Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day before yesterday
All readings:
一昨日【おととい】[1]
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

noun
radical (of a kanji character)

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be erected, to be built

interjection
good evening(usually kana)(the は is pronounced as わ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
packing, wrapping

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
transport, transportation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
continuation

noun
1.
wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith
2.
core, heart, centre, center
See also:心 (しん)
3.
pistil (of a flower)
See also:蕊 (しべ)
4.
stamen
See also:蕊 (しべ)

noun
1.
North Pole
2.
the Arctic(abbreviation)
See also:北極圏

noun
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
セトモノ

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, auxillary suru verb
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to place on (something)
2.
to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board(esp. 乗せる)
3.
to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board(esp. 載せる)
4.
to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
5.
to deceive, to take for a ride
6.
to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
7.
to let (someone) take part
8.
to excite (someone)
9.
to publish (an article), to run (an ad)(only relevant for 載せる)
All readings:
乗せる【のせる】
載せる【のせる】

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

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》

expression
it is I who should say so

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off(esp. 区切る)
2.
to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)(esp. 句切る)
Other readings:
句切る【くぎる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free
2.
deallocation (of computer memory)(computer term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
棄てる【すてる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
one-way (trip)
noun
2.
one-way ticket(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
See also:退場 (antonym)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be prolonged, to drag on
Other readings:
長びく【ながびく】

noun
1.
outward appearance
no-adjective
2.
apparent
All readings:
見かけ【みかけ】
見掛け【みかけ】

noun (suffix)
less than, insufficient

noun, no-adjective
chart, diagram, graph, figure

noun
wastepaper, scrap of paper, paper scraps
All readings:
紙くず【かみくず】
紙屑【かみくず】

noun, auxillary suru verb
draft, rough copy

noun
shop

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
See also:返す
Other readings:
還す【かえす】

to-adverb, adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a glitter, with a sparkle(onomatopia)(ピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
brand new, shiny and new(onomatopia)
All readings:
ピカピカ
ぴかぴか
ピッカピカ
ぴっかぴか
ビカビカ
びかびか

noun, auxillary suru verb
training

noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
【こと】
【そう】
【こと】
【そう】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
quadrilateral, square

noun, auxillary suru verb
express, special delivery

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step over, to step across, to stride over, to stride across, to cross(usually kana)
2.
to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle(usually kana)

noun, na-adjective
greed, avarice, covetousness, greedy person
Other readings:
欲ばり【よくばり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cover, covering, dust jacket
2.
cover song, cover version
3.
coverage
auxillary suru verb
4.
to compensate for (a loss), to offset (a weakness), to back up
Other readings:
カヴァー

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
curve, turn, bend
noun
2.
curveball, curve ball(baseball term)
3.
(wine) cellar

noun
nylon

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take out, to produce, to pick out
2.
to fetch, to retrieve
Other readings:
取出す【とりだす】
取りだす【とりだす】
とり出す【とりだす】

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】
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