Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】
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:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
Other readings:
さかのぼる《溯る》
、さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
、さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
noun
1.
pronoun(linguistics)
2.
synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
All readings:
混ざる【まざる】
、交ざる【まざる】
、雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
All readings:
会う【あう】
、逢う【あう】
、遭う【あう】
、遇う【あう】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまる《溜る》
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
Other readings:
脹らむ【ふくらむ】
noun
•
index finger, forefinger
All readings:
人差し指【ひとさしゆび】
、人差指【ひとさしゆび】
、人指し指【ひとさしゆび】
、人さし指【ひとさしゆび】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to take, to catch, to capture
Other readings:
獲る【とる】
noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring
adjective
•
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】
Common word
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to be careful, to pay attention, to take care
All readings:
気をつける【きをつける】
、気を付ける【きをつける】
noun
1.
size
noun, no-adjective
2.
large and small (sizes), various sizes
noun
3.
daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
4.
large and small drums
5.
long months and short months
6.
sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
reduction, curtailment
noun
•
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis
adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
、あちらこちら《彼方此方》
、あっちこっち《彼方此方》
、かなたこなた《彼方此方》
、あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
、アチコチ
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
、捕らえる【とらえる】
、捕える【とらえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
burn, scald(usually kana)
Other readings:
かしょう《火傷》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow(usually kana)
2.
to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
3.
to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Other readings:
こぼれる《溢れる》
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent
2.
to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)
3.
to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries
4.
to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
See also:清音
All readings:
澄む【すむ】
、清む【すむ】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
adjective
1.
noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous(usually kana)
2.
much talked of, much-discussed, vexed(usually kana)
3.
strict, severe, stern(usually kana)
4.
particular, fussy, fastidious, fault-finding, carping(usually kana)
Other readings:
やかましい《八釜しい》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
Other readings:
紅葉【もみじ】
、黄葉【こうよう】
、黄葉【もみじ】
、椛【もみじ】
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