Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
wife (esp. one's own wife)
2.
court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
3.
woman (esp. as a love interest)(archaism)(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
Other readings:
女房【にょうぼ】
、
女房【にゅうぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
national

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to hesitate, to waver(usually kana)

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 be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
to be at a loss, to be hard pressed(often in the form …につまる)
5.
to end up, to be settled
6.
to become a geminate consonant
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to become used to seeing, to be familiar with
Other readings:
見馴れる【みなれる】
、
見なれる【みなれる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put clothes on (someone)
2.
to plate, to gild, to veneer
3.
to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

noun
1.
centimeter, centimetre(abbreviation)
prefix
2.
centi-, 10^-2
na-adjective
3.
sentimental(abbreviation)

noun
•
main gate, main entrance

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
joining a company, getting a job with a company, entering a company

noun, no-adjective
•
(school) class

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

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the same rank, equality
noun
2.
apposition(linguistics)

conjunction, adverbial noun
1.
in addition, furthermore
2.
above (which), on top of (which)
Other readings:
其の上【そのうえ】

noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
English literature, English lit(abbreviation)
See also:英文学

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

noun, no-adjective
•
woman
Other readings:
ウマン

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
、
抛る【ほうる】
、
抛る【ほる】

noun
•
site, plot, lot, grounds

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to bear fruit, to ripen
Other readings:
稔る【みのる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
detour, diversion
Other readings:
まわり道【まわりみち】
、
廻り道【まわりみち】
、
廻り路【まわりみち】
、
回り路【まわりみち】

noun
1.
district, county(only relevant for ぐん)
2.
district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
See also:国郡里制
Other readings:
郡【こおり】

noun
1.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science
See also:文科
2.
science department (university), science course
3.
science (as a school subject)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
2.
fabrication, fiction, invention

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to summon, to call (e.g. phone), to convene, to decoy, to lure
2.
to invoke (e.g. subroutine), to call, to open (e.g. a file)(computer term)
Other readings:
呼びだす【よびだす】
、
呼出す【よびだす】
、
喚び出す【よびだす】

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
•
competition, contest

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

noun
•
(measuring) ruler
Other readings:
定木【じょうぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, adjustment, control

adverb
•
actually, really

noun
1.
term, terminology
2.
wording, choice of words, phraseology

noun
•
gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ

noun
1.
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
2.
capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

noun
•
theme, topic, subject matter, motif, project, slogan

adjective
1.
brave, valiant, gallant, courageous
2.
stirring, vigorous, rousing

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
、
棄てる【すてる】

noun
1.
holiday house, vacation home, villa
2.
prison, jail(colloquialism)

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
See also:砕けた (antonym)
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
、
固い【かたい】
、
堅い【かたい】
、
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
All readings:
撃つ【うつ】
、
討つ【うつ】
、
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
training (esp. in-service), induction course

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
•
to rank next to, to come after
Other readings:
亜ぐ【つぐ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
All readings:
勤める【つとめる】
、
務める【つとめる】
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