Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop
2.
to break up, to close, to come to an end
3.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)(instead of 撥ねる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to collapse, to crumble
2.
to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy
3.
to break down, to be thrown into disarray
4.
to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline
5.
to break money into small change
6.
to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to apply (a rule), to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill, to hold true
Other readings:
当て嵌まる【あてはまる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
、交替【こうたい】
douse
Common word
adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most
noun
•
noun(linguistics)
Other readings:
名詞【なことば】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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》
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
See also:跡をつける
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
All readings:
付ける【つける】
、着ける【つける】
、附ける【つける】
noun
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
Other readings:
冠【かん】
、冠【かむり】
、冠【かんぶり】
pikapika
Common word
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
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
、貸出【かしだし】
noun
1.
Kansai, region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kansai, south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Other readings:
関西【かんせい】[1]
、関西【かんぜい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】
Common word
noun
1.
combination, assortment, set
2.
matching (in a contest), pairing
3.
combination(mathematics)
Other readings:
組合せ【くみあわせ】
、組合わせ【くみあわせ】
、組み合せ【くみあわせ】
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】
kokku
Common word
noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
year before last
All readings:
一昨年【おととし】
、一昨年【いっさくねん】
、おと年【おととし】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
2.
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3.
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
See also:くだけた
4.
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
See also:くだけた
5.
to be worried
Other readings:
摧ける【くだける】
noun
1.
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
2.
capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to take, to catch, to capture
Other readings:
獲る【とる】
noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible
noun, na-adjective
•
greed, avarice, covetousness, greedy person
Other readings:
欲ばり【よくばり】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】
Common word
expression
•
now that you mention it, come to think of it, that reminds me, on that subject, speaking of which(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
diagnosis, medical examination
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