Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
Other readings:
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
、
展げる【ひろげる】

noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
English literature, English lit(abbreviation)
See also:英文学

noun
•
hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
Other readings:
ひらがな《ひら仮名》

adverb, noun
•
in order, in turn
Other readings:
順順【じゅんじゅん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

noun
•
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
just before

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
融く【とく】
、
鎔く【とく】[1]
、
熔く【とく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
Other readings:
發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
writing (e.g. as a profession)

noun
•
Europe and America, the West

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
juice, sap
2.
soup, broth
noun
3.
(dipping) sauce(only relevant for つゆ)
Other readings:
液【しる】
、
液【つゆ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
weight
2.
heavyweight boxer

noun
1.
lighthouse
2.
old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
Other readings:
燈台【とうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

noun
•
vitamin
Other readings:
ヴィタミン
、
バイタミン

noun, no-adjective
•
biography, life story

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

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
All readings:
箇所【かしょ】
、
個所【かしょ】
、
カ所【かしょ】
、
ヶ所【かしょ】
、
か所【かしょ】
、
ヵ所【かしょ】
、
ケ所【かしょ】

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
1.
wife (esp. one's own wife)
2.
court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
3.
woman (esp. as a love interest)(archaism)(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
Other readings:
女房【にょうぼ】
、
女房【にゅうぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
self-defense, self-defence

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

noun
1.
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
2.
starting line, scratch
3.
determination
4.
stepping over the edge of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切【ふみきり】

noun
•
assistant professor, associate professor

noun
•
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun
•
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

to-adverb, adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a glitter, with a sparkle(onomatopia)(ピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
brand new, shiny and new(onomatopia)
All readings:
ピカピカ
、
ぴかぴか
、
ピッカピカ
、
ぴっかぴか
、
ビカビカ
、
びかびか

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
the other day, lately, recently(usually kana)
See also:この間

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms

noun
1.
running
2.
tank top

noun
1.
grain, bead, drop(only relevant for つぶ and つび and つぼ)
counter
2.
counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
Other readings:
粒【りゅう】
、
粒【つび】[1]
、
粒【つぼ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
radio wave, reception, signal(only relevant for でんぱ)
noun, na-adjective
2.
saying strange things(slang)
Other readings:
デムパ
、
デンパ

adverb, no-adjective
•
again and again, repeatedly

noun, no-adjective
•
commerce, trade, business

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

noun
•
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

noun
•
cape (on coast)
Other readings:
崎【みさき】
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