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JLPT N2 · Upper Intermediate

JLPT N2 Kanji List

400 kanji

JLPT N2 kanji question practice 155 vocabulary tests · real exam questions N2 kanji flashcards 400 cards · readings & meanings
党 party 的 bull's eye 公 public 協 co- 総 general 領 jurisdiction 設 establishment 保 protect 改 reformation 第 No. 結 tie 府 borough 査 investigate 委 committee 軍 army 案 plan 団 group 基 fundamentals 各 each 島 island 革 leather 価 value 勢 forces 減 dwindle 応 apply 無 nothingness 再 again 税 tax 検 examination 営 occupation 可 can 身 body 比 compare 防 ward off 補 supplement 境 boundary 展 unfold 導 guidance 副 vice- 算 calculate 条 article 独 single 輸 transport 述 mention 線 line 率 ratio 農 agriculture 州 state 武 warrior 象 elephant 域 range 張 lengthen 額 forehead 環 ring 欧 Europe 担 shouldering 準 semi- 賞 prize 辺 environs 造 create 被 incur 技 skill 復 restore 移 shift 個 individual 評 evaluate 課 chapter 脳 brain 極 poles 含 include 蔵 storehouse 量 quantity 整 organize 型 mould 製 made in... 況 condition 針 needle 専 specialty 谷 valley 史 history 階 storey 管 pipe 兵 soldier 接 touch 器 utensil 授 impart 細 dainty 効 merit 丸 round 湾 gulf 録 record 省 focus 旧 old times 橋 bridge 岸 beach 周 circumference 材 lumber 批 criticism 健 healthy 戸 door 央 center 券 ticket 編 compilation 捜 search 竹 bamboo 超 transcend 並 row 療 heal 修 discipline 採 pick 競 emulate 拡 broaden 故 happenstance 介 jammed in 根 root 販 marketing 異 uncommon 歴 curriculum 将 leader 幅 hanging scroll 般 carrier 貿 trade 講 lecture 装 attire 諸 various 劇 drama 河 river 航 navigate 鉄 iron 児 newborn babe 禁 prohibition 印 stamp 逆 inverted 標 signpost 換 interchange 久 long time 油 oil 暴 outburst 輪 wheel 占 fortune telling 植 plant 清 pure 倍 double 均 level 億 hundred million 圧 pressure 芸 technique 署 signature 伸 expand 停 halt 爆 bomb 陸 land 玉 jewel 波 waves 帯 sash 延 prolong 羽 feathers 固 harden 則 rule 乱 riot 普 universal 司 director 康 ease 測 fathom 豊 bountiful 善 virtuous 厚 thick 齢 age 囲 surround 卒 graduate 略 abbreviation 承 aquiesce 順 obey 級 class 岩 boulder 練 practice 了 complete 庁 government office 城 castle 救 salvation 層 stratum 版 printing block 令 orders 角 angle 絡 entwine 損 damage 募 recruit 裏 back 仏 Buddha 績 exploits 築 fabricate 貨 freight 志 intention 混 mix 昇 rise up 血 blood 温 warm 季 seasons 星 star 永 eternity 著 renowned 誌 document 庫 warehouse 刊 publish 像 statue 香 incense 坂 slope 底 bottom 布 linen 寺 Buddhist temple 宇 eaves 巨 gigantic 震 quake 希 hope 触 contact 依 reliant 汚 dirty 枚 sheet of... 複 duplicate 郵 mail 仲 go-between 栄 flourish 札 tag 恵 favor 板 plank 節 node 骨 skeleton 傾 lean 届 deliver 巻 scroll 燃 burn 包 wrap 駐 stop-over 賃 fare 紹 introduce 雇 employ 替 exchange 預 deposit 焼 bake 簡 simplicity 章 badge 臓 entrails 律 rhythm 贈 presents 照 illuminate 宙 mid-air 薄 dilute 群 flock 秒 second (1/60 minute) 操 maneuver 奥 heart 詰 packed 双 pair 刺 thorn 壁 wall 仮 sham 純 genuine 看 watch over 翌 the following 快 cheerful 片 one-sided 敬 awe 悩 trouble 泉 spring 皮 pelt 漁 fishing 荒 laid waste 貯 savings 硬 stiff 埋 bury 柱 pillar 祭 ritual 袋 sack 筆 writing brush 訓 instruction 浴 bathe 童 juvenile 宝 treasure 封 seal 胸 bosom 砂 sand 塩 salt 賢 intelligent 腕 arm 較 contrast 兆 portent 床 bed 畑 farm 毛 fur 緑 green 尊 revered 祝 celebrate 柔 tender 殿 Mr. 濃 concentrated 液 fluid 衣 garment 肩 shoulder 零 zero 幼 infancy 荷 baggage 泊 overnight 黄 yellow 甘 sweet 臣 retainer 浅 shallow 掃 sweep 雲 cloud 掘 dig 捨 discard 軟 soft 沈 sink 凍 frozen 乳 milk 恋 romance 紅 crimson 郊 outskirts 腰 loins 炭 charcoal 踊 jump 冊 tome 勇 courage 械 contraption 珍 rare 卵 egg 湖 lake 狭 cramped 喫 consume 干 dry 虫 insect 刷 printing 湯 hot water 溶 melt 暖 warmth 鉱 mineral 泣 cry 涙 tears 匹 equal 孫 grandchild 鋭 pointed 枝 bough 塗 paint 軒 flats 毒 poison 叫 shout 拝 worship 氷 icicle 乾 drought 棒 rod 祈 pray 拾 pick up 粉 flour 糸 thread 綿 cotton 汗 sweat 銅 copper 湿 damp 咲 blossom 召 seduce 脂 fat 蒸 steam 肌 texture 耕 till 鈍 dull 泥 mud 隅 corner 灯 lamp 辛 spicy 磨 grind 麦 barley 姓 surname 筒 cylinder 鼻 nose 粒 grains 詞 part of speech 胃 stomach 畳 tatami mat 机 desk 膚 skin 濯 laundry 塔 pagoda 沸 seethe 灰 ashes 菓 candy 帽 cap 枯 wither 涼 refreshing 舟 boat 貝 shellfish 符 token 憎 hate 皿 dish 肯 agreement 燥 parch 畜 livestock 坊 boy 挟 pinch 曇 cloudy weather 滴 drip 伺 pay respects

Study guide

How to study this N2 kanji list

Focus on reading compounds in context. Similar-looking characters and words with several readings deserve a separate review list.

  1. Cover the meanings with the recall toggle and try to read a small group of characters.
  2. Open a character, choose one example word, and check its reading and meaning. Use audio where a play button is available.
  3. Review the words you missed, then return to the list and recall them without the hints.
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