Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync., to be slightly off, to be off-point
Other readings:
ズレる

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to shout (in anger), to yell
Other readings:
呶鳴る【どなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire)
2.
to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)
3.
to use (a camera flash)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
2.
to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Other readings:
付合う【つきあう】
、
つき合う【つきあう】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind
2.
to calm down, to settle down, to die down, to become stable, to abate
3.
to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to settle in
4.
to be settled, to be fixed, to have been reached(of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
5.
to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to suit, to fit
6.
to be unobtrusive, to be quiet, to be subdued(usu. used pronominally as 落ち着いた)
All readings:
落ち着く【おちつく】
、
落ちつく【おちつく】
、
落着く【おちつく】
、
落ち付く【おちつく】
、
落付く【おちつく】

noun
•
riddle, puzzle, enigma(usually kana)
All readings:
なぞなぞ《謎々》
、
なぞなぞ《謎謎》

noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
See also:余り,  余り

noun
•
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun
•
ribbon

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

noun
•
ingredient, component, composition

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

noun, no-adjective
•
real thing, original, actual

na-adjective
1.
free (of restraint, controls, etc.)
2.
free (of cost)
3.
freelance(abbreviation)
4.
one-size

noun, no-adjective
•
mutual, reciprocal

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
All readings:
飛ぶ【とぶ】
、
跳ぶ【とぶ】
、
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)

interjection
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farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
Other readings:
サヨウナラ
、
サヨーナラ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with
2.
to pile up, to heap up, to fill up, to stack up
3.
to administer (medicine, poison), to dose out, to prescribe
4.
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
5.
to mark out (e.g. scale), to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
6.
to exaggerate, to apply heavy makeup(slang)

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

noun
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kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
Other readings:
送りがな【おくりがな】

noun
•
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
2.
to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of(archaism)
Other readings:
言づける【ことづける】
、
託ける【ことづける】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
All readings:
増える【ふえる】
、
殖える【ふえる】

noun
•
calamity, misfortune, disaster

noun
•
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
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attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student

no-adjective, noun
1.
urgent, pressing, immediate, prompt, express
adverbial noun
2.
urgently, promptly, at once, right away, without delay, as soon as possible

noun
•
garage, carport, depot (trains, buses, etc.)
See also:ガレージ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

noun, no-adjective
•
intimate friend, close friend, bosom buddy, chum
Other readings:
仲好し【なかよし】
、
仲よし【なかよし】
、
仲好【なかよし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
bowl, pot, basin
2.
flowerpot
3.
crown, brainpan

noun
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stand, stall, booth, kiosk, store

noun
1.
between-meal snack(usually kana)
2.
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
See also:八つ時
Other readings:
おやつ《お八》
、
おやつ《御八つ》

noun
•
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

noun
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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
See also:湯帷子
Other readings:
浴衣【よくい】

adverb, no-adjective
•
originally, by nature, from the start(usually kana)
Other readings:
もともと《本々》
、
もともと《元元》
、
もともと《本本》

noun
1.
tip, gratuity
2.
chip, microchip
3.
poker chip
4.
chip (shot)(sports term)

noun, no-adjective
1.
double(sometimes written as "W")
See also:シングル
2.
double bed, hotel room with a double bed(abbreviation)
3.
double-breasted(abbreviation)
4.
double-cuffed
5.
double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters)(abbreviation)
See also:ダブル幅
6.
doubles (e.g. in tennis)(abbreviation, sports term)
See also:ダブルス
noun
7.
biracial person (esp. half-Japanese), person of mixed parentage(alternative to ハーフ)
See also:ハーフ

no-adjective, noun
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plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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contradiction, inconsistency
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