Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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きどく
okinodokuni
expression
•
my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago
All readings:
先ほど【さきほど】
、
先程【さきほど】

Ichidan verb
•
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:ご存じ

noun
•
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
、
ばね《弾機》[1]
、
ぜんまい《発条》
、
ぜんまい《撥条》
、
はつじょう《発条》
、
はつじょう《撥条》
、
だんき《弾機》
、
バネ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
•
adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)(linguistics)

noun
1.
middle, midway, halfway, centre, center
noun, no-adjective
2.
middle position, moderate position, neutral position, middle-of-the-road position
no-adjective
3.
interim, intermediary, intermediate, midterm

adverb, to-adverb
•
stealthily, secretly(onomatopia)
See also:こそこそ
Other readings:
コッソリ

noun
•
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
All readings:
おばさん《伯母さん》
、
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun
1.
the number of flat things
2.
win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
farewell, send-off

noun, no-adjective
•
calorie

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to scatter around, to leave untidy

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to roll
2.
to turn over, to tip over, to throw down
3.
to leave
4.
to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

adverb
•
at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode
2.
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce
3.
to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out

noun
•
princess
Other readings:
王女【おうにょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to amass, to accumulate, to store
2.
to leave unpaid

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch(usually kana)
2.
to dabble in, to have a smattering of(usually kana)
Other readings:
かじる《噛る》
、
かじる《囓る》

noun
•
process, course, mechanism

noun
1.
(relative) length
2.
advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

noun
1.
wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith
2.
core, heart, centre, center
See also:心 (しん)
3.
pistil (of a flower)
See also:蕊 (しべ)
4.
stamen
See also:蕊 (しべ)

na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral

noun
•
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fan
2.
to incite, to instigate
Other readings:
煽ぐ【あおぐ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
All readings:
混ざる【まざる】
、
交ざる【まざる】
、
雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
pure, true, genuine, unmixed

noun
•
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be photographed, to be projected

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
day trip

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)

noun
•
police officer, policeman, constable

noun
•
dialect, provincialism

noun
•
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

noun
•
go, board game of capturing territory
See also:囲碁
Other readings:
棊【ご】
、
棋【ご】

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

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

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

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

expression, noun, no-adjective
•
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
practice, practising, training, study
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