Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stop (moving), to come to a stop
2.
to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
3.
to alight, to perch on
All readings:
止まる【とまる】
留まる【とまる】
停まる【とまる】
駐まる【とまる】
止る【とまる】
留る【とまる】

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

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

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

noun
rust
Other readings:
錆び【さび】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to creep, to crawl
See also:爬行
Other readings:
匍う【はう】
延う【はう】
爬う【はう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
barely, narrowly, hardly, only just(usually kana)
3.
gradually, little by little, by degrees(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2.
to scatter, to be dispersed
3.
to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
4.
to spread, to run, to blur
5.
to die a noble death

noun
police officer, policeman, constable

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
Other readings:
まもなく《間も無く》

no-adjective, noun
short-term
See also:長期 (antonym)

noun
paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
Other readings:
絵具【えのぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
引算【ひきざん】

bakarashii
adjective
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
All readings:
増やす【ふやす】
殖やす【ふやす】

noun
fusuma, Japanese sliding screen

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
ventilation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2.
to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to cause to be packed
3.
to plug (a gap), to stop (a gap), to bridge (a difference, a gap), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), to fill out
4.
to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.), to make amends, to compensate for
5.
to put cold water (in a bath)
6.
to cover, to scatter something over

noun
electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug

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

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
2.
to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
3.
to state, to insist, to complain
4.
to fart (loudly)(archaism)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to knit, to plait, to braid
2.
to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit

noun, auxillary suru verb
unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
See also:返す
Other readings:
還す【かえす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, subdivision, (traffic) lane, compartment, classification, sorting

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, auxillary suru verb
express, special delivery

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

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

noun
ability, performance, efficiency

noun, no-adjective
1.
one-way (trip)
noun
2.
one-way ticket(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
Other readings:
威張る【えばる】
意張る【いばる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate
2.
to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax
3.
to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
冷す【ひやす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
procedure, process, proceedings, formalities
Other readings:
手続【てつづき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, adjustment, control

noun
sunlight, rays of the Sun
All readings:
日差し【ひざし】
陽射し【ひざし】
日射し【ひざし】
陽差し【ひざし】
日ざし【ひざし】
陽ざし【ひざし】
日差【ひざし】
陽射【ひざし】

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
All readings:
おばさん《伯母さん》
おばさん《叔母さん》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
to be at a loss, to be hard pressed(often in the form …につまる)
5.
to end up, to be settled
6.
to become a geminate consonant
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)

adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
All readings:
柔らかい【やわらかい】
軟らかい【やわらかい】
柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)
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