Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make, to manufacture(usually kana)
Other readings:
こさえる《拵える》

noun, auxillary suru verb
draft, rough copy

noun
scarf

noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

noun
brooch

noun
mark, sign, landmark, benchmark
Other readings:
目標【めじるし】
目じるし【めじるし】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

noun
writer, author(often in self-reference)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confluence (of rivers), merge (of traffic), conflux, junction, joining
2.
union (e.g. of forces), linking up, merging, coming together

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

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
【ほり】
【ほり】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect, to put (it all) together, to integrate, to consolidate, to unify(usually kana)
2.
to summarize, to aggregate(usually kana)
3.
to bring to a conclusion, to finalize, to settle, to put in order(usually kana)
4.
to establish, to decide(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly(as 心に刻む, etc.)
See also:心に刻む
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)

noun
wastepaper, scrap of paper, paper scraps
All readings:
紙くず【かみくず】
紙屑【かみくず】

noun
1.
ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
2.
fresh flower, natural flower(only relevant for せいか)
Other readings:
生花【いけばな】
生花【せいか】
活け花【いけばな】
活花【いけばな】
活花【せいか】

noun, no-adjective
fishing (industry)

noun
1.
sign, mark, symbol, code
2.
sign (e.g. positive, negative)(mathematics)

noun
seminar(abbreviation)

あい
aikawarazu
adverb, no-adjective
as ever, as usual, the same, still
Other readings:
相変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変らず【あいかわらず】
あい変わらず【あいかわらず】

adjective
extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)
Other readings:
甚しい【はなはだしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
exposure to the sun, sunny place
2.
per day(only relevant for 日当たり and 日当り and 日当)
Other readings:
日当り【ひあたり】
日当【ひあたり】[1]
陽当り【ひあたり】
陽当たり【ひあたり】
日あたり【ひあたり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
antenna
2.
thing or method used to collect information or opinions

na-adjective, adverb, interjection
1.
so-so, passable(onomatopia)
interjection
2.
now, now(used to calming somebody down)
3.
my, my(female term)(expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)

noun
pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

noun, no-adjective
1.
surgery
See also:内科
2.
department of surgery (hospital, etc.)

prefix
1.
milli-, 10^-3
noun
2.
millimetre, millimeter(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
Other readings:
一定【いちじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice (in the field), training (esp. practical and hands-on), practical exercise, drill

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
crossing, intersection
2.
(genetic) crossing over(biology term)
Other readings:
交叉【こうさ】

noun, prefix
1.
rag, scrap, tattered clothes(usually kana)
2.
fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence), defect(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
run-down, shabby, junky(usually kana)
Other readings:
らんる《襤褸》
ボロ

noun
1.
menu, bill of fare
2.
program, programme, schedule

noun
Europe and America, the West

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
Other readings:
気配【きはい】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous, to stand out
Other readings:
目だつ【めだつ】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down(esp. 静まる)
2.
to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed(esp. 鎮まる)
Other readings:
鎮まる【しずまる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for
2.
to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out
3.
to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, adjustment, control

noun
vitality, energy, dynamism

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause(生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
See also:生じる
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生じる
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