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Readings, stroke counts, common words, and example sentences for each character — focused on kanji you will meet at work.

219 kanji · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 kanji

Part 3

Kanji 21–30

N2#21

transport

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
16

The goods are transported by truck.

💡 Break 輸 down and you get 車 (vehicle / wheel) — a cart seen from above, axle through the middle, and beside it 兪 (smooth / hollowed out) — a small boat hollowed smooth, gliding easily along. Picture a cart on its wheels, put 輸 inside it, and let that scene stand for "transport" — transport. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#22

agriculture

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
13

My grandfather is still farming today.

💡 Picture a ripe stalk of grain: that is what 農 means — agriculture. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 曲 (bent / tune) — a woven container bent into curves along its whole length, and beside it 辰 (early morning / a turn of the season) — a curved blade angled into the earth, the first turn of a plough. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

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N2#23

diameter / path

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
8

Please calculate the diameter of the circle.

💡 Break 径 down and you get 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk, and beside it 圣 (hand at work) — a hand reaching down to press into the earth below it. Picture a milestone post standing beside the road, put 径 inside it, and let that scene stand for "diameter" — diameter / path. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#24

shore

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
8

I like walking along the coast.

💡 Break 岸 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 岸 inside it, and let that scene stand for "shore" — shore. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#25

eternal

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
5

The two of them treasure their long friendship.

💡 Break 永 down and you get 丶 (dot) — a single dot marking the spot, and beside it 水 (water) — a stream of water with droplets on each side. Picture counting beads above a counting board, put 永 inside it, and let that scene stand for "eternal" — eternal. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#26

long time

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
3

I met a university friend for the first time in ages.

💡 Break 久 down and you get 𠂊 (claw / grasping hand) — a hooked stroke curling down like a claw reaching for something below. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 久 inside it, and let that scene stand for "long time" — long time. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#27

haiku / actor

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
10

My grandmother’s hobby is composing haiku.

💡 Break 俳 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 非 (wrong / not) — two wings spread apart, feathers pointing in opposite directions. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 俳 inside it, and let that scene stand for "haiku" — haiku / actor. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#28

evaluate / criticism

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
12

He writes film reviews.

💡 Break 評 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth. Picture a banner unfurled to announce something, put 評 inside it, and let that scene stand for "evaluate" — evaluate / criticism. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#29

criticize

N2
Onyomi
Strokes
7

The decision was strongly criticized.

💡 Break 批 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 批 inside it, and let that scene stand for "criticize" — criticize. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N2#30

crime

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
13

The company apologized to its customers.

💡 Break 罪 down and you get 罒 (eye / net) — an eye laid on its side, watching from above, and beside it 非 (wrong / not) — two wings spread apart, feathers pointing in opposite directions. Picture an eye looking straight ahead, put 罪 inside it, and let that scene stand for "crime" — crime. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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