Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
just before

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service

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】

na-adjective, noun
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude

noun, auxillary suru verb
joining a company, getting a job with a company, entering a company

noun, auxillary suru verb
sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

bakarashii
adjective
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
メチャクチャ
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge

noun
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull(physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
continuation

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged
2.
to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious
3.
to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face)
4.
to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
Other readings:
調う【ととのう】
斉う【ととのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
evaporation
2.
disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance

noun, no-adjective
1.
double(sometimes written as "W")
See also:シングル
2.
double bed, hotel room with a double bed(abbreviation)
3.
double-breasted(abbreviation)
4.
double-cuffed
5.
double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters)(abbreviation)
See also:ダブル幅
6.
doubles (e.g. in tennis)(abbreviation, sports term)
See also:ダブルス
noun
7.
biracial person (esp. half-Japanese), person of mixed parentage(alternative to ハーフ)
See also:ハーフ

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since
Other readings:
已降【いこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
minus, negative (quantity), subtraction, taking away
noun
2.
deficit
3.
disadvantage, drawback, handicap
prenominal
4.
negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
broom(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほうき《帚》

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

noun
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
All readings:
おばさん《伯母さん》
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
juice, sap
2.
soup, broth
noun
3.
(dipping) sauce(only relevant for つゆ)
Other readings:
【しる】
【つゆ】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish

noun, no-adjective
1.
fur, skin, pelt
2.
kanji "fur" radical(only relevant for けがわ)
Other readings:
毛皮【もうひ】
毛革【けがわ】
毛革【もうひ】

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

noun, auxillary suru verb
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation

adjective
1.
ugly, unattractive
2.
unsightly, unseemly
See also:醜い争い
Other readings:
見憎い【みにくい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
fresh, refreshing, invigorating(usually kana)
2.
clear (e.g. voice), fluent, eloquent(usually kana)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear, to rip up(only relevant for 裂く)
2.
to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3.
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)(only relevant for 裂く)
4.
to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something(only relevant for 割く)
5.
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye(archaism)
See also:黥く
Other readings:
割く【さく】

adverb, noun
1.
somewhat, to some extent, to some degree
noun
2.
some, part, portion

noun
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
きっかけ《切っかけ》
きっかけ《切掛》
きっかけ《切っ掛》
きっかけ《切かけ》
キッカケ

noun
pepper(usually kana)
Other readings:
コショウ
コショー

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go around(usually kana)
2.
to return(usually kana)
3.
to surround(usually kana)
4.
to concern (usu. of disputes)(usually kana)
See also:を巡って
Other readings:
めぐる《回る》
めぐる《廻る》

adverb
actually, really

noun
roadside tree, row of trees
Other readings:
並樹【なみき】
並み木【なみき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun
calamity, misfortune, disaster

noun
1.
God, god(honorific language)
2.
ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
Other readings:
神さま【かみさま】

noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
Other readings:
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2.
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:煮る

noun, auxillary suru verb
writing (e.g. as a profession)

noun
1.
centimeter, centimetre(abbreviation)
prefix
2.
centi-, 10^-2
na-adjective
3.
sentimental(abbreviation)

noun
1.
echo, reverberation
2.
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise
3.
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell), feeling of a sound, emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Other readings:
【ひびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
evening sun, setting sun
See also:朝日
Other readings:
夕日【せきじつ】
夕陽【ゆうひ】
夕陽【せきよう】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがす《剝がす》
はがす《剥す》[1]
へがす《剥がす》
へがす《剝がす》
へがす《剥す》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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