Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
craftsman, artisan, tradesman, worker, workman

noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
vinyl
noun
2.
vinyl record(abbreviation)(only relevant for バイナル)
Other readings:
ビニル
バイナル

noun, na-adjective
1.
coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
na-adjective
2.
all right, fine, OK, okay(colloquialism)

noun
government office, public office

noun, auxillary suru verb
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】

noun, no-adjective
funeral

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)

noun
competition, contest

noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for(usually kana)
See also:占める
All readings:
とどまる《止まる》
とどまる《留まる》
とどまる《停まる》
とどまる《駐まる》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
self-study, teaching oneself
2.
studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent(only relevant for 自習)
Other readings:
自修【じしゅう】

expression
it is I who should say so

noun
classic (work, esp. book), the classics

noun
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
pollution, public nuisance, contamination

noun
motor
Other readings:
モータ

noun
example, illustration, precedent

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination of tickets
noun
2.
ticket gate, ticket barrier(abbreviation)
See also:改札口

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun, auxillary suru verb
bow, bowing(polite language)
See also:辞儀
All readings:
お辞儀【おじぎ】
御辞儀【おじぎ】

noun
1.
characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour
2.
spot color (in printing)

noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
Other readings:
【かん】
【かむり】
【かんぶり】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection)
2.
to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready
3.
to make uniform, to make even, to match

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
Other readings:
擲る【なぐる】
撲る【なぐる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
enlargement, increase

noun
kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
See also:真名
Other readings:
仮字【かな】
假名【かな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined(usu. 混じる)
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
Other readings:
交じる【まじる】
雑じる【まじる】[1]
交る【まじる】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

kumitateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assemble, to set up, to construct
Other readings:
組立てる【くみたてる】
組み立る【くみたてる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump
2.
to pour (into a cup), to drink (together)
3.
to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand
4.
to draw upon, to inherit

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
extensive, spacious
Other readings:
広広【ひろびろ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
See also:返す
Other readings:
還す【かえす】

noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
Other readings:
中指【ちゅうし】

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
shogi, Japanese chess
Other readings:
象棋【しょうぎ】
象戯【しょうぎ】

noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ

noun, auxillary suru verb
amount, quantity

noun, no-adjective
individual, specimen

noun, no-adjective
fraction (part of), decimal fraction

noun (temporal)
month before last
Other readings:
先先月【せんせんげつ】

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

noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)

noun
hindrance, impediment
Other readings:
差支え【さしつかえ】
差閊【さしつかえ】[1]
差閊え【さしつかえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
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