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
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- JLPT N3 kanji list
- JLPT N2 kanji list
| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302 | 芳 | hou ホウ | kanba(shii) かんば(しい) | perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant | N1 |
| 1303 | 懲 | chou チョウ | ko(riru), ko(rasu), ko(rashimeru) こ(りる)、 こ(らす)、 こ(らしめる) | penal, chastise, punish, discipline | N1 |
| 1304 | 郊 | kou コウ | outskirts, suburbs, rural area | N2 | |
| 1305 | 剣 | ken ケン | tsurugi つるぎ | sabre, sword, blade, clock hand | N1 |
| 1306 | 腰 | you ヨウ | koshi こし | loins; hips; waist | N2 |
| 1307 | 炭 | tan タン | sumi すみ | charcoal; coal | N2 |
| 1308 | 踊 | you ヨウ | odo(ru) おど(る) | jump; dance; leap; skip | N2 |
| 1309 | 幌 | kou コウ | horo, tobari ほろ、 とばり | canopy, awning, hood, curtain | N1 |
| 1310 | 彰 | shou ショウ | patent, clear | N1 | |
| 1311 | 棋 | ko キ | go ご | chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi | N1 |
| 1312 | 丁 | chou, tei, chin, tou, chi チョウ、 テイ、 チン、 トウ、 チ | hinoto ひのと | street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools | N1 |
| 1313 | 冊 | satsu サツ | fumi ふみ | counter for books; volume | N2 |
| 1314 | 恒 | kou コウ | tsune, tsuneni つね、 つねに | constancy, always | N1 |
| 1315 | 眠 | min ミン | nemu(ru) ねむ(る) | sleep | N3 |
| 1316 | 揚 | you ヨウ | a(geru), -a(ge) あ(げる)、 -あ(げ) | raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat | N1 |
| 1317 | 冒 | bou ボウ | oka(su) おか(す) | risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name) | N1 |
| 1318 | 之 | shi シ | no, kore, yuku, kono の、 これ、 ゆく、 この | of, this | N1 |
| 1319 | 勇 | yuu ユウ | isa(mu) いさ(む) | courage; cheer up; bravery; heroism | N2 |
| 1320 | 曽 | sou, so ソウ、 ソ | katsu, katsute, sunawachi かつ、 かつて、 すなわち | formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex- | N1 |
| 1321 | 械 | kai カイ | kase かせ | contraption; machine; instrument | N2 |
| 1322 | 倫 | rin リン | ethics, companion | N1 | |
| 1323 | 陳 | chin チン | hi(neru) ひ(ねる) | exhibit, state, relate, explain | N1 |
| 1324 | 憶 | oku オク | recollection, think, remember | N1 | |
| 1325 | 怖 | fu フ | kowa(i), o(jiru) こわ(い)、お(じる) | dreadful, fearful | N3 |
| 1326 | 犬 | ken ケン | inu いぬ | dog | N4 |
| 1327 | 菜 | sai サイ | na な | vegetable; side dish; greens | N2 |
| 1328 | 耳 | ji ジ | mimi みみ | ear | N3 |
| 1329 | 潜 | sen セン | hiso(mu), mogu(ru), kaku(reru), kugu(ru) ひそ(む)、 もぐ(る)、 かく(れる)、 くぐ(る) | submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush | N1 |
| 1330 | 珍 | chin チン | mezura(shii) めずら(しい) | rare; curious; strange | N2 |
| 1331 | 梨 | ri リ | nashi なし | pear tree | N1 |
| 1332 | 仁 | jin, ni, nin ジン、 ニ、 ニン | humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel | N1 | |
| 1333 | 克 | koku コク | ka(tsu) か(つ) | overcome, kindly, skillfully | N1 |
| 1334 | 岳 | gaku ガク | dake たけ | point, peak, mountain | N1 |
| 1335 | 概 | gai ガイ | oomu(ne) おおむ(ね) | outline, condition, approximation, generally | N1 |
| 1336 | 拘 | kou コウ | kaka(waru) かか(わる) | arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite | N1 |
| 1337 | 墓 | bo ボ | haka はか | grave, tomb | N1 |
| 1338 | 黙 | moku, boku モク、 ボク | dama(ru), moda(su) だま(る)、 もだ(す) | silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is | N1 |
| 1339 | 須 | su, shu ス、 シュ | subekara(ku), subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi(iru), moto(meru) すべから(く)、 すべし、 ひげ、 まつ、 もち(いる)、 もと(める) | ought, by all means, necessarily | N1 |
| 1340 | 偏 | hen ヘン | katayo(ru) かたよ(る) | partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased | N1 |
| 1341 | 雰 | fun フン | atmosphere, fog | N1 | |
| 1342 | 卵 | ran ラン | tamago たまご | egg | N2 |
| 1343 | 遇 | guu グウ | a(u) あ(う) | meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with | N1 |
| 1344 | 湖 | ko コ | mizuumi みずうみ | lake | N2 |
| 1345 | 諮 | shi シ | haka(ru) はか(る) | consult with | N1 |
| 1346 | 狭 | kyou, kou キョウ、 コウ | sema(i), seba(meru), sa せま(い)、 せば(める)、 さ | cramped, narrow, contract, tight | N1 |
| 1347 | 喫 | kitsu キツ | no(mu) の(む) | consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive | N2 |
| 1348 | 卓 | taku タク | eminent, table, desk, high | N1 | |
| 1349 | 干 | kan カン | ho(su), hi(ru) ほ(す)、 ひ(る) | dry; parch | N2 |
| 1350 | 頂 | chou チョウ | itada(ku) いただ(く) | receive, top, summit, peak | N3 |
| 1351 | 虫 | chuu, ki チュウ、 キ | mushi むし | insect; bug | N2 |
| 1352 | 刷 | satsu サツ | su(ru), ha(ku) す(る)、 は(く) | printing; print; brush | N2 |
| 1353 | 亀 | ki, kyuu, kin キ、 キュウ、 キン | kame かめ | tortoise, turtle | N1 |
| 1354 | 糧 | ryou, rou リョウ、 ロウ | kate かて | provisions, food, bread | N1 |
| 1355 | 梶 | bi ビ | kaji, kozue かじ、 こずえ | sculling oar | N1 |
| 1356 | 湯 | tou トウ | yu ゆ | hot water; bath; hot spring | N2 |
| 1357 | 箱 | sou ソウ | hako はこ | box, chest | N3 |
| 1358 | 簿 | bo ボ | register, record book | N1 | |
| 1359 | 炉 | ro ロ | irori いろり | hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor | N1 |
| 1360 | 牧 | boku ボク | maki まき | breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture | N1 |
| 1361 | 殊 | shu シュ | koto こと | particularly, especially, exceptionally | N1 |
| 1362 | 殖 | shoku ショク | fu(eru), fu(yasu) ふ(える)、 ふ(やす) | augment, increase, multiply, raise | N1 |
| 1363 | 艦 | kan カン | warship | N1 | |
| 1364 | 溶 | you ヨウ | to(keru) と(ける) | melt; dissolve; thaw | N2 |
| 1365 | 輩 | hai ハイ | -bara, yakara, yakai, tomogara -ばら、 やから、 やかい、 ともがら | comrade, fellow, people, companions | N1 |
| 1366 | 穴 | ketsu ケツ | ana あな | hole, aperture, slit, cave, den | N1 |
| 1367 | 奇 | ki キ | ku(shiki), aya(shii), kushi, mezura(shii) く(しき)、 あや(しい)、 くし、 めずら(しい) | strange, strangeness, curiosity | N1 |
| 1368 | 慢 | man マン | ridicule, laziness | N1 | |
| 1369 | 鶴 | kaku カク | tsuru つる | crane, stork | N1 |
| 1370 | 謀 | bou, mu ボウ、 ム | haka(ru), tabaka(ru), hakarigoto はか(る)、 たばか(る)、 はかりごと | conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive | N1 |
| 1371 | 暖 | dan, non ダン、 ノン | atata(kai) あたた(かい) | warmth | N1 |
| 1372 | 昌 | shou ショウ | sakan さかん | prosperous, bright, clear | N1 |
| 1373 | 拍 | haku, hyou ハク、 ヒョウ | clap, beat (music) | N1 | |
| 1374 | 朗 | rou ロウ | hoga(raka), aki(raka) ほが(らか)、 あき(らか) | melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful | N1 |
| 1375 | 丈 | jou ジョウ | take, dake たけ、 だけ | length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely | N1 |
| 1376 | 鉱 | kou コウ | aragane あらがね | mineral; ore | N2 |
| 1377 | 寛 | kan カン | kutsuro(gu), hiro(i), yuru(yaka) くつろ(ぐ)、 ひろ(い)、 ゆる(やか) | tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded | N1 |
| 1378 | 覆 | fuku フク | oo(u), kutsugae(su) おお(う)、 くつがえ(す) | capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined | N1 |
| 1379 | 胞 | hou ホウ | placenta, sac, sheath | N1 | |
| 1380 | 泣 | kyuu キュウ | na(ku) な(く) | cry, weep, moan | N1 |
| 1381 | 涙 | rui ルイ | namida なみだ | tears; sympathy | N2 |
| 1382 | 隔 | kaku カク | heda(teru) へだ(てる) | isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf | N1 |
| 1383 | 浄 | jou, sei ジョウ、 セイ | kiyo(meru), kiyo(i) きよ(める)、 きよ(い) | clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty | N1 |
| 1384 | 匹 | hitsu ヒツ | hiki ひき | counter for small animals | N2 |
| 1385 | 没 | botsu, motsu ボツ、 モツ | obo(reru), shizu(mu), nai おぼ(れる)、 しず(む)、 ない | drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die | N1 |
| 1386 | 暇 | ka カ | itoma ひま、 いとま | spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence | N1 |
| 1387 | 肺 | hai ハイ | lungs | N1 | |
| 1388 | 孫 | son ソン | mago まご | grandchild; descendants | N2 |
| 1389 | 貞 | tei, jou テイ、 ジョウ | tadashi(i), sada ただし(い)、 さだ | upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness | N1 |
| 1390 | 靖 | sei, jou セイ、 ジョウ | yasu(njiru) やす(んじる) | peaceful | N1 |
| 1391 | 鑑 | kan カン | kanga(miru), kagami かんが(みる)、 かがみ | specimen, take warning from, learn from | N1 |
| 1392 | 飼 | shi シ | ka(u) か(う) | domesticate, raise, keep, feed | N1 |
| 1393 | 陰 | in イン | kage, kage(ru) かげ、 かげ(る) | shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow | N1 |
| 1394 | 銘 | mei メイ | inscription, signature (of artisan) | N1 | |
| 1395 | 鋭 | ei エイ | surudo(i) するど(い) | pointed; sharpness; edge; weapon; sharp; violent | N2 |
| 1396 | 随 | zui ズイ | manima(ni), shitaga(u) まにま(に)、 したが(う) | follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply | N1 |
| 1397 | 烈 | retsu レツ | hage(shii) はげ(しい) | ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme | N1 |
| 1398 | 尋 | jin ジン | tazu(neru), hiro たず(ねる)、 ひろ | inquire, fathom, look for | N1 |
| 1399 | 渕 | en, kaku, kou エン、 カク、 コウ | fuchi, kata(i), hanawa ふち、 かた(い)、 はなわ | edge | N1 |
| 1400 | 稿 | kou コウ | wara, shitagaki わら、 したがき | draft, copy, manuscript, straw | N1 |
| 1401 | 枝 | shi シ | eda えだ | bough; branch; twig; limb; counter for branches | N2 |
Most Frequent Kanji List total: (2436)
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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.