This is the JLPT N1 kanji list.
There are about 2,000 kanji in total that you will need to know in order to pass the JLPT N1 (including the kanji from N2, N3, N4 & N5).
Click on any of the kanji below to go to the lesson for that kanji. There you can get more detailed information, including common vocabulary words and example sentences using that kanji.
(this page is a work in progress, but I’m doing my best to add multiple new lessons every week)
For more JLPT N1 info, see our JLPT N1 grammar lessons.
| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 江 | kou コウ | e え | creek, inlet, bay |
| 102 | 僚 | ryou リョウ | colleague, official, companion | |
| 103 | 吉 | kichi, kitsu キチ、 キツ | yoshi よし | good luck, joy, congratulations |
| 104 | 盛 | sei, jou セイ、 ジョウ | mo(ru), saka(ru) も(る)、 さか(る) | boom, prosper, copulate |
| 105 | 皇 | kou, ou コウ、 オウ | emperor | |
| 106 | 臨 | rin リン | nozo(mu) のぞ(む) | look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on |
| 107 | 踏 | tou トウ | fu(mu) ふ(む) | step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment |
| 108 | 壊 | kai, e カイ、 エ | kowa(su), yabu(ru) こわ(す)、 やぶ(る) | demolition, break, destroy |
| 109 | 債 | sai サイ | bond, loan, debt | |
| 110 | 興 | kou, kyou コウ、 キョウ | oko(su) おこ(る) | entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure |
| 111 | 源 | gen ゲン | minamoto みなもと | source, origin |
| 112 | 儀 | gi ギ | ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter | |
| 113 | 創 | sou, shou ソウ、 ショウ | tsuku(ru), haji(meru), sazu, kezu(shikeru) つく(る)、 はじ(める)、 きず、 けず(しける) | genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate |
| 114 | 障 | shou ショウ | sawa(ru) さわ(る) | hinder, hurt, harm |
| 115 | 継 | kei ケイ | tsu(gu), mama- つ(ぐ)、 まま- | inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree) |
| 116 | 筋 | kin キン | suji すじ | muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent |
| 117 | 狙 | so, sho ソ、 ショ | nera(u) ねら(う) | aim at, sight, shadow, stalk |
| 118 | 闘 | tou トウ | tataka(u), araso(u) たたか(う)、 あらそ(う) | fight, war |
| 119 | 葬 | sou ソウ | houmu(ru) ほうむ(る) | interment, bury, shelve |
| 120 | 避 | hi ヒ | sa(keru), yo(keru) さ(ける)、 よ(ける) | evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun |
| 121 | 司 | shi シ | tsukasado(ru) つかさど(る) | director, official, govt office, rule, administer |
| 122 | 康 | kou コウ | ease, peace | |
| 123 | 善 | zen ゼン | yo(i), i(i), yoshi(tosuru) よ(い)、 い(い)、 よし(とする) | virtuous, good, goodness |
| 124 | 逮 | tai タイ | apprehend, chase | |
| 125 | 迫 | haku ハク | sema(aru) せま(る) | urge, force, imminent, spur on |
| 126 | 惑 | waku ワク | mado(u) まど(う) | beguile, delusion, perplexity |
| 127 | 崩 | hou ホウ | kuzu(reru), -kuzu(re) くず(れる)、 -くず(れ) | crumble, die, demolish, level |
| 128 | 紀 | ki キ | chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period | |
| 129 | 聴 | chou, tei チョウ、 テイ | ki(ku), yuru(su) き(く)、 ゆる(す) | listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry |
| 130 | 脱 | datsu ダツ | nu(gu) ぬ(ぐ) | undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off |
| 131 | 級 | kyuu キュウ | class, rank, grade | |
| 132 | 博 | haku, baku ハク、バク | Dr., command, esteem, Ph.D. | |
| 133 | 締 | tei テイ | shi(maru), -shi(me), -ji(me) し(まる)、 -し(め)、 -じ(め) | tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten |
| 134 | 救 | kyuu キュウ | suku(u) すく(う) | salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim |
| 135 | 執 | shitsu, shuu シツ、 シュウ | to(ru) と(る) | tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart |
| 136 | 房 | bou ボウ | fusa ふさ | tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room |
| 137 | 撤 | tetsu テツ | remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude | |
| 138 | 削 | saku サク | kezu(ru), hatsu(ru), so(gu) けず(る)、 はつ(る)、 そ(ぐ) | plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave |
| 139 | 密 | mitsu ミツ | hiso(ka) ひそ(か) | secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness |
| 140 | 措 | so ソ | o(ku) お(く) | set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except |
| 141 | 志 | shi シ | kokoroza(su), kokorozashi こころざ(す)、 こころざし | intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling |
| 142 | 載 | sai サイ | no(seru) の(せる) | ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44, record, publish |
| 143 | 陣 | jin ジン | camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time | |
| 144 | 我 | ga ガ | ware, wa, wa(ga)-, waga- われ、 わ、 わ(が)-、 わが- | ego, I, selfish, our, oneself |
| 145 | 為 | i イ | tame, na(ru), su(ru), tari, tsuku(ru), nari ため、 な(る)、 す(る)、 たり、 つく(る)、 なり | do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of |
| 146 | 抑 | yoku ヨク | osa(eru) おさ(える) | repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of |
| 147 | 幕 | maku, baku マク、 バク | tobari とばり | curtain, bunting, act of play |
| 148 | 染 | sen セン | so(meru), shi(meru) そ(める)、 し(みる) | dye, color, paint, stain, print |
| 149 | 奈 | na, nai, dai ナ、 ナイ、 ダイ | ikan, karanashi いかん、 からなし | Nara, what? |
| 150 | 傷 | shou ショウ | kizu, ita(mu) きず、 いた(む) | wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point |
| 151 | 択 | taku タク | era(bu) えら(ぶ) | choose, select, elect, prefer |
| 152 | 秀 | shuu シュウ | hii(deru) ひい(でる) | excel, excellence, beauty, surpass |
| 153 | 徴 | chou, chi チョウ、 チ | shirushi しるし | indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question |
| 154 | 弾 | dan, tan ダン、 タン | hi(ku), -hi(ki), hazu(mu), tama, haji(ku), tada(su) ひ(く)、 -ひ(き)、 はず(む)、 たま、 はじ(く)、 ただ(す) | bullet, twang, flip, snap |
| 155 | 償 | shou ショウ | tsuguna(u) つぐな(う) | reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem |
| 156 | 功 | kou, ko コウ、 ク | isao いさお | achievement, merits, success, honor, credit |
| 157 | 拠 | kyo, ko キョ、 コ | yo(ru) よ(る) | foothold, based on, follow, therefore |
| 158 | 秘 | hi ヒ | hi(meru), hiso(ka), kaku(su) ひ(める)、 ひそ(か)、 かく(す) | secret, conceal |
| 159 | 拒 | kyo, go キョ、 ゴ | koba(mu) こば(む) | repel, refuse, reject, decline |
| 160 | 刑 | kei ケイ | punish, penalty, sentence, punishment | |
| 161 | 塚 | chou チョウ | tsuka, -dzuka つか、 -づか | hillock, mound |
| 162 | 致 | chi チ | ita(su) いた(す) | doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage |
| 163 | 繰 | sou ソウ | ku(ru) く(る) | winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to |
| 164 | 尾 | bi ビ | o お | tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain |
| 165 | 描 | byou ビョウ | ega(ku), ka(ku) えが(く)、 か(く) | sketch, compose, write, draw, paint |
| 166 | 鈴 | rei, rin レイ、 リン | suzu すず | small bell, buzzer |
| 167 | 盤 | ban バン | tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record | |
| 168 | 項 | kou コウ | unaji うなじ | paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression) |
| 169 | 喪 | sou ソウ | mo も | miss, mourning |
| 170 | 伴 | han, ban ハン、 バン | tomona(u) ともな(う) | consort, accompany, bring with, companion |
| 171 | 養 | you, ryou ヨウ、 リョウ | yashina(u) やしな(う) | foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture |
| 172 | 懸 | ken, ke ケン、 ケ | ka(keru) か(ける) | state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart |
| 173 | 街 | gai, kai ガイ、 カイ | machi まち | boulevard, street, town |
| 174 | 契 | kei ケイ | chigi(ru) ちぎ(る) | pledge, promise, vow |
| 175 | 掲 | kei ケイ | kaka(geru) かか(げる) | put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe |
| 176 | 躍 | yaku ヤク | odo(ru) おど(る) | leap, dance, skip |
| 177 | 棄 | ki キ | su(teru) す(てる) | abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice |
| 178 | 邸 | tei テイ | yashiki やしき | residence, mansion |
| 179 | 縮 | shuku シュク | chidji(mu) ちぢ(む) | shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce |
| 180 | 還 | kan カン | kae(ru) かえ(る) | send back, return |
| 181 | 属 | zoku, shoku ゾク、 ショク | sakan, tsuku, yakara さかん、 つく、 やから | belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated |
| 182 | 慮 | ryo リョ | omonpaku(ru) おもんぱく(る) | prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear |
| 183 | 枠 | waku わく | frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box | |
| 184 | 恵 | kei, e ケイ、 エ | megu(mu) めぐ(む) | favor, blessing, grace, kindness |
| 185 | 露 | ro, rou ロ、 ロウ | tsuyu つゆ | dew, tears, expose, Russia |
| 186 | 沖 | chuu チュウ | oki, okitsu, chuu(suru), waku おき、 おきつ、 ちゅう(する)、 わく | open sea, offing, rise high into sky |
| 187 | 緩 | kan カン | yuru(i) ゆる(い) | slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease |
| 188 | 節 | setsu, sechi セツ、 セチ | fushi, -bushi, notto ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと | node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody |
| 189 | 需 | ju ジュ | demand, request, need | |
| 190 | 射 | sha シャ | i(ru), sa(su), u(tsu) い(る)、 さ(す)、 う(つ) | shoot, shine into, onto, archery |
| 191 | 購 | kou コウ | subscription, buy | |
| 192 | 揮 | ki キ | furu(u) ふる(う) | brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake |
| 193 | 充 | juu ジュウ | a(teru), mi(tasu) あ(てる)、 み(たす) | allot, fill |
| 194 | 貢 | kou, ku コウ、 ク | mitsu(gu) みつ(ぐ) | tribute, support, finance |
| 195 | 鹿 | roku ロク | shika, ka しか、 か | deer |
| 196 | 却 | kyaku キャク | kae(tte), shirizo(ku) かえ(って)、 しりぞ(く) | instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat |
| 197 | 端 | tan タン | hashi, ha, hata, -bata, hana はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな | edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape |
| 198 | 賃 | chin チン | fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge | |
| 199 | 獲 | kaku カク | e(ru) え(る) | seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to |
| 200 | 郡 | gun グン | koori こおり | county, district |
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