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Kanji Guide

JLPT N5 kanji list

N5 is the entry level of the JLPT. The kanji here are the everyday building blocks: numbers, days, people, and common places. Learn these first and many later kanji will reuse them as parts.

This guide has 81 N5 kanji. Tap one for its meaning, readings, picture story, and stroke order.

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一one二two三three四four五five六six七seven八eight九nine十ten口mouth日day月month白white百hundred中in千thousand上above下below見see万ten thousand左left右right子child女woman母mama小little大large外outside名name川stream水water土soil時time火fire木tree本book先before金gold車car前in front高tall学study書write話tale語word読read雨rain天heavens北north毎every東east電electricity午noon国country友friend出exit山mountain入enter分part男man行going人person休rest何what年year半half父father校exam後behind食eat生life今now西west南south間interval聞hear円circle来come気spirit長long