Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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suru verb (special)
•
to heat, to heat up

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation, rotation, cycle, loop

na-adjective
1.
huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, large
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
swelling, expansion(only relevant for 膨大)
Other readings:
厖大【ぼうだい】
、
尨大【ぼうだい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
All readings:
勤める【つとめる】
、
務める【つとめる】

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

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, no-adjective
•
fishing (industry)

つあ
tsukiatari
noun
•
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Other readings:
突き当り【つきあたり】
、
突当り【つきあたり】
、
突きあたり【つきあたり】
、
つき当たり【つきあたり】
、
突当たり【つきあたり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
after this, from now on, hereafter
2.
thereafter, since (then), after(esp. after あれ, それ or the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
已後【いご】

noun
1.
hostel, dormitory
2.
bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)(archaism)
See also:律令制
3.
tea-ceremony room(archaism)
See also:茶寮
4.
villa(archaism)
See also:別荘

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pressing, urging, demanding, demand

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation
See also:制作

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to meet, to greet

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

noun
1.
waterfall
2.
rapids(archaism)
Other readings:
瀧【たき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
official business, public business

noun
•
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability

noun, no-adjective
•
myth, legend

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to branch, to fork, to diverge(also written as 岐れる)
2.
to separate, to split, to divide
3.
to disperse, to scatter
Other readings:
分れる【わかれる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
、
紅葉【もみじ】
、
黄葉【こうよう】
、
黄葉【もみじ】
、
椛【もみじ】

noun
•
the head, the foremost, beginning, the very front
Other readings:
まっ先【まっさき】
、
真先【まっさき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
helicopter

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
•
to sniff, to smell

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

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

noun
1.
outward appearance
no-adjective
2.
apparent
All readings:
見かけ【みかけ】
、
見掛け【みかけ】

adverb, to-adverb
•
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

すく
sukunakutomo
adverb
•
at least
Other readings:
少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
、
尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
editorial, leading article, leader

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

adjective
•
careless, thoughtless, hasty, rash

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be profitable, to yield a profit

noun
•
example, illustration, precedent

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
increase and decrease, fluctuation

noun
•
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other readings:
座ぶとん【ざぶとん】
、
座蒲団【ざぶとん】
、
坐蒲団【ざぶとん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
broom(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほうき《帚》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
night, nighttime

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆
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