JLPT N4 Kanji Complete List
Master all 300 essential kanji characters for JLPT N4
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This comprehensive guide contains all 300 Kanji you need to master for the JLPT N4 exam, including readings and meanings.
300 Total Kanji
N4 JLPT Level
Medium Difficulty
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| # | Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Kanji Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 会 | kai カイ | kai a(u) あ(う) | meeting; meet |
| 2 | 同 | dou ドウ | onaji おな(じ) | same, agree, equal |
| 3 | 事 | ji ジ | koto こと | matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly |
| 4 | 自 | ji, shi ジ、 シ | mizuka(ra) みずか(ら) | oneself |
| 5 | 社 | sha シャ | yashiro やしろ | company, firm, office, association, shrine |
| 6 | 発 | hatsu, hotsu ハツ、 ホツ | departure, discharge, emit, start from | |
| 7 | 者 | sha シャ | mono もの | someone, person |
| 8 | 地 | chi, ji チ、 ジ | ground, earth | |
| 9 | 業 | gyou ギョウ | waza わざ | business, vocation, arts, performance |
| 10 | 方 | hou ホウ | kata かた | direction, person, alternative |
| 11 | 新 | 新 shin シン | atara(shii), ara(ta) あたら(しい)、 あら(た) | new |
| 12 | 場 | jou ジョウ | ba ば | location, place |
| 13 | 員 | in イン | employee, member, number, the one in charge | |
| 14 | 立 | ritsu リツ | ta(tsu) た(つ) | stand up, rise |
| 15 | 開 | kai カイ | hira(ku), a(keru) ひら(く)、 あ(ける) | open, unfold, unseal |
| 16 | 手 | shu シュ | te て | hand |
| 17 | 力 | ryoku, riki リョク、 リキ | chikara ちから | power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert |
| 18 | 問 | mon モン | to(u) と(う) | question, ask, problem |
| 19 | 代 | 代 dai ダイ | ka(wari) か(わり) | substitute, change, convert, replace, period |
| 20 | 明 | mei, myou メイ、 ミョウ | aka(rui) あか(るい) | bright, light |
| 21 | 動 | dou ドウ | ugo(ku) うご(く) | move, motion, change |
| 22 | 京 | kyou, kei, kin キョウ、 ケイ、 キン | miyako みやこ | capital |
| 23 | 目 | moku, boku モク、 ボク | me め | eye, class, look, insight, experience |
| 24 | 通 | tsuu ツウ | too(ru), kayo(u) とお(る)、かよ(う) | traffic, pass through, avenue, commute |
| 25 | 言 | gen, gon ゲン、 ゴン | i(u), koto い（う）、 こと | say, word |
| 26 | 理 | ri リ | logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth | |
| 27 | 体 | tai タイ | karada からだ | body, substance, object, reality |
| 28 | 田 | den デン | ta た | rice field, rice paddy |
| 29 | 主 | shu シュ | nushi, omo ぬし、 おも | lord, chief, master, main thing, principal |
| 30 | 題 | dai ダイ | topic, subject | |
| 31 | 意 | 意 i イ | idea, mind, heart, taste, thought | |
| 32 | 不 | fu, bu フ、 ブ | negative, non-, bad | |
| 33 | 作 | saku, sa サク、 サ | tsuku(ru) つく(る) | make, production, prepare, build |
| 34 | 用 | you ヨウ | mochi(iru) もち(いる) | utilize, business, service, use, employ |
| 35 | 度 | do, taku ド、 タク | do, taku ド、 タク tabi, ta(i) たび、 た(い) | degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences |
| 36 | 強 | 強 kyou, gou キョウ、 ゴウ | tsuyo(i) つよ(い) | strong |
| 37 | 公 | kou コウ | public, prince, official, governmental | |
| 38 | 持 | ji ジ | mo(tsu) も(つ) | hold, have |
| 39 | 野 | ya ヤ | no の | plains, field, rustic, civilian life |
| 40 | 以 | i イ | mo(tte) もっ(て) | by means of, because, in view of, compared with |
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