Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
speech, expression, wording, language
Other readings:
言葉使い【ことばづかい】
、言葉づかい【ことばづかい】
noun
1.
nationality, citizenship
2.
nationality (ship, airplane, etc.), registration, flag
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:
箏【こと】
、箏【そう】
、筝【こと】
、筝【そう】
noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
See also:伏せ字 (ふせじ)
noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
All readings:
箇所【かしょ】
、個所【かしょ】
、カ所【かしょ】
、ヶ所【かしょ】
、か所【かしょ】
、ヵ所【かしょ】
、ケ所【かしょ】
noun
1.
wife (esp. one's own wife)
2.
court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
3.
woman (esp. as a love interest)(archaism)(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
Other readings:
女房【にょうぼ】
、女房【にゅうぼう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, noun
1.
plain, simple, subdued, sober
2.
reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.), modest, quiet, unobtrusive
adverb
3.
quite, a (little) bit(colloquialism)(as 地味に)
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)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
copying, duplication, reproduction, copy
noun, no-adjective
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standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
All readings:
基準【きじゅん】
、規準【きじゅん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications
2.
raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation
3.
flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
noun
•
roadside tree, row of trees
Other readings:
並樹【なみき】
、並み木【なみき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Common word
adverb, no-adjective
•
as ever, as usual, the same, still
Other readings:
相変らず【あいかわらず】
、あい変らず【あいかわらず】
、あい変わらず【あいかわらず】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to include (in a group or scope)
2.
to instruct, to make one understand
3.
to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication)
4.
to put in (someone's) mouth
5.
to permeate with flavor
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
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daburu
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
2.
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
See also:鼻が詰まる
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
5.
to end up, to be settled
See also:詰まる所 (つまるところ)
6.
to become a geminate consonant
See also:促音 (そくおん)
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)
noun, no-adjective
•
white hair, grey hair, gray hair
Other readings:
白髪【はくはつ】
、白髪【しろかみ】[1]
、白髪【しらかみ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
、あらすじ《あら筋》
expression
•
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Other readings:
お待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、お待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、御待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、御待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ち遠さま【おまちどおさま】
、お待ち遠さま【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ちどお様【おまちどおさま】
、お待ちどうさま【おまちどうさま】[1]
、お待ちどう様【おまちどうさま】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
2.
restroom, lavatory, toilet
See also:お手洗い
3.
hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
Other readings:
手洗【てあらい】
noun
1.
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
See also:ラテン文字 (ラテンもじ)
2.
rōmaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
See also:ローマ字綴り
Other readings:
羅馬字【ローマじ】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
、蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
、甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand, to rise, to stand up(only relevant for 立つ)
2.
to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)(only relevant for 立つ)
3.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)(usu. 発つ)
All readings:
立つ【たつ】
、発つ【たつ】
adjective
1.
repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate(usually kana)
2.
heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying(usually kana)
3.
gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud(usually kana)
Other readings:
クドい
noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
Other readings:
はしご《階子》
、はしご《梯》
、ていし《梯子》
、ハシゴ
noun
•
foot (of a mountain or hill), bottom, base(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふもと《梺》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
counter, window, teller window, ticket window
2.
contact person, point of contact
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
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