Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
、
紅葉【もみじ】
、
黄葉【こうよう】
、
黄葉【もみじ】
、
椛【もみじ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to mix, to stir, to blend
All readings:
混ぜる【まぜる】
、
交ぜる【まぜる】
、
雑ぜる【まぜる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
archipelago, chain of islands

noun
•
honorific, term of respect, polite expression, honorific language(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
•
elementary level, beginner level

noun
•
platform
Other readings:
プラットフォーム

noun
•
multiplication(mathematics)
Other readings:
掛算【かけざん】
、
かけ算【かけざん】

expression
•
take care of yourself, get well soon, God bless you, bless you

noun
•
helicopter

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

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

noun
1.
porcelain bowl(only relevant for どんぶり)
2.
donburi, bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice(abbreviation)
See also:丼物
Other readings:
丼【どん】
、
丼ぶり【どんぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

adverb, to-adverb
•
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

すく
sukunakutomo
adverb
•
at least
Other readings:
少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
、
尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
editorial, leading article, leader

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
marking, grading, scoring

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be profitable, to yield a profit

noun
•
example, illustration, precedent

adjective
•
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
increase and decrease, fluctuation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
、
餓える【うえる】
、
餓える【かつえる】
、
饑える【うえる】

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
、
永い【ながい】

noun
1.
Japanese-English
2.
Japanese-English dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:和英辞典

noun
•
seminar(abbreviation)

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
、
素人【しらびと】[2]
、
素人【しらひと】[2]
、
白人【しろうと】[1]
、
白人【しろと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらびと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
registered mail, registered post, registration (of mail)(abbreviation)
See also:書留郵便
noun
2.
(putting on) record, writing down, noting down, registry
Other readings:
書き留め【かきとめ】[1]
、
書留め【かきとめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
shoji (paper sliding door)

adverb
1.
quite, really, very, extremely
2.
nothing, not a bit, not at all(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
何とも【なにとも】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
2.
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3.
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
See also:くだけた
4.
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
See also:くだけた
5.
to be worried
Other readings:
摧ける【くだける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
enlargement, increase

noun, no-adjective
•
even number

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page
2.
field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank
noun
3.
handrail, railing, banister, balustrade(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
Other readings:
布く【しく】

noun
•
folk song, popular song

noun, no-adjective
•
political party

na-adjective
•
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
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