Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
horizontal, level, even

noun
•
schoolyard, playground, school grounds, campus

adjective
•
vexing, annoying, frustrating, regrettable, mortifying
Other readings:
口惜しい【くやしい】
、
口惜しい【くちおしい】
、
悔やしい【くやしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
biography, life story

Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
Other readings:
布く【しく】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to lean on, to recline on(usually kana)
2.
to lie heavy (on the stomach), to be uneasily digested(usually kana)
Other readings:
もたれる《靠れる》

noun
1.
sumo wrestling(sumo term)
2.
wrestler, rikishi(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:相撲取り
Other readings:
相撲【すまい】[1]
、
角力【すもう】
、
角力【すまい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
drunkard
Other readings:
酔っぱらい【よっぱらい】
、
酔払い【よっぱらい】

noun
•
passage, pathway, roadway, avenue, aisle

noun, no-adjective
•
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
Other readings:
規準【きじゅん】

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to bear fruit(usually kana)

noun
•
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Other readings:
椙【すぎ】
、
スギ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home)
2.
to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
3.
to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
4.
to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone
5.
to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone
6.
to take care of somebody until he dies
7.
to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)

noun, no-adjective
•
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

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
•
expansion

noun
•
bell (often a large hanging bell), chime
See also:鉦

adverb
•
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
その他【そのた】
、
その外【そのほか】
、
その外【そのた】
、
其の他【そのほか】
、
其の他【そのた】
、
其の外【そのほか】
、
其の外【そのた】

noun
1.
king, queen, monarch, sovereign
2.
the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.), the throne(law term)

noun, no-adjective
•
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
All readings:
基準【きじゅん】
、
規準【きじゅん】

noun
•
platform
Other readings:
プラットフォーム

noun
•
manuscript, copy, draft, notes, contribution

noun
1.
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
2.
capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
Other readings:
言いだす【いいだす】
、
言出す【いいだす】

おもき
omoikkiri
adverb
1.
with all one's strength, with all one's heart, to the utmost
noun
2.
resolution, decisiveness
All readings:
思いっきり【おもいっきり】
、
思いっ切り【おもいっきり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

たど
tachidomaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still
Other readings:
立ち止まる【たちとまる】[1]
、
立ち止る【たちどまる】
、
立ち止る【たちとまる】[1]
、
立ちどまる【たちどまる】
、
立止る【たちどまる】
、
立止る【たちとまる】[1]
、
立ち留まる【たちどまる】
、
立ち留まる【たちとまる】[1]
、
立留まる【たちどまる】
、
立留まる【たちとまる】[1]
、
立留る【たちどまる】
、
立留る【たちとまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
mountain forest, forest on a mountain, montane forest
2.
mountains and forest

conjunction
•
thus, in this way(usually kana)

noun
•
dialect, provincialism

noun, no-adjective
•
elementary level, beginner level

prefix
1.
milli-, 10^-3
noun
2.
millimetre, millimeter(abbreviation)

noun
•
being comfortable, relaxing

noun
•
ring finger, fourth finger
Other readings:
くすり指【くすりゆび】

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

noun, no-adjective
•
private (establishment)(わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
Other readings:
私立【わたくしりつ】

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
、
紅葉【もみじ】
、
黄葉【こうよう】
、
黄葉【もみじ】
、
椛【もみじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description

くあ
kumiawase
noun
1.
combination, assortment, set
2.
matching (in a contest), pairing
3.
combination(mathematics)
Other readings:
組合せ【くみあわせ】
、
組合わせ【くみあわせ】
、
組み合せ【くみあわせ】

noun
•
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
、
コンクリート
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