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JLPT N5 Kanji List

This page collects the most commonly taught N5 kanji for beginners. You'll find meanings, readings, and high-frequency vocabulary to help you recognize these characters in real texts. There isn't an "official" JLPT N5 kanji list, so counts vary; this list focuses on the characters you're most likely to meet first.

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1oneイチ, イツひと
ichi(one)
一月ichigatsu(January)
2twoふた
ni(two)
二月nigatsu(February)
3threeサン
san(three)
三月sangatsu(March)
4fourよん, よ
yon(four)
四月shigatsu(April)
5fiveいつ
go(five)
五月gogatsu(May)
6sixロク
roku(six)
六月rokugatsu(June)
7sevenシチなな, なの
nana(seven)
七月shichigatsu(July)
8eightハチや, よう
hachi(eight)
八月hachigatsu(August)
9nineク, キュウここの
kyuu(nine)
九月kugatsu(September)
10tenジュウとお
juu(ten)
十月juugatsu(October)
11hundredヒャクもも
hyaku(hundred)
12thousandセン
sen(thousand)
13ten thousandマン, バンよろず
一万ichiman(ten thousand)
百万hyakuman(million)
14yen, round, circleエンまる
en(yen)
千円札senensatsu(thousand yen bill)
15personニン, ジンひと, と
hito(person)
アメリカ人amerikajin(American)
16enterニュウはい, い
入口iriguchi(entrance)
入るhairu(to enter)
17above, upジョウうえ, あ, のぼ, うわ, かみ
ue(above)
上手jouzu(skilled)
18below, downカ, ゲした, さ, くだ, お, しも, もと
shita(below)
下手heta(unskilled)
19big, largeタイ, ダイおお
大きいookii(big)
大学daigaku(university)
20woman, femaleジョ, ニョ, ニョウおんな, め
女の人onnanohito(woman)
女の子onnanoko(girl)
21childシ, ス
子供kodomo(child)
男の子otokonoko(boy)
22mountainサンやま
yama(mountain)
富士山fujisan(Mount Fuji)
23riverセンかわ
kawa(river)
小川ogawa(creek)
24soil, earth, groundド, トつち
tsuchi(soil)
土曜日doyoubi(Saturday)
25small, littleショウちい, こ, お
小さいchiisai(small)
小学校shougakkou(elementary school)
26in, middle, inside, centerチュウなか
naka(inside)
中学校chuugakkou(middle school)
27nowコンいま
ima(now)
今日kyou(today)
28heavens, skyテンあま
天気tenki(weather)
天才tensai(genius)
29tree, woodモク, ボクき, こ
ki(tree)
木曜日mokuyoubi(Thursday)
30fireひ, ほ
hi(fire)
火曜日kayoubi(Tuesday)
31waterスイみず
mizu(water)
水曜日suiyoubi(Wednesday)
32fatherちち, とう
お父さんotousan(father)
chichi(father)
33noonうま
午前gozen(morning (a.m.))
午後gogo(afternoon)
34sun, dayニチ, ジツひ, か, び
hi(day)
日本nihon(Japan)
35moon, monthゲツ, ガツつき
tsuki(Moon)
月曜日getsuyoubi(Monday)
36friendユウとも
友達tomodachi(friend)
友情yuujou(friendship)
37whiteハクしろ, しら
白いshiroi(white)
面白いomoshiroi(interesting)
38exit, leave, go outシュツで, だ
出口deguchi(exit)
出かけるdekakeru(to go out)
39halfハンなか
半分hanbun(half)
半径hankei(radius)
40life, birthセイ, ショウい, なま, う, は, き
先生sensei(teacher)
学生gakusei(student)
41leftひだり
hidari(left)
左利きhidarikiki(left handed)
42rightユウ, ウみぎ
migi(right)
右利きmigikiki(right handed)
43outsideガイそと, はず
soto(outside)
外国人gaikokujin(foreigner)
44book, origin, real, mainホンもと
hon(book)
日本語nihongo(Japanese)
45northホクきた
kita(north)
北西hokusei(northwest)
46motherはは, かあ
お母さんokaasan(mother)
haha(mother)
47before, previous, aheadセンさき, ま
先生sensei(teacher)
先週senshuu(last week)
48nameメイ, ミョウ
名前namae(name)
有名yuumei(famous)
49yearネンとし
toshi(year)
去年kyonen(last year)
50going, line, act, conductコウ, ギョウい, おこな, ゆ
行くiku(to go)
銀行ginkou(bank)
51西westセイ, サイにし
西nishi(west)
北西hokusei(northwest)
52everyマイごと
毎日mainichi(every day)
毎週maishuu(every week)
53rest, day offキュウやす
休みyasumi(holiday)
休むyasumu(to rest)
54spirit, mood, airキ, ケ
電気denki(electricity)
人気ninki(popular)
55whatなに, なん
nani(What?)
何かnanika(something)
56male, manダン, ナンおとこ
男の人otokonohito(man)
男性dansei(male)
57carシャくるま
kuruma(car)
電車densha(train)
58seeケン
見るmiru(to see)
意見iken(opinion)
59come, nextライく, き
来るkuru(to come)
来週raishuu(next week)
60countryコクくに
kuni(country)
中国chuugoku(China)
61study, learning, scienceガクまな
学校gakkou(school)
学ぶmanabu(to learn)
62goldキン, コンかね, かな
お金okane(money)
金曜日kinyoubi(Friday)
63long, leaderチョウなが
長いnagai(long)
社長shachou(company president)
64eastトウひがし
higashi(east)
東京toukyou(Tokyo)
65rainあめ, あま
ame(rain)
雨天uten(rainy weather)
66behind, back, laterゴ, コウうし, あと, のち
後ろushiro(behind)
午後gogo(afternoon)
67in front, beforeゼンまえ
mae(in front)
午前gozen(morning (a.m.))
68eatショクた, く
食べるtaberu(to eat)
食事shokuji(meal)
69southナンみなみ
minami(south)
南西nansei(southwest)
70writeショ
書くkaku(to write)
辞書jisho(dictionary)
71time, hourとき
時間jikan(time)
時計tokei(clock)
72schoolコウ
学校gakkou(school)
高校koukou(high school)
73tall, expensive, highコウたか
高いtakai(expensive)
高校生koukousei(high school student)
74interval, spaceカン, ケンあいだ, ま
時間jikan(time)
間に合うmaniau(to be in time)
75talkはな, はなし
話すhanasu(to speak)
電話denwa(phone)
76electricityデン
電話denwa(phone)
電車densha(train)
77word, languageかた
英語eigo(English)
言語gengo(language)
78readトウ, ドク, トク
読むyomu(to read)
読者dokusha(reader)
79hearブン, モン
聞くkiku(to hear)
新聞shinbun(newspaper)
JLPT N5 Kanji - Essential characters for beginners

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