Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cooking, kitchen work

noun
•
connection, link, relationship(usually kana)

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

interjection
•
good morning(usually kana, abbreviation)(from お早く; may be used colloquially at any time of day)
Other readings:
おはよう《御早う》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

noun
1.
porcelain bowl(only relevant for どんぶり)
2.
donburi, bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice(abbreviation)
See also:丼物
Other readings:
丼【どん】
、
丼ぶり【どんぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
骸【から】

interjection
•
good evening(usually kana)(the は is pronounced as わ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
draft, rough copy

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods), medieval times, mediaeval times

expression, noun, no-adjective
•
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

na-adjective, noun
•
dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure

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
•
father and mother, parents
Other readings:
父母【ちちはは】
、
父母【ててはは】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
、
父母【ぶも】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
、
脊負う【せおう】[1]
、
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
waitress
Other readings:
ウエイトレス
、
ウェートレス
、
ウエートレス

noun, no-adjective
•
indirection, indirectness
See also:直接 (antonym)

noun
•
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

noun
1.
stopper, cork, plug, bung
2.
tap, faucet, stopcock

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】

noun
•
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
、
ばね《弾機》[1]
、
ぜんまい《発条》
、
ぜんまい《撥条》
、
はつじょう《発条》
、
はつじょう《撥条》
、
だんき《弾機》
、
バネ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

くた
kumitateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to assemble, to set up, to construct
Other readings:
組立てる【くみたてる】
、
組み立る【くみたてる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium), passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2.
audience

noun, na-adjective
1.
filial piety
See also:親孝行
2.
showing devotion (to someone)

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
Other readings:
いよいよ《愈々》
、
いよいよ《弥々》
、
いよいよ《愈愈》
、
いよいよ《弥弥》
、
イヨイヨ

na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
equals sign, equality sign(mathematics)
See also:等号
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
chalk(only relevant for チョーク)
2.
choke(only relevant for チョーク)
3.
chock
Other readings:
チョック

noun
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kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
、
假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
orchestra

noun, no-adjective
•
calorie

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
All readings:
飛ぶ【とぶ】
、
跳ぶ【とぶ】
、
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
manufacture, production

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

expression
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(I'm fine) thank you, thanks to you, fortunately, under the gods' shadow(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
おかげさまで《お蔭様で》
、
おかげさまで《お陰さまで》
、
おかげさまで《御陰様で》
、
おかげさまで《御蔭様で》

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
、
融け込む【とけこむ】
、
溶込む【とけこむ】
、
解込む【とけこむ】
、
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
、
とけ込む【とけこむ】

noun
•
schoolyard, playground, school grounds, campus

adjective
1.
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
2.
immoderate, extravagant, reckless

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
excess, being more than

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウッカリ

noun, noun (suffix)
•
decoration, ornament, trimmings

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
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