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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 |
NIHONGO ICHIBAN 