Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
All readings:
返る【かえる】
反る【かえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub
2.
to comb (hair), to smooth down

noun, no-adjective
mind and body
Other readings:
心身【しんじん】[1]
身心【しんしん】
身心【しんじん】[1]
神身【しんしん】
神身【しんじん】[1]
身神【しんしん】
身神【しんじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
See also:湯帷子
Other readings:
浴衣【よくい】

noun, no-adjective
musical instrument

adjective
itchy(usually kana)
Other readings:
かいい《痒い》

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
magnet
2.
compass
Other readings:
磁石【じせき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
Other readings:
払戻す【はらいもどす】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
print, printing, (printed) copy
2.
handout, flyer

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past(esp. 越える)
2.
to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)(esp. 超える)
All readings:
越える【こえる】
超える【こえる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

noun, no-adjective
both sides
Other readings:
両側【りょうそく】

noun
journalist

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate(usually kana)
Other readings:
しぼむ《凋む》

expression
take care of yourself, get well soon, God bless you, bless you

noun, no-adjective
drama, theatre, theater, play

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shine on, to illuminate
2.
to compare (with), to refer to

noun
1.
rope, cord, line
2.
grand champion's braided belt(sumo term)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at
2.
to be after (something), to have an eye on

na-adjective
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

adjective
1.
noisy, loud, boisterous, clamorous, raucous
2.
turbulent, unsettled, restless
Other readings:
騒騒しい【そうぞうしい】

adverb, noun
in order, in turn
Other readings:
順順【じゅんじゅん】

no-adjective, noun
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

Ichidan verb
1.
to attach, to stick together, to paste, to glue(usually kana)
2.
to place together, to put side-by-side(usually kana)
3.
to make someone get married, to get someone hitched(usually kana, colloquialism)
Other readings:
くっつける《くっ着ける》
くっつける《食っ付ける》

noun, auxillary suru verb
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

noun
container, receptacle, vessel, packaging

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

noun
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
あて名【あてな】

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

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
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
【から】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off(esp. 区切る)
2.
to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)(esp. 句切る)
Other readings:
句切る【くぎる】

noun
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
expansion

noun, auxillary suru verb
sharp increase, sudden rise

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
2.
to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired), to close off (e.g. subscription list)(usu. 締め切る)
Other readings:
閉め切る【しめきる】
〆切る【しめきる】
閉切る【しめきる】
締切る【しめきる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

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

noun
social position, social status

interjection
good evening(usually kana)(the は is pronounced as わ)
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