Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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
1.
perfect score, full marks
2.
extremely, very, quite

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)

noun
1.
idea, notion, concept, conception
2.
sense (e.g. of duty)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
resignation, preparedness, acceptance
4.
observation and contemplation, meditation(Buddhist term)

adverbial noun, noun
1.
weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2.
kanji radical 73(only relevant for ひらび)
Other readings:
平日【ひらび】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》

adjective
1.
powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous
2.
reassuring, encouraging

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with cold), to be chilled

na-adjective
rare, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
まれ《希》

noun
cement

noun
1.
agricultural community, farm village
no-adjective
2.
rural

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, mending

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

noun, no-adjective
myth, legend

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

noun
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

noun
1.
stage
2.
performance

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

adjective
1.
pale, pallid
2.
bluish-white
Other readings:
蒼白い【あおじろい】
青じろい【あおじろい】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
Other readings:
脹らむ【ふくらむ】

noun
1.
sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
2.
squid ink, octopus ink
3.
carpenter's inking string

noun
fusuma, Japanese sliding screen

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
抛る【ほうる】
抛る【ほる】

noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
See also:湯帷子
Other readings:
浴衣【よくい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
All readings:
引き返す【ひきかえす】
引返す【ひきかえす】
引きかえす【ひきかえす】

noun
ribbon

noun
1.
cargo, freight
2.
money or assets
Other readings:
貨物【かぶつ】

noun
1.
head, brains
2.
intellect, understanding

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

to-adverb, adverb
in a row, in a line(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズラリ

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

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2.
to scatter, to be dispersed
3.
to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
4.
to spread, to run, to blur
5.
to die a noble death

noun
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
See also:長所 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
引算【ひきざん】

noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to wet, to moisten, to dampen, to soak, to dip
Other readings:
濡す【ぬらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination of tickets
noun
2.
ticket gate, ticket barrier(abbreviation)
See also:改札口

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, auxillary suru verb
deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out

prenominal, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
abstract
See also:具体 (antonym)

noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
Other readings:
中指【ちゅうし】

noun
spring (e.g. coil, leaf), mainspring, power spring(usually kana)
Other readings:
ばね《撥条》[1]
ばね《弾機》[1]
ぜんまい《発条》
ぜんまい《撥条》
はつじょう《発条》
はつじょう《撥条》
だんき《弾機》
バネ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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)
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