Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverb, to-adverb
•
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
、
ぎっちり
、
ギッチリ

noun, no-adjective
•
clear weather, cloudless weather, good weather
Other readings:
快霽【かいせい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be convinced (that), to be under the impression (that), to feel sure (that), to assume (that)
2.
to make up one's mind, to set one's heart on, to be determined (to do), to be bent on
3.
to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.), to think about obsessively
Other readings:
思いこむ【おもいこむ】

noun
•
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

adjective
•
youthful, young, young-looking
Other readings:
若若しい【わかわかしい】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:斜
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
、
斜【ななめ】[1]
、
斜【なのめ】[1][3]
、
傾【ななめ】[2]
、
傾【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji
  3. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
、
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
、
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
self-study, teaching oneself
2.
studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent(only relevant for 自習)
Other readings:
自修【じしゅう】

noun
1.
China and Japan
2.
Chinese and Japanese (languages)
3.
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds, kanji dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:漢和辞典

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free
2.
deallocation (of computer memory)(computer term)

noun
•
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
、
あらすじ《あら筋》

noun
1.
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
2.
rōmaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
Other readings:
羅馬字【ローマじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
Other readings:
こらえる《怺える》
、
こたえる《堪える》

noun
1.
middle, midway, halfway, centre, center
noun, no-adjective
2.
middle position, moderate position, neutral position, middle-of-the-road position
no-adjective
3.
interim, intermediary, intermediate, midterm

くぐ
kureguremo
adverb
1.
sincerely, earnestly(usually kana)
2.
repeatedly, over and over, again and again(usually kana)
Other readings:
くれぐれも《呉々も》
、
くれぐれも《呉呉も》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
、
撲る【なぐる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard
See also:怠ける

na-adjective, noun
•
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

noun
1.
shellfish
2.
seashell, shell
See also:貝殻

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew(usually kana)
2.
to distribute (handbills, etc.), to spread (rumours, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to give the slip, to throw off, to shake off, to lose(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb
•
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

noun
•
impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions

noun
•
wrist
See also:腕首
Other readings:
手頸【てくび】[1]
、
手頚【てくび】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause(生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
See also:生じる
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生じる

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
manufacture, production

noun
•
idea
Other readings:
アイディア
、
アィディア

adjective
•
extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)
Other readings:
甚しい【はなはだしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
schedule

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand(usually kana)
noun
2.
impromptu skit(abbreviation)(sometimes 仁輪加 (ateji))
See also:俄狂言
3.
bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan(abbreviation, slang, usually kana)
Other readings:
にわか《俄か》

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】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be boiled, to be cooked

to-adverb, adverb
1.
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.), buoyantly(onomatopia)
no-adjective, na-adjective, to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
soft, fluffy, spongy(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
unsteadily, flightily, fickly, frivolously(onomatopia)
All readings:
フワフワ
、
ふわふわ

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to rub, to crumple(usually kana)
2.
to massage(usually kana)
3.
to argue, to have a heated discussion(usually kana)
4.
to train, to coach(usually kana)
5.
to jostle, to crowd, to shake, to rock(usually kana)
6.
to have various experiences (out in the world)(usually kana)(as もまれる)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
start

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
2.
fabrication, fiction, invention

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, no-adjective
1.
registered mail, registered post, registration (of mail)(abbreviation)
See also:書留郵便
noun
2.
(putting on) record, writing down, noting down, registry
Other readings:
書き留め【かきとめ】[1]
、
書留め【かきとめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
probability, likelihood, chances

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to collapse, to crumble
2.
to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy
3.
to break down, to be thrown into disarray
4.
to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline
5.
to break money into small change
6.
to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate

noun
•
go, board game of capturing territory
See also:囲碁
Other readings:
棊【ご】
、
棋【ご】

noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
•
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

noun, no-adjective
•
calorie

noun
•
rice planting
Other readings:
田植【たうえ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
high class, high grade

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated(only relevant for かくう)
prenominal, no-adjective
2.
aerial, overhead
Other readings:
架空【がくう】
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