Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp
interjection
•
farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
Other readings:
サヨウナラ
、サヨーナラ
Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
•
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Other readings:
乞う【こう】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub
2.
to comb (hair), to smooth down
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
、ひねる《撚る》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl(only relevant for 曲げる)
2.
to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant(only relevant for 曲げる)
3.
to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert
4.
to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks)
5.
to pawn
Other readings:
枉げる【まげる】
noun
1.
auxillary suru verb
2.
to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
All readings:
ご馳走【ごちそう】
、御馳走【ごちそう】
noun
•
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording
noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
rainbow
Other readings:
霓【にじ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning
See also:自転
Other readings:
廻転【かいてん】
sukkiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be thirsty, to feel thirsty
See also:喉が乾く
2.
to thirst for, to crave(often as 〜に渇いた)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ
noun, no-adjective
1.
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures
See also:外科
2.
department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
development, evolution, progressing, unfolding, (plot) twist
2.
expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up
3.
expansion(mathematics)
4.
extraction (e.g. files), decompression, unpacking(computer term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acceleration, speeding up
noun
1.
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
2.
group, crowd
3.
embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
Other readings:
固まり【かたまり】
、塊まり【かたまり】
noun
•
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Other readings:
刺し身【さしみ】
na-adjective
•
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
Other readings:
不見目【みじめ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
ikooru
Common word
na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】
noun
•
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】
Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
See also:通じる
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate
noun
•
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】
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