JLPT N4 – Kanji list

This page gathers all the main kanji required for passing the JLPT N4.

By clicking on a kanji, a study page will open in a separate tab in which you could find the pronunciation, the meaning, the writing order of the kanji and some example sentences including the studied kanji.

Kanji are a big piece of the knowledge to master. Let’s keep the learning at a good pace, little by little. The important is not to give up ! Good luck !

番号
漢字
Kanji
音読み
Onyomi
訓読み
Kunyomi
意味
Meaning
1チュウそそ.ぐ,さ.す,つ.ぐpour, concentrate on
2ケン,ゲンあかし,しるし,ため.す,ためしverification, effect
3コウ,クくちmouth
4クウそら,あ.く,あ.き,あ.ける,から,す.く,す.かす,むな.しいempty, sky
5リョウfee, materials
6シャ,ジャうつ.す,うつ.る,うつ-,うつ.しcopy, be photographed
7かみpaper
8ダイ,タイか.わる,かわ.る,かわ.り,か.わり,-がわ.り,-が.わり,か.える,よ,しろsubstitute, change
9ドウうご.く,うご.かすmove, motion
10キュウいそ.ぐ,いそ.ぎ,せ.くhurry, sudden
11セイ,セ,ソウgeneration, world
12わたくし,わたしprivate, me
13シュウあき,ときautumn
14ゾクtribe, family
15ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
16ギョウ,ゴウわざbusiness
17ホ,ブ,フある.く,あゆ.むwalk
18も.つ,-も.ち,も.てるhold, have
19カンやかた,たてbuilding
20キョ,コさ.る,-さ.るgone, past
21ム,ブな.いnothingness, none
22シュンはるspringtime, spring
23ヨウsea, Western style
24チョウまちtown, village
25もっ.てby means of
26コウかんが.える,かんが.えconsider, think over
27ショウすく.ない,すこ.しfew, little
28シュウあつ.まる,あつ.める,つど.うgather, meet
29イン,オンの.む,-の.みdrink
30モク,ボクめ,-め,ま-eye, look
31シュ,ス,シュウぬし,おも,あるじlord, chief
32タイか.す,か.し-,かし-lend
33トウふゆwinter
34い.やす,い.する,くすしdoctor, medicine
35リョク,リキ,リイちからpower, strength
36キン,コンちか.いnear, early
37キュウ,クきわ.めるresearch, study
38ニクししmeat
39シンあたら.しい,あら.た,あら-,にい-new
40ドウ,トウみち,いうroad-way, course
41ホウかた,-かた,-がたdirection
42と.まる,-ど.まり,と.める,-と.める,-ど.め,とど.める,とど.め,とど.まる,や.める,や.む,-や.む,よ.す,-さ.す,-さ.しstop, halt
43テイ,ダイ,デおとうとyounger brother
44チャ,サtea
45フクclothing, obey
46ギョうお,さかな,-ざかなfish
47ギュウうしcow
48カイうみsea, ocean
49ガ,カク,エ,カイえが.く,かく.する,かぎ.る,はかりごと,はか.るpicture
50マイいもうとyounger sister
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