JLPT N5 Kanji List
80 characters sorted by stroke count
一
one
1 strokes
七
seven
2 strokes
九
nine
2 strokes
二
two
2 strokes
人
person
2 strokes
入
enter
2 strokes
八
eight
2 strokes
十
ten
2 strokes
万
ten thousand
3 strokes
三
three
3 strokes
上
above
3 strokes
下
below
3 strokes
千
thousand
3 strokes
土
soil
3 strokes
大
large
3 strokes
女
woman
3 strokes
子
child
3 strokes
小
little
3 strokes
山
mountain
3 strokes
川
river
3 strokes
中
in
4 strokes
五
five
4 strokes
今
now
4 strokes
六
six
4 strokes
円
circle
4 strokes
分
part
4 strokes
午
noon
4 strokes
友
friend
4 strokes
天
heavens
4 strokes
日
day
4 strokes
月
month
4 strokes
木
tree
4 strokes
水
water
4 strokes
火
fire
4 strokes
父
father
4 strokes
出
exit
5 strokes
北
north
5 strokes
半
half
5 strokes
右
right
5 strokes
四
four
5 strokes
外
outside
5 strokes
左
left
5 strokes
本
book
5 strokes
母
mother
5 strokes
生
life
5 strokes
白
white
5 strokes
休
rest
6 strokes
先
before
6 strokes
名
name
6 strokes
年
year
6 strokes
毎
every
6 strokes
気
spirit
6 strokes
百
hundred
6 strokes
行
going
6 strokes
西
west
6 strokes
何
what
7 strokes
来
come
7 strokes
男
male
7 strokes
見
see
7 strokes
車
car
7 strokes
国
country
8 strokes
学
study
8 strokes
東
east
8 strokes
金
gold
8 strokes
長
long
8 strokes
雨
rain
8 strokes
前
in front
9 strokes
南
south
9 strokes
後
behind
9 strokes
食
eat
9 strokes
時
time
10 strokes
書
write
10 strokes
校
exam
10 strokes
高
tall
10 strokes
間
interval
12 strokes
話
tale
13 strokes
電
electricity
13 strokes
聞
hear
14 strokes
語
word
14 strokes
読
read
14 strokes
Study Tips for N5
N5 is the beginner level. Focus on basic kanji for numbers, days of the week, directions, and common nouns. These kanji appear frequently in everyday life.
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