Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
rock, paper, scissors game, janken(usually kana)
Other readings:
ジャンけん《ジャン拳》
ジャンケン

urikireru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be sold out
Other readings:
売切れる【うりきれる】

noun
fireworks
Other readings:
煙火【はなび】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
right angle, perpendicular

noun
abacus(usually kana)
Other readings:
そろばん《十露盤》
そろばん《珠盤》
ソロバン

adverb
1.
bursting out (laughter), breaking out (applause), roaring, whooping(onomatopia)
2.
in a rush, in a surge, flooding in, pouring in(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly, all of a sudden(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ドッと
ドっと

noun, no-adjective
the public, general public

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe

noun
cover, lid, cap(usually kana)
Other readings:
がい《蓋》
フタ

noun
seal (used in lieu of a signature), stamp, chop(usually kana)
See also:印鑑
Other readings:
ハンコ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb, to-adverb
steadily
Other readings:
着着【ちゃくちゃく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breaking up (e.g. meeting), dispersing (e.g. crowd)
2.
dissolving (company, organization, etc.), liquidating, disbanding
3.
dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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

noun
politeness, good manners, courtesy, etiquette

no-adjective
busy (phone)
All readings:
話し中【はなしちゅう】
話中【はなしちゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

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

noun
1.
nationality, citizenship
2.
nationality (ship, airplane, etc.), registration, flag

noun
enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
問い合せ【といあわせ】
問合わせ【といあわせ】

adverb
relatively, comparatively
Other readings:
割りと【わりと】

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

na-adjective, noun
valid, proper, right, appropriate, reasonable

noun, no-adjective
navy blue, deep blue

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

noun
1.
self-government, autonomy
See also:官治
2.
local (governmental) autonomy(abbreviation)
See also:地方自治

noun
street corner
Other readings:
町角【まちかど】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to amass, to accumulate, to store
2.
to leave unpaid

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

noun
necessities, necessary article, requisite, essentials

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
high class, high grade

noun, no-adjective
biography, life story

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)

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)

noun
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
そり《剃刀》[1]
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pronoun
1.
such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.), this and that
interjection
2.
What?, What is the matter?, What are the items?
3.
Let's see... (e.g. when about to read a letter), well, well
Other readings:
何何【なになに】

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
eldest son (may be the only son), first-born son

noun, no-adjective
calorie

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to answer, to respond, to meet
See also:応じる
2.
to satisfy, to accept

adjective
1.
wasteful, a waste(usually kana)
2.
too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of(usually kana)
3.
impious, profane, sacrilegious(usually kana)
Other readings:
もったいない《勿体無い》
もったいない《物体ない》
もったいない《物体無い》

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

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
All readings:
締め切り【しめきり】
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
elbow
Other readings:
【ひじ】[1]
【ひじ】[1]
ヒジ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
rust
Other readings:
錆び【さび】
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