Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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        noun
1.
writing down from other written material, writing kanji text from hiragana
2.
transcription (of spoken material), dictation
Other readings:
                書取【かきとり】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
All readings:
                計る【はかる】
、測る【はかる】
、量る【はかる】
                na-adjective, noun
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ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
noun
1.
between-meal snack(usually kana)
2.
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
See also:八つ時
Other readings:
                おやつ《お八》
、おやつ《御八つ》
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
                衝く【つく】
、撞く【つく】
、捺く【つく】
                douse
                    Common word
adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most
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
All readings:
                硬い【かたい】
、固い【かたい】
、堅い【かたい】
、緊い【かたい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student
See also:先輩 (せんぱい)
noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
                缶詰め【かんづめ】
、罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
、罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
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publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
See also:茹でる (ゆでる)
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
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
See also:脅す (おどす)
2.
to startle, to frighten, to scare
Other readings:
                嚇かす【おどかす】
、威かす【おどかす】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring near, to bring close, to let go near
2.
to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)
All readings:
                近づける【ちかづける】
、近付ける【ちかづける】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage
noun
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eyelid(usually kana)
Other readings:
                まぶた《目蓋》
、まぶた《眼蓋》
、まなぶた《瞼》[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)
expression, noun, no-adjective
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at that time, in those days, at that moment, then
noun, auxillary suru verb
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disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
noun, auxillary suru verb
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cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)
adverb, no-adjective
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originally, by nature, from the start(usually kana)
Other readings:
                もともと《本々》
、もともと《元元》
、もともと《本本》
                Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
Other readings:
                言いだす【いいだす】
、言出す【いいだす】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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copying, duplication, reproduction, copy
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