Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
law, rule
Other readings:
方則【ほうそく】

noun
•
lens

noun, no-adjective
•
knitting wool, woollen yarn

na-adjective, noun
•
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nursing (a patient)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out
2.
to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step over, to step across, to stride over, to stride across, to cross(usually kana)
2.
to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
Other readings:
所々【しょしょ】
、
所所【ところどころ】
、
所所【しょしょ】
、
処々【しょしょ】
、
処処【しょしょ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(mountain) pass, ridge, peak
noun
2.
peak (e.g. of summer), worst (e.g. of an illness), crisis, critical point, most difficult part

noun
•
measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)

noun
•
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
骸【から】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)(from 面照る)

adverb, no-adjective
•
originally, by nature, from the start(usually kana)
Other readings:
もともと《本々》
、
もともと《元元》
、
もともと《本本》

noun
•
tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
Other readings:
単皮【たび】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb
•
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral

noun
1.
back
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
backing, going backwards, reversing
noun
3.
background, backdrop, background colour (color)
4.
backhand(sports term)
5.
backer, supporter
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
refunding
noun
7.
backstroke (swimming)
8.
doggy style (sexual position)(slang)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

noun
•
passage, pathway, roadway, avenue, aisle

adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
leading part, leading actor, leading actress

noun
•
structure, construction, makeup, framework, organization, pattern

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
excess, being more than

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to examine (medically)

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

adjective
•
smoky
Other readings:
煙い【けぶい】
、
烟い【けむい】
、
烟い【けぶい】

noun
•
overcoat
All readings:
オーバコート
、
オーバーコート

うき
urikireru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be sold out
Other readings:
売切れる【うりきれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stop

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
See also:退勤

noun
•
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist

noun, no-adjective
•
horse racing

na-adjective, noun
•
pitch black
Other readings:
まっ黒【まっくろ】
、
真黒【まっくろ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to get between, to be caught in

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contrast, antithesis, comparison

Ichidan verb
1.
to attach, to stick together, to paste, to glue(usually kana)
2.
to place together, to put side-by-side(usually kana)
3.
to make someone get married, to get someone hitched(usually kana, colloquialism)
Other readings:
くっつける《くっ着ける》
、
くっつける《食っ付ける》

adjective
•
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
official announcement, proclamation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
commuting to work

noun
•
nature, property, disposition

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to sit (down)
Other readings:
腰かける【こしかける】
、
腰掛る【こしかける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective
•
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)
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