Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
measurement, surveying

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

noun
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

noun
1.
the East, the Orient, (East) Asia
See also:西洋
2.
Japan(dated term)(used in China)

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

na-adjective
1.
free (of restraint, controls, etc.)
2.
free (of cost)
3.
freelance(abbreviation)
4.
one-size

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
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
あらすじ《あら筋》

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
kana orthography, syllabary spelling
Other readings:
仮名遣【かなづかい】
かな遣い【かなづかい】
かな使い【かなづかい】
仮名使い【かなづかい】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
All readings:
計る【はかる】
測る【はかる】
量る【はかる】

noun
mosquito
Other readings:

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

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
オシャレ

na-adjective, noun
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude

noun
amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover
All readings:
売り上げ【うりあげ】
売上げ【うりあげ】
売上【うりあげ】
売り上【うりあげ】

noun
riddle, puzzle, enigma(usually kana)
All readings:
なぞなぞ《謎々》
なぞなぞ《謎謎》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
All readings:
出かける【でかける】
出掛ける【でかける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

noun, na-adjective
greed, avarice, covetousness, greedy person
Other readings:
欲ばり【よくばり】

noun
1.
heading, headline, title, caption
2.
index
3.
headword(abbreviation)
See also:見出し語

noun, no-adjective
real thing, original, actual

noun
cement

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
bow, bowing(polite language)
See also:辞儀
All readings:
お辞儀【おじぎ】
御辞儀【おじぎ】

noun
1.
China and Japan
2.
Chinese and Japanese (languages)
3.
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds, kanji dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:漢和辞典

conjunction
thus, in this way(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb
1.
thump-thump, bang-bang, pit-a-pat, pitapat, pitter-patter(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to beat fast (of one's heart), to throb, to pound, to palpitate(onomatopia)
All readings:
ドキドキ
どきどき
どきんどきん
ドキンドキン

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
to be at a loss, to be hard pressed(often in the form …につまる)
5.
to end up, to be settled
6.
to become a geminate consonant
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
2.
to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
3.
to state, to insist, to complain
4.
to fart (loudly)(archaism)

adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting(also 妖しい)

noun
sheet, bed sheet

noun
noun(linguistics)
Other readings:
名詞【なことば】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)(usually kana)

adjective
1.
brave, valiant, gallant, courageous
2.
stirring, vigorous, rousing

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to tell, to indicate

noun, no-adjective
private (establishment)(わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
Other readings:
私立【わたくしりつ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
nap (afternoon), siesta
Other readings:
昼寐【ひるね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to cause a shower of
2.
to disperse, to distribute, to spread
3.
to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure
4.
to distract, to divert(as 気を散らす, etc.)
suffix, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun
(navigable) canal, waterway

noun, auxillary suru verb
diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization
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