Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adjective
1.
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.), sloppy, untidy, undisciplined, careless, loose, slack(usually kana)
2.
weak, feeble, weak-willed, gutless(usually kana)

no-adjective, noun
•
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
See also:砕けた (antonym)
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
、
固い【かたい】
、
堅い【かたい】
、
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
sigh
All readings:
ため息【ためいき】
、
溜息【ためいき】
、
溜め息【ためいき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
All readings:
勤める【つとめる】
、
務める【つとめる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
2.
outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world

noun
1.
(camera) shutter
2.
shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
Other readings:
シャッタ
、
シヤッター
、
シヤッタ

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

suru verb (special)
•
to heat, to heat up

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to translate, to interpret
See also:訳する

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
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
1.
seat, bench
2.
temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries(colloquialism)
Other readings:
腰掛【こしかけ】
、
腰かけ【こしかけ】

noun
•
udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles(usually kana)
Other readings:
うんどん《饂飩》[1]
、
ウドン
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete 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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage

noun
•
party, banquet, reception, feast, dinner

no-adjective, noun
•
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

adjective
•
yearned for, longed for, missed

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly(as 心に刻む, etc.)
See also:心に刻む
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to attack, to assault, to assail

noun
1.
antenna
2.
thing or method used to collect information or opinions

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reply, answer

noun, no-adjective
•
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
All readings:
越す【こす】
、
超す【こす】

はなか
hanashikakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to address (someone), to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
2.
to begin to talk, to start a conversation
All readings:
話しかける【はなしかける】
、
話し掛ける【はなしかける】

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

suffix, Ichidan verb
1.
to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do(usually kana)
See also:兼ねない
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
3.
to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside
4.
to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
5.
to think of the future (as well as the present)

noun
•
shoji (paper sliding door)

na-adjective, noun
•
pitch black
Other readings:
まっ黒【まっくろ】
、
真黒【まっくろ】

adjective
•
obedient, docile, quiet(usually kana)
Other readings:
おとなしい《温和しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
•
calorie

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

noun
1.
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of
2.
(computer) peripheral(computer term)
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