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JLPT N5 · Beginner

JLPT N5 Kanji List

103 kanji

JLPT N5 kanji question practice 59 vocabulary tests · real exam questions N5 kanji flashcards 103 cards · readings & meanings
日 day 一 one 国 country 会 meeting 人 person 年 year 大 large 十 ten 二 two 本 book 中 in 長 long 出 exit 三 three 時 time 行 going 社 company 見 see 月 month 分 part 後 behind 前 in front 生 life 五 five 間 interval 上 above 東 east 四 four 今 now 新 new 金 gold 九 nine 入 enter 立 stand up 手 hand 学 study 高 tall 円 circle 子 child 目 eye 外 outside 言 say 八 eight 六 six 下 below 来 come 気 spirit 小 little 七 seven 山 mountain 話 tale 多 many 安 relax 女 woman 北 north 午 noon 百 hundred 書 write 先 before 名 name 川 stream 千 thousand 道 road-way 水 water 半 half 男 male 西 west 電 electricity 口 mouth 少 few 校 exam 語 word 空 empty 土 soil 木 tree 聞 hear 食 eat 車 car 何 what 南 south 足 leg 万 ten thousand 店 store 毎 every 白 white 古 old 天 heavens 買 buy 週 week 母 mama 火 fire 花 flower 右 right 読 read 友 friend 左 left 休 rest 父 father 駅 station 雨 rain 飲 drink 魚 fish 耳 ear

Study guide

How to study this N5 kanji list

Start with everyday words and short sentences. Recognising a character in a word is more useful than memorising all its possible readings at once.

  1. Cover the meanings with the recall toggle and try to read a small group of characters.
  2. Open a character, choose one example word, and check its reading and meaning. Use audio where a play button is available.
  3. Review the words you missed, then return to the list and recall them without the hints.
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The level labels are study groupings used by this site. The JLPT does not publish an official vocabulary, kanji or grammar list.

Reference: Official JLPT FAQ.

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