Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Common word
expression, adjective
•
cannot be helped, unavoidable
Other readings:
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
、已むを得ない【やむをえない】
na-adjective, noun
•
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
All readings:
的確【てきかく】
、的確【てっかく】
、適確【てきかく】
、適確【てっかく】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
2.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
箏【こと】
、箏【そう】
、筝【こと】
、筝【そう】
noun
1.
Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kanto, north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
、棄てる【すてる】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to hate, to detest
Other readings:
悪む【にくむ】
no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass by one another
2.
to miss meeting each other, to miss each other
3.
to disagree
Other readings:
擦れ違う【すれちがう】
adverb
•
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
All readings:
だいぶ《大分》
、だいぶん《大分》
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month
noun
1.
sumo wrestling(sumo term)
2.
Other readings:
相撲【すまい】[1]
、角力【すもう】
、角力【すまい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
2.
to beg, to make a supplication
3.
to see (something or someone of high status)(humble language)(sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese)
pronoun
1.
such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.), this and that
interjection
2.
What?, What is the matter?, What are the items?
3.
Let's see... (e.g. when about to read a letter), well, well
Other readings:
何何【なになに】
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing, to carry
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがす《剝がす》
、はがす《剥す》[1]
、へがす《剥がす》
、へがす《剝がす》
、へがす《剥す》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stop (moving), to come to a stop
2.
to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
3.
to alight, to perch on
All readings:
止まる【とまる】
、留まる【とまる】
、停まる【とまる】
、駐まる【とまる】
、止る【とまる】
、留る【とまる】
noun
•
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
、窺く【のぞく】
、臨く【のぞく】
na-adjective, noun
•
ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
noun
1.
farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
2.
pasture, meadow, grazing land
Other readings:
牧場【まきば】
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】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications
2.
raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation
3.
flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
noun
1.
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity, gravitational pull
2.
attractiveness, magnetism
noun
•
princess
Other readings:
王女【おうにょ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
reberu
Common word
noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
friction, rubbing, chafing
noun
2.
discord, friction, strife, conflict
See also:軋轢
noun
•
book, publication
Other readings:
書籍【しょじゃく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
Other readings:
単皮【たび】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind
2.
to calm down, to settle down, to die down, to become stable, to abate
3.
to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to settle in
4.
to be settled, to be fixed, to have been reached(of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
5.
to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to suit, to fit
6.
to be unobtrusive, to be quiet, to be subdued(usu. used pronominally as 落ち着いた)
See also:落ち着いた (おちついた)
All readings:
落ち着く【おちつく】
、落ちつく【おちつく】
、落着く【おちつく】
、落ち付く【おちつく】
、落付く【おちつく】
noun
•
Other readings:
さじ《匕》
、しゃじ《匙》
、しゃじ《匕》
、かい《匙》[1]
、かい《匕》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode
2.
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce
3.
to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
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