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JLPT N2 · Upper Intermediate

JLPT N2 Reading Practice

50 passages, every one at least 99% N2 vocabulary, 26 of them 100%.

N2 overview N2 vocabulary N2 reading tests
  1. すずの兵隊さん そうさけんだのは、小さな男の子で、うれしさのあまり、手をたたいていました。その子は、誕生日のお祝いに、すずの兵隊さんたちをもらったのです。… 100% · 305 chars · Aozora Bunko
  2. 雪の女王 100% · 217 chars · Aozora Bunko
  3. 崩れる鬼影 100% · 243 chars · Aozora Bunko
  4. 超人間Ｘ号 100% · 230 chars · Aozora Bunko
  5. 智恵の一太郎 100% · 212 chars · Aozora Bunko
  6. 透明怪人 100% · 305 chars · Aozora Bunko
  7. 妖人ゴング 100% · 237 chars · Aozora Bunko
  8. 青いボタン 100% · 261 chars · Aozora Bunko
  9. お母さん 100% · 261 chars · Aozora Bunko
  10. おばあさんとツェッペリン 100% · 229 chars · Aozora Bunko
  11. 鐘 100% · 220 chars · Aozora Bunko
  12. 木の上と下の話 100% · 221 chars · Aozora Bunko
  13. 日月ボール 100% · 242 chars · Aozora Bunko
  14. 白い影 100% · 217 chars · Aozora Bunko
  15. その日から正直になった話 100% · 203 chars · Aozora Bunko
  16. 小さな年ちゃん 100% · 206 chars · Aozora Bunko
  17. 月夜と眼鏡 100% · 240 chars · Aozora Bunko
  18. 都会はぜいたくだ 100% · 228 chars · Aozora Bunko
  19. 船でついた町 100% · 209 chars · Aozora Bunko
  20. ふるさと 100% · 218 chars · Aozora Bunko
  21. 雪くる前の高原の話 100% · 238 chars · Aozora Bunko
  22. 家なき子 100% · 206 chars · Aozora Bunko
  23. 三本の金の髪の毛をもっている鬼 100% · 255 chars · Aozora Bunko
  24. 七羽のカラス 100% · 214 chars · Aozora Bunko
  25. 福沢諭吉 100% · 210 chars · Aozora Bunko
  26. お父さん 100% · 225 chars · Aozora Bunko
  27. イーダちゃんのお花 99% · 331 chars · Aozora Bunko
  28. 赤い船 99% · 291 chars · Aozora Bunko
  29. 幸福のはさみ 99% · 309 chars · Aozora Bunko
  30. 小ねこはなにを知ったか 99% · 317 chars · Aozora Bunko
  31. 初夏の空で笑う女 99% · 285 chars · Aozora Bunko
  32. 山の上の木と雲の話 99% · 276 chars · Aozora Bunko
  33. 雷のさずけもの 99% · 306 chars · Aozora Bunko
  34. 虔十公園林 99% · 240 chars · Aozora Bunko
  35. ある冬の晩のこと 99% · 278 chars · Aozora Bunko
  36. 海底都市 99% · 268 chars · Aozora Bunko
  37. 黄金豹 99% · 248 chars · Aozora Bunko
  38. おれは二十面相だ 99% · 264 chars · Aozora Bunko
  39. 虎の牙 99% · 235 chars · Aozora Bunko
  40. 青い石とメダル 99% · 287 chars · Aozora Bunko
  41. 赤い手袋 99% · 276 chars · Aozora Bunko
  42. 海のおばあさん 99% · 264 chars · Aozora Bunko
  43. おかめどんぐり 99% · 303 chars · Aozora Bunko
  44. 北風にたこは上がる 99% · 287 chars · Aozora Bunko
  45. 木に上った子供 99% · 241 chars · Aozora Bunko
  46. 金歯 99% · 281 chars · Aozora Bunko
  47. 宿題 99% · 238 chars · Aozora Bunko
  48. 時計とよっちゃん 99% · 274 chars · Aozora Bunko
  49. 時計のない村 99% · 251 chars · Aozora Bunko
  50. 宝石商 99% · 272 chars · Aozora Bunko

Frequently asked questions

What makes these passages JLPT N2?

Every passage is scored word by word against the N2 vocabulary list. Nothing is published below 99%, which means a whole passage holds a word or two above your level at most, and those are listed underneath it with their readings and meanings.

Are there passages with no unknown words at all?

Yes. 26 of these 50 passages are 100% N2, so you can read them start to finish without looking anything up.

Where does the Japanese come from?

All of it is real public-domain Japanese from Aozora Bunko, chosen because it happens to fall inside the level.

What if I do not know a word?

Every word in a passage carries its reading and its meaning, and opens the page it is taught on: the vocabulary entry for a word, the grammar point for a particle or an ending.

Is there an English translation?

Every passage currently has an English translation below the Japanese. Machine translations are labelled. Reveal it after your first reading to check your understanding.