Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
•
to sniff, to smell

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to meet, to greet

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along

noun
1.
important point, emphasis, stress, importance, priority
2.
iteration mark
See also:踊り字
3.
colon (punctuation)
See also:コロン

noun
1.
(real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency
2.
arms, force
See also:実力行使

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

noun
•
street corner
Other readings:
町角【まちかど】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be erected, to be built

noun
•
necklace
Other readings:
ネックレース

noun, no-adjective
•
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
See also:鹹水

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
pleasure, amusement

adverbial noun, noun
•
simultaneous, all at once

noun
•
writer, author(often in self-reference)

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
Other readings:
始めに【はじめに】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to sit (down)
Other readings:
腰かける【こしかける】
、
腰掛る【こしかける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become damp, to become moist, to become wet
2.
to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed(only relevant for しめる)(often as 湿って or 湿った)
Other readings:
湿る【しとる】

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun, no-adjective
•
fraction (part of), decimal fraction

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deduction, subtraction, balance
2.
ebb and flow, rise and fall
Other readings:
差引き【さしひき】
、
差引【さしひき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

noun
•
waitress
Other readings:
ウエイトレス
、
ウェートレス
、
ウエートレス

noun
•
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
缶詰め【かんづめ】
、
罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
、
罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be boiled, to be cooked

interjection
1.
cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
3.
drinking one's glass dry
Other readings:
乾盃【かんぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

na-adjective
1.
huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, large
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
swelling, expansion(only relevant for 膨大)
Other readings:
厖大【ぼうだい】
、
尨大【ぼうだい】

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, auxillary suru verb
•
meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally

noun
•
kettle(usually kana)
Other readings:
やかん《薬罐》[1]
、
やかん《薬鑵》[1]
、
やかん《藥罐》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
machine, mechanism
2.
instrument, appliance, apparatus(often 器械)
All readings:
機械【きかい】
、
器械【きかい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contagion, infection

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
Other readings:
ならう《傚う》
、
ならう《慣らう》

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
2.
to beg, to make a supplication
3.
to see (something or someone of high status)(humble language)(sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese)

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】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to deify, to enshrine
2.
to pray, to worship
Other readings:
祀る【まつる】

noun
•
(measuring) ruler
Other readings:
定木【じょうぎ】

noun
•
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

adjective
•
grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありがたい《有り難い》
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