Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Common word
adverb
•
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
Other readings:
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】
noun
1.
public square, square, plaza, piazza, forum
2.
open space, clearing
expression
•
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Other readings:
お待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、お待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、御待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、御待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ち遠さま【おまちどおさま】
、お待ち遠さま【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ちどお様【おまちどおさま】
、お待ちどうさま【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ちどう様【おまちどうさま】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
akusento
Common word
noun
1.
accent (on a syllable, word), stress, pitch accent(linguistics)
2.
intonation, inflection, cadence
3.
(language) accent (e.g. American, British)
4.
accent (e.g. in a design), highlight, emphasis
5.
accent (on a note)(music term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
、紅葉【もみじ】
、黄葉【こうよう】
、黄葉【もみじ】
、椛【もみじ】
suffix, Ichidan verb
1.
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
3.
to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside
4.
to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
5.
to think of the future (as well as the present)
noun
•
Other readings:
ふりがな《振りがな》
、ふりがな《振仮名》
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
•
elbow
Other readings:
肱【ひじ】[1]
、臂【ひじ】[1]
、ヒジ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
pronoun(linguistics)
2.
synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to bare (e.g. fangs), to open wide (e.g. eyes)(usually kana)
Other readings:
むく《剝く》
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into
3.
to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
4.
to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill
5.
to get involved with, to meddle in, to poke one's nose into
See also:首を突っ込む
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
6.
to riposte, to retort, to quip
Other readings:
突っこむ【つっこむ】
、突込む【つっこむ】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)
noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect
noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
All readings:
出会い【であい】
、出逢い【であい】
、出合い【であい】
、出会【であい】
、出合【であい】
、出遭い【であい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
conclusion, decision, judgement, declaration
noun
2.
affirmative(linguistics)
adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
、かれこれ《彼此》
、ひし《彼此》
、アレコレ
noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油
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, no-adjective
1.
making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going
2.
3.
correspondence, exchanging (letters)
4.
socializing, visiting one another
noun
•
lost property, something dropped and left behind
All readings:
落とし物【おとしもの】
、落し物【おとしもの】
Common word
adjective
•
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい
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
noun
1.
counter, window, teller window, ticket window
2.
contact person, point of contact
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
•
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
Other readings:
交じる【まじる】
、雑じる【まじる】[1]
、交る【まじる】[2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
1.
dull (e.g. a knife), blunt
2.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid
3.
dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light)
4.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic
5.
insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】
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