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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,…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 二 (ni) – two
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…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 耳 (mimi, ji) – ear
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…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 日 (hi, nichi/jitsu) – sun, day
JLPT N5 Kanji: 日 (hi, nichi/jitsu) – sun, day 日 Readings: ニチ・ジツ (Onyomi), ひ・び・か (Kunyomi) Meaning: sun, day The kanji 日 is used for "sun" and "day." It appears in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 一 (ichi) – one
JLPT N5 Kanji: 一 (ichi) – one 一 Readings: イチ・イツ (Onyomi), ひと (Kunyomi) Meaning: one The kanji 一 is the simplest kanji in Japanese. It means “one” and appears in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 入 (iru, nyuu) – enter
JLPT N5 Kanji: 入 (iru, nyuu) – enter 入 Readings: ニュウ (Onyomi), い(る)・はい(る)・い(れる) (Kunyomi) Meaning: to enter, insert The kanji 入 means "to enter" or "to insert." It’s commonly seen…
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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…