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JLPT N2 kanji
Develop recognition for articles, explanations, commentary, and more abstract written topics.
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Study formal compounds in context and pay attention to recurring collocations and near-synonyms.
A transparent note: the JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. This is Kanji Academy's curated study sequence by estimated level. Read the official JLPT FAQ.
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 17 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 230 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 330 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 430 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 530 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 630 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 730 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 830 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 930 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 1030 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 1130 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 1230 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 1330 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
JLPT N2 study guide
How to study this JLPT N2 kanji list
Develop the vocabulary breadth needed for general written Japanese. At N2, characters often appear in formal compounds and abstract topics, so study how a word is used in a sentence and note differences between near-synonyms.
Reading strategy
Learn readings through words
Prioritize high-utility compounds, collocations, and recurring suffixes. Use retrieval practice to separate words with similar meanings or forms.
Progress check
Know when to progress
Move toward N1 when you can follow longer arguments, infer meaning from context, and recognize most common formal vocabulary without translation.
Common JLPT N2 kanji questions
How many kanji are in this JLPT N2 collection?
This curated collection contains 367 unique characters across 13 lessons, supported by 667 vocabulary entries. Counts refer to Kanji Academy's study collection, not an official JLPT requirement.
Is there an official JLPT N2 kanji list?
No. The JLPT does not publish a definitive vocabulary, kanji, or grammar list. This page is a transparent, curated study sequence aligned with the reading ability described for JLPT N2; it should be used alongside grammar, vocabulary, listening, and full reading practice.
Should I memorize every reading for each kanji?
Usually not at once. Learn the reading used in a common word, connect it to a meaning and example sentence, and add another reading when you meet it in useful vocabulary. This makes recall more practical and reduces confusion between isolated readings.