Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)
Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
See also:法令を敷く
Other readings:
布く【しく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services
2.
reopening (e.g. a road to traffic), resumption of services
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to resound, to be heard far away
2.
to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate
3.
to come (home), to remain (with someone)
4.
to have an effect, to make an impression
noun
•
kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
、假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)
See also:弱気 (よわき)
adverbial noun, no-adjective, noun
•
each, individual(usually kana)
Other readings:
めいめい《銘銘》
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
1.
academic year, school year
2.
year in school, grade in school
ikooru
Common word
na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
All readings:
会う【あう】
、逢う【あう】
、遭う【あう】
、遇う【あう】
noun
1.
four corners
2.
crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
noun
1.
mountain forest, forest on a mountain, montane forest
2.
mountains and forest
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way(usually kana)
2.
to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede(only relevant for のく)
Other readings:
のく《退く》
no-adjective
•
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
、話中【はなしちゅう】
noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
、おかず《御数》
、おかず《お数》
、おさい《お菜》
、おさい《御菜》
、オカズ
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to take, to catch, to capture
Other readings:
獲る【とる】
adjective
1.
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
2.
immoderate, extravagant, reckless
adverb
1.
2.
3.
even so, either way, after all, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
See also:矢張り (やはり)
4.
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to include (in a group or scope)
2.
to instruct, to make one understand
3.
to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication)
4.
to put in (someone's) mouth
5.
to permeate with flavor
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving, relocation, change of address
2.
transfer (of deeds, property, etc.), demise
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to wet, to moisten, to dampen, to soak, to dip
Other readings:
濡す【ぬらす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
pantsu
Common word
noun
1.
underpants, pants, briefs, panties, shorts, knickers
2.
trousers (esp. women's), jodhpurs, breeches, pants, trunks (e.g. swimming)
noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
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)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to hold in one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
くわえる《銜える》
、くわえる《啣える》
noun
•
Other readings:
カタカナ
noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
Other readings:
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
uncle(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
2.
old man, mister(familiar language, usually kana)(usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
3.
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)(usually kana)(usu. オジサン)
All readings:
おじさん《伯父さん》
、おじさん《叔父さん》
、おじさん《小父さん》
、オジサン
、オジさん
noun
•
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target)(usually kana)
2.
to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander(usually kana)
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light
2.
person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake
Other readings:
蛍光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
、螢光灯【けいこうとう】[1]
、螢光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp
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)
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