Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
1.
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures
See also:外科
2.
department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)

noun
fat, tallow, lard, grease
See also:
Other readings:
【あぶら】
【あぶら】

na-adjective, noun
1.
total darkness, pitch dark
2.
bleak future, poor prospects
Other readings:
真暗【まっくら】
まっ暗【まっくら】

noun, no-adjective
individual, specimen

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】

noun, no-adjective
siren

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

noun
1.
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of
2.
(computer) peripheral(computer term)

noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル

adjective
salty (taste), briny
Other readings:
鹹い【しおからい】
鹹い【からい】

noun
terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

no-adjective, noun
sold-out
Other readings:
売切れ【うりきれ】
売切【うりきれ】

noun
1.
tail (animal)
2.
tail end, tip
Other readings:
尻尾【しりお】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

noun
1.
term, terminology
2.
wording, choice of words, phraseology

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
1.
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
2.
carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter(slang)
Other readings:
烟突【えんとつ】

noun
1.
(face) mask
2.
(facial) features, looks
3.
mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scratch(usually kana)
2.
to perspire
See also:汗をかく
3.
to shovel, to paddle
Other readings:
かく《搔く》

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

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
2.
to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
3.
to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
4.
to break (a bill), to change, to make change(oft. 札を崩す, etc.)
5.
to write in cursive style, to write in running style(oft. as 字を崩す)
6.
to break into a smile, to let off a smile(as 顔を崩す, etc.)
7.
to lower (a price)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
night train(abbreviation)(only relevant for やこう)
See also:夜行列車
Other readings:
夜行【やぎょう】

noun, no-adjective
fraction(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to store, to save up, to stock up on, to lay in stock, to set aside
2.
to accumulate (e.g. knowledge), to build up (e.g. experience), to develop (e.g. one's skills)
3.
to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.), to wear
Other readings:
貯える【たくわえる】

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, auxillary suru verb
attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
Other readings:
繁る【しげる】
滋る【しげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
receipt (of money), receiving

noun, auxillary suru verb
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
交替【こうたい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)

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】

no-adjective, noun
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

noun
subordinate, subordinates, inferior, inferiors, junior
See also:目上,  部下

adverb
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
horizon (related to bodies of water)
See also:地平線

noun
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
あて名【あてな】

noun
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despotism, autocracy
Other readings:
擅制【せんせい】

noun
1.
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
2.
capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

noun
1.
farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
2.
pasture, meadow, grazing land
Other readings:
牧場【まきば】

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

noun
1.
China and Japan
2.
Chinese and Japanese (languages)
3.
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds, kanji dictionary(abbreviation)
See also:漢和辞典

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC
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