Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

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
carpet, rug, runner
Other readings:
絨緞【じゅうたん】
絨氈【じゅうたん】[1]
ジュータン
ジュウタン
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
All readings:
締め切り【しめきり】
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Other readings:
刺し身【さしみ】

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, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油

noun, auxillary suru verb
joining a company, getting a job with a company, entering a company

noun
new moon, crescent moon
Other readings:
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
advantages and disadvantages, interests (of parties)

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

na-adjective, noun
1.
fresh, refreshing, invigorating(usually kana)
2.
clear (e.g. voice), fluent, eloquent(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
ジャンケン

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
抛る【ほうる】
抛る【ほる】

na-adjective, adverb, no-adjective
1.
as one would expect(usually kana)
2.
still, all the same(usually kana)
3.
even... (e.g. "even a genius...")(usually kana)(as さすがの〜も)
Other readings:
さすが《遉》
さすが《有繋》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

noun, adverb, to-adverb
1.
grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter(onomatopia)
2.
pimples, spots, eruption, rash
3.
cutting into small pieces
4.
simmering
Other readings:
ブツブツ

adverb, to-adverb
1.
thump-thump, bang-bang, pit-a-pat, pitapat, pitter-patter(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to beat fast (of one's heart), to throb, to pound, to palpitate(onomatopia)
All readings:
ドキドキ
どきどき
どきんどきん
ドキンドキン

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
All readings:
箇所【かしょ】
個所【かしょ】
カ所【かしょ】
ヶ所【かしょ】
か所【かしょ】
ヵ所【かしょ】
ケ所【かしょ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust
2.
to sting, to bite
See also:螫す
3.
to sew, to stitch, to embroider
4.
to pole (a boat)
See also:差す
5.
to catch (with a limed pole)
6.
to put (a runner) out, to pick off(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
day trip

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

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
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

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

noun
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to roll
2.
to turn over, to tip over, to throw down
3.
to leave
4.
to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
2.
to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired), to close off (e.g. subscription list)(usu. 締め切る)
Other readings:
閉め切る【しめきる】
〆切る【しめきる】
閉切る【しめきる】
締切る【しめきる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
editing, compilation
Other readings:
編修【へんしゅう】
編輯【へんしゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

noun
gender, distinction of sex, sex

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)(usually kana)
2.
to get an electric shock, to tingle (from an electric shock)(usually kana)
3.
to be excited, to be titillated, to be mesmerized, to be enthralled(usually kana)

noun
drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】

noun
honorific, term of respect, polite expression, honorific language(linguistics)

noun (suffix)
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

adjective
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since
Other readings:
已降【いこう】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish

noun
acquaintance
Other readings:
知合い【しりあい】
知りあい【しりあい】
知り合【しりあい】
知合【しりあい】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for
2.
to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out
3.
to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)

noun, auxillary suru verb
observation, survey, measurement
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