Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
2.
being not much different, being near (age, skill, etc.)
3.
becoming close (i.e. friendly), becoming intimate

noun
•
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
•
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

no-adjective, noun
•
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
end of the month
Other readings:
月末【つきずえ】

noun
•
monorail

noun
•
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
Other readings:
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)(esp. 伸ばす)
2.
to lengthen, to extend, to stretch
3.
to reach out, to hold out(esp. 伸ばす)
4.
to straighten, to smooth out
5.
to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
6.
to dilute, to thin out
7.
to postpone(esp. 延ばす)
8.
to prolong
9.
to strengthen, to develop, to expand
All readings:
伸ばす【のばす】
、
延ばす【のばす】

noun, no-adjective
•
knitting wool, woollen yarn

noun
•
craftsman, artisan, tradesman, worker, workman

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on), to be lighted(usually kana)
2.
to catch fire(usually kana)

ばか
bakarashii
adjective
•
absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
Other readings:
バカらしい

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask after (someone's health), to visit
2.
to attack, to strike, to meet with misfortune, to suffer an attack

noun
•
receiving, receipt
All readings:
受取り【うけとり】
、
受け取り【うけとり】
、
受取【うけとり】
、
受け取【うけとり】
、
請け取り【うけとり】
、
請取り【うけとり】
、
請取【うけとり】
、
請け取【うけとり】

noun
•
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, adjustment, control

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust
2.
to sting, to bite
See also:螫す
3.
to sew, to stitch, to embroider
4.
to pole (a boat)
See also:差す
5.
to catch (with a limed pole)
6.
to put (a runner) out, to pick off(baseball term)

noun
•
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard

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

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】

noun
1.
accent (on a syllable, word), stress, pitch accent(linguistics)
2.
intonation, inflection, cadence
3.
(language) accent (e.g. American, British)
4.
accent (e.g. in a design), highlight, emphasis
5.
accent (on a note)(music term)

noun
1.
resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness
2.
matter for regret, regret(esp. 憾み)
Other readings:
憾み【うらみ】
、
怨み【うらみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

noun
1.
model, dummy, mock-up
2.
model (profession), fashion model
3.
model (of a car, etc.), make, version
4.
model, example, template, standard
5.
model (in model theory), theory
6.
person a fictional character was modeled on, inspiration

adverb
•
remarkably, noticeably, considerably, appreciably

noun
1.
diamond (mineral, gemstone)
2.
diamond, infield(baseball term)
3.
diamond (card suit)
Other readings:
ダイアモンド

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
Other readings:
払戻す【はらいもどす】

noun
1.
infancy
na-adjective, noun
2.
childish, infantile, immature, primitive

noun
•
leisure

noun
•
wrist
See also:腕首
Other readings:
手頸【てくび】[1]
、
手頚【てくび】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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
•
drunkard
Other readings:
酔っぱらい【よっぱらい】
、
酔払い【よっぱらい】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be erected, to be built

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for(usually kana)
See also:占める
All readings:
とどまる《止まる》
、
とどまる《留まる》
、
とどまる《停まる》
、
とどまる《駐まる》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation, rotation, cycle, loop

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Other readings:
功夫【くふう】

noun
•
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun
•
triangle, triangular shape

noun
•
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)

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:
羽【はね】
、
羽【は】
、
羽根【はね】

noun, no-adjective
1.
fur, skin, pelt
2.
kanji "fur" radical(only relevant for けがわ)
Other readings:
毛皮【もうひ】
、
毛革【けがわ】
、
毛革【もうひ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
department of a university
prenominal
2.
undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

adverb
•
(not so) much, (not) very(usually kana)
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