Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
Other readings:
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

noun, no-adjective
funeral

adverb, noun
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

noun, auxillary suru verb
official announcement, proclamation

noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)

noun
1.
hot spring
2.
onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa

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

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

noun, no-adjective
foundation, basis

noun
1.
ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2.
foundation (building, etc.), base
3.
constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
Other readings:
地盤【ちばん】

adverb
long ago, already, a long time ago(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
transparent, clear

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide
2.
to interpose, to have between
3.
to alienate, to estrange
Other readings:
距てる【へだてる】

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

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, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, architecture

noun
1.
Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kanto, north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes
adverb
2.
tentatively, for the time being
3.
just in case
4.
once
Other readings:
一往【いちおう】

noun
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
そり《剃刀》[1]
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness
2.
matter for regret, regret(esp. 憾み)
Other readings:
憾み【うらみ】
怨み【うらみ】

noun
drunkard
Other readings:
酔っぱらい【よっぱらい】
酔払い【よっぱらい】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way(usually kana)
2.
to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede(only relevant for のく)
Other readings:
のく《退く》

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
Other readings:
悪い【にくい】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close
2.
to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to act towards, to deal with, to see
3.
to receive (news), to get, to hear
4.
to encounter, to come across
5.
to be tangent to(mathematics)
suru verb (special), transitive verb
6.
to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

adverb, to-adverb
1.
indiscriminately, blindly, at random, recklessly, thoughtlessly, excessively, profusely(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
indiscriminate, random, excessive(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, festival day

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
2.
to startle, to frighten, to scare
Other readings:
嚇かす【おどかす】
威かす【おどかす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to hate, to dislike
Other readings:
厭がる【いやがる】

すく
sukunakutomo
adverb
at least
Other readings:
少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
Other readings:
發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

adverb, noun
in order, in turn
Other readings:
順順【じゅんじゅん】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
restlessly, aimlessly, without purpose(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to loiter, to drift, to hang about doing nothing, to wander aimlessly, to be restless(onomatopia)
See also:彷徨く
3.
to be restless, to fuss, to be in a fidget(onomatopia)
Other readings:
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