Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
hostel, dormitory
2.
bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)(archaism)
See also:律令制
3.
tea-ceremony room(archaism)
See also:茶寮
4.
villa(archaism)
See also:別荘

adjective
shameful, disgraceful, indecent, unseemly, unbecoming, improper(usually kana)

noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun
elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

noun
scarf

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
each time, always, often
2.
thank you for your continued patronage(abbreviation)

noun
short (e.g. story, film)
Other readings:
短篇【たんぺん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be profitable, to yield a profit

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month

noun, adverb, to-adverb
1.
grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter(onomatopia)
2.
pimples, spots, eruption, rash
3.
cutting into small pieces
4.
simmering
Other readings:
ブツブツ

noun, auxillary suru verb
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship
Other readings:
御参り【おまいり】

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】

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
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
コンクリート

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
modesty, humility, being humble
Other readings:
謙そん【けんそん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, guard, policing, security

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

adjective
1.
precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep
2.
grim, severe, stern
Other readings:
嶮しい【けわしい】

noun
vinegar
Other readings:
【す】
【す】

noun
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
そり《剃刀》[1]
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive
2.
to escape harm, to be spared damage
3.
to be helped, to be saved trouble

noun
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun
ruler, measure
Other readings:
物差【ものさし】
物指し【ものさし】
物指【ものさし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader
2.
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
See also:投稿

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to pour (sake), to serve, to drink together

noun
utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus

noun
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow, to brim over, to flood(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on
2.
to despise, to look down on
See also:見下す
Other readings:
見おろす【みおろす】

noun
paddy field, farm
All readings:
田んぼ【たんぼ】
田圃【たんぼ】[1]
田圃【でんぽ】[1][2]
田圃【でんぼ】[1][2]
田ぼ【たんぼ】
田ぼ【でんぼ】[2]
田畝【でんぽ】[2]
田畝【でんぼ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
尖がる【とがる】[1]
尖がる【とんがる】[1]
尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to deposit, to pay in

noun
sewing machine

noun
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

expression, noun, no-adjective
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
particular, special, exceptional, especial
adverb
2.
particularly, especially, exceptionally
Other readings:
格別【かくべち】[1]
各別【かくべつ】
各別【かくべち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be popular, to come into fashion
2.
to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic
3.
to flourish, to thrive

noun
1.
joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay
na-adjective
2.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
See also:お洒落
Other readings:
シャレ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
lips
Other readings:
【くちびる】
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