JLPT N5 – Kanji list

This page gathers all the main kanji required for passing the JLPT N5.

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ニチ,ジツひ,-び,-かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
2ショか.く,-が.き,-がきwrite
3ホクきたnorth
4ふる.い,ふる-,-ふる.すold
5サ,シャひだりleft
6ダン,ナンおとこ,おmale
7うまnoon, sign of the horse
8カ,ゲした,しも,もと,さ.げる,さ.がる,くだ.る,くだ.り,くだ.す,-くだ.す,くだ.さる,お.ろす,お.りるbelow, down, descend, give, low, inferior
9キン,コン,ゴンかね,かな-,-がねgold
10コクくにcountry
11ニ,ジふた,ふた.つ,ふたたびtwo, two radical
12ウ,ユウみぎright
13ダイ,タイおお-,おお.きい,-おお.いにlarge, big
14サン,ゾウみ,み.つ,みっ.つthree
15キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
16ユウともfriend
17ゴ,コウのち,うし.ろ,うしろ,あと,おく.れるbehind, back, later
18シ,ス,ツこ,-こ,ねchild, sign of the rat
19ショク,ジキく.う,く.らう,た.べる,は.むeat, food
20チョウなが.い,おさlong, leader, superior, senior
21ド,トつちsoil, earth, ground, Turkey
22ちちfather
23ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
24コウ,キョウexam, school, printing, proof, correction
25キュウ,クここの,ここの.つnine
26ヒャク,ビャクももhundred
27ジン,ニンひと,-り,-とperson
28ひ,-び,ほ-fire
29ナン,ナみなみsouth
30ロク,リクむ,む.つ,むっ.つ,むいsix
31スイみず,みず-water
32ハンなか.ばhalf, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
33ジュウ,ジッ,ジュッとお,と,そten
34メイ,ミョウな,-なname, noted, distinguished, reputation
35ショウちい.さい,こ-,お-,さ-little, small
36ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ,-うえ,うわ-,かみ,あ.げる,-あ.げる,あ.がる,-あ.がる,あ.がり,-あ.がり,のぼ.る,のぼ.り,のぼ.せる,のぼ.す,たてまつ.るabove, up
37センthousand
38ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな,めwoman, female
39カン,ケンあいだ,ま,あいinterval, space
40ふる.い,ふる-,-ふる.すold
41ドク,トク,トウよ.む,-よ.みread
42ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
43セイ,ショウい.きる,い.かす,い.ける,う.まれる,うま.れる,う.まれ,うまれ,う.む,お.う,は.える,は.やす,き,なま,なま-,な.る,な.す,む.す,-うlife, genuine, birth
44はな.す,はなしtale, talk
45チュウなか,うち,あた.るin, inside, middle, center
46ゼンまえ,-まえin front, before
47ニュウ,ジュい.る,-い.る,-い.り,い.れる,-い.れ,はい.るenter, insert
48センさき,ま.ずbefore, ahead, previous, future, precedence
49よ,よ.つ,よっ.つ,よんfour
50コウたか.い,たか,-だか,たか.まる,たか.めるtall, high, expensive
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