Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2.
to envelope, to shroud(usu. 巻かれる)
3.
to outflank, to skirt
4.
to link (verse)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
5.
to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
Other readings:
捲く【まく】

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.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
饑饉【ききん】

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning
See also:自転
Other readings:
廻転【かいてん】

pronoun
1.
such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.), this and that
interjection
2.
What?, What is the matter?, What are the items?
3.
Let's see... (e.g. when about to read a letter), well, well
Other readings:
何何【なになに】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined(usu. 混じる)
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
All readings:
混じる【まじる】
交じる【まじる】
雑じる【まじる】[1]
交る【まじる】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
inspection, study by observation, field trip, tour, review

noun, auxillary suru verb
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

noun
1.
zero (points, marks), no marks
2.
zero (of a function), root(mathematics)
3.
zero degrees (Celsius), freezing point
See also:零度

tsukiatari
noun
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Other readings:
突き当り【つきあたり】
突当り【つきあたり】
突きあたり【つきあたり】
つき当たり【つきあたり】
突当たり【つきあたり】

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

noun
drawing room, parlor, parlour, guest room

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home
noun
2.
caretaker, house-sitter

noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
English literature, English lit(abbreviation)
See also:英文学

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?)
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】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at
2.
to be after (something), to have an eye on

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to knit, to plait, to braid
2.
to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit

noun, no-adjective
1.
sample, specimen, pattern
2.
model, example

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
idea, conception, way of thinking
See also:思いつき,  着想
2.
expression(music term)

noun
ribbon

noun, auxillary suru verb
attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student

adverb
relatively, comparatively
Other readings:
割りと【わりと】

noun, no-adjective
symbol, code, sign, notation

na-adjective, noun
1.
total darkness, pitch dark
2.
bleak future, poor prospects
Other readings:
真暗【まっくら】
まっ暗【まっくら】

adverb
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
All readings:
だいぶ《大分》
だいぶん《大分》

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
【ななめ】[1]
【なのめ】[1][3]
【ななめ】[2]
【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji
  3. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
hostel, dormitory
2.
bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)(archaism)
See also:律令制
3.
tea-ceremony room(archaism)
See also:茶寮
4.
villa(archaism)
See also:別荘

noun
writing paper, stationery

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)(from 面照る)

noun
superior, superiors, senior

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on, to switch on, to light up(usually kana)

noun
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
セトモノ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
noun
2.
chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies

noun
1.
infancy
na-adjective, noun
2.
childish, infantile, immature, primitive

adverb, to-adverb
1.
restlessly, aimlessly, without purpose(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to loiter, to drift, to hang about doing nothing, to wander aimlessly, to be restless(onomatopia)
See also:彷徨く
3.
to be restless, to fuss, to be in a fidget(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウロウロ

noun, no-adjective
siren

noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
くさめ《嚏》
くさめ《嚔》
くっさめ《嚏》
くっさめ《嚔》
クシャミ

noun, auxillary suru verb
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
引算【ひきざん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
high class, high grade

noun
likes and dislikes, pickiness (about food), choosiness, fussiness, tastes, preferences
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