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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 良 | ryou リョウ | yo(i), i(i) よ(い)、い(い) | good | N3 |
| 502 | 響 | kyou キョウ | hibi(ku) ひび(く) | echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate | N1 |
| 503 | 阪 | han ハン | saka さか | heights, slope | N3 |
| 504 | 帰 | ki キ | kae(ru), kae(su) かえ(る)、 かえ(す) | homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in | N4 |
| 505 | 針 | shin シン | hari はり | needle; pin; staple; stinger | N2 |
| 506 | 専 | sen セン | moppa(ra) もっぱ(ら) | specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely | N2 |
| 507 | 推 | sui スイ | o(su) お(す) | conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for) | N1 |
| 508 | 谷 | koku コク | tani, kiwa(maru) たに、 きわ(まる) | valley | N2 |
| 509 | 古 | ko コ | furu(i) ふる(い) | old | N4 |
| 510 | 候 | kou コウ | sourou そうろう | climate, season, weather | N3 |
| 511 | 史 | shi シ | history; chronicle | N2 | |
| 512 | 天 | ten テン | amatsu あまつ | heavens, sky, imperial | N5 |
| 513 | 階 | kai カイ | kizahashi きざはし | stair; counter for building story | N2 |
| 514 | 程 | tei テイ | hodo ほど | extent, degree | N3 |
| 515 | 満 | man マン | mi(chiru) み(ちる) | full, fullness, enough, satisfy | N3 |
| 516 | 敗 | hai ハイ | yabu(reru) やぶ(れる) | failure, defeat | N3 |
| 517 | 管 | kan カン | kuda くだ | pipe; tube; wind instrument; control; jurisdiction | N2 |
| 518 | 値 | chi チ | ne, atai ね、 あたい | price, cost, value | N3 |
| 519 | 歌 | ka カ | uta, uta(u) うた、 うた(う) | song, sing | N4 |
| 520 | 買 | bai バイ | ka(u) か(う) | buy | N4 |
| 521 | 突 | totsu, ka トツ、カ | tsu(ku) つ(く) | stab, protruding, thrust | N3 |
| 522 | 兵 | hei, hyou ヘイ、 ヒョウ | tsuwamono つわもの | soldier; private; troops; army | N2 |
| 523 | 接 | setsu セツ | tsu(gu) つ(ぐ) | touch; contact; adjoin; piece together | N2 |
| 524 | 請 | sei, shin, shou セイ、 シン、 ショウ | ko(u), u(keru) こ(う)、 う(ける) | solicit, invite, ask | N1 |
| 525 | 器 | ki キ | utsuwa うつわ | utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set | N1 |
| 526 | 士 | shi シ | samurai さむらい | gentleman, scholar, samurai | N1 |
| 527 | 光 | kou コウ | hika(ru), hikari ひか(る)、ひかり | ray, light | N3 |
| 528 | 討 | tou トウ | u(tsu) う(つ) | chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer | N1 |
| 529 | 路 | ro, ru ロ、ル | michi みち | path, route, road | N3 |
| 530 | 悪 | aku アク | waru(i) わる(い) | bad, evil, wrong | N4 |
| 531 | 科 | ka カ | department, course, section | N3 | |
| 532 | 攻 | kou コウ | se(meru) せ(める) | aggression, attack, criticize, polish | N1 |
| 533 | 崎 | ki キ | saki, sai, misaki さき、 さい、 みさき | promontory, cape, spit | N1 |
| 534 | 督 | toku トク | coach, command, urge, lead, supervise | N1 | |
| 535 | 授 | ju ジュ | sazu(keru) さず(ける) | impart, instruct, grant, confer | N1 |
| 536 | 催 | sai サイ | moyou(su), moyoo(su) もよう(す)、 もよお(す) | sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner) | N1 |
| 537 | 細 | sai サイ | hoso(i), koma(kai) ほそ(い)、 こま(かい) | slender; narrow; detailed; precise | N2 |
| 538 | 効 | kou コウ | ki(ku) き(く) | merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit | N2 |
| 539 | 図 | zu, to ズ、 ト | haka(ru) はか(る) | map, drawing, plan, extraordinary | N4 |
| 540 | 週 | shuu シュウ | week | N4 | |
| 541 | 積 | seki セキ | tsu(mu) つ(む) | volume, contents, pile up, stack | N3 |
| 542 | 丸 | gan ガン | maru, maru(i) まる、まる(い) | round; full (month); perfection | N2 |
| 543 | 他 | ta タ | hoka ほか | other, another | N3 |
| 544 | 及 | kyuu キュウ | oyo(bu), oyobi およ(ぶ)、 および | reach out, exert, exercise, cause | N1 |
| 545 | 湾 | wan ワン | irie いりえ | gulf; bay; inlet | N2 |
| 546 | 録 | roku ロク | to(ru) と(る) | record | N2 |
| 547 | 処 | sho ショ | dispose, manage, deal with | N3 | |
| 548 | 省 | sei, shou セイ、 ショウ | kaeri(miru), habu(ku) かえり(みる)、 はぶ(く) | focus; government ministry; conserve | N2 |
| 549 | 旧 | kyuu キュウ | furu(i), moto ふる(い)、 もと | old times; old things; former; ex- | N2 |
| 550 | 室 | shitsu シツ | muro むろ | room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar | N4 |
| 551 | 憲 | ken ケン | constitution, law | N1 | |
| 552 | 太 | tai, ta タイ、タ | futo(i) ふと(い) | plump, thick, big around | N3 |
| 553 | 橋 | kyou キョウ | hashi はし | bridge | N2 |
| 554 | 歩 | ho, bu ホ、 ブ | aru(ku), ayu(mu) ある(く)、 あゆ(む) | walk, counter for steps | N4 |
| 555 | 離 | ri リ | hana(reru) はな(れる) | detach, separation, disjoin, digress | N1 |
| 556 | 岸 | gan ガン | kishi きし | beach | N2 |
| 557 | 客 | kyaku, kaku キャク、カク | guest, visitor, customer | N3 | |
| 558 | 風 | fuu, fu フウ、 フ | kaze, kaza- かぜ、 かざ- | wind, air, style, manner | N4 |
| 559 | 紙 | shi シ | kami かみ | paper | N4 |
| 560 | 激 | geki ゲキ | hage(shii) はげ(しい) | violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite | N1 |
| 561 | 否 | hi ヒ | ina, iya いな、いや | negate, no, decline | N3 |
| 562 | 周 | shuu シュウ | mawa(ri) まわ(り) | circumference; circuit; lap | N2 |
| 563 | 師 | shi シ | expert, teacher, master | N3 | |
| 564 | 摘 | teki テキ | tsu(mu) つ(む) | pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize | N1 |
| 565 | 材 | zai ザイ | lumber, log, timber, wood | N2 | |
| 566 | 登 | tou, to トウ、ト | nobo(ru), a(garu) のぼ(る)、あ(がる) | ascend, climb up | N3 |
| 567 | 系 | kei ケイ | lineage, system | N1 | |
| 568 | 批 | hi ヒ | criticism, strike | N1 | |
| 569 | 郎 | rou ロウ、 リョウ | otoko おとこ | son, counter for sons | N1 |
| 570 | 母 | bo ボ | haha, kaa はは、 かあ | mother | N5 |
| 571 | 易 | eki, i エキ、 イ | yasa(shii), yasu(i) やさ(しい)、 やす(い) | easy, ready to, simple | N3 |
| 572 | 健 | ken ケン | suko(yaka) すこ(やか) | healthy, health, strength, persistence | N1 |
| 573 | 黒 | koku コク | kuro くろ | black | N4 |
| 574 | 火 | ka カ | hi, bi, ho ひ、 -び、 ほ- | fire | N5 |
| 575 | 戸 | ko コ | to と | door; counter for houses | N2 |
| 576 | 速 | soku ソク | haya(i) はや(い) | quick, fast | N3 |
| 577 | 存 | son, zon ソン、ゾン | exist, be aware of | N3 | |
| 578 | 花 | ka, ke カ、 ケ | hana はな | flower | N4 |
| 579 | 春 | shun シュン | haru はる | spring | N4 |
| 580 | 飛 | hi ヒ | to(bu) と(ぶ) | fly | N3 |
| 581 | 殺 | satsu, sai サツ、サイ | koro(su) ころ(す) | kill, murder | N3 |
| 582 | 央 | ou オウ | center; middle | N2 | |
| 583 | 券 | ken ケン | ticket | N2 | |
| 584 | 赤 | seki, shaku セキ、 シャク | aka(i) あか(い) | red | N4 |
| 585 | 号 | gou ゴウ | number, item | N3 | |
| 586 | 単 | tan タン | hitoe ひとえ | simple, single | N3 |
| 587 | 盟 | mei メイ | alliance, oath | N1 | |
| 588 | 座 | za ザ | suwa(ru) すわ(る) | squat, seat, sit | N3 |
| 589 | 青 | sei, shou セイ、 ショウ | ao(i) あお(い) | blue | N4 |
| 590 | 破 | ha ハ | yabu(ru) やぶ(る) | rip, tear, break | N3 |
| 591 | 編 | hen ヘン | a(mu) あ(む) | compilation; knit; braid; twist; editing | N2 |
| 592 | 捜 | sou ソウ | saga(su) さが(す) | search; look for; locate | N2 |
| 593 | 竹 | chiku チク | take たけ | bamboo | N2 |
| 594 | 除 | jo, ji ジョ、ジ | nozo(ku) のぞ(く) | exclude, remove | N3 |
| 595 | 完 | kan カン | perfect, completion | N3 | |
| 596 | 降 | kou, go コウ、 ゴ | o(riru), fu(ru) お(りる)、 ふ(る) | descend, precipitate, fall, surrender | N3 |
| 597 | 超 | chou チョウ | ko(eru) こ(える) | transcend; super-; ultra- | N2 |
| 598 | 責 | seki セキ | se(meru) せ(める) | blame, condemn | N3 |
| 599 | 並 | hei ヘイ | na(mi), nami, nara(beru) な(み)、なみ、なら(べる) | row, and, besides | N2 |
| 600 | 療 | ryou リョウ | heal; cure | N2 | |
Most Frequent Kanji List total: (2497)
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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.