Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim
2.
rough estimate, approximation

noun
1.
shellfish
2.
seashell, shell
See also:貝殻

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past(esp. 越える)
2.
to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)(esp. 超える)
All readings:
越える【こえる】
超える【こえる】

noun, no-adjective
exception

noun, no-adjective
foundation, basis

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun, adverbial noun
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

noun
law, rule
Other readings:
方則【ほうそく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive
2.
to escape harm, to be spared damage
3.
to be helped, to be saved trouble

noun
vitamin
Other readings:
ヴィタミン
バイタミン

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to suck, to lick

adjective
1.
powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous
2.
reassuring, encouraging

noun
terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

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

noun, no-adjective
biography, life story

bakarashii
adjective
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2.
to envelope, to shroud(usu. 巻かれる)
3.
to outflank, to skirt
4.
to link (verse)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
5.
to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
Other readings:
捲く【まく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
start

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
noun
3.
(only) surface, something superficial
4.
skin and bone, body(archaism)(literal meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deduction, subtraction, balance
2.
ebb and flow, rise and fall
Other readings:
差引き【さしひき】
差引【さしひき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
ventilation

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be fragrant, to smell (good)(usu. 匂う)
2.
to stink, to smell (bad)(usu. 臭う)
3.
to glow, to be bright
4.
to smack of, to show hints of
Other readings:
臭う【におう】

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

あつ
atsukamashii
adjective
impudent, shameless, brazen

noun
strong point, merit, virtue, advantage
See also:短所 (antonym)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
just before

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, guard, policing, security

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
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun
relative, relation, kin

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
right angle, perpendicular

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

noun
base (military, expedition, etc.)

noun
1.
running
2.
tank top

noun
principle, theory, fundamental truth

noun
nausea, sickness in the stomach
Other readings:
吐気【はきけ】
吐きけ【はきけ】
嘔き気【はきけ】

noun
1.
direction, way
2.
point of the compass, cardinal direction, bearing
See also:方位
3.
method, means, approach

noun
rust
Other readings:
錆び【さび】

noun, no-adjective
1.
origin, beginning, genesis
no-adjective, noun
2.
primeval, primordial, primitive

noun, no-adjective
1.
outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
2.
outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world
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