Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
hedge, fence
2.
border, limit

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)(from 面照る)

noun
Europe and America, the West

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
just before

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
抛る【ほうる】
抛る【ほる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate(usually kana)
Other readings:
しぼむ《凋む》

na-adjective
1.
huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, large
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
swelling, expansion(only relevant for 膨大)
Other readings:
厖大【ぼうだい】
尨大【ぼうだい】

noun
storehouse, warehouse, godown

noun, no-adjective
1.
magnet
2.
compass
Other readings:
磁石【じせき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
schedule

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to comfort, to console, to amuse

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at, to have an eye on
2.
to go toward, to head for
Other readings:
目差す【めざす】
目ざす【めざす】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)(usually kana)
2.
to get an electric shock, to tingle (from an electric shock)(usually kana)
3.
to be excited, to be titillated, to be mesmerized, to be enthralled(usually kana)

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fan
2.
to incite, to instigate
Other readings:
煽ぐ【あおぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, outline, general remarks

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

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

noun
noun(linguistics)
Other readings:
名詞【なことば】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
融け込む【とけこむ】
溶込む【とけこむ】
解込む【とけこむ】
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
とけ込む【とけこむ】

noun, no-adjective
plastic
Other readings:
プラスティック
プラッチック[1]
プラチック[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
multiplication(mathematics)
Other readings:
掛算【かけざん】
かけ算【かけざん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation
2.
insipidity
See also:無味乾燥

noun
1.
centimeter, centimetre(abbreviation)
prefix
2.
centi-, 10^-2
na-adjective
3.
sentimental(abbreviation)

noun
1.
activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service
auxillary suru verb
2.
to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
2.
to stand in the way, to obstruct
3.
to occupy, to fill up, to take up
4.
to perform one's role, to do one's duty
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to creep, to crawl
See also:爬行
Other readings:
匍う【はう】
延う【はう】
爬う【はう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
storage, preservation

noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
庖丁【ほうちょう】

noun
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to float, to set afloat, to launch
2.
to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
3.
to recall, to call to mind, to imagine, to think of
Other readings:
浮べる【うかべる】
泛かべる【うかべる】
泛べる【うかべる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
eruption, volcanic eruption

noun
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
training (esp. in-service), induction course

conjunction
thus, in this way(usually kana)

noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring

noun, na-adjective
1.
nonsense, irresponsible remark, codswallop, hogwash, rubbish(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
2.
random, haphazard, unsystematic(usually kana)
Other readings:
デタラメ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
bandage, dressing
Other readings:
繃帯【ほうたい】

noun
writer, author(often in self-reference)

adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising

noun
phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line
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