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JLPT N5 Kanji: 人 (hito, jin/nin) – person
JLPT N5 Kanji: 人 (hito, jin/nin) – person 人 Readings: ジン・ニン (Onyomi), ひと (Kunyomi) Meaning: person, human The kanji 人 means "person" and is used in many essential words like…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 月 (tsuki, getsu/gatsu) – moon, month
JLPT N5 Kanji: 月 (tsuki, getsu/gatsu) – moon, month 月 Readings: ゲツ・ガツ (Onyomi), つき (Kunyomi) Meaning: moon, month The kanji 月 means “moon” or “month.” It appears in every month…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 語 (go, kataru) – language, word
JLPT N5 Kanji: 語 (go, kataru) – language, word 語 Readings: ゴ (Onyomi), かた(る)・かた(らう) (Kunyomi) Meaning: word, language, to talk The kanji 語 means "language" or "word" and is often…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 魚 (sakana, gyo) – fish
JLPT N5 Kanji: 魚 (sakana, gyo) – fish 魚 Readings: ギョ (Onyomi), さかな・うお (Kunyomi) Meaning: fish The kanji 魚 means “fish” and appears in words related to seafood, fishing, and…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 五 (go) – five
JLPT N5 Kanji: 五 (go) – five 五 Readings: ゴ (Onyomi), いつ (Kunyomi) Meaning: five 五 means “five” and is one of the first numbers students learn in Japanese. It…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 言 (i, gen) – say
JLPT N5 Kanji: 言 (i, gen) – say 言 Readings: ゲン・ゴン (Onyomi), い(う) / こと (Kunyomi) Meaning: say, word, speech The kanji 言 means “to say” or “word,” and it…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 外 (soto, gai) – outside
JLPT N5 Kanji: 外 (soto, gai) – outside 外 Readings: ガイ・ゲ (Onyomi), そと・ほか・はず (Kunyomi) Meaning: outside, other, remove The kanji 外 means “outside” and appears frequently in daily Japanese. It…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 午 (go) – noon
JLPT N5 Kanji: 午 (go) – noon 午 Readings: ゴ (Onyomi) Meaning: noon The kanji 午 means “noon” and appears in many common time expressions such as 午前 (AM), 午後…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 南 (minami, nan) – south
JLPT N5 Kanji: 南 (minami, nan) – south 南 Readings: ナン (Onyomi), みなみ (Kunyomi) Meaning: south 南 means “south” and is used when talking about directions, locations, or places. You…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 男 (otoko, dan) – man
JLPT N5 Kanji: 男 (otoko, dan) – man 男 Readings: ダン・ナン (Onyomi), おとこ (Kunyomi) Meaning: man, male 男 means “man” or “male” and is used to describe gender or male…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 目 (me, moku) – eye
JLPT N5 Kanji: 目 (me, moku) – eye 目 Readings: モク・ボク (Onyomi), め / ま (Kunyomi) Meaning: eye, look, viewpoint 目 means "eye" and is used in many daily expressions…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 毎 (mai) – every
JLPT N5 Kanji: 毎 (mai) – every 毎 Readings: マイ (Onyomi) Meaning: every 毎 means "every" and is used in many everyday expressions such as 毎日 (every day), 毎週 (every…
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Learn JLPT N5 Kanji: 木 (ki, moku) – tree, wood
JLPT N5 Kanji: 木 (ki, moku) – tree, wood 木 Readings: モク・ボク (Onyomi), き / こ (Kunyomi) Meaning: tree, wood The kanji 木 means "tree" or "wood" and is one…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 母 (haha, bo) – mother
JLPT N5 Kanji: 母 (haha, bo) – mother 母 Readings: ボ (Onyomi), はは / かあ (Kunyomi) Meaning: mother The kanji 母 means “mother” and is frequently used in family-related words.…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 六 (roku) – six
JLPT N5 Kanji: 六 (roku) – six 六 Readings: ロク・リク (Onyomi), むっつ / むい / む (Kunyomi) Meaning: six 六 is the basic kanji for the number six. You’ll often…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 立 (tatsu, ritsu) – to stand
JLPT N5 Kanji: 立 (tatsu, ritsu) – to stand 立 Readings: リツ・リュウ (Onyomi), たつ / たてる (Kunyomi) Meaning: to stand, to establish 立 is a fundamental kanji in Japanese meaning…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 来 (kuru, rai) – to come
JLPT N5 Kanji: 来 (kuru, rai) – to come 来 Readings: ライ (Onyomi), くる / きます / こない / きた (Kunyomi) Meaning: to come The kanji 来 means “to come”…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 金 (kane, kin) – gold, money, metal
JLPT N5 Kanji: 金 (kane, kin) – gold, money, metal 金 Readings: キン・コン (Onyomi), かね / かな (Kunyomi) Meaning: gold, money, metal 金 is one of the most useful kanji…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 今 (ima, kon) – now, the present
JLPT N5 Kanji: 今 (ima, kon) – now, the present 今 Readings: コン (Onyomi), いま (Kunyomi) Meaning: now, the present, this (time) 今 is a frequently used kanji meaning “now”…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 見 (miru, ken) – to see, look
JLPT N5 Kanji: 見 (miru, ken) – to see, look 見 Readings: ケン (Onyomi), みる / みえる / みせる (Kunyomi) Meaning: to see, to look, to show 見 is a…