Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
holiday, day off, absence(polite language)
2.
sleep, rest(honorific language)
expression
3.
Good night(abbreviation, usually kana)
Other readings:
御休み【おやすみ】

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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)

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

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
オシャレ

noun, auxillary suru verb
transport, transportation

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

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
All readings:
勤める【つとめる】
務める【つとめる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
ジャンケン

expression
it is I who should say so

noun
1.
cargo, freight
2.
money or assets
Other readings:
貨物【かぶつ】

noun
tissue paper, toilet paper
All readings:
ちり紙【ちりがみ】
ちり紙【ちりし】
塵紙【ちりがみ】
塵紙【ちりし】

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

noun
electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in(usually kana)

noun
government office, government agency, authorities

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
night train(abbreviation)(only relevant for やこう)
See also:夜行列車
Other readings:
夜行【やぎょう】

noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

noun
children's story, fairy tale

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
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning
See also:自転
Other readings:
廻転【かいてん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to hang, to hang up
Other readings:
吊す【つるす】

noun, no-adjective
dress

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be transparent, to be see-through
2.
to be clear (voice)
Other readings:
透きとおる【すきとおる】

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

noun
cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet

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

noun
theme, topic, subject matter, motif, project, slogan

noun
1.
crater, caldera
2.
burner (e.g. on a furnace)

noun
shogi, Japanese chess
Other readings:
象棋【しょうぎ】
象戯【しょうぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rest, break, recreation, recuperation, convalescence

noun
structure, construction, makeup, framework, organization, pattern

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to meet, to greet

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to build up, to establish(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
2.
to form, to become (a state)(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
3.
to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in(usually kana)
4.
to change into(usually kana)
5.
to do, to perform(usually kana)(esp. 為す)
auxiliary verb
6.
to intend to, to attempt, to try(archaism)
Other readings:
なす《成す》

noun, no-adjective
lipstick

noun, auxillary suru verb
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

noun
1.
wife (esp. one's own wife)
2.
court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
3.
woman (esp. as a love interest)(archaism)(only relevant for にょうぼう and にゅうぼう)
Other readings:
女房【にょうぼ】
女房【にゅうぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
relative, relation, kin

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

noun
rainbow
Other readings:
【にじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down, to be introduced, to be transmitted, to be circulated, to go along, to walk along
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