Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to succeed, to relieve, to replace(esp. 替わる, 替る)
2.
to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)(esp. 代わる, 代る)
3.
to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch(esp. 換わる, 換る)
All readings:
替わる【かわる】
、
代わる【かわる】
、
換わる【かわる】
、
替る【かわる】
、
代る【かわる】
、
換る【かわる】

noun
•
politeness, good manners, courtesy, etiquette

noun
•
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
suspension of water supply, water outage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
All readings:
増える【ふえる】
、
殖える【ふえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
、
引算【ひきざん】

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
See also:通じる
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

Godan-ru verb
•
to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

noun
•
surname, family name
See also:名前
All readings:
苗字【みょうじ】
、
名字【みょうじ】

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

na-adjective, adverb, interjection
1.
so-so, passable(onomatopia)
interjection
2.
now, now(used to calming somebody down)
3.
my, my(female term)(expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)

noun
•
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
See also:目上,  部下

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
just before

noun
•
gender, distinction of sex, sex

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
manufacture, production

noun
1.
opportunity, occasion, chance(usually kana)
2.
order, sequence(archaism)(orig. meaning)
3.
successor(archaism)
Other readings:
ついで《序》

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
、
展げる【ひろげる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
procedure, process, proceedings, formalities
Other readings:
手続【てつづき】

noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
eraser(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:消しゴム
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions

noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rising, getting out of bed

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to amass, to accumulate, to store
2.
to leave unpaid

noun
•
connection, link, relationship(usually kana)

noun
1.
Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kanto, north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
See also:足りる
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足る after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer

noun, no-adjective
•
(school) class

noun
1.
Buddhist temple
2.
religious building, church, cathedral, mosque

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
1.
recreation
2.
re-creation(only relevant for リクリエーション and リクリェーション)
Other readings:
レクリェーション
、
リクリエーション
、
リクリェーション

noun
•
automation

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

noun
1.
zero (points, marks), no marks
2.
zero (of a function), root(mathematics)
3.
zero degrees (Celsius), freezing point
See also:零度

noun
•
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other readings:
座ぶとん【ざぶとん】
、
座蒲団【ざぶとん】
、
坐蒲団【ざぶとん】

noun
1.
menu
2.
schedule, program, programme(only relevant for メニュー)
3.
(computer) menu(computer term)(only relevant for メニュー)
Other readings:
ムニュ

noun
•
street corner
Other readings:
町角【まちかど】

noun
1.
holiday, day off, absence(polite language)
2.
sleep, rest(honorific language)
expression
3.
Good night(abbreviation, usually kana)
Other readings:
御休み【おやすみ】

noun
•
preservation of health, hygiene, sanitation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
blood transfusion
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