Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
derailment
2.
digression, deviation

adverb
at least, at most, (even) just(expresses a desire or hope)

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

no-adjective, noun
1.
fee-charging, paid, not free
See also:無料 (antonym)
noun
2.
toll road(abbreviation)
See also:有料道路

na-adjective, noun
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
Other readings:
的確【てっかく】
適確【てきかく】
適確【てっかく】

noun
shogi, Japanese chess
Other readings:
象棋【しょうぎ】
象戯【しょうぎ】

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

na-adjective, noun
strict, severe, stringent, rigorous, rigid, firm, strong, secure
Other readings:
厳重【げんじょう】[1]
厳重【げんちょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

interjection
1.
thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal(usually kana)
2.
thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)(usually kana, humerous)
Other readings:
ごちそうさま《ご馳走さま》
ごちそうさま《御馳走様》

noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
All readings:
出会い【であい】
出逢い【であい】
出合い【であい】
出会【であい】
出合【であい】
出遭い【であい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
bandage, dressing
Other readings:
繃帯【ほうたい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
燃す【もす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
譬える【たとえる】

noun
folk song, popular song

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
horizontal, level, even

noun, no-adjective
funeral

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
All readings:
撃つ【うつ】
討つ【うつ】
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
return(honorific language)
interjection
2.
welcome home(abbreviation)
Other readings:
御帰り【おかえり】

noun
utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)(abbreviation)

noun
route, way, course, directions

adverbial noun, noun
simultaneous, all at once

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dilute, to water down

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to behave, to conduct oneself
2.
to entertain, to treat someone (to a drink), to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
All readings:
振る舞う【ふるまう】
振舞う【ふるまう】

adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
See also:砕けた (antonym)
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
固い【かたい】
堅い【かたい】
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

noun, auxillary suru verb
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

noun
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun
garage, carport, depot (trains, buses, etc.)
See also:ガレージ

noun, no-adjective
national

noun
index finger, forefinger
All readings:
人差し指【ひとさしゆび】
人差指【ひとさしゆび】
人指し指【ひとさしゆび】
人さし指【ひとさしゆび】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
2.
to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
3.
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4.
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
5.
to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
6.
to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve(only relevant for 伸びる)
7.
to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse(only relevant for 伸びる)
8.
to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)(only relevant for 延びる)
9.
to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off(only relevant for 延びる)
All readings:
伸びる【のびる】
延びる【のびる】

noun
dialect, provincialism

noun, auxillary suru verb
taxation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)

noun
room to let, room for rent
Other readings:
貸し間【かしま】

noun
journalist

noun
1.
real feeling, actual feeling
auxillary suru verb
2.
to actually feel, to have a real feeling (that ...), to experience personally

noun, no-adjective
fraction(mathematics)
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