Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
くさめ《嚏》
くさめ《嚔》
くっさめ《嚏》
くっさめ《嚔》
クシャミ

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

expression
good bye, I'm off, see you later(polite language)
Other readings:
行って参ります【いってまいります】
いって参ります【いってまいります】

noun, no-adjective
integer(mathematics)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be photographed, to be projected

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday

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

noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

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
adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
noun
3.
(only) surface, something superficial
4.
skin and bone, body(archaism)(literal meaning)

noun
receiving, receipt
All readings:
受取り【うけとり】
受け取り【うけとり】
受取【うけとり】
受け取【うけとり】
請け取り【うけとり】
請取り【うけとり】
請取【うけとり】
請け取【うけとり】

na-adjective, noun
modest, humble

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge
Other readings:
盟う【ちかう】

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
1.
Buddhist priest, monk(familiar language, honorific language)
See also:お坊さん
2.
boy(familiar language)

noun
1.
item, heading, category, clause
2.
headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
See also:見出し語

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

noun
lost property, something dropped and left behind
All readings:
落とし物【おとしもの】
落し物【おとしもの】

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

noun
draw (in competition), tie game
Other readings:
引分け【ひきわけ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
逆様【さかさま】
【さかさま】

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
Other readings:
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spill, to drop, to shed (tears)(usually kana)
2.
to grumble, to complain(usually kana)
3.
to let one's feelings show(usually kana)
Other readings:
こぼす《溢す》
こぼす《翻す》

noun, auxillary suru verb
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

adverb
perhaps, possibly, maybe, by some chance(usually kana)

noun
1.
season (period in which regulated games are played)(sports term)
2.
season (division of the year)
3.
season (of a TV show, etc.)
4.
season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

noun
pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance(abbreviation)
See also:小遣い銭
Other readings:
小遣い【こずかい】[2]
小遣【こづかい】[1]
小遣【こずかい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun
1.
time, years, days, (one's) life
2.
the Moon and the Sun
See also:日月

noun
1.
drainage, ditch, gutter, sewerage
2.
sewage, black water

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
slowly, sluggishly(onomatopia)

adverb, noun
1.
somewhat, to some extent, to some degree
noun
2.
some, part, portion

adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
See also:砕けた (antonym)
All readings:
硬い【かたい】
固い【かたい】
堅い【かたい】
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

noun
1.
limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
2.
area (e.g. in programming languages)

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to feel, to sense
See also:感じる

noun, auxillary suru verb
storage, preservation

adverb, to-adverb
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
ぎっちり
ギッチリ

noun
probability, likelihood, chances

noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crushed, to be smashed, to be broken, to collapse
2.
to become useless, to cease functioning, to be wasted (e.g. time)
3.
to go bankrupt, to go out of business, to fail

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