Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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no-adjective
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
話中【はなしちゅう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

noun, no-adjective
1.
private, non-governmental, non-official, civilian, civil
2.
folk, popular

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict(usually kana)
2.
to encounter, to meet
3.
to clash

adjective
dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

noun, auxillary suru verb
disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

noun, auxillary suru verb
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cover, covering, dust jacket
2.
cover song, cover version
3.
coverage
auxillary suru verb
4.
to compensate for (a loss), to offset (a weakness), to back up
Other readings:
カヴァー

noun
official business, public business

noun
process, course, mechanism

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
2.
to stand in the way, to obstruct
3.
to occupy, to fill up, to take up
4.
to perform one's role, to do one's duty
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for(usually kana)
See also:占める
All readings:
とどまる《止まる》
とどまる《留まる》
とどまる《停まる》
とどまる《駐まる》

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

noun
customs, customs house

noun
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
ばね《弾機》[1]
ぜんまい《発条》
ぜんまい《撥条》
はつじょう《発条》
はつじょう《撥条》
だんき《弾機》
バネ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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
1.
menu
2.
schedule, program, programme(only relevant for メニュー)
3.
(computer) menu(computer term)(only relevant for メニュー)
Other readings:
ムニュ

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

noun, auxillary suru verb
schedule

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)

noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
Other readings:
中指【ちゅうし】

noun
1.
criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim
2.
rough estimate, approximation

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
All readings:
ずっと
ずーっと
ずうっと

noun
1.
hedge, fence
2.
border, limit

noun
underwear, underclothes, lingerie, chemise, singlet
Other readings:
膚着【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎぬ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

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.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
immediately following

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
融け込む【とけこむ】
溶込む【とけこむ】
解込む【とけこむ】
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
とけ込む【とけこむ】

すく
sukunakutomo
adverb
at least
Other readings:
少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまる《溜る》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

adjective
1.
dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger(usu. as 危ういところ)
2.
precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying

noun
1.
navel, belly button(usually kana)
2.
protrusion or depression in the middle of an object(usually kana)(only relevant for へそ and ヘソ)
3.
center, centre, most important part, main point(usually kana)
Other readings:
へそ《𦜝》
ほぞ《臍》
ほぞ《𦜝》
ヘソ

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
quiet, calm, leisurely
2.
distant, far off, boundless, endless
to-adverb, adverb
3.
easily, comfortably, without difficulty
Other readings:
悠悠【ゆうゆう】

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】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate
2.
to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax
3.
to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
冷す【ひやす】

adjective
dazzling, radiant
Other readings:
眩しい【まぼしい】

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
Other readings:
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

no-adjective, noun
diagonal
See also:斜め
Other readings:
【しゃ】

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
缶詰め【かんづめ】
罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
important point, emphasis, stress, importance, priority
2.
iteration mark
See also:踊り字
3.
colon (punctuation)
See also:コロン
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