Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to take, to catch, to capture
Other readings:
獲る【とる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cover, covering, dust jacket
2.
cover song, cover version
3.
coverage
auxillary suru verb
4.
to compensate for (a loss), to offset (a weakness), to back up
Other readings:
カヴァー

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to build up, to establish(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
2.
to form, to become (a state)(usually kana)(esp. 成す)
3.
to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in(usually kana)
4.
to change into(usually kana)
5.
to do, to perform(usually kana)(esp. 為す)
auxiliary verb
6.
to intend to, to attempt, to try(archaism)
Other readings:
なす《成す》

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
little finger, pinky
2.
little toe
Other readings:
子指【こゆび】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
Other readings:
汚す【けがす】
穢す【けがす】

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

noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
庖丁【ほうちょう】

noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

pronoun
1.
such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.), this and that
interjection
2.
What?, What is the matter?, What are the items?
3.
Let's see... (e.g. when about to read a letter), well, well
Other readings:
何何【なになに】

noun
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard

noun
folk song, popular song

noun
1.
return(honorific language)
interjection
2.
welcome home(abbreviation)
Other readings:
御帰り【おかえり】

adjective
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual
All readings:
思いがけない【おもいがけない】
思い掛けない【おもいがけない】
思い掛け無い【おもいがけない】

noun
street corner
Other readings:
町角【まちかど】

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tax exemption, duty exemption

noun
ingredient, component, composition

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

noun
manuscript, copy, draft, notes, contribution

interjection, noun
1.
crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2.
something worthy of celebration
3.
giving up(only relevant for ばんざい)
4.
long time(archaism)
5.
eternal life (and prosperity)(archaism)
interjection
6.
banzai (a celebratory cheer), hurrah (hooray, hurray)
Other readings:
万歳【ばんぜい】
万才【ばんざい】
万才【ばんぜい】
バンザイ

noun
1.
fruit, nut, berry
2.
fruits, profit(law term)

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

noun
politeness, good manners, courtesy, etiquette

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late, to advance, to wear on
Other readings:
深ける【ふける】

noun
tissue paper, toilet paper
All readings:
ちり紙【ちりがみ】
ちり紙【ちりし】
塵紙【ちりがみ】
塵紙【ちりし】

noun, no-adjective
navy blue, deep blue

na-adjective, noun
1.
easy, simple
2.
easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)

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

adverb
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
なにとなく《何となく》
なにとなく《何と無く》

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

noun
gender, distinction of sex, sex

noun
standard, level, norm

noun, no-adjective, prefix
front, frontage, facade, main

noun
1.
bowl, pot, basin
2.
flowerpot
3.
crown, brainpan

noun
1.
Kansai, region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kansai, south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Other readings:
関西【かんせい】[1]
関西【かんぜい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to discuss, to talk about, to deal with (a topic)
2.
to argue, to dispute
3.
to take into consideration, to make an issue of(usu. in negative sentences)

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

noun, noun (suffix)
decoration, ornament, trimmings

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
extensive, spacious
Other readings:
広広【ひろびろ】

adjective
careless, thoughtless, hasty, rash

noun, auxillary suru verb
going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
See also:退勤
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