Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
having in mind, happening to know of, idea
Other readings:
心当り【こころあたり】
心あたり【こころあたり】

noun
1.
Japanese-English
2.
Japanese-English dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:和英辞典

adverb, to-adverb
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

noun
official business, public business

kureguremo
adverb
1.
sincerely, earnestly(usually kana)
2.
repeatedly, over and over, again and again(usually kana)
Other readings:
くれぐれも《呉々も》
くれぐれも《呉呉も》

noun, no-adjective
private (establishment)(わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
Other readings:
私立【わたくしりつ】

noun
1.
king, queen, monarch, sovereign
2.
the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.), the throne(law term)

noun
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
融け込む【とけこむ】
溶込む【とけこむ】
解込む【とけこむ】
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
とけ込む【とけこむ】

noun
1.
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
2.
carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter(slang)
Other readings:
烟突【えんとつ】

expression, na-adjective
thank you for your hard work, I appreciate your efforts(polite language)(usu. to one's subordinate)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
御苦労様【ごくろうさま】
御苦労さま【ごくろうさま】

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

iitsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell (to do), to order, to charge, to direct
2.
to tell on (someone), to tattle, to report
3.
to often say
All readings:
言いつける【いいつける】
言い付ける【いいつける】
言付ける【いいつける】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
2.
to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Other readings:
付合う【つきあう】
つき合う【つきあう】

na-adjective, noun
dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
All readings:
ずっと
ずーっと
ずうっと

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:存じる

noun
1.
printing type, movable type
2.
printed text, print

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dizziness, giddiness, vertigo(usually kana)
Other readings:
めまい《眩暈》
めまい《目まい》
めまい《目眩い》[1]
げんうん《眩暈》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
acquaintance
Other readings:
知合い【しりあい】
知りあい【しりあい】
知り合【しりあい】
知合【しりあい】

noun, no-adjective
1.
canned food, tinned food
noun
2.
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(usu. 缶詰にする)
3.
being stuck in a confined space(usu. 缶詰になる)
Other readings:
缶詰め【かんづめ】
罐詰め【かんづめ】[1]
罐詰【かんづめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
empty, vacant, hollow

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
Other readings:
家主【いえぬし】
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to draw back, to sink, to cave in
2.
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
3.
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it
Other readings:
引っこむ【ひっこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
Other readings:
紅葉【もみじ】
黄葉【こうよう】
黄葉【もみじ】
【もみじ】

noun
bell (often globular)
Other readings:
【りん】
【れい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
end of the month
Other readings:
月末【つきずえ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
natural, reasonable, obvious
2.
usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
Other readings:
当り前【あたりまえ】
あたり前【あたりまえ】
当りまえ【あたりまえ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
All readings:
柔らかい【やわらかい】
軟らかい【やわらかい】
柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
1.
stopper, cork, plug, bung
2.
tap, faucet, stopcock

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to knit, to plait, to braid
2.
to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit

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

noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Other readings:
【すぎ】
スギ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to bare (e.g. fangs), to open wide (e.g. eyes)(usually kana)
Other readings:
むく《剝く》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
contrast, antithesis, comparison

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

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

noun, no-adjective
fast-talking, rapid talking
Other readings:
早口【はやぐち】
速口【はやくち】
速口【はやぐち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student
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