Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
end, close, termination

noun
1.
collar
2.
color, colour
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
hair colouring (coloring)
noun
4.
calla (variety of arum lily)

noun, no-adjective
foundation, basis

noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

noun
1.
muffler, scarf, comforter
2.
muffler (for a vehicle exhaust), silencer

adverb, noun
1.
one-by-one, separately(usually kana)
2.
every single, each and every, without omission, fully, in detail(usually kana)
Other readings:
いちいち《一一》

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
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist

noun
daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

noun, auxillary suru verb
heating, application of heat

noun, auxillary suru verb
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
straight line

expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
始めに【はじめに】

adverb
at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case, because, as you know, for you see
See also:何せ

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess

noun, no-adjective
white hair, grey hair, gray hair
Other readings:
白髪【はくはつ】
白髪【しろかみ】[1]
白髪【しらかみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
1.
criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim
2.
rough estimate, approximation

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other readings:
飢きん【ききん】
饑饉【ききん】

noun, adverbial noun
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

noun
1.
drop of water
2.
vessel for replenishing inkstone water

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with(esp. 慣れる)
2.
to become skilled in, to become experienced at(esp. 慣れる)
3.
to become tame, to become domesticated(esp. 馴れる)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to get used to doing(after the -masu stem of a verb)
All readings:
慣れる【なれる】
馴れる【なれる】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to hate, to dislike
Other readings:
厭がる【いやがる】

noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
くさめ《嚏》
くさめ《嚔》
くっさめ《嚏》
くっさめ《嚔》
クシャミ

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

expression, adverb
perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance(usually kana)

noun
1.
radio wave, reception, signal(only relevant for でんぱ)
noun, na-adjective
2.
saying strange things(slang)
Other readings:
デムパ
デンパ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix, to stir, to blend
Other readings:
交ぜる【まぜる】
雑ぜる【まぜる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
railway bridge, iron bridge

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
pupil (of eye)
noun
2.
eye
Other readings:
【ひとみ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
contradiction, inconsistency

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
superstition, superstitious belief

noun
1.
diamond (mineral, gemstone)
2.
diamond, infield(baseball term)
3.
diamond (card suit)
Other readings:
ダイアモンド

noun
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability

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】

noun
1.
apron
2.
apron (airport)
3.
apron (stage)(abbreviation)

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

noun, no-adjective
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical

noun, auxillary suru verb
stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
See also:発車 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to tie, to bind, to fasten
2.
to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter

noun, no-adjective
1.
weight
2.
heavyweight boxer

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to(usually kana)
2.
to keep close to, to go along with(usually kana)
3.
to get involved with, to be thick with, to become intimate(usually kana)
Other readings:
くっつく《食っ付く》
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