Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun
1.
(relative) length
2.
advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
adjective
1.
repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate(usually kana)
2.
heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying(usually kana)
3.
gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud(usually kana)
Other readings:
クドい
adverb
1.
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
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
Other readings:
銅【あか】
、銅【あかがね】
、赤金【あかがね】
noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
show (of power, ability, etc.), exhibition, demonstration, display, manifestation
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter
noun
•
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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)
noun
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes
daiyaru
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル
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, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
Other readings:
登る【のぼる】
、昇る【のぼる】
、陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective
1.
cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious
2.
bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear
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
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
Other readings:
言いだす【いいだす】
、言出す【いいだす】
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》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grow, to spring up, to sprout
2.
to cut (teeth)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
noun
•
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deduction, subtraction, balance
2.
ebb and flow, rise and fall
Other readings:
差引き【さしひき】
、差引【さしひき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
daiyamondo
Common word
noun
1.
diamond (mineral, gemstone)
2.
diamond, infield(baseball term)
3.
diamond (card suit)
Other readings:
ダイアモンド
adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
All readings:
柔らかい【やわらかい】
、軟らかい【やわらかい】
、柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2.
noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
1.
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed(sometimes used to prefix a request)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
shrinking back in fear(archaism)
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】
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, auxillary suru verb
•
power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
Other readings:
こらえる《怺える》
、こたえる《堪える》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
diagnosis, medical examination
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
•
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)
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