Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun (suffix)
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

noun
1.
hedge, fence
2.
border, limit

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
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
Other readings:
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

noun
context(linguistics)

adjective
obedient, docile, quiet(usually kana)
Other readings:
おとなしい《温和しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to apologize, to apologise
Other readings:
詫る【わびる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated(only relevant for かくう)
prenominal, no-adjective
2.
aerial, overhead
Other readings:
架空【がくう】

adjective
1.
envious, jealous(usually kana)
2.
enviable (position, etc.)(usually kana)

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
Other readings:
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

かえ
hikkurikaeru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be overturned, to be reversed, to turn over, to capsize
2.
to fall down, to tumble down, to topple over, to lie on one's back
All readings:
ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
引っ繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】
引繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
enlargement, increase

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

noun
railway bridge, iron bridge

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

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

noun
paper money, note, bill

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get free (from), to be freed, to be released

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2.
to envelope, to shroud(usu. 巻かれる)
3.
to outflank, to skirt
4.
to link (verse)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
5.
to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
Other readings:
捲く【まく】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
2.
unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
noun
3.
(only) surface, something superficial
4.
skin and bone, body(archaism)(literal meaning)

noun
helicopter

noun, no-adjective
funeral

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

noun
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun
strong point, merit, virtue, advantage
See also:短所 (antonym)

adverb
long ago, already, a long time ago(usually kana)

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, no-adjective
forest, woods

expression
thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting

noun, auxillary suru verb
rounding (fractions), rounding half up(yojijukugo)

noun
writer, author(often in self-reference)

noun
relative, relation, kin

noun
1.
four corners
2.
crossroads, intersecting street, street corner

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

interjection
let me see, well, errr ..., uhh ...
All readings:
えっと
えーと
えーっと
ええと
ええっと

noun
1.
pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop)
2.
hospital pharmacy, dispensary

noun
base (military, expedition, etc.)

noun
1.
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
2.
starting line, scratch
3.
determination
4.
stepping over the edge of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切り【ふみきり】
踏み切り【ふみきり】
踏み切【ふみきり】

noun, no-adjective
(school) class

adjective
1.
reliable, trustworthy
2.
hopeful, promising

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

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