Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

This list has no items

noun
1.
important point, emphasis, stress, importance, priority
2.
iteration mark
See also:踊り字
3.
colon (punctuation)
See also:コロン

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
餓える【うえる】
餓える【かつえる】
饑える【うえる】

no-adjective
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
話中【はなしちゅう】

noun
pepper(usually kana)
Other readings:
コショウ
コショー

noun, auxillary suru verb
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged
2.
to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious
3.
to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face)
4.
to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
Other readings:
調う【ととのう】
斉う【ととのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
tail (animal)
2.
tail end, tip
Other readings:
尻尾【しりお】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
water, liquid, fluid, moisture, humidity, sap, juice

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

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
ごめんください《御免ください》

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
2.
to stand in the way, to obstruct
3.
to occupy, to fill up, to take up
4.
to perform one's role, to do one's duty
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
noun
2.
Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

つだ
otetsudaisan
noun
maid
Other readings:
御手伝いさん【おてつだいさん】

noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

noun
paper money, note, bill

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate
2.
to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
Other readings:
弘める【ひろめる】

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
Other readings:
さかのぼる《溯る》
さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to rub, to crumple(usually kana)
2.
to massage(usually kana)
3.
to argue, to have a heated discussion(usually kana)
4.
to train, to coach(usually kana)
5.
to jostle, to crowd, to shake, to rock(usually kana)
6.
to have various experiences (out in the world)(usually kana)(as もまれる)

noun
coal mine, coal pit
Other readings:
炭坑【たんこう】
炭礦【たんこう】

no-adjective, noun
1.
high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall
See also:低層 (antonym)
2.
high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

noun, no-adjective
drama, theatre, theater, play

noun
headquarters, head office, main office

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

noun, auxillary suru verb
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
貸出【かしだし】

noun
head, lead, vanguard, first
Other readings:
先登【せんとう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
soon, nearness, before long
Other readings:
近々【きんきん】
近近【ちかぢか】
近近【きんきん】
近ぢか【ちかぢか】

noun, noun (suffix)
complete works

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
Other readings:
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

noun, auxillary suru verb
(short) rest, breather, break
Other readings:
ひと休み【ひとやすみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
1.
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed(sometimes used to prefix a request)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
shrinking back in fear(archaism)

noun
fry pan, frying pan
Other readings:
フライ・パン

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
See also:余り,  余り

noun, auxillary suru verb
suspension of water supply, water outage

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】

noun
prize money, monetary award, reward

noun, auxillary suru verb
copying, duplication, reproduction, copy
« < 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 > »
Showing 751 to 800 of 1792