Search Kanji for JLPT level 2

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

complete

Meaning: complete; finish
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: リョウ
久

long time

Meaning: long time; old story
Kun-yomi: ひさ.しい
On-yomi: キュウ/ク
干

dry

Meaning: dry; parch
Kun-yomi: ほ.す/ほ.し-/-ぼ.し/ひ.る
On-yomi: カン
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
与

bestow

Meaning: bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend
Kun-yomi: あた.える/あずか.る/くみ.する/ともに
On-yomi: ヨ
才

genius

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

deceased

Meaning: deceased; the late; dying; perish
Kun-yomi: な.い/な.き-/ほろ.びる/ほろ.ぶ/ほろ.ぼす
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
介

jammed in

Meaning: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ
比

compare

Meaning: compare; race; ratio; Philipines
Kun-yomi: くら.べる
On-yomi: ヒ
戸

door

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

gigantic

Meaning: gigantic; big; large; great
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョ
互

mutually

Meaning: mutually; reciprocally; together
Kun-yomi: たが.い/かたみ.に
On-yomi: ゴ
匹

equal

Meaning: equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth
Kun-yomi: ひき
On-yomi: ヒツ
支

branch

Meaning: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
Kun-yomi: ささ.える/つか.える/か.う
On-yomi: シ
公

public

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

inside

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

husband

Meaning: husband; man
Kun-yomi: おっと/それ
On-yomi: フ/フウ/ブ
双

pair

Meaning: pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs
Kun-yomi: ふた/たぐい/ならぶ/ふたつ
On-yomi: ソウ
毛

fur

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

Buddha

Meaning: Buddha; the dead; France
Kun-yomi: ほとけ
On-yomi: ブツ/フツ
込

crowded

Meaning: crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: -こ.む/こ.む/こ.み/-こ.み/こ.める
On-yomi:
片

one-sided

Meaning: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kun-yomi: かた-/かた
On-yomi: ヘン
辺

environs

Meaning: environs; boundary; border; vicinity
Kun-yomi: あた.り/ほと.り/-べ
On-yomi: ヘン
王

king

Meaning: king; rule; magnate
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/-ノウ
予

beforehand

Meaning: beforehand; previous; myself; I
Kun-yomi: あらかじ.め
On-yomi: ヨ/シャ
化

change

Meaning: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
Kun-yomi: ば.ける/ば.かす/ふ.ける/け.する
On-yomi: カ/ケ
欠

lack

Meaning: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン
反

anti-

Meaning: anti-
Kun-yomi: そ.る/そ.らす/かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ハン/ホン/タン/ホ
冊

tome

Meaning: tome; counter for books; volume
Kun-yomi: ふみ
On-yomi: サツ/サク
処

dispose

Meaning: dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-こ/お.る
On-yomi: ショ
札

tag

Meaning: tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid
Kun-yomi: ふだ
On-yomi: サツ
石

stone

Meaning: stone
Kun-yomi: いし
On-yomi: セキ/シャク/コク
圧

pressure

Meaning: pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate
Kun-yomi: お.す/へ.す/おさ.える/お.さえる
On-yomi: アツ/エン/オウ
皿

dish

Meaning: dish; a helping; plate
Kun-yomi: さら
On-yomi: ベイ
皮

pelt

Meaning: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: ヒ
旧

old times

Meaning: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/もと
On-yomi: キュウ
召

seduce

Meaning: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold)
Kun-yomi: め.す
On-yomi: ショウ
占

fortune-telling

Meaning: fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take
Kun-yomi: し.める/うらな.う
On-yomi: セン
司

director

Meaning: director; official; govt office; rule; administer
Kun-yomi: つかさど.る
On-yomi: シ
史

history

Meaning: history; chronicle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シ
必

invariably

Meaning: invariably; certain; inevitable
Kun-yomi: かなら.ず
On-yomi: ヒツ
末

end

Meaning: end; close; tip; powder; posterity
Kun-yomi: すえ
On-yomi: マツ/バツ
令

orders

Meaning: orders; ancient laws; command; decree
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ
氷

icicle

Meaning: icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal
Kun-yomi: こおり/ひ/こお.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ
未

un-

Meaning: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: いま.だ/ま.だ/ひつじ
On-yomi: ミ/ビ
礼

salute

Meaning: salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ/ライ
庁

government office

Meaning: government office
Kun-yomi: やくしょ
On-yomi: チョウ/テイ
玉

jewel

Meaning: jewel; ball
Kun-yomi: たま/たま-/-だま
On-yomi: ギョク
付

adhere

Meaning: adhere; attach; refer to; append
Kun-yomi: つ.ける/-つ.ける/-づ.ける/つ.け/つ.け-/-つ.け/-づ.け/-づけ/
On-yomi: フ
布

linen

Meaning: linen; cloth
Kun-yomi: ぬの
On-yomi: フ
示

show

Meaning: show; indicate; point out; express; display
Kun-yomi: しめ.す
On-yomi: ジ/シ
刊

publish

Meaning: publish; carve; engrave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン
失

lose

Meaning: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss
Kun-yomi: うしな.う/う.せる
On-yomi: シツ
永

eternity

Meaning: eternity; long; lengthy
Kun-yomi: なが.い
On-yomi: エイ
払

pay

Meaning: pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of
Kun-yomi: はら.う/-はら.い/-ばら.い
On-yomi: フツ/ヒツ/ホツ
号

nickname

Meaning: nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ/よびな
On-yomi: ゴウ
甘

sweet

Meaning: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
Kun-yomi: あま.い/あま.える/あま.やかす/うま.い
On-yomi: カン
申

have the honor to

Meaning: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: もう.す/もう.し-/さる
On-yomi: シン
平

even

Meaning: even; flat; peace
Kun-yomi: たい.ら/-だいら/ひら/ひら-
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ヒョウ
央

center

Meaning: center; middle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ
由

wherefore

Meaning: wherefore; a reason
Kun-yomi: よし/よ.る
On-yomi: ユ/ユウ/ユイ
他

other

Meaning: other; another; the others
Kun-yomi: ほか
On-yomi: タ
打

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス
収

income

Meaning: income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/おさ.まる
On-yomi: シュウ
幼

infancy

Meaning: infancy; childhood
Kun-yomi: おさな.い
On-yomi: ヨウ
包

wrap

Meaning: wrap; pack up; cover; conceal
Kun-yomi: つつ.む/くる.む
On-yomi: ホウ
加

add

Meaning: add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
Kun-yomi: くわ.える/くわ.わる
On-yomi: カ
可

can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク
犯

crime

Meaning: crime; sin; offense
Kun-yomi: おか.す
On-yomi: ハン/ボン
忙

busy

Meaning: busy; occupied; restless
Kun-yomi: いそが.しい/せわ.しい/おそ.れる/うれえるさま
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
灯

lamp

Meaning: lamp; a light; light; counter for lights
Kun-yomi: ひ/ほ-/ともしび/とも.す/あかり
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
吸

suck

Meaning: suck; imbibe; inhale; sip
Kun-yomi: す.う
On-yomi: キュウ
団

group

Meaning: group; association
Kun-yomi: かたまり/まる.い
On-yomi: ダン/トン
灰

ashes

Meaning: ashes; puckery juice; cremate
Kun-yomi: はい
On-yomi: カイ
両

both

Meaning: both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two
Kun-yomi: てる/ふたつ
On-yomi: リョウ
竹

bamboo

Meaning: bamboo
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: チク
共

together

Meaning: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with
Kun-yomi: とも/とも.に/-ども
On-yomi: キョウ
叫

shout

Meaning: shout; exclaim; yell
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ
On-yomi: キョウ
各

each

Meaning: each; every; either
Kun-yomi: おのおの
On-yomi: カク
衣

garment

Meaning: garment; clothes; dressing
Kun-yomi: ころも/きぬ/-ぎ
On-yomi: イ/エ

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