The Japanese Ministry of Education’s Kanji List by School Year
(English, Onyomi, Kunyomi)
Kyouiku kanji – Jouyou kanji
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How to learn the Japanese language
Step 1. Start off by learning common phrases, questions and answers to questions.
Step 2. Study Hiragana, as it is used like the alphabet to write many things.
Step 3. Study katakana, as many drink names on menus or foreign words are written in katakana.
Step 4. Study the most common kanji characters. This page shows the most common characters that all children learn at school in Japan.
Step 5. Find a teacher or friend that can speak the language to learn more.
Kanji Database
Grade 1: Kanji + Romaji
1 一 2 七 九 二 人 入 八 力 十 3 下 三 上 千 口 土 夕 大
女 子 小 山 川 4 中 五 六 円 天 手 文 日 月 木 水 火 犬 王
5 出 右 四 左 本 正 玉 生 田 白 目 石 立 6 休 先 名 字 年
早 気 百 竹 糸 耳 虫 7 村 男 町 花 見 貝 赤 足 車 8 学 林
空 金 雨 青 9 草 音 10 校 12 森
First Grade Kanji List (80 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
一 | one | ichi; itsu | hito-tsu; hito |
二 | two | ni; ji | futa-tsu; futa |
三 | three | san | mit-tsu; mitsu; mi |
四 | four | shi | yot-tsu; yotsu; yon; yo |
五 | five | go | itsu-tsu; itsu |
六 | six | roku | mut-tsu; mutsu; mu; mui |
七 | seven | shichi | nana-tsu; nana; nano |
八 | eight | hachi | yat-tsu; yatsu; ya; you |
九 | nine | ku; kyuu | kokono-tsu; kokono |
十 | ten | juu; ji- (じっ = jixtsu) | too; to |
百 | hundred | hyaku | (momo) |
千 | thousand | sen | chi |
上 | top | jou | ue; a-geru; a-garu; nobo-ru; kami; uwa |
下 | below | ka; ge | shita; shimo; sa-geru; sa-garu; kuda-ru; kuda-su; kuda-saru; o-rosu; o-riru |
左 | left | sa | hidari |
右 | right | u; yuu | migi |
中 | inside; middle | chuu; juu | naka |
大 | large | dai; tai | oo-kii; oo-ini |
小 | small | shou | chii-sai; ko; o |
月 | month; moon | gatsu; getsu | tsuki |
日 | day; sun | nichi; jitsu | hi; ka |
年 | year | nen | toshi |
早 | early | sou | haya-i; haya-meru; haya-maru |
木 | tree | moku; boku | ki; ko |
林 | woods | rin | hayashi |
山 | mountain | san | yama |
川 | river | (sen) | kawa |
土 | soil | do; to | tsuchi |
空 | sky | kuu | sora; a-ku a-keru; kara |
田 | rice paddy | den | ta |
天 | heaven; sky | ten | ama |
生 | life | sei; shou | i-kiru; u-mu; u-mareru; nama; i-kasu; i-keru; ha-yasu; ha-eru |
花 | flower | ka | hana |
草 | grass | sou | kusa |
虫 | insect | chuu | mushi |
犬 | dog | ken | inu |
人 | person | jin; nin | hito |
名 | name | mei; myou | na |
女 | female | jo; nyo | on’na |
男 | male | dan; nan | otoko |
子 | child | shi; su | ko |
目 | eye | moku | me |
耳 | ear | ji | mimi |
口 | mouth | kou | kuchi |
手 | hand | shu | te |
足 | foot or leg | soku | ashi |
見 | see | ken | mi-ru |
音 | sound | on | ne; oto |
力 | power | riki; ryoku | chikara |
気 | spirit | ki; ke | |
円 | circle; yen | en | maru |
入 | enter | nyuu | hai-ru; i-ru |
出 | exit | shutsu | de-ru |
立 | stand up | ritsu | ta-tsu |
休 | rest | kyuu | yasu-mu |
先 | previous | sen | saki |
夕 | evening | seki | yuu |
本 | book | hon | moto |
文 | writing | bun; mon | fumi |
字 | character | ji | aza |
学 | study | gaku | mana-bu |
校 | school | kou | |
村 | village | son | mura |
町 | town | chou | machi |
森 | forest | shin | mori |
正 | correct | sei | tada-shii |
水 | water | sui | mizu |
火 | fire | ka | hi |
玉 | gem | gyoku | tama |
王 | king | ou | |
石 | stone | seki | ishi |
竹 | bamboo | chiku | take |
糸 | thread | shi | ito |
貝 | shellfish | kai | |
車 | wheeled vehicle | sha | kuruma |
金 | gold | kin | kane |
雨 | rain | u | ame |
赤 | red | seki | aka |
青 | blue | sei | ao |
白 | white | haku | shiro |
Grade 2
2 刀 3 万 丸 工 弓 才 4 今 元 公 内 切 分 午 友 太 少 引
心 戸 方 止 毛 父 牛 5 兄 冬 北 半 古 台 外 市 広 母 用 矢
6 交 会 光 合 同 回 地 多 寺 当 毎 池 米 羽 考 肉 自 色 行
西 7 何 作 体 図 声 売 弟 形 来 汽 社 角 言 谷 走 近 里 麦
8 京 国 夜 姉 妹 岩 店 明 東 歩 画 直 知 長 門 9 前 南 室
後 思 春 星 昼 海 活 点 科 秋 茶 計 風 食 首 10 帰 原 夏 家
弱 時 書 紙 記 通 馬 高 11 強 教 理 細 組 船 週 野 雪 魚 鳥
黄 黒 12 場 晴 朝 番 答 絵 買 道 間 雲 13 園 数 新 楽 話 遠
電 14 鳴 歌 算 語 読 聞 15 線 16 親 頭 18 曜 顔
Second Grade Kanji List (160 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
数 | number | suu | kazu |
多 | many, much | ta | oo-i |
少 | a few, a little | shou | suku-nai; suko-shi |
万 | ten thousand | man | yorozu |
半 | half | han | naka-ba |
形 | shape | kei; gyou | katachi |
太 | great | ta | futo-i |
細 | thin | sai | hoso-i |
広 | wide | kou | hiro-i |
長 | long | chou | naga-i |
点 | point | ten | bochi △ |
丸 | circle | gan | maru |
交 | mix | kou | maji-waru |
光 | light | kou | hikari; hika-ru |
角 | angle, corner | kaku | kado; tsuno; sumi |
計 | measure | kei | haka-ru |
直 | straight, correct | choku; jiki | tada-chi; nao-su |
線 | line | sen | |
矢 | arrow | shi | ya |
弱 | weak | jaku | yowa-i |
強 | strong | kyou | tsuyo-i |
高 | tall or high | kou | taka-i |
同 | same | dou | ona-ji |
親 | parent | shin | oya |
母 | mother | bo | haha; kaa |
父 | father | fu | chichi; tou |
姉 | older sister | shi | ane |
兄 | older brother | (kei); kyou | ani |
弟 | younger brother | (tei); dai | otouto |
妹 | younger sister | mai | imouto |
自 | oneself | ji; shi | mizuka-ra |
友 | friend | yuu | tomo |
体 | body | tai | karada |
毛 | hair | mou | ke |
頭 | head | tou | atama |
顔 | face | gan | kao |
首 | neck | shu | kubi |
心 | heart | shin | kokoro |
時 | time | ji | toki |
曜 | weekday | you | |
朝 | morning | chou | asa |
昼 | daytime | chuu | hiru |
夜 | night | ya | yoru |
分 | minute; understand | fun; bun; bu | wa-karu; wa-keru; wa-kereru; wa-katsu |
週 | week | shuu | |
春 | spring | shun | haru |
夏 | summer | ka | natsu |
秋 | autumn | shuu | aki |
冬 | winter | tou | fuyu |
今 | now | kon | ima |
新 | new | shin | atara-shii |
古 | old | ko | furu-i |
間 | interval | kan; ken | ma; aida |
方 | direction | hou | kata |
北 | north | hoku | kita |
南 | south | nan | minami |
東 | east | tou | higashi; azuma |
西 | west | sei; sai | nishi |
遠 | far | en | too-i |
近 | near | kin | chika-i |
前 | in front | zen | mae |
後 | behind | go; kou | nochi; ushi-ro; ato |
内 | inside | nai | uchi |
外 | outside | gai; ge | soto; hoka; hazu-su |
場 | place | jou | ba |
地 | ground | chi; ji | |
国 | country | koku | kuni |
園 | garden | en | sono |
谷 | valley | koku | tani |
野 | field | ya | no |
原 | field, origin | gen | hara |
里 | village | ri | sato |
市 | city | shi | ichi |
京 | capital | kyou; (kei) | miyako |
風 | wind | fuu | kaze |
雪 | snow | setsu | yuki |
雲 | cloud | un | kumo |
池 | pond | chi | ike |
海 | sea | kai | umi |
岩 | rock | gan | iwa |
星 | star | sei | hoshi |
室 | room | shitsu | muro |
戸 | door | ko | to; be |
家 | house | ka; ke | ie |
寺 | Buddhist temple | ji | tera |
通 | pass through | tsuu | too-ru |
門 | gates | mon | kado |
道 | road | dou | michi |
話 | talk | wa | hanashi; hana-su |
言 | say | gen; gon | i-u; koto |
答 | answer | tou | kota-eru; kota-e |
声 | voice | sei | koe |
聞 | hear | bun; mon | ki-ku |
語 | language | go | kata-ru |
読 | read | doku | yo-mu |
書 | write | sho | ka-ku |
記 | write down | ki | shiru-su |
紙 | paper | shi | kami |
画 | picture | ga; kaku | |
絵 | picture | kai | e |
図 | drawing | zu; to | (haka-ru) |
工 | craft | kou; ku | |
教 | teach | kyou | oshi-eru |
晴 | clear | sei | hare |
思 | think | shi | omo-u |
考 | think about | kou | kanga-eru |
知 | know | chi | shi-ru |
才 | ability | sai; zai | (wazukani); (zae) |
理 | reason | ri | kotowari |
算 | calculate | san | |
作 | make | saku | tsuku-ru |
元 | origin | gen; gan | moto |
食 | eat,meal | shoku | ta-beru; ku-u |
肉 | meat | niku | |
馬 | horse | ba | uma; ma |
牛 | cow | gyuu | ushi |
魚 | fish | gyo | uo; sakana |
鳥 | bird | chou | tori |
羽 | feather | u | ha; hane |
鳴 | chirp | mei | na-ku |
麦 | wheat | baku | mugi |
米 | rice | bei; mai | kome |
茶 | tea | cha; sa | |
色 | colour | shoku | iro |
黄 | yellow | ou | ki |
黒 | black | koku | kuro |
来 | come | rai | ku-ru |
行 | go | kou; gyou | i-ku; yu-ku; okona-u |
帰 | return home | ki | kae-ru |
歩 | walk | ho | aru-ku; ayu-mu |
走 | run | sou | hashi-ru |
止 | stop | shi | to-maru |
活 | active, alive | katsu | iki-ru; ika-su |
店 | store | ten | mise |
買 | buy | bai | ka-u |
売 | sell | bai | u-ru |
午 | noon | go | uma |
汽 | steam | ki | |
弓 | bow | kyuu | yumi |
回 | -times, to revolve | kai | |
会 | association | kai; e | a-u |
組 | association, team | so | kumi |
船 | ship | sen | fune |
明 | bright | mei | aka-rui |
社 | company | sha | yashiro |
切 | cut | setsu | ki-ru |
電 | electricity | den | |
毎 | every | mai | |
合 | fit | gou | a-u |
当 | hit | tou | a-taru |
台 | base | dai; tai | |
楽 | pleasure | raku | tano-shii |
公 | public | kou | ouyake |
引 | pull | in | hi-ku |
科 | section | ka | |
歌 | song | ka | uta |
刀 | sword | tou | katana |
番 | number | ban | |
用 | use | you | mochi-iru |
何 | what | ka | nani; nan |
Grade 3
2 丁 4 予 化 区 反 5 世 主 仕 他 代 写 去 号 央 平 打 氷
申 由 皮 皿 礼 6 両 州 全 列 向 安 守 式 曲 有 次 死 羊 血
7 住 助 医 君 坂 対 局 役 投 決 究 豆 身 返 8 事 使 具 取
受 味 命 和 委 始 実 定 岸 幸 所 放 昔 服 板 泳 注 波 油 物
者 育 苦 表 9 乗 係 品 客 屋 度 待 急 指 持 拾 昭 柱 洋 炭
界 畑 発 県 相 研 神 秒 級 美 負 送 追 重 面 10 倍 勉 員 宮
島 庫 庭 息 旅 根 酒 消 流 病 真 荷 起 速 配 院 11 動 商 問
宿 帳 悪 族 深 球 祭 章 第 笛 終 習 転 進 都 部 12 勝 寒 悲
暑 期 植 温 湖 港 湯 登 短 童 等 筆 着 葉 落 軽 運 遊 開 階
陽 集 飲 歯 13 意 感 想 暗 業 漢 福 詩 路 農 鉄 14 様 緑 練
銀 駅 鼻 15 横 箱 談 調 16 整 橋 薬 館 18 題
Third Grade Kanji List (200 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
丁 | pair | chou | |
世 | world | sei; se | yo |
両 | both | ryou | |
主 | master | shu | nushi; omo-na; omo-ni |
乗 | ride | jou | no-ru |
予 | in advance | yo | |
事 | abstract thing | ji | koto |
仕 | serve | shi | tsuka-eru |
他 | other | ta | hoka |
代 | substitute | dai; tai | ka-waru; yo |
住 | dwell | juu | su-mu |
使 | use | shi | tsuka-u |
係 | person in charge | kei | kakari; kaka-ru |
倍 | double | bai | |
全 | whole | zen | matta-ku |
具 | tool | gu | |
写 | copy | sha | utsu-su; utsu-ru |
列 | row | retsu | |
助 | help | jo | tasu-keru |
勉 | diligence | ben | tsuto-meru |
動 | move | dou | ugo-ku |
勝 | win | shou | ka-tsu |
化 | disguise, -ification | ka | ba-keru; ba-kasu |
区 | ward | ku | |
医 | doctor | i | |
去 | leave | kyo; ko | sa-ru |
反 | anti- | han | so-ru |
取 | take | shu | to-ru |
受 | receive | ju | u-keru; u-karu |
号 | number | gou | |
向 | face(v.) | kou | mu-kau; mu-keru; mu-ku; mu-kou |
君 | you | kun | kimi |
味 | flavor | mi | aji; aji-wau |
命 | life | mei | inochi |
和 | peace, sum | wa | |
品 | article | hin | shina |
員 | member | in | |
商 | commerce | shou | |
問 | question | mon | to-i, to-u; ton |
坂 | slope | saka | |
央 | center | ou | |
始 | begin | shi | haji-meru; haji-maru |
委 | committee | i | yuda-neru |
守 | protect | shu | mamo-ru |
安 | cheap | an | yasu-i |
定 | fix | tei; jou | sada-meru; sada-maru |
実 | fruit or content | jitsu | mi; mino-ru |
客 | guest | kyaku | |
宮 | Shinto shrine or prince (princess) | kyuu | miya |
宿 | inn | shuku | yado; yado-ru |
寒 | cold | kan | samu-i |
対 | opposite | tai | |
局 | office | kyoku | |
屋 | premise | oku | ya |
岸 | shore | gan | kishi |
島 | island | tou | shima |
州 | state | shuu | |
帳 | account book | chou | |
平 | flat | hei; byou | tai-ra; hira |
幸 | happiness | kou | saiwa-i; shiawa-se |
度 | degrees, occurrences | do | |
庫 | warehouse | ko | |
庭 | garden | tei | niwa |
式 | style | shiki | |
役 | role | yaku | |
待 | wait | tai | ma-tsu |
急 | hurry | kyuu | iso-gu |
息 | breath | soku | iki |
悪 | bad | aku | waru-i |
悲 | sad | hi | kana-shii |
想 | thought | sou | |
意 | idea | i | |
感 | feel | kan | |
所 | place | sho | tokoro |
打 | hit | da | u-tsu |
投 | throw | tou | na-geru |
拾 | pick up | hiro-u | |
持 | hold | ji | mo-tsu |
指 | finger | shi | yubi; sa-su |
放 | release | hou | hana-su; hana-reru; hana-tsu; hou-ru |
整 | put in order | sei | totono-eru |
旅 | trip | ryo | tabi |
族 | tribe | zoku | |
昔 | long ago | mukashi | |
昭 | clear | shou | |
暑 | hot | sho | atsu-i |
暗 | dark | an | kura-i |
曲 | sheet music / crooked | kyoku | ma-garu; ma-geru |
有 | be, possession | yuu | a-ru |
服 | clothes | fuku | |
期 | period of time | ki | |
板 | board | han; ban | ita |
柱 | pillar | chuu | hashira |
根 | root | kon | ne |
植 | plant | shoku | u-eru |
業 | business | gyou | |
様 | appearance or Mr (Mrs,Ms) | you | sama |
横 | side | ou | yoko |
橋 | bridge | kyou | hashi |
次 | next | ji | tsugi; tsu-gu |
歯 | tooth | shi | ha |
死 | death | shi | shi-nu |
氷 | ice | hyou | kouri |
決 | decide | ketsu | ki-meru; ki-maru |
油 | oil | yu | abura |
波 | wave | ha | nami |
注 | pour | chuu | soso-gu |
泳 | swim | ei | oyo-gu |
洋 | ocean, western | you | |
流 | stream | ryuu | naga-reru |
消 | extinguish | shou | ki-eru; ke-su |
深 | deep | shin | fuka-i |
温 | warm | on | atata-kai; atata-ka; atata-maru; atata-meru |
港 | harbor | kou | minato |
湖 | lake | ko | mizuumi |
湯 | hot water | tou | yu |
漢 | China | kan | |
炭 | charcoal | tan | sumi |
物 | thing | butsu; motsu | mono |
球 | ball | kyuu | tama |
由 | reason | yuu; yu | yoshi |
申 | say | mou-su | |
界 | world | kai | |
畑 | agricultural field | hata; hatake | |
病 | sick | byou | yamai |
発 | departure | hatsu | |
登 | climb | tou; to | nobo-ru |
皮 | skin | hi | kawa |
皿 | dish | sara | |
相 | mutual | sou | ai |
県 | prefecture | ken | |
真 | true | shin | ma |
着 | wear or arrive | chaku | ki-ru; tsu-ku |
短 | short | tan | mijika-i |
研 | sharpen | ken | to-gu |
礼 | thanks | rei | |
神 | god(s) | shin; jin | kami |
祭 | festival | sai | matsu-ri; matsu-ru |
福 | luck | fuku | |
秒 | second | byou | |
究 | research | kyuu | |
章 | chapter | shou | |
童 | juvenile | dou | |
笛 | whistle | teki | fue |
第 | ordinal number prefix | dai | |
筆 | writing brush | hitsu | fude |
等 | class | tou | hito-shii |
箱 | box | hako | |
級 | rank | kyuu | |
終 | end | shuu | o-waru; o-eru |
緑 | green | ryoku | midori |
練 | practice | ren | ne-ru |
羊 | sheep | you | hitsuji |
美 | beauty | bi | utsuku-shii |
習 | learn | shuu | nara-u |
者 | someone | sha | mono |
育 | nurture | iku | soda-tsu |
苦 | suffer | ku | kuru-shii; niga-i |
荷 | luggage | ka | ni |
落 | fall | raku | o-chiru; o-tosu |
葉 | leaf | you | ha |
薬 | medicine | yaku | kusuri |
血 | blood | ketsu | chi |
表 | list or surface | hyou | omote; arawa-su; arawa-reru |
詩 | poem | shi | |
調 | investigate | chou | shira-beru |
談 | discuss | dan | |
豆 | beans | tou or zu | mame |
負 | lose | fu | ma-keru; o-u |
起 | wake up | ki | o-kiru; o-koru; o-kosu |
路 | road | ro | ji |
身 | body | shin | mi |
転 | revolve | ten | koro-bu |
軽 | light | kei | karu-i |
農 | farming | nou | |
返 | return | hen | kae-su; kae-ru |
追 | follow | tsui | o-u |
送 | send | sou | oku-ru |
速 | fast | soku | haya-i; haya-maru; haya-meru |
進 | advance | shin | susu-mu |
遊 | play | yuu | aso-bu |
運 | carry | un | hako-bu |
部 | part | bu | |
都 | metropolis | to; tsu | miyako |
配 | distribute | hai | kuba-ru |
酒 | rice wine | shu | sake; saka |
重 | heavy | juu; chou | omo-i; kasa-neru |
鉄 | iron | tetsu | |
銀 | silver | gin | |
開 | open | kai | hira-ku; a-ku; hira-keru; a-keru |
院 | institution | in | |
陽 | sunshine | you | |
階 | floor of a building | kai | |
集 | collect | shuu | atsu-maru; atsu-meru |
面 | face | men | omo-te; tsura |
題 | topic | dai | |
飲 | drink | in | no-mu |
館 | public building | kan | yakata |
駅 | station | eki | |
鼻 | nose | bi | hana |
Grade 4
3 士 4 不 夫 欠 氏 5 以 付 令 加 功 包 司 史 失 必 札 末
未 民 辺 6 仲 伝 兆 共 印 各 好 成 灯 争 老 衣 7 位 低 児
兵 冷 初 別 利 努 労 告 囲 完 改 希 折 材 束 求 臣 良 芸 8
例 典 刷 協 卒 参 周 固 季 官 底 府 径 念 果 松 毒 泣 治 法
牧 的 英 芽 9 信 便 勇 単 型 変 建 昨 栄 浅 省 祝 紀 約 胃
要 軍 飛 10 候 借 倉 孫 害 差 席 帯 徒 挙 料 案 梅 残 殺 浴
特 笑 粉 脈 航 訓 連 郡 11 健 側 停 副 唱 堂 康 得 救 敗 望
械 巣 清 産 票 菜 貨 陸 12 博 喜 順 散 景 最 満 焼 然 無 給
結 街 覚 象 貯 費 達 量 隊 飯 13 働 塩 愛 戦 極 照 節 続 置
腸 試 辞 14 察 旗 歴 漁 種 管 説 関 静 15 億 器 標 熱 課 賞
輪 選 養 16 機 積 録 18 観 類 験 19 鏡 願 20 競 議
Fourth Grade Kanji List (200 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
不 | not | fu or bu | |
争 | conflict | sou | araso-u |
付 | attach | fu | tsu-ku |
令 | orders | rei | |
以 | since | i | |
仲 | go-between | chuu | naka |
伝 | transmit | den | tsuta-eru |
位 | rank | i | kurai |
低 | low | tei | hiku-i |
例 | example | rei | tato-eru |
便 | convenience | ben or bin | tayo-ri |
信 | trust | shin | |
倉 | storage | sou | kura |
候 | climate | kou | |
借 | borrow | shaku | ka-riru |
停 | halt | tei | |
健 | healthy | ken | |
側 | side | soku | kawa |
働 | work | dou | hatara-ku |
億 | hundred million | oku | |
兆 | portent or trillion | chou | kiza-shi |
児 | child | ji or ni | |
共 | together | kyou | tomo |
兵 | soldier | hei or hyou | tsuwamono |
典 | code | ten | |
冷 | cool | rei | tsume-tai or hi-eru or sa-meru |
初 | first | sho | hatsu or haji-me |
別 | separate | betsu | waka-reru |
利 | profit | ri | |
刷 | printing | satsu | su-ru |
副 | vice- | fuku | |
功 | achievement | kou | |
加 | add | ka | kuwa-eru |
努 | toil | do | tsuto-meru |
労 | labor | rou | negira-u |
勇 | courage | yuu | isa-mu |
包 | wrap | hou | tsutsu-mu |
卒 | graduate | sotsu | |
協 | cooperation | kyou | |
単 | simple | tan | |
博 | Dr. | haku | |
印 | mark | in | shirushi |
参 | participate | san | mai-ru |
史 | history | shi | |
司 | director | shi | |
各 | each | kaku | ono-ono |
告 | tell | koku | tsu-geru |
周 | circumference | shuu | mawa-ri |
唱 | chant | shou | tona-eru |
喜 | rejoice | ki | yoroko-bu |
器 | container | ki | utsuwa |
囲 | surround | i | kako-u |
固 | harden | ko | kata-maru |
型 | model | kei | kata |
堂 | public chamber | dou | |
塩 | salt | en | shio |
士 | gentleman | shi | |
変 | change | hen | ka-waru |
夫 | husband | fu fuu bu | otto |
失 | lose | shitsu | ushina-u |
好 | like | kou | su-ku or kono-mu |
季 | seasons | ki | |
孫 | grandchild | son | mago |
完 | perfect | kan | |
官 | government official | kan | |
害 | harm | gai | |
察 | guess | satsu | |
巣 | nest | sou | su |
差 | distinction | sa | |
希 | hope | ki | mare |
席 | seat | seki | |
帯 | sash | tai | obi |
底 | bottom | tei | soko |
府 | urban prefecture | fu | |
康 | ease | kou | |
建 | build | ken | ta-teru |
径 | diameter | kei | |
徒 | junior | to | |
得 | acquire | toku | e-ru |
必 | without fail | hitsu | kanara-zu |
念 | thought | nen | |
愛 | love | ai | |
成 | become | sei | na-ru |
戦 | war | sen | ikusa or tataka-u |
折 | fold | setsu | o-ru |
挙 | raise | kyo | a-geru |
改 | reformation | kai | arata-meru |
救 | salvation | kyuu | suku-u |
敗 | failure | hai | yabu-reru |
散 | scatter | san | chi-ru |
料 | fee | ryou | |
旗 | national flag | ki | hata |
昨 | previous | saku | |
景 | scenery | kei | |
最 | most | sai | mo or motto-mo |
望 | hope | bou | nozo-mu |
未 | un- | mi | ima-da |
末 | end | matsu | sue |
札 | tag | satsu | fuda |
材 | lumber | zai | |
束 | bundle | soku | taba or tsuka |
松 | pine | shou | matsu |
果 | fruit, accomplish | ka | ha-tasu |
栄 | prosperity | ei | saka-eru |
案 | plan | an | |
梅 | apricot | bai | ume |
械 | contraption | kai | |
極 | poles | kyoku | kiwa-meru |
標 | signpost | hyou | |
機 | machine | ki | hata |
欠 | lack | ketsu | ka-keru |
歴 | curriculum | reki | |
残 | remainder | zan | noko-ru |
殺 | kill | satsu | koro-su |
毒 | poison | doku | |
氏 | family name | shi | uji |
民 | people | min | tami |
求 | request | kyuu | moto-mu |
治 | govern | chi or ji | osa-meru or nao-ru |
法 | method | hou | |
泣 | cry | kyuu | na-ku |
浅 | shallow | sen | asa-i |
浴 | bathe | yoku | abi-ru |
清 | pure | sei or shou | kiyo-raka |
満 | full | man | mi-chiru |
漁 | fishing | ryou or gyou | asa-ru |
灯 | lamp | tou | hi |
無 | nothing | mu or bu | na-i |
然 | so | zen or nen | shika-shi |
焼 | bake | shou | ya-ku |
照 | illuminate | shou | te-rasu |
熱 | heat | netsu | atsu-i |
牧 | breed | boku | maki |
特 | special | toku | |
産 | give birth | san | u-mu |
的 | target | teki | mato |
省 | government ministry | sho or sei | habu-ku |
祝 | celebrate | shuku | iwa-u |
票 | ballot | hyou | |
種 | kind or seed | shu | tane |
積 | accumulate | seki | tsu-mu |
競 | emulate | kyou | kiso-u |
笑 | laugh | shou | wara-u |
管 | pipe | kan | kuda |
節 | node | setsu | fushi |
粉 | flour | fun | ko or kona |
紀 | chronicle | ki | |
約 | promise | yaku | |
結 | tie | ketsu | musu-bu or yu-u |
給 | salary | kyuu | tama-u |
続 | continue | zoku | tsudu-ku |
置 | put | chi | o-ku |
老 | old man | rou | o-iru |
胃 | stomach | i | |
脈 | vein | myaku | |
腸 | intestines | chou | |
臣 | retainer | shin | |
航 | cruise | kou | |
良 | good | ryou | yo-i |
芸 | art | gei | |
芽 | bud | ga | me |
英 | England | ei | |
菜 | vegetable | sai | na |
街 | city | gai | machi |
衣 | clothes | i | koromo |
要 | need | you | i-ru |
覚 | memorize | kaku | obo-eru or sa-meru |
観 | observe | kan | mi-ru |
訓 | instruction | kun | |
試 | test | shi | kokoromi-ru or tame-su |
説 | theory | setsu | to-ku |
課 | section | ka | |
議 | deliberation | gi | |
象 | elephant | zou or shou | |
貨 | freight | ka | |
貯 | savings | cho | ta-meru |
費 | expense | hi | tsui-yasu |
賞 | prize | shou | |
軍 | army | gun | |
輪 | wheel | rin | wa |
辞 | resign | ji | ya-meru |
辺 | environs | hen | ata-ri |
連 | take along | ren | tsu-reru or tsura-neru |
達 | attain | tachi | |
選 | choose | sen | era-bu |
郡 | county | gun | |
量 | quantity | ryou | |
録 | record | roku | |
鏡 | mirror | kyou | kagami |
関 | related | kan | seki |
陸 | land | riku | |
隊 | group | tai | |
静 | quiet | sei | shizu-ka |
順 | obey | jun | |
願 | request | gan | nega-u |
類 | sort | rui | |
飛 | fly | hi | to-bu |
飯 | meal | han | meshi |
養 | foster | you | yashina-u |
験 | test | ken |
Grade 5
3 久 4 仏 支 比 5 刊 可 句 圧 布 弁 旧 永 犯 示 6 再 仮
件 任 因 団 在 舌 7 似 余 判 均 序 応 快 志 技 条 災 状 防
8 価 舎 券 制 効 妻 居 往 性 承 招 易 枝 武 河 版 肥 述 非
9 保 則 厚 故 政 査 独 祖 逆 退 迷 限 10 個 修 俵 容 師 恩
格 桜 留 益 破 素 耕 能 財 造 11 務 基 婦 寄 常 張 情 採 授
接 断 液 混 率 現 略 眼 移 経 術 規 許 設 責 貧 険 12 備 報
富 営 属 復 提 検 減 測 税 程 絶 統 証 評 賀 貸 貿 過 13 勢
墓 夢 幹 損 準 禁 罪 義 群 解 豊 資 鉱 預 飼 14 像 境 増 徳
慣 態 構 演 精 総 綿 製 複 適 酸 銭 銅 際 雑 領 15 導 敵 暴
潔 確 編 賛 質 16 燃 築 興 衛 輸 17 績 講 謝 18 織 職 額 19
識 20 護
Fifth Grade Kanji List (185 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
久 | long time | kyuu | hisa |
仏 | Buddha | hutsu or butsu | hotoke |
仮 | sham | ka or ke | kari |
件 | affair | ken | |
任 | responsibility | nin | maka-seru |
似 | becoming | ji | ni-ru |
余 | too much | yo | ama-ru |
価 | value | ka | atai |
保 | preserve | ho | tamo-tsu |
修 | discipline | shuu | osa-meru |
俵 | straw bag | hyou | tawara |
個 | individual | ko | |
備 | provide | bi | sona-eru |
像 | statue | zou | |
再 | again | sai or sa | futata-bi |
刊 | publish | kan | |
判 | judge | han | waka-ru |
制 | control | sei | |
券 | ticket | ken | |
則 | rule | soku | notto-ru |
効 | effect | kou | ki-ku |
務 | duty | mu | tsuto-meru |
勢 | power | sei | ikio-i |
厚 | thick | kou | atsu-i |
句 | phrase | ku | |
可 | possible | ka | |
営 | manage | ei | itona-mu |
因 | cause | in | yo-ru |
団 | group | dan or ton | |
圧 | pressure | atsu | |
在 | exist | zai | a-ru |
均 | level | kin | |
基 | foundation | ki | moto-duku |
報 | report | hou | muku-iru |
境 | boundary | kyou | sakai |
墓 | grave | bo | haka |
増 | increase | zou | ma-su or fu-eru |
夢 | dream | mu | yume |
妻 | wife | sai | tsuma |
婦 | lady | fu | |
容 | contain | you | |
寄 | approach | ki | yo-ru |
富 | rich | fu | tomi |
導 | guide | dou | michibi-ku |
居 | reside | kyo | i-ru |
属 | belong | zoku | |
布 | linen | fu | nuno |
師 | expert | shi | |
常 | normal | jou | tsune |
幹 | tree-trunk | kan | miki |
序 | preface | jo | |
弁 | valve | ben | |
張 | stretch | chou | ha-ru |
往 | journey | ou | |
復 | repeating | fuku | |
徳 | virtue | toku | |
志 | intention | shi | kokorozashi |
応 | respond | ou | |
快 | cheerful | kai | kokoroyo-i |
性 | gender | sei or shou | saga |
恩 | grace | on | |
情 | feelings | jou | nasa-ke |
態 | condition | tai | |
慣 | accustomed | kan | na-reru |
承 | acquiesce | shou | uketamawa-ru |
技 | skill | gi | waza |
招 | beckon | shou | mane-ku |
授 | instruct | ju | sazu-keru |
採 | pick | sai | to-ru |
接 | contact | setsu | ses-suru or tsu-gu |
提 | present | tei | sa-geru |
損 | loss | son | soko-neru |
支 | branch | shi | sasa-eru |
政 | politics | sei | matsurigoto |
故 | circumstances | ko | yue |
敵 | enemy | teki | kataki |
断 | cut off | dan | ta-tsu or kotowa-ru |
旧 | old times | kyuu | |
易 | easy | eki | yasa-shii |
暴 | outburst | bou | aba-ku |
条 | clause | jou | |
枝 | branch | shi | eda |
査 | investigate | sa | |
格 | status | kaku | |
桜 | cherry | ou | sakura |
検 | examine | ken | |
構 | construct | kou | kama-eru |
武 | military | bu or mu | |
比 | compare | hi | kura-beru |
永 | eternity | ei | naga-i |
河 | river | ka | kawa |
液 | fluid | eki | |
混 | mix | kon | ma-zaru |
減 | decrease | gen | he-ru |
測 | fathom | soku | haka-ru |
準 | standard | jun | |
演 | perform | en | |
潔 | undefiled | ketsu | isagiyo-i |
災 | disaster | sai | wazawa-i |
燃 | burn | nen | mo-eru |
版 | printing block | han | |
犯 | crime | han | oka-su |
状 | form | jou | |
独 | alone | doku | hito-ri |
率 | rate | ritsu or sotsu | hiki-iru |
現 | appear | gen | arawa-reru |
留 | detain | ryuu ru | todo-maru |
略 | abbreviation | ryaku | |
益 | benefit | eki | |
眼 | eyeball | gan | me |
破 | rend | ha | yabu-ru |
確 | certain | kaku | tashi-ka |
示 | indicate | shi | shime-su |
祖 | ancestor | so | |
禁 | prohibition | kin | |
移 | shift | i | utsu-ru |
程 | extent | tei | hodo |
税 | tax | zei | |
築 | fabricate | chiku | kizu-ku |
精 | refined | sei | |
素 | elementary | su or so | moto |
経 | manage | kei or kyou | he-ru |
統 | unite | tou | su-beru |
絶 | discontinue | zetsu | ta-tsu |
綿 | cotton | men | wata |
総 | whole | sou | |
編 | compile | hen | a-mu |
績 | exploits | seki | |
織 | weave | shiki | o-ru |
罪 | guilt | zai | tsumi |
群 | flock | gun | mu-reru |
義 | righteousness | gi | |
耕 | till | kou | tagaya-su |
職 | employment | shoku | |
肥 | fertilizer | hi | ko-yasu |
能 | ability | nou | |
興 | entertain | kyou | oko-su |
舌 | tongue | zetsu | shita |
舎 | cottage | sha | |
術 | art | jutsu | sube |
衛 | defense | ei | |
製 | manufacture | sei | |
複 | duplicate | fuku | |
規 | rule | ki | |
解 | untie | ge or kai | to-ku |
設 | establish | setsu | mouke-ru |
許 | permit | kyo | yuru-su |
証 | evidence | shou | akashi |
評 | evaluate | hyou | |
講 | lecture | kou | |
謝 | apologize | sha | ayama-ru |
識 | discriminating | shiki | |
護 | safeguard | go | mamo-ru |
豊 | bountiful | hou | yuta-ka |
財 | wealth | zai | |
貧 | poor | hin | mazushi-i |
責 | blame | seki | se-meru |
貸 | lend | tai | ka-su |
貿 | trade | bou | |
賀 | congratulations | ga | |
資 | resources | shi | |
賛 | approve | san | |
質 | quality | shitsu | |
輸 | transport | yu | |
述 | mention | jutsu | no-beru |
迷 | astray | mei | mayo-u |
退 | retreat | tai | shirizo-ku |
逆 | inverted | gyaku | sakara-u |
造 | create | zou | tsuku-ru |
過 | go beyond | ka | ayama-chi |
適 | suitable | teki | |
酸 | acid | san | |
鉱 | mineral | kou | |
銅 | copper | dou | |
銭 | coin | sen | zeni |
防 | prevent | bou | fuse-gu |
限 | limit | gen | kagi-ru |
険 | precipitous | ken | kewa-shii |
際 | occasion | sai | kiwa |
雑 | miscellaneous | zatsu | |
非 | negative | hi | ara-zu |
預 | deposit | yo | azu-keru |
領 | territory | ryou | |
額 | amount | gaku | hitai |
飼 | domesticate | shi | ka-u |
Grade 6
3 亡 寸 己 干 4 仁 収 尺 片 5 冊 処 幼 庁 穴 6 危 吸 后
存 宇 宅 机 灰 至 7 乱 卵 否 困 孝 忘 我 批 私 系 8 並 乳
供 刻 呼 垂 宗 宙 宝 届 延 忠 拡 担 拝 枚 沿 若 9 城 奏 姿
宣 専 巻 律 映 染 段 泉 洗 派 皇 看 砂 紅 背 肺 革 10 値 俳
党 射 将 展 座 従 朗 株 班 秘 純 納 胸 蚕 討 針 降 除 陛 骨
11 域 密 捨 推 探 欲 済 異 盛 窓 翌 脳 著 視 訪 訳 郷 郵 閉
頂 12 割 創 勤 善 尊 就 揮 敬 晩 棒 痛 筋 策 衆 裁 装 補 詞
貴 13 傷 幕 暖 源 盟 絹 署 聖 腹 蒸 裏 誠 賃 14 疑 層 暮 模
磁 穀 誤 誌 認 閣 障 15 劇 権 潮 熟 蔵 諸 誕 論 遺 16 奮 憲
操 樹 激 糖 縦 鋼 17 優 厳 縮 覧 18 簡 臨 難 19 臓 警
Sixth Grade Kanji List (181 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
並 | row | hei | nami or nara-bu |
乱 | riot | ran | mida-reru |
乳 | milk | nyuu | chichi |
亡 | deceased | bou | na-kunaru |
仁 | kindness | jin | |
供 | offer | kyou or ku | tomo |
俳 | actor | hai | |
値 | value | chi | atai |
傷 | wound | shou | kizu |
優 | superior | yuu | yasa-shii |
党 | political party | tou | |
冊 | counter for books | satsu | |
処 | dispose | sho | |
刻 | engrave | koku | kiza-mu |
割 | divide | katsu | wa-ru |
創 | create | sou | tsuku-ru |
劇 | drama | geki | |
勤 | diligence | kin | tsuto-meru |
危 | dangerous | ki | aya-ui |
卵 | egg | ran | tamago |
厳 | strict | gen | kibi-shii |
収 | take in | shuu | osa-meru |
后 | queen | gou | kisaki |
否 | negate | hi | ina or iya |
吸 | suck | kyuu | su-u |
呼 | call | ko | yo-bu |
善 | good | zen | yo-i |
困 | become distressed | kon | koma-ru |
垂 | droop | sui | ta-reru |
城 | castle | jou | shiro |
域 | range | iki | |
奏 | play music | sou | kana-deru |
奮 | stirred up | hun | huru-u |
姿 | shape | shi | sugata |
存 | suppose | son | |
孝 | filial piety | kou | |
宅 | home | taku | ie |
宇 | eaves | u | |
宗 | religion | shuu | sou |
宙 | mid-air | chuu | |
宝 | treasure | hou | takara |
宣 | proclaim | sen | notama-u |
密 | secrecy | mitsu | |
寸 | measurement | sun | |
専 | specialty | sen | moppa-ra |
射 | shoot | sha | i-ru |
将 | leader | shou | |
尊 | revered | son | touto-bu |
就 | concerning | shuu | tsu-ku |
尺 | measure of length | shaku | |
届 | deliver | todo-ku | |
展 | expand | ten | |
層 | stratum | sou | |
己 | self | ko | onore |
巻 | scroll | kan | ma-ku |
幕 | curtain | maku or baku | |
干 | dry | kan | ho-su |
幼 | infancy | you | osana-i |
庁 | government office | chou | |
座 | sit | za | suwa-ru |
延 | prolong | en | no-basu |
律 | rhythm | ritsu | |
従 | obey | juu | shitaga-u |
忘 | forget | bou | wasu-reru |
忠 | loyalty | chuu | |
憲 | constitution | ken | |
我 | ego | ga | ware |
批 | criticism | hi | |
担 | shouldering | tan | nina-u |
拝 | worship | hai | oga-mu |
拡 | broaden | kaku | hiro-geru |
捨 | throw away | sha | su-teru |
探 | grope | tan | saga-su |
推 | infer | sui | |
揮 | command | ki | |
操 | maneuver | sou | ayatsu-ru |
敬 | respect | kei | uyama-u |
映 | reflect | ei | utsu-ru |
晩 | nightfall | ban | |
暖 | warmth | dan | atata-kai |
暮 | livelihood | bo | ku-rasu |
朗 | melodious | rou | hoga-raka |
机 | desk | ki | tsukue |
枚 | sheet of… | mai | |
染 | dye | sen | so-meru |
株 | stocks | kabu | |
棒 | rod | bou | |
模 | imitation | mo or bo | |
権 | rights | ken | |
樹 | trees | ju | ki |
欲 | longing | yoku | ho-shii |
段 | steps | dan | |
沿 | run alongside | en | so-u |
泉 | fountain | sen | izumi |
洗 | wash | sen | ara-u |
派 | sect | ha | |
済 | settle | sai | su-mu |
源 | origin | gen | minamoto |
潮 | tide | chou | shio |
激 | violent | geki | hage-shii |
灰 | ashes | kai | hai |
熟 | ripen | juku | u-reru |
片 | one-sided | hen | kata |
班 | group | han | |
異 | uncommon | i | koto-naru |
疑 | doubt | gi | utaga-u |
痛 | pain | tsuu | ita-i |
皇 | emperor | kou | ou |
盛 | prosper | sei | mo-ru |
盟 | alliance | mei | |
看 | watch over | kan | |
砂 | sand | sa or sha | suna |
磁 | magnet | ji | |
私 | me | shi | watakushi or watashi |
秘 | secret | hi | |
穀 | cereal | koku | |
穴 | hole | ketsu | ana |
窓 | window | sou | mado |
筋 | muscle | kin | suji |
策 | scheme | saku | |
簡 | simplicity | kan | |
糖 | sugar | tou | |
系 | lineage | kei | |
紅 | deep red | kou | beni or kurenai |
納 | settlement | nou | osa-meru |
純 | genuine | jun | |
絹 | silk | ken | kinu |
縦 | vertical | ju | tate |
縮 | shrink | shuku | chidi-mu |
署 | government office | sho | |
翌 | the following | yoku | |
聖 | holy | sei | |
肺 | lung | hai | |
背 | back | hai | se |
胸 | bosom | kyou | mune |
脳 | brain | nou | |
腹 | abdomen | fuku | hara |
臓 | entrails | zou | |
臨 | lookover | rin | nozo-mu |
至 | climax | shi | ita-ru |
若 | young | jaku | waka-i |
著 | renowned | cho | arawa-su or ichijiru-shii |
蒸 | steam | jou | mu-su |
蔵 | warehouse | zou | kura |
蚕 | silkworm | san | kaiko |
衆 | masses | shuu | |
裁 | judge | sai | saba-ku |
装 | attire | sou or shou | yosoo-u |
裏 | back | ri | ura |
補 | supplement | ho | ogina-u |
視 | look at | shi | mi-ru |
覧 | perusal | ran | |
討 | chastise | tou | u-tsu |
訪 | visit | hou | otozu-reru |
訳 | translate | yaku | wake |
詞 | poetry | shi | kotoba |
誌 | document | shi | |
認 | recognize | nin | mito-meru |
誕 | born | tan | |
誠 | sincerity | sei | makoto |
誤 | mistake | go | ayama-ru |
論 | theory | ron | |
諸 | everything | sho | moro |
警 | guard against | kei | |
貴 | precious | ki | |
賃 | fare | chin | |
遺 | bequeath | i | |
郵 | yuu | ||
郷 | home town | kyou | gou |
針 | needle | shin | hari |
鋼 | steel | kou | hagane |
閉 | closed | hei | shi-meru |
閣 | tall | kaku | |
降 | descend | kou | o-riru |
陛 | majesty | hei | |
除 | exclude | jo or ji | nozo-ku |
障 | hurt | shou | sawa-ru |
難 | difficult | nan | muzuka-shii |
革 | leather | kaku | kawa |
頂 | place on the head | chou | itada-ku |
骨 | bone | kotsu | hone |
How to learn the Japanese language
Step 1. Start off by learning common phrases, questions and answers to questions.
Step 2. Study Hiragana, as it is used like the alphabet to write many things.
Step 3. Study katakana, as many drink names on menus or foreign words are written in katakana.
Step 4. Study the most common kanji characters. This page shows the most common characters that all children learn at school in Japan. Start with the kunyomi first as most the words can be used in regular sentences.
Step 5. Find a teacher or friend that can speak the language to learn more.
The Japanese Ministry of Education’s Kanji List by School Year
(English, Onyomi, Kunyomi)
Kyouiku kanji – Jouyou kanji
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the Kanji List Columns
(Onyomi, Kunyomi, Meaning)
Grade 1: Kanji + Hiragana
1 一 2 七 九 二 人 入 八 力 十 3 下 三 上 千 口 土 夕 大
女 子 小 山 川 4 中 五 六 円 天 手 文 日 月 木 水 火 犬 王
5 出 右 四 左 本 正 玉 生 田 白 目 石 立 6 休 先 名 字 年
早 気 百 竹 糸 耳 虫 7 村 男 町 花 見 貝 赤 足 車 8 学 林
空 金 雨 青 9 草 音 10 校 12 森
First Grade Kanji List (80 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
一 | one | いち; いつ | ひと(つ); ひと |
二 | two | に; じ | ふた(つ); ふた |
三 | three | さん | みっ(つ); みつ; み |
四 | four | し | よっ(つ); よつ; よん; よ |
五 | five | ご | いつ(つ); いつ |
六 | six | ろく | むっ(つ); むつ; む; むい |
七 | seven | しち | なな(つ); なな; なの |
八 | eight | はち | やっ(つ); やつ; や; よう |
九 | nine | く; きゅう | ここの(つ); ここの |
十 | ten | じゅう; じ (じっ = jixtsu) | とお; と |
百 | hundred | ひゃく | (もも) |
千 | thousand | せん | ち |
上 | top | じょう | うえ; あ(げる); あ(がる); のぼ(る); かみ; うわ |
下 | below | か; げ | した; しも; さ(げる); さ(がる); くだ(る); くだ(す); くだ(さる); お(ろす); お(りる) |
左 | left | さ | ひだり |
右 | right | う; ゆう | みぎ |
中 | inside; middle | ちゅう; じゅう | なか |
大 | large | だい; たい | おお(きい); おお(いに) |
小 | small | しょう | ちい(さい); こ; お |
月 | month; moon | がつ; げつ | つき |
日 | day; sun | にち; じつ | ひ; か |
年 | year | ねん | とし |
早 | early | そう | はや(い); はや(める); はや(まる) |
木 | tree | もく; ぼく | き; こ |
林 | woods | りん | はやし |
山 | mountain | さん | やま |
川 | river | (せん) | かわ |
土 | soil | ど; と | つち |
空 | sky | くう | そら; あ(く); あ(ける); から |
田 | rice paddy | でん | た |
天 | heaven; sky | てん | あま |
生 | life | せい; しょう | い(きる); う(む); う(まれる); なま; い(かす); い(ける); は(やす); は(える) |
花 | flower | か | はな |
草 | grass | そう | くさ |
虫 | insect | ちゅう | むし |
犬 | dog | けん | いぬ |
人 | person | じん; にん | ひと |
名 | name | めい; みょう | な |
女 | female | じょ; にょ | おんな |
男 | male | だん; なん | おとこ |
子 | child | し; す | こ |
目 | eye | もく | め |
耳 | ear | じ | みみ |
口 | mouth | こう | くち |
手 | hand | しゅ | て |
足 | foot or leg | そく | あし |
見 | see | けん | み(る) |
音 | sound | おん | ね; おと |
力 | power | りき; りょく | ちから |
気 | spirit | き; け | |
円 | circle; yen | えん | まる |
入 | enter | にゅう | はい(る); い(る) |
出 | exit | しゅつ | で(る) |
立 | stand up | りつ | た(つ) |
休 | rest | きゅう | やす(む) |
先 | previous | せん | さき |
夕 | evening | せき | ゆう |
本 | book | ほん | もと |
文 | writing | ぶん; もん | ふみ |
字 | character | じ | あざ |
学 | study | がく | まな(ぶ) |
校 | school | こう | |
村 | village | そん | むら |
町 | town | ちょう | まち |
森 | forest | しん | もり |
正 | correct | せい | ただ(しい) |
水 | water | すい | みず |
火 | fire | か | ひ |
玉 | gem | ぎょく | たま |
王 | king | おう | |
石 | stone | せき | いし |
竹 | bamboo | ちく | たけ |
糸 | thread | し | いと |
貝 | shellfish | かい | |
車 | wheeled vehicle | しゃ | くるま |
金 | gold | きん | かね |
雨 | rain | う | あめ |
赤 | red | せき | あか |
青 | blue | せい | あお |
白 | white | はく | しろ |
Grade 2
2 刀 3 万 丸 工 弓 才 4 今 元 公 内 切 分 午 友 太 少 引
心 戸 方 止 毛 父 牛 5 兄 冬 北 半 古 台 外 市 広 母 用 矢
6 交 会 光 合 同 回 地 多 寺 当 毎 池 米 羽 考 肉 自 色 行
西 7 何 作 体 図 声 売 弟 形 来 汽 社 角 言 谷 走 近 里 麦
8 京 国 夜 姉 妹 岩 店 明 東 歩 画 直 知 長 門 9 前 南 室
後 思 春 星 昼 海 活 点 科 秋 茶 計 風 食 首 10 帰 原 夏 家
弱 時 書 紙 記 通 馬 高 11 強 教 理 細 組 船 週 野 雪 魚 鳥
黄 黒 12 場 晴 朝 番 答 絵 買 道 間 雲 13 園 数 新 楽 話 遠
電 14 鳴 歌 算 語 読 聞 15 線 16 親 頭 18 曜 顔
Second Grade Kanji List (160 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
数 | number | suu | kazu |
多 | many, much | ta | oo-i |
少 | a few, a little | shou | suku-nai; suko-shi |
万 | ten thousand | man | yorozu |
半 | half | han | naka-ba |
形 | shape | kei; gyou | katachi |
太 | great | ta | futo-i |
細 | thin | sai | hoso-i |
広 | wide | kou | hiro-i |
長 | long | chou | naga-i |
点 | point | ten | bochi △ |
丸 | circle | gan | maru |
交 | mix | kou | maji-waru |
光 | light | kou | hikari; hika-ru |
角 | angle, corner | kaku | kado; tsuno; sumi |
計 | measure | kei | haka-ru |
直 | straight, correct | choku; jiki | tada-chi; nao-su |
線 | line | sen | |
矢 | arrow | shi | ya |
弱 | weak | jaku | yowa-i |
強 | strong | kyou | tsuyo-i |
高 | tall or high | kou | taka-i |
同 | same | dou | ona-ji |
親 | parent | shin | oya |
母 | mother | bo | haha; kaa |
父 | father | fu | chichi; tou |
姉 | older sister | shi | ane |
兄 | older brother | (kei); kyou | ani |
弟 | younger brother | (tei); dai | otouto |
妹 | younger sister | mai | imouto |
自 | oneself | ji; shi | mizuka-ra |
友 | friend | yuu | tomo |
体 | body | tai | karada |
毛 | hair | mou | ke |
頭 | head | tou | atama |
顔 | face | gan | kao |
首 | neck | shu | kubi |
心 | heart | shin | kokoro |
時 | time | ji | toki |
曜 | weekday | you | |
朝 | morning | chou | asa |
昼 | daytime | chuu | hiru |
夜 | night | ya | yoru |
分 | minute; understand | fun; bun; bu | wa-karu; wa-keru; wa-kereru; wa-katsu |
週 | week | shuu | |
春 | spring | shun | haru |
夏 | summer | ka | natsu |
秋 | autumn | shuu | aki |
冬 | winter | tou | fuyu |
今 | now | kon | ima |
新 | new | shin | atara-shii |
古 | old | ko | furu-i |
間 | interval | kan; ken | ma; aida |
方 | direction | hou | kata |
北 | north | hoku | kita |
南 | south | nan | minami |
東 | east | tou | higashi; azuma |
西 | west | sei; sai | nishi |
遠 | far | en | too-i |
近 | near | kin | chika-i |
前 | in front | zen | mae |
後 | behind | go; kou | nochi; ushi-ro; ato |
内 | inside | nai | uchi |
外 | outside | gai; ge | soto; hoka; hazu-su |
場 | place | jou | ba |
地 | ground | chi; ji | |
国 | country | koku | kuni |
園 | garden | en | sono |
谷 | valley | koku | tani |
野 | field | ya | no |
原 | field, origin | gen | hara |
里 | village | ri | sato |
市 | city | shi | ichi |
京 | capital | kyou; (kei) | miyako |
風 | wind | fuu | kaze |
雪 | snow | setsu | yuki |
雲 | cloud | un | kumo |
池 | pond | chi | ike |
海 | sea | kai | umi |
岩 | rock | gan | iwa |
星 | star | sei | hoshi |
室 | room | shitsu | muro |
戸 | door | ko | to; be |
家 | house | ka; ke | ie |
寺 | Buddhist temple | ji | tera |
通 | pass through | tsuu | too-ru |
門 | gates | mon | kado |
道 | road | dou | michi |
話 | talk | wa | hanashi; hana-su |
言 | say | gen; gon | i-u; koto |
答 | answer | tou | kota-eru; kota-e |
声 | voice | sei | koe |
聞 | hear | bun; mon | ki-ku |
語 | language | go | kata-ru |
読 | read | doku | yo-mu |
書 | write | sho | ka-ku |
記 | write down | ki | shiru-su |
紙 | paper | shi | kami |
画 | picture | ga; kaku | |
絵 | picture | kai | e |
図 | drawing | zu; to | (haka-ru) |
工 | craft | kou; ku | |
教 | teach | kyou | oshi-eru |
晴 | clear | sei | hare |
思 | think | shi | omo-u |
考 | think about | kou | kanga-eru |
知 | know | chi | shi-ru |
才 | ability | sai; zai | (wazukani); (zae) |
理 | reason | ri | kotowari |
算 | calculate | san | |
作 | make | saku | tsuku-ru |
元 | origin | gen; gan | moto |
食 | eat,meal | shoku | ta-beru; ku-u |
肉 | meat | niku | |
馬 | horse | ba | uma; ma |
牛 | cow | gyuu | ushi |
魚 | fish | gyo | uo; sakana |
鳥 | bird | chou | tori |
羽 | feather | u | ha; hane |
鳴 | chirp | mei | na-ku |
麦 | wheat | baku | mugi |
米 | rice | bei; mai | kome |
茶 | tea | cha; sa | |
色 | colour | shoku | iro |
黄 | yellow | ou | ki |
黒 | black | koku | kuro |
来 | come | rai | ku-ru |
行 | go | kou; gyou | i-ku; yu-ku; okona-u |
帰 | return home | ki | kae-ru |
歩 | walk | ho | aru-ku; ayu-mu |
走 | run | sou | hashi-ru |
止 | stop | shi | to-maru |
活 | active, alive | katsu | iki-ru; ika-su |
店 | store | ten | mise |
買 | buy | bai | ka-u |
売 | sell | bai | u-ru |
午 | noon | go | uma |
汽 | steam | ki | |
弓 | bow | kyuu | yumi |
回 | -times, to revolve | kai | |
会 | association | kai; e | a-u |
組 | association, team | so | kumi |
船 | ship | sen | fune |
明 | bright | mei | aka-rui |
社 | company | sha | yashiro |
切 | cut | setsu | ki-ru |
電 | electricity | den | |
毎 | every | mai | |
合 | fit | gou | a-u |
当 | hit | tou | a-taru |
台 | base | dai; tai | |
楽 | pleasure | raku | tano-shii |
公 | public | kou | ouyake |
引 | pull | in | hi-ku |
科 | section | ka | |
歌 | song | ka | uta |
刀 | sword | tou | katana |
番 | number | ban | |
用 | use | you | mochi-iru |
何 | what | ka | nani; nan |
Grade 3
2 丁 4 予 化 区 反 5 世 主 仕 他 代 写 去 号 央 平 打 氷
申 由 皮 皿 礼 6 両 州 全 列 向 安 守 式 曲 有 次 死 羊 血
7 住 助 医 君 坂 対 局 役 投 決 究 豆 身 返 8 事 使 具 取
受 味 命 和 委 始 実 定 岸 幸 所 放 昔 服 板 泳 注 波 油 物
者 育 苦 表 9 乗 係 品 客 屋 度 待 急 指 持 拾 昭 柱 洋 炭
界 畑 発 県 相 研 神 秒 級 美 負 送 追 重 面 10 倍 勉 員 宮
島 庫 庭 息 旅 根 酒 消 流 病 真 荷 起 速 配 院 11 動 商 問
宿 帳 悪 族 深 球 祭 章 第 笛 終 習 転 進 都 部 12 勝 寒 悲
暑 期 植 温 湖 港 湯 登 短 童 等 筆 着 葉 落 軽 運 遊 開 階
陽 集 飲 歯 13 意 感 想 暗 業 漢 福 詩 路 農 鉄 14 様 緑 練
銀 駅 鼻 15 横 箱 談 調 16 整 橋 薬 館 18 題
Third Grade Kanji List (200 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi |
丁 | pair | chou | |
世 | world | sei; se | yo |
両 | both | ryou | |
主 | master | shu | nushi; omo-na; omo-ni |
乗 | ride | jou | no-ru |
予 | in advance | yo | |
事 | abstract thing | ji | koto |
仕 | serve | shi | tsuka-eru |
他 | other | ta | hoka |
代 | substitute | dai; tai | ka-waru; yo |
住 | dwell | juu | su-mu |
使 | use | shi | tsuka-u |
係 | person in charge | kei | kakari; kaka-ru |
倍 | double | bai | |
全 | whole | zen | matta-ku |
具 | tool | gu | |
写 | copy | sha | utsu-su; utsu-ru |
列 | row | retsu | |
助 | help | jo | tasu-keru |
勉 | diligence | ben | tsuto-meru |
動 | move | dou | ugo-ku |
勝 | win | shou | ka-tsu |
化 | disguise, -ification | ka | ba-keru; ba-kasu |
区 | ward | ku | |
医 | doctor | i | |
去 | leave | kyo; ko | sa-ru |
反 | anti- | han | so-ru |
取 | take | shu | to-ru |
受 | receive | ju | u-keru; u-karu |
号 | number | gou | |
向 | face(v.) | kou | mu-kau; mu-keru; mu-ku; mu-kou |
君 | you | kun | kimi |
味 | flavor | mi | aji; aji-wau |
命 | life | mei | inochi |
和 | peace, sum | wa | |
品 | article | hin | shina |
員 | member | in | |
商 | commerce | shou | |
問 | question | mon | to-i, to-u; ton |
坂 | slope | saka | |
央 | center | ou | |
始 | begin | shi | haji-meru; haji-maru |
委 | committee | i | yuda-neru |
守 | protect | shu | mamo-ru |
安 | cheap | an | yasu-i |
定 | fix | tei; jou | sada-meru; sada-maru |
実 | fruit or content | jitsu | mi; mino-ru |
客 | guest | kyaku | |
宮 | Shinto shrine or prince (princess) | kyuu | miya |
宿 | inn | shuku | yado; yado-ru |
寒 | cold | kan | samu-i |
対 | opposite | tai | |
局 | office | kyoku | |
屋 | premise | oku | ya |
岸 | shore | gan | kishi |
島 | island | tou | shima |
州 | state | shuu | |
帳 | account book | chou | |
平 | flat | hei; byou | tai-ra; hira |
幸 | happiness | kou | saiwa-i; shiawa-se |
度 | degrees, occurrences | do | |
庫 | warehouse | ko | |
庭 | garden | tei | niwa |
式 | style | shiki | |
役 | role | yaku | |
待 | wait | tai | ma-tsu |
急 | hurry | kyuu | iso-gu |
息 | breath | soku | iki |
悪 | bad | aku | waru-i |
悲 | sad | hi | kana-shii |
想 | thought | sou | |
意 | idea | i | |
感 | feel | kan | |
所 | place | sho | tokoro |
打 | hit | da | u-tsu |
投 | throw | tou | na-geru |
拾 | pick up | hiro-u | |
持 | hold | ji | mo-tsu |
指 | finger | shi | yubi; sa-su |
放 | release | hou | hana-su; hana-reru; hana-tsu; hou-ru |
整 | put in order | sei | totono-eru |
旅 | trip | ryo | tabi |
族 | tribe | zoku | |
昔 | long ago | mukashi | |
昭 | clear | shou | |
暑 | hot | sho | atsu-i |
暗 | dark | an | kura-i |
曲 | sheet music / crooked | kyoku | ma-garu; ma-geru |
有 | be, possession | yuu | a-ru |
服 | clothes | fuku | |
期 | period of time | ki | |
板 | board | han; ban | ita |
柱 | pillar | chuu | hashira |
根 | root | kon | ne |
植 | plant | shoku | u-eru |
業 | business | gyou | |
様 | appearance or Mr (Mrs,Ms) | you | sama |
横 | side | ou | yoko |
橋 | bridge | kyou | hashi |
次 | next | ji | tsugi; tsu-gu |
歯 | tooth | shi | ha |
死 | death | shi | shi-nu |
氷 | ice | hyou | kouri |
決 | decide | ketsu | ki-meru; ki-maru |
油 | oil | yu | abura |
波 | wave | ha | nami |
注 | pour | chuu | soso-gu |
泳 | swim | ei | oyo-gu |
洋 | ocean, western | you | |
流 | stream | ryuu | naga-reru |
消 | extinguish | shou | ki-eru; ke-su |
深 | deep | shin | fuka-i |
温 | warm | on | atata-kai; atata-ka; atata-maru; atata-meru |
港 | harbor | kou | minato |
湖 | lake | ko | mizuumi |
湯 | hot water | tou | yu |
漢 | China | kan | |
炭 | charcoal | tan | sumi |
物 | thing | butsu; motsu | mono |
球 | ball | kyuu | tama |
由 | reason | yuu; yu | yoshi |
申 | say | mou-su | |
界 | world | kai | |
畑 | agricultural field | hata; hatake | |
病 | sick | byou | yamai |
発 | departure | hatsu | |
登 | climb | tou; to | nobo-ru |
皮 | skin | hi | kawa |
皿 | dish | sara | |
相 | mutual | sou | ai |
県 | prefecture | ken | |
真 | true | shin | ma |
着 | wear or arrive | chaku | ki-ru; tsu-ku |
短 | short | tan | mijika-i |
研 | sharpen | ken | to-gu |
礼 | thanks | rei | |
神 | god(s) | shin; jin | kami |
祭 | festival | sai | matsu-ri; matsu-ru |
福 | luck | fuku | |
秒 | second | byou | |
究 | research | kyuu | |
章 | chapter | shou | |
童 | juvenile | dou | |
笛 | whistle | teki | fue |
第 | ordinal number prefix | dai | |
筆 | writing brush | hitsu | fude |
等 | class | tou | hito-shii |
箱 | box | hako | |
級 | rank | kyuu | |
終 | end | shuu | o-waru; o-eru |
緑 | green | ryoku | midori |
練 | practice | ren | ne-ru |
羊 | sheep | you | hitsuji |
美 | beauty | bi | utsuku-shii |
習 | learn | shuu | nara-u |
者 | someone | sha | mono |
育 | nurture | iku | soda-tsu |
苦 | suffer | ku | kuru-shii; niga-i |
荷 | luggage | ka | ni |
落 | fall | raku | o-chiru; o-tosu |
葉 | leaf | you | ha |
薬 | medicine | yaku | kusuri |
血 | blood | ketsu | chi |
表 | list or surface | hyou | omote; arawa-su; arawa-reru |
詩 | poem | shi | |
調 | investigate | chou | shira-beru |
談 | discuss | dan | |
豆 | beans | tou or zu | mame |
負 | lose | fu | ma-keru; o-u |
起 | wake up | ki | o-kiru; o-koru; o-kosu |
路 | road | ro | ji |
身 | body | shin | mi |
転 | revolve | ten | koro-bu |
軽 | light | kei | karu-i |
農 | farming | nou | |
返 | return | hen | kae-su; kae-ru |
追 | follow | tsui | o-u |
送 | send | sou | oku-ru |
速 | fast | soku | haya-i; haya-maru; haya-meru |
進 | advance | shin | susu-mu |
遊 | play | yuu | aso-bu |
運 | carry | un | hako-bu |
部 | part | bu | |
都 | metropolis | to; tsu | miyako |
配 | distribute | hai | kuba-ru |
酒 | rice wine | shu | sake; saka |
重 | heavy | juu; chou | omo-i; kasa-neru |
鉄 | iron | tetsu | |
銀 | silver | gin | |
開 | open | kai | hira-ku; a-ku; hira-keru; a-keru |
院 | institution | in | |
陽 | sunshine | you | |
階 | floor of a building | kai | |
集 | collect | shuu | atsu-maru; atsu-meru |
面 | face | men | omo-te; tsura |
題 | topic | dai | |
飲 | drink | in | no-mu |
館 | public building | kan | yakata |
駅 | station | eki | |
鼻 | nose | bi | hana |
Grade 4
3 士 4 不 夫 欠 氏 5 以 付 令 加 功 包 司 史 失 必 札 末
未 民 辺 6 仲 伝 兆 共 印 各 好 成 灯 争 老 衣 7 位 低 児
兵 冷 初 別 利 努 労 告 囲 完 改 希 折 材 束 求 臣 良 芸 8
例 典 刷 協 卒 参 周 固 季 官 底 府 径 念 果 松 毒 泣 治 法
牧 的 英 芽 9 信 便 勇 単 型 変 建 昨 栄 浅 省 祝 紀 約 胃
要 軍 飛 10 候 借 倉 孫 害 差 席 帯 徒 挙 料 案 梅 残 殺 浴
特 笑 粉 脈 航 訓 連 郡 11 健 側 停 副 唱 堂 康 得 救 敗 望
械 巣 清 産 票 菜 貨 陸 12 博 喜 順 散 景 最 満 焼 然 無 給
結 街 覚 象 貯 費 達 量 隊 飯 13 働 塩 愛 戦 極 照 節 続 置
腸 試 辞 14 察 旗 歴 漁 種 管 説 関 静 15 億 器 標 熱 課 賞
輪 選 養 16 機 積 録 18 観 類 験 19 鏡 願 20 競 議
Fourth Grade Kanji List (200 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
不 | not | fu or bu | |
争 | conflict | sou | araso-u |
付 | attach | fu | tsu-ku |
令 | orders | rei | |
以 | since | i | |
仲 | go-between | chuu | naka |
伝 | transmit | den | tsuta-eru |
位 | rank | i | kurai |
低 | low | tei | hiku-i |
例 | example | rei | tato-eru |
便 | convenience | ben or bin | tayo-ri |
信 | trust | shin | |
倉 | storage | sou | kura |
候 | climate | kou | |
借 | borrow | shaku | ka-riru |
停 | halt | tei | |
健 | healthy | ken | |
側 | side | soku | kawa |
働 | work | dou | hatara-ku |
億 | hundred million | oku | |
兆 | portent or trillion | chou | kiza-shi |
児 | child | ji or ni | |
共 | together | kyou | tomo |
兵 | soldier | hei or hyou | tsuwamono |
典 | code | ten | |
冷 | cool | rei | tsume-tai or hi-eru or sa-meru |
初 | first | sho | hatsu or haji-me |
別 | separate | betsu | waka-reru |
利 | profit | ri | |
刷 | printing | satsu | su-ru |
副 | vice- | fuku | |
功 | achievement | kou | |
加 | add | ka | kuwa-eru |
努 | toil | do | tsuto-meru |
労 | labor | rou | negira-u |
勇 | courage | yuu | isa-mu |
包 | wrap | hou | tsutsu-mu |
卒 | graduate | sotsu | |
協 | cooperation | kyou | |
単 | simple | tan | |
博 | Dr. | haku | |
印 | mark | in | shirushi |
参 | participate | san | mai-ru |
史 | history | shi | |
司 | director | shi | |
各 | each | kaku | ono-ono |
告 | tell | koku | tsu-geru |
周 | circumference | shuu | mawa-ri |
唱 | chant | shou | tona-eru |
喜 | rejoice | ki | yoroko-bu |
器 | container | ki | utsuwa |
囲 | surround | i | kako-u |
固 | harden | ko | kata-maru |
型 | model | kei | kata |
堂 | public chamber | dou | |
塩 | salt | en | shio |
士 | gentleman | shi | |
変 | change | hen | ka-waru |
夫 | husband | fu fuu bu | otto |
失 | lose | shitsu | ushina-u |
好 | like | kou | su-ku or kono-mu |
季 | seasons | ki | |
孫 | grandchild | son | mago |
完 | perfect | kan | |
官 | government official | kan | |
害 | harm | gai | |
察 | guess | satsu | |
巣 | nest | sou | su |
差 | distinction | sa | |
希 | hope | ki | mare |
席 | seat | seki | |
帯 | sash | tai | obi |
底 | bottom | tei | soko |
府 | urban prefecture | fu | |
康 | ease | kou | |
建 | build | ken | ta-teru |
径 | diameter | kei | |
徒 | junior | to | |
得 | acquire | toku | e-ru |
必 | without fail | hitsu | kanara-zu |
念 | thought | nen | |
愛 | love | ai | |
成 | become | sei | na-ru |
戦 | war | sen | ikusa or tataka-u |
折 | fold | setsu | o-ru |
挙 | raise | kyo | a-geru |
改 | reformation | kai | arata-meru |
救 | salvation | kyuu | suku-u |
敗 | failure | hai | yabu-reru |
散 | scatter | san | chi-ru |
料 | fee | ryou | |
旗 | national flag | ki | hata |
昨 | previous | saku | |
景 | scenery | kei | |
最 | most | sai | mo or motto-mo |
望 | hope | bou | nozo-mu |
未 | un- | mi | ima-da |
末 | end | matsu | sue |
札 | tag | satsu | fuda |
材 | lumber | zai | |
束 | bundle | soku | taba or tsuka |
松 | pine | shou | matsu |
果 | fruit, accomplish | ka | ha-tasu |
栄 | prosperity | ei | saka-eru |
案 | plan | an | |
梅 | apricot | bai | ume |
械 | contraption | kai | |
極 | poles | kyoku | kiwa-meru |
標 | signpost | hyou | |
機 | machine | ki | hata |
欠 | lack | ketsu | ka-keru |
歴 | curriculum | reki | |
残 | remainder | zan | noko-ru |
殺 | kill | satsu | koro-su |
毒 | poison | doku | |
氏 | family name | shi | uji |
民 | people | min | tami |
求 | request | kyuu | moto-mu |
治 | govern | chi or ji | osa-meru or nao-ru |
法 | method | hou | |
泣 | cry | kyuu | na-ku |
浅 | shallow | sen | asa-i |
浴 | bathe | yoku | abi-ru |
清 | pure | sei or shou | kiyo-raka |
満 | full | man | mi-chiru |
漁 | fishing | ryou or gyou | asa-ru |
灯 | lamp | tou | hi |
無 | nothing | mu or bu | na-i |
然 | so | zen or nen | shika-shi |
焼 | bake | shou | ya-ku |
照 | illuminate | shou | te-rasu |
熱 | heat | netsu | atsu-i |
牧 | breed | boku | maki |
特 | special | toku | |
産 | give birth | san | u-mu |
的 | target | teki | mato |
省 | government ministry | sho or sei | habu-ku |
祝 | celebrate | shuku | iwa-u |
票 | ballot | hyou | |
種 | kind or seed | shu | tane |
積 | accumulate | seki | tsu-mu |
競 | emulate | kyou | kiso-u |
笑 | laugh | shou | wara-u |
管 | pipe | kan | kuda |
節 | node | setsu | fushi |
粉 | flour | fun | ko or kona |
紀 | chronicle | ki | |
約 | promise | yaku | |
結 | tie | ketsu | musu-bu or yu-u |
給 | salary | kyuu | tama-u |
続 | continue | zoku | tsudu-ku |
置 | put | chi | o-ku |
老 | old man | rou | o-iru |
胃 | stomach | i | |
脈 | vein | myaku | |
腸 | intestines | chou | |
臣 | retainer | shin | |
航 | cruise | kou | |
良 | good | ryou | yo-i |
芸 | art | gei | |
芽 | bud | ga | me |
英 | England | ei | |
菜 | vegetable | sai | na |
街 | city | gai | machi |
衣 | clothes | i | koromo |
要 | need | you | i-ru |
覚 | memorize | kaku | obo-eru or sa-meru |
観 | observe | kan | mi-ru |
訓 | instruction | kun | |
試 | test | shi | kokoromi-ru or tame-su |
説 | theory | setsu | to-ku |
課 | section | ka | |
議 | deliberation | gi | |
象 | elephant | zou or shou | |
貨 | freight | ka | |
貯 | savings | cho | ta-meru |
費 | expense | hi | tsui-yasu |
賞 | prize | shou | |
軍 | army | gun | |
輪 | wheel | rin | wa |
辞 | resign | ji | ya-meru |
辺 | environs | hen | ata-ri |
連 | take along | ren | tsu-reru or tsura-neru |
達 | attain | tachi | |
選 | choose | sen | era-bu |
郡 | county | gun | |
量 | quantity | ryou | |
録 | record | roku | |
鏡 | mirror | kyou | kagami |
関 | related | kan | seki |
陸 | land | riku | |
隊 | group | tai | |
静 | quiet | sei | shizu-ka |
順 | obey | jun | |
願 | request | gan | nega-u |
類 | sort | rui | |
飛 | fly | hi | to-bu |
飯 | meal | han | meshi |
養 | foster | you | yashina-u |
験 | test | ken |
Grade 5
3 久 4 仏 支 比 5 刊 可 句 圧 布 弁 旧 永 犯 示 6 再 仮
件 任 因 団 在 舌 7 似 余 判 均 序 応 快 志 技 条 災 状 防
8 価 舎 券 制 効 妻 居 往 性 承 招 易 枝 武 河 版 肥 述 非
9 保 則 厚 故 政 査 独 祖 逆 退 迷 限 10 個 修 俵 容 師 恩
格 桜 留 益 破 素 耕 能 財 造 11 務 基 婦 寄 常 張 情 採 授
接 断 液 混 率 現 略 眼 移 経 術 規 許 設 責 貧 険 12 備 報
富 営 属 復 提 検 減 測 税 程 絶 統 証 評 賀 貸 貿 過 13 勢
墓 夢 幹 損 準 禁 罪 義 群 解 豊 資 鉱 預 飼 14 像 境 増 徳
慣 態 構 演 精 総 綿 製 複 適 酸 銭 銅 際 雑 領 15 導 敵 暴
潔 確 編 賛 質 16 燃 築 興 衛 輸 17 績 講 謝 18 織 職 額 19
識 20 護
Fifth Grade Kanji List (185 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
久 | long time | kyuu | hisa |
仏 | Buddha | hutsu or butsu | hotoke |
仮 | sham | ka or ke | kari |
件 | affair | ken | |
任 | responsibility | nin | maka-seru |
似 | becoming | ji | ni-ru |
余 | too much | yo | ama-ru |
価 | value | ka | atai |
保 | preserve | ho | tamo-tsu |
修 | discipline | shuu | osa-meru |
俵 | straw bag | hyou | tawara |
個 | individual | ko | |
備 | provide | bi | sona-eru |
像 | statue | zou | |
再 | again | sai or sa | futata-bi |
刊 | publish | kan | |
判 | judge | han | waka-ru |
制 | control | sei | |
券 | ticket | ken | |
則 | rule | soku | notto-ru |
効 | effect | kou | ki-ku |
務 | duty | mu | tsuto-meru |
勢 | power | sei | ikio-i |
厚 | thick | kou | atsu-i |
句 | phrase | ku | |
可 | possible | ka | |
営 | manage | ei | itona-mu |
因 | cause | in | yo-ru |
団 | group | dan or ton | |
圧 | pressure | atsu | |
在 | exist | zai | a-ru |
均 | level | kin | |
基 | foundation | ki | moto-duku |
報 | report | hou | muku-iru |
境 | boundary | kyou | sakai |
墓 | grave | bo | haka |
増 | increase | zou | ma-su or fu-eru |
夢 | dream | mu | yume |
妻 | wife | sai | tsuma |
婦 | lady | fu | |
容 | contain | you | |
寄 | approach | ki | yo-ru |
富 | rich | fu | tomi |
導 | guide | dou | michibi-ku |
居 | reside | kyo | i-ru |
属 | belong | zoku | |
布 | linen | fu | nuno |
師 | expert | shi | |
常 | normal | jou | tsune |
幹 | tree-trunk | kan | miki |
序 | preface | jo | |
弁 | valve | ben | |
張 | stretch | chou | ha-ru |
往 | journey | ou | |
復 | repeating | fuku | |
徳 | virtue | toku | |
志 | intention | shi | kokorozashi |
応 | respond | ou | |
快 | cheerful | kai | kokoroyo-i |
性 | gender | sei or shou | saga |
恩 | grace | on | |
情 | feelings | jou | nasa-ke |
態 | condition | tai | |
慣 | accustomed | kan | na-reru |
承 | acquiesce | shou | uketamawa-ru |
技 | skill | gi | waza |
招 | beckon | shou | mane-ku |
授 | instruct | ju | sazu-keru |
採 | pick | sai | to-ru |
接 | contact | setsu | ses-suru or tsu-gu |
提 | present | tei | sa-geru |
損 | loss | son | soko-neru |
支 | branch | shi | sasa-eru |
政 | politics | sei | matsurigoto |
故 | circumstances | ko | yue |
敵 | enemy | teki | kataki |
断 | cut off | dan | ta-tsu or kotowa-ru |
旧 | old times | kyuu | |
易 | easy | eki | yasa-shii |
暴 | outburst | bou | aba-ku |
条 | clause | jou | |
枝 | branch | shi | eda |
査 | investigate | sa | |
格 | status | kaku | |
桜 | cherry | ou | sakura |
検 | examine | ken | |
構 | construct | kou | kama-eru |
武 | military | bu or mu | |
比 | compare | hi | kura-beru |
永 | eternity | ei | naga-i |
河 | river | ka | kawa |
液 | fluid | eki | |
混 | mix | kon | ma-zaru |
減 | decrease | gen | he-ru |
測 | fathom | soku | haka-ru |
準 | standard | jun | |
演 | perform | en | |
潔 | undefiled | ketsu | isagiyo-i |
災 | disaster | sai | wazawa-i |
燃 | burn | nen | mo-eru |
版 | printing block | han | |
犯 | crime | han | oka-su |
状 | form | jou | |
独 | alone | doku | hito-ri |
率 | rate | ritsu or sotsu | hiki-iru |
現 | appear | gen | arawa-reru |
留 | detain | ryuu ru | todo-maru |
略 | abbreviation | ryaku | |
益 | benefit | eki | |
眼 | eyeball | gan | me |
破 | rend | ha | yabu-ru |
確 | certain | kaku | tashi-ka |
示 | indicate | shi | shime-su |
祖 | ancestor | so | |
禁 | prohibition | kin | |
移 | shift | i | utsu-ru |
程 | extent | tei | hodo |
税 | tax | zei | |
築 | fabricate | chiku | kizu-ku |
精 | refined | sei | |
素 | elementary | su or so | moto |
経 | manage | kei or kyou | he-ru |
統 | unite | tou | su-beru |
絶 | discontinue | zetsu | ta-tsu |
綿 | cotton | men | wata |
総 | whole | sou | |
編 | compile | hen | a-mu |
績 | exploits | seki | |
織 | weave | shiki | o-ru |
罪 | guilt | zai | tsumi |
群 | flock | gun | mu-reru |
義 | righteousness | gi | |
耕 | till | kou | tagaya-su |
職 | employment | shoku | |
肥 | fertilizer | hi | ko-yasu |
能 | ability | nou | |
興 | entertain | kyou | oko-su |
舌 | tongue | zetsu | shita |
舎 | cottage | sha | |
術 | art | jutsu | sube |
衛 | defense | ei | |
製 | manufacture | sei | |
複 | duplicate | fuku | |
規 | rule | ki | |
解 | untie | ge or kai | to-ku |
設 | establish | setsu | mouke-ru |
許 | permit | kyo | yuru-su |
証 | evidence | shou | akashi |
評 | evaluate | hyou | |
講 | lecture | kou | |
謝 | apologize | sha | ayama-ru |
識 | discriminating | shiki | |
護 | safeguard | go | mamo-ru |
豊 | bountiful | hou | yuta-ka |
財 | wealth | zai | |
貧 | poor | hin | mazushi-i |
責 | blame | seki | se-meru |
貸 | lend | tai | ka-su |
貿 | trade | bou | |
賀 | congratulations | ga | |
資 | resources | shi | |
賛 | approve | san | |
質 | quality | shitsu | |
輸 | transport | yu | |
述 | mention | jutsu | no-beru |
迷 | astray | mei | mayo-u |
退 | retreat | tai | shirizo-ku |
逆 | inverted | gyaku | sakara-u |
造 | create | zou | tsuku-ru |
過 | go beyond | ka | ayama-chi |
適 | suitable | teki | |
酸 | acid | san | |
鉱 | mineral | kou | |
銅 | copper | dou | |
銭 | coin | sen | zeni |
防 | prevent | bou | fuse-gu |
限 | limit | gen | kagi-ru |
険 | precipitous | ken | kewa-shii |
際 | occasion | sai | kiwa |
雑 | miscellaneous | zatsu | |
非 | negative | hi | ara-zu |
預 | deposit | yo | azu-keru |
領 | territory | ryou | |
額 | amount | gaku | hitai |
飼 | domesticate | shi | ka-u |
Grade 6
3 亡 寸 己 干 4 仁 収 尺 片 5 冊 処 幼 庁 穴 6 危 吸 后
存 宇 宅 机 灰 至 7 乱 卵 否 困 孝 忘 我 批 私 系 8 並 乳
供 刻 呼 垂 宗 宙 宝 届 延 忠 拡 担 拝 枚 沿 若 9 城 奏 姿
宣 専 巻 律 映 染 段 泉 洗 派 皇 看 砂 紅 背 肺 革 10 値 俳
党 射 将 展 座 従 朗 株 班 秘 純 納 胸 蚕 討 針 降 除 陛 骨
11 域 密 捨 推 探 欲 済 異 盛 窓 翌 脳 著 視 訪 訳 郷 郵 閉
頂 12 割 創 勤 善 尊 就 揮 敬 晩 棒 痛 筋 策 衆 裁 装 補 詞
貴 13 傷 幕 暖 源 盟 絹 署 聖 腹 蒸 裏 誠 賃 14 疑 層 暮 模
磁 穀 誤 誌 認 閣 障 15 劇 権 潮 熟 蔵 諸 誕 論 遺 16 奮 憲
操 樹 激 糖 縦 鋼 17 優 厳 縮 覧 18 簡 臨 難 19 臓 警
Sixth Grade Kanji List (181 kanji)
Kanji | Meaning | On | Kun |
並 | row | hei | nami or nara-bu |
乱 | riot | ran | mida-reru |
乳 | milk | nyuu | chichi |
亡 | deceased | bou | na-kunaru |
仁 | kindness | jin | |
供 | offer | kyou or ku | tomo |
俳 | actor | hai | |
値 | value | chi | atai |
傷 | wound | shou | kizu |
優 | superior | yuu | yasa-shii |
党 | political party | tou | |
冊 | counter for books | satsu | |
処 | dispose | sho | |
刻 | engrave | koku | kiza-mu |
割 | divide | katsu | wa-ru |
創 | create | sou | tsuku-ru |
劇 | drama | geki | |
勤 | diligence | kin | tsuto-meru |
危 | dangerous | ki | aya-ui |
卵 | egg | ran | tamago |
厳 | strict | gen | kibi-shii |
収 | take in | shuu | osa-meru |
后 | queen | gou | kisaki |
否 | negate | hi | ina or iya |
吸 | suck | kyuu | su-u |
呼 | call | ko | yo-bu |
善 | good | zen | yo-i |
困 | become distressed | kon | koma-ru |
垂 | droop | sui | ta-reru |
城 | castle | jou | shiro |
域 | range | iki | |
奏 | play music | sou | kana-deru |
奮 | stirred up | hun | huru-u |
姿 | shape | shi | sugata |
存 | suppose | son | |
孝 | filial piety | kou | |
宅 | home | taku | ie |
宇 | eaves | u | |
宗 | religion | shuu | sou |
宙 | mid-air | chuu | |
宝 | treasure | hou | takara |
宣 | proclaim | sen | notama-u |
密 | secrecy | mitsu | |
寸 | measurement | sun | |
専 | specialty | sen | moppa-ra |
射 | shoot | sha | i-ru |
将 | leader | shou | |
尊 | revered | son | touto-bu |
就 | concerning | shuu | tsu-ku |
尺 | measure of length | shaku | |
届 | deliver | todo-ku | |
展 | expand | ten | |
層 | stratum | sou | |
己 | self | ko | onore |
巻 | scroll | kan | ma-ku |
幕 | curtain | maku or baku | |
干 | dry | kan | ho-su |
幼 | infancy | you | osana-i |
庁 | government office | chou | |
座 | sit | za | suwa-ru |
延 | prolong | en | no-basu |
律 | rhythm | ritsu | |
従 | obey | juu | shitaga-u |
忘 | forget | bou | wasu-reru |
忠 | loyalty | chuu | |
憲 | constitution | ken | |
我 | ego | ga | ware |
批 | criticism | hi | |
担 | shouldering | tan | nina-u |
拝 | worship | hai | oga-mu |
拡 | broaden | kaku | hiro-geru |
捨 | throw away | sha | su-teru |
探 | grope | tan | saga-su |
推 | infer | sui | |
揮 | command | ki | |
操 | maneuver | sou | ayatsu-ru |
敬 | respect | kei | uyama-u |
映 | reflect | ei | utsu-ru |
晩 | nightfall | ban | |
暖 | warmth | dan | atata-kai |
暮 | livelihood | bo | ku-rasu |
朗 | melodious | rou | hoga-raka |
机 | desk | ki | tsukue |
枚 | sheet of… | mai | |
染 | dye | sen | so-meru |
株 | stocks | kabu | |
棒 | rod | bou | |
模 | imitation | mo or bo | |
権 | rights | ken | |
樹 | trees | ju | ki |
欲 | longing | yoku | ho-shii |
段 | steps | dan | |
沿 | run alongside | en | so-u |
泉 | fountain | sen | izumi |
洗 | wash | sen | ara-u |
派 | sect | ha | |
済 | settle | sai | su-mu |
源 | origin | gen | minamoto |
潮 | tide | chou | shio |
激 | violent | geki | hage-shii |
灰 | ashes | kai | hai |
熟 | ripen | juku | u-reru |
片 | one-sided | hen | kata |
班 | group | han | |
異 | uncommon | i | koto-naru |
疑 | doubt | gi | utaga-u |
痛 | pain | tsuu | ita-i |
皇 | emperor | kou | ou |
盛 | prosper | sei | mo-ru |
盟 | alliance | mei | |
看 | watch over | kan | |
砂 | sand | sa or sha | suna |
磁 | magnet | ji | |
私 | me | shi | watakushi or watashi |
秘 | secret | hi | |
穀 | cereal | koku | |
穴 | hole | ketsu | ana |
窓 | window | sou | mado |
筋 | muscle | kin | suji |
策 | scheme | saku | |
簡 | simplicity | kan | |
糖 | sugar | tou | |
系 | lineage | kei | |
紅 | deep red | kou | beni or kurenai |
納 | settlement | nou | osa-meru |
純 | genuine | jun | |
絹 | silk | ken | kinu |
縦 | vertical | ju | tate |
縮 | shrink | shuku | chidi-mu |
署 | government office | sho | |
翌 | the following | yoku | |
聖 | holy | sei | |
肺 | lung | hai | |
背 | back | hai | se |
胸 | bosom | kyou | mune |
脳 | brain | nou | |
腹 | abdomen | fuku | hara |
臓 | entrails | zou | |
臨 | lookover | rin | nozo-mu |
至 | climax | shi | ita-ru |
若 | young | jaku | waka-i |
著 | renowned | cho | arawa-su or ichijiru-shii |
蒸 | steam | jou | mu-su |
蔵 | warehouse | zou | kura |
蚕 | silkworm | san | kaiko |
衆 | masses | shuu | |
裁 | judge | sai | saba-ku |
装 | attire | sou or shou | yosoo-u |
裏 | back | ri | ura |
補 | supplement | ho | ogina-u |
視 | look at | shi | mi-ru |
覧 | perusal | ran | |
討 | chastise | tou | u-tsu |
訪 | visit | hou | otozu-reru |
訳 | translate | yaku | wake |
詞 | poetry | shi | kotoba |
誌 | document | shi | |
認 | recognize | nin | mito-meru |
誕 | born | tan | |
誠 | sincerity | sei | makoto |
誤 | mistake | go | ayama-ru |
論 | theory | ron | |
諸 | everything | sho | moro |
警 | guard against | kei | |
貴 | precious | ki | |
賃 | fare | chin | |
遺 | bequeath | i | |
郵 | yuu | ||
郷 | home town | kyou | gou |
針 | needle | shin | hari |
鋼 | steel | kou | hagane |
閉 | closed | hei | shi-meru |
閣 | tall | kaku | |
降 | descend | kou | o-riru |
陛 | majesty | hei | |
除 | exclude | jo or ji | nozo-ku |
障 | hurt | shou | sawa-ru |
難 | difficult | nan | muzuka-shii |
革 | leather | kaku | kawa |
頂 | place on the head | chou | itada-ku |
骨 | bone | kotsu | hone |
Now that you have studied the characters above let’s check if you remember the kanji list.