Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
(camera) shutter
2.
shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
Other readings:
シャッタ
、
シヤッター
、
シヤッタ

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.
marks, points, score, grade, runs (baseball)
2.
number of items, number of articles

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
•
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Other readings:
椙【すぎ】
、
スギ

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
、
オシャレ

noun
•
warrior, samurai
Other readings:
武士【もののふ】
、
武夫【ぶふ】

noun
•
amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover
All readings:
売り上げ【うりあげ】
、
売上げ【うりあげ】
、
売上【うりあげ】
、
売り上【うりあげ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
All readings:
温まる【あたたまる】
、
温まる【あったまる】
、
温まる【ぬくまる】
、
暖まる【あたたまる】
、
暖まる【あったまる】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to pour (sake), to serve, to drink together

noun
1.
drop of water
2.
vessel for replenishing inkstone water

noun
•
cousin (female)(usually kana)
See also:従兄弟
Other readings:
じゅうしまい《従姉妹》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dwelling, house, residence, address

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウッカリ

Ichidan verb
•
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:ご存じ

noun
•
site, point on a map, spot

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
oil, lubricant, grease
3.
(cooking) oil
4.
(massage) oil, ointment
5.
kerosene
6.
engine oil

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link
2.
changing trains
3.
conjunction(abbreviation)
See also:接続語

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

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
、
尖がる【とがる】[1]
、
尖がる【とんがる】[1]
、
尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to(usually kana)
2.
to lead to, to be related to(usually kana)
3.
to be related (by blood)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つながる《繫がる》[1]
、
つながる《接続る》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
•
pitch black
Other readings:
まっ黒【まっくろ】
、
真黒【まっくろ】

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
•
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
、
湿気【しっき】

noun
•
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
瀬戸もの【せともの】
、
セトモノ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
、
捕らえる【とらえる】
、
捕える【とらえる】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)

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

adjective
•
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

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

noun
1.
radio wave, reception, signal(only relevant for でんぱ)
noun, na-adjective
2.
saying strange things(slang)
Other readings:
デムパ
、
デンパ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to abbreviate, to omit
See also:略する
2.
to take, to capture

noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
、
交替【こうたい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to get between, to be caught in

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, reconstruction, reshuffling (e.g. cabinet)
2.
modding(computer term)

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
excess, being more than

noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
尖端【せんたん】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
indiscriminately, blindly, at random, recklessly, thoughtlessly, excessively, profusely(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
indiscriminate, random, excessive(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up(usually kana)
2.
to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off(usually kana)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)

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

noun
•
superior, superiors, senior

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

noun
1.
feather, plume, down
2.
wing
3.
blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)(only relevant for はね)
4.
shuttlecock (in badminton)(only relevant for はね)
See also:シャトル
5.
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)(only relevant for 羽根)(also written as 羽子)
6.
arrow feathers(only relevant for 羽根)
All readings:
羽【はね】
、
羽【は】
、
羽根【はね】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be popular, to come into fashion
2.
to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic
3.
to flourish, to thrive
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