Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader
2.
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
See also:投稿
noun
•
multiplication(mathematics)
Other readings:
掛算【かけざん】
、かけ算【かけざん】
noun
•
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt, to thaw, to fuse(熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow)
2.
to dissolve
Other readings:
融ける【とける】
、解ける【とける】
、熔ける【とける】
、鎔ける【とける】
adjective
1.
powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous
2.
reassuring, encouraging
adjective
1.
precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep
2.
grim, severe, stern
Other readings:
嶮しい【けわしい】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service
noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
箏【こと】
、箏【そう】
、筝【こと】
、筝【そう】
adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】
noun
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude
noun
•
tissue paper, toilet paper
All readings:
ちり紙【ちりがみ】
、ちり紙【ちりし】
、塵紙【ちりがみ】
、塵紙【ちりし】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to bare (e.g. fangs), to open wide (e.g. eyes)(usually kana)
Other readings:
むく《剝く》
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:斜
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
、斜【ななめ】[1]
、斜【なのめ】[1][3]
、傾【ななめ】[2]
、傾【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
Other readings:
消耗【しょうこう】
na-adjective, noun
1.
gently sloping, gentle, easy(usually kana)
2.
smooth(usually kana)
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct
2.
to tell on (someone), to tattle, to report
3.
to often say
All readings:
言いつける【いいつける】
、言い付ける【いいつける】
、言付ける【いいつける】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
、交替【こうたい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling, serving
Other readings:
応待【おうたい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
、尖がる【とがる】[1]
、尖がる【とんがる】[1]
、尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
2.
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3.
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
See also:くだけた
4.
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
See also:くだけた
5.
to be worried
Other readings:
摧ける【くだける】
adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
Other readings:
しみじみ《染み染み》
、しみじみ《沁沁》
、しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2.
foundation (building, etc.), base
3.
constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
Other readings:
地盤【ちばん】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
融く【とく】
、鎔く【とく】[1]
、熔く【とく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
district, county(only relevant for ぐん)
2.
district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
See also:国郡里制
Other readings:
郡【こおり】
Common word
adjective
•
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい
noun
•
new moon, crescent moon
Other readings:
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
All readings:
返る【かえる】
、反る【かえる】
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