Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity, gravitational pull
2.
attractiveness, magnetism

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

noun, no-adjective
siren

noun
1.
holiday house, vacation home, villa
2.
prison, jail(colloquialism)

noun
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand, to rise, to stand up(only relevant for 立つ)
2.
to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)(only relevant for 立つ)
3.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)(usu. 発つ)
All readings:
立つ【たつ】
発つ【たつ】

noun
hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
Other readings:
ひらがな《ひら仮名》

noun, auxillary suru verb
schedule

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
pure white
2.
blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Other readings:
まっ白【まっしろ】
真白【まっしろ】
真白【ましろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
drawing room, parlor, parlour, guest room

noun, auxillary suru verb
taxation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rub, to scrub, to scrape(usually kana)
Other readings:
こする《錯る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
equation, formula
2.
method for solving a problem, set way of achieving a particular result

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウッカリ

noun
brick(usually kana)
Other readings:
レンガ

noun, no-adjective
straight line

noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
stripe, bar, streak(also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)

dekiagari
noun
1.
completion, finish
2.
workmanship, result, outcome
Other readings:
でき上がり【できあがり】
出来上り【できあがり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
express, special delivery

noun
children's story, fairy tale

adjective
1.
pale, pallid
2.
bluish-white
Other readings:
蒼白い【あおじろい】
青じろい【あおじろい】

adjective
1.
envious, jealous(usually kana)
2.
enviable (position, etc.)(usually kana)

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

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

noun
1.
north and south, north to south
2.
South Korea and North Korea(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

noun, no-adjective
outdoors, outside

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain
2.
to have (bear, beget) a child
3.
to have a stroke of luck

noun, auxillary suru verb
childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing

noun
fry pan, frying pan
Other readings:
フライ・パン

adjective
1.
ugly, unattractive
2.
unsightly, unseemly
See also:醜い争い
Other readings:
見憎い【みにくい】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict(usually kana)
2.
to encounter, to meet
3.
to clash

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to(usually kana)
2.
to lead to, to be related to(usually kana)
3.
to be related (by blood)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つながる《繫がる》[1]
つながる《接続る》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving, relocation, change of address
2.
transfer (of deeds, property, etc.), demise

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

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun
process, course, mechanism

noun
1.
measurement, size, extent, dimension
2.
plan, intention, arrangement, schedule

noun
base (military, expedition, etc.)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to wipe, to dry
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