Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

ょう
shouganai
expression, adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)
Other readings:
仕様がない【しようがない】
しようが無い【しようがない】
仕様が無い【しょうがない】
仕様が無い【しようがない】
しょうが無い【しょうがない】

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
malicious, ill-tempered, unkind

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
素人【しらびと】[2]
素人【しらひと】[2]
白人【しろうと】[1]
白人【しろと】[1][2]
白人【しらびと】[1][2]
白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
criticism, critique

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
to face(archaism)(esp. 臨く)
See also:臨む
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
窺く【のぞく】
臨く【のぞく】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at
2.
to be after (something), to have an eye on

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

noun
litre(also written as 立)

noun, auxillary suru verb
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor

noun, no-adjective
circumference

noun
raincoat, mackintosh, macintosh, trench coat
Other readings:
レーンコート
レインコウト
レインコト[1]
レーン・コート
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adjective
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》

noun
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
あらすじ《あら筋》

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious
2.
bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear

noun
exit and entrance
All readings:
出入り口【でいりぐち】
出入口【でいりぐち】

noun
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (e.g. for a job)

noun, na-adjective
1.
filial piety
See also:親孝行
2.
showing devotion (to someone)

noun
princess
Other readings:
王女【おうにょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

noun, auxillary suru verb
publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

noun
paddy field, farm
All readings:
田んぼ【たんぼ】
田圃【たんぼ】[1]
田圃【でんぽ】[1][2]
田圃【でんぼ】[1][2]
田ぼ【たんぼ】
田ぼ【でんぼ】[2]
田畝【でんぽ】[2]
田畝【でんぼ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
ceremony, rite, ritual, service

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack(usually kana)

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

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

noun
short (e.g. story, film)
Other readings:
短篇【たんぺん】

noun
1.
wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith
2.
core, heart, centre, center
See also:心 (しん)
3.
pistil (of a flower)
See also:蕊 (しべ)
4.
stamen
See also:蕊 (しべ)

はな
hanashikakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to address (someone), to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
2.
to begin to talk, to start a conversation
All readings:
話しかける【はなしかける】
話し掛ける【はなしかける】

noun
1.
grain, bead, drop(only relevant for つぶ and つび and つぼ)
counter
2.
counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
Other readings:
【りゅう】
【つび】[1]
【つぼ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
blood transfusion

noun
roadside tree, row of trees
Other readings:
並樹【なみき】
並み木【なみき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley

noun
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes

noun
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
【から】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed(usually kana)
2.
to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together(usually kana)
3.
to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent(usually kana)

noun
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
コンクリート

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
2.
to stand in the way, to obstruct
3.
to occupy, to fill up, to take up
4.
to perform one's role, to do one's duty
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on
2.
to despise, to look down on
See also:見下す
Other readings:
見おろす【みおろす】

adverb
1.
once(usually kana)
2.
for a short time, briefly, temporarily(usually kana)
noun
3.
one morning(archaism)
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