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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 808 | 房 | bou ボウ | fusa ふさ | tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room | N1 |
| 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 |
| 811 | 撤 | tetsu テツ | remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude | N1 | |
| 812 | 裏 | ri リ | ura うら | back; reverse; inside; rear | N2 |
| 813 | 払 | hara(u) はら(う) | pay | N3 | |
| 814 | 削 | saku サク | kezu(ru), hatsu(ru), so(gu) けず(る)、 はつ(る)、 そ(ぐ) | plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave | N1 |
| 815 | 密 | mitsu ミツ | hiso(ka) ひそ(か) | secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness | N1 |
| 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 |
| 818 | 措 | so ソ | o(ku) お(く) | set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except | N1 |
| 819 | 仏 | butsu ブツ | hotoke ほとけ | Buddha, the dead, France | 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 | takara たから | freight; goods; property | N2 |
| 823 | 志 | shi シ | kokoroza(su), kokorozashi こころざ(す)、 こころざし | intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling | N1 |
| 824 | 混 | kon コン | ma(jiru) ま(じる) | mix; blend; confuse | N2 |
| 825 | 載 | sai サイ | no(seru) の(せる) | ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44, record, publish | N1 |
| 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 |
| 828 | 陣 | jin ジン | camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time | N1 | |
| 829 | 我 | ga ガ | ware, wa, wa(ga)-, waga- われ、 わ、 わ(が)-、 わが- | ego, I, selfish, our, oneself | N1 |
| 830 | 勤 | kin, gon キン、ゴン | tsuto(meru) つと(める) | diligence, employed, serve | N3 |
| 831 | 為 | i イ | tame, na(ru), su(ru), tari, tsuku(ru), nari ため、 な(る)、 す(る)、 たり、 つく(る)、 なり | do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good | N1 |
| 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 |
| 834 | 抑 | yoku ヨク | osa(eru) おさ(える) | repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of | N1 |
| 835 | 幕 | maku, baku マク、 バク | tobari とばり | curtain, bunting, act of play | N1 |
| 836 | 居 | kyo, ko キョ、コ | i(ru), o(ru) い(る)、お(る) | reside, to be, exist | N3 |
| 837 | 染 | sen セン | so(meru), shi(meru) そ(める)、 し(みる) | dye, color, paint, stain, print | N1 |
| 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 |
| 841 | 奈 | na, nai, dai ナ、 ナイ、 ダイ | ikan, karanashi いかん、 からなし | Nara, what? | N1 |
| 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 |
| 845 | 傷 | shou ショウ | kizu, ita(mu) きず、 いた(む) | wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point | N1 |
| 846 | 永 | ei エイ | naga(i) なが(い) | eternity; long; lengthy | N2 |
| 847 | 択 | taku タク | era(bu) えら(ぶ) | choose, select, elect, prefer | N1 |
| 848 | 秀 | shuu シュウ | hii(deru) ひい(でる) | excel, excellence, beauty, surpass | N1 |
| 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 |
| 850 | 徴 | chou, chi チョウ、 チ | shirushi しるし | indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question | N1 |
| 851 | 誌 | shi シ | document; records | N2 | |
| 852 | 庫 | ko, ku コ、 ク | kura くら | warehouse; storehouse | N2 |
| 853 | 弾 | dan, tan ダン、 タン | hi(ku), -hi(ki), hazu(mu), tama, haji(ku) ひ(く)、 -ひ(き)、 はず(む)、 たま、 はじ(く) | bullet, twang, flip, snap | N1 |
| 854 | 償 | shou ショウ | tsuguna(u) つぐな(う) | reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem | N1 |
| 855 | 刊 | kan カン | publish; carve; engrave | N2 | |
| 856 | 像 | zou ゾウ | statue; picture; image; figure | N2 | |
| 857 | 功 | kou, ko コウ、 ク | isao いさお | achievement, merits, success, honor, credit | N1 |
| 858 | 拠 | kyo, ko キョ、 コ | yo(ru) よ(る) | foothold, based on, follow, therefore | N1 |
| 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 |
| 862 | 秘 | hi ヒ | hi(meru), hiso(ka), kaku(su) ひ(める)、 ひそ(か)、 かく(す) | secret, conceal | N1 |
| 863 | 拒 | kyo, go キョ、 ゴ | koba(mu) こば(む) | repel, refuse, reject, decline | N1 |
| 864 | 刑 | kei ケイ | punish, penalty, sentence, punishment | N1 | |
| 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 | |
| 869 | 塚 | chou チョウ | tsuka, -dzuka つか、 -づか | hillock, mound | N1 |
| 870 | 致 | chi チ | ita(su) いた(す) | doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage | N1 |
| 871 | 抱 | hou ホウ | da(ku), ida(ku), kaka(eru) だ(く)、いだ(く)、かか(える) | embrace, hug | N3 |
| 872 | 繰 | sou ソウ | ku(ru) く(る) | winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to | N1 |
| 873 | 服 | fuku フク | clothing, admit, obey | N4 | |
| 874 | 犯 | han ハン | oka(su) おか(す) | crime, sin, offense | N3 |
| 875 | 尾 | bi ビ | o お | tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain | N1 |
| 876 | 描 | byou ビョウ | ega(ku), ka(ku) えが(く)、 か(く) | sketch, compose, write, draw, paint | N1 |
| 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 |
| 880 | 鈴 | rei, rin レイ、 リン | suzu すず | small bell, buzzer | N1 |
| 881 | 盤 | ban バン | tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record | N1 | |
| 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 | |
| 884 | 項 | kou コウ | unaji うなじ | paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression) | N1 |
| 885 | 喪 | sou ソウ | mo も | miss, mourning | N1 |
| 886 | 伴 | han, ban ハン、 バン | tomona(u) ともな(う) | consort, accompany, bring with, companion | N1 |
| 887 | 遠 | en, on エン | too(i) とお(い) | distant, far | N3 |
| 888 | 養 | you, ryou ヨウ、 リョウ | yashina(u) やしな(う) | foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture | N1 |
| 889 | 懸 | ken, ke ケン、 ケ | ka(keru) か(ける) | state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart | N1 |
| 890 | 戻 | rei レイ | modo(ru) もど(る) | re-, return, revert | N3 |
| 891 | 街 | gai, kai ガイ、 カイ | machi まち | boulevard, street, town | N1 |
| 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 |
| 898 | 契 | kei ケイ | chigi(ru) ちぎ(る) | pledge, promise, vow | N1 |
| 899 | 掲 | kei ケイ | kaka(geru) かか(げる) | put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe | N1 |
| 900 | 躍 | yaku ヤク | odo(ru) おど(る) | leap, dance, skip | N1 |
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.