Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
ceremony, rite, ritual, service

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

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】

Godan-u verb
to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
2.
to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
3.
to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
4.
to break (a bill), to change, to make change(oft. 札を崩す, etc.)
5.
to write in cursive style, to write in running style(oft. as 字を崩す)
6.
to break into a smile, to let off a smile(as 顔を崩す, etc.)
7.
to lower (a price)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to store, to save up, to stock up on, to lay in stock, to set aside
2.
to accumulate (e.g. knowledge), to build up (e.g. experience), to develop (e.g. one's skills)
3.
to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.), to wear
Other readings:
貯える【たくわえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mimic, to imitate

interjection
1.
cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
3.
drinking one's glass dry
Other readings:
乾盃【かんぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】

prefix
1.
milli-, 10^-3
noun
2.
millimetre, millimeter(abbreviation)

noun
tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
Other readings:
単皮【たび】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
spoon(usually kana)
See also:スプーン
Other readings:
さじ《匕》
しゃじ《匙》
しゃじ《匕》
かい《匙》[1]
かい《匕》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
bell (often a large hanging bell), chime
See also:

noun
chorus(music term)

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

na-adjective, noun
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, analysis, disintegrating, decomposing, degrading
2.
factorization(mathematics)
3.
decomposition, resolution(chemistry term)
4.
deblocking(computer term)

noun
candle(usually kana)
Other readings:
ろうそく《蠟燭》[1]
ローソク
ロウソク
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become damp, to become moist, to become wet
2.
to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed(only relevant for しめる)(often as 湿って or 湿った)
Other readings:
湿る【しとる】

noun, no-adjective
political party

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
Other readings:
縮む【ちじむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

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】

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
All readings:
通りかかる【とおりかかる】
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

noun
1.
makings (of), aptitude, talent, qualities
2.
nature, character, temperament

noun
sales, demand
Other readings:
売行き【うれゆき】
売行【うれゆき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be convinced (that), to be under the impression (that), to feel sure (that), to assume (that)
2.
to make up one's mind, to set one's heart on, to be determined (to do), to be bent on
3.
to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.), to think about obsessively
Other readings:
思いこむ【おもいこむ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to lean on, to recline on(usually kana)
2.
to lie heavy (on the stomach), to be uneasily digested(usually kana)
Other readings:
もたれる《靠れる》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter, to revise, to replace(only relevant for 改める and 革める)
2.
to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve(only relevant for 改める and 革める)
3.
to examine, to check, to inspect(only relevant for 改める and 検める)
4.
to do properly, to do formally(only relevant for 改める and 革める)
Other readings:
検める【あらためる】
革める【あらためる】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
empty, vacant, hollow

noun
book, publication
Other readings:
書籍【しょじゃく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

noun, auxillary suru verb
classification, categorization, sorting

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear, to rip up(only relevant for 裂く)
2.
to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3.
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)(only relevant for 裂く)
4.
to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something(only relevant for 割く)
5.
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye(archaism)
See also:黥く
Other readings:
割く【さく】

noun
detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material

noun
gender, distinction of sex, sex

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to steam (food, towel, etc.)
See also:蒸かす
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be hot and humid, to be sultry

noun
pistol

noun, na-adjective
justice, fairness, impartiality

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deduction, subtraction, balance
2.
ebb and flow, rise and fall
Other readings:
差引き【さしひき】
差引【さしひき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】

noun
order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
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