Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open
2.
opening up (e.g. to the public), allowing (public) access

adjective
1.
round, circular, spherical(丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2.
curved, smooth
3.
harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
All readings:
丸い【まるい】
丸い【まろい】[1]
円い【まるい】
円い【まろい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
なにとなく《何となく》
なにとなく《何と無く》

na-adjective, noun
1.
smart, stylish
2.
slim

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
special sale

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
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

どく
okinodokuni
expression
my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
Other readings:
脹らむ【ふくらむ】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan), financial year
2.
academic year, school year
3.
product year

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

noun, no-adjective
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
See also:鹹水

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to feel, to sense
See also:感じる

かし
kashikomarimashita
expression
certainly!(usually kana)(to superiors, customers, etc. upon receiving a request or instructions)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun
paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
Other readings:
絵具【えのぐ】

noun, adverbial noun
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

no-adjective, noun
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

noun
new moon, crescent moon
Other readings:
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

adverbial noun, noun
1.
weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2.
kanji radical 73(only relevant for ひらび)
Other readings:
平日【ひらび】

noun
tempo(music term)

adverbial noun, noun
first 10 days of the month

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
1.
North Pole
2.
the Arctic(abbreviation)
See also:北極圏

noun, auxillary suru verb
carving, engraving, sculpture

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
All readings:
箇所【かしょ】
個所【かしょ】
カ所【かしょ】
ヶ所【かしょ】
か所【かしょ】
ヵ所【かしょ】
ケ所【かしょ】

noun
1.
drop of water
2.
vessel for replenishing inkstone water

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

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

conjunction, adverbial noun
1.
in addition, furthermore
2.
above (which), on top of (which)
Other readings:
其の上【そのうえ】

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:存じる

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
house for rent
Other readings:
貸家【かしいえ】
貸し家【かしや】
貸し家【かしいえ】
貸屋【かしや】
貸し屋【かしや】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
quiet, calm, leisurely
2.
distant, far off, boundless, endless
to-adverb, adverb
3.
easily, comfortably, without difficulty
Other readings:
悠悠【ゆうゆう】

noun
1.
real feeling, actual feeling
auxillary suru verb
2.
to actually feel, to have a real feeling (that ...), to experience personally

noun
official business, public business

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》

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
echo, reverberation
2.
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise
3.
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell), feeling of a sound, emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Other readings:
【ひびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
1.
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed(sometimes used to prefix a request)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
shrinking back in fear(archaism)

noun
1.
peninsula
2.
Korea(sensitive, colloquialism)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
statistics
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