Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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suru verb (special)
to heat, to heat up

noun, auxillary suru verb
writing (e.g. as a profession)

adverb
1.
as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
2.
really, actually, ever(used in interrogative and hypothetical sentences)
Other readings:
果して【はたして】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out
2.
to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
Other readings:
賦る【くばる】

noun
1.
cassette (tape)
2.
game cartridge

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》

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
See also:信じる

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
presumption, assumption
2.
estimation

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
Other readings:
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
All readings:
会う【あう】
逢う【あう】
遭う【あう】
遇う【あう】

adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to cause a shower of
2.
to disperse, to distribute, to spread
3.
to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure
4.
to distract, to divert(as 気を散らす, etc.)
suffix, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place(after the -masu stem of a verb)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
bringing, taking, carrying

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun
underwear, underclothes, lingerie, chemise, singlet
Other readings:
膚着【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎぬ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic
2.
to hurry, to rush, to hasten(usu. 慌てて)
Other readings:
周章てる【あわてる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
official announcement, proclamation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ

adjective
1.
wasteful, a waste(usually kana)
2.
too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of(usually kana)
3.
impious, profane, sacrilegious(usually kana)
Other readings:
もったいない《勿体無い》
もったいない《物体ない》
もったいない《物体無い》

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

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

noun
storehouse, warehouse, godown

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
Other readings:
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)

adjective
humid, sultry
Other readings:
むし暑い【むしあつい】
蒸暑い【むしあつい】

noun
evening sun, setting sun
See also:朝日
Other readings:
夕日【せきじつ】
夕陽【ゆうひ】
夕陽【せきよう】

noun
1.
money order, draft
2.
exchange (e.g. foreign)
Other readings:
為替【かわし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
marks, points, score, grade, runs (baseball)
2.
number of items, number of articles

noun, no-adjective
indirection, indirectness
See also:直接 (antonym)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
Other readings:
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
tip, gratuity
2.
chip, microchip
3.
poker chip
4.
chip (shot)(sports term)

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Other readings:
乞う【こう】

noun
scales, weighing machine

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
紅葉【もみじ】
黄葉【こうよう】
黄葉【もみじ】
【もみじ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out
2.
to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin

noun
iron pot, kettle

noun, auxillary suru verb
distribution, allocation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with
2.
to pile up, to heap up, to fill up, to stack up
3.
to administer (medicine, poison), to dose out, to prescribe
4.
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
5.
to mark out (e.g. scale), to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
6.
to exaggerate, to apply heavy makeup(slang)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
All readings:
温まる【あたたまる】
温まる【あったまる】
温まる【ぬくまる】
暖まる【あたたまる】
暖まる【あったまる】

noun
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
コンクリート

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun
1.
famous place
2.
name of a part (of an instrument, etc.)(only relevant for などころ)
3.
name and address(only relevant for などころ)
Other readings:
名所【などころ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
Other readings:
かしょう《火傷》
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