Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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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
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
、逆様【さかさま】
、倒【さかさま】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to hold in one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
くわえる《銜える》
、くわえる《啣える》
noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
Other readings:
気配【きはい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
Other readings:
消耗【しょうこう】
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be overturned, to be reversed, to turn over, to capsize
2.
to fall down, to tumble down, to topple over, to lie on one's back
All readings:
ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
、引っくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
、引っ繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】
、引繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stop (moving), to come to a stop
2.
to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
3.
to alight, to perch on
All readings:
止まる【とまる】
、留まる【とまる】
、停まる【とまる】
、駐まる【とまる】
、止る【とまる】
、留る【とまる】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)(usually kana)
2.
to get an electric shock, to tingle (from an electric shock)(usually kana)
3.
to be excited, to be titillated, to be mesmerized, to be enthralled(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan
noun
•
carpet, rug, runner
Other readings:
絨緞【じゅうたん】
、絨氈【じゅうたん】[1]
、ジュータン
、ジュウタン
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
detour, diversion
Other readings:
まわり道【まわりみち】
、廻り道【まわりみち】
、廻り路【まわりみち】
、回り路【まわりみち】
na-adjective
•
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
Other readings:
不見目【みじめ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dental brushing, brushing one's teeth
noun
2.
dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
Other readings:
歯磨【はみがき】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
dizziness, giddiness, vertigo(usually kana)
Other readings:
めまい《眩暈》
、めまい《目まい》
、めまい《目眩い》[1]
、げんうん《眩暈》
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)
noun
1.
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
2.
group, crowd
3.
embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
Other readings:
固まり【かたまり】
、塊まり【かたまり】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
、燃す【もす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
noun
•
measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home
noun
2.
caretaker, house-sitter
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
combination, union, incorporation, amalgamation, fusion
2.
congruence(mathematics)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home)
2.
to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
3.
to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
4.
to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone
5.
to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone
6.
to take care of somebody until he dies
7.
to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
See also:手を挙げる
2.
to do up (one's hair)
See also:髪を上げる
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
See also:声を上げる
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
See also:申し上げる
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
、挙げる【あげる】
、揚げる【あげる】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sow, to plant, to seed
2.
to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
See also:蒔絵
Other readings:
播く【まく】
noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
、庖丁【ほうちょう】
na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral
masuku
Common word
noun
1.
(face) mask
2.
(facial) features, looks
3.
mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
noun
1.
exposure to the sun, sunny place
2.
per day(only relevant for 日当たり and 日当り and 日当)
Other readings:
日当り【ひあたり】
、日当【ひあたり】[1]
、陽当り【ひあたり】
、陽当たり【ひあたり】
、日あたり【ひあたり】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pin down, to hold down, to press down(also written as 圧さえる)
2.
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
3.
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
4.
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
5.
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
See also:抑える (おさえる)
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】
daiyaru
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by
Other readings:
憬れる【あこがれる】
、憧憬れる【あこがれる】
noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
、棄てる【すてる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】
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