Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
ceremony, rite, ritual, service

na-adjective
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)

noun
stewardess, (female) flight attendant

noun, noun (suffix)
series

noun, auxillary suru verb
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

noun
impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions

noun, auxillary suru verb
stop

noun
candle(usually kana)
Other readings:
ろうそく《蠟燭》[1]
ローソク
ロウソク
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
separate, respective
Other readings:
別別【べつべつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
draft, rough copy

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to set free, to let go, to release
2.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch
Other readings:
迯がす【にがす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation

kumiawase
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】

noun
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

no-adjective, noun
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rub, to scrub, to scrape(usually kana)
Other readings:
こする《錯る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
little finger, pinky
2.
little toe
Other readings:
子指【こゆび】

noun
head, lead, vanguard, first
Other readings:
先登【せんとう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

noun, auxillary suru verb
bow, bowing(polite language)
See also:辞儀
All readings:
お辞儀【おじぎ】
御辞儀【おじぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
receipt (of money), receiving

noun
1.
four corners
2.
crossroads, intersecting street, street corner

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2.
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:煮る

noun
campus

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

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
Other readings:
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
Other readings:
紅葉【もみじ】
黄葉【こうよう】
黄葉【もみじ】
【もみじ】

noun
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
ひとまず《一まず》
ひとまず《ひと先ず》
ひとまず《一と先ず》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link
2.
changing trains
3.
conjunction(abbreviation)
See also:接続語

noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
Other readings:
中指【ちゅうし】

noun
example, specimen, sample

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
Other readings:
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
railway bridge, iron bridge

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
bandage, dressing
Other readings:
繃帯【ほうたい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

noun
1.
hedge, fence
2.
border, limit

noun
regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

noun
1.
cassette (tape)
2.
game cartridge

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun
1.
Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kanto, north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

adjective
vexing, annoying, frustrating, regrettable, mortifying
Other readings:
口惜しい【くやしい】
口惜しい【くちおしい】
悔やしい【くやしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
lens

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at, to have an eye on
2.
to go toward, to head for
Other readings:
目差す【めざす】
目ざす【めざす】
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