Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
revision, amendment, alteration

noun
•
junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student

noun
•
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to send, to forward(usually kana)
2.
to hand over (e.g. money)(usually kana)
Other readings:
よこす《寄こす》
、
よこす《遣す》

noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
、
くさめ《嚏》
、
くさめ《嚔》
、
くっさめ《嚏》
、
くっさめ《嚔》
、
クシャミ

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
All readings:
浮かぶ【うかぶ】
、
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
、
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
、
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
•
salty (taste), briny
Other readings:
鹹い【しおからい】
、
鹹い【からい】

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】

できあ
dekiagaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
2.
to be very drunk
Other readings:
でき上がる【できあがる】
、
出来あがる【できあがる】
、
出来上る【できあがる】

noun
•
calamity, misfortune, disaster

noun
1.
dam
prenominal
2.
dumb

noun
•
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】

noun
•
essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings
Other readings:
隨筆【ずいひつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive
2.
to escape harm, to be spared damage
3.
to be helped, to be saved trouble

noun
•
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
、
陽射し【ひざし】
、
日射し【ひざし】
、
陽差し【ひざし】
、
日ざし【ひざし】
、
陽ざし【ひざし】
、
日差【ひざし】
、
陽射【ひざし】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be photographed, to be projected

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly(as 心に刻む, etc.)
See also:心に刻む
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)

noun
•
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

noun
1.
return(honorific language)
interjection
2.
welcome home(abbreviation)
Other readings:
御帰り【おかえり】

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

ばか
bakarashii
adjective
•
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

noun
1.
term, period, time frame
2.
time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)
See also:期限切れ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

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】

noun
1.
wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith
2.
core, heart, centre, center
See also:心 (しん)
3.
pistil (of a flower)
See also:蕊 (しべ)
4.
stamen
See also:蕊 (しべ)

noun
•
adjectival noun (in Japanese), quasi-adjective, nominal adjective, na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
、
脊負う【せおう】[1]
、
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to screw, to twist(usually kana)
2.
to distort, to parody, to make a pun(esp. もじる)
3.
to torture, to wrest
Other readings:
ねじる《捻る》
、
ねじる《拗る》
、
ねじる《捩じる》[1]
、
ねじる《捻じる》[1]
、
ねじる《拗じる》[1]
、
よじる《捩る》
、
もじる《捩る》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
raincoat, mackintosh, macintosh, trench coat
Other readings:
レーンコート
、
レインコウト
、
レインコト[1]
、
レーン・コート
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
quadrilateral, square

noun
•
rush hour
Other readings:
ラッシュ・アワー

adverb, to-adverb
•
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

noun
•
main gate, main entrance

noun
1.
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
2.
starting line, scratch
3.
determination
4.
stepping over the edge of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切【ふみきり】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)

adverb
•
diligently, assiduously, industriously, beavering away(onomatopia)

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
、
撲る【なぐる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
See also:退勤

to-adverb, adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a glitter, with a sparkle(onomatopia)(ピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
brand new, shiny and new(onomatopia)
All readings:
ピカピカ
、
ぴかぴか
、
ピッカピカ
、
ぴっかぴか
、
ビカビカ
、
びかびか

noun, na-adjective
1.
coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
na-adjective
2.
all right, fine, OK, okay(colloquialism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance, servicing
2.
putting in place, establishment, development, preparation, provision, outfitting

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
construction work

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hiccup, hiccough(usually kana)
Other readings:
しゃっくり《噦》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring near, to bring close, to let go near
2.
to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)
All readings:
近づける【ちかづける】
、
近付ける【ちかづける】
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