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.

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
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
acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receiveショウ、ジョウうける、うけたまわる
afflicted, disease, suffer from, be illカンわずらう
again, twice, second timeサ、サイふたたび
ageレイとし、よわい
agreement, consent, comply withコウがえんじる
agriculture, farmersノウ-
angle, corner, square, horn, antlersカクかど、つの
arm, ability, talentワンうで
army, force, troops, war, battleグンいくさ
ashes, puckery juice, cremateカイはい
attire, dress, pretend, disguise, professショウ、ソウよそおい、よそおう
awe, respect, honor, revereキョウ、ケイうやまう
back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong sideうら
badge, chapter, composition, poem, designショウ-
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
bake, burningショウ-やき、やき、やき-、やく、やける
bambooチクたけ
barley, wheatバクむぎ
bathe, be favored with, bask inヨクあびせる、あびる
beachガンきし
bed, floor, padding, tatami, counter for bedsショウとこ、ゆか
bloodケツ
blossom, bloomショウ-ざき、さく
boat, shipシュウ-ぶね、ふな-、ふね
bomb, burst open, pop, splitバクはぜる
borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse-
bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelingsキョウむな-、むね
bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sortテイそこ
bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branchesえだ
boulder, rock, cliffガンいわ
boundary, border, regionキョウ、ケイさかい
bountiful, excellent, richブ、ホウとよ、ゆたか
brain, memoryドウ、ノウのうずる
bridgeキョウはし
Buddha, the dead, Franceフツ、ブツほとけ
Buddhist templeてら
burn, blaze, glowネンもえる、もす、もやす
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
calculate, divining, number, abacus, probabilityサンそろ
candy, cakes, fruit-
cap, headgearボウ、モウおおう、ずきん
carrier, carry, all, general, kind, sortハン-
castleジョウ、セイしろ
celebrate, congratulateシュウ、シュクいわう
center, middleオウ-
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)-
charcoal, coalタンすみ
cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortableカイこころよい
circumference, circuit, lapシュウまわり
cloudウン-ぐも、くも
cloudy weather, cloud upドンくもる
co-, cooperationキョウ-
committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discardゆだねる
compare, race, ratio, Philipines, Philippinesくらべる
compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a bookヘン-あみ、あむ
complete, finishリョウ-
concentrated, thick, dark, undilutedノウこい
condition, situationキョウいわんや、おもむき、まして
consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)キツのむ
contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflictショクさわ、さわる、ふれる
contraption, fetter, machine, instrumentカイかせ
copperドウあかがね
corner, nookグウすみ
綿cottonメンわた
courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroismユウいさむ
create, make, structure, physiqueゾウ-づくり、つくり、つくる
crimson, deep redク、コウあかい、くれない、べに
curriculum, continuation, passage of timeレキ、レッキ-
cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeveトウつつ
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, preciseサイこまか、こまかい、ほそい、ほそる
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
deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forwardカイ-とどけ、とどく、とどける
deposit, custody, leave with, entrust toあずかる、あずける
desk, tableつくえ
dig, delve, excavateクツほる
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
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defileきたない、けがす、けがらわしい、けがれる、よごす、よごれる
discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrificeシャすてる
dish, a helping, plateベイさら
document, records-
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
double, twice, times, foldバイ-
drama, playゲキ-
drip, dropテキしずく、したたる
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
dry, parch, ebb, intercede, interfere, recedeカン-ぼし、ひる、ほし-、ほす
dull, slow, foolish, bluntドンなまる、なまくら、にぶ-、にぶい、にぶる
duplicate, double, compound, multipleフク-
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungryゲンへらす、へる
each, every, eitherカクおのおの
eaves, roof, house, heaven-
egg, ovum, spawn, roeランたまご
elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)ショウ、ゾウかたどる
employ, hireやとう
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, raceキョウ、ケイきそう、くらべる、せる
enroll, domiciliary register, membershipセキ-
entrails, viscera, bowelsゾウはらわた
entwine, coil around, get caught inラクからまる、からむ
environs, boundary, border, vicinityヘン-べ、あたり、ほとり
equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of clothヒツひき
establishment, provision, prepareセツもうける
eternity, long, lengthyエイながい
Europeオウうたう、はく
exchange, spare, substitute, per-タイかえ-、かえる、かわる
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increaseシンのす、のばす、のびる、のべる
exploits, unreeling cocoons, achievementsセキ-
fabricate, build, constructチクきずく
fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tarあぶら
fathom, plan, scheme, measureソクはかる
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits, counter for birds, rabbitsは、はね、わ
fishing, fisheryギョ、リョウあさる
flats, counter for houses, eavesケンのき
flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, clusterグンむれ、むれる、むら、むらがる
flour, powder, dustフンこ、こな、デシメートル
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendorエイ、ヨウ-ばえ、え、さかえる、はえ、はえる
flower pot, bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urnビンかめ、へい
fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretionエキ-
focus, government ministry, conserve, omitショウ、セイかえりみる、はぶく
forces, energy, military strengthセイ、ゼイいきおい、はずみ
forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volumeガクひたい
forest, woodsシンもり
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, takeセンうらなう、しめる
freight, goods, propertyたから
frozen, congeal, refrigerateトウいてる、こおる、こごえる、こごる、しみる
fur, hair, feather, downモウ
garment, clothes, dressingイ、エ-ぎ、きぬ、ころも
gates, counter for cannons, gateモンかど、と
general, whole, all, full, totalソウすべて、すべて、ふさ
genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)ジュン-
gigantic, big, large, greatキョ-
go-between, relationshipチュウなか
government officeチョウ、テイやくしょ
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
grains, drop, counter for tiny particlesリュウつぶ
grandchild, descendantsソンまご
greenリョク、ロクみどり
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)する、みがく
group, associationダン、トンかたまり、まるい
grove, forestリンはやし
guidance, leading, conduct, usherドウみちびく
gulf, bay, inletワンいりえ
halt, stoppingテイとまる、とめる
hanging scroll, widthフクはば
harden, set, clot, curdleかたい、かたまり、かたまる、かためる
hate, detestゾウにくい、にくしみ、にくむ、にくらしい
heal, cureリョウ-
heart, interiorオウおく、おくまる、くま
history, chronicle-
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenalキ、ケこいねがう、まれ
hot water, bath, hot springトウ
hundred million, 10**8オク-
icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congealヒョウこおる、こおり、ひ
illuminate, shine, compare, bashfulショウてらす、てる、てれる
incense, smell, perfumeキョウ、コウか、かおり、かおる
include, bear in mind, understand, cherish, contain, hold in the mouthガンふくむ、ふくめる
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receivingおおう、かぶせる、かぶる、こうむる
individual, counter for articles and military units, counter for articlesカ、コ-
infancy, childhoodヨウおさない
insect, bug, temperキ、チュウむし
instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, readキン、クンおしえる、くんずる、よむ
intelligent, wise, wisdom, clevernessケンかしこい
interchange, period, charge, change?, change, convert, renew, replaceカン-かえる、かえる、かわる
introduce, inherit, helpショウ-
inverted, reverse, opposite, wickedギャク、ゲキさか、さかさ、さからう
investigate-
ironテツくろがね
islandトウしま
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself withカイ-
jewel, ballギョク-だま、たま、たま-
jump, dance, leap, skipヨウおどる
jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reignリョウえり
juvenile, childドウわらべ
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
lakeみずうみ
lamp, a light, light, counter for lightsトウあかり、ともす、ともしび、ひ、ほ-
land, sixリク、ロクおか
laundry, wash, pour on, rinseタクすすぐ、ゆすぐ
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
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
leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt, reformカクかわ
lecture, club, associationコウ-
level, averageキンならす
lightly, trifling, unimportantキョウ、キン、ケイかるい、かろやか、かろんじる
line, trackセンすじ
linen, cloth, distribute, spreadフ、ホきれ、しく、ぬの
livestock, domestic fowl and animalsチク-
loins, hips, waist, low wainscotingヨウこし
long time, old storyキュウ、クひさしい
lower, short, humbleテイひくい、ひくまる、ひくめる
lumber, log, timber, wood, talent, ingredients, materialsザイ-
mail, stagecoach stopユウ-
marketing, sell, tradeハン-
melt, dissolve, thawヨウとかす、とく、とける
mention, state, speak, relateジュツのべる
merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefitコウきく、ききめ、ならう
milk, breastsニュウち、ちち
mineral, oreコウあらがね
mix, blend, confuseコン-まじり、こむ、まざる、まじる、まぜる
mould, type, modelケイ-がた、かた
殿Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lordテン、デン-どの、との
mud, mire, adhere to, be attached toデ、デイ、ナイ、ニどろ、なずむ
navigate, sail, cruise, flyコウ-
needle, pin, staple, stingerシンはり
newborn babe, child, young of animalsゲイ、ジ、ニ-こ、-っこ、こ
nose, snoutはな
obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasionジュン-
occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)エイいとなみ、いとなむ
oil, fatユ、ユウあぶら
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-キュウふるい、もと
one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)ヘンかた、かた-
orders, ancient laws, command, decree, good, lawsレイ-
outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrageバク、ボウあばく、あばれる
outskirts, suburbs, rural areaコウ-
overnight, put up at, ride at anchor, 3-day stay, overnight stayハクとまる、とめる
packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blameキチ、キツ-づめ、つまる、つむ、つめ、つめる
pagoda, tower, steepleトウ-
paint, plaster, daub, smear, coatingぬり、ぬる、まみれる
pair, set, comparison, counter for pairsソウたぐい、ならぶ、ふた、ふたつ
parch, dry upソウはしゃぐ
part of speech, words, poetryことば
party, faction, cliqueトウなかま、むら
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, imploreうかがう
pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)かわ
pick up, gather, find, go on foot, tenシュウ、ジュウひろう
pick, take, fetch, take upサイとる
pillar, post, cylinder, supportチュウはしら
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
pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdictionカンくだ
plank, board, plate, stageハン、バンいた
plantショクうえる、うわる
pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violentエイするどい
poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spiteドク-
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
pond, cistern, pool, reservoirいけ
portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptomsチョウきざし、きざす
practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refineレンねり、ねる
pray, wishいのる
prefectureケンかける
presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting somethingソウ、ゾウおくる
pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominateアツ、エン、オウおさえる、おす、おさえる、へす
printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, labelハン-
printing, print, brushサツ-ずり、-ずり、する、はく
prize, reward, praiseショウほめる
prohibition, ban, forbidキン-
prolong, stretchingエンのばす、のびる、のべ、のべる
publish, carve, engraveカン-
pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynastyショウ、シン、セイきよい、きよまる、きよめる
quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiverシンふるう、ふるえる、ふるわす、ふるわせる
quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmiseリョウはかる
range, region, limits, stage, levelイキ-
rare, curious, strangeチンたから、めずらしい
recordロクしるす、とる
recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violentつのる
reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, searchカイあらたまる、あらためる
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
reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due toイ、エよる
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
restore, return to, revert, resumeフクまた
retainer, subjectシン、ジン-
revered, valuable, precious, noble, exaltedソンたっとい、たっとぶ、とうとい、とうとぶ
rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, controlリチ、リツ、レツ-
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
rise upショウのぼる
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worshipサイまつり、まつる、まつり
riverかわ
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, lineボウ-
romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darlingレンこう、こい、こいしい
root, radical, head (pimple)コン-ね、ね
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
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
rule, follow, based on, model after, lawソクすなわち、のっとる、のり
sack, bag, pouchタイ、ダイふくろ
saltエンしお
sandサ、シャすな
sash, belt, obi, zone, regionタイおびる、おび
savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustacheチョためる、たくわえる
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
seal, closingフウ、ホウ-
search, look for, locateシュ、シュウ、ソウさがす
seasons-
second (1, 60 minute), second (1/60 minute)ビョウ-
seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)ショウめす
seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breedフツわかす、わく
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
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shamefulセンあさい
sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheetsバイ、マイ-
shellfishバイかい
shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into, catch (cold, fire)うつす、うつる
short, brevity, fault, defect, weak pointタンみじかい
shoulderケンかた
shouldering, carry, raise, bearタンかつぐ、になう
shout, exclaim, yellキョウさけぶ
signature, govt office, police stationショ-
simplicity, brevityカン、ケンえらぶ、ふだ
sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloesジン、チンしずむ、しずめる
skeleton, bone, remains, frameコツほね
skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, artsわざ
skin, body, grain, texture, dispositionはだ
slope, incline, hillハンさか
softナンやわらか、やわらかい
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tacticsヒョウ、ヘイつわもの
specialty, exclusive, mainly, solelyセンもっぱら
spicy, bitter, hot, acridシン-づらい、かのと、からい、つらい
spring, fountainセンいずみ
stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, Indiaイン-じるし、しるす、しるし
star, spot, dot, markショウ、セイ-ぼし、ほし
state, provinceシュウ、ス
statue, picture, image, figure, portraitゾウ-
steam, heat, sultry, foment, get mustyジョウ、セイむす、むらす、むれる
stiff, hardコウかたい
stomach, paunch, crop, craw-
stop-over, reside in, residentチュウ-
storehouse, hide, own, have, possessソウ、ゾウおさめる、かくれる、くら
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a buildingカイきざはし
stratum, social class, layer, story, floorソウ-
supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learnerおぎなう
surnameショウ、セイ-
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keepかこい、かこう、かこむ
sweat, perspireカンあせ
sweep, brushシュ、ソウはく
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugaryカンあまい、あまえる、あまやかす、うまい
tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bidサツふだ
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
tax, dutyゼイ-
tears, sympathyルイ、レイなみだ
technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stuntウン、ゲイうえる、のり、わざ
tender, weakness, gentleness, softnessジュウ、ニュウやわ、やわら、やわらか、やわらかい
texture, skin, body, grainはだ
the following, nextヨク-
thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shamelessコウあか、あつい
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling cardささる、さし、さす、さし、とげ
threadいと
ticketケン-
till, plow, cultivateコウたがやす
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)カンかま
token, sign, mark, tally, charm-
tome, counter for books, volumeサク、サツふみ
touch, contact, adjoin, piece togetherショウ、セツつぐ
town, villageソンむら
tracks, mark, print, impressionセキあと
貿trade, exchangeボウ-
transcend, super-, ultra-チョウこえる、こす
transport, send, be inferiorシュ、ユ-
treasure, wealth, valuablesホウたから
trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illnessノウなやましい、なやます、なやむ、なやみ
universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussiaあまねく、あまねし
valleyコクきわまる、たに
various, many, several, togetherショもろ
vegetable, side dish, greensサイ
vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pairセキ-
vice-, duplicate, copy, aide, assistantフク-
ward off, defend, protect, resistボウふせぐ
ward, districtオウ、ク、コウ-
warehouse, storehouseク、コくら
warmオンあたたか、あたたかい、あたたまる、あたためる、ぬく
warrior, military, chivalry, armsブ、ムたけ、たけし
waves, billows, Polandなみ
weak, frailジャクよわい、よわまる、よわめる、よわる
wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowersリン
wither, die, dry up, be seasonedからす、かれる
worship, adore, pray toハイおがむ、おろがむ
wrap, pack up, cover, concealホウくるむ、つつむ
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwritingヒツふで
yellowオウ、コウき、こ-
zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipherレイこぼす、こぼれる、ぜろ
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