JLPT study guide

JLPT N2 kanji

Explore 363 kanji commonly grouped at JLPT N2. Open any character to see its readings, relationships, vocabulary, and stroke order.

Listed in teaching order: component kanji first, then the most frequent in newspapers first.

Start a 5-minute session at N20 of 363 known

党party, faction10 strokes 協co-, cooperation8 strokes 区ward, district4 strokes 県prefecture9 strokes 設establishment, provision11 strokes 改reformation, change7 strokes 府borough, urban prefecture8 strokes 査investigate9 strokes 委committee, entrust to8 strokes 軍army, force9 strokes 団group, association6 strokes 各each, every6 strokes 島island10 strokes 革leather, skin9 strokes 減dwindle, decrease12 strokes 再again, twice6 strokes 税tax, duty12 strokes 営occupation, camp12 strokes 比compare, race4 strokes 防ward off, defend7 strokes 補supplement, supply12 strokes 境boundary, border14 strokes 導guidance, leading15 strokes 副vice-, assistant11 strokes 輸transport, send16 strokes 述mention, state8 strokes 農agriculture, farmers13 strokes 州state, province6 strokes 武warrior, military8 strokes 象elephant, pattern after12 strokes 域range, region11 strokes 額forehead, tablet18 strokes 担shouldering, carry8 strokes 準semi-, correspond to13 strokes 辺environs, boundary5 strokes 造create, make10 strokes 技skill, art7 strokes 低lower, short7 strokes 復restore, return to12 strokes 移shift, move11 strokes 個individual, counter for articles10 strokes 門gate, counter for cannons8 strokes 課chapter, lesson15 strokes 脳brain, memory11 strokes 極poles, settlement12 strokes 含contain, include7 strokes 蔵storehouse, hide15 strokes 量quantity, measure12 strokes 観view, outlook18 strokes 型mould, type9 strokes 況condition, situation8 strokes 針needle, pin10 strokes 専specialty, exclusive9 strokes 谷valley7 strokes 史history, chronicle5 strokes 兵soldier, private7 strokes 接touch, contact11 strokes 請request, ask15 strokes 効merit, efficacy8 strokes 丸round, full (month)3 strokes 湾gulf, bay12 strokes 録record16 strokes 省focus, government ministry9 strokes 旧old times, old things5 strokes 橋bridge16 strokes 周circumference, circuit8 strokes 材lumber, log7 strokes 戸door, counter for houses4 strokes 央center, middle5 strokes 券ticket8 strokes 捜search, look for10 strokes 竹bamboo6 strokes 並row, and8 strokes 療heal, cure17 strokes 採pick, take11 strokes 競emulate, compete with20 strokes 介jammed in, shellfish4 strokes 根root, radical10 strokes 歴curriculum, continuation14 strokes 将leader, commander10 strokes 幅hanging scroll, width12 strokes 講lecture, club17 strokes 諸various, many15 strokes 劇drama, play15 strokes 河river8 strokes 鉄iron13 strokes 児newborn babe, child7 strokes 禁prohibition, ban13 strokes 印stamp, seal6 strokes 逆inverted, reverse9 strokes 換interchange, period12 strokes 久long time, old story3 strokes 短short, brevity12 strokes 油oil, fat8 strokes 暴outburst, rave15 strokes 占fortune-telling, divining5 strokes 植plant12 strokes 清clear, pure11 strokes 倍double, twice10 strokes 均level, average7 strokes 億hundred million, 10**815 strokes 圧pressure, push5 strokes 芸technique, art7 strokes 署signature, govt office13 strokes 伸expand, stretch7 strokes 停halt, stopping11 strokes 陸land, six11 strokes 玉jewel, ball5 strokes 帯sash, belt10 strokes 延prolong, stretching8 strokes 羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits6 strokes 固harden, set8 strokes 精spirit, refined, essence14 strokes 乱riot, war7 strokes 豊bountiful, excellent13 strokes 厚thick, heavy9 strokes 囲surround, besiege7 strokes 卒graduate, soldier8 strokes 略abbreviation, omission11 strokes 承acquiesce, hear8 strokes 順obey, order12 strokes 岩boulder, rock8 strokes 軽lightly, trifling12 strokes 了complete, finish2 strokes 庁government office5 strokes 城castle9 strokes 患afflicted, disease11 strokes 層stratum, social class14 strokes 令orders, ancient laws5 strokes 角angle, corner7 strokes 損damage, loss13 strokes 募recruit, campaign12 strokes 仏buddha, the dead4 strokes 昇rise up8 strokes 池pond, cistern6 strokes 血blood6 strokes 季seasons8 strokes 永eternity, long5 strokes 著renowned, publish11 strokes 誌document, records14 strokes 庫warehouse, storehouse10 strokes 香incense, smell9 strokes 坂slope, incline7 strokes 底bottom, sole8 strokes 布linen, cloth5 strokes 巨gigantic, big5 strokes 震quake, shake15 strokes 希hope, beg7 strokes 汚dirty, pollute6 strokes 枚sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets8 strokes 複duplicate, double14 strokes 郵mail, stagecoach stop11 strokes 仲go-between, relationship6 strokes 栄flourish, prosperity9 strokes 札tag, paper money5 strokes 骨skeleton, bone10 strokes 傾lean, incline13 strokes 届deliver, reach8 strokes 巻scroll, volume9 strokes 燃burn, blaze16 strokes 跡tracks, mark13 strokes 包wrap, pack up5 strokes 駐stop-over, reside in15 strokes 弱weak, frail10 strokes 替exchange, spare12 strokes 預deposit, custody13 strokes 焼bake, burning12 strokes 章badge, chapter11 strokes 律rhythm, law9 strokes 群flock, group13 strokes 秒second (1/60 minute)9 strokes 奥heart, interior12 strokes 詰packed, close13 strokes 双pair, set4 strokes 刺thorn, pierce8 strokes 快cheerful, pleasant7 strokes 片one-sided, leaf4 strokes 敬awe, respect12 strokes 悩trouble, worry10 strokes 泉spring, fountain9 strokes 皮pelt, skin5 strokes 漁fishing, fishery14 strokes 荒laid waste, rough9 strokes 硬stiff, hard12 strokes 埋bury, be filled up10 strokes 柱pillar, post9 strokes 祭ritual, offer prayers11 strokes 訓instruction, japanese character reading10 strokes 童juvenile, child12 strokes 宝treasure, wealth8 strokes 封seal, closing9 strokes 胸bosom, breast10 strokes 砂sand9 strokes 腕arm, ability12 strokes 兆portent, 10**126 strokes 床bed, counter for beds7 strokes 毛fur, hair4 strokes 尊revered, valuable12 strokes 祝celebrate, congratulate9 strokes 柔tender, weakness9 strokes 詩poem, poetry13 strokes 殿mr., hall13 strokes 液fluid, liquid11 strokes 衣garment, clothes6 strokes 怒anger9 strokes 幼infancy, childhood5 strokes 荷baggage, shoulder-pole load10 strokes 泊overnight stay, put up at8 strokes 黄yellow11 strokes 甘sweet, coax5 strokes 臣retainer, subject7 strokes 浅shallow, superficial9 strokes 掃sweep, brush11 strokes 掘dig, delve11 strokes 捨discard, throw away11 strokes 軟soft11 strokes 沈sink, be submerged7 strokes 凍frozen, congeal10 strokes 乳milk, breasts8 strokes 恋romance, in love10 strokes 郊outskirts, suburbs9 strokes 腰loins, hips13 strokes 炭charcoal, coal9 strokes 踊jump, dance14 strokes 冊tome, counter for books5 strokes 勇courage, cheer up9 strokes 械contraption, fetter11 strokes 菜vegetable, side dish11 strokes 珍rare, curious9 strokes 卵egg, ovum7 strokes 湖lake12 strokes 喫consume, eat12 strokes 干dry, parch3 strokes 虫insect, bug6 strokes 刷printing, print8 strokes 湯hot water, bath12 strokes 溶melt, dissolve13 strokes 鉱mineral, ore13 strokes 匹equal, head4 strokes 孫grandchild, descendants10 strokes 鋭pointed, sharpness15 strokes 枝bough, branch8 strokes 塗paint, plaster13 strokes 毒poison, virus8 strokes 叫shout, exclaim6 strokes 氷icicle, ice5 strokes 乾drought, dry11 strokes 祈pray, wish8 strokes 拾pick up, gather9 strokes 粉flour, powder10 strokes 糸thread6 strokes 銅copper14 strokes 湿damp, wet12 strokes 瓶bottle, vial11 strokes 咲blossom, bloom9 strokes 召seduce, call5 strokes 缶tin can, container6 strokes 隻vessels, counter for ships10 strokes 脂fat, grease10 strokes 蒸steam, heat13 strokes 肌texture, skin6 strokes 耕till, plow10 strokes 鈍dull, slow12 strokes 泥mud, mire8 strokes 隅corner, nook12 strokes 灯lamp, a light6 strokes 辛spicy, bitter7 strokes 磨grind, polish16 strokes 麦barley, wheat7 strokes 鼻nose, snout14 strokes 粒grains, drop11 strokes 詞part of speech, words12 strokes 胃stomach, paunch9 strokes 畳tatami mat, counter for tatami mats12 strokes 机desk, table6 strokes 膚skin, body15 strokes 濯laundry, wash17 strokes 塔pagoda, tower12 strokes 沸seethe, boil8 strokes 灰ashes, puckery juice6 strokes 菓candy, cakes11 strokes 帽cap, headgear12 strokes 枯wither, die9 strokes 涼refreshing, nice and cool11 strokes 舟boat, ship6 strokes 貝shellfish7 strokes 憎hate, detest14 strokes 皿dish, a helping5 strokes 肯agreement, consent8 strokes 燥parch, dry up17 strokes 畜livestock, domestic fowl and animals10 strokes 挟pinch, between9 strokes 曇cloudy weather, cloud up16 strokes 滴drip, drop14 strokes 伺pay respects, visit7 strokes 総general, whole14 strokes 領jurisdiction, dominion14 strokes 勢forces, energy13 strokes 算calculate, divining14 strokes 線line, track15 strokes 欧europe8 strokes 賞prize, reward15 strokes 被incur, cover10 strokes 階storey, stair12 strokes 管pipe, tube14 strokes 細dainty, get thin11 strokes 岸beach8 strokes 編compilation, knit15 strokes 超transcend, super-12 strokes 販marketing, sell11 strokes 般carrier, carry10 strokes 貿trade, exchange12 strokes 装attire, dress12 strokes 航navigate, sail10 strokes 輪wheel, ring15 strokes 爆bomb, burst open19 strokes 波waves, billows8 strokes 則rule, follow9 strokes 普universal, wide(ly)12 strokes 測fathom, plan12 strokes 齢age17 strokes 練practice, gloss14 strokes 版printing block, printing plate8 strokes 絡entwine, coil around12 strokes 裏back, amidst13 strokes 績exploits, achievements17 strokes 築fabricate, build16 strokes 貨goods, currency11 strokes 混mix, blend11 strokes 刊publish, carve5 strokes 像statue, picture14 strokes 宇eaves, roof6 strokes 触contact, touch13 strokes 依reliant, depend on8 strokes 籍enroll, domiciliary register20 strokes 紹introduce, inherit11 strokes 雇employ, hire12 strokes 簡simplicity, brevity18 strokes 臓entrails, viscera19 strokes 贈presents, send18 strokes 照illuminate, shine13 strokes 薄dilute, thin16 strokes 純genuine, purity10 strokes 翌the following, next11 strokes 貯savings, store12 strokes 袋sack, bag11 strokes 筆writing brush, writing12 strokes 浴bathe, be favored with10 strokes 塩salt13 strokes 賢intelligent, wise16 strokes 緑green14 strokes 濃concentrated, thick16 strokes 肩shoulder8 strokes 零zero, spill13 strokes 紅crimson, deep red9 strokes 涙tears, sympathy10 strokes 軒flats, counter for houses10 strokes 拝worship, adore8 strokes 棒rod, stick12 strokes 綿cotton14 strokes 汗sweat, perspire6 strokes 筒cylinder, pipe12 strokes 符token, sign11 strokes