Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
Other readings:
あっ縮【あっしゅく】

noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shine on, to illuminate
2.
to compare (with), to refer to

noun, auxillary suru verb
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル

noun
1.
crater, caldera
2.
burner (e.g. on a furnace)

noun
automation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development

noun, no-adjective
drama, theatre, theater, play

noun, no-adjective
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
statistics

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

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

na-adjective, noun
carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, thoughtless(usually kana)
Other readings:
のんき《暢気》[1]
のんき《暖気》
のんき《のん気》
ノンキ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
to be at a loss, to be hard pressed(often in the form …につまる)
5.
to end up, to be settled
6.
to become a geminate consonant
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cover, covering, dust jacket
2.
cover song, cover version
3.
coverage
auxillary suru verb
4.
to compensate for (a loss), to offset (a weakness), to back up
Other readings:
カヴァー

noun, auxillary suru verb
diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization

noun, no-adjective
siren

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to pamper, to spoil

noun, no-adjective
even number

noun
superior, superiors, senior

adverbial noun, noun
first 10 days of the month

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

noun, adverbial noun
1.
each
pronoun
2.
you (plural)(archaism)
Other readings:
各各【おのおの】
【おのおの】

noun
1.
saw(usually kana)
2.
musical saw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ノコギリ

na-adjective, noun
valid, proper, right, appropriate, reasonable

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
Other readings:
發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
reconciliation, make peace with

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

noun
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

na-adjective, noun
modern
Other readings:
モダーン

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
All readings:
ずっと
ずーっと
ずうっと

noun
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
sample, specimen, pattern
2.
model, example

noun
1.
money order, draft
2.
exchange (e.g. foreign)
Other readings:
為替【かわし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
All readings:
通りかかる【とおりかかる】
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

noun
building

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
2.
to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle
3.
to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to suck, to lick

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
See also:退場 (antonym)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke
Other readings:
取消す【とりけす】
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