Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to float
2.
to become merry, to be cheerful
See also:浮かぬ顔
3.
to become loose, to become unsteady
4.
to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place(colloquialism)
5.
to be frivolous, to be uncertain
6.
to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)
7.
to have no basis, to be unreliable

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
in three days' time, two days after tomorrow
Other readings:
明々後日【みょうみょうごにち】
、
明明後日【しあさって】
、
明明後日【みょうみょうごにち】

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
濠【ほり】
、
壕【ほり】

noun
•
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun
•
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down(esp. 静まる)
2.
to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed(esp. 鎮まる)
Other readings:
鎮まる【しずまる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to roast, to parch, to toast, to boil down
Other readings:
煎る【いる】
、
熬る【いる】

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

to-adverb, adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a glitter, with a sparkle(onomatopia)(ピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
brand new, shiny and new(onomatopia)
All readings:
ピカピカ
、
ぴかぴか
、
ピッカピカ
、
ぴっかぴか
、
ビカビカ
、
びかびか

noun, no-adjective
•
navy blue, deep blue

noun
1.
chewing gum(abbreviation)
2.
gum, rubber
See also:ゴム

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
end, close, termination

noun
•
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

noun
1.
fruit, nut, berry
2.
fruits, profit(law term)

noun
1.
heading, headline, title, caption
2.
index
3.
headword(abbreviation)
See also:見出し語

noun
•
canteen, flask, water bottle, thermos

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek(esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
2.
to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
All readings:
探す【さがす】
、
捜す【さがす】

noun
•
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
reliable, trustworthy
2.
hopeful, promising

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to get between, to be caught in

noun
1.
yawn, yawning(usually kana)
2.
kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)(only relevant for 欠)
Other readings:
あくび《欠》
、
けんしん《欠伸》

prenominal, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
abstract
See also:具体 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die
2.
to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

adverb
•
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
、
なにとなく《何となく》
、
なにとなく《何と無く》

noun
•
superior, superiors, senior

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

noun
•
police officer, policeman, constable

noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
、
饑饉【ききん】

noun
•
social position, social status

noun
•
adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)(linguistics)

adverb
•
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
All readings:
だいぶ《大分》
、
だいぶん《大分》

no-adjective, noun
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
2.
special, extraordinary, extra

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
direction, district, area
noun
2.
field (e.g. of study), sphere, quarter, aspect, angle

noun
•
list price, regular price, established price

noun
•
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
pure, true, genuine, unmixed

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
•
vinegar
Other readings:
醋【す】
、
酸【す】
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