Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
outward appearance
no-adjective
2.
apparent
All readings:
見かけ【みかけ】
見掛け【みかけ】

noun
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)

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

noun
building

expression
thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
dawn
See also:夕方
Other readings:
明方【あけがた】
明けがた【あけがた】

noun
lobby, lounge

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
永い【ながい】

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

expression
it is I who should say so

noun
cutting pliers, lineman's pliers, combination pliers

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
crossing, intersection
2.
(genetic) crossing over(biology term)
Other readings:
交叉【こうさ】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem

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】

adverb
on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be profitable, to yield a profit

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

noun
kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

noun
orchestra

na-adjective, noun
irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly

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

noun
1.
apron
2.
apron (airport)
3.
apron (stage)(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

noun, na-adjective
misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
See also:幸運 (antonym)

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

noun
meeting hall, assembly hall
Other readings:
会舘【かいかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

dekiagari
noun
1.
completion, finish
2.
workmanship, result, outcome
Other readings:
でき上がり【できあがり】
出来上り【できあがり】

noun
1.
(face) mask
2.
(facial) features, looks
3.
mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link
2.
changing trains
3.
conjunction(abbreviation)
See also:接続語

toriireru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harvest, to reap
2.
to take in, to gather in
3.
to adopt (e.g. idea), to accept (e.g. advice), to introduce, to borrow (e.g. word)
Other readings:
採り入れる【とりいれる】
取入れる【とりいれる】
取りいれる【とりいれる】

noun, no-adjective
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical

adverb, to-adverb
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

noun
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
See also:退場 (antonym)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)

くだ
okakekudasai
expression
please sit down, please have a seat(usually kana)(and many other meanings of 掛ける)
Other readings:
おかけください《おかけ下さい》
おかけください《御掛け下さい》

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
Other readings:
はじめまして《始めまして》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
footprints
2.
record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)(computer term)
Other readings:
足跡【そくせき】
足あと【あしあと】

adjective
dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
ひねる《撚る》
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