Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adjective
•
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】

noun
1.
course, route, trail
2.
course (of study), program
3.
lane (in running, swimming, etc.)
4.
course (of action), policy, track, path
5.
course (of a multi-course meal)
6.
full-course meal, multi-course meal(abbreviation)
7.
plan (type of offered service), course, option
8.
pitch(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
criticism, critique

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask after (someone's health), to visit
2.
to attack, to strike, to meet with misfortune, to suffer an attack

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to dissolve(only relevant for 溶かす and 解かす and 融かす)
2.
to melt(熔かす and 鎔かす are used for metal)
Other readings:
解かす【とかす】
、
融かす【とかす】
、
熔かす【とかす】
、
鎔かす【とかす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
、
引算【ひきざん】

noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
sunshine(only relevant for 日影)
Other readings:
日蔭【ひかげ】
、
日影【ひかげ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
defense, defence, guard, policing, security

noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
•
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)

adverb
1.
a great deal, very much, a lot(onomatopia)
2.
with a great amount of effort(onomatopia, archaism)

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

noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to burn, to scorch, to char, to singe

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
innumerable, countless, numberless

noun
1.
the number of flat things
2.
win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
、
インタービュー
、
インタビュウ[1]
、
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb, to-adverb
•
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
、
ぎっちり
、
ギッチリ

noun
•
sheet, bed sheet

noun, no-adjective
1.
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures
See also:外科
2.
department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)

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, transitive verb
1.
to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside
2.
to remove, to exclude, to take away(only relevant for 除ける)
3.
to set aside, to keep apart(only relevant for のける)
4.
to remove (someone) from the group, to shun(only relevant for のける)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
5.
to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity(usually kana)(only relevant for のける)(after the -te form of a verb)
6.
to do resolutely, to do boldly(usually kana)(only relevant for のける)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
退ける【のける】
、
退ける【どける】
、
除ける【のける】

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

expression, adverb
•
perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance(usually kana)

noun
•
hindrance, impediment
Other readings:
差支え【さしつかえ】
、
差閊【さしつかえ】[1]
、
差閊え【さしつかえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

くあ
kumiawase
noun
1.
combination, assortment, set
2.
matching (in a contest), pairing
3.
combination(mathematics)
Other readings:
組合せ【くみあわせ】
、
組合わせ【くみあわせ】
、
組み合せ【くみあわせ】

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
、
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
、
ごめんください《御免ください》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
self-study, teaching oneself
2.
studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent(only relevant for 自習)
Other readings:
自修【じしゅう】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scratch(usually kana)
2.
to perspire
See also:汗をかく
3.
to shovel, to paddle
Other readings:
かく《搔く》

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
oil, lubricant, grease
3.
(cooking) oil
4.
(massage) oil, ointment
5.
kerosene
6.
engine oil

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
Other readings:
さかのぼる《溯る》
、
さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
、
さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
All readings:
浮かぶ【うかぶ】
、
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
、
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
、
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
•
long ago, already, a long time ago(usually kana)

noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
、
庖丁【ほうちょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
blood transfusion

adverb, to-adverb
•
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

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

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

Ichidan verb
•
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:ご存じ

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
•
faucet, tap
Other readings:
じゃ口【じゃぐち】

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

na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
equals sign, equality sign(mathematics)
See also:等号
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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