Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
tip, gratuity
2.
chip, microchip
3.
poker chip
4.
chip (shot)(sports term)

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
All readings:
撃つ【うつ】
、
討つ【うつ】
、
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
night, nighttime

noun
•
brick(usually kana)
Other readings:
レンガ

noun
•
litre(also written as 立)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
distribution, allocation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
2.
to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle
3.
to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)

noun
1.
bowl, pot, basin
2.
flowerpot
3.
crown, brainpan

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to smash, to crush, to flatten
2.
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
3.
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
4.
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
5.
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
6.
to waste (e.g. talents)

noun
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

noun
1.
head, brains
2.
intellect, understanding

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close
2.
to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to act towards, to deal with, to see
3.
to receive (news), to get, to hear
4.
to encounter, to come across
5.
to be tangent to(mathematics)
suru verb (special), transitive verb
6.
to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
attached, belonging (to), included, enclosed, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary
All readings:
付属【ふぞく】
、
附属【ふぞく】

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, auxillary suru verb
•
not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
See also:無沙汰
Other readings:
御無沙汰【ごぶさた】
、
ご不沙汰【ごぶさた】
、
御不沙汰【ごぶさた】

noun
•
(measuring) ruler
Other readings:
定木【じょうぎ】

noun
•
nausea, sickness in the stomach
Other readings:
吐気【はきけ】
、
吐きけ【はきけ】
、
嘔き気【はきけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going
2.
round-trip ticket, return ticket(abbreviation)
See also:往復切符
3.
correspondence, exchanging (letters)
4.
socializing, visiting one another

noun
•
serious condition, critical condition
Other readings:
重態【じゅうたい】

noun
•
advantages and disadvantages, interests (of parties)

noun
•
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
Other readings:
かるた《骨牌》[1]
、
かるた《加留多》[1]
、
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
、
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
、
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
、
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
cargo, freight
2.
money or assets
Other readings:
貨物【かぶつ】

na-adjective, noun
•
dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

くた
kumitateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to assemble, to set up, to construct
Other readings:
組立てる【くみたてる】
、
組み立る【くみたてる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

conjunction
•
but, however, provided that(usually kana)

noun
1.
band
2.
belt
See also:ベルト

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

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

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

くあ
kumiawase
noun
1.
combination, assortment, set
2.
matching (in a contest), pairing
3.
combination(mathematics)
Other readings:
組合せ【くみあわせ】
、
組合わせ【くみあわせ】
、
組み合せ【くみあわせ】

noun
1.
opportunity, occasion, chance(usually kana)
2.
order, sequence(archaism)(orig. meaning)
3.
successor(archaism)
Other readings:
ついで《序》

noun
1.
Japanese-English
2.
Japanese-English dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:和英辞典

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop
2.
to break up, to close, to come to an end
3.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)(instead of 撥ねる)

noun, no-adjective
•
the public, general public

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to hesitate, to waver(usually kana)

noun
•
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
See also:目上,  部下

noun
•
automation

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
1.
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed(sometimes used to prefix a request)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
shrinking back in fear(archaism)

noun
1.
seat, bench
2.
temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries(colloquialism)
Other readings:
腰掛【こしかけ】
、
腰かけ【こしかけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
schedule

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Other readings:
融く【とく】
、
鎔く【とく】[1]
、
熔く【とく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
、
貸出【かしだし】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
particular, special, exceptional, especial
adverb
2.
particularly, especially, exceptionally
Other readings:
格別【かくべち】[1]
、
各別【かくべつ】
、
各別【かくべち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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