Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
form (as opposed to substance), formality
See also:形式張る
2.
method, system, style
3.
format, mode, appearance, form (something takes)
4.
math expression

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
Other readings:
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
Other readings:
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
taxation

noun, noun (suffix)
(the) whole, entirety, wholly, as a whole, generally, universally

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be prolonged, to drag on
Other readings:
長びく【ながびく】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
reduction, curtailment

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk
2.
to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)(only relevant for 漬ける)
All readings:
漬ける【つける】
浸ける【つける】

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

noun
roof tile

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

adjective
1.
insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious(usually kana)
2.
too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつっこい

noun, no-adjective
1.
private, non-governmental, non-official, civilian, civil
2.
folk, popular

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

noun
1.
posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body)
2.
attitude, approach, stance

noun
regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt, to thaw, to fuse(熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow)
2.
to dissolve
Other readings:
融ける【とける】
解ける【とける】
熔ける【とける】
鎔ける【とける】

noun
1.
gang
2.
gangster(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling, serving
Other readings:
応待【おうたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
surname, family name
2.
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)(only relevant for せい)
Other readings:
【しょう】[1]
【そう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
exception

noun, no-adjective
1.
prevention of crime
noun (prefix)
2.
security (device, camera, etc.)

adverb
at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case, because, as you know, for you see
See also:何せ

noun
practical use, utility

noun
nature, property, disposition

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
immediately following

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to, to lodge, to put up, to accommodate

noun
basin (e.g. between mountains)

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

あい
aikawarazu
adverb, no-adjective
as ever, as usual, the same, still
Other readings:
相変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変わらず【あいかわらず】

noun, auxillary suru verb
balance

adjective
1.
ugly, unattractive
2.
unsightly, unseemly
See also:醜い争い
Other readings:
見憎い【みにくい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade, buying and selling, trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs), dealing

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

noun
government office, public office

adjective
1.
reliable, trustworthy
2.
hopeful, promising

noun
enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
問い合せ【といあわせ】
問合わせ【といあわせ】

noun (suffix)
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

noun
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
Other readings:
屍体【したい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine (medically)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

adverb, to-adverb
tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ギッシリ
ぎっちり
ギッチリ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since
Other readings:
已降【いこう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
All readings:
計る【はかる】
測る【はかる】
量る【はかる】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge
2.
to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
3.
to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.)
4.
to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Other readings:
涌く【わく】
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