Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
folk song, popular song

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
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
そり《剃刀》[1]
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

noun
main gate, main entrance

noun
craftsman, artisan, tradesman, worker, workman

noun
1.
cassette (tape)
2.
game cartridge

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
in three days' time, two days after tomorrow
Other readings:
明々後日【みょうみょうごにち】
明明後日【しあさって】
明明後日【みょうみょうごにち】

noun, no-adjective
funeral

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

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

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice (in the field), training (esp. practical and hands-on), practical exercise, drill

noun
utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole

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

hikitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain, to check, to restrain
Other readings:
引止める【ひきとめる】[1]
引き留める【ひきとめる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
knitting, knitted material, crochet
All readings:
編み物【あみもの】
編物【あみもの】

noun, auxillary suru verb
editing, compilation
Other readings:
編修【へんしゅう】
編輯【へんしゅう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync., to be slightly off, to be off-point
Other readings:
ズレる

つだ
otetsudaisan
noun
maid
Other readings:
御手伝いさん【おてつだいさん】

noun, no-adjective
adverb(linguistics)

noun
police officer, policeman, constable

noun
1.
navel, belly button(usually kana)
2.
protrusion or depression in the middle of an object(usually kana)(only relevant for へそ and ヘソ)
3.
center, centre, most important part, main point(usually kana)
Other readings:
へそ《𦜝》
ほぞ《臍》
ほぞ《𦜝》
ヘソ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, reconstruction, reshuffling (e.g. cabinet)
2.
modding(computer term)

noun
sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
All readings:
寝巻き【ねまき】
寝巻【ねまき】
寝間着【ねまき】
寝衣【ねまき】

adjective
1.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid(usually kana)
2.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic(usually kana)
3.
indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
Other readings:
紅葉【もみじ】
黄葉【こうよう】
黄葉【もみじ】
【もみじ】

noun
diagram
All readings:
ダイアグラム
ダイヤグラム

noun
parts, accessories, components

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

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

noun
1.
pattern
2.
behavioural pattern, behavioral pattern, predictability, force of habit
Other readings:
パタン

noun
orchestra

noun, no-adjective
even number

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)

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing (a patient)

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
Other readings:
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
basin (e.g. between mountains)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
All readings:
備える【そなえる】
具える【そなえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
idea, conception, way of thinking
See also:思いつき,  着想
2.
expression(music term)

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

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】
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