Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
Other readings:
繁る【しげる】
滋る【しげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
excess, being more than

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
衝く【つく】
撞く【つく】
捺く【つく】

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
wastepaper, scrap of paper, paper scraps
All readings:
紙くず【かみくず】
紙屑【かみくず】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to succeed, to relieve, to replace(esp. 替わる, 替る)
2.
to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)(esp. 代わる, 代る)
3.
to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch(esp. 換わる, 換る)
All readings:
替わる【かわる】
代わる【かわる】
換わる【かわる】
替る【かわる】
代る【かわる】
換る【かわる】

noun
husband and wife, married couple(somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
empty, vacant, hollow

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
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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

noun, no-adjective
outdoors, outside

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
Other readings:
家主【いえぬし】
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
direction, district, area
noun
2.
field (e.g. of study), sphere, quarter, aspect, angle

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek(esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
2.
to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
All readings:
探す【さがす】
捜す【さがす】

noun
1.
study subject, course of study
2.
department (university, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
draft, rough copy

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

noun, no-adjective
dress

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

adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
Other readings:
しみじみ《染み染み》
しみじみ《沁沁》
しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fold (clothes, umbrella)(usually kana)
2.
to close (a shop, business)(usually kana)
3.
to vacate(usually kana)

adjective
1.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid(usually kana)
2.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic(usually kana)
3.
indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
gently sloping, gentle, easy(usually kana)
2.
smooth(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
(audio) recording
See also:録画

noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, architecture

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate
2.
to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
Other readings:
弘める【ひろめる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)

noun
railway bridge, iron bridge

adverbial noun, noun
Wednesday

noun, auxillary suru verb
stock-farming, livestock farming, cattle breeding

noun
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】

あわ
awatadashii
adjective
busy, hurried, confused, flurried
Other readings:
慌しい【あわただしい】
遽しい【あわただしい】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

noun
litre(also written as 立)

adverb
(not so) much, (not) very(usually kana)

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
juice, sap
2.
soup, broth
noun
3.
(dipping) sauce(only relevant for つゆ)
Other readings:
【しる】
【つゆ】

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun
detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despotism, autocracy
Other readings:
擅制【せんせい】
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