List: JLPT Level N2 words
JLPT N2 words: Upper-intermediate Level
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to smash, to crush, to flatten
- to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
- to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
- to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
- to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
- to waste (e.g. talents)
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse
- to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse
- to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up
- to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning
- to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted
- to be missed (of a chance), to be lost
- to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart)
- to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull
- to get dead drunk
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hang, to hang up
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb sumo usually written using kana alone intransitive verb
- to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
- to hang oneself
- to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
- to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)
- to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to balance, to be in harmony, to be in equilibrium
- to suit, to go well together, to be a good match
popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- razor
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- ladder
- stairs
- going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start burning
- to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may
- apart from ..., setting ... aside