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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 宿 | shuku シュク | yado やど | inn, lodging | N3 |
| 702 | 薬 | yaku ヤク | kusuri くすり | medicine, chemical | N3 |
| 703 | 伊 | i イ | kare かれ | Italy, that one | N1 |
| 704 | 江 | kou コウ | e え | creek, inlet, bay | N1 |
| 705 | 清 | sei セイ | kiyo(i) きよ(い) | pure; purify; cleanse | N2 |
| 706 | 習 | shuu シュウ | nara(u) なら(う) | learn | N4 |
| 707 | 険 | ken ケン | kewa(shii) けわ(しい) | precipitous, inaccessible place | N3 |
| 708 | 頼 | rai ライ | tano(mu), tayo(ru) たの(む)、 たよ(る) | trust, request | N3 |
| 709 | 僚 | ryou リョウ | colleague, official, companion | N1 | |
| 710 | 覚 | kaku カク | obo(eru), sa(masu) おぼ(える)、 さ(ます) | memorize, learn, remember, awake | N3 |
| 711 | 吉 | kichi, kitsu キチ、 キツ | yoshi よし | good luck, joy, congratulations | N1 |
| 712 | 盛 | sei, jou セイ、 ジョウ | mo(ru), saka(ru) も(る)、 さか(る) | boom, prosper, copulate | N1 |
| 713 | 船 | sen セン | fune, funa ふね、ふな | ship, boat | N3 |
| 714 | 倍 | bai バイ | double; twice; times; fold | N2 | |
| 715 | 均 | kin キン | nara(su) なら(す) | level; average | N2 |
| 716 | 億 | oku オク | hundred million; 10**8 | N2 | |
| 717 | 途 | to ト | michi みち | route, way, road | N3 |
| 718 | 圧 | atsu アツ | o(su) お(す) | pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress | N2 |
| 719 | 芸 | gei ゲイ | u(eru), nori, waza う(える)、 のり、 わざ | technique; art; craft; performance; acting | N2 |
| 720 | 許 | kyo キョ | yuru(su) ゆる(す) | permit, approve | N3 |
| 721 | 皇 | kou, ou コウ、 オウ | emperor | N1 | |
| 722 | 臨 | rin リン | nozo(mu) のぞ(む) | look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on | N1 |
| 723 | 踏 | tou トウ | fu(mu) ふ(む) | step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment | N1 |
| 724 | 駅 | eki エキ | station | N4 | |
| 725 | 署 | sho ショ | signature; govt office; police station | N2 | |
| 726 | 抜 | batsu バツ | nu(ku) ぬ(く) | slip out, extract, pull out, remove | N3 |
| 727 | 壊 | kai, e カイ、 エ | kowa(su), yabu(ru) こわ(す)、 やぶ(る) | demolition, break, destroy | N1 |
| 728 | 債 | sai サイ | bond, loan, debt | N1 | |
| 729 | 便 | ben, bin ベン、 ビン | tayo(ri) たよ(り) | convenience, facility | N3 |
| 730 | 伸 | shin シン | no(biru) の(びる) | expand; stretch; extend | N2 |
| 731 | 留 | ryuu, ru リュウ、 ル | to(maru), todo(meru) と(まる)、 とど(める) | detain, fasten, halt, stop | N3 |
| 732 | 罪 | zai ザイ | tsumi つみ | guilt, sin, crime | N3 |
| 733 | 停 | tei テイ | to(meru) と(める) | halt; stopping | N2 |
| 734 | 興 | kou, kyou コウ、 キョウ | oko(su) おこ(る) | entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure | N1 |
| 735 | 爆 | baku バク | ha(zeru) は(ぜる) | bomb; burst open | N2 |
| 736 | 陸 | riku, roku リク、 ロク | oka おか | land; six | N2 |
| 737 | 玉 | gyoku ギョク | tama たま | jewel; ball | N2 |
| 738 | 源 | gen ゲン | minamoto みなもと | source, origin | N1 |
| 739 | 儀 | gi ギ | ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter | N1 | |
| 740 | 波 | ha ハ | nami なみ | waves; billows | N2 |
| 741 | 創 | sou, shou ソウ、 ショウ | tsuku(ru), haji(meru), sazu, kezu(shikeru) つく(る)、 はじ(める)、 きず、 けず(しける) | genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate | N1 |
| 742 | 障 | shou ショウ | sawa(ru) さわ(る) | hinder, hurt, harm | N1 |
| 743 | 継 | kei ケイ | tsu(gu), mama- つ(ぐ)、 まま- | inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree) | N1 |
| 744 | 筋 | kin キン | suji すじ | muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent | N1 |
| 745 | 狙 | so, sho ソ、 ショ | nera(u) ねら(う) | aim at, sight, shadow, stalk | N1 |
| 746 | 帯 | tai タイ | o(biru) お(びる) | sash; belt; obi; zone; region | N2 |
| 747 | 延 | en エン | no(biru) の(びる) | prolong; stretching | N2 |
| 748 | 羽 | u ウ | ha, wa, hane は、 わ、 はね | feathers; counter for birds, rabbits | N2 |
| 749 | 努 | do ド | tsuto(meru) つと(める) | toil, diligent, as much as possible | N3 |
| 750 | 固 | ko コ | kata(meru) かた(める) | harden; set; clot; curdle | N2 |
| 751 | 闘 | tou トウ | tataka(u), araso(u) たたか(う)、 あらそ(う) | fight, war | N1 |
| 752 | 精 | sei, shou セイ、ショウ | shira(geru) しら(げる) | refined, ghost, fairy, energy | N3 |
| 753 | 則 | soku ソク | notto(ru) のっと(る) | rule; follow; based on | N2 |
| 754 | 葬 | sou ソウ | houmu(ru) ほうむ(る) | interment, bury, shelve | N1 |
| 755 | 乱 | ran ラン | mida(reru) みだ(れる) | riot; war; disorder; disturb | N2 |
| 756 | 避 | hi ヒ | sa(keru), yo(keru) さ(ける)、 よ(ける) | evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun | N1 |
| 757 | 普 | fu フ | amane(ku) あまね(く) | universal; generally | N2 |
| 758 | 散 | san サン | chi(ru), bara(keru) ち(る)、ばら(ける) | scatter, disperse | N3 |
| 759 | 司 | shi シ | tsukasado(ru) つかさど(る) | director, official, govt office, rule, administer | N1 |
| 760 | 康 | kou コウ | ease, peace | N1 | |
| 761 | 測 | soku ソク | haka(ru) はか(る) | fathom; plan; scheme; measure | N2 |
| 762 | 豊 | hou, bu ホウ、 ブ | yuta(ka), toyo ゆた(か)、 とよ | bountiful; excellent; rich | N2 |
| 763 | 洋 | you ヨウ | ocean, sea, foreign, Western style | N4 | |
| 764 | 静 | sei, jou セイ、ジョウ | shizu(ka) しず(か) | quiet | N3 |
| 765 | 善 | zen ゼン | yo(i), i(i), yoshi(tosuru) よ(い)、 い(い)、 よし(とする) | virtuous, good, goodness | N1 |
| 766 | 逮 | tai タイ | apprehend, chase | N1 | |
| 767 | 婚 | kon コン | marriage | N3 | |
| 768 | 厚 | kou コウ | atsu(i) あつ(い) | thick; heavy; rich | N2 |
| 769 | 喜 | ki キ | yoroko(bu) よろこ(ぶ) | rejoice, take pleasure in | N3 |
| 770 | 齢 | rei レイ | yowai, toshi よわい、 とし | age | N2 |
| 771 | 囲 | i イ | kako(mu) かこ(む) | surround; enclosure; preserve; keep | N2 |
| 772 | 卒 | sotsu ソツ | so(ssuru) そっ(する) | graduate; soldier; private; die | N2 |
| 773 | 迫 | haku ハク | sema(aru) せま(る) | urge, force, imminent, spur on | N1 |
| 774 | 略 | ryaku リャク | hobo ほぼ | abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten | N2 |
| 775 | 承 | shou ショウ | uketamawa(ru) うけたまわ(る) | hear; listen to; be informed; receive | N2 |
| 776 | 浮 | fu フ | u(kabu) う(かぶ) | float, rise to surface | N3 |
| 777 | 惑 | waku ワク | mado(u) まど(う) | beguile, delusion, perplexity | N1 |
| 778 | 崩 | hou ホウ | kuzu(reru), -kuzu(re) くず(れる)、 -くず(れ) | crumble, die, demolish, level | N1 |
| 779 | 順 | jun ジュン | obey; order; turn; occasion | N2 | |
| 780 | 紀 | ki キ | chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period | N1 | |
| 781 | 聴 | chou, tei チョウ、 テイ | ki(ku), yuru(su) き(く)、 ゆる(す) | listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry | N1 |
| 782 | 脱 | datsu ダツ | nu(gu) ぬ(ぐ) | undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off | N1 |
| 783 | 旅 | ryo リョ | tabi たび | trip, travel | N4 |
| 784 | 絶 | zetsu ゼツ | ta(eru) た(える) | discontinue, unparalleled | N3 |
| 785 | 級 | kyuu キュウ | class, rank, grade | N1 | |
| 786 | 幸 | kou コウ | saiwa(i), sara, shiawa(se) さいわ(い)、さち、 しあわ(せ) | happiness, blessing, fortune | N3 |
| 787 | 岩 | gan ガン | iwa いわ | boulder; rock; cliff | N2 |
| 788 | 練 | ren レン | ne(ru) ね(る) | practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine | N2 |
| 789 | 押 | ou オウ | o(su) お(す) | push | N3 |
| 790 | 軽 | kei ケイ | karu(i) かる(い) | lightly; trifling; unimportant | N2 |
| 791 | 倒 | tou トウ | tao(reru) たお(れる) | overthrow, fall, collapse | N3 |
| 792 | 了 | ryou リョウ | complete; finish | N2 | |
| 793 | 庁 | chou チョウ | yakusho やくしょ | government office | N2 |
| 794 | 博 | haku, baku ハク、バク | Dr., command, esteem, Ph.D. | N1 | |
| 795 | 城 | jou, sei ジョウ、 セイ | shiro しろ | castle | N2 |
| 796 | 患 | kan カン | wazura(u) わずら(う) | afflicted; disease; suffer from; be ill | N2 |
| 797 | 締 | tei テイ | shi(maru), -shi(me), -ji(me) し(まる)、 -し(め)、 -じ(め) | tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten | N1 |
| 798 | 等 | tou トウ | hito(shii), nado ひと(しい)、など | etc., and so forth | N3 |
| 799 | 救 | kyuu キュウ | suku(u) すく(う) | salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim | N1 |
| 800 | 執 | shitsu, shuu シツ、 シュウ | to(ru) と(る) | tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart | 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.
