Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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】

no-adjective, noun
1.
urgent, pressing, immediate, prompt, express
adverbial noun
2.
urgently, promptly, at once, right away, without delay, as soon as possible

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free
2.
deallocation (of computer memory)(computer term)

noun
superior, superiors, senior

na-adjective, no-adjective
pure, true, genuine, unmixed

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
永い【ながい】

noun
electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

noun, noun (suffix)
(the) whole, entirety, wholly, as a whole, generally, universally

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

adverb, no-adjective
abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning(usually kana)
Other readings:
いきなり《行成り》
いきなり《行き成》[1]
いきなり《行成》[1]
ゆきなり《行き成り》
ゆきなり《行成り》
ゆきなり《行き成》[1]
ゆきなり《行成》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs
2.
approaching(obscure)
Other readings:
附近【ふきん】

adverb, noun
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last

adjective
vexing, annoying, frustrating, regrettable, mortifying
Other readings:
口惜しい【くやしい】
口惜しい【くちおしい】
悔やしい【くやしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent, to be committed (to doing something)
Other readings:
勉める【つとめる】
力める【つとめる】

noun
1.
limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
2.
area (e.g. in programming languages)

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

noun
1.
shellfish
2.
seashell, shell
See also:貝殻

noun
1.
sumo wrestling(sumo term)
2.
wrestler, rikishi(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:相撲取り
Other readings:
相撲【すまい】[1]
角力【すもう】
角力【すまい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
eraser(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:消しゴム
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
statistics

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
direction, district, area
noun
2.
field (e.g. of study), sphere, quarter, aspect, angle

noun, auxillary suru verb
rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning
See also:自転
Other readings:
廻転【かいてん】

noun
1.
time, years, days, (one's) life
2.
the Moon and the Sun
See also:日月

noun
principle, theory, fundamental truth

adjective
yearned for, longed for, missed

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
growth (of a plant)

noun, auxillary suru verb
unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
Other readings:
脹らむ【ふくらむ】

noun, no-adjective
subject(linguistics)

noun
father and mother, parents
Other readings:
父母【ちちはは】
父母【ててはは】[1]
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
父母【ぶも】[1]
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to tell, to indicate

noun
platform
Other readings:
プラットフォーム

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
All readings:
備える【そなえる】
具える【そなえる】

expression
hence, for that reason(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのため《其の為》
そのため《其のため》

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly(onomatopia)

no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to discuss, to talk about, to deal with (a topic)
2.
to argue, to dispute
3.
to take into consideration, to make an issue of(usu. in negative sentences)

noun, auxillary suru verb
inspection, study by observation, field trip, tour, review
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