Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder
2.
to nominate for a position, to choose as a representative
3.
to take (someone) for a ride, to deceive, to take in
4.
to be caught up in superstition

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge

no-adjective, noun
1.
fee-charging, paid, not free
See also:無料 (antonym)
noun
2.
toll road(abbreviation)
See also:有料道路

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be photographed, to be projected

noun, auxillary suru verb
deep emotion, impression, inspiration

noun
dialect, provincialism

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confluence (of rivers), merge (of traffic), conflux, junction, joining
2.
union (e.g. of forces), linking up, merging, coming together

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (e.g. for a job)

noun
government office, public office

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
Other readings:
転転【てんてん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
2.
to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of(archaism)
Other readings:
言づける【ことづける】
託ける【ことづける】

adjective
1.
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
2.
immoderate, extravagant, reckless

noun
paper money, note, bill

noun, auxillary suru verb
criticism, critique

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

noun
1.
echo, reverberation
2.
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise
3.
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell), feeling of a sound, emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Other readings:
【ひびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference
2.
sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter
3.
neuter gender(linguistics)

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
See also:信じる

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to wet, to moisten, to dampen, to soak, to dip
Other readings:
濡す【ぬらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
enlargement, increase

noun, auxillary suru verb
bow, bowing(polite language)
See also:辞儀
All readings:
お辞儀【おじぎ】
御辞儀【おじぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown

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, no-adjective
1.
reserve, spare
2.
preparation, preliminaries
Other readings:
預備【よび】

expression
take care of yourself, get well soon, God bless you, bless you

noun
husband and wife, married couple(somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

noun, na-adjective
1.
coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
na-adjective
2.
all right, fine, OK, okay(colloquialism)

noun
1.
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of
2.
(computer) peripheral(computer term)

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

adverb
1.
once(usually kana)
2.
for a short time, briefly, temporarily(usually kana)
noun
3.
one morning(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
Other readings:
ダイアル

noun
1.
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
2.
airship, blimp(orig. meaning)
See also:気球

noun, no-adjective
lipstick

noun
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Other readings:
乞う【こう】

interjection
farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
Other readings:
サヨウナラ
サヨーナラ

noun
1.
navel, belly button(usually kana)
2.
protrusion or depression in the middle of an object(usually kana)(only relevant for へそ and ヘソ)
3.
center, centre, most important part, main point(usually kana)
Other readings:
へそ《𦜝》
ほぞ《臍》
ほぞ《𦜝》
ヘソ

noun, no-adjective
knitting wool, woollen yarn

noun
ribbon

noun
context(linguistics)

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
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