This is a list of the most frequently used Japanese kanji characters (about 2,500 characters).
- Page 1 covers the top 100 most commonly used kanji.
- Page 2 covers 100~200 most common kanji.
- and so on…
Click on any of the kanji in the list to see a full lesson for that character, including onyomi/kunyomi readings, the meaning, example sentences, related JLPT vocabulary / grammar, and more.
Kanji by JLPT level
- JLPT N5 kanji list
- JLPT N4 kanji list
- JLPT N3 kanji list
- JLPT N2 kanji list
| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | 棄 | ki キ | su(teru) す(てる) | abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice | N1 |
| 902 | 欲 | yoku ヨク | ho(shii) ほ(しい) | longing, greed, passion | N3 |
| 903 | 痛 | tsuu ツウ | ita(i) いた(い) | pain, hurt, damage, bruise | N3 |
| 904 | 触 | shoku ショク | fu(reru), sawa(ru) ふ(れる)、 さわ(る) | contact; touch; feel; hit; proclaim; announce | N2 |
| 905 | 邸 | tei テイ | yashiki やしき | residence, mansion | N1 |
| 906 | 依 | i, e イ、 エ | yo(ru) よ(る) | reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to | N2 |
| 907 | 籍 | seki セキ | enroll; register; membership | N2 | |
| 908 | 汚 | o オ | yogo(su), kitana(i), kega(su) よご(す)、 きたな(い)、 けが(す) | dirty; pollute; disgrace; defile | N2 |
| 909 | 縮 | shuku シュク | chidji(mu) ちぢ(む) | shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce | N1 |
| 910 | 還 | kan カン | kae(ru) かえ(る) | send back, return | N1 |
| 911 | 枚 | mai, bai マイ、 バイ | sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects | N2 | |
| 912 | 属 | zoku, shoku ゾク、 ショク | sakan, tsuku, yakara さかん、 つく、 やから | belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated | N1 |
| 913 | 笑 | shou ショウ | wara(u), e(mu) わら(う)、え(む) | laugh | N3 |
| 914 | 互 | go ゴ | taga(i), katami(ni) たが(い)、かたみ(に) | mutually, reciprocally, together | N3 |
| 915 | 複 | fuku フク | duplicate; double; compound; multiple | N2 | |
| 916 | 慮 | ryo リョ | omonpaku(ru) おもんぱく(る) | prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear | N1 |
| 917 | 郵 | yuu ユウ | mail; stagecoach stop | N2 | |
| 918 | 束 | soku ソク | taba, tsuka たば、つか | bundle, manage | N3 |
| 919 | 仲 | chuu チュウ | naka なか | go-between; relationship | N2 |
| 920 | 栄 | ei エイ | saka(eru) さか(える) | flourish; prosperity; honor | N2 |
| 921 | 札 | satsu サツ | fuda ふだ | ticket; paper money; banknote; note | N2 |
| 922 | 枠 | waku わく | frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box | N1 | |
| 923 | 似 | ji, ne ジ、ね | ni(ru) に(る) | becoming, resemble, imitate | N3 |
| 924 | 夕 | (none) | yuu ゆう | evening | N4 |
| 925 | 恵 | kei, e ケイ、 エ | megu(mu) めぐ(む) | favor, blessing, grace, kindness | N1 |
| 926 | 板 | han, ban ハン、 バン | ita いた | plank; board; plate; stage | N2 |
| 927 | 列 | retsu, re レツ、レ | file, row, column | N3 | |
| 928 | 露 | ro, rou ロ、 ロウ | tsuyu つゆ | dew, tears, expose, Russia | N1 |
| 929 | 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 | N1 |
| 930 | 探 | tan タン | sagu(ru), saga(su) さぐ(る)、さが(す) | search, look for | N3 |
| 931 | 逃 | tou トウ | ni(geru), noga(su) に(げる)、のが(す) | escape, flee | N3 |
| 932 | 借 | shaku シャク | ka(riru) か(りる) | borrow, rent | N4 |
| 933 | 緩 | kan カン | yuru(i) ゆる(い) | slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease | N1 |
| 934 | 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 | N1 |
| 935 | 需 | ju ジュ | demand, request, need | N1 | |
| 936 | 骨 | kotsu コツ | hone ほね | skeleton; bone; remains; frame | N2 |
| 937 | 射 | sha シャ | i(ru), sa(su), u(tsu) い(る)、 さ(す)、 う(つ) | shoot, shine into, onto, archery | N1 |
| 938 | 傾 | kei ケイ | katamu(ku) かたむ(く) | lean; incline; tilt; trend; bias | N2 |
| 939 | 届 | kai カイ | todo(keru) とど(ける) | deliver; reach; arrive; report | N2 |
| 940 | 曜 | you ヨウ | weekday | N4 | |
| 941 | 遊 | yuu ユウ | aso(bu) あそ(ぶ) | play | N3 |
| 942 | 迷 | mei メイ | mayo(u) まよ(う) | astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost | N3 |
| 943 | 夢 | mu ム | yume ゆめ | dream, vision | N3 |
| 944 | 巻 | kan カン | ma(ku), maki ま(く)、 まき | scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) | N2 |
| 945 | 購 | kou コウ | subscription, buy | N1 | |
| 946 | 揮 | ki キ | furu(u) ふる(う) | brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake | N1 |
| 947 | 君 | kun クン | kimi きみ | you, male name suffix | N3 |
| 948 | 燃 | nen ネン | mo(eru) も(える) | burn; blaze; glow | N2 |
| 949 | 充 | juu ジュウ | a(teru), mi(tasu) あ(てる)、 み(たす) | allot, fill | N1 |
| 950 | 雨 | u ウ | ame, ama あめ、 あま | rain | N5 |
| 951 | 閉 | hei ヘイ | to(jiru), shi(meru) と(じる)、し(める) | closed, shut | N3 |
| 952 | 緒 | sho ショ | o お | beginning, end, cord, strap | N3 |
| 953 | 跡 | seki セキ | ato あと | tracks; mark; print; impression | N2 |
| 954 | 包 | hou ホウ | tsutsu(mu), kuru(mu) つつ(む)、 くる(む) | wrap; pack up; cover; conceal | N2 |
| 955 | 駐 | chuu チュウ | stop-over; reside in; resident | N2 | |
| 956 | 貢 | kou, ku コウ、 ク | mitsu(gu) みつ(ぐ) | tribute, support, finance | N1 |
| 957 | 鹿 | roku ロク | shika, ka しか、 か | deer | N1 |
| 958 | 弱 | jaku ジャク | yowa(i) よわ(い) | weak; frail | N2 |
| 959 | 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 | N1 |
| 960 | 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 | N1 |
| 961 | 賃 | chin チン | fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge | N1 | |
| 962 | 折 | setsu, shaku セツ、シャク | o(ru), ori お(る)、おり | fold, break, fracture | N3 |
| 963 | 紹 | shou ショウ | introduce; inherit; help | N2 | |
| 964 | 獲 | kaku カク | e(ru) え(る) | seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to | N1 |
| 965 | 郡 | gun グン | koori こおり | county, district | N1 |
| 966 | 併 | hei ヘイ | awa(seru) あわ(せる) | join, get together, unite, collective | N1 |
| 967 | 草 | sou ソウ | kusa くさ | grass, weeds, herbs | N3 |
| 968 | 徹 | tetsu テツ | penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night) | N1 | |
| 969 | 飲 | in イン | no(mu) の(む) | drink | N4 |
| 970 | 貴 | ki キ | tatto(i), touto(i) たっと(い)、 とうと(い) | precious, value, prize, esteem, honor | N1 |
| 971 | 埼 | ki キ | saki, sai, misaki さき、 さい、 みさき | cape, spit, promontory | N1 |
| 972 | 衝 | shou ショウ | tsu(ku) つ(く) | collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick | N1 |
| 973 | 焦 | shou ショウ | ko(geru), ase(ru), ji(reru) こ(げる)、 あせ(る)、 じ(れる) | char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe | N1 |
| 974 | 奪 | datsu ダツ | uba(u) うば(う) | rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp | N1 |
| 975 | 雇 | ko コ | yato(u) やと(う) | employ; hire | N2 |
| 976 | 災 | sai サイ | wazawa(i) わざわ(い) | disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil | N1 |
| 977 | 浦 | ho ホ | ura うら | bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast | N1 |
| 978 | 暮 | bo ボ | ku(rasu) く(らす) | evening, livelihood | N3 |
| 979 | 替 | tai タイ | ka(waru) か(わる) | exchange, spare, substitute | N2 |
| 980 | 析 | seki セキ | chop, divide, tear, analyze | N1 | |
| 981 | 預 | yo ヨ | azu(keru) あず(ける) | deposit; custody; leave with; entrust to | N2 |
| 982 | 焼 | shou ショウ | ya(ku) や(く) | bake; burning | N2 |
| 983 | 簡 | kan カン | fuda, era(bu) ふだ、 えら(ぶ) | simplicity; brevity | N2 |
| 984 | 譲 | jou ジョウ | yuzu(ru) ゆず(る) | defer, turnover, transfer, convey | N1 |
| 985 | 称 | shou ショウ | tata(eru), tona(eru), a(geru), kana(u), haka(ri), home(ru) たた(える)、 とな(える)、 あ(げる)、 かな(う)、 はか(り)、 ほめ(る) | appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame | N1 |
| 986 | 肉 | niku ニク | meat | N4 | |
| 987 | 納 | nou, natsu, na, nan, tou ノウ、 ナッ、 ナ、 ナン、 トウ | osa(meru), -osa(meru) おさ(める)、 -おさ(める) | settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store | N1 |
| 988 | 樹 | ju ジュ | ki き | timber, trees, wood, establish, set up | N1 |
| 989 | 挑 | chou チョウ | ido(mu) いど(む) | challenge, contend for, make love to | N1 |
| 990 | 章 | shou ショウ | badge; chapter; composition; poem | N2 | |
| 991 | 臓 | zou ゾウ | harawata はらわた | entrails; viscera; bowels | N2 |
| 992 | 律 | ritsu, richi リツ、 リチ | rhythm; law; regulation; control | N2 | |
| 993 | 誘 | yuu ユウ | saso(u), izana(u) さそ(う)、 いざな(う) | entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure | N1 |
| 994 | 紛 | fun フン | magi(reru), -magi(re) まぎ(れる)、 -まぎ(れ) | distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert | N1 |
| 995 | 貸 | tai タイ | ka(su), kashi か(す)、 かし | lend | N4 |
| 996 | 至 | shi シ | ita(ru) いた(る) | climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in | N1 |
| 997 | 宗 | shuu, sou シュウ、 ソウ | mune むね | religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence | N1 |
| 998 | 促 | soku ソク | unaga(su) うなが(す) | stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite | N1 |
| 999 | 慎 | shin シン | tsutsushi(mu), tsutsu(mashii), tsutsushi つつし(む)、 つつ(ましい)、 つつし | humility, be careful, discreet, prudent | N1 |
| 1000 | 控 | kou コウ | hika(eru) ひか(える) | withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate | N1 |
Most Frequent Kanji List total: (1291)
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*NOTE* Officially, there are no kanji, vocabulary, or grammar lists for the JLPT. As a result, it is not possible to be certain which kanji, words, or grammar will or will not appear in a given test. Our study lists are based on prior test data and comparisons with other available lists of JLPT kanji, vocabulary, grammar, etc.
