Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
fishing (industry)

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference
2.
sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter
3.
neuter gender(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, festival day

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

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

adverb
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
singular number

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

adverb
1.
once(usually kana)
2.
for a short time, briefly, temporarily(usually kana)
noun
3.
one morning(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
friction, rubbing, chafing
noun
2.
discord, friction, strife, conflict
See also:軋轢

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

noun
customs, customs house

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
circulation, rotation, cycle, loop

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge
2.
to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
3.
to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.)
4.
to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Other readings:
涌く【わく】

expression
good bye, I'm off, see you later(polite language)
Other readings:
行って参ります【いってまいります】
いって参ります【いってまいります】

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

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, 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
waitress
Other readings:
ウエイトレス
ウェートレス
ウエートレス

noun
1.
Japanese-English
2.
Japanese-English dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:和英辞典

adjective
1.
repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate(usually kana)
2.
heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying(usually kana)
3.
gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud(usually kana)
Other readings:
クドい

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
Other readings:
かしょう《火傷》

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

noun
1.
chewing gum(abbreviation)
2.
gum, rubber
See also:ゴム

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing (a patient)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
始めに【はじめに】

noun
school

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
Other readings:
ならう《傚う》
ならう《慣らう》

adverb
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
Other readings:
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to know, to understand, to be aware of, to regard as, to take for
2.
to consent, to agree

noun
1.
famous place
2.
name of a part (of an instrument, etc.)(only relevant for などころ)
3.
name and address(only relevant for などころ)
Other readings:
名所【などころ】

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics

noun
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Other readings:
刺し身【さしみ】

noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Other readings:
座ぶとん【ざぶとん】
座蒲団【ざぶとん】
坐蒲団【ざぶとん】

noun
water, liquid, fluid, moisture, humidity, sap, juice

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
questions and answers, dialogue

noun, auxillary suru verb
contagion, infection

noun
orchestra

noun
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
All readings:
おばさん《伯母さん》
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun
site, plot, lot, grounds

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