Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun
•
elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

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》

conjunction
•
and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
See also:足りる
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足る after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer

noun
1.
gang
2.
gangster(abbreviation)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
packing, wrapping

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
changing clothes, change of clothes
Other readings:
着がえ【きがえ】
、
着換え【きがえ】

na-adjective, noun
•
modern
Other readings:
モダーン

adjective
1.
repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate(usually kana)
2.
heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying(usually kana)
3.
gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud(usually kana)
Other readings:
クドい

conjunction, adverbial noun
1.
in addition, furthermore
2.
above (which), on top of (which)
Other readings:
其の上【そのうえ】

noun
1.
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
2.
carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter(slang)
Other readings:
烟突【えんとつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
another helping, second helping, seconds, refill
interjection
2.
command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand(usually kana)
Other readings:
お替り【おかわり】
、
お替わり【おかわり】
、
御代わり【おかわり】
、
お代り【おかわり】
、
御代り【おかわり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader
2.
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
See also:投稿

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, noun (suffix)
1.
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan), financial year
2.
academic year, school year
3.
product year

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】

noun
1.
menu, bill of fare
2.
program, programme, schedule

noun
•
drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving, relocation, change of address
2.
transfer (of deeds, property, etc.), demise

noun
•
house for rent
Other readings:
貸家【かしいえ】
、
貸し家【かしや】
、
貸し家【かしいえ】
、
貸屋【かしや】
、
貸し屋【かしや】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
、
尖がる【とがる】[1]
、
尖がる【とんがる】[1]
、
尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
department of a university
prenominal
2.
undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

adverb
1.
to the end, to the bitter end, to the last, stubbornly, persistently, consistently, to the utmost(usually kana)
2.
after all, it must be remembered, only, purely, simply(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくまで《飽く迄》

na-adjective, noun
•
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude

noun
•
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into
2.
to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate
Other readings:
解け込む【とけこむ】
、
融け込む【とけこむ】
、
溶込む【とけこむ】
、
解込む【とけこむ】
、
溶けこむ【とけこむ】
、
とけ込む【とけこむ】

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
development, evolution, progressing, unfolding, (plot) twist
2.
expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up
3.
expansion(mathematics)
4.
extraction (e.g. files), decompression, unpacking(computer term)

noun
•
office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Other readings:
サラーリーマン[1]
、
サラリマン[1]
、
サラーリマン[1]
、
サラリー・マン[1]
、
サラーリー・マン[1]
、
サラリ・マン[1]
、
サラーリ・マン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
•
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
、
きっかけ《切っかけ》
、
きっかけ《切掛》
、
きっかけ《切っ掛》
、
きっかけ《切かけ》
、
キッカケ

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crushed, to be smashed, to be broken, to collapse
2.
to become useless, to cease functioning, to be wasted (e.g. time)
3.
to go bankrupt, to go out of business, to fail

noun
•
terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
oil, lubricant, grease
3.
(cooking) oil
4.
(massage) oil, ointment
5.
kerosene
6.
engine oil

to-adverb, adverb
•
in a row, in a line(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズラリ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally

うあ
uchiawase
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
advance arrangements, preparatory meeting, briefing session
2.
overlap (of a coat, etc.)
3.
making something match exactly(archaism)
Other readings:
打ち合せ【うちあわせ】
、
打合せ【うちあわせ】
、
打合わせ【うちあわせ】

noun
1.
meter, gauge
2.
metre (i.e. 100 cm), meter
See also:メートル
3.
animator(slang, abbreviation)
Other readings:
メータ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to attack, to assault, to assail

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
late at night

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

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)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile), launching, shooting, discharge, catapult
2.
ejaculation(slang)

adjective
1.
powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous
2.
reassuring, encouraging

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to compete, to contest, to contend
2.
to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
3.
to deny (e.g. evidence)(usu. in negative form)
See also:争えない

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)
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