Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
1.
perfect score, full marks
2.
extremely, very, quite

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

noun
greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse

noun
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

na-adjective
1.
free (of restraint, controls, etc.)
2.
free (of cost)
3.
freelance(abbreviation)
4.
one-size

noun, auxillary suru verb
speech, expression, wording, language
Other readings:
言葉使い【ことばづかい】
言葉づかい【ことばづかい】

adjective
1.
noisy, loud, boisterous, clamorous, raucous
2.
turbulent, unsettled, restless
Other readings:
騒騒しい【そうぞうしい】

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

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to smash, to crush, to flatten
2.
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
3.
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
4.
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
5.
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
6.
to waste (e.g. talents)

noun
1.
drainage, ditch, gutter, sewerage
2.
sewage, black water

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
right angle, perpendicular

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
See also:足りる
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足る after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer

noun
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

noun
1.
signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate
2.
draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead
3.
reputation (of a shop), name
4.
appearance, look, show
5.
closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time

adjective
humid, sultry
Other readings:
むし暑い【むしあつい】
蒸暑い【むしあつい】

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)

noun
hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
Other readings:
ひらがな《ひら仮名》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to deify, to enshrine
2.
to pray, to worship
Other readings:
祀る【まつる】

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Other readings:
乞う【こう】

noun
1.
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
2.
airship, blimp(orig. meaning)
See also:気球

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to suck, to lick

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to boil (something in hot water)
2.
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
See also:たでる
Other readings:
茹でる【うでる】
湯でる【ゆでる】[1]
湯でる【うでる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
a great deal, very much, a lot(onomatopia)
2.
with a great amount of effort(onomatopia, archaism)

na-adjective, noun
1.
smart, stylish
2.
slim

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
Other readings:
一定【いちじょう】

na-adjective, noun
1.
fresh, refreshing, invigorating(usually kana)
2.
clear (e.g. voice), fluent, eloquent(usually kana)

noun
1.
slide (for projection), transparency
2.
(microscope) slide(abbreviation)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to slide, to slip
4.
to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule), to move
5.
to change (with a sliding scale), to index (to), to peg

noun
necklace
Other readings:
ネックレース

noun
spoon(usually kana)
See also:スプーン
Other readings:
さじ《匕》
しゃじ《匙》
しゃじ《匕》
かい《匙》[1]
かい《匕》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate(usually kana)
Other readings:
しぼむ《凋む》

noun
honorific, term of respect, polite expression, honorific language(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

noun
eldest son (may be the only son), first-born son

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)

noun, no-adjective
clear weather, cloudless weather, good weather
Other readings:
快霽【かいせい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to crash into(usually kana)
2.
to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)(usually kana)
3.
to express, to vent (e.g. one's anger)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶっつける《打っ付ける》
ぶちつける《打付ける》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to summon, to call (e.g. phone), to convene, to decoy, to lure
2.
to invoke (e.g. subroutine), to call, to open (e.g. a file)(computer term)
Other readings:
呼びだす【よびだす】
呼出す【よびだす】
喚び出す【よびだす】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

noun
order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to work

noun
paddy field, farm
All readings:
田んぼ【たんぼ】
田圃【たんぼ】[1]
田圃【でんぽ】[1][2]
田圃【でんぼ】[1][2]
田ぼ【たんぼ】
田ぼ【でんぼ】[2]
田畝【でんぽ】[2]
田畝【でんぼ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
Other readings:
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがす《剝がす》
はがす《剥す》[1]
へがす《剥がす》
へがす《剝がす》
へがす《剥す》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to behave, to conduct oneself
2.
to entertain, to treat someone (to a drink), to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
All readings:
振る舞う【ふるまう】
振舞う【ふるまう】

noun, na-adjective
justice, fairness, impartiality
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