Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide
2.
to interpose, to have between
3.
to alienate, to estrange
Other readings:
距てる【へだてる】

noun, no-adjective
grey, gray, ashen
Other readings:
灰色【かいしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
writer, author(often in self-reference)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to apply (a rule), to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill, to hold true
Other readings:
当て嵌まる【あてはまる】

noun
1.
feather, plume, down
2.
wing
3.
blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)(only relevant for はね)
4.
shuttlecock (in badminton)(only relevant for はね)
See also:シャトル
5.
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)(only relevant for 羽根)(also written as 羽子)
6.
arrow feathers(only relevant for 羽根)
All readings:
【はね】
【は】
羽根【はね】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
natural, reasonable, obvious
2.
usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
Other readings:
当り前【あたりまえ】
あたり前【あたりまえ】
当りまえ【あたりまえ】

noun
overcoat
All readings:
オーバコート
オーバーコート

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
Other readings:
交ざる【まざる】
雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
メチャクチャ
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to whisper, to murmur(usually kana)
2.
to rumor, to rumour(usually kana)(usu. in the passive voice)
Other readings:
ささやく《私語く》

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
Other readings:
はじめまして《始めまして》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

noun
list price, regular price, established price

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
2.
fabrication, fiction, invention

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

noun
1.
porcelain bowl(only relevant for どんぶり)
2.
donburi, bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice(abbreviation)
See also:丼物
Other readings:
【どん】
丼ぶり【どんぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
uncle(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
2.
old man, mister(familiar language, usually kana)(usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
3.
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)(usually kana)(usu. オジサン)
All readings:
おじさん《伯父さん》
おじさん《叔父さん》
おじさん《小父さん》
オジサン
オジさん

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(taking) notes, copying

noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic

expression
now that you mention it, come to think of it, that reminds me, on that subject, speaking of which(usually kana)

noun
advanced level, high grade, senior

noun, adverbial noun
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

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

noun
bell (often globular)
Other readings:
【りん】
【れい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist

noun
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

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

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, public holiday

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:存じる

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
Other readings:
まもなく《間も無く》

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference(only relevant for でこぼこ)
Other readings:
凸凹【とつおう】
凸凹【だくぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

tachidomaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still
Other readings:
立ち止まる【たちとまる】[1]
立ち止る【たちどまる】
立ち止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ちどまる【たちどまる】
立止る【たちどまる】
立止る【たちとまる】[1]
立ち留まる【たちどまる】
立ち留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留まる【たちどまる】
立留まる【たちとまる】[1]
立留る【たちどまる】
立留る【たちとまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
pale, pallid
2.
bluish-white
Other readings:
蒼白い【あおじろい】
青じろい【あおじろい】

noun
railway track, railway line, railroad, railway, track, line

noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
庖丁【ほうちょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
taxation
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