Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
na-adjective, noun
1.
gently sloping, gentle, easy(usually kana)
2.
smooth(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt, to thaw, to fuse(熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow)
2.
to dissolve
Other readings:
融ける【とける】
、解ける【とける】
、熔ける【とける】
、鎔ける【とける】
noun
1.
signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate
2.
draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead
3.
reputation (of a shop), name
4.
appearance, look, show
5.
closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
All readings:
会う【あう】
、逢う【あう】
、遭う【あう】
、遇う【あう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor
noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、そまむぎ《蕎麦》
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】
noun
1.
surface mail (ship), sea mail
2.
ferry service, steamer service
Other readings:
船便【せんびん】
noun
1.
infancy
na-adjective, noun
2.
childish, infantile, immature, primitive
Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
See also:法令を敷く
Other readings:
布く【しく】
ikooru
Common word
na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")
ranchi
Common word
noun
1.
lunch
2.
(Western-style) single-plate lunch set, plate lunch, lunch set
3.
launch (boat), motorboat
See also:ローンチ
4.
ranch
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs
2.
approaching(obscure)
Other readings:
附近【ふきん】
noun
1.
real feeling, actual feeling
auxillary suru verb
2.
to actually feel, to have a real feeling (that ...), to experience personally
noun
•
Other readings:
ハンコ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
Other readings:
悪い【にくい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expansion, extension, enlargement
2.
escape, ESC(computer term)
noun
•
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
、譬える【たとえる】
gisshiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
•
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
、ぎっちり
、ギッチリ
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation, rotation, cycle, loop
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
•
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
All readings:
勤める【つとめる】
、務める【つとめる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to hold in one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
くわえる《銜える》
、くわえる《啣える》
adjective
1.
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest(usually kana)
2.
miserly, mean, stingy(usually kana)(only relevant for こすい)
Other readings:
こすい《狡い》
adverb, noun
1.
one-by-one, separately(usually kana)
2.
every single, each and every, without omission, fully, in detail(usually kana)
Other readings:
いちいち《一一》
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
See also:茹でる (ゆでる)
noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
See also:玄人 (くろうと)
3.
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
、素人【しらびと】[2]
、素人【しらひと】[2]
、白人【しろうと】[1]
、白人【しろと】[1][2]
、白人【しらびと】[1][2]
、白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
kabaa
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cover, covering, dust jacket
2.
cover song, cover version
3.
coverage
auxillary suru verb
4.
to compensate for (a loss), to offset (a weakness), to back up
Other readings:
カヴァー
adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)
adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
All readings:
柔らかい【やわらかい】
、軟らかい【やわらかい】
、柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services
2.
reopening (e.g. a road to traffic), resumption of services
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