Complete JLPT N2 Kanji List
Study 373 JLPT N2 kanji for news, workplace documents, and academic texts. This level requires stronger compound vocabulary and contextual reading.
30 random practice questions from the N2 kanji bank.
Kanji Study Sheet
373 N2 kanji for business, news, and light academic reading.
| Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 了 | リョウ | - | complete; finish |
| 令 | レイ | - | orders; laws; command; decree; good |
| 可 | カ・コク | -べ.き・-べ.し | can; passable; approval |
| 史 | シ | - | history; chronicle |
| 央 | オウ | - | center; middle |
| 巨 | キョ | - | gigantic; big; large; great |
| 幼 | ヨウ | おさな.い | infancy; childhood |
| 旧 | キュウ | ふる.い・もと | old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- |
| 永 | エイ | なが.い | eternity; long; lengthy |
| 再 | サイ・サ | ふたた.び | again; twice; second time |
| 各 | カク | おのおの | each; every; either |
| 団 | ダン・トン | かたまり・まる.い | group; association |
| 囲 | イ | かこ.む・かこ.う・かこ.い | surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep |
| 均 | キン | なら.す | level; average |
| 並 | ヘイ・ホウ | な.み・なみ・なら.べる・なら.ぶ・なら.びに | row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal |
| 個 | コ・カ | - | individual; counter for articles |
| 倍 | バイ | - | double; twice; times; fold |
| 副 | フク | - | vice-; assistant; aide; duplicate; copy |
| 略 | リャク | ほぼ・はぶ.く・おか.す・おさ.める・はかりごと・はか.る | abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten; capture; plunder |
| 複 | フク | - | duplicate; double; compound; multiple |
| 総 | ソウ | す.べて・すべ.て・ふさ | general; whole; all; full; total |
| 億 | オク | - | hundred million; 10**8 |
| 兆 | チョウ | きざ.す・きざ.し | portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms |
| 的 | テキ | まと | bull's eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending |
| 則 | ソク | のっと.る・のり・すなわち | rule; law; follow; based on; model after |
| 型 | ケイ | かた・-がた | mould; type; model |
| 般 | ハン | - | carrier; carry; all; general; sort; kind |
| 準 | ジュン | じゅん.じる・じゅん.ずる・なぞら.える・のり・ひと.しい・みずもり | semi-; correspond to; proportionate to; conform; imitate |
| 極 | キョク・ゴク | きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み・き.める・-ぎ.め・き.まる | extreme; pole; extremely; very; highly; most; end; settlement; conclusion; highest rank |
| 量 | リョウ | はか.る | quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise |
| 額 | ガク | ひたい | forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume |
| 簡 | カン・ケン | えら.ぶ・ふだ | simplicity; brevity |
| 籍 | セキ | - | enroll; domiciliary register; membership |
| 周 | シュウ | まわ.り | circumference; circuit; lap |
| 況 | キョウ | まし.て・いわ.んや・おもむき | condition; situation |
| 肯 | コウ | がえんじ.る | agreement; consent; comply with |
| 無 | ム・ブ | な.い | nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not |
| 仲 | チュウ | なか | go-between; relationship |
| 伸 | シン | の.びる・の.ばす・の.べる・の.す | expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase |
| 伺 | シ | うかが.う | pay respects; visit; ask; inquire; question; implore |
| 低 | テイ | ひく.い・ひく.める・ひく.まる | lower; short; humble |
| 児 | ジ・ニ・ゲイ | こ・-こ・-っこ | newborn babe; child; young of animals |
| 兵 | ヘイ・ヒョウ | つわもの | soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics |
| 臣 | シン・ジン | - | retainer; subject |
| 身 | シン | み | somebody; person; one's station in life |
| 肌 | キ | はだ | texture; skin; body; grain |
| 肩 | ケン | かた | shoulder |
| 胃 | イ | - | stomach; paunch; crop; craw |
| 胸 | キョウ | むね・むな- | bosom; breast; chest; heart; feelings |
| 脂 | シ | あぶら | fat; grease; tallow; lard; rosin; gum; tar |
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# Frequently Asked Questions
How many kanji are needed for JLPT N2?
JLPT N2 usually requires about 1,000 cumulative kanji, adding about 350 characters above N3.
What kinds of kanji dominate N2?
N2 kanji often appear in business, academic, and news vocabulary, including 経済, 政治, 環境, and 製造.
How long does it take to learn N2 kanji?
With 5 to 7 kanji per day, the additional N2 kanji can be studied in about 7 to 10 weeks. Many characters reuse familiar components.
Are 1,000 kanji enough for business documents?
About 1,000 kanji help with many workplace emails, business documents, and news articles. Academic and literary texts may still use kanji outside this list.
How should I prepare for the N2 kanji section?
Focus on readings inside compound words and sentence context. Reading news and workplace texts helps you recognize the actual N2 question style.