Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
likes and dislikes, pickiness (about food), choosiness, fussiness, tastes, preferences

noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
、
饑饉【ききん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油

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

noun
1.
discount, reduction, rebate
counter
2.
tenths discounted, tenths reduced
Other readings:
割引き【わりびき】
、
割り引き【わりびき】
、
割り引【わりびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
iron pot, kettle

noun
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

adverb
•
on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

noun
•
sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
All readings:
寝巻き【ねまき】
、
寝巻【ねまき】
、
寝間着【ねまき】
、
寝衣【ねまき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
commuting to work

noun
•
paddy field, farm
All readings:
田んぼ【たんぼ】
、
田圃【たんぼ】[1]
、
田圃【でんぽ】[1][2]
、
田圃【でんぼ】[1][2]
、
田ぼ【たんぼ】
、
田ぼ【でんぼ】[2]
、
田畝【でんぽ】[2]
、
田畝【でんぼ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
application, request, petition

noun, no-adjective
•
horticulture, gardening

noun
•
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

expression
•
please(humble language)
Other readings:
御願いします【おねがいします】

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》

めでた
omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
、
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
、
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
•
navy blue, deep blue

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge
2.
to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
3.
to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.)
4.
to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Other readings:
涌く【わく】

noun
•
necklace
Other readings:
ネックレース

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

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
•
competition, contest

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill
2.
ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off
3.
suspension (of payment, licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban
4.
suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person(archaism)(only relevant for ちょうじ)
Other readings:
停止【ちょうじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

noun
•
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist

noun
•
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Other readings:
屍体【したい】

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
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
marking, grading, scoring

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to hesitate, to waver(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
friction, rubbing, chafing
noun
2.
discord, friction, strife, conflict
See also:軋轢

adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled

noun, adverbial noun
1.
each
pronoun
2.
you (plural)(archaism)
Other readings:
各各【おのおの】
、
各【おのおの】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be fragrant, to smell (good)(usu. 匂う)
2.
to stink, to smell (bad)(usu. 臭う)
3.
to glow, to be bright
4.
to smack of, to show hints of
Other readings:
臭う【におう】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in(usually kana)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to rub, to crumple(usually kana)
2.
to massage(usually kana)
3.
to argue, to have a heated discussion(usually kana)
4.
to train, to coach(usually kana)
5.
to jostle, to crowd, to shake, to rock(usually kana)
6.
to have various experiences (out in the world)(usually kana)(as もまれる)

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
•
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:存じる

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
、
オシャレ

conjunction, adverbial noun
1.
in addition, furthermore
2.
above (which), on top of (which)
Other readings:
其の上【そのうえ】

adverb
1.
bursting out (laughter), breaking out (applause), roaring, whooping(onomatopia)
2.
in a rush, in a surge, flooding in, pouring in(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly, all of a sudden(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ドッと
、
ドっと

noun
•
passage, pathway, roadway, avenue, aisle

noun
•
cape (on coast)
Other readings:
崎【みさき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

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】
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