Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
the number of days, date
Other readings:
日にち【ひにち】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another
2.
to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate

na-adjective
rare, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
まれ《希》

noun
1.
back
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
backing, going backwards, reversing
noun
3.
background, backdrop, background colour (color)
4.
backhand(sports term)
5.
backer, supporter
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
refunding
noun
7.
backstroke (swimming)
8.
doggy style (sexual position)(slang)

noun, no-adjective
both sides
Other readings:
両側【りょうそく】

noun
1.
the number of flat things
2.
win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers(sumo term)

noun, no-adjective
mind and body
Other readings:
心身【しんじん】[1]
身心【しんしん】
身心【しんじん】[1]
神身【しんしん】
神身【しんじん】[1]
身神【しんしん】
身神【しんじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
sample, example, specimen
2.
display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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】

noun
1.
(face) mask
2.
(facial) features, looks
3.
mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

noun
platform
Other readings:
プラットフォーム

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides)
2.
to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose
3.
to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch
4.
to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5.
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6.
to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)
Other readings:
挿む【はさむ】
挾む【はさむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
See also:発車 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor

noun
square measure, size (e.g. of land), area, surface

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, public holiday

noun, noun (suffix)
decoration, ornament, trimmings

noun, no-adjective
ceremony, rite, ritual, service

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

noun
1.
order, observance, discipline
2.
rules, law, regulations
Other readings:
紀律【きりつ】

noun
princess
Other readings:
王女【おうにょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウッカリ

noun
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

noun
1.
South Pole
2.
the Antarctic, Antarctica
See also:南極圏,  南極大陸

noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】

noun
order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation

noun
1.
agricultural community, farm village
no-adjective
2.
rural

to-adverb, adverb
in a row, in a line(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズラリ

expression, na-adjective
thank you for your hard work, I appreciate your efforts(polite language)(usu. to one's subordinate)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
御苦労様【ごくろうさま】
御苦労さま【ごくろうさま】

kiwotsukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to be careful, to pay attention, to take care
All readings:
気をつける【きをつける】
気を付ける【きをつける】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
acidity(chemistry term)
See also:塩基性 (antonym)
no-adjective
2.
acidic(chemistry term)
See also:塩基性 (antonym)

noun
snow storm, blizzard
Other readings:
乱吹【ふぶき】

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

prefix
1.
milli-, 10^-3
noun
2.
millimetre, millimeter(abbreviation)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

adverb
at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case, because, as you know, for you see
See also:何せ

noun
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
セトモノ

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

noun
tennis court
Other readings:
テニス・コート

Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
Other readings:
布く【しく】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent
2.
to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)
3.
to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries
4.
to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
See also:清音
Other readings:
清む【すむ】
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