Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

This list has no items

noun, no-adjective
grey, gray, ashen
Other readings:
灰色【かいしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
subject(linguistics)

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

adverb
1.
quite, really, very, extremely
2.
nothing, not a bit, not at all(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
何とも【なにとも】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea
2.
to remember, to recall
All readings:
思いつく【おもいつく】
思い付く【おもいつく】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to translate, to interpret
See also:訳する

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
Other readings:
払戻す【はらいもどす】

noun
site, plot, lot, grounds

noun
mark, sign, landmark, benchmark
Other readings:
目標【めじるし】
目じるし【めじるし】

adjective
dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask after (someone's health), to visit
2.
to attack, to strike, to meet with misfortune, to suffer an attack

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode
2.
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce
3.
to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out

adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
かれこれ《彼此》
ひし《彼此》
アレコレ

adverb, no-adjective
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
いきなり《行き成》[1]
いきなり《行成》[1]
ゆきなり《行き成り》
ゆきなり《行成り》
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana 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
1.
ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
2.
fresh flower, natural flower(only relevant for せいか)
Other readings:
生花【いけばな】
生花【せいか】
活け花【いけばな】
活花【いけばな】
活花【せいか】

adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge
2.
to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
3.
to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.)
4.
to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Other readings:
涌く【わく】

noun
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

noun
office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Other readings:
サラーリーマン[1]
サラリマン[1]
サラーリマン[1]
サラリー・マン[1]
サラーリー・マン[1]
サラリ・マン[1]
サラーリ・マン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

noun, auxillary suru verb
childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despotism, autocracy
Other readings:
擅制【せんせい】

noun
1.
holiday house, vacation home, villa
2.
prison, jail(colloquialism)

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to, to come after
Other readings:
亜ぐ【つぐ】

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)

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

adverb, no-adjective
again and again, repeatedly

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(practical) application, putting to practical use
prenominal

noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to amass, to accumulate, to store
2.
to leave unpaid

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to float, to set afloat, to launch
2.
to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
3.
to recall, to call to mind, to imagine, to think of
Other readings:
浮べる【うかべる】
泛かべる【うかべる】
泛べる【うかべる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
2.
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3.
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
See also:くだけた
4.
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
See also:くだけた
5.
to be worried
Other readings:
摧ける【くだける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to chase, to run after, to pursue
All readings:
追いかける【おいかける】
追い掛ける【おいかける】
追い駆ける【おいかける】
追掛ける【おいかける】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly(as 心に刻む, etc.)
See also:心に刻む
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)

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】

expression, na-adjective
thank you for your hard work, I appreciate your efforts(polite language)(usu. to one's subordinate)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
御苦労様【ごくろうさま】
御苦労さま【ごくろうさま】

noun, auxillary suru verb
bringing, taking, carrying

noun
campus

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
Other readings:
かしょう《火傷》
« < 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > »
Showing 251 to 300 of 1792