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JLPT N5 Kanji: 手 (te, shu) – hand
JLPT N5 Kanji: 手 (te, shu) – hand 手 Readings: シュ (Onyomi), て (Kunyomi) Meaning: hand The kanji 手 appears in many common words related to physical actions, skills, or…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 時 (ji, toki) – time / hour
JLPT N5 Kanji: 時 (ji, toki) – time / hour 時 Readings: ジ (Onyomi), とき (Kunyomi) Meaning: time, hour, moment 時 is one of the most essential kanji for telling…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 話 (wa, hanasu) – to speak / talk / story
JLPT N5 Kanji: 話 (wa, hanasu) – to speak / talk / story 話 Readings: ワ (Onyomi), はなす・はなし (Kunyomi) Meaning: to talk, to speak, conversation, story 話 is used in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 土 (do, tsuchi) – earth / soil / ground
JLPT N5 Kanji: 土 (do, tsuchi) – earth / soil / ground 土 Readings: ド・ト (Onyomi), つち (Kunyomi) Meaning: earth, soil, ground, Saturday The kanji 土 represents "earth" or "soil".…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 少 (shou, sukuna(i), sukoshi) – few / little
JLPT N5 Kanji: 少 (shou, sukuna(i), sukoshi) – few / little 少 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), すくない・すこし (Kunyomi) Meaning: few, little, a small amount The kanji 少 is used to describe…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 天 (ten, ama) – heaven / sky
JLPT N5 Kanji: 天 (ten, ama) – heaven / sky 天 Readings: テン (Onyomi), あま・あめ (Kunyomi) Meaning: heaven, sky, weather The kanji 天 is used for "sky" and "heaven." It…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 千 (sen, chi) – thousand
JLPT N5 Kanji: 千 (sen, chi) – thousand 千 Readings: セン (Onyomi), ち (Kunyomi – rare) Meaning: thousand 千 means "thousand." It appears in numbers, currency, and expressions such as…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 七 (shichi, nana) – seven
JLPT N5 Kanji: 七 (shichi, nana) – seven 七 Readings: シチ (Onyomi), なな・なの (Kunyomi) Meaning: seven 七 is the kanji for the number "seven." It’s used in dates, counting, and…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 十 (juu, too) – ten
JLPT N5 Kanji: 十 (juu, too) – ten 十 Readings: ジュウ・ジッ (Onyomi), とお (Kunyomi) Meaning: ten 十 is the kanji for "ten." It’s extremely common and appears in numbers, dates,…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 西 (nishi, sei) – west
JLPT N5 Kanji: 西 (nishi, sei) – west 西 Readings: セイ・サイ (Onyomi), にし (Kunyomi) Meaning: west 西 means “west,” one of the basic cardinal direction kanji. It is used frequently…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 新 (shin, atarashii) – new
JLPT N5 Kanji: 新 (shin, atarashii) – new 新 Readings: シン (Onyomi), あたらしい・あらた (Kunyomi) Meaning: new, fresh The kanji 新 means “new.” It’s very common in daily Japanese, found in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 三 (san, mittsu) – three
JLPT N5 Kanji: 三 (san, mittsu) – three 三 Readings: サン (Onyomi), みっつ (Kunyomi) Meaning: three 三 means "three" and is one of the most basic number kanji. It's easy…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 左 (hidari, sa) – left
JLPT N5 Kanji: 左 (hidari, sa) – left 左 Readings: サ (Onyomi), ひだり (Kunyomi) Meaning: left 左 means "left" as in the left side or left direction. It's often used…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 山 (yama, san) – mountain
JLPT N5 Kanji: 山 (yama, san) – mountain 山 Readings: サン (Onyomi), やま (Kunyomi) Meaning: mountain 山 is a simple and very common kanji that means "mountain." It’s found in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 生 (sei, shou, ikiru) – life, birth
JLPT N5 Kanji: 生 (sei, shou, ikiru) – life, birth 生 Readings: セイ・ショウ (Onyomi), いきる・うまれる・なま (Kunyomi) Meaning: life, to live, to be born, raw The kanji 生 is a highly…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 国 (kuni, koku) – country
JLPT N5 Kanji: 国 (kuni, koku) – country 国 Readings: コク (Onyomi), くに (Kunyomi) Meaning: country The kanji 国 means "country" or "nation." It's used in words like 日本国 (Japan),…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 父 (chichi, fu) – father
JLPT N5 Kanji: 父 (chichi, fu) – father 父 Readings: フ (Onyomi), ちち (Kunyomi) Meaning: father The kanji 父 means "father." It’s often used in words like 父 (one's own…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 分 (bun, fun, wakaru) – minute, part, understand
JLPT N5 Kanji: 分 (bun, fun, wakaru) – minute, part, understand 分 Readings: ブン・フン・ブ (Onyomi), わかる (Kunyomi) Meaning: minute, part, to understand The kanji 分 has multiple meanings. It's commonly…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 女 (onna, jo) – woman
JLPT N5 Kanji: 女 (onna, jo) – woman 女 Readings: ジョ・ニョ・ニョウ (Onyomi), おんな・め (Kunyomi) Meaning: woman, female The kanji 女 represents a woman or female. It appears in many words…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 年 (nen, toshi) – year
JLPT N5 Kanji: 年 (nen, toshi) – year 年 Readings: ネン (Onyomi), とし (Kunyomi) Meaning: year The kanji 年 means "year." It’s used in expressing age, years on the calendar,…