Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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】

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to feel, to sense
See also:感じる

adverb
remarkably, noticeably, considerably, appreciably

adjective
1.
round, circular, spherical(丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2.
curved, smooth
3.
harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
All readings:
丸い【まるい】
丸い【まろい】[1]
円い【まるい】
円い【まろい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

expression
it is I who should say so

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, reconstruction, reshuffling (e.g. cabinet)
2.
modding(computer term)

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
Other readings:
はじめまして《始めまして》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
print, printing, (printed) copy
2.
handout, flyer

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
Other readings:
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

noun
1.
direction, way
2.
point of the compass, cardinal direction, bearing
See also:方位
3.
method, means, approach

kumiawase
noun
1.
combination, assortment, set
2.
matching (in a contest), pairing
3.
combination(mathematics)
Other readings:
組合せ【くみあわせ】
組合わせ【くみあわせ】
組み合せ【くみあわせ】

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
practical use, utility

noun
bed, couch
Other readings:
寝台【ねだい】

noun
1.
arrow (symbol)
2.
(romantic) interest (for a certain person), direction (of one's attention, etc.)(colloquialism)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect, to put (it all) together, to integrate, to consolidate, to unify(usually kana)
2.
to summarize, to aggregate(usually kana)
3.
to bring to a conclusion, to finalize, to settle, to put in order(usually kana)
4.
to establish, to decide(usually kana)

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
Other readings:
湿気【しっき】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
with a friendly grin, smilingly(onomatopia)
All readings:
ニコニコ
にこにこ

noun
1.
slide (for projection), transparency
2.
(microscope) slide(abbreviation)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to slide, to slip
4.
to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule), to move
5.
to change (with a sliding scale), to index (to), to peg

na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral

adjective
smoky
Other readings:
煙い【けぶい】
烟い【けむい】
烟い【けぶい】

noun
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull(physics term)

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
始めに【はじめに】

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, architecture

noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
See also:湯帷子
Other readings:
浴衣【よくい】

na-adjective, noun
dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse
2.
alternating current, AC

noun
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to tell someone's fortune, to forecast, to predict, to divine
Other readings:
卜う【うらなう】

expression, adverb
perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】

noun
chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser(usually kana)
Other readings:
たんす《簞笥》[1]
タンス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-u verb
to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about(usually kana)

noun
1.
mountain forest, forest on a mountain, montane forest
2.
mountains and forest

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to suck, to lick

noun, no-adjective
fraction (part of), decimal fraction

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary(usually kana)
2.
to become worn out, to become battered (from long use)(usually kana)
auxiliary, Ichidan verb
3.
to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation

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
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】

noun, no-adjective
1.
whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait)
prenominal
2.
systemic
See also:全身性

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
融け込む【とけこむ】
溶込む【とけこむ】
解込む【とけこむ】
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
とけ込む【とけこむ】

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
Other readings:
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
cement

no-adjective, noun
diagonal
See also:斜め
Other readings:
【しゃ】

noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)

noun
(hand) towel
See also:手拭き
All readings:
手ぬぐい【てぬぐい】
手拭い【てぬぐい】
手拭【てぬぐい】
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