Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, na-adjective
justice, fairness, impartiality

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

adverb, no-adjective
again and again, repeatedly

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
business trip, official trip

noun, no-adjective
calligraphy(esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

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

noun
1.
surname, family name
2.
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)(only relevant for せい)
Other readings:
【しょう】[1]
【そう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
existence, being, survival
auxillary suru verb
2.
to exist, to live, to survive

noun
ingredient, component, composition

noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
尖端【せんたん】

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

noun
storehouse, warehouse, godown

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, architecture

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics

noun, auxillary suru verb
notice, notification, report, posting

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
2.
to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
3.
to scatter about, to spread around(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
4.
to make flourish, to cause to prosper(only relevant for 広げる and 拡げる)
Other readings:
拡げる【ひろげる】
展げる【ひろげる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (e.g. for a job)

noun
1.
actor, actress
See also:俳優
2.
man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow

no-adjective, noun
1.
fee-charging, paid, not free
See also:無料 (antonym)
noun
2.
toll road(abbreviation)
See also:有料道路

noun
container, receptacle, vessel, packaging

noun
1.
term, terminology
2.
wording, choice of words, phraseology

noun
1.
young child, toddler
2.
child over 1 but not yet of school age(law term)

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

noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pin down, to hold down, to press down(also written as 圧さえる)
2.
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
3.
to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
4.
to grasp (a point), to comprehend
5.
to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Other readings:
押える【おさえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
貸出【かしだし】

noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cultivation, refinement, culture, education

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to collapse, to crumble
2.
to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy
3.
to break down, to be thrown into disarray
4.
to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline
5.
to break money into small change
6.
to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate

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

na-adjective, noun
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

noun, no-adjective
industrial arts, craft

noun
school building, schoolhouse
Other readings:
校しゃ【こうしゃ】

noun
junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student
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