Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim
2.
rough estimate, approximation

noun
necessities, necessary article, requisite, essentials

adjective
1.
extreme, incredible, staggering(usually kana)
2.
frightful, ghastly, terrible, horrible, scary(usually kana)
Other readings:
ものすごい《もの凄い》

noun
1.
backdoor, rear entrance
no-adjective, noun
2.
unauthorized, illicit, illegal

noun
site, point on a map, spot

adverb
on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead(usually kana)

noun
1.
bowl (wooden)
See also:碗 (わん)
counter
2.
counter for bowls of food or drink

noun
1.
tray
2.
family, household
3.
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead(abbreviation)
See also:盂蘭盆

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

noun
1.
north and south, north to south
2.
South Korea and North Korea(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
ceremony, rite, ritual, service

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to apply, to adapt
Other readings:
当て嵌める【あてはめる】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

interjection
1.
your pardon, sorry, no thanks(usually kana)
noun
2.
not wanting, objecting to, being fed up with, wishing to avoid(usually kana)(usu. 〜はごめんだ)
3.
permission, leave, dismissal, discharge(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめん《ご免》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

noun
stewardess, (female) flight attendant

noun, auxillary suru verb
photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

noun
overcoat
All readings:
オーバコート
オーバーコート

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
Other readings:
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

noun
folk song, popular song

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

noun, auxillary suru verb
stop

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into, to dive
2.
to burst in, to barge in
Other readings:
飛びこむ【とびこむ】
飛込む【とびこむ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
Other readings:
剃る【する】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew(usually kana)
2.
to distribute (handbills, etc.), to spread (rumours, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to give the slip, to throw off, to shake off, to lose(usually kana)

noun
multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

noun, no-adjective
singular number

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front(abbreviation)
See also:逆さま
Other readings:
倒さ【さかさ】

noun
ruler, measure
Other readings:
物差【ものさし】
物指し【ものさし】
物指【ものさし】

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

na-adjective, noun
ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
See also:非凡 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to warm, to heat
All readings:
温める【あたためる】
温める【あっためる】
温める【ぬくめる】[1]
暖める【あたためる】
暖める【あっためる】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, no-adjective
originally, by nature, from the start(usually kana)
Other readings:
もともと《本々》
もともと《元元》
もともと《本本》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined(usu. 混じる)
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
Other readings:
交じる【まじる】
雑じる【まじる】[1]
交る【まじる】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)

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

noun
essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings
Other readings:
隨筆【ずいひつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
pepper(usually kana)
Other readings:
コショウ
コショー
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