JLPT N5 Kanji List

This is the complete JLPT N5 kanji list.

There are about 80 kanji in total that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT 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.

The kanji are listed in order of most frequently used.

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JLPT N5 Kanji List Flashcards Japanese 漢字

#	Kanji	Onyomi	Kunyomi	Kanji Meaning
1	日	nichi, jitsu ニチ, ジツ	hi, -bi, -ka ひ, -び, -か	day, sun, Japan, counter for days
2	一	ichi イチ	hito(tsu) ひと(つ)	one
3	国	koku コク	kuni くに	country
4	人	jin, nin ジン、ニン	hito ひと	person
5	年	nen ネン	toshi とし	year, counter for years
6	大	dai, tai ダイ、タイ	oo(kii) おお(きい)	large, big
7	十	juu ジュウ	tou, to とお、と	ten, 10
8	二	ni, ji ニ、ジ	futa(tsu) ふた(つ)	two, 2
9	本	hon ホン	moto もと	book, present, true, counter for long cylindrical things
10	中	chuu チュウ	naka, uchi, ata(ru) なか、うち、あた(る)	in, inside, middle, mean, center
11	長	chou チョウ	naga(i), osa なが(い)、おさ	long, leader, superior, senior
12	出	shutsu, sui シュツ、スイ	de(ru), da(su), i(deru) で(る)、だ(す)、い(でる)	exit, leave, go out
13	三	san サン	mi(tsu) み(つ)	three, 3
14	時	ji ジ	toki, doki とき、 -どき	time, hour
15	行	kou, gyou, an コウ、ギョウ、アン	i(ku), yu(ku), okona(u) い(く)、ゆ(く)、おこな(う)	going, journey, carry out, line, row
16	見	ken ケン	mi(ru), mi(seru) み(る)、み(せる)	see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
17	月	getsu, gatsu ゲツ、ガツ	tsuki つき	month, moon
18	分	bun, fun, bu ブン、フン、ブ	wa(keru) わ(ける)	part, minute of time, understand
19	後	go, kou ゴ、コウ	nochi, ushi(ro), ato のち、うし(ろ)、あと	behind, back, later
20	前	zen ゼン	mae まえ	in front, before
21	生	sei, shou セイ、ショウ	i(kiru), u(mu), o(u), ha(eru), nama い(きる)、う(む)、お(う)、は(える)、なま	life, genuine, birth
22	五	go ゴ	itsu(tsu) いつ(つ)	five, 5
23	間	kan, ken カン、ケン	aida, ma, ai あいだ、ま、あい	interval, space
24	上	jou, shou, shan ジョウ、ショウ、シャン	ue, uwa, kami, a(geru), nobo(ru), tatematsu(ru) うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ(げる)、のぼ(る)、たてまつ(る)	above, up
25	東	tou トウ	higashi ひがし	east
26	四	shi シ	yo(tsu), yon よ(つ)、よん	four, 4
27	今	kon, kin コン、キン	ima いま	now; the present
28	金	kin, kon, gon キン、コン、ゴン	kane, kana, gane かね、かな-、 -がね	gold
29	九	kyuu, ku キュウ、ク	kokono(tsu) ここの(つ)	nine, 9

30	入	nyuu ニュウ	i(ru), hai(ru) い(る)、はい(る)	enter, insert
31	学	gaku ガク	mana(bu) まな(ぶ)	study, learning, science
32	高	kou コウ	taka(i) たか(い)	tall, high, expensive
33	円	en エン	maru(i) まる(い)	circle, yen, round
34	子	shi, su, tsu シ、ス、ツ	ko, ne こ、ね	child
35	外	gai, ge ガイ、ゲ	soto, hoka, hazu-, to- そと、ほか、はず(す)、と-	outside
36	八	hachi ハチ	ya(tsu), you や(つ)、よう	eight, 8
37	六	roku ロク	mu(tsu), mui む(つ)、むい	six, 6
38	下	ka, ge カ、ゲ	shita, shimo, moto, sa(geru), kuda(ru), o(rosu) した、しも、もと、さ(げる)、くだ(る)、お(ろす)	below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
39	来	rai, tai ライ、タイ	kuru, kitaru, ki, ko く.る、きた.る、き、こ	come, due, next, cause, become
40	気	ki, ke キ、ケ	iki いき	spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
41	小	shou ショウ	chii(sai), ko-, o-, sa- ちい(さい)、こ-、お-、さ-	little, small
42	七	shichi シチ	nana(tsu), nano なな(つ)、なの	seven, 7
43	山	san, sen サン、セン	yama やま	mountain
44	話	wa ワ	hana(su), hanashi はな(す)、はなし	tale, talk
45	女	jo ジョ	onnna, me おんな、め	woman, female
46	北	hoku ホク	kita きた	north
47	午	go ゴ	uma うま	noon, sign of the horse
48	百	hyaku, byaku ヒャク、ビャク	momo もも	hundred
49	書	sho ショ	kaku か(く)	write
50	先	sen セン	saki, ma(zu) さき、ま(ず)	before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
51	名	mei, myou メイ、ミョウ	na な	name, noted, distinguished, reputation
52	川	sen セン	kawa かわ	river, stream
53	千	sen セン	chi ち	thousand
54	水	sui スイ	mizu みず	water
55	半	han ハン	naka(ba) なか(ば)	half, middle, odd number, semi-
56	男	dan, nan ダン、ナン	otoko, o おとこ、お	male; man
57	西	sei, sai セイ、サイ	nishi にし	west
58	電	den デン		electricity; electric powered
59	校	kou コウ		school, exam

60	語	go ゴ	kata(ru) かた(る)	word, speech, language
61	土	do, to ド、ト	tsuchi つち	soil, earth, ground
62	木	boku, moku ボク、モク	ki, ko き、こ-	tree, wood
63	聞	bun, mon ブン、モン	ki(ku) き(く)	to hear; to listen; to ask
64	食	shoku, jiki ショク、ジキ	k(u), ta(beru), ha(mu) く(う)、た(べる)、は(む)	eat, food
65	車	sha シャ	kuruma くるま	car, wheel
66	何	ka カ	nani, nan なに、なん	what
67	南	nan, na ナン、ナ	minami みなみ	south
68	万	man, ban マン、バン		ten thousand, 10,000
69	毎	mai マイ	goto(ni) ごと(に)	every
70	白	haku, byaku ハク、ビャク	shiro(i) しろ(い)	white
71	天	ten テン	amatsu あまつ	heavens, sky, imperial
72	母	bo ボ	haha, kaa はは、かあ	mother
73	火	ka カ	hi, bi, ho ひ、 -び、ほ-	fire
74	右	u, yuu ウ、ユウ	migi みぎ	right (direction)
75	読	doku, toku, tou ドク、トク、トウ	yo(mu) よ(む)	to read
76	友	yuu ユウ	tomo とも	friend
77	左	sa, sha サ、シャ	hidari ひだり	left
78	休	kyuu キュウ	yasu(mu) やす(む)	rest, day off, retire, sleep
79	父	fu フ	chichi, tou ちち、とう	father
80	雨	u ウ	ame, ama あめ、あま	rain

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