Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan), financial year
2.
academic year, school year
3.
product year

noun
regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

noun, no-adjective
adverb(linguistics)

no-adjective, noun
1.
high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall
See also:低層 (antonym)
2.
high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)

noun
official business, public business

noun, no-adjective
horticulture, gardening

no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing

noun, auxillary suru verb
publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

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

noun
1.
victory or defeat
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
match, contest, game, bout

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-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】

adjective
shameful, disgraceful, indecent, unseemly, unbecoming, improper(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
materials, data, document

noun, no-adjective
woman
Other readings:
ウマン

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
挙げる【あげる】
揚げる【あげる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit, to ripen
Other readings:
稔る【みのる】

noun
journalist

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
See also:信じる

noun
1.
makings (of), aptitude, talent, qualities
2.
nature, character, temperament

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】

noun
(navigable) canal, waterway

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

adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting(also 妖しい)

すく
sukunakutomo
adverb
at least
Other readings:
少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

noun
competition, contest

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

adjective
yearned for, longed for, missed

adjective
salty (taste), briny
Other readings:
鹹い【しおからい】
鹹い【からい】

noun
1.
zero (points, marks), no marks
2.
zero (of a function), root(mathematics)
3.
zero degrees (Celsius), freezing point
See also:零度

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

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to sniff, to smell

noun
government office, public office

adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
originally, primarily
2.
essentially, intrinsically, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself
no-adjective, adverbial noun
3.
proper, rightful, legal, normal

noun, no-adjective
1.
pupil (of eye)
noun
2.
eye
Other readings:
【ひとみ】

noun
room to let, room for rent
Other readings:
貸し間【かしま】

noun, noun (suffix)
complete works

noun
katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords(usually kana)
See also:平仮名
Other readings:
カタカナ

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
All readings:
引き返す【ひきかえす】
引返す【ひきかえす】
引きかえす【ひきかえす】

noun
1.
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
2.
capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

hikiukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
2.
to take over, to inherit
3.
to guarantee, to vouch for
4.
to contract (a disease)
Other readings:
引受ける【ひきうける】
引きうける【ひきうける】
引受る【ひきうける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to abbreviate, to omit
See also:略する
2.
to take, to capture
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