Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverb
at least, at most, (even) just(expresses a desire or hope)

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

noun
sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
All readings:
寝巻き【ねまき】
寝巻【ねまき】
寝間着【ねまき】
寝衣【ねまき】

noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
sunshine(only relevant for 日影)
Other readings:
日蔭【ひかげ】
日影【ひかげ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination of tickets
noun
2.
ticket gate, ticket barrier(abbreviation)
See also:改札口

noun, auxillary suru verb
express, special delivery

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
Other readings:
悪い【にくい】

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

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2.
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:煮る

noun
seminar(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】

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

noun
literature, books (reference), document

na-adjective, noun
carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, thoughtless(usually kana)
Other readings:
のんき《暢気》[1]
のんき《暖気》
のんき《のん気》
ノンキ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb
1.
to the end, to the bitter end, to the last, stubbornly, persistently, consistently, to the utmost(usually kana)
2.
after all, it must be remembered, only, purely, simply(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくまで《飽く迄》

noun
tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
Other readings:
単皮【たび】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

noun
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
All readings:
喜び【よろこび】
歓び【よろこび】
慶び【よろこび】
悦び【よろこび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to deify, to enshrine
2.
to pray, to worship
Other readings:
祀る【まつる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tax exemption, duty exemption

na-adjective, noun
1.
too many, too much, excessive, superfluous, superabundant, extra, spare, surplus(often as 余計に)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, otiose
adverb
3.
abundantly, excessively, needlessly, all the more

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
Other readings:
繁る【しげる】
滋る【しげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
bandage, dressing
Other readings:
繃帯【ほうたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction work

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem

noun, auxillary suru verb
(audio) recording
See also:録画

adjective
dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

adverb, no-adjective
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
いきなり《行き成》[1]
いきなり《行成》[1]
ゆきなり《行き成り》
ゆきなり《行成り》
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
after this, from now on, hereafter
2.
thereafter, since (then), after(esp. after あれ, それ or the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
已後【いご】

noun
fusuma, Japanese sliding screen

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

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
going in and out, entering and exiting
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
visiting regularly, frequenting, having regular dealings with
noun
3.
income and expenditure, incomings and outgoings
4.
increase and decrease, surplus and deficit, fluctuation
5.
fight, trouble, quarrel, dispute
6.
indentations (e.g. of a coastline)
Other readings:
出入り【ではいり】
出這入り【ではいり】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
Other readings:
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
opening of a meeting

noun
law, rule
Other readings:
方則【ほうそく】

noun
1.
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
2.
airship, blimp(orig. meaning)
See also:気球

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to squat, to crouch

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