Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

Ichidan verb
•
to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet
Other readings:
待ち合せる【まちあわせる】
、
待ちあわせる【まちあわせる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
answer, solution

noun, no-adjective
1.
whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait)
prenominal
2.
systemic
See also:全身性

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
changing clothes, change of clothes
Other readings:
着がえ【きがえ】
、
着換え【きがえ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to tell, to indicate

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2.
to envelope, to shroud(usu. 巻かれる)
3.
to outflank, to skirt
4.
to link (verse)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
5.
to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
Other readings:
捲く【まく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship
Other readings:
御参り【おまいり】

noun
1.
handle
2.
steering wheel
3.
handlebar (on a bicycle), handlebars

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be affected, to be influenced
2.
to be concerned with, to have to do with
3.
to stick to (opinions)
All readings:
関わる【かかわる】
、
係わる【かかわる】
、
拘る【かかわる】
、
関る【かかわる】
、
拘わる【かかわる】
、
係る【かかわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to bear a grudge against, to resent, to blame, to curse, to feel bitter towards
Other readings:
怨む【うらむ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
、
撲る【なぐる】

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

interjection, noun
1.
crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2.
something worthy of celebration
3.
giving up(only relevant for ばんざい)
4.
long time(archaism)
5.
eternal life (and prosperity)(archaism)
interjection
6.
banzai (a celebratory cheer), hurrah (hooray, hurray)
Other readings:
万歳【ばんぜい】
、
万才【ばんざい】
、
万才【ばんぜい】
、
バンザイ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
noun
3.
(only) surface, something superficial
4.
skin and bone, body(archaism)(literal meaning)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
Other readings:
威張る【えばる】
、
意張る【いばる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
Other readings:
はしご《階子》
、
はしご《梯》
、
ていし《梯子》
、
ハシゴ

noun, no-adjective
1.
weight
2.
heavyweight boxer

adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
、
ひとまず《一まず》
、
ひとまず《ひと先ず》
、
ひとまず《一と先ず》

noun
•
base (military, expedition, etc.)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】

noun
•
process, course, mechanism

noun
•
cover, lid, cap(usually kana)
Other readings:
がい《蓋》
、
フタ

noun
•
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
、
コンクリート

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
in three days' time, two days after tomorrow
Other readings:
明々後日【みょうみょうごにち】
、
明明後日【しあさって】
、
明明後日【みょうみょうごにち】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

noun
•
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
blood transfusion

noun, noun (suffix)
•
decoration, ornament, trimmings

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
pure white
2.
blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Other readings:
まっ白【まっしろ】
、
真白【まっしろ】
、
真白【ましろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard

noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

noun
•
orchestra

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cure, to heal(usu. 治す)
2.
to fix, to correct, to repair(usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3.
to do over again(after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
4.
to replace, to put back as it was(Kansai-ben (dialect), Kyoto-ben (dialect))(usu. 直す)
5.
to convert (into a different state), to transform(usu. 直す)
Other readings:
直す【なおす】

noun
•
nature, property, disposition

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun
•
electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug

interjection
1.
your pardon, sorry, no thanks(usually kana)
noun
2.
not wanting, objecting to, being fed up with, wishing to avoid(usually kana)(usu. 〜はごめんだ)
3.
permission, leave, dismissal, discharge(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめん《ご免》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten(usually kana)
3.
to transfer (phone call)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つなげる《繫げる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
serious condition, critical condition
Other readings:
重態【じゅうたい】

noun
•
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to hang, to hang up
Other readings:
吊す【つるす】
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