Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to include (in a group or scope)
2.
to instruct, to make one understand
3.
to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication)
4.
to put in (someone's) mouth
5.
to permeate with flavor

noun
•
route, way, course, directions

noun
1.
ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
2.
up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route(only relevant for 上り)
See also:上り列車
no-adjective, noun
3.
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Other readings:
登り【のぼり】
、
昇り【のぼり】

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
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》

noun
•
seminar(abbreviation)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to abbreviate, to omit
See also:略する
2.
to take, to capture

noun
•
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】

noun, no-adjective
•
foundation, basis

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow(usually kana)
2.
to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
3.
to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Other readings:
こぼれる《溢れる》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
、
ひねる《撚る》

noun
•
eldest daughter, first-born daughter(may be the only daughter)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:斜
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
、
斜【ななめ】[1]
、
斜【なのめ】[1][3]
、
傾【ななめ】[2]
、
傾【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji
  3. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

かくだ
okakekudasai
expression
•
please sit down, please have a seat(usually kana)(and many other meanings of 掛ける)
Other readings:
おかけください《おかけ下さい》
、
おかけください《御掛け下さい》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
addition, supplement, appending, appendix

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand, to rise, to stand up(only relevant for 立つ)
2.
to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)(only relevant for 立つ)
3.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)(usu. 発つ)
All readings:
立つ【たつ】
、
発つ【たつ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get free (from), to be freed, to be released

noun
1.
order, observance, discipline
2.
rules, law, regulations
Other readings:
紀律【きりつ】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
mind and body
Other readings:
心身【しんじん】[1]
、
身心【しんしん】
、
身心【しんじん】[1]
、
神身【しんしん】
、
神身【しんじん】[1]
、
身神【しんしん】
、
身神【しんじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, noun
•
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last

noun
•
literature, books (reference), document

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
、
永い【ながい】

no-adjective, noun
•
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

noun
•
lobby, lounge

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
violence, assault, running riot
na-adjective, noun
2.
rough (e.g. handling), reckless, careless, coarse, rude, unreasonable (e.g. demand), wild (e.g. argument)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
rape, sexual assault
Other readings:
亂暴【らんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

noun
•
writer, author(often in self-reference)

noun
1.
size
noun, no-adjective
2.
large and small (sizes), various sizes
noun
3.
daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
4.
large and small drums
5.
long months and short months
6.
sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
carving, engraving, sculpture

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2.
to scatter, to be dispersed
3.
to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
4.
to spread, to run, to blur
5.
to die a noble death

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

noun
1.
measurement, size, extent, dimension
2.
plan, intention, arrangement, schedule

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
urine, piss, pee
2.
breaking a contract(colloquialism)
Other readings:
小便【しょんべん】

noun
•
house-cloth, dust cloth
Other readings:
雑布【ぞうきん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
department of a university
prenominal
2.
undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

noun
•
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

noun
1.
foundation, basis, base, footing, infrastructure
2.
bedrock(geology term)
3.
substrate (circuit board)
See also:基板

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(short) rest, breather, break
Other readings:
ひと休み【ひとやすみ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to smash, to crush, to flatten
2.
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
3.
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
4.
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
5.
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
6.
to waste (e.g. talents)

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

noun, no-adjective
1.
sample, specimen, pattern
2.
model, example
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