Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
shipbuilding

noun
bed, couch
Other readings:
寝台【ねだい】

noun
1.
nationality, citizenship
2.
nationality (ship, airplane, etc.), registration, flag

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

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

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

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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
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, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the same rank, equality
noun
2.
apposition(linguistics)

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

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
combination, union, incorporation, amalgamation, fusion
2.
congruence(mathematics)

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

Godan-ku verb
1.
to spread out, to lay out
2.
to take a position
3.
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
Other readings:
布く【しく】

noun
lobby, lounge

conjunction
but, however, provided that(usually kana)

noun
1.
between-meal snack(usually kana)
2.
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
See also:八つ時
Other readings:
おやつ《お八》
おやつ《御八つ》

noun, auxillary suru verb
childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing

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

noun
1.
form (as opposed to substance), formality
See also:形式張る
2.
method, system, style
3.
format, mode, appearance, form (something takes)
4.
math expression

noun
faucet, tap
Other readings:
じゃ口【じゃぐち】

noun
adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)(linguistics)

noun
1.
(camera) shutter
2.
shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
Other readings:
シャッタ
シヤッター
シヤッタ

noun
base (military, expedition, etc.)

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
オシャレ

noun
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

noun
1.
resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness
2.
matter for regret, regret(esp. 憾み)
Other readings:
憾み【うらみ】
怨み【うらみ】

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

adjective
obedient, docile, quiet(usually kana)
Other readings:
おとなしい《温和しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy

noun
example, illustration, precedent

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)
All readings:
混じる【まじる】
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

adverb
at least, at most, (even) just(expresses a desire or hope)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be in disorder, to lie scattered around

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

noun
railway track, railway line, railroad, railway, track, line

noun
1.
English writing, English sentence, English text
2.
English literature, English lit(abbreviation)
See also:英文学

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
All readings:
率直【そっちょく】
卒直【そっちょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade, buying and selling, trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs), dealing

pronoun
1.
such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.), this and that
interjection
2.
What?, What is the matter?, What are the items?
3.
Let's see... (e.g. when about to read a letter), well, well
Other readings:
何何【なになに】

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
continuation

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint
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