The characters each JLPT level asks for, most common first, with the
readings, the stroke count and the radical for each.
Tap + on one to start keeping it.
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
onニチ、ジツ
kunひ、-び、-か
日 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 日
一
one, one radical (no.1)
onイチ、イツ
kunひと-、ひと.つ
一 is already in your kanji
1 strokeN5radical 一
国
country
onコク
kunくに
国 is already in your kanji
8 strokesN5radical 囗
人
person
onジン、ニン
kunひと、-り、-と
人 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 人
年
year, counter for years
onネン
kunとし
年 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 干
大
large, big
onダイ、タイ
kunおお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
大 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 大
十
ten
onジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ
kunとお、と、そ
十 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 十
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
onニ、ジ
kunふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
二 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 二
本
book, present, main, origin
onホン
kunもと
本 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 木
中
in, inside, middle, mean
onチュウ
kunなか、うち、あた.る
中 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 丨
The first 10 are open to read. The other
69 in N5 — and every kanji in the
other four levels — come with a free account.
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長
long, leader, superior, senior
onチョウ
kunなが.い、おさ
長 is already in your kanji
8 strokesN5radical 長
出
exit, leave, go out, come out
onシュツ、スイ
kunで.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす
出 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 凵
三
three
onサン、ゾウ
kunみ、み.つ、みっ.つ
三 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 一
時
time, hour
onジ
kunとき、-どき
時 is already in your kanji
10 strokesN5radical 日
行
going, journey, carry out, conduct
onコウ、ギョウ、アン
kunい.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき、-い.き、-いき
行 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 行
見
see, hopes, chances, idea
onケン
kunみ.る、み.える、み.せる
見 is already in your kanji
7 strokesN5radical 見
月
month, moon
onゲツ、ガツ
kunつき
月 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 月
後
behind, back, later
onゴ、コウ
kunのち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる
後 is already in your kanji
9 strokesN5radical 彳
前
in front, before
onゼン
kunまえ、-まえ
前 is already in your kanji
9 strokesN5radical 刀
生
life, genuine, birth
onセイ、ショウ
kunい.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ
生 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 生
五
five
onゴ
kunいつ、いつ.つ
五 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 二
間
interval, space
onカン、ケン
kunあいだ、ま、あい
間 is already in your kanji
12 strokesN5radical 門
上
above, up
onジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kunうえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる
上 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 一
東
east
onトウ
kunひがし
東 is already in your kanji
8 strokesN5radical 木
四
four
onシ
kunよ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
四 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 囗
今
now
onコン、キン
kunいま
今 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 人
金
gold
onキン、コン、ゴン
kunかね、かな-、-がね
金 is already in your kanji
8 strokesN5radical 金
九
nine
onキュウ、ク
kunここの、ここの.つ
九 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 乙
入
enter, insert
onニュウ、ジュ
kunい.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる、-い.れ、はい.る
入 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 入
学
study, learning, science
onガク
kunまな.ぶ
学 is already in your kanji
8 strokesN5radical 子
高
tall, high, expensive
onコウ
kunたか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める
高 is already in your kanji
10 strokesN5radical 高
円
circle, yen, round
onエン
kunまる.い、まる、まど、まど.か、まろ.やか
円 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 冂
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
onシ、ス、ツ
kunこ、-こ、ね
子 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 子
外
outside
onガイ、ゲ
kunそと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-
外 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 夕
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
onハチ、ハツ
kunや、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
八 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 八
六
six
onロク、リク
kunむ、む.つ、むっ.つ、むい
六 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 八
下
below, down, descend, give
onカ、ゲ
kunした、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る
下 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 一
来
come, due, next, cause
onライ、タイ
kunく.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き
来 is already in your kanji
7 strokesN5radical 木
気
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere
onキ、ケ
kunいき、き
気 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 气
小
little, small
onショウ
kunちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
小 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 小
七
seven
onシチ
kunなな、なな.つ、なの
七 is already in your kanji
2 strokesN5radical 一
山
mountain
onサン、セン
kunやま
山 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 山
話
tale, talk
onワ
kunはな.す、はなし
話 is already in your kanji
13 strokesN5radical 言
女
woman, female
onジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kunおんな、め
女 is already in your kanji
3 strokesN5radical 女
北
north
onホク
kunきた
北 is already in your kanji
5 strokesN5radical 匕
午
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
onゴ
kunうま
午 is already in your kanji
4 strokesN5radical 十
百
hundred
onヒャク、ビャク
kunもも
百 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 白
書
write
onショ
kunか.く、-が.き、-がき
書 is already in your kanji
10 strokesN5radical 曰
先
before, ahead, previous, future
onセン
kunさき、ま.ず
先 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 儿
名
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
onメイ、ミョウ
kunな、-な
名 is already in your kanji
6 strokesN5radical 口
川
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)