{"id":2124,"date":"2025-07-30T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joyokanjikai.com\/learning-japanese\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:59:44","slug":"complete-list-of-all-jlpt-n5-kanji-with-readings-meanings-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joyokanjikai.com\/learning-japanese\/complete-list-of-all-jlpt-n5-kanji-with-readings-meanings-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete List of All JLPT N5 Kanji (With Readings, Meanings & Examples)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re preparing for the JLPT N5 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test)<\/strong>, mastering the kanji is one of the most essential first steps. This is the complete, curated list of all JLPT N5 kanji<\/strong> \u2014 including readings (On\u2019yomi and Kun\u2019yomi) and real-world vocabulary examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re studying on your own, using flashcards, or building a digital deck, this page gives you everything you need to learn and recognize every kanji required for JLPT N5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 What Is the JLPT N5 Kanji List?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The JLPT N5<\/strong> is the most basic level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. It focuses on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Common daily-use vocabulary<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Around 100 essential kanji<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The ability to read simple sentences<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    This list includes all kanji you’re expected to recognize<\/strong> for N5 \u2014 based on official guidelines, past exams, and standard JLPT prep textbooks like Minna no Nihongo<\/em> and Genki I<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udcd8 How This Kanji List Is Organized<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    For each JLPT N5 kanji, this list provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Kanji character<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • English meaning<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • On\u2019yomi (\u97f3\u8aad\u307f)<\/strong> \u2013 the Sino-Japanese reading<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Kun\u2019yomi (\u8a13\u8aad\u307f)<\/strong> \u2013 the native Japanese reading<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Example vocabulary<\/strong> \u2013 common words where the kanji appears<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      If you’re preparing for the test, you’ll want to read, recognize, and understand<\/strong> all of these. You are not required to write them<\/strong> by hand for the JLPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83d\udccb Complete JLPT N5 Kanji List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      No.<\/th>Kanji<\/th>Strokes<\/th>On’yomi<\/th>Kun’yomi<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      1<\/td>\u4e00<\/td>1<\/td>ICHI, ITSU<\/td>hito(tsu)<\/td>one<\/td>\u4e00\u4eba (hitori) – one person; \u4e00\u3064 (hitotsu) – one thing<\/td><\/tr>
      2<\/td>\u4e8c<\/td>2<\/td>NI<\/td>futa(tsu)<\/td>two<\/td>\u4e8c\u4eba (futari) – two people; \u4e8c\u3064 (futatsu) – two things<\/td><\/tr>
      3<\/td>\u4e09<\/td>3<\/td>SAN<\/td>mit(tsu)<\/td>three<\/td>\u4e09\u65e5 (mikka) – three days; \u4e09\u3064 (mittsu) – three things<\/td><\/tr>
      4<\/td>\u56db<\/td>5<\/td>SHI<\/td>yot(tsu), yon<\/td>four<\/td>\u56db\u65e5 (yokka) – four days; \u56db\u3064 (yottsu) – four things<\/td><\/tr>
      5<\/td>\u4e94<\/td>4<\/td>GO<\/td>itsu(tsu)<\/td>five<\/td>\u4e94\u65e5 (itsuka) – five days; \u4e94\u3064 (itsutsu) – five things<\/td><\/tr>
      6<\/td>\u516d<\/td>4<\/td>ROKU<\/td>mut(tsu)<\/td>six<\/td>\u516d\u65e5 (muika) – six days; \u516d\u3064 (muttsu) – six things<\/td><\/tr>
      7<\/td>\u4e03<\/td>2<\/td>SHICHI<\/td>nana(tsu)<\/td>seven<\/td>\u4e03\u65e5 (nanoka) – seven days; \u4e03\u3064 (nanatsu) – seven things<\/td><\/tr>
      8<\/td>\u516b<\/td>2<\/td>HACHI<\/td>yat(tsu)<\/td>eight<\/td>\u516b\u65e5 (youka) – eight days; \u516b\u3064 (yattsu) – eight things<\/td><\/tr>
      9<\/td>\u4e5d<\/td>2<\/td>KY\u016a, KU<\/td>kokono(tsu)<\/td>nine<\/td>\u4e5d\u65e5 (kokonoka) – nine days; \u4e5d\u3064 (kokonotsu) – nine things<\/td><\/tr>
      10<\/td>\u5341<\/td>2<\/td>J\u016a<\/td>t\u014d, to<\/td>ten<\/td>\u5341\u65e5 (t\u014dka) – ten days; \u5341 (j\u016b) – ten<\/td><\/tr>
      11<\/td>\u767e<\/td>6<\/td>HYAKU<\/td>–<\/td>hundred<\/td>\u767e\u5186 (hyakuen) – 100 yen; \u767e\u4eba (hyakunin) – 100 people<\/td><\/tr>
      12<\/td>\u5343<\/td>3<\/td>SEN<\/td>chi<\/td>thousand<\/td>\u5343\u5186 (senen) – 1,000 yen; \u5343\u8449 (Chiba) – Chiba (place name)<\/td><\/tr>
      13<\/td>\u4e07<\/td>3<\/td>MAN<\/td>–<\/td>ten thousand<\/td>\u4e00\u4e07 (ichiman) – 10,000; \u4e07\u5e74\u7b46 (mannen hitsu) – fountain pen<\/td><\/tr>
      14<\/td>\u6c34<\/td>4<\/td>SUI<\/td>mizu<\/td>water<\/td>\u6c34\u66dc\u65e5 (suiy\u014dbi) – Wednesday; \u6c34 (mizu) – water<\/td><\/tr>
      15<\/td>\u706b<\/td>4<\/td>KA<\/td>hi<\/td>fire<\/td>\u706b\u66dc\u65e5 (kay\u014dbi) – Tuesday; \u82b1\u706b (hanabi) – fireworks<\/td><\/tr>
      16<\/td>\u6728<\/td>4<\/td>BOKU, MOKU<\/td>ki<\/td>tree, wood<\/td>\u6728\u66dc\u65e5 (mokuy\u014dbi) – Thursday; \u6728 (ki) – tree<\/td><\/tr>
      17<\/td>\u5929<\/td>4<\/td>TEN<\/td>ame, ama<\/td>heaven, sky<\/td>\u5929\u6c17 (tenki) – weather; \u5929 (ten) – heaven<\/td><\/tr>
      18<\/td>\u571f<\/td>3<\/td>DO, TO<\/td>tsuchi<\/td>soil, earth<\/td>\u571f\u66dc\u65e5 (doy\u014dbi) – Saturday; \u571f (tsuchi) – soil<\/td><\/tr>
      19<\/td>\u5317<\/td>5<\/td>HOKU<\/td>kita<\/td>north<\/td>\u5317 (kita) – north; \u5317\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab (Kita Amerika) – North America<\/td><\/tr>
      20<\/td>\u6771<\/td>8<\/td>T\u014c<\/td>higashi<\/td>east<\/td>\u6771 (higashi) – east; \u6771\u4eac (T\u014dky\u014d) – Tokyo<\/td><\/tr>
      21<\/td>\u897f<\/td>6<\/td>SEI<\/td>nishi<\/td>west<\/td>\u897f (nishi) – west; \u897f\u6d0b (seiy\u014d) – the West<\/td><\/tr>
      22<\/td>\u5357<\/td>9<\/td>NAN<\/td>minami<\/td>south<\/td>\u5357 (minami) – south; \u5357\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab (Minami Amerika) – South America<\/td><\/tr>
      23<\/td>\u5de6<\/td>5<\/td>SA<\/td>hidari<\/td>left<\/td>\u5de6 (hidari) – left; \u5de6\u5074 (hidarigawa) – left side<\/td><\/tr>
      24<\/td>\u53f3<\/td>5<\/td>U, Y\u016a<\/td>migi<\/td>right<\/td>\u53f3 (migi) – right; \u53f3\u5074 (migigawa) – right side<\/td><\/tr>
      25<\/td>\u65e5<\/td>4<\/td>NICHI, JITSU<\/td>hi, -bi<\/td>day, sun<\/td>\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5 (nichiy\u014dbi) – Sunday; \u4eca\u65e5 (ky\u014d) – today<\/td><\/tr>
      26<\/td>\u6708<\/td>4<\/td>GETSU, GATSU<\/td>tsuki<\/td>month, moon<\/td>\u6708\u66dc\u65e5 (getsuy\u014dbi) – Monday; \u4e00\u6708 (ichigatsu) – January<\/td><\/tr>
      27<\/td>\u82b1<\/td>7<\/td>KA<\/td>hana<\/td>flower<\/td>\u82b1 (hana) – flower; \u82b1\u898b (hanami) – flower viewing<\/td><\/tr>
      28<\/td>\u9b5a<\/td>11<\/td>GYO<\/td>sakana<\/td>fish<\/td>\u9b5a (sakana) – fish; \u91d1\u9b5a (kingyo) – goldfish<\/td><\/tr>
      29<\/td>\u7a7a<\/td>8<\/td>K\u016a<\/td>sora<\/td>sky<\/td>\u7a7a (sora) – sky; \u7a7a\u6e2f (k\u016bk\u014d) – airport<\/td><\/tr>
      30<\/td>\u5c71<\/td>3<\/td>SAN<\/td>yama<\/td>mountain<\/td>\u5c71 (yama) – mountain; \u5bcc\u58eb\u5c71 (Fujisan) – Mt. Fuji<\/td><\/tr>
      31<\/td>\u5ddd<\/td>3<\/td>SEN<\/td>kawa<\/td>river<\/td>\u5ddd (kawa) – river; \u6cb3\u5ddd (kasen) – river<\/td><\/tr>
      32<\/td>\u96e8<\/td>8<\/td>U<\/td>ame<\/td>rain<\/td>\u96e8 (ame) – rain; \u96e8\u5929 (uten) – rainy weather<\/td><\/tr>
      33<\/td>\u672c<\/td>5<\/td>HON<\/td>moto<\/td>book, origin<\/td>\u672c (hon) – book; \u65e5\u672c (Nihon) – Japan<\/td><\/tr>
      34<\/td>\u76ee<\/td>5<\/td>MOKU<\/td>me<\/td>eye<\/td>\u76ee (me) – eye; \u76ee\u7684 (mokuteki) – purpose<\/td><\/tr>
      35<\/td>\u53e3<\/td>3<\/td>K\u014c, KU<\/td>kuchi<\/td>mouth<\/td>\u53e3 (kuchi) – mouth; \u4eba\u53e3 (jink\u014d) – population<\/td><\/tr>
      36<\/td>\u8033<\/td>6<\/td>JI<\/td>mimi<\/td>ear<\/td>\u8033 (mimi) – ear; \u8033\u9f3b\u79d1 (jibika) – ENT doctor<\/td><\/tr>
      37<\/td>\u624b<\/td>4<\/td>SHU<\/td>te<\/td>hand<\/td>\u624b (te) – hand; \u624b\u7d19 (tegami) – letter<\/td><\/tr>
      38<\/td>\u8db3<\/td>7<\/td>SOKU<\/td>ashi<\/td>foot, sufficient<\/td>\u8db3 (ashi) – foot; \u8db3\u308a\u308b (tariru) – to be sufficient<\/td><\/tr>
      39<\/td>\u4eba<\/td>2<\/td>JIN, NIN<\/td>hito<\/td>person<\/td>\u4eba (hito) – person; \u65e5\u672c\u4eba (Nihonjin) – Japanese person<\/td><\/tr>
      40<\/td>\u6bcd<\/td>5<\/td>BO<\/td>haha<\/td>mother<\/td>\u6bcd (haha) – mother; \u6bcd\u89aa (hahaoya) – mother<\/td><\/tr>
      41<\/td>\u7236<\/td>4<\/td>FU<\/td>chichi<\/td>father<\/td>\u7236 (chichi) – father; \u7236\u89aa (chichioya) – father<\/td><\/tr>
      42<\/td>\u5973<\/td>3<\/td>JO, NYO<\/td>onna<\/td>female<\/td>\u5973 (onna) – woman; \u5973\u6027 (josei) – female<\/td><\/tr>
      43<\/td>\u7537<\/td>7<\/td>DAN, NAN<\/td>otoko<\/td>male<\/td>\u7537 (otoko) – man; \u7537\u6027 (dansei) – male<\/td><\/tr>
      44<\/td>\u5b50<\/td>3<\/td>SHI, SU<\/td>ko<\/td>child<\/td>\u5b50 (ko) – child; \u5b50\u4f9b (kodomo) – child<\/td><\/tr>
      45<\/td>\u5c0f<\/td>3<\/td>SH\u014c<\/td>chiisa(i), ko<\/td>small<\/td>\u5c0f\u3055\u3044 (chiisai) – small; \u5c0f\u5b66\u6821 (sh\u014dgakk\u014d) – elementary school<\/td><\/tr>
      46<\/td>\u4e2d<\/td>4<\/td>CH\u016a<\/td>naka<\/td>middle, inside<\/td>\u4e2d (naka) – inside; \u4e2d\u56fd (Ch\u016bgoku) – China<\/td><\/tr>
      47<\/td>\u5927<\/td>3<\/td>DAI, TAI<\/td>\u014d(kii)<\/td>big<\/td>\u5927\u304d\u3044 (\u014dkii) – big; \u5927\u4eba (otona) – adult<\/td><\/tr>
      48<\/td>\u4e0a<\/td>3<\/td>J\u014c, SH\u014c<\/td>ue, kami, a(geru)<\/td>above, up<\/td>\u4e0a (ue) – above; \u4e0a\u3052\u308b (ageru) – to raise<\/td><\/tr>
      49<\/td>\u4e0b<\/td>3<\/td>GE, KA<\/td>shita, sa(geru)<\/td>below, down<\/td>\u4e0b (shita) – below; \u4e0b\u3052\u308b (sageru) – to lower<\/td><\/tr>
      50<\/td>\u4f55<\/td>7<\/td>KA<\/td>nani<\/td>what<\/td>\u4f55 (nani) – what; \u4f55\u6642 (nanji) – what time<\/td><\/tr>
      51<\/td>\u884c<\/td>6<\/td>K\u014c, GY\u014c<\/td>i(ku)<\/td>go<\/td>\u884c\u304f (iku) – to go; \u9280\u884c (gink\u014d) – bank<\/td><\/tr>
      52<\/td>\u898b<\/td>7<\/td>KEN<\/td>mi(ru)<\/td>see<\/td>\u898b\u308b (miru) – to see; \u898b\u5b66 (kengaku) – field trip<\/td><\/tr>
      53<\/td>\u8a00<\/td>7<\/td>GEN, GON<\/td>i(u)<\/td>say, word<\/td>\u8a00\u3046 (iu) – to say; \u8a00\u8449 (kotoba) – word<\/td><\/tr>
      54<\/td>\u8a9e<\/td>14<\/td>GO<\/td>kata(ru)<\/td>language<\/td>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e (Nihongo) – Japanese language; \u82f1\u8a9e (Eigo) – English language<\/td><\/tr>
      55<\/td>\u98df<\/td>9<\/td>SHOKU<\/td>ta(beru), ku(u)<\/td>eat<\/td>\u98df\u3079\u308b (taberu) – to eat; \u98df\u4e8b (shokuji) – meal<\/td><\/tr>
      56<\/td>\u98f2<\/td>12<\/td>IN<\/td>no(mu)<\/td>drink<\/td>\u98f2\u3080 (nomu) – to drink; \u98f2\u307f\u7269 (nomimono) – drink<\/td><\/tr>
      57<\/td>\u4f1a<\/td>6<\/td>KAI<\/td>a(u)<\/td>meet<\/td>\u4f1a\u3046 (au) – to meet; \u4f1a\u793e (kaisha) – company<\/td><\/tr>
      58<\/td>\u5b66<\/td>8<\/td>GAKU<\/td>mana(bu)<\/td>study<\/td>\u5b66\u6821 (gakk\u014d) – school; \u5b66\u3076 (manabu) – to learn<\/td><\/tr>
      59<\/td>\u4f11<\/td>6<\/td>KY\u016a<\/td>yasu(mu)<\/td>rest<\/td>\u4f11\u3080 (yasumu) – to rest; \u4f11\u65e5 (ky\u016bjitsu) – holiday<\/td><\/tr>
      60<\/td>\u8cb7<\/td>12<\/td>BAI<\/td>ka(u)<\/td>buy<\/td>\u8cb7\u3046 (kau) – to buy; \u8cb7\u3044\u7269 (kaimono) – shopping<\/td><\/tr>
      61<\/td>\u805e<\/td>14<\/td>BUN, MON<\/td>ki(ku)<\/td>hear<\/td>\u805e\u304f (kiku) – to hear; \u65b0\u805e (shinbun) – newspaper<\/td><\/tr>
      62<\/td>\u6765<\/td>7<\/td>RAI<\/td>ku(ru)<\/td>come<\/td>\u6765\u308b (kuru) – to come; \u6765\u5e74 (rainen) – next year<\/td><\/tr>
      63<\/td>\u7acb<\/td>5<\/td>RITSU<\/td>ta(tsu)<\/td>stand<\/td>\u7acb\u3064 (tatsu) – to stand<\/td><\/tr>
      64<\/td>\u751f<\/td>5<\/td>SEI, SH\u014c<\/td>i(kiru), u(mareru), nama<\/td>life, raw, student<\/td>\u5b66\u751f (gakusei) – student; \u751f (sei) – life<\/td><\/tr>
      65<\/td>\u8a71<\/td>13<\/td>WA<\/td>hana(su), hanashi<\/td>talk<\/td>\u8a71\u3059 (hanasu) – to talk; \u96fb\u8a71 (denwa) – telephone<\/td><\/tr>
      66<\/td>\u51fa<\/td>5<\/td>SHUTSU<\/td>de(ru)<\/td>exit<\/td>\u51fa\u308b (deru) – to exit; \u51fa\u53e3 (deguchi) – exit<\/td><\/tr>
      67<\/td>\u8aad<\/td>14<\/td>DOKU<\/td>yo(mu)<\/td>read<\/td>\u8aad\u3080 (yomu) – to read; \u8aad\u66f8 (dokusho) – reading<\/td><\/tr>
      68<\/td>\u5165<\/td>2<\/td>NY\u016a<\/td>hai(ru), i(reru)<\/td>enter<\/td>\u5165\u308b (hairu) – to enter; \u5165\u53e3 (iriguchi) – entrance<\/td><\/tr>
      69<\/td>\u66f8<\/td>10<\/td>SHO<\/td>ka(ku)<\/td>write, book<\/td>\u66f8\u304f (kaku) – to write; \u672c (hon) – book<\/td><\/tr>
      70<\/td>\u5f8c<\/td>9<\/td>GO, K\u014c<\/td>ato, ushi(ro)<\/td>after<\/td>\u5f8c (ato) – after; \u5348\u5f8c (gogo) – PM<\/td><\/tr>
      71<\/td>\u53e4<\/td>5<\/td>KO<\/td>furu(i)<\/td>old<\/td>\u53e4\u3044 (furui) – old; \u53e4\u4ee3 (kodai) – ancient times<\/td><\/tr>
      72<\/td>\u9ad8<\/td>10<\/td>K\u014c<\/td>taka(i)<\/td>high, expensive<\/td>\u9ad8\u3044 (takai) – high, expensive; \u9ad8\u6821 (k\u014dk\u014d) – high school<\/td><\/tr>
      73<\/td>\u5b89<\/td>6<\/td>AN<\/td>yasu(i)<\/td>cheap, safe<\/td>\u5b89\u3044 (yasui) – cheap; \u5b89\u5168 (anzen) – safety<\/td><\/tr>
      74<\/td>\u591a<\/td>6<\/td>TA<\/td>oo(i)<\/td>many<\/td>\u591a\u3044 (ooi) – many; \u591a\u6570 (tas\u016b) – majority<\/td><\/tr>
      75<\/td>\u65b0<\/td>13<\/td>SHIN<\/td>atara(shii)<\/td>new<\/td>\u65b0\u3057\u3044 (atarashii) – new; \u65b0\u805e (shinbun) – newspaper<\/td><\/tr>
      76<\/td>\u5c11<\/td>4<\/td>SH\u014c<\/td>suku(nai), suko(shi)<\/td>few, little<\/td>\u5c11\u306a\u3044 (sukunai) – few; \u5c11\u3057 (sukoshi) – a little<\/td><\/tr>
      77<\/td>\u9577<\/td>8<\/td>CH\u014c<\/td>naga(i)<\/td>long<\/td>\u9577\u3044 (nagai) – long; \u793e\u9577 (shach\u014d) – company president<\/td><\/tr>
      78<\/td>\u767d<\/td>5<\/td>HAKU, BYAKU<\/td>shiro(i)<\/td>white<\/td>\u767d\u3044 (shiroi) – white; \u767d (shiro) – white<\/td><\/tr>
      79<\/td>\u5206<\/td>4<\/td>FUN, BUN<\/td>wa(karu)<\/td>minute, understand<\/td>\u5206 (fun) – minute; \u5206\u304b\u308b (wakaru) – to understand<\/td><\/tr>
      80<\/td>\u6642<\/td>10<\/td>JI<\/td>toki<\/td>time, hour<\/td>\u6642\u9593 (jikan) – time; \u6642 (ji) – o’clock<\/td><\/tr>
      81<\/td>\u9593<\/td>12<\/td>KAN, KEN<\/td>aida, ma<\/td>interval<\/td>\u9593 (aida) – between; \u6642\u9593 (jikan) – time<\/td><\/tr>
      82<\/td>\u9031<\/td>11<\/td>SH\u016a<\/td>–<\/td>week<\/td>\u9031\u9593 (sh\u016bkan) – week; \u5148\u9031 (sensh\u016b) – last week<\/td><\/tr>
      83<\/td>\u5e74<\/td>6<\/td>NEN<\/td>toshi<\/td>year<\/td>\u5e74 (toshi) – year; \u6765\u5e74 (rainen) – next year<\/td><\/tr>
      84<\/td>\u4eca<\/td>4<\/td>KON, KIN<\/td>ima<\/td>now<\/td>\u4eca (ima) – now; \u4eca\u65e5 (ky\u014d) – today<\/td><\/tr>
      85<\/td>\u5148<\/td>6<\/td>SEN<\/td>saki<\/td>previous, ahead<\/td>\u5148 (saki) – ahead; \u5148\u751f (sensei) – teacher<\/td><\/tr>
      86<\/td>\u524d<\/td>9<\/td>ZEN<\/td>mae<\/td>before<\/td>\u524d (mae) – before; \u5348\u524d (gozen) – AM<\/td><\/tr>
      87<\/td>\u5348<\/td>4<\/td>GO<\/td>–<\/td>noon<\/td>\u5348\u524d (gozen) – AM; \u5348\u5f8c (gogo) – PM<\/td><\/tr>
      88<\/td>\u534a<\/td>5<\/td>HAN<\/td>naka(ba)<\/td>half<\/td>\u534a\u5206 (hanbun) – half; \u534a (han) – half<\/td><\/tr>
      89<\/td>\u5e97<\/td>8<\/td>TEN<\/td>mise<\/td>store<\/td>\u5e97 (mise) – store; \u5e97\u54e1 (ten’in) – clerk<\/td><\/tr>
      90<\/td>\u5916<\/td>5<\/td>GAI<\/td>soto<\/td>outside<\/td>\u5916 (soto) – outside; \u5916\u56fd (gaikoku) – foreign country<\/td><\/tr>
      91<\/td>\u96fb<\/td>13<\/td>DEN<\/td>–<\/td>electricity<\/td>\u96fb\u8a71 (denwa) – telephone; \u96fb\u8eca (densha) – train<\/td><\/tr>
      92<\/td>\u9053<\/td>12<\/td>D\u014c<\/td>michi<\/td>road<\/td>\u9053 (michi) – road; \u9053\u8def (d\u014dro) – road<\/td><\/tr>
      93<\/td>\u6bce<\/td>6<\/td>MAI<\/td>–<\/td>every<\/td>\u6bce\u65e5 (mainichi) – every day; \u6bce\u5e74 (maitoshi) – every year<\/td><\/tr>
      94<\/td>\u53cb<\/td>4<\/td>Y\u016a<\/td>tomo<\/td>friend<\/td>\u53cb\u9054 (tomodachi) – friend; \u53cb\u4eba (y\u016bjin) – friend<\/td><\/tr>
      95<\/td>\u540d<\/td>6<\/td>MEI, MY\u014c<\/td>na<\/td>name<\/td>\u540d\u524d (namae) – name; \u6709\u540d (y\u016bmei) – famous<\/td><\/tr>
      96<\/td>\u91d1<\/td>8<\/td>KIN, KON<\/td>kane<\/td>gold, money, metal<\/td>\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5 (kiny\u014dbi) – Friday; \u91d1 (kin) – gold<\/td><\/tr>
      97<\/td>\u5186<\/td>4<\/td>EN<\/td>maru(i)<\/td>circle, yen<\/td>\u5186 (en) – yen; \u5186\u3044 (marui) – round<\/td><\/tr>
      98<\/td>\u8eca<\/td>7<\/td>SHA<\/td>kuruma<\/td>car<\/td>\u8eca (kuruma) – car; \u81ea\u52d5\u8eca (jid\u014dsha) – automobile<\/td><\/tr>
      99<\/td>\u99c5<\/td>14<\/td>EKI<\/td>–<\/td>station<\/td>\u99c5 (eki) – station; \u99c5\u524d (ekimae) – in front of the station<\/td><\/tr>
      100<\/td>\u6c17<\/td>6<\/td>KI, KE<\/td>–<\/td>spirit, air<\/td>\u5143\u6c17 (genki) – healthy; \u6c17 (ki) – spirit<\/td><\/tr>
      101<\/td>\u56fd<\/td>8<\/td>KOKU<\/td>kuni<\/td>country<\/td>\u56fd (kuni) – country; \u65e5\u672c\u56fd (Nihonkoku) – Japan<\/td><\/tr>
      102<\/td>\u793e<\/td>7<\/td>SHA<\/td>yashiro<\/td>company, shrine<\/td>\u4f1a\u793e (kaisha) – company; \u793e\u4f1a (shakai) – society<\/td><\/tr>
      103<\/td>\u6821<\/td>10<\/td>K\u014c<\/td>–<\/td>school<\/td>\u5b66\u6821 (gakk\u014d) – school; \u9ad8\u6821 (k\u014dk\u014d) – high school<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83e\udde0 Study Tips for Mastering JLPT N5 Kanji<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Use spaced repetition (SRS)<\/strong> \u2013 Tools like Anki, WaniKani, or Kanji Garden help solidify recognition over time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Practice reading in context<\/strong> \u2013 Don\u2019t just memorize; read simple texts, signs, and dialogues that use these kanji.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Pair kanji with vocabulary<\/strong> \u2013 Focus on real words like \u5b66\u751f (student) and \u898b\u308b (to see), not just isolated characters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Study a little every day<\/strong> \u2013 Just 5\u201310 minutes of focused kanji review can build long-term retention.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        \ud83d\udccc Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        This page gives you the definitive JLPT N5 kanji list<\/strong> \u2014 nothing more, nothing less. If you can read and understand every kanji here, you\u2019re already in great shape for the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Remember, kanji is not just a test requirement \u2014 it\u2019s a key to reading signs, menus, and messages in real life. Bookmark this page, revisit it often, and build a solid foundation for your Japanese journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Good luck with your JLPT N5 studies \u2014 \u9811\u5f35\u3063\u3066\uff01<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        P.S. Want to test your JLPT N5 kanji knowledge? Check out our brand new JLPT N5 Random Kanji Generator!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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