Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, na-adjective
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justice, fairness, impartiality

noun
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classic (work, esp. book), the classics

adverb, no-adjective
•
again and again, repeatedly

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
weight
2.
heavyweight boxer

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
business trip, official trip

noun, no-adjective
•
calligraphy(esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

noun
1.
surname, family name
2.
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)(only relevant for せい)
Other readings:
姓【しょう】[1]
、
姓【そう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive

noun
•
ingredient, component, composition

noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
尖端【せんたん】

noun, noun (suffix)
•
(the) whole, entirety, wholly, as a whole, generally, universally

noun
•
storehouse, warehouse, godown

noun, noun (suffix)
•
system, organization, organisation, architecture

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
notice, notification, report, posting

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

noun
1.
characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour
2.
spot color (in printing)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to bear fruit(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
、
展げる【ひろげる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
contradiction, inconsistency

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview (e.g. for a job)

noun
1.
actor, actress
See also:俳優
2.
man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow

no-adjective, noun
1.
fee-charging, paid, not free
See also:無料 (antonym)
noun
2.
toll road(abbreviation)
See also:有料道路

noun
•
container, receptacle, vessel, packaging

noun
1.
term, terminology
2.
wording, choice of words, phraseology

noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)

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
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science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)

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
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
、
貸出【かしだし】

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

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

noun
•
vitality, energy, dynamism

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
cultivation, refinement, culture, education

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to collapse, to crumble
2.
to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy
3.
to break down, to be thrown into disarray
4.
to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline
5.
to break money into small change
6.
to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate

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

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

noun, no-adjective
•
industrial arts, craft

noun
•
school building, schoolhouse
Other readings:
校しゃ【こうしゃ】

noun
•
junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student
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