2011 April – NIHONGO ICHIBAN

This is the list of the 103 kanji you need to know to pass the JLPT N5 test. Click on the kanji and watch the video with the stroke order on how to write it and learn from example vocabulary. When you click the “Share” button on top of the page you can also select to print in a printer friendly view (in total 31 A4 pages).

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Code	kanji	Onyomi	Kunyomi	Meaning
5B89	安	AN	yasu(i)	peace, cheap, safety
4E00	一	ICHI, ITSU	hito(tsu), hito-	one
98F2	飲	IN	no(mu)	to drink
53F3	右	U, YUU	migi	right
96E8	雨	U	ame	rain
99C5	駅	EKI	–	station
5186	円	EN	maru(i)	circle, Yen, round
706B	火	KA	hi	fire
82B1	花	KA	hana	flower, blossom
4E0B	下	KA, GE	shimo, sa(geru), o(rosu), ku(daru)	below, down
4F55	何	KA	nani	what, how many, which
4FLA	会	KAI, E	a(u)	to meet, to come together, society
5916	外	GAI, GE	soto, hoka, hazu(reru), hazu(su)	outside, other, disconnect
5B66	学	GAKU	mana(bu)	school, science, learning
9593	間	KAN, KEN	aida	time, time span
6C17	気	KI, KE	–	soul, spirit
4E5D	九	KYUU, KU	kokono(tsu), kokono-	nine
4F11	休	KYUU	yasu(mu)	to rest
9B5A	魚	GYO	sakana, uo	fish
91D1	金	KIN, KON	kane	gold, metal, money
7A7A	空	KUU	sora, a(keru), kara	sky, to become free, empty
6708	月	GETSU, GATSU	tsuki	month, moon
898B	見	KEN	mi(ru), mi(eru), mi(seru)	to see, to be visible, to show
8A00	言	GEN, GON	i(u)	word, to talk
53E4	古	KO	furu(i)	old, used
4E94	五	GO	itsu(tsu), itsu-	five
5F8C	後	GO, KOU	ato, oku(reru), nochi	after, later, back, to stay behind
5348	午	GO	–	noon
8A9E	語	GO	kata(ru), kata(rau)	word, to talk
6821	校	KOU	–	school
53E3	口	KOU, KU	kuchi	mouth
884C	行	KOU	i(ku), yu(ku), okona(u)	to walk. to go, to do, to carry out
9AD8	高	KOU	taka(i), taka(maru), taka(meru)	high, expensive, increase, quantity
56FD	国	KOKU	kuni	country
4ECA	今	KON, KIN	ima	now
5DE6	左	SA	hidari	left
4E09	三	SAN	mit(tsu), mi-	three
5C71	山	SAN	yama	mountain
56DB	四	SHI	yo(ttsu), yu(tsu), yo-, yon-	four
5B50	子	SHI, SU	ko	child
8033	耳	JI	mimi	ear
6642	時	JI	toki	time, hour
4E03	七	SHICHI	nana(tsu), nana-, nano-	seven
8ECA	車	SHA	kuruma	car, wheel
793E	社	SHA	yashiro	shinto shrine, society
624B	手	SHU	te	hand
9031	週	SHUU	–	week
5341	十	JUU, JI	too, to-	ten, cross
51FA	出	SHUTSU	da(su), de(ru)	to leave, to get out. to take out
66F8	書	SHO	ka(ku)	to write
5073	女	JO, NYO	onna, me	woman, female
5C0F	小	SHOU	chii(sai), ko-, o-	small
5C11	少	SHOU	suko(shi), suku(nai)	a little
4E0A	上	SHOU, JOU	ue, kami, a(geru), a(garu)	above, upper
98DF	食	SHOKU	ta(beru), ku(ru), ku(rau)	to eat
65B0	新	SHIN	atara(shii), ara(ta), nii-	new
4EBA	人	JIN, NIN	hito	person
6C34	水	SUI	mizu	water
751F	生	SEI, SHOU	i(kiru), u(mu), ha(yasu), nama, ki	to live, to grow, to be born, raw
897F	西	SEI, SAI	nishi	west
5DDD	川	SEN	kawa	river
5343	千	SEN	chi	thousand
5148	先	SEN	saki	before, in future
524D	前	ZEN	mae	before
8DB3	足	SOKU	ashi, ta(riru), ta(su)	foot, to be sufficient, to add
491A	多	TA	oo(i)	many
5927	大	DAI, TAI	ou(kii), oo(i)	big, a lot
7537	男	DAN, NAN	otoko	man, male
4E2D	中	CHUU	naka	inner, center, between
9577	長	CHOU	naga(i)	long, leader
5929	天	TEN	ame, ama	sky
5E97	店	TEN	mise	shop
96FB	電	DEN	–	electricity
571F	土	DO, TO	tsuchi	earth, ground
6771	東	TOU	higashi	east
9053	道	DOU	michi	street, path
8AAD	読	DOKU	yo(mu)	to read
5357	南	NAN	minami	south
4E8C	ニ	NI	futa(tsu), futa-	two
65E5	日	NICHI, JITSU	hi, -ka	day, sun
5165	入	NYUU	hai(ru), i(ru), i(reru)	to enter, to insert
5E74	年	NEN	toshi	year
8CB7	買	BAI	ka(u)	to buy
767D	白	HAKU, BYAKU	shiro(i), shiro	white
516B	八	HACHI	yat(tsu), ya(tsu), ya-, you-	eight
534A	半	HAN	naka(ba)	half, middle, semi-
767E	百	HYAKU	–	hundred
7236	父	FU	chichi	father
5206	分	BUN, BU, FUN	wa(keru), wa(kareru), wa(karu)	part, minute, to divide, to understand
805E	聞	BUN, MON	ki(ku), ki(koeru)	to hear, to listen, to ask
6BCD	母	BO	haha	mother
5317	北	HOKU	kita	north
6728	木	BOKU, MOKU	ki, ko	tree, wood
672C	本	HON	moto	book, source, main-
6BCE	毎	MAI	–	each, every
4E07	万	MAN, BAN	–	ten thousand, all, many
540D	名	MEI, MYOU	na	name, reputation
76EE	目	MOKU	me	eye
53CB	友	YUU	tomo	friend
6765	来	RAI	ku(ru), kita(ru), kita(su)	to come
7ABC	立	RITSU	ta(tsu), ta(teru)	to stand, to establish
516D	六	ROKU	mutt(su), mu(tsu), mu, mui	six
8A71	話	WA	hanashi, hana(su)	speech, to talk, story, conversation