Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
stage
2.
performance

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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Other readings:
屍体【したい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
division(mathematics)
All readings:
割り算【わりざん】
わり算【わりざん】
割算【わりざん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go around(usually kana)
2.
to return(usually kana)
3.
to surround(usually kana)
4.
to concern (usu. of disputes)(usually kana)
See also:を巡って
Other readings:
めぐる《回る》
めぐる《廻る》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

noun
udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles(usually kana)
Other readings:
うんどん《饂飩》[1]
ウドン
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be boiled, to be cooked

noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
All readings:
出会い【であい】
出逢い【であい】
出合い【であい】
出会【であい】
出合【であい】
出遭い【であい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shout (in anger), to yell
Other readings:
呶鳴る【どなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
editing, compilation
Other readings:
編修【へんしゅう】
編輯【へんしゅう】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be put in order, to be put to rights
2.
to be disposed of, to be solved
3.
to be finished
4.
to be married (off)(also written as 嫁く)
Other readings:
片づく【かたづく】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally

noun, no-adjective
1.
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures
See also:外科
2.
department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
1.
reserve, spare
2.
preparation, preliminaries
Other readings:
預備【よび】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to lean on, to recline on(usually kana)
2.
to lie heavy (on the stomach), to be uneasily digested(usually kana)
Other readings:
もたれる《靠れる》

noun, auxillary suru verb
marking, grading, scoring

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to air, to dry, to desiccate
2.
to drain (off)
3.
to drink up
4.
to deprive of a role, job, etc.(usu. in the passive)
Other readings:
乾す【ほす】

noun
1.
God, god(honorific language)
2.
ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
Other readings:
神さま【かみさま】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
貸出【かしだし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill
2.
ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off
3.
suspension (of payment, licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban
4.
suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person(archaism)(only relevant for ちょうじ)
Other readings:
停止【ちょうじ】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dilute, to water down

adjective
salty (taste), briny
Other readings:
鹹い【しおからい】
鹹い【からい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
competition, contest

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down(esp. 静まる)
2.
to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed(esp. 鎮まる)
Other readings:
鎮まる【しずまる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

noun, no-adjective
horse racing

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

noun
chorus(music term)

na-adjective, noun
1.
too many, too much, excessive, superfluous, superabundant, extra, spare, surplus(often as 余計に)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, otiose
adverb
3.
abundantly, excessively, needlessly, all the more

noun, auxillary suru verb
amount, quantity

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

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

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】

noun
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

noun, auxillary suru verb
sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description

noun, auxillary suru verb
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get between, to be caught in

noun
1.
course, route, trail
2.
course (of study), program
3.
lane (in running, swimming, etc.)
4.
course (of action), policy, track, path
5.
course (of a multi-course meal)
6.
full-course meal, multi-course meal(abbreviation)
7.
plan (type of offered service), course, option
8.
pitch(baseball term)
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