Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation
2.
insipidity
See also:無味乾燥
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be complete, to be all present, to make a full set, to be satisfied (of conditions)
2.
to be equal, to be uniform, to be even, to match, to agree
3.
to gather, to assemble, to be collected
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
See also:手を挙げる
2.
to do up (one's hair)
See also:髪を上げる
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
See also:声を上げる
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
See also:申し上げる
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
、挙げる【あげる】
、揚げる【あげる】
noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string
See also:墨繩 (すみなわ)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description
interjection
1.
thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal(usually kana)
2.
thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)(usually kana, humerous)
Other readings:
ごちそうさま《ご馳走さま》
、ごちそうさま《御馳走様》
noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
、庖丁【ほうちょう】
noun
•
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
、きっかけ《切っかけ》
、きっかけ《切掛》
、きっかけ《切っ掛》
、きっかけ《切かけ》
、キッカケ
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged
2.
to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious
3.
to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face)
4.
to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
Other readings:
調う【ととのう】
、斉う【ととのう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
、ひとまず《一まず》
、ひとまず《ひと先ず》
、ひとまず《一と先ず》
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
high class, high grade
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
high rank, seniority
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to lean on, to recline on(usually kana)
2.
to lie heavy (on the stomach), to be uneasily digested(usually kana)
Other readings:
もたれる《靠れる》
noun
•
likes and dislikes, pickiness (about food), choosiness, fussiness, tastes, preferences
Common word
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
•
full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
chooku
Common word
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
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ
noun
1.
about to start out, just about to leave or go out(honorific language, polite language)(oft. used as a greeting in the form of お出かけですか？)
See also:出掛け (でがけ)
2.
outing, trip
All readings:
お出かけ【おでかけ】
、お出掛け【おでかけ】
、御出掛け【おでかけ】
noun
•
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
kaabu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
curve, turn, bend
noun
2.
curveball, curve ball(baseball term)
3.
(wine) cellar
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to shout (in anger), to yell
Other readings:
呶鳴る【どなる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
•
to rank next to, to come after
Other readings:
亜ぐ【つぐ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
evaporation
2.
disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance
nikoniko
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
with a friendly grin, smilingly(onomatopia)
All readings:
ニコニコ
、にこにこ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing
noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油
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