Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
generally, in the main, briefly (look over, explain, etc.), roughly, more or less
noun
2.
(more or less) everything, all parts, bit of everything, whole process
no-adjective
3.
ordinary, usual, average, common(usu. in the negative)
noun
4.
one method
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
All readings:
引き返す【ひきかえす】
、引返す【ひきかえす】
、引きかえす【ひきかえす】
na-adjective
•
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
、固い【かたい】
、堅い【かたい】
、緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
2.
no-adjective, noun
3.
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Other readings:
登り【のぼり】
、昇り【のぼり】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】
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)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
adjective
•
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】
noun
1.
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
2.
carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter(slang)
Other readings:
烟突【えんとつ】
fuwafuwa
Common word
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
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
、展げる【ひろげる】
noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics
noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect
noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adverb, noun
•
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to(usually kana)
2.
to keep close to, to go along with(usually kana)
3.
to get involved with, to be thick with, to become intimate(usually kana)
Other readings:
くっつく《食っ付く》
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
no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing
pataan
Common word
noun
1.
pattern
2.
behavioural pattern, behavioral pattern, predictability, force of habit
See also:ワンパターン
Other readings:
パタン
pinku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic
noun, no-adjective
•
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
Other readings:
規準【きじゅん】
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
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub
2.
to comb (hair), to smooth down
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt, to thaw, to fuse(熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow)
2.
to dissolve
Other readings:
融ける【とける】
、解ける【とける】
、熔ける【とける】
、鎔ける【とける】
pittari
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
tightly, closely(onomatopia)(ぴったし is col.)
2.
exactly, precisely(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly (stopping)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
perfectly (suited), ideally(onomatopia)
All readings:
ぴったり
、ピッタリ
、ぴたり
、ピタリ
、ぴったし
、ピッタシ
noun
•
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
、陽射し【ひざし】
、日射し【ひざし】
、陽差し【ひざし】
、日ざし【ひざし】
、陽ざし【ひざし】
、日差【ひざし】
、陽射【ひざし】
noun
•
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
Common word
noun
•
enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
、問い合せ【といあわせ】
、問合わせ【といあわせ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
All readings:
とどまる《止まる》
、とどまる《留まる》
、とどまる《停まる》
、とどまる《駐まる》
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
1.
nationality, citizenship
2.
nationality (ship, airplane, etc.), registration, flag
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
、ひねる《撚る》
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go around(usually kana)
2.
to return(usually kana)
3.
to surround(usually kana)
4.
Other readings:
めぐる《回る》
、めぐる《廻る》
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