Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords(usually kana)
See also:平仮名
Other readings:
カタカナ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

noun
1.
North Pole
2.
the Arctic(abbreviation)
See also:北極圏

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to wipe, to dry

noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect, to put (it all) together, to integrate, to consolidate, to unify(usually kana)
2.
to summarize, to aggregate(usually kana)
3.
to bring to a conclusion, to finalize, to settle, to put in order(usually kana)
4.
to establish, to decide(usually kana)

noun
the number of days, date
Other readings:
日にち【ひにち】

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
Other readings:
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》

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.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
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】
【もみじ】

interjection
1.
(please) try to(abbreviation, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
2.
(please) look(abbreviation, usually kana)
noun
3.
seeing, looking, watching(honorific language)
All readings:
ごらん《ご覧》
ごらん《御覧》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open
2.
opening up (e.g. to the public), allowing (public) access

adjective
1.
heavy, weighty
2.
heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.), serious, gloomy, depressing

yobikakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out to, to hail, to address
2.
to appeal
All readings:
呼びかける【よびかける】
呼び掛ける【よびかける】
呼掛ける【よびかける】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】

adjective
itchy(usually kana)
Other readings:
かいい《痒い》

adjective
obedient, docile, quiet(usually kana)
Other readings:
おとなしい《温和しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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
1.
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium), passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2.
audience

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

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)

na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

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

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

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

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be erected, to be built

かえ
hikkurikaesu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to turn up, to turn inside out, to turn out
2.
to knock over, to tip over
3.
to overturn (e.g. a decision), to upset, to reverse
All readings:
ひっくり返す【ひっくりかえす】
ひっくり返す【ひっくりがえす】
引っくり返す【ひっくりかえす】
引っくり返す【ひっくりがえす】
引っ繰り返す【ひっくりかえす】
引っ繰り返す【ひっくりがえす】
引繰り返す【ひっくりかえす】[1]
引繰り返す【ひっくりがえす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
end of the month
Other readings:
月末【つきずえ】

noun, no-adjective
humanities, social sciences, liberal arts

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun, auxillary suru verb
sharp increase, sudden rise

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

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
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

noun
litre(also written as 立)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to set free, to let go, to release
2.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch
Other readings:
迯がす【にがす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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