Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to behave, to conduct oneself
2.
to entertain, to treat someone (to a drink), to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
All readings:
振る舞う【ふるまう】
振舞う【ふるまう】

adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled

noun
pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

noun
mochi, (sticky) rice cake(usually kana)
See also:
Other readings:
もち《餠》[1]
もちい《餅》[2]
もちい《餠》[1][2]
かちん《餅》[2]
かちん《餠》[1][2]
あも《餅》[2]
あも《餠》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
application, request, petition

expression, noun, no-adjective
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

na-adjective, noun
1.
gently sloping, gentle, easy(usually kana)
2.
smooth(usually kana)

adverbial noun, noun
Wednesday

urikireru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be sold out
Other readings:
売切れる【うりきれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
growth (of a plant)

noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)

noun, auxillary suru verb
measurement

noun
1.
literary style
2.
form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
素人【しらびと】[2]
素人【しらひと】[2]
白人【しろうと】[1]
白人【しろと】[1][2]
白人【しらびと】[1][2]
白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, noun
1.
official, formal
noun
2.
formula (e.g. mathematical)
3.
official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

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)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait)
prenominal
2.
systemic
See also:全身性

to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
1.
too many, too much, excessive, superfluous, superabundant, extra, spare, surplus(often as 余計に)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, otiose
adverb
3.
abundantly, excessively, needlessly, all the more

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge

noun
1.
academic year, school year
2.
year in school, grade in school

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, outline, general remarks

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
with a friendly grin, smilingly(onomatopia)
All readings:
ニコニコ
にこにこ

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

noun, noun (suffix)
series

noun
1.
actor, actress
See also:俳優
2.
man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow

uchiawase
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
advance arrangements, preparatory meeting, briefing session
2.
overlap (of a coat, etc.)
3.
making something match exactly(archaism)
Other readings:
打ち合せ【うちあわせ】
打合せ【うちあわせ】
打合わせ【うちあわせ】

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
modesty, humility, being humble
Other readings:
謙そん【けんそん】

noun
1.
handle
2.
steering wheel
3.
handlebar (on a bicycle), handlebars

noun
lens

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
Other readings:
登る【のぼる】
昇る【のぼる】
陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
superior, superiors, senior

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

adjective
dazzling, radiant
Other readings:
眩しい【まぼしい】

adjective
1.
noisy, loud, boisterous, clamorous, raucous
2.
turbulent, unsettled, restless
Other readings:
騒騒しい【そうぞうしい】

noun
evening sun, setting sun
See also:朝日
Other readings:
夕日【せきじつ】
夕陽【ゆうひ】
夕陽【せきよう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on, to switch on, to light up(usually kana)

noun
paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
Other readings:
絵具【えのぐ】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass by one another
2.
to miss meeting each other, to miss each other
3.
to disagree
Other readings:
擦れ違う【すれちがう】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel
2.
to tattoo(only relevant for ほる)
Other readings:
雕る【ほる】
雕る【える】[1]
鐫る【ほる】
鐫る【える】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
careless, thoughtless, hasty, rash
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