Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to branch, to fork, to diverge(also written as 岐れる)
2.
to separate, to split, to divide
3.
to disperse, to scatter
Other readings:
分れる【わかれる】

noun
1.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science
See also:文科
2.
science department (university), science course
3.
science (as a school subject)

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun, no-adjective
1.
magnet
2.
compass
Other readings:
磁石【じせき】

yobikakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out to, to hail, to address
2.
to appeal
All readings:
呼びかける【よびかける】
呼び掛ける【よびかける】
呼掛ける【よびかける】

noun
1.
Common Era, CE, Christian Era, anno domini, AD
2.
Western (Gregorian) calendar

noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
饑饉【ききん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)

noun, no-adjective
1.
vinyl
noun
2.
vinyl record(abbreviation)(only relevant for バイナル)
Other readings:
ビニル
バイナル

noun
kettle(usually kana)
Other readings:
やかん《薬罐》[1]
やかん《薬鑵》[1]
やかん《藥罐》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, noun (suffix)
(the) whole, entirety, wholly, as a whole, generally, universally

noun
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

noun
utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
curve, turn, bend
noun
2.
curveball, curve ball(baseball term)
3.
(wine) cellar

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to work

noun, no-adjective
equator

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to attack, to assault, to assail

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】

noun
1.
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium), passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2.
audience

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

noun
1.
tail (animal)
2.
tail end, tip
Other readings:
尻尾【しりお】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
skin
Other readings:
皮フ【ひフ】

noun
1.
locker
2.
rocker

adjective
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】

noun, no-adjective
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Other readings:
深ける【ふける】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dilute, to water down

noun
lava
Other readings:
熔岩【ようがん】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
separate, respective
Other readings:
別別【べつべつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship
Other readings:
御参り【おまいり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, analysis, disintegrating, decomposing, degrading
2.
factorization(mathematics)
3.
decomposition, resolution(chemistry term)
4.
deblocking(computer term)

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, adjustment, control

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

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
All readings:
締め切り【しめきり】
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode
2.
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce
3.
to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
horizontal, level, even

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

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ

noun, adverbial noun
1.
each
pronoun
2.
you (plural)(archaism)
Other readings:
各各【おのおの】
【おのおの】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along

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)

noun
standard, level, norm
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