Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up
Other readings:
惘れる【あきれる】

prenominal, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
abstract
See also:具体 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
biography, life story

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
衝く【つく】
撞く【つく】
捺く【つく】

noun
diameter
Other readings:
直経【ちょっけい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
training

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to store, to save up, to stock up on, to lay in stock, to set aside
2.
to accumulate (e.g. knowledge), to build up (e.g. experience), to develop (e.g. one's skills)
3.
to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.), to wear
Other readings:
貯える【たくわえる】

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

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

noun, no-adjective
middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pin down, to hold down, to press down(also written as 圧さえる)
2.
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
3.
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
4.
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
5.
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》

adverb, auxillary suru verb
confused, flustered, at a loss(onomatopia)
See also:まごつく

noun, no-adjective
every place, various places

noun
brick(usually kana)
Other readings:
レンガ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.), reflecting
2.
influence, application (e.g. of an update)
Other readings:
反影【はんえい】

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

noun
sheet, bed sheet

interjection
1.
cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
3.
drinking one's glass dry
Other readings:
乾盃【かんぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
latitude (nav.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
derailment
2.
digression, deviation

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

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms

noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
饑饉【ききん】

noun
1.
net weight
2.
useful part, actual content
prenominal
3.
real, effective, full

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
2.
to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
3.
to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
4.
to break (a bill), to change, to make change(oft. 札を崩す, etc.)
5.
to write in cursive style, to write in running style(oft. as 字を崩す)
6.
to break into a smile, to let off a smile(as 顔を崩す, etc.)
7.
to lower (a price)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix, to stir, to blend
All readings:
混ぜる【まぜる】
交ぜる【まぜる】
雑ぜる【まぜる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
title, caption, heading

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

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
【ほり】
【ほり】

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】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】

noun
1.
hostel, dormitory
2.
bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)(archaism)
See also:律令制
3.
tea-ceremony room(archaism)
See also:茶寮
4.
villa(archaism)
See also:別荘

noun, no-adjective
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical

adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまる《溜る》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
statistics

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
Other readings:
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

かえ
hikkurikaeru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be overturned, to be reversed, to turn over, to capsize
2.
to fall down, to tumble down, to topple over, to lie on one's back
All readings:
ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っ繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】
引繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
挙げる【あげる】
揚げる【あげる】
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