Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
See also:手を挙げる
2.
to do up (one's hair)
See also:髪を上げる
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
See also:声を上げる
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
See also:申し上げる
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
、挙げる【あげる】
、揚げる【あげる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services
2.
reopening (e.g. a road to traffic), resumption of services
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ
zureru
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync., to be slightly off, to be off-point
Other readings:
ズレる
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
noun
2.
Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
noun
•
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to increase, to add to, to augment
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(short) rest, breather, break
Other readings:
ひと休み【ひとやすみ】
noun
•
adjectival noun (in Japanese), quasi-adjective, nominal adjective, na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective(linguistics)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
noun
1.
space, interval
2.
space character, whitespace(computer term)
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
•
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
Other readings:
一定【いちじょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
tax exemption, duty exemption
noun
1.
surface mail (ship), sea mail
2.
ferry service, steamer service
Other readings:
船便【せんびん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
evaporation
2.
disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance
noun
1.
noise (usu. unpleasant)
2.
interference (e.g. radio), static, noise
3.
gossip, irresponsible criticism
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide
2.
to interpose, to have between
3.
to alienate, to estrange
Other readings:
距てる【へだてる】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into
3.
to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
4.
to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill
5.
to get involved with, to meddle in, to poke one's nose into
See also:首を突っ込む
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
6.
to riposte, to retort, to quip
Other readings:
突っこむ【つっこむ】
、突込む【つっこむ】
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
•
garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
Other readings:
植え木【うえき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring
adverb
1.
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)
Other readings:
おおよそ《大よそ》
、おおよそ《凡そ》
、おおよそ《凡》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to increase, to add to, to augment
All readings:
増やす【ふやす】
、殖やす【ふやす】
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
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes
reberu
Common word
noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
end of the month
Other readings:
月末【つきずえ】
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