Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

noun
•
stewardess, (female) flight attendant

noun, no-adjective
•
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
All readings:
中身【なかみ】
、
中味【なかみ】

noun
1.
signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate
2.
draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead
3.
reputation (of a shop), name
4.
appearance, look, show
5.
closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time

noun
•
railway track, railway line, railroad, railway, track, line

na-adjective, noun
•
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude

noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
eraser(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:消しゴム
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
Other readings:
始めに【はじめに】

noun
•
gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body

no-adjective, noun
1.
first, foremost, number one
2.
most important
3.
best, greatest, most
adverb
4.
above all, besides, in any case, to begin with
Other readings:
第1【だいいち】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

noun
•
ring finger, fourth finger
Other readings:
くすり指【くすりゆび】

noun
•
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
、
あらすじ《あら筋》

noun
•
grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit

adverb
1.
very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
extreme, excessive, great many, large number of(usually kana)
3.
splendid, impressive, tremendous, immense(usually kana)
4.
exaggerated(usually kana)
Other readings:
たいそう《大そう》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】

noun
•
bell (often a large hanging bell), chime
See also:鉦

adverb
•
on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk
2.
to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)(only relevant for 漬ける)
All readings:
漬ける【つける】
、
浸ける【つける】

noun
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necessities, necessary article, requisite, essentials

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness

noun
•
scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference

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

noun
•
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

noun, no-adjective
•
siren

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

adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
See also:砕けた (antonym)
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
、
固い【かたい】
、
堅い【かたい】
、
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
superstition, superstitious belief

noun
•
halfway, midway, partway, mid-course

noun
•
mosquito
Other readings:
カ

noun
•
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be in disorder, to lie scattered around

adverb, no-adjective
•
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
、
いきなり《行き成》[1]
、
いきなり《行成》[1]
、
ゆきなり《行き成り》
、
ゆきなり《行成り》
、
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
、
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
kettle(usually kana)
Other readings:
やかん《薬罐》[1]
、
やかん《薬鑵》[1]
、
やかん《藥罐》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask after (someone's health), to visit
2.
to attack, to strike, to meet with misfortune, to suffer an attack

noun
•
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
、
陽射し【ひざし】
、
日射し【ひざし】
、
陽差し【ひざし】
、
日ざし【ひざし】
、
陽ざし【ひざし】
、
日差【ひざし】
、
陽射【ひざし】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
cultivation, refinement, culture, education

noun
1.
tail (animal)
2.
tail end, tip
Other readings:
尻尾【しりお】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
item, heading, category, clause
2.
headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
See also:見出し語

noun
1.
noise (usu. unpleasant)
2.
interference (e.g. radio), static, noise
3.
gossip, irresponsible criticism

noun, no-adjective
•
integer(mathematics)

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
1.
little finger, pinky
2.
little toe
Other readings:
子指【こゆび】

noun
•
folk song, popular song

noun
1.
cassette (tape)
2.
game cartridge

noun (suffix)
•
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

noun
•
greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse
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