Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

noun
1.
meter, gauge
2.
metre (i.e. 100 cm), meter
See also:メートル
3.
animator(slang, abbreviation)
Other readings:
メータ

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to, to lodge, to put up, to accommodate

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Other readings:
深ける【ふける】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation

noun
process, course, mechanism

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to send, to forward(usually kana)
2.
to hand over (e.g. money)(usually kana)
Other readings:
よこす《寄こす》
よこす《遣す》

noun, no-adjective
singular number

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction work

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

noun
kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to take, to catch, to capture
Other readings:
獲る【とる】

noun
parts, accessories, components

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

na-adjective, noun
1.
fresh, refreshing, invigorating(usually kana)
2.
clear (e.g. voice), fluent, eloquent(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rub, to scrub, to scrape(usually kana)
Other readings:
こする《錯る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

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

adjective
1.
wasteful, a waste(usually kana)
2.
too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of(usually kana)
3.
impious, profane, sacrilegious(usually kana)
Other readings:
もったいない《勿体無い》
もったいない《物体ない》
もったいない《物体無い》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to apply, to adapt
Other readings:
当て嵌める【あてはめる】

noun, no-adjective
being on duty, person on duty

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

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

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

adjective
smoky
Other readings:
煙い【けぶい】
烟い【けむい】
烟い【けぶい】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
high class, high grade
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
high rank, seniority

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective, prefix
front, frontage, facade, main

noun
1.
arrow (symbol)
2.
(romantic) interest (for a certain person), direction (of one's attention, etc.)(colloquialism)

noun
lava
Other readings:
熔岩【ようがん】

noun, na-adjective
misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
See also:幸運 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
going in and out, entering and exiting
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
visiting regularly, frequenting, having regular dealings with
noun
3.
income and expenditure, incomings and outgoings
4.
increase and decrease, surplus and deficit, fluctuation
5.
fight, trouble, quarrel, dispute
6.
indentations (e.g. of a coastline)
Other readings:
出入り【ではいり】
出這入り【ではいり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
eruption, volcanic eruption

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to build up, to establish(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
2.
to form, to become (a state)(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
3.
to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in(usually kana)
4.
to change into(usually kana)
5.
to do, to perform(usually kana)(esp. 為す)
auxiliary verb
6.
to intend to, to attempt, to try(archaism)
Other readings:
なす《成す》

noun
1.
air conditioner
2.
cooler

noun, no-adjective
private (establishment)(わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
Other readings:
私立【わたくしりつ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dive (into or under water)
2.
to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under
3.
to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
Other readings:
潜る【むぐる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

noun
1.
middle, midway, halfway, centre, center
noun, no-adjective
2.
middle position, moderate position, neutral position, middle-of-the-road position
no-adjective
3.
interim, intermediary, intermediate, midterm

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply

noun
1.
grain, bead, drop(only relevant for つぶ and つび and つぼ)
counter
2.
counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
Other readings:
【りゅう】
【つび】[1]
【つぼ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
【ほり】
【ほり】
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