Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
融く【とく】
鎔く【とく】[1]
熔く【とく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

adjective
1.
insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious(usually kana)
2.
too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつっこい

noun, auxillary suru verb
excess, being more than

noun
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

noun
1.
lunch
2.
(Western-style) single-plate lunch set, plate lunch, lunch set
3.
launch (boat), motorboat
See also:ローンチ
4.
ranch

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

noun
nature, property, disposition

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

adverb, to-adverb
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
ぎっちり
ギッチリ

noun
1.
time, years, days, (one's) life
2.
the Moon and the Sun
See also:日月

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
popular use, circulation
auxillary suru verb
2.
to pass as, to pass for

noun
toilet, lavatory, water closet, restroom, bathroom
See also:トイレ

noun
principle, theory, fundamental truth

noun
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
【から】

noun
1.
number
2.
number plate, license plate(abbreviation)

adverb, no-adjective
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
いきなり《行き成》[1]
いきなり《行成》[1]
ゆきなり《行き成り》
ゆきなり《行成り》
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
contagion, infection

noun
connection, link, relationship(usually kana)

noun
canteen, flask, water bottle, thermos

no-adjective
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
話中【はなしちゅう】

noun
1.
steam, vapour, vapor
2.
steamboat, steam locomotive(abbreviation)
Other readings:
蒸汽【じょうき】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe

noun (temporal)
week before last
Other readings:
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(practical) application, putting to practical use
prenominal

noun
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
Europe and America, the West

noun
coal mine, coal pit
Other readings:
炭坑【たんこう】
炭礦【たんこう】

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

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】

noun (suffix)
less than, insufficient

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of

interjection, noun
1.
crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2.
something worthy of celebration
3.
giving up(only relevant for ばんざい)
4.
long time(archaism)
5.
eternal life (and prosperity)(archaism)
interjection
6.
banzai (a celebratory cheer), hurrah (hooray, hurray)
Other readings:
万歳【ばんぜい】
万才【ばんざい】
万才【ばんぜい】
バンザイ

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun, no-adjective
1.
chalk(only relevant for チョーク)
2.
choke(only relevant for チョーク)
3.
chock
Other readings:
チョック

noun
1.
menu, bill of fare
2.
program, programme, schedule

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate
2.
to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
Other readings:
弘める【ひろめる】

adverb
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
なにとなく《何となく》
なにとなく《何と無く》

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

noun
grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

na-adjective, noun
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
Other readings:
的確【てっかく】
適確【てきかく】
適確【てっかく】
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