38. 見込む みこむ To anticipate; to expect; to estimate; to count on. Used when making predictions or projections based on available information.
  39. 見据える みすえる To stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to look squarely at. Also used figuratively for confronting reality or looking ahead to the fu...
  40. 水を切る みずをきる To drain the water; to squeeze out liquid. Used when removing water from food or objects.
  41. 乱れる みだれる To be disordered; to be disarranged; to be in disarray. Describes a state of disruption or loss of regularity.
  42. 見つめる みつめる To stare at; to gaze at intently; to fix one's eyes on. Implies focused, sustained looking.
  43. 見なす みなす To regard as; to consider to be; to deem. Used to treat something as if it were a certain way, often in formal or legal contexts.
  44. 耳に挟む みみにはさむ To happen to hear; to overhear. Implies catching information casually or incidentally, not through deliberate listening.
  45. 見渡す みわたす To look out over; to survey a scene; to take in a wide view. Implies scanning a broad area with one's eyes.