Search Kanji for Grade 2

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Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.
刀

sword

Meaning: sword; saber; knife
Kun-yomi: かたな/そり
On-yomi: トウ
弓

bow

Meaning: bow; bow (archery, violin)
Kun-yomi: ゆみ
On-yomi: キュウ
万

ten thousand

Meaning: ten thousand; 10,000
Kun-yomi: よろず
On-yomi: マン/バン
工

craft

Meaning: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク/グ
丸

round

Meaning: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away
Kun-yomi: まる/まる.める/まる.い
On-yomi: ガン
才

genius

Meaning: genius; years old; cubic shaku
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サイ
元

beginning

Meaning: beginning; former time; origin
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン
切

cut

Meaning: cut; cutoff; be sharp
Kun-yomi: き.る/-き.る/き.り/-き.り/-ぎ.り/き.れる/-き.れる/き.れ/-き
On-yomi: セツ/サイ
戸

door

Meaning: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)
Kun-yomi: と
On-yomi: コ
牛

cow

Meaning: cow
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: ギュウ
午

noon

Meaning: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: うま
On-yomi: ゴ
少

few

Meaning: few; little
Kun-yomi: すく.ない/すこ.し
On-yomi: ショウ
公

public

Meaning: public; prince; official; governmental
Kun-yomi: おおやけ
On-yomi: コウ/ク
止

stop

Meaning: stop; halt
Kun-yomi: と.まる/-ど.まり/と.める/-と.める/-ど.め/とど.める/とど.め/とど
On-yomi: シ
内

inside

Meaning: inside; within; between; among; house; home
Kun-yomi: うち
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ
引

pull

Meaning: pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to
Kun-yomi: ひ.く/ひ.き/ひ.き-/-び.き/ひ.ける
On-yomi: イン
父

father

Meaning: father
Kun-yomi: ちち
On-yomi: フ
毛

fur

Meaning: fur; hair; feather; down
Kun-yomi: け
On-yomi: モウ
心

heart

Meaning: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ/-ごころ
On-yomi: シン
分

part

Meaning: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku; 100
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/わ.け/わ.かれる/わ.かる/わ.かつ
On-yomi: ブン/フン/ブ
友

friend

Meaning: friend
Kun-yomi: とも
On-yomi: ユウ
今

now

Meaning: now
Kun-yomi: いま
On-yomi: コン/キン
太

plump

Meaning: plump; thick; big around
Kun-yomi: ふと.い/ふと.る
On-yomi: タイ/タ
方

direction

Meaning: direction; person; alternative
Kun-yomi: かた/-かた/-がた
On-yomi: ホウ
古

old

Meaning: old
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/ふる-/-ふる.す
On-yomi: コ
北

north

Meaning: north
Kun-yomi: きた
On-yomi: ホク
外

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ
市

market

Meaning: market; city; town
Kun-yomi: いち
On-yomi: シ
広

wide

Meaning: wide; broad; spacious
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い/ひろ.まる/ひろ.める/ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる
On-yomi: コウ
矢

dart

Meaning: dart; arrow
Kun-yomi: や
On-yomi: シ
兄

elder brother

Meaning: elder brother; big brother
Kun-yomi: あに
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ
用

utilize

Meaning: utilize; business; service; use; employ
Kun-yomi: もち.いる
On-yomi: ヨウ
母

mother

Meaning: mother
Kun-yomi: はは/も
On-yomi: ボ
台

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ
半

half

Meaning: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-
Kun-yomi: なか.ば
On-yomi: ハン
冬

winter

Meaning: winter
Kun-yomi: ふゆ
On-yomi: トウ
当

hit

Meaning: hit; right; appropriate; himself
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/あ.たり/あ.てる/あ.て/まさ.に/まさ.にべし
On-yomi: トウ
会

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ
回

-times

Meaning: -times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/-まわ.る/-まわ.り/まわ.す/-まわ.す/まわ.し-/-まわ.し/
On-yomi: カイ/エ
同

same

Meaning: same; agree; equal
Kun-yomi: おな.じ
On-yomi: ドウ
地

ground

Meaning: ground; earth
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チ/ジ
池

pond

Meaning: pond; cistern; pool; reservoir
Kun-yomi: いけ
On-yomi: チ
毎

every

Meaning: every
Kun-yomi: ごと/-ごと.に
On-yomi: マイ
交

mingle

Meaning: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going
Kun-yomi: まじ.わる/まじ.える/ま.じる/まじ.る/ま.ざる/ま.ぜる/-か.う/か.わ
On-yomi: コウ
光

ray

Meaning: ray; light
Kun-yomi: ひか.る/ひかり
On-yomi: コウ
寺

Buddhist temple

Meaning: Buddhist temple
Kun-yomi: てら
On-yomi: ジ
羽

feathers

Meaning: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits
Kun-yomi: は/わ/はね
On-yomi: ウ
肉

meat

Meaning: meat
Kun-yomi: しし
On-yomi: ニク
自

oneself

Meaning: oneself
Kun-yomi: みずか.ら/おの.ずから/おの.ずと
On-yomi: ジ/シ
近

near

Meaning: near; early; akin; tantamount
Kun-yomi: ちか.い
On-yomi: キン/コン
考

consider

Meaning: consider; think over
Kun-yomi: かんが.える/かんが.え
On-yomi: コウ
行

going

Meaning: going; journey
Kun-yomi: い.く/ゆ.く/-ゆ.き/-ゆき/-い.き/-いき/おこな.う/おこ.なう
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ/アン
色

color

Meaning: color
Kun-yomi: いろ
On-yomi: ショク/シキ
合

fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ
米

rice

Meaning: rice; USA; metre
Kun-yomi: こめ/よね
On-yomi: ベイ/マイ/メエトル
多

many

Meaning: many; frequent; much
Kun-yomi: おお.い/まさ.に/まさ.る
On-yomi: タ
西

west

Meaning: west; Spain
Kun-yomi: にし
On-yomi: セイ/サイ/ス
谷

valley

Meaning: valley
Kun-yomi: たに/きわ.まる
On-yomi: コク
里

ri

Meaning: ri; village; parent's home; league
Kun-yomi: さと
On-yomi: リ
言

say

Meaning: say
Kun-yomi: い.う/こと
On-yomi: ゲン/ゴン
角

angle

Meaning: angle; corner; square; horn; antlers
Kun-yomi: かど/つの
On-yomi: カク
走

run

Meaning: run
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ソウ
社

company

Meaning: company; firm; office; association; shrine
Kun-yomi: やしろ
On-yomi: シャ
弟

younger brother

Meaning: younger brother; faithful service to elders
Kun-yomi: おとうと
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/デ
形

shape

Meaning: shape; form; style
Kun-yomi: かた/-がた/かたち/なり
On-yomi: ケイ/ギョウ
売

sell

Meaning: sell
Kun-yomi: う.る/う.れる
On-yomi: バイ
図

map

Meaning: map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally
Kun-yomi: え/はか.る
On-yomi: ズ/ト
体

body

Meaning: body; substance; object; reality; counter for images
Kun-yomi: からだ/かたち
On-yomi: タイ/テイ
麦

barley

Meaning: barley; wheat
Kun-yomi: むぎ
On-yomi: バク
何

what

Meaning: what
Kun-yomi: なに/なん/なに-/なん-
On-yomi: カ
汽

vapor

Meaning: vapor; steam
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ
来

come

Meaning: come; due; next; cause; become
Kun-yomi: く.る/きた.る/きた.す/き.たす/き.たる/き/こ
On-yomi: ライ/タイ
作

make

Meaning: make; production; prepare; build
Kun-yomi: つく.る/つく.り/-づく.り
On-yomi: サク/サ
声

voice

Meaning: voice
Kun-yomi: こえ/こわ-
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
東

east

Meaning: east
Kun-yomi: ひがし
On-yomi: トウ
画

brush-stroke

Meaning: brush-stroke; picture
Kun-yomi: えが.く/かく.する/かぎ.る/はかりごと/はか.る
On-yomi: ガ/カク/エ/カイ
知

know

Meaning: know; wisdom
Kun-yomi: し.る/し.らせる
On-yomi: チ
妹

younger sister

Meaning: younger sister
Kun-yomi: いもうと
On-yomi: マイ
京

capital

Meaning: capital; 10**16
Kun-yomi: みやこ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ/キン
姉

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
On-yomi: シ
明

bright

Meaning: bright; light
Kun-yomi: あ.かり/あか.るい/あか.るむ/あか.らむ/あき.らか/あ.ける/-あ.け/あ
On-yomi: メイ/ミョウ/ミン

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