Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
academic year, school year
2.
year in school, grade in school

noun
example, illustration, precedent

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spill, to drop, to shed (tears)(usually kana)
2.
to grumble, to complain(usually kana)
3.
to let one's feelings show(usually kana)
Other readings:
こぼす《溢す》
こぼす《翻す》

noun
competition, contest

noun
1.
running
2.
tank top

adjective
vexing, annoying, frustrating, regrettable, mortifying
Other readings:
口惜しい【くやしい】
口惜しい【くちおしい】
悔やしい【くやしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
かれこれ《彼此》
ひし《彼此》
アレコレ

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Other readings:
深ける【ふける】

noun
impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions

adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)

noun
1.
existence or nonexistence, presence or absence
2.
consent or refusal, yes or no
Other readings:
有無【ゆうむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up
Other readings:
惘れる【あきれる】

noun, no-adjective
political party

noun
rush hour
Other readings:
ラッシュ・アワー

noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
Other readings:
気配【きはい】

noun, no-adjective
calorie

noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder
2.
to nominate for a position, to choose as a representative
3.
to take (someone) for a ride, to deceive, to take in
4.
to be caught up in superstition

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

noun, no-adjective
knitting, knitted material, crochet
All readings:
編み物【あみもの】
編物【あみもの】

noun
calamity, misfortune, disaster

noun
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
Other readings:
始めに【はじめに】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
urine, piss, pee
2.
breaking a contract(colloquialism)
Other readings:
小便【しょんべん】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
2.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil

noun
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
【ほり】
【ほり】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

noun
government office, public office

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

noun
school

noun, auxillary suru verb
shipbuilding

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

noun
writer, author(often in self-reference)

noun
rice planting
Other readings:
田植【たうえ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
Other readings:
払戻す【はらいもどす】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to deify, to enshrine
2.
to pray, to worship
Other readings:
祀る【まつる】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be fragrant, to smell (good)(usu. 匂う)
2.
to stink, to smell (bad)(usu. 臭う)
3.
to glow, to be bright
4.
to smack of, to show hints of
Other readings:
臭う【におう】

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
1.
gloss, luster, lustre, shine, sheen, polish
2.
mellowness (of a voice), youthfulness (e.g. of skin)
3.
interest, appeal, charm, color, colour, feeling
4.
romance, love, sexiness

noun
1.
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
2.
rōmaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
Other readings:
羅馬字【ローマじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
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