Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverb
by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)
Other readings:
是非共【ぜひとも】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
contradiction, inconsistency

omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
furigana, kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation(usually kana)
See also:ルビー
Other readings:
ふりがな《振りがな》
ふりがな《振仮名》

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

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

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)(usually kana)

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step over, to step across, to stride over, to stride across, to cross(usually kana)
2.
to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle(usually kana)

tsukiataru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run into, to collide with, to crash into, to bump against
2.
to come to the end of (a street)
3.
to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.), to run up against
Other readings:
突き当る【つきあたる】
衝き当たる【つきあたる】
衝き当る【つきあたる】

noun
eyelid(usually kana)
Other readings:
まぶた《目蓋》
まぶた《眼蓋》
まなぶた《瞼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to tear, to rip

noun, no-adjective
1.
surgery
See also:内科
2.
department of surgery (hospital, etc.)

noun
1.
discount, reduction, rebate
counter
2.
tenths discounted, tenths reduced
Other readings:
割引き【わりびき】
割り引き【わりびき】
割り引【わりびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
Other readings:
はじめまして《始めまして》

noun
1.
mountain forest, forest on a mountain, montane forest
2.
mountains and forest

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】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
All readings:
増える【ふえる】
殖える【ふえる】

noun
shop

noun
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

adjective
dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open
2.
opening up (e.g. to the public), allowing (public) access

noun
example, specimen, sample

noun (temporal)
week before last
Other readings:
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take out, to produce, to pick out
2.
to fetch, to retrieve
Other readings:
取出す【とりだす】
取りだす【とりだす】
とり出す【とりだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cultivation, refinement, culture, education

noun
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
あて名【あてな】

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

noun, auxillary suru verb
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to pour (sake), to serve, to drink together

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
See also:余り,  余り

noun
automation

noun, auxillary suru verb
contrast, antithesis, comparison

noun
classic (work, esp. book), the classics

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another
2.
to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

Ichidan verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:ご存じ

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
transparent, clear

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to(usually kana)
2.
to keep close to, to go along with(usually kana)
3.
to get involved with, to be thick with, to become intimate(usually kana)
Other readings:
くっつく《食っ付く》

conjunction
thus, in this way(usually kana)

noun
bed, couch
Other readings:
寝台【ねだい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go around(usually kana)
2.
to return(usually kana)
3.
to surround(usually kana)
4.
to concern (usu. of disputes)(usually kana)
See also:を巡って
Other readings:
めぐる《回る》
めぐる《廻る》

noun, no-adjective
plastic
Other readings:
プラスティック
プラッチック[1]
プラチック[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to roll
2.
to turn over, to tip over, to throw down
3.
to leave
4.
to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
All readings:
浮かぶ【うかぶ】
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
radical (of a kanji character)
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