Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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        no-adjective
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busy (phone)
All readings:
                話し中【はなしちゅう】
、話中【はなしちゅう】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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difference, discrepancy, variation
Other readings:
                相異【そうい】
                reinkooto
                    Common word
noun
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raincoat, mackintosh, macintosh, trench coat
Other readings:
                レーンコート
、レインコウト
、レインコト[1]
、レーン・コート
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
                おかず《御菜》
、おかず《御数》
、おかず《お数》
、おさい《お菜》
、おさい《御菜》
、オカズ
                noun
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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】
                Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary(usually kana)
2.
to become worn out, to become battered (from long use)(usually kana)
auxiliary, Ichidan verb
3.
to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
noun, na-adjective
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misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
noun
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joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
All readings:
                喜び【よろこび】
、歓び【よろこび】
、慶び【よろこび】
、悦び【よろこび】
                noun
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                Other readings:
                ふりがな《振りがな》
、ふりがな《振仮名》
                Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to behave, to conduct oneself
2.
to entertain, to treat someone (to a drink), to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
All readings:
                振る舞う【ふるまう】
、振舞う【ふるまう】
                noun
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hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
Other readings:
                ひらがな《ひら仮名》
                noun
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                Other readings:
                小遣い【こずかい】[2]
、小遣【こづかい】[1]
、小遣【こずかい】[1][2]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
                たまる《溜る》
                noun
1.
hostel, dormitory
2.
3.
4.
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
                融く【とく】
、鎔く【とく】[1]
、熔く【とく】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)
noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
Other readings:
                ねじ《捻子》
、ねじ《捩子》
、ねじ《螺旋》
、らし《螺子》
、ネジ
                noun
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wastepaper, scrap of paper, paper scraps
All readings:
                紙くず【かみくず】
、紙屑【かみくず】
                Common word
adverb
1.
with all one's strength, with all one's heart, to the utmost
See also:思い切り (おもいきり)
noun
2.
resolution, decisiveness
See also:思い切り (おもいきり)
All readings:
                思いっきり【おもいっきり】
、思いっ切り【おもいっきり】
                interjection
1.
cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
3.
drinking one's glass dry
Other readings:
                乾盃【かんぱい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun, no-adjective
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pollution, public nuisance, contamination
See also:汚染 (おせん)
noun
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defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent
2.
to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)
3.
to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries
4.
to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
See also:清音
All readings:
                澄む【すむ】
、清む【すむ】
                noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
                文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed(usually kana)
2.
to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together(usually kana)
3.
to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent(usually kana)
noun
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outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
                あらすじ《荒筋》
、あらすじ《あら筋》
                na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
                おしゃれ《御洒落》
、オシャレ
                expression
1.
pleased to meet you, how do you do(usually kana)
2.
my regards (to someone), my greetings, best wishes, remember me to(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
digestion (of food)
2.
digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding
3.
consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion
4.
losing one's form and turning into something else(archaism)(orig. meaning)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications
2.
raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation
3.
flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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division(mathematics)
All readings:
                割り算【わりざん】
、わり算【わりざん】
、割算【わりざん】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
Other readings:
                紅葉【もみじ】
、黄葉【こうよう】
、黄葉【もみじ】
、椛【もみじ】
                noun
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book, publication
Other readings:
                書籍【しょじゃく】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
                その他【そのた】
、その外【そのほか】
、その外【そのた】
、其の他【そのほか】
、其の他【そのた】
、其の外【そのほか】
、其の外【そのた】
                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:
                粒【りゅう】
、粒【つび】[1]
、粒【つぼ】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
2.
no-adjective, noun
3.
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Other readings:
                登り【のぼり】
、昇り【のぼり】
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