Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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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 verb, transitive verb
•
to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
See also:玄人 (くろうと)
3.
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
the number of flat things
2.
win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers(sumo term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
self-study, teaching oneself
2.
studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent(only relevant for 自習)
Other readings:
自修【じしゅう】
noun
1.
surface mail (ship), sea mail
2.
ferry service, steamer service
Other readings:
船便【せんびん】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.), failing to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
Other readings:
不沙汰【ぶさた】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nap (afternoon), siesta
Other readings:
昼寐【ひるね】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness
expression
•
thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting
expression
•
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you, greeting used when entering someone's home
Other readings:
御邪魔します【おじゃまします】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
、ばね《弾機》[1]
、ぜんまい《発条》
、ぜんまい《撥条》
、はつじょう《発条》
、はつじょう《撥条》
、だんき《弾機》
、バネ
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
箏【こと】
、箏【そう】
、筝【こと】
、筝【そう】
noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
noun
•
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
noun
•
soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
Other readings:
ひとり言【ひとりごと】
、独りごと【ひとりごと】
、一人言【ひとりごと】
、一人ごと【ひとりごと】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to smash, to crush, to flatten
2.
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
3.
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
4.
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
5.
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
6.
to waste (e.g. talents)
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)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
衝く【つく】
、撞く【つく】
、捺く【つく】
noun, no-adjective
•
adverb
1.
2.
3.
even so, either way, after all, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
See also:矢張り (やはり)
4.
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation
See also:制作
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】
noun
•
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Other readings:
刺し身【さしみ】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
Other readings:
ならう《傚う》
、ならう《慣らう》
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
2.
to beg, to make a supplication
3.
to see (something or someone of high status)(humble language)(sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home)
2.
to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
3.
to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
4.
to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone
5.
to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone
6.
to take care of somebody until he dies
7.
to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)
noun
1.
infancy
na-adjective, noun
2.
childish, infantile, immature, primitive
noun, no-adjective
•
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
Other readings:
規準【きじゅん】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
2.
to take over, to inherit
3.
to guarantee, to vouch for
4.
to contract (a disease)
Other readings:
引受ける【ひきうける】
、引きうける【ひきうける】
、引受る【ひきうける】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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