Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
sheet, bed sheet

noun
•
automation

noun
•
fireworks
Other readings:
煙火【はなび】

noun
1.
alarm clock(abbreviation)
2.
waking up, keeping oneself awake
3.
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
See also:お目覚
All readings:
目覚まし【めざまし】
、
目覚し【めざまし】
、
目ざまし【めざまし】

noun
•
(hand) towel
See also:手拭き
All readings:
手ぬぐい【てぬぐい】
、
手拭い【てぬぐい】
、
手拭【てぬぐい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
start

noun, no-adjective
•
lipstick

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to shine
See also:差す

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】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish

noun
1.
fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light
2.
person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake
Other readings:
蛍光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
、
螢光灯【けいこうとう】[1]
、
螢光燈【けいこうとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sewing, needlework

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage

noun, no-adjective
1.
fur, skin, pelt
2.
kanji "fur" radical(only relevant for けがわ)
Other readings:
毛皮【もうひ】
、
毛革【けがわ】
、
毛革【もうひ】

noun
•
postage, carriage, shipping charge

noun
•
journalist

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
construction work

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
addition, supplement, appending, appendix

noun
•
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
骸【から】

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
confrontation, opposition, antagonism

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, transportation

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to deposit, to pay in

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, no-adjective
•
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

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】

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

noun, no-adjective
•
fraction (part of), decimal fraction

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate
2.
to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax
3.
to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
冷す【ひやす】

noun
•
lobby, lounge

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)
Other readings:
おおよそ《大よそ》
、
おおよそ《凡そ》
、
おおよそ《凡》

noun, no-adjective
•
ink
All readings:
インク
、
インキ

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to whisper, to murmur(usually kana)
2.
to rumor, to rumour(usually kana)(usu. in the passive voice)
Other readings:
ささやく《私語く》

na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
equals sign, equality sign(mathematics)
See also:等号
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to air, to dry, to desiccate
2.
to drain (off)
3.
to drink up
4.
to deprive of a role, job, etc.(usu. in the passive)
Other readings:
乾す【ほす】

noun
1.
container, case, receptacle
2.
coffin, casket(euph.)
See also:棺
Other readings:
容れ物【いれもの】
、
入物【いれもの】[1]
、
容物【いれもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

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

adjective
•
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
、
めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
、
めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
、
めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

noun, no-adjective
1.
reserve, spare
2.
preparation, preliminaries
Other readings:
預備【よび】

noun, no-adjective
•
having in mind, happening to know of, idea
Other readings:
心当り【こころあたり】
、
心あたり【こころあたり】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference(only relevant for でこぼこ)
Other readings:
凸凹【とつおう】
、
凸凹【だくぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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