Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice, practising, training, study

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse
2.
alternating current, AC

noun
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull(physics term)

noun
1.
(relative) length
2.
advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

noun
1.
north and south, north to south
2.
South Korea and North Korea(abbreviation)

adverb
all, entirely, completely, without exception

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

noun
detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
dawn
See also:夕方
Other readings:
明方【あけがた】
明けがた【あけがた】

noun
1.
farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
2.
pasture, meadow, grazing land
Other readings:
牧場【まきば】

noun
1.
x (mark), cross(usually kana)(used to indicate an incorrect answer, etc.)
See also:罰点
2.
MDMA, ecstasy, molly(usually kana, slang)
All readings:
ばつ《x》
バツ《x》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
idea, conception, way of thinking
See also:思いつき,  着想
2.
expression(music term)

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
All readings:
締め切り【しめきり】
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
noun
2.
chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies

noun
1.
pronoun(linguistics)
2.
synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative

adjective
1.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing(usually kana)
2.
stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly(usually kana)

noun
1.
(camera) shutter
2.
shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
Other readings:
シャッタ
シヤッター
シヤッタ

noun
aquatic products, fisheries

noun
1.
machine, mechanism
2.
instrument, appliance, apparatus(often 器械)
All readings:
機械【きかい】
器械【きかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
empty, vacant, hollow

noun
1.
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
2.
rōmaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
Other readings:
羅馬字【ローマじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke
Other readings:
取消す【とりけす】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
Other readings:
交ざる【まざる】
雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
ink
All readings:
インク
インキ

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun
electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug

noun
1.
gloss, luster, lustre, shine, sheen, polish
2.
mellowness (of a voice), youthfulness (e.g. of skin)
3.
interest, appeal, charm, color, colour, feeling
4.
romance, love, sexiness

noun
1.
alarm clock(abbreviation)
2.
waking up, keeping oneself awake
3.
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
See also:お目覚
All readings:
目覚まし【めざまし】
目覚し【めざまし】
目ざまし【めざまし】

adverb
relatively, comparatively
Other readings:
割りと【わりと】

noun, no-adjective
lipstick

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put clothes on (someone)
2.
to plate, to gild, to veneer
3.
to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
All readings:
出かける【でかける】
出掛ける【でかける】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation

iitsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct
2.
to tell on (someone), to tattle, to report
3.
to often say
All readings:
言いつける【いいつける】
言い付ける【いいつける】
言付ける【いいつける】

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

suru verb (special)
to heat, to heat up

noun
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rust, to become rusty

noun
organ (musical instrument)
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