JLPT N5 Kanji: 子 (shi, ko) – Child / Kid 子 Readings: シ (Onyomi), こ (Kunyomi) Meaning: child, kid, suffix for girls’ names 子 is one of the most basic kanji, meaning “child.” It’s commonly used in words like 子ども (child), 女の子 (girl), 男の子 (boy), and also as a suffix in names such as さちこ […]
JLPT N5 Kanji: 長 (chou, nagai) – long / leader 長 Readings: チョウ (Onyomi), ながい (Kunyomi) Meaning: long, chief, leader 長 is used to describe something long in length or duration. It’s also used for people in leadership roles such as 校長 (principal) or 社長 (company president). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
JLPT N5 Kanji: 中 (chuu, naka) – inside / middle 中 Readings: チュウ・ジュウ (Onyomi), なか (Kunyomi) Meaning: inside, middle, center, during 中 is a versatile and frequently used kanji. It appears in common words like 中国 (China), 中学校 (middle school), and 午前中 (in the morning). It’s also used to express something happening “in the middle”
JLPT N5 Kanji: 小 (shou, chiisai) – small / little 小 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), ちいさい・こ・お (Kunyomi) Meaning: small, little 小 is a common and useful kanji in Japanese. It describes size and appears in many basic words such as 小さい (small), 小学校 (elementary school), and 小人 (child). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
JLPT N5 Kanji: 食 (shoku, taberu) – to eat / food 食 Readings: ショク・ジキ (Onyomi), たべる・くう (Kunyomi) Meaning: to eat, food, meal 食 is one of the most important kanji in daily life. It appears in common words like 食べる (to eat), 食べ物 (food), and 食事 (meal). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
JLPT N5 Kanji: 書 (sho, kaku) – to write / book 書 Readings: ショ (Onyomi), かく (Kunyomi) Meaning: to write, book, document The kanji 書 is used in many everyday Japanese words related to writing, books, and documents. It appears in 書く (to write), 図書館 (library), and 書店 (bookstore). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji
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 time. It appears in 時間 (じかん – time/duration), 一時 (いちじ – 1 o’clock), and other time-related expressions. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
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”. It is also used in the word for Saturday (土曜日 – どようび). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 土 (earth) Strokes 3 JLPT
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 small amounts or few in quantity. It appears in words like 少ない (few), 少し (a little), and 少年 (boy). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji
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 many daily expressions in Japanese. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 一 (one) Strokes 2 JLPT Level N5 Grade 1st Grade Readings Onyomi
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, age, and many compound words. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 十 (ten) Strokes 2 JLPT Level N5 Grade 1st Grade Readings Onyomi
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 in place names, directions, and cultural references. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 襾 (cover) Strokes 6 JLPT Level N5 Grade 2nd Grade
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 many place names like 富士山 (Mount Fuji) and in nature-related vocabulary. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 山 (mountain) Strokes 3 JLPT Level
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 versatile character. It appears in many words related to life, birth, living, and raw things. It’s one of the most frequently used kanji in beginner-level
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 father), お父さん (someone else’s father), and 父親 (male parent). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 父 (father) Strokes 4 JLPT Level N5 Grade
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 used to express time (like 五分 – five minutes), amounts, and also the verb “to understand” (わかる). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
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 related to gender, family, and roles in society such as 女の人 (woman), 女子 (girl), and 彼女 (she/her). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical
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, and time-related expressions like 去年 (last year), 来年 (next year), and 一年 (one year). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 干 (dry) Strokes
JLPT N5 Kanji: 二 (ni) – two 二 Readings: ニ (Onyomi), ふた (Kunyomi) Meaning: two The kanji 二 means “two.” It is one of the basic numbers in Japanese and appears in many words such as 二人 (two people), 二月 (February), and 二日 (second day). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 二 (two)
JLPT N5 Kanji: 耳 (mimi, ji) – ear 耳 Readings: ジ (Onyomi), みみ (Kunyomi) Meaning: ear The kanji 耳 means “ear” and is used in basic body part vocabulary, listening-related words, and compound words like 耳鼻科 (ear, nose, and throat department). View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 耳 (ear) Strokes 6 JLPT Level
