Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
process, course, mechanism

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
classification, categorization, sorting

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
譬える【たとえる】

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open
2.
opening up (e.g. to the public), allowing (public) access

noun
1.
slide (for projection), transparency
2.
(microscope) slide(abbreviation)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to slide, to slip
4.
to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule), to move
5.
to change (with a sliding scale), to index (to), to peg

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
night train(abbreviation)(only relevant for やこう)
See also:夜行列車
Other readings:
夜行【やぎょう】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be profitable, to yield a profit

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
Other readings:
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
融く【とく】
鎔く【とく】[1]
熔く【とく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun
cape (on coast)
Other readings:
【みさき】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to float
2.
to become merry, to be cheerful
See also:浮かぬ顔
3.
to become loose, to become unsteady
4.
to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place(colloquialism)
5.
to be frivolous, to be uncertain
6.
to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)
7.
to have no basis, to be unreliable

noun
receiving, receipt
All readings:
受取り【うけとり】
受け取り【うけとり】
受取【うけとり】
受け取【うけとり】
請け取り【うけとり】
請取り【うけとり】
請取【うけとり】
請け取【うけとり】

noun
literature, books (reference), document

noun
nausea, sickness in the stomach
Other readings:
吐気【はきけ】
吐きけ【はきけ】
嘔き気【はきけ】

noun
government office, public office

noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics

noun
teacup(abbreviation)
All readings:
湯のみ【ゆのみ】
湯呑み【ゆのみ】
湯飲み【ゆのみ】
湯吞み【ゆのみ】

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】

noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be convinced (that), to be under the impression (that), to feel sure (that), to assume (that)
2.
to make up one's mind, to set one's heart on, to be determined (to do), to be bent on
3.
to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.), to think about obsessively
Other readings:
思いこむ【おもいこむ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
尖がる【とがる】[1]
尖がる【とんがる】[1]
尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
underwear, underclothes, lingerie, chemise, singlet
Other readings:
膚着【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎ】
肌衣【はだぎぬ】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference(only relevant for でこぼこ)
Other readings:
凸凹【とつおう】
凸凹【だくぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
缶詰め【かんづめ】
罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become damp, to become moist, to become wet
2.
to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed(only relevant for しめる)(often as 湿って or 湿った)
Other readings:
湿る【しとる】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
Other readings:
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
item, heading, category, clause
2.
headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
See also:見出し語

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

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, no-adjective
1.
registered mail, registered post, registration (of mail)(abbreviation)
See also:書留郵便
noun
2.
(putting on) record, writing down, noting down, registry
Other readings:
書き留め【かきとめ】[1]
書留め【かきとめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

no-adjective
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
話中【はなしちゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
measurement

noun
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

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

noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string

noun, auxillary suru verb
pressing, urging, demanding, demand

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
2.
to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Other readings:
付合う【つきあう】
つき合う【つきあう】

noun
room to let, room for rent
Other readings:
貸し間【かしま】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
All readings:
出かける【でかける】
出掛ける【でかける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
questions and answers, dialogue

noun
1.
(face) mask
2.
(facial) features, looks
3.
mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
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