Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity, gravitational pull
2.
attractiveness, magnetism

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse
2.
alternating current, AC

noun
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull(physics term)

no-adjective, noun
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
2.
special, extraordinary, extra

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
ひねる《撚る》

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
2.
outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world

noun
1.
feast, treating (someone)(polite language)
See also:馳走
auxillary suru verb
2.
to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
All readings:
ご馳走【ごちそう】
御馳走【ごちそう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync., to be slightly off, to be off-point
Other readings:
ズレる

noun, no-adjective
being on duty, person on duty

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
永い【ながい】

noun, na-adjective
1.
nonsense, irresponsible remark, codswallop, hogwash, rubbish(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
2.
random, haphazard, unsystematic(usually kana)
Other readings:
デタラメ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body)
2.
attitude, approach, stance

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

noun
brick(usually kana)
Other readings:
レンガ

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
2.
to stand in the way, to obstruct
3.
to occupy, to fill up, to take up
4.
to perform one's role, to do one's duty
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause(生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
See also:生じる
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生じる

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb
1.
to attach, to stick together, to paste, to glue(usually kana)
2.
to place together, to put side-by-side(usually kana)
3.
to make someone get married, to get someone hitched(usually kana, colloquialism)
Other readings:
くっつける《くっ着ける》
くっつける《食っ付ける》

noun
greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse

noun, no-adjective
1.
vinyl
noun
2.
vinyl record(abbreviation)(only relevant for バイナル)
Other readings:
ビニル
バイナル

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

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

adjective
clear, pure, noble
See also:清らか
Other readings:
浄い【きよい】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

toriireru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harvest, to reap
2.
to take in, to gather in
3.
to adopt (e.g. idea), to accept (e.g. advice), to introduce, to borrow (e.g. word)
Other readings:
採り入れる【とりいれる】
取入れる【とりいれる】
取りいれる【とりいれる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
2.
fabrication, fiction, invention

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

noun, no-adjective
equator

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
noun
2.
chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies

noun
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice (in the field), training (esp. practical and hands-on), practical exercise, drill

noun, auxillary suru verb
assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
noun
2.
Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

noun
1.
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
See also:椀 (わん)
counter
2.
counter for bowls of food or drink

noun, auxillary suru verb
compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
Other readings:
あっ縮【あっしゅく】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be erected, to be built

noun
1.
dam
prenominal
2.
dumb

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

noun, no-adjective
political party

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)
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