Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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adjective
1.
dull (e.g. a knife), blunt
2.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid
3.
dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light)
4.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic
5.
insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to(usually kana)
2.
to lead to, to be related to(usually kana)
3.
Other readings:
つながる《繫がる》[1]
、つながる《接続る》[2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kanji usage
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】
noun
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude
noun
1.
ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2.
foundation (building, etc.), base
3.
constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
Other readings:
地盤【ちばん】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
adverb
•
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
、なにとなく《何となく》
、なにとなく《何と無く》
adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
、かれこれ《彼此》
、ひし《彼此》
、アレコレ
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2.
to scatter, to be dispersed
3.
to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
4.
to spread, to run, to blur
5.
to die a noble death
Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
See also:通じる
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate
mainasu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
minus, negative (quantity), subtraction, taking away
noun
2.
deficit
3.
disadvantage, drawback, handicap
prenominal
4.
negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
See also:足りる
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足る after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer
noun
•
kana orthography, syllabary spelling
Other readings:
仮名遣【かなづかい】
、かな遣い【かなづかい】
、かな使い【かなづかい】
、仮名使い【かなづかい】
daiyaru
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation
2.
regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
All readings:
計る【はかる】
、測る【はかる】
、量る【はかる】
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
1.
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of
2.
(computer) peripheral(computer term)
noun
•
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
、あて名【あてな】
noun
•
tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
Other readings:
単皮【たび】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Common word
adjective
•
busy, hurried, confused, flurried
Other readings:
慌しい【あわただしい】
、遽しい【あわただしい】
noun
1.
posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body)
2.
attitude, approach, stance
miri
Common word
no-adjective, noun
1.
official, formal
noun
2.
formula (e.g. mathematical)
3.
official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stock-farming, livestock farming, cattle breeding
Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
•
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Other readings:
乞う【こう】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまる《溜る》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
、交替【こうたい】
na-adjective
•
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
Other readings:
不見目【みじめ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
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