Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adjective
1.
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest(usually kana)
2.
miserly, mean, stingy(usually kana)(only relevant for こすい)
Other readings:
こすい《狡い》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
conclusion, decision, judgement, declaration
noun
2.
affirmative(linguistics)

noun
idea
Other readings:
アイディア
アィディア

na-adjective, noun
1.
total darkness, pitch dark
2.
bleak future, poor prospects
Other readings:
真暗【まっくら】
まっ暗【まっくら】

noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

adverb
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
Other readings:
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】

noun
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to(usually kana)
2.
to keep close to, to go along with(usually kana)
3.
to get involved with, to be thick with, to become intimate(usually kana)
Other readings:
くっつく《食っ付く》

adverb
constantly, always, continually, steadily

noun
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Other readings:
屍体【したい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
smart, stylish
2.
slim

noun, auxillary suru verb
classification, categorization, sorting

noun
route, way, course, directions

adverb, no-adjective
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
いきなり《行き成》[1]
いきなり《行成》[1]
ゆきなり《行き成り》
ゆきなり《行成り》
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
逆様【さかさま】
【さかさま】

noun
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

adjective
1.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing(usually kana)
2.
stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly(usually kana)

noun
1.
underpants, pants, briefs, panties, shorts, knickers
2.
trousers (esp. women's), jodhpurs, breeches, pants, trunks (e.g. swimming)

adverb
by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)
Other readings:
是非共【ぜひとも】

noun
1.
existence or nonexistence, presence or absence
2.
consent or refusal, yes or no
Other readings:
有無【ゆうむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)

noun
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive
2.
to escape harm, to be spared damage
3.
to be helped, to be saved trouble

noun, no-adjective
singular number

noun
1.
little finger, pinky
2.
little toe
Other readings:
子指【こゆび】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to squat, to crouch

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

noun
sheet, bed sheet

noun
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

noun
1.
characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour
2.
spot color (in printing)

noun
storehouse, warehouse, godown

noun
1.
ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
2.
up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route(only relevant for 上り)
See also:上り列車
no-adjective, noun
3.
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Other readings:
登り【のぼり】
昇り【のぼり】

noun
meeting hall, assembly hall
Other readings:
会舘【かいかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
circumference

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to sit (down)
Other readings:
腰かける【こしかける】
腰掛る【こしかける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
メチャクチャ
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
farewell, send-off

noun
railway bridge, iron bridge

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
diagnosis, medical examination
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