Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
、
温める【あっためる】
、
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
、
暖める【あたためる】
、
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
、
セトモノ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

interjection
1.
cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
3.
drinking one's glass dry
Other readings:
乾盃【かんぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

conjunction
•
thus, in this way(usually kana)

noun
1.
x (mark), cross(usually kana)(used to indicate an incorrect answer, etc.)
See also:罰点
2.
MDMA, ecstasy, molly(usually kana, slang)
All readings:
ばつ《x》
、
バツ《x》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide
2.
to interpose, to have between
3.
to alienate, to estrange
Other readings:
距てる【へだてる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
2.
outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world

noun, no-adjective
•
equator

noun
•
rhythm
Other readings:
ルズム[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

interjection
•
good morning(usually kana, abbreviation)(from お早く; may be used colloquially at any time of day)
Other readings:
おはよう《御早う》

noun
1.
feather, plume, down
2.
wing
3.
blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)(only relevant for はね)
4.
shuttlecock (in badminton)(only relevant for はね)
See also:シャトル
5.
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)(only relevant for 羽根)(also written as 羽子)
6.
arrow feathers(only relevant for 羽根)
All readings:
羽【はね】
、
羽【は】
、
羽根【はね】

noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
、
永い【ながい】

noun
•
overcoat
All readings:
オーバコート
、
オーバーコート

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
noun
2.
chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies

noun
1.
tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room
2.
dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Other readings:
坐敷【ざしき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
その他【そのた】
、
その外【そのほか】
、
その外【そのた】
、
其の他【そのほか】
、
其の他【そのた】
、
其の外【そのほか】
、
其の外【そのた】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
after this, from now on, hereafter
2.
thereafter, since (then), after(esp. after あれ, それ or the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
已後【いご】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
joining a company, getting a job with a company, entering a company

noun, na-adjective
•
misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
See also:幸運 (antonym)

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
濠【ほり】
、
壕【ほり】

adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes
adverb
2.
tentatively, for the time being
3.
just in case
4.
once
Other readings:
一往【いちおう】

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

adjective
1.
envious, jealous(usually kana)
2.
enviable (position, etc.)(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over

noun
1.
brush
prenominal
2.
brushy(only relevant for ブラシ and ブラッシ)
noun
3.
blush
Other readings:
ブラッシュ
、
ブラッシ[1]
、
ブラシュ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
•
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
、
そり《剃刀》[1]
、
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)(esp. 注す)
2.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye(esp. 点す)
3.
to light (a fire), to burn(esp. 点す)
Other readings:
点す【さす】

noun
•
route, way, course, directions

noun
•
office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Other readings:
サラーリーマン[1]
、
サラリマン[1]
、
サラーリマン[1]
、
サラリー・マン[1]
、
サラーリー・マン[1]
、
サラリ・マン[1]
、
サラーリ・マン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
、
素人【しらびと】[2]
、
素人【しらひと】[2]
、
白人【しろうと】[1]
、
白人【しろと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらびと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kanto, north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to translate, to interpret
See also:訳する

noun
•
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun (suffix)
•
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

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

noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
Other readings:
冠【かん】
、
冠【かむり】
、
冠【かんぶり】

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
tax exemption, duty exemption

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prevention, check

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to bear fruit, to ripen
Other readings:
稔る【みのる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
、
譬える【たとえる】

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
•
aquatic products, fisheries

noun, no-adjective
•
fishing (industry)
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