Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adjective
1.
heavy, weighty
2.
heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.), serious, gloomy, depressing

to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)

noun
rush hour
Other readings:
ラッシュ・アワー

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
All readings:
混ざる【まざる】
交ざる【まざる】
雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be profitable, to yield a profit

noun, no-adjective
forest, woods

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
1.
the East, the Orient, (East) Asia
See also:西洋
2.
Japan(dated term)(used in China)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hold in one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
くわえる《銜える》
くわえる《啣える》

noun
1.
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
2.
rōmaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
Other readings:
羅馬字【ローマじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun
parts, accessories, components

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to work

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
2.
to startle, to frighten, to scare
Other readings:
嚇かす【おどかす】
威かす【おどかす】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt, to thaw, to fuse(熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow)
2.
to dissolve
Other readings:
融ける【とける】
解ける【とける】
熔ける【とける】
鎔ける【とける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
show (of power, ability, etc.), exhibition, demonstration, display, manifestation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
棄てる【すてる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to tell, to indicate

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pin down, to hold down, to press down(also written as 圧さえる)
2.
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
3.
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
4.
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
5.
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】

noun, no-adjective
white hair, grey hair, gray hair
Other readings:
白髪【はくはつ】
白髪【しろかみ】[1]
白髪【しらかみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
horticulture, gardening

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
展げる【ひろげる】

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, adverbial noun
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

かし
kashikomarimashita
expression
certainly!(usually kana)(to superiors, customers, etc. upon receiving a request or instructions)

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
Other readings:
消耗【しょうこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

noun
tempo(music term)

noun
1.
paste, glue
2.
clothing starch

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun, auxillary suru verb
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage

noun
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
ごめんください《御免ください》

noun
water, liquid, fluid, moisture, humidity, sap, juice

noun
lobby, lounge

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to succeed, to relieve, to replace(esp. 替わる, 替る)
2.
to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)(esp. 代わる, 代る)
3.
to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch(esp. 換わる, 換る)
All readings:
替わる【かわる】
代わる【かわる】
換わる【かわる】
替る【かわる】
代る【かわる】
換る【かわる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
Other readings:
發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
arithmetic

noun
1.
foundation, basis, base, footing, infrastructure
2.
bedrock(geology term)
3.
substrate (circuit board)
See also:基板

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

noun
achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
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