Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
minus, negative (quantity), subtraction, taking away
noun
2.
deficit
3.
disadvantage, drawback, handicap
prenominal
4.
negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

noun
standard, level, norm

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
separate, respective
Other readings:
別別【べつべつ】

noun
comb
Other readings:
クシ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dive (into or under water)
2.
to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under
3.
to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
Other readings:
潜る【むぐる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

kureguremo
adverb
1.
sincerely, earnestly(usually kana)
2.
repeatedly, over and over, again and again(usually kana)
Other readings:
くれぐれも《呉々も》
くれぐれも《呉呉も》

noun
competition, contest

na-adjective, noun
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
All readings:
的確【てきかく】
的確【てっかく】
適確【てきかく】
適確【てっかく】

noun
schedule, program, programme, agenda

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
excess, being more than

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

tachidomaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still
Other readings:
立ち止まる【たちとまる】[1]
立ち止る【たちどまる】
立ち止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ちどまる【たちどまる】
立止る【たちどまる】
立止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ち留まる【たちどまる】
立ち留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留まる【たちどまる】
立留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留る【たちどまる】
立留る【たちとまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.), getting off, getting out (of a car)
See also:降車 (こうしゃ),  乗車 (antonym)

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess

noun
candle(usually kana)
Other readings:
ろうそく《蠟燭》[1]
ローソク
ロウソク
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
year before last
All readings:
一昨年【おととし】
一昨年【いっさくねん】
おと年【おととし】

noun, no-adjective
musical instrument

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
See also:返す
Other readings:
還す【かえす】

adjective
dazzling, radiant
Other readings:
眩しい【まぼしい】

noun, na-adjective
justice, fairness, impartiality

noun, no-adjective
fraction(mathematics)

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

adjective
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
quiet, calm, leisurely
2.
distant, far off, boundless, endless
to-adverb, adverb
3.
easily, comfortably, without difficulty
Other readings:
悠悠【ゆうゆう】

noun
faucet, tap
Other readings:
じゃ口【じゃぐち】

adjective
1.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing(usually kana)
2.
stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly(usually kana)

noun
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard
See also:怠ける

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics

noun
sigh
All readings:
ため息【ためいき】
溜息【ためいき】
溜め息【ためいき】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
2.
to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle
3.
to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

interjection
farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
Other readings:
サヨウナラ
サヨーナラ

noun
stockings

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to meet, to greet

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
likes and dislikes, pickiness (about food), choosiness, fussiness, tastes, preferences

noun
1.
infinity, infinitude, eternity
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
infinite, limitless

noun
rhythm
Other readings:
ルズム[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on), to be lighted(usually kana)
2.
to catch fire(usually kana)

suffix, Ichidan verb
1.
to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do(usually kana)
See also:兼ねない
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, no-adjective
subject(linguistics)

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

noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other readings:
座ぶとん【ざぶとん】
座蒲団【ざぶとん】
坐蒲団【ざぶとん】

noun
ruler, measure
Other readings:
物差【ものさし】
物指し【ものさし】
物指【ものさし】
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