Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
opening of a meeting

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
Other readings:
転転【てんてん】

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

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】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to pamper, to spoil

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

hikiukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
2.
to take over, to inherit
3.
to guarantee, to vouch for
4.
to contract (a disease)
Other readings:
引受ける【ひきうける】
引きうける【ひきうける】
引受る【ひきうける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity, gravitational pull
2.
attractiveness, magnetism

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

noun
1.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science
See also:文科
2.
science department (university), science course
3.
science (as a school subject)

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
棄てる【すてる】

noun
probability, likelihood, chances

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confluence (of rivers), merge (of traffic), conflux, junction, joining
2.
union (e.g. of forces), linking up, merging, coming together

noun, no-adjective
1.
chalk(only relevant for チョーク)
2.
choke(only relevant for チョーク)
3.
chock
Other readings:
チョック

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
Other readings:
發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
year before last
All readings:
一昨年【おととし】
一昨年【いっさくねん】
おと年【おととし】

noun
bell (often globular)
Other readings:
【りん】
【れい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
mosquito
Other readings:

to-adverb, adverb
1.
promptly, immediately, quickly, without delay(onomatopia)
2.
indifferently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
サッサ

noun
1.
yawn, yawning(usually kana)
2.
kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)(only relevant for 欠)
Other readings:
あくび《欠》
けんしん《欠伸》

noun
pistol

あい
aikawarazu
adverb, no-adjective
as ever, as usual, the same, still
Other readings:
相変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変わらず【あいかわらず】

noun
the head, the foremost, beginning, the very front
Other readings:
まっ先【まっさき】
真先【まっさき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
dress

noun
abacus(usually kana)
Other readings:
そろばん《十露盤》
そろばん《珠盤》
ソロバン

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
1.
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.), binding
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
appearing on the cover of a magazine

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun
1.
chewing gum(abbreviation)
2.
gum, rubber
See also:ゴム

noun
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to balance, to be in harmony, to be in equilibrium
2.
to suit, to go well together, to be a good match
Other readings:
つり合う【つりあう】
釣合う【つりあう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

noun
1.
size
noun, no-adjective
2.
large and small (sizes), various sizes
noun
3.
daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
4.
large and small drums
5.
long months and short months
6.
sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

noun, no-adjective
leading part, leading actor, leading actress

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
to face(archaism)(esp. 臨く)
See also:臨む
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
窺く【のぞく】
臨く【のぞく】

adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
かれこれ《彼此》
ひし《彼此》
アレコレ

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, public holiday

adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】

noun, no-adjective
forest, woods

noun
1.
radio wave, reception, signal(only relevant for でんぱ)
noun, na-adjective
2.
saying strange things(slang)
Other readings:
デムパ
デンパ

noun
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet

adverbial noun, noun
simultaneous, all at once
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