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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796 | 患 | kan カン | wazura(u) わずら(う) | afflicted; disease; suffer from; be ill | N2 |
| 798 | 等 | tou トウ | hito(shii), nado ひと(しい)、など | etc., and so forth | N3 |
| 801 | 層 | sou ソウ | stratum; social class; layer; story; floor | N2 | |
| 802 | 版 | han ハン | printing block; edition; impression; label | N2 | |
| 803 | 老 | rou ロウ | o(iru), fu(keru) お(いる)、ふ(ける) | old | N3 |
| 804 | 令 | rei レイ | orders; command; decree | N2 | |
| 805 | 角 | kaku カク | kado, tsuno かど、 つの | angle; corner; square | N2 |
| 806 | 絡 | raku ラク | kara(mu) から(む) | entwine; coil around; get caught in | N2 |
| 807 | 損 | son ソン | soko(nau) そこ(なう) | damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure | N2 |
| 809 | 募 | bo ボ | tsuno(ru) つの(る) | recruit; campaign | N2 |
| 810 | 曲 | kyoku キョク | ma(garu) ま(がる) | bend, music, melody | N3 |
| 812 | 裏 | ri リ | ura うら | back; reverse; inside; rear | N2 |
| 813 | 払 | hara(u) はら(う) | pay | N3 | |
| 816 | 庭 | tei テイ | niwa にわ | courtyard, garden, yard | N3 |
| 817 | 徒 | to ト | itazura, ada いたずら、 あだ | on foot, junior, vanity, futility, uselessness | N3 |
| 819 | 仏 | butsu ブツ | hotoke ほとけ | Buddha; the dead | N2 |
| 820 | 績 | seki セキ | exploits; achievements | N2 | |
| 821 | 築 | chiku チク | kizu(ku) きず(く) | fabricate; build; construct | N2 |
| 822 | 貨 | ka カ | freight; goods; property | N2 | |
| 824 | 混 | kon コン | ma(jiru) ま(じる) | mix; blend; confuse | N2 |
| 826 | 昇 | shou ショウ | nobo(ru) のぼ(る) | rise up | N2 |
| 827 | 池 | chi チ | ike いけ | pond; pool; reservoir | N2 |
| 830 | 勤 | kin, gon キン、ゴン | tsuto(meru) つと(める) | diligence, employed, serve | N3 |
| 832 | 血 | ketsu ケツ | chi ち | blood | N2 |
| 833 | 遅 | chi チ | oku(reru), oso(i) おく(れる)、 おそ(い) | slow, late, back, later | N3 |
| 836 | 居 | kyo, ko キョ、コ | i(ru), o(ru) い(る)、お(る) | reside, to be, exist | N3 |
| 838 | 温 | on オン | atata(kai), nuku あたた(かい)、ぬく | warm | N2 |
| 839 | 雑 | zatsu, zou ザツ、ゾウ | maji(ru) まじ(る) | miscellaneous | N3 |
| 840 | 招 | shou ショウ | mane(ku) まね(く) | invite, summon, engage | N3 |
| 842 | 季 | ki キ | seasons | N2 | |
| 843 | 困 | kon コン | koma(ru) こま(る) | quandary, become distressed | N3 |
| 844 | 星 | sei セイ | hoshi ほし | star | N2 |
| 846 | 永 | ei エイ | naga(i) なが(い) | eternity; long; lengthy | N2 |
| 849 | 著 | cho, chaku チョ、 チャク | arawa(su), ichijiru(shii) あらわ(す)、 いちじる(しい) | renowned; publish; write | N2 |
| 851 | 誌 | shi シ | document; records | N2 | |
| 852 | 庫 | ko, ku コ、 ク | kura くら | warehouse; storehouse | N2 |
| 855 | 刊 | kan カン | publish; carve; engrave | N2 | |
| 856 | 像 | zou ゾウ | statue; picture; image; figure | N2 | |
| 859 | 香 | kou, kyou コウ、 キョウ | kao(ri) かお(り) | incense; smell; perfume | N2 |
| 860 | 欠 | ketsu, ken ケツ、ケン | ka(keru) か(ける) | lack, gap | N3 |
| 861 | 更 | kou コウ | sara(ni), fu(keru) さら(に)、ふ(ける) | renew, renovate, again | N3 |
| 865 | 坂 | han ハン | saka さか | slope; incline; hill | N2 |
| 866 | 刻 | koku コク | kiza(mu) きざ(む) | engrave, cut fine, chop | N3 |
| 867 | 底 | tei テイ | soko そこ | bottom; sole; depth; bottom price | N2 |
| 868 | 賛 | san サン | approve, praise | N3 | |
| 871 | 抱 | hou ホウ | da(ku), ida(ku), kaka(eru) だ(く)、いだ(く)、かか(える) | embrace, hug | N3 |
| 873 | 服 | fuku フク | clothing, admit, obey | N4 | |
| 874 | 犯 | han ハン | oka(su) おか(す) | crime, sin, offense | N3 |
| 877 | 布 | fu フ | nuno, shi(ku) ぬの、 し(く) | linen; cloth; spread; distribute | N2 |
| 878 | 恐 | kyou キョウ | oso(reru), kowa(i) おそ(れる)、こわ(い) | fear, dread | N3 |
| 879 | 寺 | ji ジ | tera てら | Buddhist temple | N2 |
| 882 | 息 | musu, soku ムス、ソク | iki いき | breath, son, interest (on money) | N3 |
| 883 | 宇 | u ウ | eaves; roof; house; heaven | N2 | |
| 887 | 遠 | en, on エン | too(i) とお(い) | distant, far | N3 |
| 890 | 戻 | rei レイ | modo(ru) もど(る) | re-, return, revert | N3 |
| 892 | 巨 | kyo キョ | gigantic; big; large; great | N2 | |
| 893 | 震 | shin シン | furu(u) ふる(う) | quake; shake; tremble; quiver | N2 |
| 894 | 願 | gan ガン | nega(u) ねが(う) | petition, request, wish | N3 |
| 895 | 絵 | kai, e カイ、エ | picture, drawing | N3 | |
| 896 | 希 | ki キ | mare, koinega(u) まれ、 こいねが(う) | hope; beg; request; pray | N2 |
| 897 | 越 | etsu エツ | ko(su) こ(す) | surpass, cross over, move to, exceed | N3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 911 | 枚 | mai, bai マイ、 バイ | sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects | N2 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 923 | 似 | ji, ne ジ、ね | ni(ru) に(る) | becoming, resemble, imitate | N3 |
| 924 | 夕 | (none) | yuu ゆう | evening | N4 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 936 | 骨 | kotsu コツ | hone ほね | skeleton; bone; remains; frame | N2 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
Most Frequent Kanji List total: (1032)
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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.
