Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
ひとまず《一まず》
ひとまず《ひと先ず》
ひとまず《一と先ず》

adverb
at least, at most, (even) just(expresses a desire or hope)

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

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】

noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
缶詰め【かんづめ】
罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
all, entirely, completely, without exception

noun, no-adjective
grey, gray, ashen
Other readings:
灰色【かいしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target)(usually kana)
2.
to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
calligraphy(esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

noun
motor
Other readings:
モータ

noun
warrior, samurai
Other readings:
武士【もののふ】
武夫【ぶふ】

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun, auxillary suru verb
application, request, petition

noun, prefix
1.
rag, scrap, tattered clothes(usually kana)
2.
fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
run-down, shabby, junky(usually kana)
Other readings:
らんる《襤褸》
ボロ

adjective
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】

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.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude

noun, no-adjective
siren

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference(only relevant for でこぼこ)
Other readings:
凸凹【とつおう】
凸凹【だくぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
温める【あっためる】
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
暖める【あたためる】
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
yearned for, longed for, missed

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
2.
to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
3.
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4.
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
5.
to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
6.
to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve(only relevant for 伸びる)
7.
to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse(only relevant for 伸びる)
8.
to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)(only relevant for 延びる)
9.
to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off(only relevant for 延びる)
All readings:
伸びる【のびる】
延びる【のびる】

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

noun
sheet, bed sheet

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

noun
1.
efficiency
2.
moment (i.e. magnetic moment)

noun
canteen, flask, water bottle, thermos

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear, to rip up(only relevant for 裂く)
2.
to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3.
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)(only relevant for 裂く)
4.
to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something(only relevant for 割く)
5.
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye(archaism)
See also:黥く
Other readings:
割く【さく】

noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ

adjective
1.
round, circular, spherical(丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2.
curved, smooth
3.
harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
All readings:
丸い【まるい】
丸い【まろい】[1]
円い【まるい】
円い【まろい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】

noun
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

noun, auxillary suru verb
negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dental brushing, brushing one's teeth
noun
2.
dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
Other readings:
歯磨【はみがき】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit(usually kana)

noun
scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust
2.
to sting, to bite
See also:螫す
3.
to sew, to stitch, to embroider
4.
to pole (a boat)
See also:差す
5.
to catch (with a limed pole)
6.
to put (a runner) out, to pick off(baseball term)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to tie, to bind, to fasten
2.
to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter

noun
dialect, provincialism

noun
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
See also:目上,  部下

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがす《剝がす》
はがす《剥す》[1]
へがす《剥がす》
へがす《剝がす》
へがす《剥す》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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-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, no-adjective
equator

noun, no-adjective
1.
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures
See also:外科
2.
department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
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