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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 従 | juu, shou, ju ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ | shitaga(u), yori したが(う)、 より | accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate | N1 |
| 602 | 右 | u, yuu ウ、 ユウ | migi みぎ | right (direction) | N5 |
| 603 | 修 | shuu, shu シュウ、 シュ | osa(meru) おさ(める) | discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master | N1 |
| 604 | 捕 | ho ホ | to(raeru), tsuka(maeru) と(らえる)、つか(まえる) | catch, capture | N3 |
| 605 | 隊 | tai タイ | regiment, party, company, squad | N1 | |
| 606 | 危 | ki キ | abu(nai), aya(ui) あぶ(ない)、あや(うい) | dangerous, fear, uneasy | N3 |
| 607 | 採 | sai サイ | to(ru) と(る) | pick; take; fetch; take up | N2 |
| 608 | 織 | shoku, shiki ショク、 シキ | o(ru), ori, -ori, -o(ri) お(る)、 おり、 -おり、 -お(り) | weave, fabric | N1 |
| 609 | 森 | shin シン | mori もり | forest, woods | N2 |
| 610 | 競 | kyou, kei キョウ、 ケイ | kiso(u), se(ru) きそ(う)、 せ(る) | compete with; bid; contest; race | N2 |
| 611 | 拡 | kaku, kou カク、 コウ | hiro(garu) ひろ(がる) | broaden, extend, expand, enlarge | N1 |
| 612 | 故 | ko コ | yue, furu(i), moto ゆえ、 ふる(い)、 もと | happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently | N1 |
| 613 | 館 | kan カン | yakata やかた | building, mansion, large building, palace | N4 |
| 614 | 振 | shin シン | fu(ru) ふ(る) | shake, wave, wag, swing | N1 |
| 615 | 給 | kyuu キュウ | tama(u), tamo(u) たま(う)、たも(う) | salary, wage, gift | N3 |
| 616 | 屋 | oku オク | ya や | roof, house, shop, dealer, seller | N4 |
| 617 | 介 | kai カイ | jammed in; shellfish; mediate | N2 | |
| 618 | 読 | doku, toku, tou ドク、 トク、 トウ | yo(mu) よ(む) | to read | N5 |
| 619 | 弁 | ben, hen ベン、 ヘン | kanmuri, wakama(eru), wa(keru), hanabira, araso(u) かんむり、 わきま(える)、 わ(ける)、 はなびら、 あらそ(う) | valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap | N1 |
| 620 | 根 | kon コン | ne ね | root; radical | N2 |
| 621 | 色 | shoku, shiki ショク、 シキ | iro いろ | color | N4 |
| 622 | 友 | yuu ユウ | tomo とも | friend | N5 |
| 623 | 苦 | ku ク | kuru(shii), niga(i) くる(しい)、にが(い) | suffering, bitter | N3 |
| 624 | 就 | shuu, ju シュウ、 ジュ | tsu(ku) つ(く) | concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per | N1 |
| 625 | 迎 | gei ゲイ | muka(eru) むか(える) | welcome, meet, greet | N3 |
| 626 | 走 | sou ソウ | hashi(ru) はし(る) | run | N4 |
| 627 | 販 | han ハン | marketing, sell, trade | N2 | |
| 628 | 園 | en エン | sono その | park, garden, yard | N3 |
| 629 | 具 | gu グ | sona(eru), tsubasa(ni) そな(える)、つぶさ(に) | tool, utensil | N3 |
| 630 | 左 | sa, sha サ、 シャ | hidari ひだり | left | N5 |
| 631 | 異 | i イ | koto, koto(naru), ke こと、 こと(なる)、 け | uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual | N1 |
| 632 | 歴 | reki レキ | curriculum; continuation; passage of time | N2 | |
| 633 | 辞 | ji ジ | ya(meru) や(める) | resign, word, term | N3 |
| 634 | 将 | shou ショウ | masa(ni), hata まさ(に)、 はた | leader; commander; general; admiral | N2 |
| 635 | 秋 | shuu シュウ | aki あき | autumn, fall | N4 |
| 636 | 因 | in イン | yo(ru), china(mu) よ(る)、ちな(む) | cause, factor, depend on | N3 |
| 637 | 献 | ken, kon ケン、 コン | tatematsu(ru) たてまつ(る) | offering, counter for drinks, present, offer | N1 |
| 638 | 厳 | gen, gon ゲン、 ゴン | ogoso(ka), kibi(shii), ika(meshii), itsukushi おごそ(か)、 きび(しい)、 いか(めしい)、 いつくし | stern, strictness, severity, rigidity | N1 |
| 639 | 馬 | ba バ | uma うま | horse | N3 |
| 640 | 愛 | ai アイ | ito(shii), mana いと(しい)、まな | love, affection | N3 |
| 641 | 幅 | fuku フク | haba はば | hanging scroll; width | N2 |
| 642 | 休 | kyuu キュウ | yasu(mu) やす(む) | rest, day off, retire, sleep | N5 |
| 643 | 維 | i イ | fiber, tie, rope | N1 | |
| 644 | 富 | fu, fuu フ、フウ | to(mu), tomi と(む)、 とみ | wealth, enrich, abundant | N3 |
| 645 | 浜 | hin ヒン | hama はま | seacoast, beach, seashore | N1 |
| 646 | 父 | fu フ | chichi, tou ちち、 とう | father | N5 |
| 647 | 遺 | i, yui イ、 ユイ | noko(su) のこ(す) | bequeath, leave behind, reserve | N1 |
| 648 | 彼 | hi ヒ | kare, kano かれ、 かの | he, him | N3 |
| 649 | 般 | han ハン | carrier; carry; all; general; sort; kind | N2 | |
| 650 | 未 | mi, bi ミ、ビ | ima(da), ma(da) いま(だ)、ま(だ) | un-, not yet | N3 |
| 651 | 塁 | rui, rai, sui ルイ、 ライ、 スイ | toride とりで | bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball) | N1 |
| 652 | 貿 | bou ボウ | trade; exchange | N2 | |
| 653 | 講 | kou コウ | lecture; club; association | N2 | |
| 654 | 邦 | hou ホウ | kuni くに | home country, country, Japan | N1 |
| 655 | 舞 | bu ブ | ma(u), mai ま(う)、まい | dance, circle | N3 |
| 656 | 林 | rin リン | hayashi はやし | grove; forest | N2 |
| 657 | 装 | sou, shou ソウ、 ショウ | yosoo(u) よそお(う) | attire; dress; pretend; disguise | N2 |
| 658 | 諸 | sho ショ | moro もろ | various; many; several; together | N2 |
| 659 | 夏 | ka, ge カ、 ゲ | natsu なつ | summer | N4 |
| 660 | 素 | so, su ソ、 ス | moto もと | elementary, principle, naked, uncovered | N1 |
| 661 | 亡 | bou, mou ボウ、モウ | na(kunaru) な(くなる) | deceased, dying | N3 |
| 662 | 劇 | geki ゲキ | drama; play | N2 | |
| 663 | 河 | ka カ | kawa かわ | river | N2 |
| 664 | 遣 | ken ケン | tsuka(u), -tsuka(i), -dzuka(i), ya(ru) つか(う)、 -つか(い)、 -づか(い)、 や(る) | dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake | N1 |
| 665 | 航 | kou コウ | navigate; sail; cruise; fly | N2 | |
| 666 | 抗 | kou コウ | araga(u) あらが(う) | confront, resist, defy, oppose | N1 |
| 667 | 冷 | rei レイ | tsume(tai), hi(eru), sa(meru) つめ(たい)、ひ(える)、さ(める) | cool, cold, chill | N3 |
| 668 | 模 | mo, bo モ、 ボ | imitation, copy, mock | N1 | |
| 669 | 雄 | yuu ユウ | o-, osu, on お-、 おす、 おん | masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence | N1 |
| 670 | 適 | teki テキ | kana(u) かな(う) | suitable, occasional, rare | N3 |
| 671 | 婦 | fu フ | yome よめ | lady, woman, wife | N3 |
| 672 | 鉄 | tetsu テツ | kurogane くろがね | iron | N2 |
| 673 | 寄 | ki キ | yo(ru) よ(る) | draw near, gather | N3 |
| 674 | 益 | eki, yaku エキ、ヤク | ma(su) ま(す) | benefit, gain, profit, advantage | N1 |
| 675 | 込 | ko(mu) こ(む) | crowded, mixture | N3 | |
| 676 | 顔 | gan ガン | kao かお | face, expression | N3 |
| 677 | 緊 | kin キン | shi(meru) し(める) | tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight | N1 |
| 678 | 類 | rui ルイ | tagu(i) たぐ(い) | sort, kind, variety, class, genus | N3 |
| 679 | 児 | ji ジ | ko こ | newborn babe; child | N2 |
| 680 | 余 | yo ヨ | ama(ru) あま(る) | too much, surplus | N3 |
| 681 | 禁 | kin キン | prohibition; ban; forbid | N2 | |
| 682 | 印 | in イン | shirushi しるし | stamp; seal; mark; symbol; trademark | N2 |
| 683 | 逆 | gyaku ギャク | saka(rau) さか(らう) | inverted; reverse; opposite | N2 |
| 684 | 王 | ou オウ | king, rule | N3 | |
| 685 | 返 | hen ヘン | kae(su) かえ(す) | return, answer | N3 |
| 686 | 標 | hyou ヒョウ | shirube, shirushi しるべ、 しるし | signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target | N1 |
| 687 | 換 | kan カン | ka(eru) か(える) | interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew | N2 |
| 688 | 久 | kyuu, ku キュウ、 ク | hisa(shii) ひさ(しい) | long time; old story | N2 |
| 689 | 短 | tan タン | mijika(i) みじか(い) | short; fault; defect; weak point | N2 |
| 690 | 油 | yu ユ | abura あぶら | oil; fat | N2 |
| 691 | 妻 | sai サイ | tsuma つま | wife, spouse | N3 |
| 692 | 暴 | bou, baku ボウ、 バク | aba(ku) あば(く) | outburst; force; violence | N2 |
| 693 | 輪 | rin リン | wa わ | wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers | N2 |
| 694 | 占 | sen セン | shi(meru), urana(u) し(める)、 うらな(う) | fortune-telling; divining; forecasting | N2 |
| 695 | 宣 | sen セン | notama(u) のたま(う) | proclaim, say, announce | N1 |
| 696 | 背 | hai ハイ | se, sei せ、せい | stature, height, back | N3 |
| 697 | 昭 | shou ショウ | shining, bright | N1 | |
| 698 | 廃 | hai ハイ | suta(reru) すた(れる) | abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon | N1 |
| 699 | 植 | shoku ショク | u(eru) う(える) | plant | N2 |
| 700 | 熱 | netsu ネツ | atsu(i) あつ(い) | heat, fever, passion | N3 |
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.
