Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun
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city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis
noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to increase, to add to, to augment
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
See also:茹でる (ゆでる)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
Other readings:
ならう《傚う》
、ならう《慣らう》
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month
noun, prefix
1.
rag, scrap, tattered clothes(usually kana)
2.
fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
run-down, shabby, junky(usually kana)
Other readings:
らんる《襤褸》
、ボロ
suffix, Ichidan verb
1.
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
•
swimming in the ocean, sea bathing, seawater bath, going for a dip in the ocean
noun
•
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
、きっかけ《切っかけ》
、きっかけ《切掛》
、きっかけ《切っ掛》
、きっかけ《切かけ》
、キッカケ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
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》
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
Common word
expression, adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)
Other readings:
仕様がない【しようがない】
、しようが無い【しようがない】
、仕様が無い【しょうがない】
、仕様が無い【しようがない】
、しょうが無い【しょうがない】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed(usually kana)
2.
to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together(usually kana)
3.
to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be affected, to be influenced
2.
to be concerned with, to have to do with
3.
to stick to (opinions)
All readings:
関わる【かかわる】
、係わる【かかわる】
、拘る【かかわる】
、関る【かかわる】
、拘わる【かかわる】
、係る【かかわる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hiccup, hiccough(usually kana)
Other readings:
しゃっくり《噦》
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
、撲る【なぐる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
2.
to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired), to close off (e.g. subscription list)(usu. 締め切る)
Other readings:
閉め切る【しめきる】
、〆切る【しめきる】
、閉切る【しめきる】
、締切る【しめきる】
pantsu
Common word
noun
1.
underpants, pants, briefs, panties, shorts, knickers
2.
trousers (esp. women's), jodhpurs, breeches, pants, trunks (e.g. swimming)
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
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
pure white
2.
blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Other readings:
まっ白【まっしろ】
、真白【まっしろ】
、真白【ましろ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down(esp. 静まる)
2.
to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed(esp. 鎮まる)
Other readings:
鎮まる【しずまる】
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