Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
燃す【もす】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
Other readings:
言いだす【いいだす】
言出す【いいだす】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
All readings:
計る【はかる】
測る【はかる】
量る【はかる】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be convinced (that), to be under the impression (that), to feel sure (that), to assume (that)
2.
to make up one's mind, to set one's heart on, to be determined (to do), to be bent on
3.
to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.), to think about obsessively
Other readings:
思いこむ【おもいこむ】

adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shine on, to illuminate
2.
to compare (with), to refer to

noun
hindrance, impediment
Other readings:
差支え【さしつかえ】
差閊【さしつかえ】[1]
差閊え【さしつかえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

kureguremo
adverb
1.
sincerely, earnestly(usually kana)
2.
repeatedly, over and over, again and again(usually kana)
Other readings:
くれぐれも《呉々も》
くれぐれも《呉呉も》

noun
1.
machine, mechanism
2.
instrument, appliance, apparatus(often 器械)
All readings:
機械【きかい】
器械【きかい】

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
温める【あっためる】
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
暖める【あたためる】
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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】

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

noun
1.
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
See also:椀 (わん)
counter
2.
counter for bowls of food or drink

noun, no-adjective
lipstick

noun
teacup(abbreviation)
All readings:
湯のみ【ゆのみ】
湯呑み【ゆのみ】
湯飲み【ゆのみ】
湯吞み【ゆのみ】

interjection
good morning(usually kana, abbreviation)(from お早く; may be used colloquially at any time of day)
Other readings:
おはよう《御早う》

noun
practical use, utility

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary(usually kana)
2.
to become worn out, to become battered (from long use)(usually kana)
auxiliary, Ichidan verb
3.
to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability

noun
container, receptacle, vessel, packaging

noun
1.
waterfall
2.
rapids(archaism)
Other readings:
【たき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
All readings:
偏る【かたよる】
片寄る【かたよる】

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
pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

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

no-adjective, noun
short-term
See also:長期 (antonym)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
2.
to beg, to make a supplication
3.
to see (something or someone of high status)(humble language)(sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese)

noun, no-adjective
circumference

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

noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
English literature, English lit(abbreviation)
See also:英文学

noun
pistol

dekiagaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
2.
to be very drunk
Other readings:
でき上がる【できあがる】
出来あがる【できあがる】
出来上る【できあがる】

hikitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain, to check, to restrain
Other readings:
引止める【ひきとめる】[1]
引き留める【ひきとめる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
myth, legend

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

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous, to stand out
Other readings:
目だつ【めだつ】

noun
example, illustration, precedent

noun
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

noun
honorific, term of respect, polite expression, honorific language(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to crash into(usually kana)
2.
to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)(usually kana)
3.
to express, to vent (e.g. one's anger)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶっつける《打っ付ける》
ぶちつける《打付ける》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take out, to produce, to pick out
2.
to fetch, to retrieve
Other readings:
取出す【とりだす】
取りだす【とりだす】
とり出す【とりだす】
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