Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly(onomatopia)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the same rank, equality
noun
2.
apposition(linguistics)

noun
1.
bowl (wooden)
See also:碗 (わん)
counter
2.
counter for bowls of food or drink

noun
1.
underpants, pants, briefs, panties, shorts, knickers
2.
trousers (esp. women's), jodhpurs, breeches, pants, trunks (e.g. swimming)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to attack, to assault, to assail

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

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
social position, social status

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on, to switch on, to light up(usually kana)

noun
1.
the East, the Orient, (East) Asia
See also:西洋
2.
Japan(dated term)(used in China)

noun
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

no-adjective, noun
sold-out
Other readings:
売切れ【うりきれ】
売切【うりきれ】

noun
1.
term, terminology
2.
wording, choice of words, phraseology

noun, no-adjective
1.
chalk(only relevant for チョーク)
2.
choke(only relevant for チョーク)
3.
chock
Other readings:
チョック

na-adjective
rare, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
まれ《希》

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel
2.
to tattoo(only relevant for ほる)
Other readings:
雕る【ほる】
雕る【える】[1]
鐫る【ほる】
鐫る【える】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

noun
rice planting
Other readings:
田植【たうえ】

noun
1.
alarm clock(abbreviation)
2.
waking up, keeping oneself awake
3.
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
See also:お目覚
All readings:
目覚まし【めざまし】
目覚し【めざまし】
目ざまし【めざまし】

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】

noun, no-adjective
horticulture, gardening

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
All readings:
率直【そっちょく】
卒直【そっちょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage

adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
generally, in the main, briefly (look over, explain, etc.), roughly, more or less
noun
2.
(more or less) everything, all parts, bit of everything, whole process
no-adjective
3.
ordinary, usual, average, common(usu. in the negative)
noun
4.
one method

noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at again
2.
to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.), to review
3.
to get a better opinion of, to see in a more positive light
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
4.
to improve, to recover (market, illness, etc.)
Other readings:
見なおす【みなおす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despotism, autocracy
Other readings:
擅制【せんせい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
メチャクチャ
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
agricultural community, farm village
no-adjective
2.
rural

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

noun
enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
問い合せ【といあわせ】
問合わせ【といあわせ】

adjective
1.
inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable(usually kana)
2.
sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite
interjection
3.
excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you

noun
cape (on coast)
Other readings:
【みさき】

noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
くさめ《嚏》
くさめ《嚔》
くっさめ《嚏》
くっさめ《嚔》
クシャミ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

noun
1.
notebook, memo pad, (pocket) diary
2.
certificate(abbreviation)
3.
identification card(abbreviation)
See also:警察手帳
Other readings:
手帖【てちょう】

na-adjective, noun
1.
plain, simple, subdued, sober
2.
reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.), modest, quiet, unobtrusive
adverb
3.
quite, a (little) bit(colloquialism)(as 地味に)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
餓える【うえる】
餓える【かつえる】
饑える【うえる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page
2.
field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank
noun
3.
handrail, railing, banister, balustrade(orig. meaning)

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

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to answer, to respond, to meet
See also:応じる
2.
to satisfy, to accept

noun
order, sequence, procedure

noun, auxillary suru verb
training (esp. in-service), induction course

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard
See also:怠ける
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