Master 166+ kanji items for JLPT N4.
Sign in to save your progress
Sign in to track progress不
Meaning: bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
OnYomi: フ, ブ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 4
世
Meaning: generation, public, society, world
OnYomi: セ, セイ, ソウ
KunYomi: よ
Stroke Count: 5
主
Meaning: chief, lord, main thing, master, principal
OnYomi: シュ, シュウ, ス
KunYomi: あるじ, おも, ぬし
Stroke Count: 5
事
Meaning: business, fact, matter, possibly, reason, thing
OnYomi: ジ, ズ
KunYomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える
Stroke Count: 8
京
Meaning: 10**16, capital
OnYomi: キョウ, キン, ケイ
KunYomi: みやこ
Stroke Count: 8
仕
Meaning: attend, doing, official, serve
OnYomi: シ, ジ
KunYomi: つか.える
Stroke Count: 5
代
Meaning: age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
OnYomi: タイ, ダイ
KunYomi: -が.わり, -がわ.り, か.える, か.わり, か.わる, かわ.り, かわ.る, しろ, よ
Stroke Count: 5
以
Meaning: because, by means of, compared with, in view of
OnYomi: イ
KunYomi: もっ.て
Stroke Count: 5
会
Meaning: association, interview, join, meet, meeting, party
OnYomi: エ, カイ
KunYomi: あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる
Stroke Count: 6
住
Meaning: dwell, inhabit, live, reside
OnYomi: ジュウ, チュウ, ヂュウ
KunYomi: -ず.まい, す.まう, す.む
Stroke Count: 7
体
Meaning: body, counter for images, object, reality, substance
OnYomi: タイ, テイ
KunYomi: かたち, からだ
Stroke Count: 7
作
Meaning: build, make, prepare, production
OnYomi: サ, サク
KunYomi: -づく.り, つく.り, つく.る
Stroke Count: 7
使
Meaning: ambassador, cause, envoy, messenger, order, send on a mission, use
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.い, つか.う
Stroke Count: 8
借
Meaning: borrow, rent
OnYomi: シャク
KunYomi: か.りる
Stroke Count: 10
元
Meaning: beginning, former time, origin
OnYomi: ガン, ゲン
KunYomi: もと
Stroke Count: 4
兄
Meaning: big brother, elder brother
OnYomi: キョウ, ケイ
KunYomi: あに
Stroke Count: 5
公
Meaning: governmental, official, prince, public
OnYomi: ク, コウ
KunYomi: おおやけ
Stroke Count: 4
写
Meaning: be photographed, copy, describe
OnYomi: シャ, ジャ
KunYomi: うつ-, うつ.し, うつ.す, うつ.る
Stroke Count: 5
冬
Meaning: winter
OnYomi: トウ
KunYomi: ふゆ
Stroke Count: 5
切
Meaning: be sharp, cut, cutoff
OnYomi: サイ, セツ
KunYomi: -き.り, -き.る, -き.れ, -き.れる, -ぎ.り, -ぎ.れ, き.り, き.る, き.れ, き.れる
Stroke Count: 4
別
Meaning: another, branch off, diverge, extra, fork, separate, specially
OnYomi: ベツ
KunYomi: わ.ける, わか.れる
Stroke Count: 7
力
Meaning: bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong
OnYomi: リイ, リキ, リョク
KunYomi: ちから
Stroke Count: 2
勉
Meaning: diligent, encourage, endeavour, exertion, make effort, strive
OnYomi: ベン
KunYomi: つと.める
Stroke Count: 10
動
Meaning: change, confusion, motion, move, shake, shift
OnYomi: ドウ
KunYomi: うご.かす, うご.く
Stroke Count: 11
医
Meaning: doctor, medicine
OnYomi: イ
KunYomi: い.する, い.やす, くすし
Stroke Count: 7
去
Meaning: divorce, elapse, eliminate, gone, leave, past, quit
OnYomi: キョ, コ
KunYomi: -さ.る, さ.る
Stroke Count: 5
口
Meaning: mouth
OnYomi: ク, コウ
KunYomi: くち
Stroke Count: 3
古
Meaning: old
OnYomi: コ
KunYomi: -ふる.す, ふる-, ふる.い
Stroke Count: 5
台
Meaning: a stand, counter for machines and vehicles, pedestal
OnYomi: タイ, ダイ
KunYomi: うてな, つかさ, われ
Stroke Count: 5
同
Meaning: agree, equal, same
OnYomi: ドウ
KunYomi: おな.じ
Stroke Count: 6
味
Meaning: flavor, taste
OnYomi: ミ
KunYomi: あじ, あじ.わう
Stroke Count: 8
品
Meaning: article, counter for meal courses, dignity, goods, refinement
OnYomi: ヒン, ホン
KunYomi: しな
Stroke Count: 9
員
Meaning: employee, member, number, the one in charge
OnYomi: イン
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 10
問
Meaning: ask, problem, question
OnYomi: モン
KunYomi: と.い, と.う, とん
Stroke Count: 11
図
Meaning: audacious, drawing, extraordinary, map, plan
OnYomi: ズ, ト
KunYomi: え, はか.る
Stroke Count: 7
地
Meaning: earth, ground
OnYomi: ジ, チ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 6
堂
Meaning: hall, public chamber
OnYomi: ドウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 11
場
Meaning: location, place
OnYomi: ジョウ, チョウ
KunYomi: ば
Stroke Count: 12
売
Meaning: sell
OnYomi: バイ
KunYomi: う.る, う.れる
Stroke Count: 7
夏
Meaning: summer
OnYomi: カ, ガ, ゲ
KunYomi: なつ
Stroke Count: 10
夕
Meaning: evening
OnYomi: セキ
KunYomi: ゆう
Stroke Count: 3
多
Meaning: frequent, many, much
OnYomi: タ
KunYomi: おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.る
Stroke Count: 6
夜
Meaning: evening, night
OnYomi: ヤ
KunYomi: よ, よる
Stroke Count: 8
妹
Meaning: younger sister
OnYomi: マイ
KunYomi: いもうと
Stroke Count: 8
姉
Meaning: elder sister
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: あね, はは
Stroke Count: 8
始
Meaning: begin, commence
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: -はじ.める, はじ.まる, はじ.める
Stroke Count: 8
字
Meaning: character, letter, section of village, word
OnYomi: ジ
KunYomi: -な, あざ, あざな
Stroke Count: 6
安
Meaning: cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested
OnYomi: アン
KunYomi: やす, やす.い, やす.まる, やす.らか
Stroke Count: 6
室
Meaning: apartment, cellar, chamber, greenhouse, room
OnYomi: シツ
KunYomi: むろ
Stroke Count: 9
家
Meaning: expert, family, home, house, performer, professional
OnYomi: カ, ケ
KunYomi: いえ, うち, や
Stroke Count: 10
少
Meaning: few, little
OnYomi: ショウ
KunYomi: すく.ない, すこ.し
Stroke Count: 4
屋
Meaning: dealer, house, roof, seller, shop
OnYomi: オク
KunYomi: や
Stroke Count: 9
工
Meaning: construction, craft, katakana e radical (no. 48)
OnYomi: ク, グ, コウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 3
帰
Meaning: arrive at, homecoming, lead to, result in
OnYomi: キ
KunYomi: おく.る, かえ.す, かえ.る, とつ.ぐ
Stroke Count: 10
広
Meaning: broad, spacious, wide
OnYomi: コウ
KunYomi: ひろ.い, ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.まる, ひろ.める
Stroke Count: 5
店
Meaning: shop, store
OnYomi: テン
KunYomi: たな, みせ
Stroke Count: 8
度
Meaning: attitude, consider, counter for occurrences, degrees, occurrence, time
OnYomi: タク, ト, ド
KunYomi: -た.い, たび
Stroke Count: 9
建
Meaning: build
OnYomi: ケン, コン
KunYomi: -だ.て, た.つ, た.て, た.てる
Stroke Count: 9
弟
Meaning: faithful service to elders, younger brother
OnYomi: ダイ, テイ, デ
KunYomi: おとうと
Stroke Count: 7
強
Meaning: strong
OnYomi: キョウ, ゴウ
KunYomi: こわ.い, し.いる, つよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.める
Stroke Count: 11
待
Meaning: depend on, wait
OnYomi: タイ
KunYomi: -ま.ち, ま.つ
Stroke Count: 9
心
Meaning: heart, heart radical (no. 61), mind, spirit
OnYomi: シン
KunYomi: -ごころ, こころ
Stroke Count: 4
思
Meaning: think
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: おぼ.す, おも.う, おもえら.く
Stroke Count: 9
急
Meaning: emergency, hurry, steep, sudden
OnYomi: キュウ
KunYomi: いそ.ぎ, いそ.ぐ, せ.く
Stroke Count: 9
悪
Meaning: bad, evil, false, rascal, vice, wrong
OnYomi: アク, オ
KunYomi: -にく.い, あ.し, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.い, にく.む, わる-, わる.い
Stroke Count: 11
意
Meaning: care, desire, heart, idea, liking, mind, taste, thought
OnYomi: イ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 13
手
Meaning: hand
OnYomi: シュ, ズ
KunYomi: -て, た-, て, て-
Stroke Count: 4
持
Meaning: have, hold
OnYomi: ジ
KunYomi: -も.ち, も.つ, も.てる
Stroke Count: 9
教
Meaning: doctrine, faith, teach
OnYomi: キョウ
KunYomi: おし.える, おそ.わる
Stroke Count: 11
文
Meaning: art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
OnYomi: ブン, モン
KunYomi: あや, ふみ
Stroke Count: 4
料
Meaning: fee, materials
OnYomi: リョウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 10
新
Meaning: new
OnYomi: シン
KunYomi: あたら.しい, あら-, あら.た, にい-
Stroke Count: 13
方
Meaning: alternative, direction, person
OnYomi: ホウ
KunYomi: -かた, -がた, かた
Stroke Count: 4
旅
Meaning: travel, trip
OnYomi: リョ
KunYomi: たび
Stroke Count: 10
族
Meaning: family, tribe
OnYomi: ゾク
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 11
早
Meaning: early, fast
OnYomi: サッ, ソウ
KunYomi: さ-, はや, はや-, はや.い, はや.まる, はや.める
Stroke Count: 6
明
Meaning: bright, light
OnYomi: ミョウ, ミン, メイ
KunYomi: -あ.け, あ.かす, あ.かり, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.ける, あか.らむ, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あき.らか
Stroke Count: 8
映
Meaning: projection, reflect, reflection
OnYomi: エイ
KunYomi: -ば.え, うつ.す, うつ.る, は.える
Stroke Count: 9
春
Meaning: spring (season), springtime
OnYomi: シュン
KunYomi: はる
Stroke Count: 9
昼
Meaning: daytime, noon
OnYomi: チュウ
KunYomi: ひる
Stroke Count: 9
曜
Meaning: weekday
OnYomi: ヨウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 18
有
Meaning: approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess
OnYomi: ウ, ユウ
KunYomi: あ.る
Stroke Count: 6
服
Meaning: admit, clothing, discharge, obey
OnYomi: フク
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 8
朝
Meaning: (North) Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime
OnYomi: チョウ
KunYomi: あさ
Stroke Count: 12
業
Meaning: arts, business, performance, vocation
OnYomi: ギョウ, ゴウ
KunYomi: わざ
Stroke Count: 13
楽
Meaning: comfort, ease, music
OnYomi: ガク, ゴウ, ラク
KunYomi: この.む, たの.しい, たの.しむ
Stroke Count: 13
歌
Meaning: sing, song
OnYomi: カ
KunYomi: うた, うた.う
Stroke Count: 14
止
Meaning: halt, stop
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: -さ.し, -さ.す, -と.める, -ど.まり, -ど.め, -や.む, と.まる, と.める, とど.まる, とど.め, とど.める, や.む, や.める, よ.す
Stroke Count: 4
正
Meaning: 10**40, correct, justice, righteous
OnYomi: ショウ, セイ
KunYomi: ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ, まさ.に
Stroke Count: 5
歩
Meaning: counter for steps, walk
OnYomi: フ, ブ, ホ
KunYomi: あゆ.む, ある.く
Stroke Count: 8
死
Meaning: death, die
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: し.に-, し.ぬ
Stroke Count: 6
注
Meaning: annotate, comment, concentrate on, flow into, irrigate, notes, pour, shed (tears)
OnYomi: チュウ
KunYomi: さ.す, そそ.ぐ, つ.ぐ
Stroke Count: 8
洋
Meaning: Western style, foreign, ocean, sea
OnYomi: ヨウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 9
海
Meaning: ocean, sea
OnYomi: カイ
KunYomi: うみ
Stroke Count: 9
漢
Meaning: China, Sino-
OnYomi: カン
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 13
牛
Meaning: cow
OnYomi: ギュウ
KunYomi: うし
Stroke Count: 4
物
Meaning: matter, object, thing
OnYomi: ブツ, モツ
KunYomi: もの, もの-
Stroke Count: 8
特
Meaning: special
OnYomi: トク
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 10
犬
Meaning: dog
OnYomi: ケン
KunYomi: いぬ, いぬ-
Stroke Count: 4
理
Meaning: arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth
OnYomi: リ
KunYomi: ことわり
Stroke Count: 11
用
Meaning: business, employ, service, use, utilize
OnYomi: ヨウ
KunYomi: もち.いる
Stroke Count: 5
田
Meaning: rice field, rice paddy
OnYomi: デン
KunYomi: た
Stroke Count: 5
町
Meaning: block, street, town, village
OnYomi: チョウ
KunYomi: まち
Stroke Count: 7
画
Meaning: brush-stroke, picture
OnYomi: エ, カイ, カク, ガ
KunYomi: えが.く, かぎ.る, かく.する, はか.る, はかりごと
Stroke Count: 8
界
Meaning: boundary, world
OnYomi: カイ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 9
病
Meaning: ill, sick
OnYomi: ビョウ, ヘイ
KunYomi: -や.み, や.む, やまい
Stroke Count: 10
発
Meaning: counter for gunshots, departure, discharge, disclose, emit, publish, start from
OnYomi: ハツ, ホツ
KunYomi: あば.く, おこ.る, た.つ, つか.わす, はな.つ
Stroke Count: 9
目
Meaning: care, class, experience, eye, favor, insight, look
OnYomi: ボク, モク
KunYomi: -め, ま-, め
Stroke Count: 5
真
Meaning: Buddhist sect, reality, true
OnYomi: シン
KunYomi: ま, ま-, まこと
Stroke Count: 10
着
Meaning: arrive, counter for suits of clothing, don, wear
OnYomi: ジャク, チャク
KunYomi: き.せる, き.る, つ.く, つ.ける
Stroke Count: 12
知
Meaning: know, wisdom
OnYomi: チ
KunYomi: し.らせる, し.る
Stroke Count: 8
研
Meaning: polish, sharpen, study of
OnYomi: ケン
KunYomi: と.ぐ
Stroke Count: 9
社
Meaning: association, company, firm, office, shrine
OnYomi: シャ
KunYomi: やしろ
Stroke Count: 7
私
Meaning: I, me, private
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: わたくし, わたし
Stroke Count: 7
秋
Meaning: autumn
OnYomi: シュウ
KunYomi: あき, とき
Stroke Count: 9
究
Meaning: research, study
OnYomi: キュウ, ク
KunYomi: きわ.める
Stroke Count: 7
空
Meaning: empty, sky, vacant, vacuum, void
OnYomi: クウ
KunYomi: あ.き, あ.く, あ.ける, から, す.かす, す.く, そら, むな.しい
Stroke Count: 8
立
Meaning: erect, rise, set up, stand up
OnYomi: リットル, リツ, リュウ
KunYomi: -た.つ, -た.て, -た.てる, -だ.て, -だ.てる, た.ち-, た.つ, た.て-, た.てる, たて-
Stroke Count: 5
答
Meaning: answer, solution
OnYomi: トウ
KunYomi: こた.え, こた.える
Stroke Count: 12
紙
Meaning: paper
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: かみ
Stroke Count: 10
終
Meaning: end, finish
OnYomi: シュウ
KunYomi: -お.わる, お.える, お.わる, おわ.る, つい, つい.に
Stroke Count: 11
習
Meaning: learn
OnYomi: シュウ, ジュ
KunYomi: なら.い, なら.う
Stroke Count: 11
考
Meaning: consider, think over
OnYomi: コウ
KunYomi: かんが.え, かんが.える
Stroke Count: 6
者
Meaning: person, someone
OnYomi: シャ
KunYomi: もの
Stroke Count: 8
肉
Meaning: meat
OnYomi: ニク
KunYomi: しし
Stroke Count: 6
自
Meaning: oneself
OnYomi: シ, ジ
KunYomi: おの.ずから, おの.ずと, みずか.ら
Stroke Count: 6
色
Meaning: color
OnYomi: シキ, ショク
KunYomi: いろ
Stroke Count: 6
花
Meaning: flower
OnYomi: カ, ケ
KunYomi: はな
Stroke Count: 7
英
Meaning: England, English, calyx, hero, outstanding
OnYomi: エイ
KunYomi: はなぶさ
Stroke Count: 8
茶
Meaning: tea
OnYomi: サ, チャ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 9
親
Meaning: dealer (cards), familiarity, intimacy, parent, relative
OnYomi: シン
KunYomi: おや, おや-, した.しい, した.しむ
Stroke Count: 16
言
Meaning: say, word
OnYomi: ゲン, ゴン
KunYomi: い.う, こと
Stroke Count: 7
計
Meaning: measure, plan, plot, scheme
OnYomi: ケイ
KunYomi: はか.らう, はか.る
Stroke Count: 9
試
Meaning: attempt, experiment, ordeal, test, try
OnYomi: シ
KunYomi: こころ.みる, ため.す
Stroke Count: 13
買
Meaning: buy
OnYomi: バイ
KunYomi: か.う
Stroke Count: 12
貸
Meaning: lend
OnYomi: タイ
KunYomi: か.し-, か.す, かし-
Stroke Count: 12
質
Meaning: matter, quality, substance, temperament
OnYomi: シチ, シツ, チ
KunYomi: ただ.す, たち, もと, わりふ
Stroke Count: 15
赤
Meaning: red
OnYomi: シャク, セキ
KunYomi: あか, あか-, あか.い, あか.らむ, あか.らめる
Stroke Count: 7
走
Meaning: run
OnYomi: ソウ
KunYomi: はし.る
Stroke Count: 7
起
Meaning: get up, rouse, wake up
OnYomi: キ
KunYomi: お.きる, お.こす, お.こる, おこ.す, た.つ
Stroke Count: 10
足
Meaning: be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear, foot, leg
OnYomi: ソク
KunYomi: あし, た.す, た.りる, た.る
Stroke Count: 7
転
Meaning: change, revolve, turn around
OnYomi: テン
KunYomi: うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく, ころ.がす, ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ
Stroke Count: 11
近
Meaning: akin, early, near, tantamount
OnYomi: キン, コン
KunYomi: ちか.い
Stroke Count: 7
送
Meaning: escort, send
OnYomi: ソウ
KunYomi: おく.る
Stroke Count: 9
通
Meaning: avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc., pass through, traffic
OnYomi: ツ, ツウ
KunYomi: -とお.り, -どお.し, -どお.り, かよ.う, とお.し, とお.す, とお.り, とお.る
Stroke Count: 10
週
Meaning: week
OnYomi: シュウ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 11
運
Meaning: advance, carry, destiny, fate, lot, luck, progress, transport
OnYomi: ウン
KunYomi: はこ.ぶ
Stroke Count: 12
道
Meaning: course, district, journey, moral, road-way, street, teachings
OnYomi: トウ, ドウ
KunYomi: いう, みち
Stroke Count: 12
重
Meaning: -fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
OnYomi: ジュウ, チョウ
KunYomi: え, おも, おも.い, おも.なう, おも.り, かさ.なる, かさ.ねる
Stroke Count: 9
野
Meaning: civilian life, field, plains, rustic
OnYomi: ショ, ヤ
KunYomi: の, の-
Stroke Count: 11
銀
Meaning: silver
OnYomi: ギン
KunYomi: しろがね
Stroke Count: 14
開
Meaning: open, unfold, unseal
OnYomi: カイ
KunYomi: -びら.き, あ.く, あ.ける, ひら.き, ひら.く, ひら.ける
Stroke Count: 12
院
Meaning: Inst., institution, mansion, school, temple
OnYomi: イン
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 10
集
Meaning: congregate, flock, gather, meet, swarm
OnYomi: シュウ
KunYomi: あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う
Stroke Count: 12
青
Meaning: blue, green
OnYomi: ショウ, セイ
KunYomi: あお, あお-, あお.い
Stroke Count: 8
音
Meaning: noise, sound
OnYomi: -ノン, イン, オン
KunYomi: おと, ね
Stroke Count: 9
題
Meaning: subject, topic
OnYomi: ダイ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 18
風
Meaning: air, manner, style, wind
OnYomi: フ, フウ
KunYomi: かざ-, かぜ
Stroke Count: 9
飯
Meaning: boiled rice, meal
OnYomi: ハン
KunYomi: めし
Stroke Count: 12
飲
Meaning: drink, smoke, take
OnYomi: イン, オン
KunYomi: -の.み, の.む
Stroke Count: 12
館
Meaning: building, large building, mansion, palace
OnYomi: カン
KunYomi: たて, やかた
Stroke Count: 16
駅
Meaning: station
OnYomi: エキ
KunYomi:
Stroke Count: 14
験
Meaning: effect, testing, verification
OnYomi: ケン, ゲン
KunYomi: あかし, しるし, ため.す, ためし
Stroke Count: 18
魚
Meaning: fish
OnYomi: ギョ
KunYomi: -ざかな, うお, さかな
Stroke Count: 11
鳥
Meaning: bird, chicken
OnYomi: チョウ
KunYomi: とり
Stroke Count: 11
黒
Meaning: black
OnYomi: コク
KunYomi: くろ, くろ.い, くろ.ずむ
Stroke Count: 11