Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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, no-adjective
•
white hair, grey hair, gray hair
Other readings:
白髪【はくはつ】
、
白髪【しろかみ】[1]
、
白髪【しらかみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2.
to scatter, to be dispersed
3.
to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
4.
to spread, to run, to blur
5.
to die a noble death

noun, no-adjective
•
individual, specimen

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
attached, belonging (to), included, enclosed, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary
All readings:
付属【ふぞく】
、
附属【ふぞく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

noun
•
wool

noun
•
essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings
Other readings:
隨筆【ずいひつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
bandage, dressing
Other readings:
繃帯【ほうたい】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
衝く【つく】
、
撞く【つく】
、
捺く【つく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

expression
•
it is I who should say so

adverbial noun, noun
1.
weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2.
kanji radical 73(only relevant for ひらび)
Other readings:
平日【ひらび】

noun
•
stewardess, (female) flight attendant

noun
•
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun
•
area, zone, belt (of land)

noun
1.
king, queen, monarch, sovereign
2.
the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.), the throne(law term)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict(usually kana)
2.
to encounter, to meet
3.
to clash

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sewing, needlework

adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going
2.
round-trip ticket, return ticket(abbreviation)
See also:往復切符
3.
correspondence, exchanging (letters)
4.
socializing, visiting one another

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to tear, to rip

noun
•
eldest son (may be the only son), first-born son

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
year before last
All readings:
一昨年【おととし】
、
一昨年【いっさくねん】
、
おと年【おととし】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
2.
to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
3.
to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
4.
to break (a bill), to change, to make change(oft. 札を崩す, etc.)
5.
to write in cursive style, to write in running style(oft. as 字を崩す)
6.
to break into a smile, to let off a smile(as 顔を崩す, etc.)
7.
to lower (a price)

noun
•
superior, superiors, senior

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
measurement

かくだ
okakekudasai
expression
•
please sit down, please have a seat(usually kana)(and many other meanings of 掛ける)
Other readings:
おかけください《おかけ下さい》
、
おかけください《御掛け下さい》

noun
•
fastener, zipper

noun
1.
handle
2.
steering wheel
3.
handlebar (on a bicycle), handlebars

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at, to have an eye on
2.
to go toward, to head for
Other readings:
目差す【めざす】
、
目ざす【めざす】

noun, no-adjective
•
national holiday, festival day

noun
1.
direction, way
2.
point of the compass, cardinal direction, bearing
See also:方位
3.
method, means, approach

noun
•
advanced level, high grade, senior

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

noun, no-adjective
•
adverb(linguistics)

noun
•
orchestra

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
ventilation

めでた
omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
、
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
diagnosis, medical examination

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun
•
list price, regular price, established price

noun
•
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier
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