Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

noun
•
seasoning, flavoring, flavouring, condiment

noun
•
bed, couch
Other readings:
寝台【ねだい】

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

noun
1.
ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
2.
fresh flower, natural flower(only relevant for せいか)
Other readings:
生花【いけばな】
、
生花【せいか】
、
活け花【いけばな】
、
活花【いけばな】
、
活花【せいか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.), getting off, getting out (of a car)
See also:降車 (こうしゃ),  乗車 (antonym)

na-adjective, noun
•
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
All readings:
的確【てきかく】
、
的確【てっかく】
、
適確【てきかく】
、
適確【てっかく】

noun
•
rainbow
Other readings:
霓【にじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Other readings:
刺し身【さしみ】

noun, no-adjective
•
commerce, trade, business

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taxation

adjective
1.
precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep
2.
grim, severe, stern
Other readings:
嶮しい【けわしい】

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

noun
•
organ (musical instrument)

noun
•
essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings
Other readings:
隨筆【ずいひつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
Other readings:
消耗【しょうこう】

noun
1.
saw(usually kana)
2.
musical saw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ノコギリ

noun
•
multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to roll, to tumble
2.
to fall over, to roll over
3.
to lie down
4.
to be scattered about, to be lying around
5.
(of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out
6.
to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees

noun
1.
band
2.
belt
See also:ベルト

noun
•
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
、
きっかけ《切っかけ》
、
きっかけ《切掛》
、
きっかけ《切っ掛》
、
きっかけ《切かけ》
、
キッカケ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed(usually kana)
2.
to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together(usually kana)
3.
to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hiccup, hiccough(usually kana)
Other readings:
しゃっくり《噦》

noun
•
dialect, provincialism

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

noun
•
fat, tallow, lard, grease
See also:油
Other readings:
膏【あぶら】
、
膩【あぶら】

noun
•
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

noun
1.
marks, points, score, grade, runs (baseball)
2.
number of items, number of articles

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
origin, beginning, genesis
no-adjective, noun
2.
primeval, primordial, primitive

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
、
抛る【ほうる】
、
抛る【ほる】

noun
•
literature, books (reference), document

noun
•
route, way, course, directions

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
mailing, posting

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out

noun
•
journalist

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hear, to be told, to know(humble language)
2.
to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.)
Other readings:
受け賜る【うけたまわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
2.
area (e.g. in programming languages)

noun, adverb, to-adverb
1.
grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter(onomatopia)
2.
pimples, spots, eruption, rash
3.
cutting into small pieces
4.
simmering
Other readings:
ブツブツ

noun, no-adjective
•
ink
All readings:
インク
、
インキ

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs
2.
approaching(obscure)
Other readings:
附近【ふきん】

noun
•
lava
Other readings:
熔岩【ようがん】

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

adjective
1.
insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious(usually kana)
2.
too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつっこい

noun
1.
program (of events, music, etc.), programme
2.
program (booklet), brochure, pamphlet
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
(computer) program, programming(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reconciliation, make peace with

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウッカリ

noun, no-adjective
•
grey, gray, ashen
Other readings:
灰色【かいしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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