Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
See also:及第 (antonym)
2.
falling short of the standard, not making the grade

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
2.
to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of(archaism)
Other readings:
言づける【ことづける】
、
託ける【ことづける】

noun
1.
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.), binding
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
appearing on the cover of a magazine

noun, no-adjective
•
clear weather, cloudless weather, good weather
Other readings:
快霽【かいせい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, to-adverb
•
stealthily, secretly(onomatopia)
See also:こそこそ
Other readings:
コッソリ

noun, noun (suffix)
•
complete works

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crushed, to be smashed, to be broken, to collapse
2.
to become useless, to cease functioning, to be wasted (e.g. time)
3.
to go bankrupt, to go out of business, to fail

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
measurement, surveying

noun
•
go, board game of capturing territory
See also:囲碁
Other readings:
棊【ご】
、
棋【ご】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge
Other readings:
盟う【ちかう】

noun
1.
collar
2.
color, colour
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
hair colouring (coloring)
noun
4.
calla (variety of arum lily)

noun
1.
hedge, fence
2.
border, limit

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage

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

adjective
•
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

adverb
1.
another time, again, over again, once again, anew
2.
formally, especially, intentionally, deliberately
Other readings:
新ためて【あらためて】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to translate, to interpret
See also:訳する

noun
•
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
packing, wrapping

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
、
撲る【なぐる】

noun
•
mosquito
Other readings:
カ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to love, to cherish, to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on
2.
to show favouritism to, to be partial to
3.
to fondle, to caress, to pet
4.
to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly(colloquialism)(used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる)

noun
•
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive

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
All readings:
澄む【すむ】
、
清む【すむ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to shout (in anger), to yell
Other readings:
呶鳴る【どなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

めでた
omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
、
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
•
horticulture, gardening

noun
•
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
、
ばね《弾機》[1]
、
ぜんまい《発条》
、
ぜんまい《撥条》
、
はつじょう《発条》
、
はつじょう《撥条》
、
だんき《弾機》
、
バネ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
•
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other readings:
座ぶとん【ざぶとん】
、
座蒲団【ざぶとん】
、
坐蒲団【ざぶとん】

noun
•
basin (e.g. between mountains)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
show (of power, ability, etc.), exhibition, demonstration, display, manifestation

noun
•
lips
Other readings:
脣【くちびる】

noun
•
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
Other readings:
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

noun
•
helicopter

noun
•
organ (musical instrument)

noun
•
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Other readings:
椙【すぎ】
、
スギ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cure, to heal(usu. 治す)
2.
to fix, to correct, to repair(usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3.
to do over again(after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
4.
to replace, to put back as it was(Kansai-ben (dialect), Kyoto-ben (dialect))(usu. 直す)
5.
to convert (into a different state), to transform(usu. 直す)
Other readings:
直す【なおす】

noun
•
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mourn, to lament
2.
to be sorry, to regret, to repent
Other readings:
悔む【くやむ】

na-adjective, noun
•
showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy

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

noun
•
katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords(usually kana)
See also:平仮名
Other readings:
カタカナ
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