This is the list of the 181 additional kanji you need to know to pass the JLPT N4 test. These are the kanji you need to learn on top of the 104 kanji required for the JLPT N5. Click on the kanji and watch the video with the stroke order how to write it and learn from example vocabulary. In case you use a print out of this list you wil easily find the kanji on this website by searching the Code.
| Code | kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | Meaning |
| 60AA | 悪 | AKU, O | waru(i) | bad, mean |
| 6697 | 暗 | AN | kura(i) | dark |
| 533B | 医 | I | – | medicine |
| 610F | 意 | I | – | will, heart, meaning |
| 4EE5 | 以 | I | – | prefix |
| 5F15 | 引 | IN | hi(ku), hi(keru) | to pull, make cheaper |
| 9662 | 院 | IN | – | institute, establishment |
| 54E1 | 員 | IN | – | member |
| 904B | 運 | UN | hako(bu) | destiny, transport, carry |
| 82F1 | 英 | EI | – | brilliant, talented |
| 6620 | 映 | EI | utsu(su), he(eru) | to project, to glint |
| 9060 | 遠 | EN | too(i) | far away |
| 5C4B | 屋 | OKU | ya | room, house |
| 97F3 | 音 | ON, IN | oto, ne | sound |
| 6B4C | 歌 | KA | uta, uta(u) | song, poem, to sing |
| 590F | 夏 | KA | natsu | summer |
| 5BB6 | 家 | KA, KE | ie, ya | house, home |
| 753B | 画 | GA, KAKU | – | picture, line of a character |
| 6D77 | 海 | KAI | umi | sea, ocean |
| 56DE | 回 | KAI | mawa(su) | times, occurrences |
| 958B | 開 | KAI | a(keru), Hira(ku) | to open, vent, develop |
| 754C | 界 | KAI | – | world |
| 697D | 楽 | GAKU, RAKU | tano(shii), tano(shimu) | music, comfort, ease, joyful |
| 9928 | 館 | KAN | – | big hall, building |
| 6F22 | 漢 | KAN | – | China, man |
| 5BD2 | 寒 | KAN | samu(i) | cold temperature |
| 9854 | 顔 | GAN | kao | face |
| 5E30 | 帰 | KI | kae(ru), kae(su) | return home, return |
| 8D77 | 起 | KI | o(kiru), o(kuro) | stand up, start, cause |
| 7A76 | 究 | KYUU | kiwa(meru) | to explore, investigate |
| 6025 | 急 | KYUU | iso(gu) | urgent, quick, sudden, to hurry |
| 725B | 牛 | GYUU | ushi | cow |
| 53BB | 去 | KYO, KO | sa(ru) | to pass by |
| 5F37 | 強 | KYOU, GOU | tsuyo(i), tsuyo(maru), shi(iru) | strong, make stronger, to force |
| 6559 | 教 | KYOU | oshi(eru), oso(waru) | to teach, to learn |
| 4EAC | 京 | KYOU, KEI | – | capital |
| 696D | 業 | GYOU, GOU | waza | company, business, profession, art |
| 8FD1 | 近 | KIN | chika(i) | near |
| 9280 | 銀 | GIN | – | silver |
| 533A | 区 | KU | – | city district |
| 8A08 | 計 | KEI | haka(ru), haka(rau) | to measure, to proceed |
| 5144 | 兄 | KEI, KYOU | ani | older brother |
| 8EFD | 軽 | KEI | karu(i), karo(yaka) | light (weight) |
| 75AC | 犬 | KEN | inu | dog |
| 7814 | 研 | KEN | to(gu) | to polish, sharpen, wash rice |
| 770C | 県 | KEN | – | prefecture |
| 5EFA | 建 | KEN | ta(teru), ta(su) | to construct, build |
| 9A13 | 験 | KEN | – | test, effect |
| 5143 | 元 | GEN, GAN | moto | reason, original |
| 5DE5 | 工 | KOU, KU | – | to construct |
| 5A83 | 広 | KOU | hiro(i), hiro(geru) | broad, wide, to widen, to expand |
| 8003 | 考 | KOU | kanga(eru) | to think, thought |
| 5149 | 光 | KOU | hikari, hika(ru) | light, to shine |
| 597D | 好 | KOU | kono(mu), su(ku) | to like |
| 5408 | 合 | GOU, GA | a(waseru), a(u) | to fit, to connect |
| 9ED2 | 黒 | KOKU | kuro(i), kuro | black |
| 83DC | 菜 | SAI | na | vegetable, rape |
| 4F5C | 作 | SAKU, SA | tsuku(ru) | to make, to build |
| 7523 | 産 | SAN | u(mu), u(mareru) | birth, production |
| 7D19 | 紙 | SHI | kami | paper |
| 601D | 思 | SHI | omo(u) | to think, to believe |
| 59C9 | 姉 | SHI | ane | older sister |
| 6B62 | 止 | SHI | to(maru), to(meru) | to stop |
| 5E02 | 市 | SHI | ichi | city, market |
| 4ED5 | 仕 | SHI, JI | tsuka(eru) | to serve |
| 6B7B | 死 | SHI | shi(nu) | death, to die |
| 4F7F | 使 | SHI | tsuka(u) | use, messenger |
| 59CB | 始 | SHI | haji(meru/maru) | start, to begin |
| 8A66 | 試 | SHI | kokoro(miru), tame(su) | to try |
| 79C1 | 私 | SHI | watashi | I, me, private |
| 5B57 | 字 | JI | aza | character, sector of a village |
| 81EA | 自 | JI, SHI | mizuka(ra) | self |
| 4E8B | 事 | JI | koto | thing, matter |
| 6301 | 持 | JI | mo(tsu) | to own, to carry |
| 5BA4 | 室 | SHITSU | muro | room, cellar |
| 8CEA | 質 | SHITSU, SHICHI | – | quality, nature |
| 5199 | 写 | SHA | utsu(su), utsu(ru) | copy, photograph |
| 8005 | 者 | SHA | mono | person |
| 501F | 借 | SHAKU | ka(riru) | to rent, to borrow |
| 5F31 | 弱 | JAKU | yowa(i), yowa(ru), yowa(meru) | weak, to weaken |
| 9996 | 首 | SHU | kubi | neck, head |
| 4E3B | 主 | SHU | nushi | owner, main- |
| 79CB | 秋 | SHUU | aki | autumn, fall |
| 96C6 | 集 | SHUU | atsu(maru/meru) | to meet, to gather |
| 7FD2 | 習 | SHUU | nara(u) | to learn |
| 7D42 | 終 | SHUU | o(waru), o(eru) | end |
| 4F4F | 住 | JUU | su(mu), su(mau) | to live in, to reside |
| 91CD | 重 | JUU, CHOU | omo(i), kasa(naru), -e | heavy, serious, -fold |
| 6625 | 春 | SHUN | haru | spring |
| 6240 | 所 | SHO | tokoro | a place |
| 6691 | 暑 | SHO | atsu(i) | hot (temperature) |
| 5834 | 場 | JOU | ba | a place |
| 4E57 | 乗 | JOU | no(ru), no(seru) | to drive, to ride, to fool |
| 8272 | 色 | SHOKU | iro | color, sensuality |
| 68EE | 森 | SHIN | mori | forest |
| 5FC3 | 心 | SHIN | kokoro | heart, mind |
| 89AA | 親 | SHIN | oya, shita(shii), shita(shimu) | parents, to be close, to be friends |
| 771F | 真 | SHIN | ma- | truth, reality, purity |
| 9032 | 進 | SHIN | susu(mu), susu(meru) | continue, proceed, promote |
| 56F3 | 図 | ZU, TO | haka(ru) | drawing, plan |
| 9752 | 青 | SEI | ao(i), ao | blue, green, unripe |
| 6B63 | 正 | SEI, SHOU | tada(shii), tada(su), masa | correct, right |
| 58F0 | 声 | SEI | koe | voice |
| 4E16 | 世 | SEI, SE | yo | world, age |
| 8D64 | 赤 | SEKI, SHAKU | aka(i), aka(maru), aka(rameru) | red, to flush |
| 5915 | 夕 | SEKI | yuu | evening |
| 5207 | 切 | SETSU, SAI | ki(ru), ki(reru) | to cut, come to an end |
| 8AAC | 説 | SETSU | to(ku) | opinion, theory, explain |
| 6D17 | 洗 | SEN | ara(u) | to wash |
| 65E9 | 早 | SOU, SA | haya(i), haya(meru/maru) | fast, early, to speed up |
| 8D70 | 走 | SOU | hashi(ru) | to run |
| 9001 | 送 | SOU | oku(ru) | to send |
| 65CF | 族 | ZOKU | – | family, tribe |
| 6751 | 村 | SON | mura | village |
| 4F53 | 体 | TAI, TEI | karada | body |
| 592A | 太 | TAI, TA | futo(i), futo(ru) | bold, thick |
| 5F85 | 待 | TAI | ma(tsu) | to wait |
| 8CB8 | 貸 | TAI | ka(su) | to lend |
| 53F0 | 台 | DAI, TAI | – | frame, basis, pedestal |
| 4EE3 | 代 | DAI, TAI | ka(waru), ka(eru), yo, shiro | generation, age, replace |
| 984C | 題 | DAI | – | title, theme, subject |
| 77ED | 短 | TAN | mijika(i) | short |
| 77E5 | 知 | CHI | shi(ru) | to know |
| 5730 | 地 | CHI, JI | – | earth, land |
| 6C60 | 池 | CHI | ike | pond |
| 8336 | 茶 | CHA, SA | – | tea |
| 7740 | 着 | CHAKU | ki(ru), tsu(keru), ki(seru), tsu(ku) | arrival, clothes |
| 663C | 昼 | CHUU | hiru | noon |
| 6CE8 | 注 | CHUU | soso(gu) | notice, attention, flow |
| 753A | 町 | CHOU | machi | city, quarter, district |
| 9CE5 | 鳥 | CHOU | tori | bird |
| 671D | 朝 | CHOU | asa | morning |
| 901A | 通 | TSUU | tou(ru), tou(su), kayo(u) | to pass |
| 5F1F | 弟 | TEI | otouto | younger brother |
| 4F4E | 低 | TEI | hiku(i), hiku(meru/maru) | low, to lower |
| 8EE2 | 転 | TEN | koro(bu), koro(garu/geru), koro(gasu) | to roll, to turn |
| 7530 | 田 | DEN | ta | rice field |
| 90FD | 都 | TO, TSU | miyako | capital |
| 5EA8 | 度 | DO | tabi | measure, degree |
| 7B54 | 答 | TOU | kota(e), kota(eru) | answer |
| 51AC | 冬 | TOU | fuyu | winter |
| 982D | 頭 | TOU, ZU | atama, kashira | head, master540C |
| 540C | 同 | DOU | ona(ji) | same |
| 52D5 | 動 | DOU | ugo(ku), ugo(kasu) | to move |
| 5802 | 堂 | DOU | – | room, hall, temple |
| 50CD | 働 | DOU | hatara(ku) | to work |
| 7279 | 特 | TOKU | – | special |
| 8089 | 肉 | NIKU | – | meat |
| 58F2 | 売 | BAI | u(ru), u(reru) | to sell |
| 767A | 発 | HATSU, HOTSU | – | start, to leave, issue |
| 98EF | 飯 | HAN | meshi | meal, cooked rice |
| 75C5 | 病 | BYOU | ya(mu), yamai | sickness, illness |
| 54C1 | 品 | HIN | shina | product, quality |
| 4E0D | 不 | FU, BU | – | not |
| 98A8 | 風 | FUU | kaze | wind, style |
| 670D | 服 | FUKU | – | clothing |
| 7269 | 物 | BUTSU, MOTSU | mono | thing |
| 6587 | 文 | BUN, MON | fumi | literature, sentence, letter |
| 5225 | 別 | BETSU | waka(reru) | difference, to part |
| 52C9 | 勉 | BEN | – | hard work, effort |
| 4FBF | 便 | BEN, BIN | tayo(ri) | comfort, excrement, message |
| 6B69 | 歩 | HO, BU | aru(ku), ayu(mu) | to walk |
| 65B9 | 方 | HOU | kata | direction, person |
| 59B9 | 妹 | MAI | imouto | younger sister |
| 5473 | 味 | MI | aji, aji(waru) | taste, to savor, to enjoy |
| 6C11 | 民 | MIN | tami | nation, people |
| 660E | 明 | MEI | a(kari), aka(rui) | light, brightness, to be open |
| 9580 | 門 | MON | kado | gate |
| 554F | 問 | MON | to(i), to(u) | question, take care of |
| 591C | 夜 | YA | yoro, yo~ | night |
| 91CE | 野 | YA | no | field |
| 85AC | 薬 | YAKU | kusuri | drug, medicine, chemical |
| 6709 | 有 | YUU, U | a(ru) | to exist, to be, to have |
| 66DC | 曜 | YOU | – | weekday |
| 7528 | 用 | YOU | mochi(iru) | issue, to use |
| 6D0B | 洋 | YOU | – | ocean, western, foreign |
| 7406 | 理 | RI | – | reason, principle |
| 65C5 | 旅 | RYO | tabi | trip, travel |
| 6599 | 料 | RYOU | – | material, charge |
| 529B | 力 | RYOKU, RIKI | chikara | power, force |
| 6797 | 林 | RIN | hayashi | woods |
Kanji Flashcards for the JLPT N5 & JLPT N4
NIHONGO ICHIBAN 
nice work, going to use this as preparation! thanks for sharing
nice work .this December I can finish my n4 in india tamilnadu……..thankyou ………..
Great job! Thank you so much for publishing this.
this year I will do in JLPT in Indonesia. thanks
Wonderful, thank you.
Just finished with your list, thanks for the help!
Great. I wish you good luck for the test.
Can you please make a mobile phone friendly list. Actually, i browse from my mobile and my phone does not support any other font except the latin alphabet. I would be happy if i could get a complete one page list of n5 kanji without seeing squares & boxes
Hello,
I don’t understand well, if your phone only support the latin alphabet does it mean you want a list of Kanji without kanji ?
Best Regards,
Sophie Coureau
No, I meant to say that whereever the kanji appears , instead of putting it as a text font, a small image (enough to be visible) can be replaced in that place. Though the page may become a bit longer, it will help many such people who browse by non-japanese devices. Although clicking on the kanji link gives an enlarged image, but doing it 104 times would be expensive.(mobile internet is much costlier, at least where i live).So, it would be beneficial.
This site is really gud and everything is available here just by one click…..
It’s good not only for learners but also the student taking examination such as me!
ありがとう～i’ll try my best~
I’ve got jlpt N2 this year
どうぞありがとう。
Thanks for sharing this. Waiting for kanji of jlpt 3!
where could i get a .pdf format of the list like the one from the JLPT N5 ? is it under construction or made ?
You can print the list as a pdf. There is a small description how to do this at the bottom of the page I think.
I’m also after this list in the same format as the one you’re offering for N5, with each kanji on a separate page and boxes to be filled in for practice. I’m all up for paying for such a e-book if that’s the case.
im looking for that one too! do you know where to find it? free perhaps
Hello, is there any N4 book like the N5 book that you got (the first 103 kanju print yourself) if so how much is it ? and where i can find it? thanks on advance