JLPT N2 Kanji List — All 367 Kanji

Upper-intermediate level. These kanji turn up constantly in news articles, workplaces and academic material.

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The JLPT publishes no official kanji list. This is a widely used unofficial study list for N2, ordered roughly by how common each kanji is.

党 party; faction 10 strokes 協 co-; cooperation 8 strokes 総 general; whole 14 strokes 区 ward; district 4 strokes 領 jurisdiction; dominion 14 strokes 県 prefecture 9 strokes 設 establishment; provision 11 strokes 改 reformation; change 7 strokes 府 borough; urban prefecture 8 strokes 査 investigate 9 strokes 委 committee; entrust to 8 strokes 軍 army; force 9 strokes 団 group; association 6 strokes 各 each; every 6 strokes 島 island 10 strokes 革 leather; skin 9 strokes 村 village; town 7 strokes 勢 forces; energy 13 strokes 減 dwindle; decrease 12 strokes 再 again; twice 6 strokes 税 tax; duty 12 strokes 営 camp; perform 12 strokes 比 compare; race 4 strokes 防 ward off; defend 7 strokes 補 supplement; supply 12 strokes 境 boundary; border 14 strokes 導 guidance; leading 15 strokes 副 vice-; assistant 11 strokes 算 calculate; divining 14 strokes 輸 transport; send 16 strokes 述 mention; state 8 strokes 線 line; track 15 strokes 農 agriculture; farmers 13 strokes 州 state; province 6 strokes 武 warrior; military 8 strokes 象 elephant; pattern after 12 strokes 域 range; region 11 strokes 額 forehead; tablet 18 strokes 欧 Europe 8 strokes 担 shouldering; carry 8 strokes 準 semi-; correspond to 13 strokes 賞 prize; reward 15 strokes 辺 environs; boundary 5 strokes 造 create; make 10 strokes 被 incur; cover 10 strokes 技 skill; art 7 strokes 低 lower; short 7 strokes 復 restore; return to 12 strokes 移 shift; move 11 strokes 個 individual; counter for articles 10 strokes 門 gate; counter for cannons 8 strokes 課 chapter; lesson 15 strokes 脳 brain; memory 11 strokes 極 extreme; pole 12 strokes 含 contain; include 7 strokes 蔵 storehouse; hide 15 strokes 量 quantity; measure 12 strokes 型 mould; type 9 strokes 況 condition; situation 8 strokes 針 needle; pin 10 strokes 専 specialty; exclusive 9 strokes 谷 valley 7 strokes 史 history; chronicle 5 strokes 階 storey; stair 12 strokes 管 pipe; tube 14 strokes 兵 soldier; private 7 strokes 接 touch; contact 11 strokes 細 dainty; get thin 11 strokes 効 merit; efficacy 8 strokes 丸 round; full (month) 3 strokes 湾 gulf; bay 12 strokes 録 record 16 strokes 省 government ministry; conserve 9 strokes 旧 old times; old things 5 strokes 橋 bridge 16 strokes 岸 beach 8 strokes 周 circumference; circuit 8 strokes 材 lumber; log 7 strokes 戸 door; counter for houses 4 strokes 央 center; middle 5 strokes 券 ticket 8 strokes 編 compilation; knit 15 strokes 捜 search; look for 10 strokes 竹 bamboo 6 strokes 超 transcend; super- 12 strokes 並 row; and 8 strokes 療 heal; cure 17 strokes 採 pick; take 11 strokes 森 forest; woods 12 strokes 競 emulate; compete with 20 strokes 介 jammed in; shellfish 4 strokes 根 root; radical 10 strokes 販 marketing; sell 11 strokes 歴 curriculum; continuation 14 strokes 将 leader; commander 10 strokes 幅 hanging scroll; width 12 strokes 般 carrier; carry 10 strokes 貿 trade; exchange 12 strokes 講 lecture; club 17 strokes 林 grove; forest 8 strokes 装 attire; dress 12 strokes 諸 various; many 15 strokes 劇 drama; play 15 strokes 河 river 8 strokes 航 navigate; sail 10 strokes 鉄 iron 13 strokes 児 newborn babe; child 7 strokes 禁 prohibition; ban 13 strokes 印 stamp; seal 6 strokes 逆 inverted; reverse 9 strokes 換 interchange; period 12 strokes 久 long time; old story 3 strokes 短 short; brevity 12 strokes 油 oil; fat 8 strokes 暴 outburst; rave 15 strokes 輪 wheel; ring 15 strokes 占 fortune-telling; divining 5 strokes 植 plant 12 strokes 清 pure; purify 11 strokes 倍 double; twice 10 strokes 均 level; average 7 strokes 億 hundred million; 10**8 15 strokes 圧 pressure; push 5 strokes 芸 technique; art 7 strokes 署 signature; govt office 13 strokes 伸 expand; stretch 7 strokes 停 halt; stopping 11 strokes 爆 bomb; burst open 19 strokes 陸 land; six 11 strokes 玉 jewel; ball 5 strokes 波 waves; billows 8 strokes 帯 sash; belt 10 strokes 延 prolong; stretching 8 strokes 羽 feathers; counter for birds, rabbits 6 strokes 固 harden; set 8 strokes 則 rule; law 9 strokes 乱 riot; war 7 strokes 普 universal; wide(ly) 12 strokes 測 fathom; plan 12 strokes 豊 bountiful; excellent 13 strokes 厚 thick; heavy 9 strokes 齢 age 17 strokes 囲 surround; besiege 7 strokes 卒 graduate; soldier 8 strokes 略 abbreviation; omission 11 strokes 承 acquiesce; hear 8 strokes 順 obey; order 12 strokes 岩 boulder; rock 8 strokes 練 practice; gloss 14 strokes 軽 lightly; trifling 12 strokes 了 complete; finish 2 strokes 庁 government office 5 strokes 城 castle 9 strokes 患 afflicted; disease 11 strokes 層 stratum; social class 14 strokes 版 printing block; printing plate 8 strokes 令 orders; laws 5 strokes 角 angle; corner 7 strokes 絡 entwine; coil around 12 strokes 損 damage; loss 13 strokes 募 recruit; campaign 12 strokes 裏 back; amidst 13 strokes 仏 Buddha; the dead 4 strokes 績 exploits; achievements 17 strokes 築 fabricate; build 16 strokes 貨 freight; goods 11 strokes 混 mix; blend 11 strokes 昇 rise up 8 strokes 池 pond; cistern 6 strokes 血 blood 6 strokes 温 warm 12 strokes 季 seasons 8 strokes 星 star; spot 9 strokes 永 eternity; long 5 strokes 著 renowned; publish 11 strokes 誌 document; records 14 strokes 庫 warehouse; storehouse 10 strokes 刊 publish; carve 5 strokes 像 statue; picture 14 strokes 香 incense; smell 9 strokes 坂 slope; incline 7 strokes 底 bottom; sole 8 strokes 布 linen; cloth 5 strokes 寺 Buddhist temple 6 strokes 宇 eaves; roof 6 strokes 巨 gigantic; big 5 strokes 震 quake; shake 15 strokes 希 hope; beg 7 strokes 触 contact; touch 13 strokes 依 reliant; depend on 8 strokes 籍 enroll; domiciliary register 20 strokes 汚 dirty; pollute 6 strokes 枚 sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets 8 strokes 複 duplicate; double 14 strokes 郵 mail; stagecoach stop 11 strokes 仲 go-between; relationship 6 strokes 栄 flourish; prosperity 9 strokes 札 tag; paper money 5 strokes 板 plank; board 8 strokes 骨 skeleton; bone 10 strokes 傾 lean; incline 13 strokes 届 deliver; reach 8 strokes 巻 scroll; volume 9 strokes 燃 burn; blaze 16 strokes 跡 tracks; mark 13 strokes 包 wrap; pack up 5 strokes 駐 stop-over; reside in 15 strokes 弱 weak; frail 10 strokes 紹 introduce; inherit 11 strokes 雇 employ; hire 12 strokes 替 exchange; spare 12 strokes 預 deposit; custody 13 strokes 焼 bake; burning 12 strokes 簡 simplicity; brevity 18 strokes 章 badge; chapter 11 strokes 臓 entrails; viscera 19 strokes 律 rhythm; law 9 strokes 贈 presents; send 18 strokes 照 illuminate; shine 13 strokes 薄 dilute; thin 16 strokes 群 flock; group 13 strokes 秒 second (1/60 minute) 9 strokes 奥 heart; interior 12 strokes 詰 packed; close 13 strokes 双 pair; set 4 strokes 刺 thorn; pierce 8 strokes 純 genuine; purity 10 strokes 翌 the following; next 11 strokes 快 cheerful; pleasant 7 strokes 片 one-sided; leaf 4 strokes 敬 awe; respect 12 strokes 悩 trouble; worry 10 strokes 泉 spring; fountain 9 strokes 皮 pelt; skin 5 strokes 漁 fishing; fishery 14 strokes 荒 laid waste; rough 9 strokes 貯 savings; store 12 strokes 硬 stiff; hard 12 strokes 埋 bury; be filled up 10 strokes 柱 pillar; post 9 strokes 祭 ritual; offer prayers 11 strokes 袋 sack; bag 11 strokes 筆 writing brush; writing 12 strokes 訓 instruction; Japanese character reading 10 strokes 浴 bathe; be favored with 10 strokes 童 juvenile; child 12 strokes 宝 treasure; wealth 8 strokes 封 seal; closing 9 strokes 胸 bosom; breast 10 strokes 砂 sand 9 strokes 塩 salt 13 strokes 賢 intelligent; wise 16 strokes 腕 arm; ability 12 strokes 兆 portent; 10**12 6 strokes 床 bed; counter for beds 7 strokes 毛 fur; hair 4 strokes 緑 green 14 strokes 尊 revered; valuable 12 strokes 祝 celebrate; congratulate 9 strokes 柔 tender; weakness 9 strokes 殿 Mr.; hall 13 strokes 濃 concentrated; thick 16 strokes 液 fluid; liquid 11 strokes 衣 garment; clothes 6 strokes 肩 shoulder 8 strokes 零 zero; spill 13 strokes 幼 infancy; childhood 5 strokes 荷 baggage; shoulder-pole load 10 strokes 泊 overnight stay; put up at 8 strokes 黄 yellow 11 strokes 甘 sweet; coax 5 strokes 臣 retainer; subject 7 strokes 浅 shallow; superficial 9 strokes 掃 sweep; brush 11 strokes 雲 cloud 12 strokes 掘 dig; delve 11 strokes 捨 discard; throw away 11 strokes 軟 soft 11 strokes 沈 sink; be submerged 7 strokes 凍 frozen; congeal 10 strokes 乳 milk; breasts 8 strokes 恋 romance; in love 10 strokes 紅 crimson; deep red 9 strokes 郊 outskirts; suburbs 9 strokes 腰 loins; hips 13 strokes 炭 charcoal; coal 9 strokes 踊 jump; dance 14 strokes 冊 tome; counter for books 5 strokes 勇 courage; cheer up 9 strokes 械 contraption; fetter 11 strokes 菜 vegetable; side dish 11 strokes 珍 rare; curious 9 strokes 卵 egg; ovum 7 strokes 湖 lake 12 strokes 喫 consume; eat 12 strokes 干 dry; parch 3 strokes 虫 insect; bug 6 strokes 刷 printing; print 8 strokes 湯 hot water; bath 12 strokes 溶 melt; dissolve 13 strokes 鉱 mineral; ore 13 strokes 涙 tears; sympathy 10 strokes 匹 equal; head 4 strokes 孫 grandchild; descendants 10 strokes 鋭 pointed; sharpness 15 strokes 枝 bough; branch 8 strokes 塗 paint; plaster 13 strokes 軒 flats; counter for houses 10 strokes 毒 poison; virus 8 strokes 叫 shout; exclaim 6 strokes 拝 worship; adore 8 strokes 氷 icicle; ice 5 strokes 乾 drought; dry 11 strokes 棒 rod; stick 12 strokes 祈 pray; wish 8 strokes 拾 pick up; gather 9 strokes 粉 flour; powder 10 strokes 糸 thread 6 strokes 綿 cotton 14 strokes 汗 sweat; perspire 6 strokes 銅 copper 14 strokes 湿 damp; wet 12 strokes 瓶 bottle; vial 11 strokes 咲 blossom; bloom 9 strokes 召 seduce; call 5 strokes 缶 tin can; container 6 strokes 隻 vessels; counter for ships 10 strokes 脂 fat; grease 10 strokes 蒸 steam; heat 13 strokes 肌 texture; skin 6 strokes 耕 till; plow 10 strokes 鈍 dull; slow 12 strokes 泥 mud; mire 8 strokes 隅 corner; nook 12 strokes 灯 lamp; a light 6 strokes 辛 spicy; bitter 7 strokes 磨 grind; polish 16 strokes 麦 barley; wheat 7 strokes 姓 surname 8 strokes 筒 cylinder; pipe 12 strokes 鼻 nose; snout 14 strokes 粒 grains; drop 11 strokes 詞 part of speech; words 12 strokes 胃 stomach; paunch 9 strokes 畳 tatami mat; counter for tatami mats 12 strokes 机 desk; table 6 strokes 膚 skin; body 15 strokes 濯 laundry; wash 17 strokes 塔 pagoda; tower 12 strokes 沸 seethe; boil 8 strokes 灰 ashes; puckery juice 6 strokes 菓 candy; cakes 11 strokes 帽 cap; headgear 12 strokes 枯 wither; die 9 strokes 涼 refreshing; nice and cool 11 strokes 舟 boat; ship 6 strokes 貝 shellfish 7 strokes 符 token; sign 11 strokes 憎 hate; detest 14 strokes 皿 dish; a helping 5 strokes 肯 agreement; consent 8 strokes 燥 parch; dry up 17 strokes 畜 livestock; domestic fowl and animals 10 strokes 挟 pinch; between 9 strokes 曇 cloudy weather; cloud up 16 strokes 滴 drip; drop 14 strokes 伺 pay respects; visit 7 strokes

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Kanji meanings and stroke counts from KANJIDIC2 © James William Breen and The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The N2 list is derived from the davidluzgouveia/kanji-data project (MIT), restricted to jōyō kanji.