Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun
1.
item, heading, category, clause
2.
headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
See also:見出し語
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation
noun
•
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】
na-adjective, noun
•
carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, thoughtless(usually kana)
Other readings:
のんき《暢気》[1]
、のんき《暖気》
、のんき《のん気》
、ノンキ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
•
husband and wife, married couple(somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
separate, respective
Other readings:
別別【べつべつ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deduction, subtraction, balance
2.
ebb and flow, rise and fall
Other readings:
差引き【さしひき】
、差引【さしひき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain
2.
to have (bear, beget) a child
3.
to have a stroke of luck
akusento
Common word
noun
1.
accent (on a syllable, word), stress, pitch accent(linguistics)
2.
intonation, inflection, cadence
3.
(language) accent (e.g. American, British)
4.
accent (e.g. in a design), highlight, emphasis
5.
accent (on a note)(music term)
na-adjective, noun
1.
gently sloping, gentle, easy(usually kana)
2.
smooth(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to scatter around, to leave untidy
na-adjective, noun
1.
masterpiece, best work
2.
amusing blunder, funny mistake, boner(with sarcastic tone)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up(usually kana)
2.
to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off(usually kana)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive
adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
Other readings:
しみじみ《染み染み》
、しみじみ《沁沁》
、しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adverb, noun
•
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Other readings:
深ける【ふける】
noun
•
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
Other readings:
かるた《骨牌》[1]
、かるた《加留多》[1]
、かるた《嘉留太》[1]
、かるた《軽板》[1][2]
、かるた《軽多》[1][2]
、カルタ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
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
noun
•
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)
noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
、饑饉【ききん】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
Common word
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
、固い【かたい】
、堅い【かたい】
、緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
Other readings:
あっ縮【あっしゅく】
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