Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

noun, auxillary suru verb
reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another
2.
to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate

noun
1.
holiday, day off, absence(polite language)
2.
sleep, rest(honorific language)
expression
3.
Good night(abbreviation, usually kana)
Other readings:
御休み【おやすみ】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】

noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】

noun
dialect, provincialism

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

noun
cutting pliers, lineman's pliers, combination pliers

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to tell, to indicate

noun
writing paper, stationery

noun
passage, pathway, roadway, avenue, aisle

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】

noun
1.
counter, window, teller window, ticket window
2.
contact person, point of contact

adverb
at least, at most, (even) just(expresses a desire or hope)

adjective
1.
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.), sloppy, untidy, undisciplined, careless, loose, slack(usually kana)
2.
weak, feeble, weak-willed, gutless(usually kana)

noun
1.
recreation
2.
re-creation(only relevant for リクリエーション and リクリェーション)
Other readings:
レクリェーション
リクリエーション
リクリェーション

adjective
1.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid(usually kana)
2.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic(usually kana)
3.
indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting(usually kana)

noun
1.
hot spring
2.
onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dive (into or under water)
2.
to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under
3.
to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
Other readings:
潜る【むぐる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to, to lodge, to put up, to accommodate

noun
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
陽射し【ひざし】
日射し【ひざし】
陽差し【ひざし】
日ざし【ひざし】
陽ざし【ひざし】
日差【ひざし】
陽射【ひざし】

adjective
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual
All readings:
思いがけない【おもいがけない】
思い掛けない【おもいがけない】
思い掛け無い【おもいがけない】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)(from 面照る)

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

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

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
All readings:
浮かぶ【うかぶ】
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to meet, to greet

noun
phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line

noun, auxillary suru verb
distribution, allocation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dizziness, giddiness, vertigo(usually kana)
Other readings:
めまい《眩暈》
めまい《目まい》
めまい《目眩い》[1]
げんうん《眩暈》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
See also:信じる

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to wipe, to dry

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fold (clothes, umbrella)(usually kana)
2.
to close (a shop, business)(usually kana)
3.
to vacate(usually kana)

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
another helping, second helping, seconds, refill
interjection
2.
command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand(usually kana)
Other readings:
お替り【おかわり】
お替わり【おかわり】
御代わり【おかわり】
お代り【おかわり】
御代り【おかわり】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

hikitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain, to check, to restrain
Other readings:
引止める【ひきとめる】[1]
引き留める【ひきとめる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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