Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
See also:退勤

noun, auxillary suru verb
application, request, petition

noun
scales, weighing machine

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate
2.
to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
Other readings:
弘める【ひろめる】

noun
surname, family name
See also:名前
All readings:
苗字【みょうじ】
名字【みょうじ】

noun
title, caption, heading

noun
main gate, main entrance

expression
thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting

noun, no-adjective
myth, legend

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past(esp. 越える)
2.
to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)(esp. 超える)
All readings:
越える【こえる】
超える【こえる】

noun
1.
space, interval
2.
space character, whitespace(computer term)

noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
1.
ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2.
foundation (building, etc.), base
3.
constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
Other readings:
地盤【ちばん】

adverb, no-adjective
again and again, repeatedly

noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic

noun
halfway, midway, partway, mid-course

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
Other readings:
脹らむ【ふくらむ】

noun
furigana, kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation(usually kana)
See also:ルビー
Other readings:
ふりがな《振りがな》
ふりがな《振仮名》

noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

noun
school building, schoolhouse
Other readings:
校しゃ【こうしゃ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun, auxillary suru verb
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
show (of power, ability, etc.), exhibition, demonstration, display, manifestation

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

noun
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
セトモノ

noun
(telephone) receiver
Other readings:
受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to hate, to detest
Other readings:
悪む【にくむ】

noun
shogi, Japanese chess
Other readings:
象棋【しょうぎ】
象戯【しょうぎ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan), financial year
2.
academic year, school year
3.
product year

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
Other readings:
さかのぼる《溯る》
さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
All readings:
寝巻き【ねまき】
寝巻【ねまき】
寝間着【ねまき】
寝衣【ねまき】

noun
school

noun
1.
echo, reverberation
2.
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise
3.
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell), feeling of a sound, emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Other readings:
【ひびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
suspension of water supply, water outage

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

noun, no-adjective
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
All readings:
基準【きじゅん】
規準【きじゅん】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grow, to spring up, to sprout
2.
to cut (teeth)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile), launching, shooting, discharge, catapult
2.
ejaculation(slang)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
diagnosis, medical examination

noun, auxillary suru verb
enlargement, increase

no-adjective, noun
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

adjective
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

noun, no-adjective
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
Other readings:
規準【きじゅん】
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