Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
adverb(linguistics)

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
始めに【はじめに】

noun
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

noun
probability, likelihood, chances

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, auxillary suru verb
practice, practising, training, study

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, na-adjective
1.
filial piety
See also:親孝行
2.
showing devotion (to someone)

noun
1.
Buddhist priest, monk(familiar language, honorific language)
See also:お坊さん
2.
boy(familiar language)

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

noun
candle(usually kana)
Other readings:
ろうそく《蠟燭》[1]
ローソク
ロウソク
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
just before

noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】

adjective
clear, pure, noble
See also:清らか
Other readings:
浄い【きよい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral

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

noun, no-adjective
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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)

noun
1.
paste, glue
2.
clothing starch

noun
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull(physics term)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
high class, high grade

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, festival day

noun, auxillary suru verb
power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply

noun
prize money, monetary award, reward

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be affected, to be influenced
2.
to be concerned with, to have to do with
3.
to stick to (opinions)
All readings:
関わる【かかわる】
係わる【かかわる】
拘る【かかわる】
関る【かかわる】
拘わる【かかわる】
係る【かかわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
尖端【せんたん】

noun, no-adjective
circumference

noun
writing paper, stationery

noun
1.
menu, bill of fare
2.
program, programme, schedule

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
Other readings:
気配【きはい】

noun
title, caption, heading

noun
tempo(music term)

tsukiataru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run into, to collide with, to crash into, to bump against
2.
to come to the end of (a street)
3.
to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.), to run up against
Other readings:
突き当る【つきあたる】
衝き当たる【つきあたる】
衝き当る【つきあたる】

かえ
hikkurikaeru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be overturned, to be reversed, to turn over, to capsize
2.
to fall down, to tumble down, to topple over, to lie on one's back
All readings:
ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っ繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】
引繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the same rank, equality
noun
2.
apposition(linguistics)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cure, to heal(usu. 治す)
2.
to fix, to correct, to repair(usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3.
to do over again(after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
4.
to replace, to put back as it was(Kansai-ben (dialect), Kyoto-ben (dialect))(usu. 直す)
5.
to convert (into a different state), to transform(usu. 直す)
Other readings:
直す【なおす】

noun
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

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】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deny, to contradict
2.
to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out
Other readings:
打消す【うちけす】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
Other readings:
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic

adverb, to-adverb
1.
indiscriminately, blindly, at random, recklessly, thoughtlessly, excessively, profusely(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
indiscriminate, random, excessive(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
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