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JLPT N5 kanji list
Study 80 N5 kanji with an example word and reading for each.
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This is an unofficial study list. The JLPT no longer publishes a kanji list, so study lists differ. A kanji can have different readings in different words; the reading here is for the example shown.
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80 kanji
| Kanji | Meaning | Example word | Reading | Word meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | one | 一つ | ひとつ | one thing |
| 二 | two | 二つ | ふたつ | two things |
| 三 | three | 三つ | みっつ | three things |
| 十 | ten | 十日 | とおか | ten days |
| 日 | day | 日 | ひ | day |
| 月 | month | 月 | つき | moon |
| 木 | tree | 木 | き | tree |
| 人 | person | 人 | ひと | person |
| 休 | rest | 休む | やすむ | to rest |
| 山 | mountain | 山 | やま | mountain |
| 川 | stream | 川 | かわ | river |
| 火 | fire | 火曜日 | かようび | Tuesday |
| 水 | water | 水 | みず | water |
| 大 | large | 大学 | だいがく | university |
| 小 | little | 小さい | ちいさい | little |
| 上 | above | 上 | うえ | on top of |
| 下 | below | 下 | した | below |
| 左 | left | 左 | ひだり | left hand side |
| 右 | right | 右 | みぎ | right side |
| 中 | in | 中 | なか | middle |
| 学 | study | 学校 | がっこう | school |
| 七 | seven | 七つ | ななつ | seven |
| 万 | ten thousand | 万 | まん | ten thousand |
| 天 | heavens | 天気 | てんき | weather |
| 百 | hundred | 百 | ひゃく | hundred |
| 半 | half | 半 | はん | half |
| 九 | nine | 九つ | ここのつ | nine |
| 千 | thousand | 千 | せん | thousand |
| 午 | noon | 午後 | ごご | afternoon |
| 年 | year | 年 | とし | year |
| 五 | five | 五 | ご | five |
| 六 | six | 六 | ろく | six |
| 高 | tall | 高い | たかい | tall |
| 今 | now | 今 | いま | now |
| 何 | what | 何 | なに | what |
| 先 | before | 先 | さき | the future |
| 入 | enter | 入る | はいる | to enter |
| 八 | eight | 八 | はち | eight |
| 前 | in front | 前 | まえ | before |
| 円 | yen; circle | 円 | えん | yen |
| 北 | north | 北 | きた | north |
| 南 | south | 南 | みなみ | south |
| 四 | four | 四つ | よっつ | four |
| 国 | country | 国 | くに | country |
| 土 | soil | 土曜日 | どようび | Saturday |
| 外 | outside | 外 | そと | outside |
| 名 | name | 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 女 | woman | 女 | おんな | woman |
| 子 | child | 子供 | こども | child |
| 出 | exit | 出す | だす | to put out |
| 行 | going | 銀行 | ぎんこう | bank |
| 後 | behind | 後 | あと | afterwards |
| 白 | white | 白 | しろ | white |
| 時 | time | 時々 | ときどき | sometimes |
| 分 | minute; part | 五分 | ごふん | five minutes |
| 本 | book | 本 | ほん | book |
| 東 | east | 東 | ひがし | east |
| 校 | school | 学校 | がっこう | school |
| 母 | mother | お母さん | おかあさん | (honorable) mother |
| 気 | spirit | 元気 | げんき | health |
| 父 | father | お父さん | おとうさん | (honorable) father |
| 生 | life | 学生 | がくせい | student |
| 男 | male | 男 | おとこ | man |
| 見 | see | 見せる | みせる | to show |
| 来 | come | 来る | くる | to come |
| 書 | write | 辞書 | じしょ | dictionary |
| 西 | west | 西 | にし | west |
| 話 | tale | 話 | はなし | talk |
| 語 | word | 英語 | えいご | English language |
| 読 | read | 読む | よむ | to read |
| 車 | car | 車 | くるま | car |
| 金 | gold | お金 | おかね | money |
| 長 | long | 長い | ながい | long |
| 間 | interval | 時間 | じかん | time |
| 聞 | hear | 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper |
| 雨 | rain | 雨 | あめ | rain |
| 電 | electricity | 電気 | でんき | electricity |
| 食 | eat | 食堂 | しょくどう | dining hall |
| 友 | friend | 友達 | ともだち | friend |
| 毎 | every | 毎週 | まいしゅう | every week |
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About this list
Adapted from PocketMoji’s kanji dataset, using OpenJLPT, Jonathan Waller’s JLPT Resources, and KANJIDIC2 and JMdict from the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. The dataset is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; examples and labels on this page have been selected and adapted for readability.
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