JLPT N2 kanji for everyday life and action · JLPT N2

• 貸tai / ka(su)lend, loan, rent out
• 借shaku / ka(riru)borrow, rent, owe
• 押ou / o(su), o(saeru)push, press, hold down
• 引in / hi(ku), hi(keru)pull, draw, withdraw, look up
• 汚o / kitana(i), yogo(reru), yogo(su), kega(su)dirty, soil, pollute, defile
• 捨sha / su(teru)throw away, discard, abandon
• 拾shuu, juu / hiro(u)pick up, gather, find
• 閉hei / to(jiru), shi(meru), shi(maru)close, shut, end
• 包hou / tsutsu(mu)wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
• 隣rin / tonari, tona(ru)neighbor, next to, adjacent (as in 隣人, お隣)
• 焼shou / ya(ku), ya(keru)burn, bake, grill, roast
• 煮sha / ni(ru), ni(eru), ni(yasu)boil, cook, simmer, stew
• 沸futsu / wa(ku), wa(kasu)boil, seethe, bubble up
• 冷rei / tsume(tai), hi(eru), hi(yasu), sa(meru), sa(masu)cool, cold, chill, get cold
• 縫hou / nu(u)sew, stitch, suture
• 眠min / nemu(ru), nemu(i)sleep, doze, be sleepy
• 酔sui / yo(u)get drunk, feel sick, be intoxicated
• 畳jou / tatami, tata(mu)tatami mat, fold up