Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Common word
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
•
to happen to pass by
All readings:
通りかかる【とおりかかる】
、通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
、通り掛る【とおりかかる】
noun
1.
about to start out, just about to leave or go out(honorific language, polite language)(oft. used as a greeting in the form of お出かけですか？)
See also:出掛け (でがけ)
2.
outing, trip
All readings:
お出かけ【おでかけ】
、お出掛け【おでかけ】
、御出掛け【おでかけ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
self-study, teaching oneself
2.
studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent(only relevant for 自習)
Other readings:
自修【じしゅう】
noun
1.
(relative) length
2.
advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
mafuraa
Common word
noun
1.
muffler, scarf, comforter
2.
muffler (for a vehicle exhaust), silencer
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】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
noun
•
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits
noun
1.
makings (of), aptitude, talent, qualities
2.
nature, character, temperament
noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
Other readings:
あっ縮【あっしゅく】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
no-adjective, noun
1.
first-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading
2.
characteristic, peculiar, unique
noun
3.
school (e.g. of a performance art)
4.
one flag, one banner, one streamer(also written as 一旒)
noun
•
rainbow
Other readings:
霓【にじ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination of tickets
noun
2.
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees)
2.
to supply
3.
to store
4.
to finish, to bring to a close
5.
to restore (something to its place)
6.
to achieve (e.g. a result)
All readings:
収める【おさめる】
、納める【おさめる】
noun
1.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science
See also:文科
2.
science department (university), science course
3.
science (as a school subject)
noun
•
bell (often globular)
Other readings:
鈴【りん】
、鈴【れい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to detain, to check, to restrain
Other readings:
引止める【ひきとめる】[1]
、引き留める【ひきとめる】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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)
no-adjective, noun
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
2.
special, extraordinary, extra
Common word
noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
All readings:
坊ちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
、坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong
noun
•
hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
Other readings:
ひらがな《ひら仮名》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary(usually kana)
2.
to become worn out, to become battered (from long use)(usually kana)
auxiliary, Ichidan verb
3.
to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
reberu
Common word
noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル
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