Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to draw back, to sink, to cave in
2.
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
3.
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it
Other readings:
引っこむ【ひっこむ】

noun
•
automation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル

expression
1.
pleased to meet you, how do you do(usually kana)
2.
my regards (to someone), my greetings, best wishes, remember me to(usually kana)

noun
•
literature, books (reference), document

to-adverb, adverb
1.
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.), buoyantly(onomatopia)
no-adjective, na-adjective, to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
soft, fluffy, spongy(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
unsteadily, flightily, fickly, frivolously(onomatopia)
All readings:
フワフワ
、
ふわふわ

noun
•
tissue paper, toilet paper
All readings:
ちり紙【ちりがみ】
、
ちり紙【ちりし】
、
塵紙【ちりがみ】
、
塵紙【ちりし】

noun
•
prize money, monetary award, reward

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause(生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
See also:生じる
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生じる

adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
、
ひとまず《一まず》
、
ひとまず《ひと先ず》
、
ひとまず《一と先ず》

noun
•
(measuring) ruler
Other readings:
定木【じょうぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
、
インタービュー
、
インタビュウ[1]
、
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to(usually kana)
2.
to lead to, to be related to(usually kana)
3.
to be related (by blood)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つながる《繫がる》[1]
、
つながる《接続る》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prevention, check

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire), to dry(usually kana)
2.
to toast, to grill, to broil, to roast, to scorch(usually kana)
Other readings:
あぶる《焙る》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation
See also:制作

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
、
温める【あっためる】
、
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
、
暖める【あたためる】
、
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
•
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

noun
1.
(real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency
2.
arms, force
See also:実力行使

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
、
挙げる【あげる】
、
揚げる【あげる】

noun
•
sales, demand
Other readings:
売行き【うれゆき】
、
売行【うれゆき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reconciliation, make peace with

noun
1.
pronoun(linguistics)
2.
synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service

noun
•
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
•
to sniff, to smell

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
eruption, volcanic eruption

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)
Other readings:
おおよそ《大よそ》
、
おおよそ《凡そ》
、
おおよそ《凡》

noun
•
schedule, program, programme, agenda

noun (suffix)
•
less than, insufficient

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to deposit, to pay in

noun
•
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】

conjunction
•
and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that

noun
•
elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

noun
1.
drainage, ditch, gutter, sewerage
2.
sewage, black water

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division(mathematics)
All readings:
割り算【わりざん】
、
わり算【わりざん】
、
割算【わりざん】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to pamper, to spoil

noun
•
gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body

adverb, noun
1.
with trouble, at great pains(usually kana)
no-adjective
2.
rare, valuable, precious, long-awaited(usually kana)
3.
kind, generous(usually kana)
adverb
4.
specially, especially, expressly(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
dizziness, giddiness, vertigo(usually kana)
Other readings:
めまい《眩暈》
、
めまい《目まい》
、
めまい《目眩い》[1]
、
げんうん《眩暈》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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