Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
陽射し【ひざし】
日射し【ひざし】
陽差し【ひざし】
日ざし【ひざし】
陽ざし【ひざし】
日差【ひざし】
陽射【ひざし】

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

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
interview (e.g. for a job)

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

noun
1.
holiday house, vacation home, villa
2.
prison, jail(colloquialism)

noun
1.
alarm clock(abbreviation)
2.
waking up, keeping oneself awake
3.
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
See also:お目覚
All readings:
目覚まし【めざまし】
目覚し【めざまし】
目ざまし【めざまし】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

noun
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
あらすじ《あら筋》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
reduction, curtailment

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】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
譬える【たとえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
division into equal parts, equal parts

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate
2.
to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax
3.
to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
冷す【ひやす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
magnet
2.
compass
Other readings:
磁石【じせき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
See also:発車 (antonym)

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
Other readings:
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to apply (a rule), to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill, to hold true
Other readings:
当て嵌まる【あてはまる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack(usually kana)

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】

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to shine
See also:差す

noun, auxillary suru verb
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
ジャンケン

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with

noun, no-adjective
plastic
Other readings:
プラスティック
プラッチック[1]
プラチック[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow(usually kana)
2.
to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
3.
to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Other readings:
こぼれる《溢れる》

adjective
1.
dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger(usu. as 危ういところ)
2.
precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying

noun
1.
drop of water
2.
vessel for replenishing inkstone water

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become used to seeing, to be familiar with
Other readings:
見馴れる【みなれる】
見なれる【みなれる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
spoon(usually kana)
See also:スプーン
Other readings:
さじ《匕》
しゃじ《匙》
しゃじ《匕》
かい《匙》[1]
かい《匕》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
sales, demand
Other readings:
売行き【うれゆき】
売行【うれゆき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

noun, auxillary suru verb
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
貸出【かしだし】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
evaporation
2.
disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance

noun
1.
equation, formula
2.
method for solving a problem, set way of achieving a particular result

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)

noun
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
See also:余り,  余り
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