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JLPT N2 Kanji Study List

Upper-intermediate kanji and vocabulary for everyday and general written Japanese

Study characters and vocabulary commonly encountered in articles, commentaries, and general-topic texts. This curated list supports JLPT N2 reading study alongside grammar, vocabulary, and listening practice.

Sample JLPT N2 Kanji, Readings and Meanings

Preview characters from this curated study level, then choose a lesson below to review them with flashcards, quizzes, and vocabulary examples.

御

お

honorific prefix

承

うけたまわ

acknowledge

伺

うかが

visit or ask

頂

いただ

receive or top

拝

はい

worship

率

りつ

ratio or rate

略

りゃく

abbreviation

宅

たく

home

寮

りょう

dormitory

床

ゆか

floor

畳

たたみ

tatami mat

井

い

well

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. Kanji Academy organizes a curated study sequence by estimated level; see the official JLPT FAQ.

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Complete Curated JLPT N2 Kanji List

Browse all 367 unique characters in this study collection, grouped by lesson with a primary reading and English meaning. Repeated characters appear once at their first lesson.

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. This is Kanji Academy's curated study sequence, not an official test specification. See the official JLPT FAQ.

JLPT N2 Lesson 1

7 unique characters

御おhonorific prefix
承うけたまわacknowledge
伺うかがvisit or ask
頂いただreceive or top
拝はいworship
率りつratio or rate
略りゃくabbreviation

JLPT N2 Lesson 2

30 unique characters

宅たくhome
寮りょうdormitory
床ゆかfloor
畳たたみtatami mat
井いwell
磨みがpolish
拭ふwipe
掃そうsweep
除じょexclude or remove
濯たくlaundry
煮にboil or simmer
沸わboil (water)
蒸むsteam
炊たcook (rice)
揚あfry
缶かんcan
瓶びんbottle
粉こなpowder or flour
塩しおsalt
甘あまsweet
辛からspicy
酸すsour or acid
香かおfragrance
臭くさstinky
咲さbloom
枯かwither
散ちscatter
飾かざdecorate
封ふうseal
筒つつcylinder or pipe

JLPT N2 Lesson 3

30 unique characters

就しゅうjob or settle
従したがobey or follow
僚りょうcolleague
績せきexploit or achievement
課かchapter or section
程ほどextent or degree
給きゅうsalary or supply
与あたgive or award
販はんsell
印いんmark or seal
看かんwatch over
板いたboard
駐ちゅうparking or resident
輪わwheel or ring
停ていhalt or stop
整ととのarrange or organize
列れつrow or line
順じゅんorder or turn
換かexchange
移うつshift or move
周まわcircumference
囲かこsurround
角かどangle or corner
厚あつthick
巨きょgigantic
微びdelicate or minute
積つaccumulate or pile
因いんcause
果はfruit or accomplish
型かたmould or type

JLPT N2 Lesson 4

30 unique characters

陸りくland
坂さかslope
湾わんbay
沖おきopen sea or offshore
河かriver (large)
候こうclimate or season
雷かみなりthunder
霧きりfog
霜しもfrost
嵐あらしstorm
枝えだbranch
芽めsprout
苗なえseedling
茎くきstem
芝しばlawn or turf
耕たがやtill or plow
穫かくharvest
穀こくgrain or cereal
麦むぎwheat or barley
豆まめbean
炭すみcharcoal
鉱こうore or mineral
銅どうcopper
鋼はがねsteel
穴あなhole
洞どうcave
沢さわswamp or abundant
洪こうflood
荒あらrough or wild
埋うbury

JLPT N2 Lesson 5

30 unique characters

府ふurban prefecture or gov
官かんbureaucrat or gov
閣かくcabinet or tall building
臣しんretainer or minister
皇こうemperor
憲けんconstitution
規きstandard or rule
範はんpattern or scope
策さくscheme or policy
州しゅうstate or sandbank
盟めいalliance
派はfaction or dispatch
訴うったsue or appeal
訟しょうlawsuit
審しんhearing or judge
廷ていcourts
弁べんspeech or valve
償しょうreparation or make up
債さいdebt or bond
融ゆうdissolve or finance
貨かfreight or currency
銭せんcoin or hundredth of yen
納おさsupply or pay
算さんcalculate
管かんpipe or control
衛えいdefense or protection
武ぶwarrior or military
軍ぐんarmy
兵へいsoldier
闘たたかfight or war

JLPT N2 Lesson 6

30 unique characters

製せいmanufacture
創そうcreate
修しゅうrepair or study
芸げいart or craft
術じゅつtechnique or art
刊かんpublish
著ちょauthor
編へんedit or knit
綿めんcotton
革かわleather
針はりneedle
刺さstab or pierce
縫ぬsew
装そうattire or equip
裏うらback or reverse
影かげshadow
響ひびecho or affect
需じゅdemand
応おうrespond
援えんaid or support
倍ばいdouble or times
億おくhundred million
兆ちょうtrillion or omen
均きんlevel or average
束たばbundle
粒つぶgrain or drop
極きょくextreme or pole
倉くらwarehouse
蔵ぞうstorehouse or possess
凍こおfreeze

JLPT N2 Lesson 7

30 unique characters

論ろんtheory or argument
評ひょうevaluate
批ひcriticism
訳やくtranslate or reason
述のstate or mention
詞しlyrics or part of speech
詰つpack or stuff
黙だまsilence
叫さけshout
訓くんinstruction
詩しpoem
俳はいactor or haiku
劇げきdrama or play
否ひnegate or no
肯こうaffirm
惑わくbewilder or annoy
悔くregret
慌あわpanic or flustered
憎にくhate
恋こいlove (romantic)
愛あいlove (general)
偉えらgreat
幼ようinfant or young
恩おんfavor or debt of gratitude
恵めぐblessing
観かんview or observe
診しんdiagnose or examine
択たくselect
委いcommit or committee
責せきresponsibility or blame

JLPT N2 Lesson 8

30 unique characters

療りょうmedical treatment
患かんafflicted or patient
護ごsafeguard or nurse
救きゅうsave or salvation
亡なdeceased
老ろうold age
健けんhealthy
康こうease or peace
永えいeternal
久ひさlong time
紀きchronicle
孫まごgrandchild
児じchild
童どうjuvenile
複ふくduplicate or complex
序じょpreface or order
航こうnavigate
清きよpure or clear
潔けつundefiled
濁にごmuddy or impure
燥そうparch or dry
溶とmelt
札さつtag or bill
圏けんsphere or range
筆ひつwriting brush
鉛えんlead (metal)
掲けいpost or display
載のload or publish
氏しMr. or family name
姓せいsurname

JLPT N2 Lesson 9

30 unique characters

紹しょうintroduce
介かいmediate or jam
協きょうcooperation
労ろうlabor
総そうgeneral or total
諸しょvarious
司しadminister or MC
衆しゅうmasses or public
群ぐんflock or group
層そうlayer or stratum
標ひょうsignpost or target
模もimitate or model
競きょうcompete
威いmajesty or menace
脅おどthreaten
採さいadopt or pick
握にぎgrip or shake hands
振ふshake or wave
捜そうsearch (criminal)
摘てきpluck or point out
描びょうdraw or depict
延えんprolong or postpone
更こうrenew or change
託たくentrust
及およreach or extend
扱あつかhandle or treat
包つつwrap
拒きょrefuse or reject
既きalready
較かくcontrast

JLPT N2 Lesson 10

30 unique characters

縛しばtie or bind
絞しぼwring or squeeze
締しtighten
撮とtake (photo)
瞬しゅんmoment
輝かがやshine
舞まdance
踏ふstep on
躍やくleap
駆かrun or drive
伏ふbow down or prostrate
裂さtear or split
壊こわbreak or destroy
崩くずcollapse
墜ついcrash or fall
避さavoid
隠かくhide
覆おおcover or overturn
妨さまたdisturb or prevent
狂くるcrazy or mad
狩かhunt
狙ねらaim
眺ながgaze or view
鑑かんinspect or appreciate
聴ちょうlisten
覧らんlook or view
尋たずinquire
廊ろうcorridor
斎さいpurification
寧ねいpolite

JLPT N2 Lesson 11

30 unique characters

伴ともなaccompany
兼かcombine
慎つつしprudent or careful
怠おこたneglect or lazy
励はげencourage
奪うばsnatch or rob
慰なぐさconsole
挑いどchallenge
跳はjump
跡あとtrace or ruins
儀ぎceremony
犠ぎsacrifice
牲せいsacrifice (suffix)
擁ようembrace or protect
拓たくcultivate or open
滴しずくdrop
隅すみcorner
遭あencounter (bad)
逮たいarrest
拐かいkidnap
譲ゆずyield or hand over
迫せまapproach or urge
透すtransparent
懸けんsuspend or earnest
鋭するどsharp
鈍にぶdull
凡ぼんmediocre or ordinary
雅みやびelegant
粗あらcoarse or rough
粋いきchic or purity

JLPT N2 Lesson 12

30 unique characters

魂たましいsoul
鬼おにdemon or ogre
魔まdemon or magic
霊れいspirit or soul
幽ゆうfaint or dark
忍しのendure or ninja
忠ちゅうloyalty
誠まことsincerity
誇ほこpride
恨うらresent or grudge
慕したyearn for or adore
憩いこrest or relax
敢あdare to
憂うれgrief or melancholy
慮りょconsider
志こころざしwill or ambition
愚ぐfoolish
孤こsolitary
没ぼつsink or die
葬そうbury or funeral
墓はかgrave
戒いましadmonish or commandment
頻ひんfrequency
繁はんprosperous or busy
殖ふmultiply or increase
滅ほろdestroy or perish
衰おとろdecline
腐くさrot
膨ふくswell or expand
幻まぼろしillusion or phantom

JLPT N2 Lesson 13

30 unique characters

促うながurge or prompt
催もようhold (event)
督とくcoach or supervise
抽ちゅうextract
拍はくclap or beat
靴くつshoes
履はwear (lower body)
脱ぬundress or escape
吐はvomit or spit
逆ぎゃくreverse
途とroute or way
徐じょgradually
斜ななdiagonal or slant
漠ばくvague or desert
該がいcorrespond
核かくnucleus or nuclear
概がいoutline
括かつfasten or summarize
渇かわthirst
遂とaccomplish
随ずいfollow
尿にょうurine
殿とのlord or palace
騰とうinflation or rise
鍵かぎkey
隙すきgap
冒ぼうrisk or adventure
侵しんinvade
浸ひたsoak
睡すいsleep