Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sow, to plant, to seed
2.
to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
See also:蒔絵
Other readings:
播く【まく】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, analysis, disintegrating, decomposing, degrading
2.
factorization(mathematics)
3.
decomposition, resolution(chemistry term)
4.
deblocking(computer term)

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to pour (sake), to serve, to drink together

noun
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】

adverb, to-adverb
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】

noun, no-adjective
1.
fur, skin, pelt
2.
kanji "fur" radical(only relevant for けがわ)
Other readings:
毛皮【もうひ】
毛革【けがわ】
毛革【もうひ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
modesty, humility, being humble
Other readings:
謙そん【けんそん】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)

noun
warrior, samurai
Other readings:
武士【もののふ】
武夫【ぶふ】

na-adjective, adverb, no-adjective
1.
as one would expect(usually kana)
2.
still, all the same(usually kana)
3.
even... (e.g. "even a genius...")(usually kana)(as さすがの〜も)
Other readings:
さすが《遉》
さすが《有繋》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
space, room, gap, emptiness
2.
vacancy, opening, empty seat
noun, no-adjective
3.
free time, time to spare
4.
disuse, unused thing
All readings:
空き【あき】
明き【あき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow(usually kana)
2.
to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
3.
to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Other readings:
こぼれる《溢れる》

adjective
obedient, docile, quiet(usually kana)
Other readings:
おとなしい《温和しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

noun
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet

noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
Other readings:
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tax exemption, duty exemption

ょう
shouganai
expression, adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)
Other readings:
仕様がない【しようがない】
しようが無い【しようがない】
仕様が無い【しょうがない】
仕様が無い【しようがない】
しょうが無い【しょうがない】

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance

noun
shop

adverb
1.
bursting out (laughter), breaking out (applause), roaring, whooping(onomatopia)
2.
in a rush, in a surge, flooding in, pouring in(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly, all of a sudden(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ドッと
ドっと

noun
1.
direction, way
2.
point of the compass, cardinal direction, bearing
See also:方位
3.
method, means, approach

noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)

じゃ
ojamashimasu
expression
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you, greeting used when entering someone's home
Other readings:
御邪魔します【おじゃまします】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
contradiction, inconsistency

hikkakaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be caught in, to be stuck in
2.
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit, to be delayed, to take time
3.
to get mixed up in (trouble), to get entangled in (a problem), to be involved with
4.
to fall for (a trick), to be deceived, to be cheated
5.
to be on one's mind, to worry one, to be bothered by, to feel uneasy
6.
to be obstructed, to be hindered
7.
to splash
All readings:
引っかかる【ひっかかる】
引っ掛かる【ひっかかる】
引っ掛る【ひっかかる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear, to rip up(only relevant for 裂く)
2.
to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3.
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)(only relevant for 裂く)
4.
to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something(only relevant for 割く)
5.
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye(archaism)
See also:黥く
Other readings:
割く【さく】

na-adjective, noun
1.
handy, convenient
2.
suitable, reasonable, moderate
All readings:
手ごろ【てごろ】
手頃【てごろ】

noun
1.
handle
2.
steering wheel
3.
handlebar (on a bicycle), handlebars

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (e.g. for a job)

uchiawase
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
advance arrangements, preparatory meeting, briefing session
2.
overlap (of a coat, etc.)
3.
making something match exactly(archaism)
Other readings:
打ち合せ【うちあわせ】
打合せ【うちあわせ】
打合わせ【うちあわせ】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
tightly, closely(onomatopia)(ぴったし is col.)
2.
exactly, precisely(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly (stopping)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
perfectly (suited), ideally(onomatopia)
All readings:
ぴったり
ピッタリ
ぴたり
ピタリ
ぴったし
ピッタシ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
Other readings:
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
soon, nearness, before long
Other readings:
近々【きんきん】
近近【ちかぢか】
近近【きんきん】
近ぢか【ちかぢか】

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
2.
to beg, to make a supplication
3.
to see (something or someone of high status)(humble language)(sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
2.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil

noun, no-adjective
equator

noun
assistant professor, associate professor

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess
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