Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun
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likes and dislikes, pickiness (about food), choosiness, fussiness, tastes, preferences
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
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inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
、逆様【さかさま】
、倒【さかさま】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization
na-adjective, noun
1.
too many, too much, excessive, superfluous, superabundant, extra, spare, surplus(often as 余計に)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, otiose
adverb
3.
abundantly, excessively, needlessly, all the more
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)
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.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
、始めに【はじめに】
noun
1.
feather, plume, down
2.
wing
3.
blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)(only relevant for はね)
4.
5.
6.
All readings:
羽【はね】
、羽【は】
、羽根【はね】
rizumu
Common word
noun
•
rhythm
Other readings:
ルズム[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
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】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
All readings:
引き返す【ひきかえす】
、引返す【ひきかえす】
、引きかえす【ひきかえす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】
noun
1.
money order, draft
2.
exchange (e.g. foreign)
Other readings:
為替【かわし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
particular, special, exceptional, especial
adverb
2.
particularly, especially, exceptionally
Other readings:
格別【かくべち】[1]
、各別【かくべつ】
、各別【かくべち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees)
2.
to supply
3.
to store
4.
to finish, to bring to a close
5.
to restore (something to its place)
6.
to achieve (e.g. a result)
All readings:
収める【おさめる】
、納める【おさめる】
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:斜
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
、斜【ななめ】[1]
、斜【なのめ】[1][3]
、傾【ななめ】[2]
、傾【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(practical) application, putting to practical use
prenominal
2.
applied
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek(esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
2.
to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
All readings:
探す【さがす】
、捜す【さがす】
noun
•
paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
Other readings:
絵具【えのぐ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)
manshon
Common word
noun
•
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
2.
to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Other readings:
付合う【つきあう】
、つき合う【つきあう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation, rotation, cycle, loop
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to come near, to let someone approach
2.
to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather
3.
to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate
4.
to let someone drop by
5.
to add (numbers)
6.
to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.)
7.
to rely upon for a time, to depend on
8.
to use as a pretext
9.
to put aside
10.
to press, to push, to force
11.
to include, to welcome (in a group), to let in(Kansai-ben (dialect))
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge
Other readings:
盟う【ちかう】
noun
1.
the number of flat things
2.
win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers(sumo term)
noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
Other readings:
ならう《傚う》
、ならう《慣らう》
adverb
•
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
、ジャンケン
noun
•
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
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