JLPT N2 Kanji List

About the N2 kanji

The N2 level has 374 kanji in this list, laid out in 4 consecutive groups of up to 100 cards that follow the order of the list, not stroke count or topic. Every N2 card shows the on'yomi and kun'yomi readings and the meaning in English. Here are a few of the first kanji on the list: 党 (party), 協 (co-), 総 (general), 区 (ward), 領 (jurisdiction).

N2 gathers kanji that tend to appear in more formal writing, such as news, paperwork and workplace documents. Many have on'yomi readings that are mostly seen inside compounds, so it is worth reading each reading as part of a word rather than on its own.

A note on N2: the JLPT has not published official kanji lists since 2010, so level lists are usually community-compiled and vary from one source to another. This list may not match others, so if you are preparing for the exam, cross-check it against your own materials and treat it as a study aid, not an official list.