Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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expression
thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
derailment
2.
digression, deviation

noun
meeting hall, assembly hall
Other readings:
会舘【かいかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
Other readings:
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

noun, auxillary suru verb
transport, transportation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring near, to bring close, to let go near
2.
to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)
All readings:
近づける【ちかづける】
近付ける【ちかづける】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day before yesterday
All readings:
一昨日【おととい】[1]
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to apply, to adapt
Other readings:
当て嵌める【あてはめる】

bakarashii
adjective
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

noun, no-adjective
drama, theatre, theater, play

noun, auxillary suru verb
publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

na-adjective, adverb, interjection
1.
so-so, passable(onomatopia)
interjection
2.
now, now(used to calming somebody down)
3.
my, my(female term)(expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)

noun
Europe and America, the West

noun
1.
Common Era, CE, Christian Era, anno domini, AD
2.
Western (Gregorian) calendar

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)

noun, auxillary suru verb
procedure, process, proceedings, formalities
Other readings:
手続【てつづき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
presumption, assumption
2.
estimation

noun
brooch

noun
area, zone, belt (of land)

noun
1.
yawn, yawning(usually kana)
2.
kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)(only relevant for 欠)
Other readings:
あくび《欠》
けんしん《欠伸》

noun
1.
middle, midway, halfway, centre, center
noun, no-adjective
2.
middle position, moderate position, neutral position, middle-of-the-road position
no-adjective
3.
interim, intermediary, intermediate, midterm

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, no-adjective
private (establishment)(わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
Other readings:
私立【わたくしりつ】

noun
measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

noun
1.
money order, draft
2.
exchange (e.g. foreign)
Other readings:
為替【かわし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
rush hour
Other readings:
ラッシュ・アワー

adverb
at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case, because, as you know, for you see
See also:何せ

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front(abbreviation)
See also:逆さま
Other readings:
倒さ【さかさ】

noun
faucet, tap
Other readings:
じゃ口【じゃぐち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
another helping, second helping, seconds, refill
interjection
2.
command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand(usually kana)
Other readings:
お替り【おかわり】
お替わり【おかわり】
御代わり【おかわり】
お代り【おかわり】
御代り【おかわり】

noun
head, lead, vanguard, first
Other readings:
先登【せんとう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
receipt (of money), receiving

noun, prefix
1.
rag, scrap, tattered clothes(usually kana)
2.
fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
run-down, shabby, junky(usually kana)
Other readings:
らんる《襤褸》
ボロ

noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

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

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
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油

noun
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
joining a company, getting a job with a company, entering a company

na-adjective, noun
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

noun
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