Dmitry Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Hello everyone. Today I want to share the list of very usuful kanji with you. I suppose that you familiar with JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test), having passed which you can live and even work in Japan. So, today I want to give you the list of important kanji to pass JLPT level 2. If you have level 2 than it means you can fluently speak in Japanese. One more thing, taking into account the fact that this topic is quite capacious I have to divide the topic into couple parts. So, if you find this information interesting, please leave a comment and I will continue posting JLPT 2 kanji. Therefore, if you learned all the kanji from this list that would mean you can pass JLPT level 2 for sure:Note: katakana means Chinese reading of a kanji, hiragana - Japanese reading1. 皿 [ベイ , さら] (bei, sara) - dish/a helping/plate2. 湿 [シツ, シュウ , しめ.る, しめ.す, うるお.う, うるお.す] (sitsu, shuu, shimeru, shimesu, uruosu,) - damp/wet/moist3. 肯 [コウ , がえんじ.る] (kou, gaenziru) - agreement/consent/comply with4. 詞 [シ] - (shi) part of speech/words/poetry5. 枝 [えだ, シ] (eda, shi) - bough/branch/twig/limb6. 蒸 [ジョウ, セイ , む.す, む.れる, む.らす ] (jou, sei, musu, mureru, muraasu) - steam/heat/sultry/foment/get musty7. 沸 [フツ , わ.く, わ.かす] (futsu, waku, wakasu) - seethe/boil/ferment/uproar/breed8. 帽 [ボウ, モウ , ずきん, おお.う] (bou, mou, zukin, oou) - cap/headgear9. 綿 [メン, ワ] (men, wa) - cotton10. 涙 [ルイ, レイ , なみだ] (rui, rei, namida) - tears/sympathy11. 疲 [ヒ , つか.れる, つか.らす] (hi, tsukareru, tsukarasu) - exhausted/tire/weary12. 恋 [レン , こ.う, こい, こい.しい] (ren, kou, koi, koishii) - romance/in love/yearn for/miss/darling13. 偉 [えらい] (erai) - admirable/greatness/remarkable/conceited/famous/excellen14. 胃 [い] (i) - stomack/paunch/crop/craw15. 域 [いき] (iki) - range/region/limits/stage/level16. 因 [イン, ちな.み, よ.る] (in, chinami, yoru) - cause/factor/be associated with/depend on/be limited to17. 羽 [ウ, ハ , はね] (u, ha, hane) - feathers/counter for birds/ rabbits18. 泳 [エイ , およ.ぐ] (ei, oyogu) - swim19. 越 [エツ, オツ, こ.す, こ.える] (etsu, otsu, kosu, koeru) - surpass/cross over/move to/exceed/Vietnam20. 煙 [エン, ケム, けむ.る, けむり] (en, kemu, kemuru, kemuri) - smoke21. 奥 [オウ, オク , おく.まる] (ou, oku, okumaru) - heart/interior22. 察 [サツ] (satsu) - guess/presume/surmise/judge/understand23. 黄 [コウ, オウ, き] (kou, ou, ki) - yellow24. 温 [オン, ヌ , あたた.か, あたた.かい, あたた.まる, あたた.める] (on, nu, atataka, atatakai, atatamaru, atatameru) - warm25. 召 [ショウ , め.す] (shoo, mesu) - seduce/call/send for/wear/put on/ride in/buy/eat/drink/catch (cold)26. 菓 [カ] (ka) - candy/cakes/fruit27. 拾 [シュウ, ジュウ , ひろ.う] (shuu, juu, hirou) - pick up/gather/find/go on foot/ten28. 婚 [コン] (kon) - marriage29. 式 [シ] (shi) - style/ceremony/rite/function/method/system/form/expression30. 険 [ケン , けわ.しい] (ken, kewashii) - precipitous/inaccessible place/impregnable position/steep place/sharp eyesIf you want to pass JLPT 2 it`s very importing for you to know all the readings (both, Chinese and Japanese). Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I know most of them from Chinese. However, some of them are used a little bit differently or are not considered to be very important (frequent) characters when it comes to learning Mandarin Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomuzoku Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is amazing list! The language lovers will love to learn all these kanji. Yomuzoku, being an online Japanese course also helps the Japanese learners to get familiar with the language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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