Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ

adjective
1.
dull (e.g. a knife), blunt
2.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid
3.
dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light)
4.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic
5.
insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling

noun
context(linguistics)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to float
2.
to become merry, to be cheerful
See also:浮かぬ顔
3.
to become loose, to become unsteady
4.
to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place(colloquialism)
5.
to be frivolous, to be uncertain
6.
to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)
7.
to have no basis, to be unreliable

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
conclusion, decision, judgement, declaration
noun
2.
affirmative(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target)(usually kana)
2.
to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
focus (e.g. photographic), focal point

noun
seminar(abbreviation)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mourn, to lament
2.
to be sorry, to regret, to repent
Other readings:
悔む【くやむ】

noun
enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
問い合せ【といあわせ】
問合わせ【といあわせ】

na-adjective, noun
dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pin down, to hold down, to press down(also written as 圧さえる)
2.
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
3.
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
4.
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
5.
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to steam (food, towel, etc.)
See also:蒸かす
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be hot and humid, to be sultry

noun, na-adjective
1.
coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
na-adjective
2.
all right, fine, OK, okay(colloquialism)

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

expression, noun, no-adjective
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

noun, auxillary suru verb
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

adverb
(not so) much, (not) very(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, festival day

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice, practising, training, study

noun
building

noun, no-adjective
1.
magnet
2.
compass
Other readings:
磁石【じせき】

noun
measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day before yesterday
All readings:
一昨日【おととい】[1]
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

adjective
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

noun
amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover
All readings:
売り上げ【うりあげ】
売上げ【うりあげ】
売上【うりあげ】
売り上【うりあげ】

noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ

noun
1.
drop of water
2.
vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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, noun (suffix)
decoration, ornament, trimmings

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
ごめんください《御免ください》

noun
utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole

noun
swimming in the ocean, sea bathing, seawater bath, going for a dip in the ocean

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

noun
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

noun
preservation of health, hygiene, sanitation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard
See also:怠ける

noun
office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Other readings:
サラーリーマン[1]
サラリマン[1]
サラーリマン[1]
サラリー・マン[1]
サラーリー・マン[1]
サラリ・マン[1]
サラーリ・マン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
燃す【もす】

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

noun
1.
South Pole
2.
the Antarctic, Antarctica
See also:南極圏,  南極大陸

noun
nature, property, disposition
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