Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
餓える【うえる】
餓える【かつえる】
饑える【うえる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
2.
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose
Other readings:
言いだす【いいだす】
言出す【いいだす】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】

noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction work

noun
surname, family name
See also:名前
All readings:
苗字【みょうじ】
名字【みょうじ】

noun, no-adjective
subject(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
questions and answers, dialogue

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
逆様【さかさま】
【さかさま】

noun
practical use, utility

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
燃す【もす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to translate, to interpret
See also:訳する

noun
context(linguistics)

noun
1.
locker
2.
rocker

noun
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
entry (on stage), appearance (on screen)
See also:退場 (antonym)
2.
entrance, introduction (into a market)

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

noun
sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
All readings:
寝巻き【ねまき】
寝巻【ねまき】
寝間着【ねまき】
寝衣【ねまき】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grow, to spring up, to sprout
2.
to cut (teeth)

noun
matter of taste
Other readings:
好きずき【すきずき】

noun
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Other readings:
屍体【したい】

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
utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole

noun, no-adjective
1.
whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait)
prenominal
2.
systemic
See also:全身性

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

kiwotsukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to be careful, to pay attention, to take care
All readings:
気をつける【きをつける】
気を付ける【きをつける】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
transparent, clear

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

expression
(I'm fine) thank you, thanks to you, fortunately, under the gods' shadow(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
おかげさまで《お蔭様で》
おかげさまで《お陰さまで》
おかげさまで《御陰様で》
おかげさまで《御蔭様で》

noun
list price, regular price, established price

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
Other readings:
払戻す【はらいもどす】

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to wipe, to dry

to-adverb, adverb
1.
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.), buoyantly(onomatopia)
no-adjective, na-adjective, to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
soft, fluffy, spongy(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
unsteadily, flightily, fickly, frivolously(onomatopia)
All readings:
フワフワ
ふわふわ

noun, auxillary suru verb
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
ジャンケン

adverb
actually, really

noun
site, plot, lot, grounds

noun
bell (often a large hanging bell), chime
See also:

expression
now that you mention it, come to think of it, that reminds me, on that subject, speaking of which(usually kana)

adjective
grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありがたい《有り難い》
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