This is the JLPT N2 kanji list, which includes 374 characters specific to the N2 level.
You must know about 1,000 kanji in total in order to pass the JLPT N2, including kanji from N3, N4 & N5, so make sure to review those lists as well.
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| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 将 | shou ショウ | masa(ni), hata まさ(に)、 はた | leader; commander; general; admiral |
| 102 | 幅 | fuku フク | haba はば | hanging scroll; width |
| 103 | 般 | han ハン | carrier; carry; all; general; sort; kind | |
| 104 | 貿 | bou ボウ | trade; exchange | |
| 105 | 講 | kou コウ | lecture; club; association | |
| 106 | 林 | rin リン | hayashi はやし | grove; forest |
| 107 | 装 | sou, shou ソウ、 ショウ | yosoo(u) よそお(う) | attire; dress; pretend; disguise |
| 108 | 諸 | sho ショ | moro もろ | various; many; several; together |
| 109 | 劇 | geki ゲキ | drama; play | |
| 110 | 河 | ka カ | kawa かわ | river |
| 111 | 航 | kou コウ | navigate; sail; cruise; fly | |
| 112 | 鉄 | tetsu テツ | kurogane くろがね | iron |
| 113 | 児 | ji ジ | ko こ | newborn babe; child |
| 114 | 禁 | kin キン | prohibition; ban; forbid | |
| 115 | 印 | in イン | shirushi しるし | stamp; seal; mark; symbol; trademark |
| 116 | 逆 | gyaku ギャク | saka(rau) さか(らう) | inverted; reverse; opposite |
| 117 | 換 | kan カン | ka(eru) か(える) | interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew |
| 118 | 久 | kyuu, ku キュウ、 ク | hisa(shii) ひさ(しい) | long time; old story |
| 119 | 短 | tan タン | mijika(i) みじか(い) | short; fault; defect; weak point |
| 120 | 油 | yu ユ | abura あぶら | oil; fat |
| 121 | 暴 | bou, baku ボウ、 バク | aba(ku) あば(く) | outburst; force; violence |
| 122 | 輪 | rin リン | wa わ | wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers |
| 123 | 占 | sen セン | shi(meru), urana(u) し(める)、 うらな(う) | fortune-telling; divining; forecasting |
| 124 | 植 | shoku ショク | u(eru) う(える) | plant |
| 125 | 清 | sei セイ | kiyo(i) きよ(い) | pure; purify; cleanse |
| 126 | 倍 | bai バイ | double; twice; times; fold | |
| 127 | 均 | kin キン | nara(su) なら(す) | level; average |
| 128 | 億 | oku オク | hundred million; 10**8 | |
| 129 | 圧 | atsu アツ | o(su) お(す) | pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress |
| 130 | 芸 | gei ゲイ | u(eru), nori, waza う(える)、 のり、 わざ | technique; art; craft; performance; acting |
| 131 | 署 | sho ショ | signature; govt office; police station | |
| 132 | 伸 | shin シン | no(biru) の(びる) | expand; stretch; extend |
| 133 | 停 | tei テイ | to(meru) と(める) | halt; stopping |
| 134 | 爆 | baku バク | ha(zeru) は(ぜる) | bomb; burst open |
| 135 | 陸 | riku, roku リク、 ロク | oka おか | land; six |
| 136 | 玉 | gyoku ギョク | tama たま | jewel; ball |
| 137 | 波 | ha ハ | nami なみ | waves; billows |
| 138 | 帯 | tai タイ | o(biru) お(びる) | sash; belt; obi; zone; region |
| 139 | 延 | en エン | no(biru) の(びる) | prolong; stretching |
| 140 | 羽 | u ウ | ha, wa, hane は、 わ、 はね | feathers; counter for birds, rabbits |
| 141 | 固 | ko コ | kata(meru) かた(める) | harden; set; clot; curdle |
| 142 | 則 | soku ソク | notto(ru) のっと(る) | rule; follow; based on |
| 143 | 乱 | ran ラン | mida(reru) みだ(れる) | riot; war; disorder; disturb |
| 144 | 普 | fu フ | amane(ku) あまね(く) | universal; generally |
| 145 | 測 | soku ソク | haka(ru) はか(る) | fathom; plan; scheme; measure |
| 146 | 豊 | hou, bu ホウ、 ブ | yuta(ka), toyo ゆた(か)、 とよ | bountiful; excellent; rich |
| 147 | 厚 | kou コウ | atsu(i) あつ(い) | thick; heavy; rich |
| 148 | 齢 | rei レイ | yowai, toshi よわい、 とし | age |
| 149 | 囲 | i イ | kako(mu) かこ(む) | surround; enclosure; preserve; keep |
| 150 | 卒 | sotsu ソツ | so(ssuru) そっ(する) | graduate; soldier; private; die |
| 151 | 略 | ryaku リャク | hobo ほぼ | abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten |
| 152 | 承 | shou ショウ | uketamawa(ru) うけたまわ(る) | hear; listen to; be informed; receive |
| 153 | 順 | jun ジュン | obey; order; turn; occasion | |
| 154 | 岩 | gan ガン | iwa いわ | boulder; rock; cliff |
| 155 | 練 | ren レン | ne(ru) ね(る) | practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine |
| 156 | 軽 | kei ケイ | karu(i) かる(い) | lightly; trifling; unimportant |
| 157 | 了 | ryou リョウ | complete; finish | |
| 158 | 庁 | chou チョウ | yakusho やくしょ | government office |
| 159 | 城 | jou, sei ジョウ、 セイ | shiro しろ | castle |
| 160 | 患 | kan カン | wazura(u) わずら(う) | afflicted; disease; suffer from; be ill |
| 161 | 層 | sou ソウ | stratum; social class; layer; story; floor | |
| 162 | 版 | han ハン | printing block; edition; impression; label | |
| 163 | 令 | rei レイ | orders; command; decree | |
| 164 | 角 | kaku カク | kado, tsuno かど、 つの | angle; corner; square |
| 165 | 絡 | raku ラク | kara(mu) から(む) | entwine; coil around; get caught in |
| 166 | 損 | son ソン | soko(nau) そこ(なう) | damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure |
| 167 | 募 | bo ボ | tsuno(ru) つの(る) | recruit; campaign |
| 168 | 裏 | ri リ | ura うら | back; reverse; inside; rear |
| 169 | 仏 | butsu ブツ | hotoke ほとけ | Buddha, the dead, France |
| 170 | 績 | seki セキ | exploits; achievements | |
| 171 | 築 | chiku チク | kizu(ku) きず(く) | fabricate; build; construct |
| 172 | 貨 | ka カ | takara たから | freight; goods; property |
| 173 | 混 | kon コン | ma(jiru) ま(じる) | mix; blend; confuse |
| 174 | 昇 | shou ショウ | nobo(ru) のぼ(る) | rise up |
| 175 | 池 | chi チ | ike いけ | pond; pool; reservoir |
| 176 | 血 | ketsu ケツ | chi ち | blood |
| 177 | 温 | on オン | atata(kai), nuku あたた(かい)、ぬく | warm |
| 178 | 季 | ki キ | seasons | |
| 179 | 星 | sei セイ | hoshi ほし | star |
| 180 | 永 | ei エイ | naga(i) なが(い) | eternity; long; lengthy |
| 181 | 著 | cho, chaku チョ、 チャク | arawa(su), ichijiru(shii) あらわ(す)、 いちじる(しい) | renowned; publish; write |
| 182 | 誌 | shi シ | document; records | |
| 183 | 庫 | ko, ku コ、 ク | kura くら | warehouse; storehouse |
| 184 | 刊 | kan カン | publish; carve; engrave | |
| 185 | 像 | zou ゾウ | statue; picture; image; figure | |
| 186 | 香 | kou, kyou コウ、 キョウ | kao(ri) かお(り) | incense; smell; perfume |
| 187 | 坂 | han ハン | saka さか | slope; incline; hill |
| 188 | 底 | tei テイ | soko そこ | bottom; sole; depth; bottom price |
| 189 | 布 | fu フ | nuno, shi(ku) ぬの、 し(く) | linen; cloth; spread; distribute |
| 190 | 寺 | ji ジ | tera てら | Buddhist temple |
| 191 | 宇 | u ウ | eaves; roof; house; heaven | |
| 192 | 巨 | kyo キョ | gigantic; big; large; great | |
| 193 | 震 | shin シン | furu(u) ふる(う) | quake; shake; tremble; quiver |
| 194 | 希 | ki キ | mare, koinega(u) まれ、 こいねが(う) | hope; beg; request; pray |
| 195 | 触 | shoku ショク | fu(reru), sawa(ru) ふ(れる)、 さわ(る) | contact; touch; feel; hit; proclaim; announce |
| 196 | 依 | i, e イ、 エ | yo(ru) よ(る) | reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to |
| 197 | 籍 | seki セキ | enroll; register; membership | |
| 198 | 汚 | o オ | yogo(su), kitana(i), kega(su) よご(す)、 きたな(い)、 けが(す) | dirty; pollute; disgrace; defile |
| 199 | 枚 | mai, bai マイ、 バイ | sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects | |
| 200 | 複 | fuku フク | duplicate; double; compound; multiple | |
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