Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to(usually kana)
2.
to lead to, to be related to(usually kana)
3.
to be related (by blood)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つながる《繫がる》[1]
つながる《接続る》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
All readings:
浮かぶ【うかぶ】
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
business trip, official trip

adjective
1.
noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous(usually kana)
2.
much talked of, much-discussed, vexed(usually kana)
3.
strict, severe, stern(usually kana)
4.
particular, fussy, fastidious, fault-finding, carping(usually kana)
Other readings:
やかましい《八釜しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
All readings:
撃つ【うつ】
討つ【うつ】
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

noun
1.
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
See also:椀 (わん)
counter
2.
counter for bowls of food or drink

noun, auxillary suru verb
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
交替【こうたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
criticism, critique

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to be imminent
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel
Other readings:
迫る【せる】[1]
逼る【せまる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
餓える【うえる】
餓える【かつえる】
饑える【うえる】

noun
ingredient, component, composition

noun
candle(usually kana)
Other readings:
ろうそく《蠟燭》[1]
ローソク
ロウソク
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
See also:及第 (antonym)
2.
falling short of the standard, not making the grade

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

noun
1.
discount, reduction, rebate
counter
2.
tenths discounted, tenths reduced
Other readings:
割引き【わりびき】
割り引き【わりびき】
割り引【わりびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
All readings:
付ける【つける】
着ける【つける】
附ける【つける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation
See also:制作

noun
shop, small store, business, firm

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
Other readings:
はじめまして《始めまして》

noun, auxillary suru verb
attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student

noun
eldest son (may be the only son), first-born son

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to work

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten(usually kana)
3.
to transfer (phone call)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つなげる《繫げる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
All readings:
温まる【あたたまる】
温まる【あったまる】
温まる【ぬくまる】
暖まる【あたたまる】
暖まる【あったまる】

noun
main gate, main entrance

adverb
diligently, assiduously, industriously, beavering away(onomatopia)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to squat, to crouch

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
right angle, perpendicular

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

noun
order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation

noun
campus

noun, no-adjective
place of origin, habitat

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

adverb
1.
once(usually kana)
2.
for a short time, briefly, temporarily(usually kana)
noun
3.
one morning(archaism)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade, buying and selling, trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs), dealing

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
1.
seat, bench
2.
temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries(colloquialism)
Other readings:
腰掛【こしかけ】
腰かけ【こしかけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
manufacture, production
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