Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged
2.
to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious
3.
to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face)
4.
to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
Other readings:
調う【ととのう】
斉う【ととのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
Other readings:
ひとり言【ひとりごと】
独りごと【ひとりごと】
一人言【ひとりごと】
一人ごと【ひとりごと】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sow, to plant, to seed
2.
to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
See also:蒔絵
Other readings:
播く【まく】

noun
1.
container, case, receptacle
2.
coffin, casket(euph.)
See also:
Other readings:
容れ物【いれもの】
入物【いれもの】[1]
容物【いれもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
あらすじ《あら筋》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

noun
assistant professor, associate professor

adverb
1.
too, also, likewise, either(usually kana)
2.
still, as before(usually kana)
3.
even so, either way, after all, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
4.
as expected(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, noun
irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly

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

noun
swimming in the ocean, sea bathing, seawater bath, going for a dip in the ocean

na-adjective, noun
modern
Other readings:
モダーン

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

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
tightly, closely(onomatopia)(ぴったし is col.)
2.
exactly, precisely(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly (stopping)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
perfectly (suited), ideally(onomatopia)
All readings:
ぴったり
ピッタリ
ぴたり
ピタリ
ぴったし
ピッタシ

noun, no-adjective
integer(mathematics)

noun
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
schedule, program, programme, agenda

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing, to carry

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
温める【あっためる】
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
暖める【あたためる】
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
air conditioner
2.
cooler

noun
shoji (paper sliding door)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put clothes on (someone)
2.
to plate, to gild, to veneer
3.
to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
See also:余り,  余り

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
calamity, misfortune, disaster

noun
1.
gang
2.
gangster(abbreviation)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

Godan-u verb
to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about(usually kana)

noun
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

na-adjective, noun
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, analysis, disintegrating, decomposing, degrading
2.
factorization(mathematics)
3.
decomposition, resolution(chemistry term)
4.
deblocking(computer term)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
quadrilateral, square

adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
generally, in the main, briefly (look over, explain, etc.), roughly, more or less
noun
2.
(more or less) everything, all parts, bit of everything, whole process
no-adjective
3.
ordinary, usual, average, common(usu. in the negative)
noun
4.
one method

na-adjective, noun
1.
deep blue, bright blue
2.
ghastly pale, pallid, white as a sheet
Other readings:
まっ青【まっさお】
真青【まっさお】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
order, observance, discipline
2.
rules, law, regulations
Other readings:
紀律【きりつ】

adjective
grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありがたい《有り難い》

noun
1.
shellfish
2.
seashell, shell
See also:貝殻

no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
Other readings:
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance

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】

interjection
good morning(usually kana, abbreviation)(from お早く; may be used colloquially at any time of day)
Other readings:
おはよう《御早う》

noun
famous product, special product, speciality, specialty

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

na-adjective, noun
1.
handy, convenient
2.
suitable, reasonable, moderate
All readings:
手ごろ【てごろ】
手頃【てごろ】
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