N2 Kanji

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 甘 (ama, kan) – Sweet, Gentle, Naive 甘 Readings: カン (Onyomi), あま, あまい, あまえる, あまやかす (Kunyomi) Meaning: sweet, gentle, naive, lenient The kanji 甘 depicts a mouth (口) with something sweet inside, symbolizing the sensation of sweetness. It is often described as representing a tongue tasting something delicious. View JLPT N2 […]

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 黄 (Kiiro) – The Color Yellow 黄 Readings: コウ, オウ (Onyomi), き, こ- (Kunyomi) Meaning: yellow The kanji 黄 is thought to be a pictograph of a person wearing an ornament or a belt, with the color yellow possibly associated with royalty or the earth in ancient Chinese philosophy. View JLPT

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji 泊: Your Guide to Staying Overnight and Berthing 泊 Readings: ハク (Onyomi), と.まる, と.める (Kunyomi) Meaning: to stay overnight, to lodge, to berth (a ship) The kanji 泊 combines the water radical 氵 (sanzui) and 白 (white). While 白 often signifies “white,” in this context, it is thought to function phonetically

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 荷 (ni / ka) – Load, Cargo, Burden 荷 Readings: カ (Onyomi), に (Kunyomi) Meaning: load, cargo, baggage, burden Combines 艹 (grass radical, representing plants or used as a phonetic component) with 苛 (ka, originally meaning ‘to sting, torment’, here used for its phonetic value and suggesting a burden or load.

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 幼 (YŌ, osana) – Young, Infantile 幼 Readings: ヨウ (Onyomi), おさな (Kunyomi) Meaning: young, infantile, tender 形声文字 (Formation of character by combining a semantic element and a phonetic element). The left part 幺 (yāo) means “small, young”. The right part 力 (ryoku) means “power”. Together, it implies “small power” or “young,

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 零 (Zero, Spill) 零 Readings: レイ (Onyomi), こぼ-れる, こぼ-す (Kunyomi) Meaning: zero; spill; naught The kanji 零 depicts rain (雨) falling from the heavens, originally representing droplets falling, which evolved to mean “spill” and eventually “zero” due to the concept of small, insignificant amounts. View JLPT N2 Kanji List How to

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 肩 (Kata/Ken) – Shoulder 肩 Readings: ケン (Onyomi), かた (Kunyomi) Meaning: shoulder The kanji 肩 combines the radical 月 (にくづき – nikuzuki), which is a variant of 肉 (meat/flesh) and indicates a body part, with the component 戸 (と – to), meaning “door” or “house.” The 戸 component is thought to

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 衣 – Mastering the Character for ‘Clothing’ 衣 Readings: イ (Onyomi), ころも (Kunyomi) Meaning: clothing, garment, clothes A pictograph of clothes hanging on a frame. View JLPT N2 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 衣 has 6 strokes. The stroke order generally starts with the top horizontal

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 液 (eki) – The Kanji for “Liquid” or “Fluid” 液 Readings: エキ (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: liquid, fluid, sap, juice, solution 形声文字 (Keisei Moji – phono-semantic compound). The radical 氵 (水, water) indicates meaning related to liquid. The component 夜 (ヤ, ヨ, よる – night) provides the sound “エキ” (derived from ancient

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 濃 (nou, koi) – Thick, Concentrated, Dark 濃 Readings: ノウ (Onyomi), こ-い (Kunyomi) Meaning: thick, concentrated, dark (color), dense Formation kanji. From 氵 (water radical) + 農 (sound element for ‘nou’, also meaning agriculture, implying something ‘dense’ or ‘rich’ like cultivated land). It depicts water that is thick or concentrated. View

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 殿 (dono/tono, den) – Palace, Lord, Mr. 殿 Readings: デン (Onyomi), との, どの (Kunyomi) Meaning: Lord, Mr., palace, hall The kanji 殿 is derived from the pictograph of a grand building or palace. It originally depicted a high-roofed structure with pillars, representing a hall or a palace. Over time, its meaning

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 柔 (jū, yawa) – Mastering Softness and Gentleness 柔 Readings: ジュウ (Onyomi), やわ-らか, やわ-らかい, やわ-らぐ, やわ-らげる (Kunyomi) Meaning: gentle, tender, soft, yielding The kanji 柔 combines 矛 (hoko – spear, suggesting strength or rigidity) and 夭 (yō – young, delicate, slender). Together, they depict something that is not rigid like a

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 祝 (shuku, iwa.u) – Celebrate & Congratulate 祝 Readings: シュク (Onyomi), いわ.う (Kunyomi) Meaning: celebrate, congratulate The kanji 祝 originally depicts a person kneeling (卩) offering a blessing or prayer (示 – altar), symbolizing the act of celebrating or offering good wishes. View JLPT N2 Kanji List How to Write –

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 尊 (Son/Tōtoi) – Respect and Value 尊 Readings: ソン (Onyomi), とうと.い, たっと.い, たっと.ぶ (Kunyomi) Meaning: respected, valuable, noble, exalted The kanji 尊 (son) is an ideogrammic compound. It originally depicted a ceremonial wine vessel (similar to 酉/酒) being offered with two hands (廾), signifying an offering to a deity or a

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 緑 (Midori/Ryoku) – The Color of Nature 緑 Readings: リョク (Onyomi), みどり (Kunyomi) Meaning: green 形声文字。糸（いとへん）と彔（ろく）から成り、彔は「彫る」「流れ落ちる」の意を表す。絹糸を染めて作る緑色を表す。 View JLPT N2 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 緑 (midori) has 11 strokes. It begins with the ‘糸’ (itohen) radical on the left, which has 6 strokes. The right side

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 毛 (ke/Mou) – Hair, Fur, Wool 毛 Readings: モウ (Onyomi), け (Kunyomi) Meaning: hair, fur, wool This kanji is a pictograph representing hair or feathers, depicting strands flowing downwards. View JLPT N2 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 毛 (ke/Mou) is written with 4 strokes. The first

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 床 (Yuka/Toko/Shou) – Floor, Bed, Alcove 床 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), とこ, ゆか (Kunyomi) Meaning: floor, bed, alcove The kanji 床 is composed of the radical 广 (gamae), meaning “wide” or “house/shelter,” and 木 (ki), meaning “tree” or “wood.” Originally, it depicted a raised wooden platform or a floor within a dwelling.

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: Mastering 兆 (Chou/Kizashi) for Signs, Omens, and Trillions 兆 Readings: チョウ (Onyomi), きざ(し), きざ(す) (Kunyomi) Meaning: sign, omen, symptom, trillion The character 兆 (zhào) originally depicted cracks appearing on oracle bones when heated for divination, thus representing “sign” or “omen.” Over time, it also came to represent “trillion” as a large,

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 腕 (Ude/Wan) – Arm, Skill 腕 Readings: ワン (Onyomi), うで (Kunyomi) Meaning: arm, ability, skill The kanji 腕 is composed of the radical 月 (にくづき – niku-zukui), which signifies flesh or a part of the body, and 宛 (エン / あて), which suggests something that bends or curves. Together, they represent

Learn Japanese N2 Kanji: 賢 (KEN / kashikoi) – Wisdom & Intelligence 賢 Readings: ケン (Onyomi), かしこ.い (Kunyomi) Meaning: wise, intelligent, sagacious The kanji 賢 combines 臣 (しん), meaning “minister” or “servant,” and 貝 (かい), representing “shell” or “wealth/value.” Together, it suggests someone who possesses valuable judgment and sagacity, often associated with a wise minister