Do you look for Kanji list for the beginners? Here! I list 91 Japanese Kanji that are required at the beginner level and frequently appear on the JLPT N5 level.
Click on the numbers to see the kun-yomi, on-yomi, and vocabulary examples using each reading.
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JLPT N5/ Beginner Kanji 93items
| No. | Kanji | On'yomi | Kun'yomi | English Meaning | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一 | いち | ひと(つ) | One | ▶ |
| 2 | 二 | に | ふた(つ) | Two | ▶ |
| 3 | 三 | さん | みっ(つ) | Three | ▶ |
| 4 | 四 | し | よん, よっ(つ),よ | Four | ▶ |
| 5 | 五 | ご | いつ(つ) | Five | ▶ |
| 6 | 六 | ろく | む(つ) | Six | ▶ |
| 7 | 七 | しち | なな(つ) | Seven | ▶ |
| 8 | 八 | はち,はっ | やっ(つ) | Eight | ▶ |
| 9 | 九 | きゅう, く | ここの(つ) | Nine | ▶ |
| 10 | 十 | じゅう | とお | Ten | ▶ |
| 11 | 百 | ひゃく | Hundred | ▶ | |
| 12 | 千 | せん | Thousand | ▶ | |
| 13 | 万 | まん | Ten thousand | ▶ | |
| 14 | 円 | えん | まる | Yen (Japanese currency) | ▶ |
| 15 | 時 | じ | とき | Time | ▶ |
| 16 | 本 | ほん | もと | Book | ▶ |
| 17 | 毎 | まい | Every | ▶ | |
| 18 | 分 | ふん | わ | Minute; Part | ▶ |
| 19 | 今 | こん | いま | Now | ▶ |
| 20 | 年 | ねん | とし | year | ▶ |
| 21 | 週 | しゅう | week | ▶ | |
| 22 | 日 | にち | ひ | Day; Sun | ▶ |
| 23 | 月 | げつ | つき | Month; Moon | ▶ |
| 24 | 火 | か | ひ | Fire | ▶ |
| 25 | 水 | すい | みず | Water | ▶ |
| 26 | 木 | もく | き | Tree | ▶ |
| 27 | 金 | きん | かね | Gold; Friday | ▶ |
| 28 | 土 | ど | つち | Soil; Saturday | ▶ |
| 29 | 学 | がく | まな(ぶ) | Study | ▶ |
| 30 | 校 | こう | School | ▶ | |
| 31 | 先 | せん | さき | Before; Ahead | ▶ |
| 32 | 生 | せい しょう | い(きる) う(む) なま | Life; Raw | ▶ |
| 33 | 間 | かん | あいだ ま | Interval; Space | ▶ |
| 34 | 大 | だい | おお(きい) | Big | ▶ |
| 35 | 小 | しょう | ちい(さい) | Small | ▶ |
| 36 | 高 | こう | たか(い) | High; Expensive | ▶ |
| 37 | 安 | あん | やす(い) | Safe; Inexpensive | ▶ |
| 38 | 長 | ちょう | なが(い） | Long | ▶ |
| 39 | 少 | しょう | すくな(い) すこ(し) | Few; little | ▶ |
| 40 | 多 | た | おお(い) | Many | ▶ |
| 41 | 名 | めい みょう | な | Name | ▶ |
| 42 | 立 | りつ | た(つ) | Stand; Establish | ▶ |
| 43 | 外 | がい げ | そと | Outside | ▶ |
| 44 | 国 | こく | くに | Country | ▶ |
| 45 | 人 | じん にん | ひと(つ) | Person | ▶ |
| 46 | 男 | だん なん | おとこ | Man; Male | ▶ |
| 47 | 女 | じょ にょ | おんな | Woman; Female | ▶ |
| 48 | 子 | し | こ | Child | ▶ |
| 49 | 上 | じょう | うえ あ(げる) | Up | ▶ |
| 50 | 下 | か げ | した さ(げる) | Down | ▶ |
| 51 | 後 | ご こう | うし(ろ) あと | After; Behind | ▶ |
| 52 | 前 | ぜん | まえ | Before; Front | ▶ |
| 53 | 右 | う | みぎ | right | ▶ |
| 54 | 左 | さ | ひだり | left | ▶ |
| 55 | 語 | ご | かた(る) | Language; Word | ▶ |
| 56 | 聞 | ぶん もん | き(く) | Hear; Ask | ▶ |
| 57 | 食 | しょく | た(べる) | Eat; Food | ▶ |
| 58 | 飲 | いん | の(む) | Drink | ▶ |
| 59 | 行 | こう | い(く) | Go | ▶ |
| 60 | 見 | けん | み(る) | See; Look | ▶ |
| 61 | 話 | わ | はな(す) | Talk; Story | ▶ |
| 62 | 読 | どく | よ(む) | read | ▶ |
| 63 | 書 | しょ | か(く) | Write | ▶ |
| 64 | 来 | らい | く(る) | Come | ▶ |
| 65 | 買 | ばい | か(う) | Buy | ▶ |
| 66 | 出 | しゅつ | で | Exit, leave | ▶ |
| 67 | 入 | にゅう | はい(る) い(れる) | Enter, insert | ▶ |
| 68 | 言 | げん ごん | い(う) | Say; Word | ▶ |
| 69 | 東 | とう | ひがし | East | ▶ |
| 70 | 西 | せい さい | にし | West | ▶ |
| 71 | 南 | なん | みなみ | South | ▶ |
| 72 | 北 | ほく | きた | North | ▶ |
| 73 | 何 | か | なに なん | What | ▶ |
| 74 | 町 | ちょう | まち | Town; Block | ▶ |
| 75 | 半 | はん | なか(ば) | Half | ▶ |
| 76 | 山 | さん | やま | Mountain | ▶ |
| 77 | 川 | せん | かわ | River | ▶ |
| 78 | 花 | か | はな | Flower | ▶ |
| 79 | 雨 | う | あめ | Rain | ▶ |
| 80 | 電 | でん | Electricity | ▶ | |
| 81 | 天 | てん | Heaven | ▶ | |
| 82 | 気 | き け | いき | Spirit; Energy | ▶ |
| 83 | 父 | ふ | ちち | Father | ▶ |
| 84 | 母 | ぼ | はは | Mother | ▶ |
| 85 | 手 | しゅ | て | Hand | ▶ |
| 86 | 足 | そく | あし た(りる) た(す) | Foot | ▶ |
| 87 | 目 | もく | め | Eye | ▶ |
| 88 | 店 | てん | みせ | Store | ▶ |
| 89 | 駅 | えき | Station | ▶ | |
| 90 | 社 | しゃ | やしろ | Company; Shrine | ▶ |
| 91 | 友 | ゆう | とも | Friend | ▶ |
| 92 | 白 | はく | しろ | White | ▶ |
| 93 | 車 | しゃ | くるま | Car, Wheel | ▶ |
Recommendation for Japanese Kanji learning material
Here are some exercises and notebooks that will enhance your Kanji learning.
Japanese Book for JLPT N5
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Japanese Kanji Practice Notebook
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