Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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na-adjective, noun
strict, severe, stringent, rigorous, rigid, firm, strong, secure
Other readings:
厳重【げんじょう】[1]
厳重【げんちょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
2.
to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle
3.
to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
first 10 days of month

noun, no-adjective
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
All readings:
基準【きじゅん】
規準【きじゅん】

bakarashii
adjective
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

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

adverbial noun, noun
simultaneous, all at once

adjective
1.
pale, pallid
2.
bluish-white
Other readings:
蒼白い【あおじろい】
青じろい【あおじろい】

noun, no-adjective
funeral

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
union, alliance, combination
noun
2.
RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)(abbr of 日本労働組合総連合会)
Other readings:
聯合【れんごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile), launching, shooting, discharge, catapult
2.
ejaculation(slang)

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
Other readings:
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put clothes on (someone)
2.
to plate, to gild, to veneer
3.
to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

noun
paddy field, farm
All readings:
田んぼ【たんぼ】
田圃【たんぼ】[1]
田圃【でんぽ】[1][2]
田圃【でんぼ】[1][2]
田ぼ【たんぼ】
田ぼ【でんぼ】[2]
田畝【でんぽ】[2]
田畝【でんぼ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
carving, engraving, sculpture

adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
evaporation
2.
disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to love, to cherish, to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on
2.
to show favouritism to, to be partial to
3.
to fondle, to caress, to pet
4.
to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly(colloquialism)(used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
business trip, official trip

noun
lost property, something dropped and left behind
All readings:
落とし物【おとしもの】
落し物【おとしもの】

na-adjective
1.
huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, large
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
swelling, expansion(only relevant for 膨大)
Other readings:
厖大【ぼうだい】
尨大【ぼうだい】

noun
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
dawn
See also:夕方
Other readings:
明方【あけがた】
明けがた【あけがた】

noun, no-adjective
plastic
Other readings:
プラスティック
プラッチック[1]
プラチック[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
special, particular, peculiar, unique
See also:一般 (antonym) ,  普遍 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off(esp. 区切る)
2.
to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)(esp. 句切る)
Other readings:
句切る【くぎる】

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, no-adjective
even number

noun
1.
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
2.
starting line, scratch
3.
determination
4.
stepping over the edge of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切り【ふみきり】
踏み切り【ふみきり】
踏み切【ふみきり】

noun
fat, tallow, lard, grease
See also:
Other readings:
【あぶら】
【あぶら】

noun
chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser(usually kana)
Other readings:
たんす《簞笥》[1]
タンス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
to face(archaism)(esp. 臨く)
See also:臨む
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
窺く【のぞく】
臨く【のぞく】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem

noun
government office, government agency, authorities

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation
2.
regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry

noun
1.
stopper, cork, plug, bung
2.
tap, faucet, stopcock

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

noun
practical use, utility

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to boil (something in hot water)
2.
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
See also:たでる
Other readings:
茹でる【うでる】
湯でる【ゆでる】[1]
湯でる【うでる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
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