JLPT N2 Kanji List with Interactive Flashcards

JLPT N2 Level Kanji 漢字

Mastering the 367 additional Kanji for the JLPT N2 level is a crucial milestone in advancing your Japanese proficiency. This page provides a complete N2 Kanji list with all the meanings, Onyomi, and Kunyomi readings. You can also use the free interactive flashcard tool to test your Kanji knowledge and practice active recall before the exam.

Please note that this is not a cumulative list and excludes characters already covered in previous levels. To review the prerequisite characters, you can access the individual lists for JLPT N5 Kanji, JLPT N4 Kanji, and JLPT N3 Kanji.

Looking for N2 vocabulary? View the complete JLPT N2 Vocabulary List and Flashcards or other JLPT resources.

Interactive JLPT N2 Kanji Flashcards

These free JLPT N2 Kanji (漢字) flashcards show you random Kanji. Click the card to reveal the meaning and readings. Use this tool daily to build active recall before moving on to N1.

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How many Kanji are required for JLPT N2?

Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 367 Kanji, sourced from list found at Jonathan Waller's, which I then refined for optimal study by filling in any missing data using Kanjiapi as an external source, followed by a final data cleanup.

Found any issues? I'd appreciate the feedback.

Complete JLPT N2 Kanji Table: Meanings, Onyomi, and Kunyomi

A comprehensive list of Kanji for JLPT Level N2 with their meanings, onyomi, and kunyomi readings.

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KanjiMeaningOnyomiKunyomi
略abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunderリャクおかす、おさめる、はかる、はかりごと、はぶく、ほぼ
承acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receiveショウ、ジョウうける、うけたまわる
患afflicted, disease, suffer from, be illカンわずらう
再again, twice, second timeサ、サイふたたび
齢ageレイとし、よわい
肯agreement, consent, comply withコウがえんじる
農agriculture, farmersノウ-
角angle, corner, square, horn, antlersカクかど、つの
腕arm, ability, talentワンうで
軍army, force, troops, war, battleグンいくさ
灰ashes, puckery juice, cremateカイはい
装attire, dress, pretend, disguise, professショウ、ソウよそおい、よそおう
敬awe, respect, honor, revereキョウ、ケイうやまう
裏back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong sideリうら
章badge, chapter, composition, poem, designショウ-
荷baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freightカに
焼bake, burningショウ-やき、やき、やき-、やく、やける
竹bambooチクたけ
麦barley, wheatバクむぎ
浴bathe, be favored with, bask inヨクあびせる、あびる
岸beachガンきし
床bed, floor, padding, tatami, counter for bedsショウとこ、ゆか
血bloodケツち
咲blossom, bloomショウ-ざき、さく
舟boat, shipシュウ-ぶね、ふな-、ふね
爆bomb, burst open, pop, splitバクはぜる
府borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouseフ-
胸bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelingsキョウむな-、むね
底bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sortテイそこ
枝bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branchesシえだ
岩boulder, rock, cliffガンいわ
境boundary, border, regionキョウ、ケイさかい
豊bountiful, excellent, richブ、ホウとよ、ゆたか
脳brain, memoryドウ、ノウのうずる
橋bridgeキョウはし
仏Buddha, the dead, Franceフツ、ブツほとけ
寺Buddhist templeジてら
燃burn, blaze, glowネンもえる、もす、もやす
埋bury, be filled up, embeddedマイいける、うまる、うめる、うもれる、うずまる、うずめる
算calculate, divining, number, abacus, probabilityサンそろ
菓candy, cakes, fruitカ-
帽cap, headgearボウ、モウおおう、ずきん
般carrier, carry, all, general, kind, sortハン-
城castleジョウ、セイしろ
祝celebrate, congratulateシュウ、シュクいわう
央center, middleオウ-
課chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)カ-
炭charcoal, coalタンすみ
快cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortableカイこころよい
周circumference, circuit, lapシュウまわり
雲cloudウン-ぐも、くも
曇cloudy weather, cloud upドンくもる
協co-, cooperationキョウ-
委committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discardイゆだねる
比compare, race, ratio, Philipines, Philippinesヒくらべる
編compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a bookヘン-あみ、あむ
了complete, finishリョウ-
濃concentrated, thick, dark, undilutedノウこい
況condition, situationキョウいわんや、おもむき、まして
喫consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)キツのむ
触contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflictショクさわ、さわる、ふれる
械contraption, fetter, machine, instrumentカイかせ
銅copperドウあかがね
隅corner, nookグウすみ
綿cottonメンわた
勇courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroismユウいさむ
造create, make, structure, physiqueゾウ-づくり、つくり、つくる
紅crimson, deep redク、コウあかい、くれない、べに
歴curriculum, continuation, passage of timeレキ、レッキ-
筒cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeveトウつつ
細dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, preciseサイこまか、こまかい、ほそい、ほそる
損damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injureソン-そこなう、-そこねる、そこなう、そこねる、そこなう
湿damp, wet, moistシツ、シュウうるおう、うるおす、しめす、しめる
届deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forwardカイ-とどけ、とどく、とどける
預deposit, custody, leave with, entrust toヨあずかる、あずける
机desk, tableキつくえ
掘dig, delve, excavateクツほる
薄dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grassハク-うす、うす-、うすい、うすまる、うすめる、うすら-、うすらぐ、うすれる、すすき
汚dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defileオきたない、けがす、けがらわしい、けがれる、よごす、よごれる
捨discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrificeシャすてる
皿dish, a helping, plateベイさら
誌document, recordsシ-
戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)コと
倍double, twice, times, foldバイ-
劇drama, playゲキ-
滴drip, dropテキしずく、したたる
乾drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperorカン、ケンいぬい、かわかす、かわく、ひる、ほす
干dry, parch, ebb, intercede, interfere, recedeカン-ぼし、ひる、ほし-、ほす
鈍dull, slow, foolish, bluntドンなまる、なまくら、にぶ-、にぶい、にぶる
複duplicate, double, compound, multipleフク-
減dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungryゲンへらす、へる
各each, every, eitherカクおのおの
宇eaves, roof, house, heavenウ-
卵egg, ovum, spawn, roeランたまご
象elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)ショウ、ゾウかたどる
雇employ, hireコやとう
競emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, raceキョウ、ケイきそう、くらべる、せる
籍enroll, domiciliary register, membershipセキ-
臓entrails, viscera, bowelsゾウはらわた
絡entwine, coil around, get caught inラクからまる、からむ
辺environs, boundary, border, vicinityヘン-べ、あたり、ほとり
匹equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of clothヒツひき
設establishment, provision, prepareセツもうける
永eternity, long, lengthyエイながい
欧Europeオウうたう、はく
替exchange, spare, substitute, per-タイかえ-、かえる、かわる
伸expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increaseシンのす、のばす、のびる、のべる
績exploits, unreeling cocoons, achievementsセキ-
築fabricate, build, constructチクきずく
脂fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tarシあぶら
測fathom, plan, scheme, measureソクはかる
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits, counter for birds, rabbitsウは、はね、わ
漁fishing, fisheryギョ、リョウあさる
軒flats, counter for houses, eavesケンのき
群flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, clusterグンむれ、むれる、むら、むらがる
粉flour, powder, dustフンこ、こな、デシメートル
栄flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendorエイ、ヨウ-ばえ、え、さかえる、はえ、はえる
瓶flower pot, bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urnビンかめ、へい
液fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretionエキ-
省focus, government ministry, conserve, omitショウ、セイかえりみる、はぶく
勢forces, energy, military strengthセイ、ゼイいきおい、はずみ
額forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volumeガクひたい
森forest, woodsシンもり
占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, takeセンうらなう、しめる
貨freight, goods, propertyカたから
凍frozen, congeal, refrigerateトウいてる、こおる、こごえる、こごる、しみる
毛fur, hair, feather, downモウけ
衣garment, clothes, dressingイ、エ-ぎ、きぬ、ころも
門gates, counter for cannons, gateモンかど、と
総general, whole, all, full, totalソウすべて、すべて、ふさ
純genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)ジュン-
巨gigantic, big, large, greatキョ-
仲go-between, relationshipチュウなか
庁government officeチョウ、テイやくしょ
卒graduate, soldier, private, dieシュツ、ソツおえる、おわる、そっする、ついに、にわか
粒grains, drop, counter for tiny particlesリュウつぶ
孫grandchild, descendantsソンまご
緑greenリョク、ロクみどり
磨grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)マする、みがく
団group, associationダン、トンかたまり、まるい
林grove, forestリンはやし
導guidance, leading, conduct, usherドウみちびく
湾gulf, bay, inletワンいりえ
停halt, stoppingテイとまる、とめる
幅hanging scroll, widthフクはば
固harden, set, clot, curdleコかたい、かたまり、かたまる、かためる
憎hate, detestゾウにくい、にくしみ、にくむ、にくらしい
療heal, cureリョウ-
奥heart, interiorオウおく、おくまる、くま
史history, chronicleシ-
希hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenalキ、ケこいねがう、まれ
湯hot water, bath, hot springトウゆ
億hundred million, 10**8オク-
氷icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congealヒョウこおる、こおり、ひ
照illuminate, shine, compare, bashfulショウてらす、てる、てれる
香incense, smell, perfumeキョウ、コウか、かおり、かおる
含include, bear in mind, understand, cherish, contain, hold in the mouthガンふくむ、ふくめる
被incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receivingヒおおう、かぶせる、かぶる、こうむる
個individual, counter for articles and military units, counter for articlesカ、コ-
幼infancy, childhoodヨウおさない
虫insect, bug, temperキ、チュウむし
訓instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, readキン、クンおしえる、くんずる、よむ
賢intelligent, wise, wisdom, clevernessケンかしこい
換interchange, period, charge, change?, change, convert, renew, replaceカン-かえる、かえる、かわる
紹introduce, inherit, helpショウ-
逆inverted, reverse, opposite, wickedギャク、ゲキさか、さかさ、さからう
査investigateサ-
鉄ironテツくろがね
島islandトウしま
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself withカイ-
玉jewel, ballギョク-だま、たま、たま-
踊jump, dance, leap, skipヨウおどる
領jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reignリョウえり
童juvenile, childドウわらべ
荒laid waste, rough, rude, wildコウあらし、あらす、あれる、あらい、すさぶ、すさむ
湖lakeコみずうみ
灯lamp, a light, light, counter for lightsトウあかり、ともす、ともしび、ひ、ほ-
陸land, sixリク、ロクおか
濯laundry, wash, pour on, rinseタクすすぐ、ゆすぐ
将leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just aboutショウ、ソウはた、ひきいる、まさ、まさに、もって
傾lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, biasケイかしげる、かたげる、かたぶく、かたむく、かたむける
革leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt, reformカクかわ
講lecture, club, associationコウ-
均level, averageキンならす
軽lightly, trifling, unimportantキョウ、キン、ケイかるい、かろやか、かろんじる
線line, trackセンすじ
布linen, cloth, distribute, spreadフ、ホきれ、しく、ぬの
畜livestock, domestic fowl and animalsチク-
腰loins, hips, waist, low wainscotingヨウこし
久long time, old storyキュウ、クひさしい
低lower, short, humbleテイひくい、ひくまる、ひくめる
材lumber, log, timber, wood, talent, ingredients, materialsザイ-
郵mail, stagecoach stopユウ-
販marketing, sell, tradeハン-
溶melt, dissolve, thawヨウとかす、とく、とける
述mention, state, speak, relateジュツのべる
効merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefitコウきく、ききめ、ならう
乳milk, breastsニュウち、ちち
鉱mineral, oreコウあらがね
混mix, blend, confuseコン-まじり、こむ、まざる、まじる、まぜる
型mould, type, modelケイ-がた、かた
殿Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lordテン、デン-どの、との
泥mud, mire, adhere to, be attached toデ、デイ、ナイ、ニどろ、なずむ
航navigate, sail, cruise, flyコウ-
針needle, pin, staple, stingerシンはり
児newborn babe, child, young of animalsゲイ、ジ、ニ-こ、-っこ、こ
鼻nose, snoutビはな
順obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasionジュン-
営occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)エイいとなみ、いとなむ
油oil, fatユ、ユウあぶら
旧old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-キュウふるい、もと
片one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)ヘンかた、かた-
令orders, ancient laws, command, decree, good, lawsレイ-
暴outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrageバク、ボウあばく、あばれる
郊outskirts, suburbs, rural areaコウ-
泊overnight, put up at, ride at anchor, 3-day stay, overnight stayハクとまる、とめる
詰packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blameキチ、キツ-づめ、つまる、つむ、つめ、つめる
塔pagoda, tower, steepleトウ-
塗paint, plaster, daub, smear, coatingトぬり、ぬる、まみれる
双pair, set, comparison, counter for pairsソウたぐい、ならぶ、ふた、ふたつ
燥parch, dry upソウはしゃぐ
詞part of speech, words, poetryシことば
党party, faction, cliqueトウなかま、むら
伺pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, imploreシうかがう
皮pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)ヒかわ
拾pick up, gather, find, go on foot, tenシュウ、ジュウひろう
採pick, take, fetch, take upサイとる
柱pillar, post, cylinder, supportチュウはしら
挟pinch, betweenキョウ、ショウさしはさむ、はさまる、はさむ、わきばさむ
管pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdictionカンくだ
板plank, board, plate, stageハン、バンいた
植plantショクうえる、うわる
鋭pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violentエイするどい
毒poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spiteドク-
極poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48キョク、ゴク-ぎめ、きまる、きめる、きわまり、きわまる、きわみ、きわめる
池pond, cistern, pool, reservoirチいけ
兆portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptomsチョウきざし、きざす
練practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refineレンねり、ねる
祈pray, wishキいのる
県prefectureケンかける
贈presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting somethingソウ、ゾウおくる
圧pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominateアツ、エン、オウおさえる、おす、おさえる、へす
版printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, labelハン-
刷printing, print, brushサツ-ずり、-ずり、する、はく
賞prize, reward, praiseショウほめる
禁prohibition, ban, forbidキン-
延prolong, stretchingエンのばす、のびる、のべ、のべる
刊publish, carve, engraveカン-
清pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynastyショウ、シン、セイきよい、きよまる、きよめる
震quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiverシンふるう、ふるえる、ふるわす、ふるわせる
量quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmiseリョウはかる
域range, region, limits, stage, levelイキ-
珍rare, curious, strangeチンたから、めずらしい
録recordロクしるす、とる
募recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violentボつのる
改reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, searchカイあらたまる、あらためる
涼refreshing, nice and coolリョウうすい、すずしい、すずむ、すずやか、ひやす、まことに
依reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due toイ、エよる
著renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suit, counter for suits of clothing, literary workチャク、チョあらわす、いちじるしい
復restore, return to, revert, resumeフクまた
臣retainer, subjectシン、ジン-
尊revered, valuable, precious, noble, exaltedソンたっとい、たっとぶ、とうとい、とうとぶ
律rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, controlリチ、リツ、レツ-
乱riot, war, disorder, disturbラン、ロンおさめる、みだ、みだす、みだる、みだれる、わたる
昇rise upショウのぼる
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worshipサイまつり、まつる、まつり
河riverカかわ
棒rod, stick, cane, pole, club, lineボウ-
恋romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darlingレンこう、こい、こいしい
根root, radical, head (pimple)コン-ね、ね
丸round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away, full (month)ガンまる、まるい、まるめる
並row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equalヘイ、ホウなみ、なみ、ならびに、ならぶ、ならべる
則rule, follow, based on, model after, lawソクすなわち、のっとる、のり
袋sack, bag, pouchタイ、ダイふくろ
塩saltエンしお
砂sandサ、シャすな
帯sash, belt, obi, zone, regionタイおびる、おび
貯savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustacheチョためる、たくわえる
巻scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)カン、ケンまき、まく、まき
封seal, closingフウ、ホウ-
捜search, look for, locateシュ、シュウ、ソウさがす
季seasonsキ-
秒second (1, 60 minute), second (1/60 minute)ビョウ-
召seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)ショウめす
沸seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breedフツわかす、わく
準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitateジュンじゅんじる、じゅんずる、なぞらえる、のり、ひとしい、みずもり
浅shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shamefulセンあさい
枚sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheetsバイ、マイ-
貝shellfishバイかい
移shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into, catch (cold, fire)イうつす、うつる
短short, brevity, fault, defect, weak pointタンみじかい
肩shoulderケンかた
担shouldering, carry, raise, bearタンかつぐ、になう
叫shout, exclaim, yellキョウさけぶ
署signature, govt office, police stationショ-
簡simplicity, brevityカン、ケンえらぶ、ふだ
沈sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloesジン、チンしずむ、しずめる
骨skeleton, bone, remains, frameコツほね
技skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, artsギわざ
膚skin, body, grain, texture, dispositionフはだ
坂slope, incline, hillハンさか
軟softナンやわらか、やわらかい
兵soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tacticsヒョウ、ヘイつわもの
専specialty, exclusive, mainly, solelyセンもっぱら
辛spicy, bitter, hot, acridシン-づらい、かのと、からい、つらい
泉spring, fountainセンいずみ
印stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, Indiaイン-じるし、しるす、しるし
星star, spot, dot, markショウ、セイ-ぼし、ほし
州state, provinceシュウ、スす
像statue, picture, image, figure, portraitゾウ-
蒸steam, heat, sultry, foment, get mustyジョウ、セイむす、むらす、むれる
硬stiff, hardコウかたい
胃stomach, paunch, crop, crawイ-
駐stop-over, reside in, residentチュウ-
蔵storehouse, hide, own, have, possessソウ、ゾウおさめる、かくれる、くら
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a buildingカイきざはし
層stratum, social class, layer, story, floorソウ-
補supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learnerホおぎなう
姓surnameショウ、セイ-
囲surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keepイかこい、かこう、かこむ
汗sweat, perspireカンあせ
掃sweep, brushシュ、ソウはく
甘sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugaryカンあまい、あまえる、あまやかす、うまい
札tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bidサツふだ
畳tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away withジョウ、チョウかさなる、たたむ、たたみ
税tax, dutyゼイ-
涙tears, sympathyルイ、レイなみだ
芸technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stuntウン、ゲイうえる、のり、わざ
柔tender, weakness, gentleness, softnessジュウ、ニュウやわ、やわら、やわらか、やわらかい
肌texture, skin, body, grainキはだ
翌the following, nextヨク-
厚thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shamelessコウあか、あつい
刺thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling cardシささる、さし、さす、さし、とげ
糸threadシいと
券ticketケン-
耕till, plow, cultivateコウたがやす
缶tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)カンかま
符token, sign, mark, tally, charmフ-
冊tome, counter for books, volumeサク、サツふみ
接touch, contact, adjoin, piece togetherショウ、セツつぐ
村town, villageソンむら
跡tracks, mark, print, impressionセキあと
貿trade, exchangeボウ-
超transcend, super-, ultra-チョウこえる、こす
輸transport, send, be inferiorシュ、ユ-
宝treasure, wealth, valuablesホウたから
悩trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illnessノウなやましい、なやます、なやむ、なやみ
普universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussiaフあまねく、あまねし
谷valleyコクきわまる、たに
諸various, many, several, togetherショもろ
菜vegetable, side dish, greensサイな
隻vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pairセキ-
副vice-, duplicate, copy, aide, assistantフク-
防ward off, defend, protect, resistボウふせぐ
区ward, districtオウ、ク、コウ-
庫warehouse, storehouseク、コくら
温warmオンあたたか、あたたかい、あたたまる、あたためる、ぬく
武warrior, military, chivalry, armsブ、ムたけ、たけし
波waves, billows, Polandハなみ
弱weak, frailジャクよわい、よわまる、よわめる、よわる
輪wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowersリンわ
枯wither, die, dry up, be seasonedコからす、かれる
拝worship, adore, pray toハイおがむ、おろがむ
包wrap, pack up, cover, concealホウくるむ、つつむ
筆writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwritingヒツふで
黄yellowオウ、コウき、こ-
零zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipherレイこぼす、こぼれる、ぜろ
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