Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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conjunction
but, however, provided that(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun
pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance(abbreviation)
See also:小遣い銭
Other readings:
小遣い【こずかい】[2]
小遣【こづかい】[1]
小遣【こずかい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb, pronoun
1.
this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost(usually kana)(only relevant for かれこれ)
Other readings:
あれこれ《彼是》
かれこれ《彼此》
ひし《彼此》
アレコレ

noun
fastener, zipper

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
first 10 days of month

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
taxation

noun
1.
actor, actress
See also:俳優
2.
man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
Other readings:
転転【てんてん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to bear a grudge against, to resent, to blame, to curse, to feel bitter towards
Other readings:
怨む【うらむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dental brushing, brushing one's teeth
noun
2.
dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
Other readings:
歯磨【はみがき】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off(esp. 区切る)
2.
to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)(esp. 句切る)
Other readings:
句切る【くぎる】

noun
gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day before yesterday
All readings:
一昨日【おととい】[1]
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown

expression
hence, for that reason(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのため《其の為》
そのため《其のため》

noun, no-adjective
1.
pupil (of eye)
noun
2.
eye
Other readings:
【ひとみ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to char, to singe

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

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)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, mending

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
2.
to startle, to frighten, to scare
Other readings:
嚇かす【おどかす】
威かす【おどかす】

noun
1.
efficiency
2.
moment (i.e. magnetic moment)

noun
1.
running
2.
tank top

noun
grade, level, stage, class, phase, steps, order, gradation

noun
1.
nationality, citizenship
2.
nationality (ship, airplane, etc.), registration, flag

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation
2.
insipidity
See also:無味乾燥

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of

noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

noun, auxillary suru verb
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor

noun
1.
limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
2.
area (e.g. in programming languages)

adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】

noun
pistol

yattsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to beat, to attack (an enemy), to do away with, to finish off(usually kana)
Other readings:
やっつける《遣っつける》
やっつける《やっ付ける》

noun, auxillary suru verb
day trip

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, adjustment, control

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

noun
1.
paste, glue
2.
clothing starch

noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string
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