Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

noun
utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
reconciliation, make peace with

noun, no-adjective
real thing, original, actual

noun, auxillary suru verb
eruption, volcanic eruption

noun
zōri, traditional Japanese thronged sandals
Other readings:
草履【じょうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to branch, to fork, to diverge(also written as 岐れる)
2.
to separate, to split, to divide
3.
to disperse, to scatter
Other readings:
分れる【わかれる】

noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
bell (often globular)
Other readings:
【りん】
【れい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
running
2.
tank top

noun
surname, family name
See also:名前
All readings:
苗字【みょうじ】
名字【みょうじ】

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

noun
(measuring) ruler
Other readings:
定木【じょうぎ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

noun
1.
waterfall
2.
rapids(archaism)
Other readings:
【たき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
season (period in which regulated games are played)(sports term)
2.
season (division of the year)
3.
season (of a TV show, etc.)
4.
season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

noun, auxillary suru verb
brackets, parentheses(usually kana)
Other readings:
カッコ

na-adjective, noun
pitch black
Other readings:
まっ黒【まっくろ】
真黒【まっくろ】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air

adverb
actually, really

noun
campus

noun, noun (suffix)
complete works

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to char, to singe

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
All readings:
上げる【あげる】
挙げる【あげる】
揚げる【あげる】

conjunction
thus, in this way(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten(usually kana)
3.
to transfer (phone call)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つなげる《繫げる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
All readings:
喜び【よろこび】
歓び【よろこび】
慶び【よろこび】
悦び【よろこび】

noun
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sow, to plant, to seed
2.
to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
See also:蒔絵
Other readings:
播く【まく】

noun
1.
infancy
na-adjective, noun
2.
childish, infantile, immature, primitive

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fan
2.
to incite, to instigate
Other readings:
煽ぐ【あおぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
division into equal parts, equal parts

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
digestion (of food)
2.
digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding
3.
consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion
4.
losing one's form and turning into something else(archaism)(orig. meaning)

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

na-adjective, noun
precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
Other readings:
的確【てっかく】
適確【てきかく】
適確【てっかく】

tachidomaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still
Other readings:
立ち止まる【たちとまる】[1]
立ち止る【たちどまる】
立ち止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ちどまる【たちどまる】
立止る【たちどまる】
立止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ち留まる【たちどまる】
立ち留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留まる【たちどまる】
立留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留る【たちどまる】
立留る【たちとまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
lighthouse
2.
old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
Other readings:
燈台【とうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
observation, survey, measurement

noun
adjectival noun (in Japanese), quasi-adjective, nominal adjective, na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective(linguistics)

noun
diameter
Other readings:
直経【ちょっけい】

adverb
all, entirely, completely, without exception

noun
Europe and America, the West

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the same rank, equality
noun
2.
apposition(linguistics)

noun
phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line

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

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
All readings:
引っ越し【ひっこし】
引越【ひっこし】[1]
引越し【ひっこし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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