Search Kanji for Grade 2

Tips: joujou characters (Kanji characters to be learned at schools in Japan) are highlighted.
Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.

sword

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

bow

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

ten thousand

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

craft

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

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

genius

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

beginning

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

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

door

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

cow

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

noon

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

few

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

public

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

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:

inside

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

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

father

Meaning: father
Kun-yomi: ちち
On-yomi:

fur

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

heart

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

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

friend

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

now

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

plump

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

direction

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

old

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

north

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

outside

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

market

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

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

dart

Meaning: dart; arrow
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

elder brother

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

utilize

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

mother

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

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

half

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

winter

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

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

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

-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

same

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

ground

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

pond

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

every

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

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

ray

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

Buddhist temple

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

feathers

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

meat

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

oneself

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

near

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

consider

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

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

color

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

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

rice

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

many

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

west

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

valley

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

ri

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

say

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

angle

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

run

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

company

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

younger brother

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

shape

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

sell

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

map

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

body

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

barley

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

what

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

vapor

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

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

make

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

voice

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

east

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

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

know

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

younger sister

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

capital

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

elder sister

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

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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