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.
Click on any of the kanji below to go to the lesson for that kanji. There you can get more detailed information, including common vocabulary words and example sentences using that kanji.
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| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 郵 | yuu ユウ | mail; stagecoach stop | |
| 202 | 仲 | chuu チュウ | naka なか | go-between; relationship |
| 203 | 栄 | ei エイ | saka(eru) さか(える) | flourish; prosperity; honor |
| 204 | 札 | satsu サツ | fuda ふだ | ticket; paper money; banknote; note |
| 205 | 板 | han, ban ハン、 バン | ita いた | plank; board; plate; stage |
| 206 | 骨 | kotsu コツ | hone ほね | skeleton; bone; remains; frame |
| 207 | 傾 | kei ケイ | katamu(ku) かたむ(く) | lean; incline; tilt; trend; bias |
| 208 | 届 | kai カイ | todo(keru) とど(ける) | deliver; reach; arrive; report |
| 209 | 巻 | kan カン | ma(ku), maki ま(く)、 まき | scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) |
| 210 | 燃 | nen ネン | mo(eru) も(える) | burn; blaze; glow |
| 211 | 跡 | seki セキ | ato あと | tracks; mark; print; impression |
| 212 | 包 | hou ホウ | tsutsu(mu), kuru(mu) つつ(む)、 くる(む) | wrap; pack up; cover; conceal |
| 213 | 駐 | chuu チュウ | stop-over; reside in; resident | |
| 214 | 弱 | jaku ジャク | yowa(i) よわ(い) | weak; frail |
| 215 | 紹 | shou ショウ | introduce; inherit; help | |
| 216 | 雇 | ko コ | yato(u) やと(う) | employ; hire |
| 217 | 替 | tai タイ | ka(waru) か(わる) | exchange, spare, substitute |
| 218 | 預 | yo ヨ | azu(keru) あず(ける) | deposit; custody; leave with; entrust to |
| 219 | 焼 | shou ショウ | ya(ku) や(く) | bake; burning |
| 220 | 簡 | kan カン | fuda, era(bu) ふだ、 えら(ぶ) | simplicity; brevity |
| 221 | 章 | shou ショウ | badge; chapter; composition; poem | |
| 222 | 臓 | zou ゾウ | harawata はらわた | entrails; viscera; bowels |
| 223 | 律 | ritsu, richi リツ、 リチ | rhythm; law; regulation; control | |
| 224 | 贈 | zou ゾウ | oku(ru) おく(る) | presents; send; give to; award to |
| 225 | 照 | shou ショウ | te(ru) て(る) | illuminate; shine; compare |
| 226 | 薄 | haku ハク | usu(i) うす(い) | dilute; thin; weak (tea) |
| 227 | 群 | gun グン | mu(reru), mura(garu) む(れる)、 むら(がる) | flock; group; crowd; herd |
| 228 | 秒 | byou ビョウ | second | |
| 229 | 奥 | ou オウ | oku おく | heart; interior |
| 230 | 詰 | kitsu キツ | tsu(meru) つ(める) | packed; close; rebuke; blame |
| 231 | 双 | sou ソウ | futa ふた | pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs |
| 232 | 刺 | shi シ | sa(su), toge さ(す)、 さし、 とげ | thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting |
| 233 | 純 | jun ジュン | genuine; purity; innocence | |
| 234 | 翌 | yoku ヨク | the following; next | |
| 235 | 快 | kai カイ | kokoroyo(i) こころよ(い) | cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 236 | 片 | hen ヘン | kata かた | one-sided; piece |
| 237 | 敬 | kei ケイ | uyama(u) うやま(う) | awe; respect; honor; revere |
| 238 | 悩 | nou ノウ | naya(mu) なや(む) | trouble; worry; in pain; distress; illness |
| 239 | 泉 | sen セン | izumi いずみ | spring; fountain |
| 240 | 皮 | hi ヒ | kawa かわ | skin; hide; leather |
| 241 | 漁 | gyo, ryou ギョ、 リョウ | asa(ru) あさ(る) | fishing; fishery |
| 242 | 荒 | kou コウ | ara(i), a(reru) あら(い)、あ(れる) | rough; wild |
| 243 | 貯 | cho チョ | ta(meru) た(める) | savings; store |
| 244 | 硬 | kou コウ | kata(i) かた(い) | stiff; hard |
| 245 | 埋 | mai マイ | u(meru) う(める) | bury; be filled up; embedded |
| 246 | 柱 | chuu チュウ | hashira はしら | pillar; post; cylinder; support |
| 247 | 祭 | sai サイ | matsuri まつり | ritual; offer prayers; celebrate |
| 248 | 袋 | tai タイ | fukuro ふくろ | sack; bag; pouch |
| 249 | 筆 | hitsu ヒツ | fude ふで | writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting |
| 250 | 訓 | kun クン | yo(mu), kun(zuru) よ(む)、くん(ずる) | instruction, explanation, read |
| 251 | 浴 | yoku ヨク | a(biru) あ(びる) | bathe; be favored with; bask in |
| 252 | 童 | dou ドウ | warabe わらべ | juvenile; child |
| 253 | 宝 | hou ホウ | takara たから | treasure; wealth; valuables |
| 254 | 封 | fuu, hou フウ、 ホウ | seal; closing | |
| 255 | 胸 | kyou キョウ | mune むね | bosom; breast; chest; heart; feelings |
| 256 | 砂 | sa, sha サ、 シャ | suna すな | sand |
| 257 | 塩 | en エン | shio しお | salt |
| 258 | 賢 | ken ケン | kashiko(i) かしこ(い) | intelligent; wise; wisdom; cleverness |
| 259 | 腕 | wan ワン | ude うで | arm; ability; talent |
| 260 | 兆 | chou チョウ | kiza(su) きざ(す) | trillion; sign; omen; symptoms |
| 261 | 床 | shou ショウ | toko, yuka とこ、 ゆか | bed; counter for beds; floor; padding; tatami |
| 262 | 毛 | mou モウ | ke け | fur; hair; feather |
| 263 | 緑 | ryoku, roku リョク、 ロク | midori みどり | green |
| 264 | 尊 | son ソン | touto(i) とうと(い) | revered; valuable; precious; noble |
| 265 | 祝 | shuku シュク | iwa(u) いわ(う) | celebrate; congratulate |
| 266 | 柔 | juu, nyuu ジュウ、 ニュウ | yawa(rakai) やわ(らかい) | tender; weakness; gentleness; softness |
| 267 | 殿 | den デン | tono, dono との、 どの | Mr.; hall; mansion; palace; temple; lord |
| 268 | 濃 | nou ノウ | ko(i) こ(い) | concentrated; thick; dark; undiluted |
| 269 | 液 | eki エキ | fluid; liquid; juice; sap; secretion | |
| 270 | 衣 | i, e イ、 エ | koromo, kinu ころも、 きぬ | garment; clothes; dressing |
| 271 | 肩 | ken ケン | kata かた | shoulder |
| 272 | 零 | rei レイ | zero ぜろ | zero; spill; overflow; nothing |
| 273 | 幼 | you ヨウ | osana(i) おさな(い) | infancy; childhood |
| 274 | 荷 | ka カ | ni に | baggage; load; cargo; freight |
| 275 | 泊 | haku ハク | to(maru) と(まる) | overnight stay |
| 276 | 黄 | kou, ou コウ、 オウ | ki き | yellow |
| 277 | 甘 | kan カン | ama(i) あま(い) | sweet; coax; pamper; sugary |
| 278 | 臣 | shin, jin シン、 ジン | retainer; subject | |
| 279 | 浅 | sen セン | asa(i) あさ(い) | shallow; superficial; frivolous |
| 280 | 掃 | sou ソウ | ha(ku) は(く) | sweep; brush |
| 281 | 雲 | un ウン | kumo くも | cloud |
| 282 | 掘 | kutsu クツ | ho(ru) ほ(る) | dig; delve; excavate |
| 283 | 捨 | sha シャ | su(teru) す(てる) | discard; throw away; abandon |
| 284 | 軟 | nan ナン | yawa(rakai) やわ(らかい) | soft |
| 285 | 沈 | chin, jin チン、 ジン | shizu(mu) しず(む) | sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed |
| 286 | 凍 | tou トウ | koo(ru), kogo(eru) こお(る)、 こご(える) | frozen; refrigerate |
| 287 | 乳 | nyuu ニュウ | chichi, chi ちち、ち | milk, breasts |
| 288 | 恋 | ren レン | koi(shii) こい(しい) | romance; in love; yearn for; miss |
| 289 | 紅 | kou, ku コウ、 ク | beni, kurenai べに、 くれない | crimson; deep red |
| 290 | 郊 | kou コウ | outskirts, suburbs, rural area | |
| 291 | 腰 | you ヨウ | koshi こし | loins; hips; waist |
| 292 | 炭 | tan タン | sumi すみ | charcoal; coal |
| 293 | 踊 | you ヨウ | odo(ru) おど(る) | jump; dance; leap; skip |
| 294 | 冊 | satsu サツ | fumi ふみ | counter for books; volume |
| 295 | 勇 | yuu ユウ | isa(mu) いさ(む) | courage; cheer up; bravery; heroism |
| 296 | 械 | kai カイ | kase かせ | contraption; machine; instrument |
| 297 | 菜 | sai サイ | na な | vegetable; side dish; greens |
| 298 | 珍 | chin チン | mezura(shii) めずら(しい) | rare; curious; strange |
| 299 | 卵 | ran ラン | tamago たまご | egg |
| 300 | 湖 | ko コ | mizuumi みずうみ | lake |
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