List of N5 JLPT kanji - Readings and meanings

In this article, we will see a complete list of ideograms or Kanji from N5 used in the JLPT, the Japanese language...

In this article, we will see a complete list of ideograms or Kanji from N5 used in the JLPT, the Japanese language proficiency test. A total of 167 Kanji organized by the number of strokes and with their kun and on readings.

We did not include the romanized readings, as it does not make much sense to do so. If you are already studying N5, your minimum obligation is to know the readings of hiragana and katakana. Luckily, we will also provide a simplified list with romaji.

List of N5 JLPT kanji - Readings and meanings

Do N5 Kanji have meanings?

First of all, we do not want you to get stuck on the idea that Japanese ideograms have their own meanings. Most of the time, they only convey a certain idea or concept according to the words they compose.

An ideogram alone will not convey the idea of absolutely anything; the meanings you will see in this article are only of some words and similar ones that they compose. Get it out of your head that ideograms have meanings!

For example, the ideogram [ไบบ] person is used to compose various words related to humanity, population, man, human, and anything related. Clearly, when we see this ideogram, we remember person, and it literally means that alone, but most ideograms do not have a meaning when they are alone.

For example, the ideogram [้ฃŸ] used to write verbs like to eat [้ฃŸในใ‚‹] is also present in various words related to food, but alone it means nothing. It only conveys the idea and concept of food.

I believe that N5 is one of the few levels in the list of ideograms where a large part of them forms a word by themselves. In this case, the main ones are numbers, colors, positions, and others. Still, it conveys more ideas than a single meaning.

List of ideograms and Kanji N5

The translation is done from English to Japanese and has several meanings in a single ideogram. This does not necessarily mean that this kanji means this, but that perhaps a word composed with this kanji has this meaning.

Japanese ideograms generally tend to convey the idea of something; it may not make sense to imagine this idea in isolation. The translations may not be 100% accurate; if you want to dig deeper, we recommend jisho.

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StrokesN5 KanjiMeaningKun YomiOn Yomi
1 ไธ€one, a radical (no.1)ใฒใจ-ใ€ ใฒใจ.ใคใ‚คใƒใ€ ใ‚คใƒ„
2 ไบบ personใฒใจใ€ -ใ‚Šใ€ -ใจ ใ‚ธใƒณใ€ ใƒ‹ใƒณ
2 ๅ tenใจใŠใ€ ใจ ใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ธใƒƒใ€ใ‚ธใƒฅใƒƒ
2 ไบŒtwo, two radicals (no. 7)ใตใŸใ€ ใตใŸ.ใคใ€ ใตใŸใŸใณ ใƒ‹ใ€ ใ‚ธ
2 ไน nineใ“ใ“ใฎใ€ ใ“ใ“ใฎ.ใค ใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ฏ
2 ๅ…ฅ enter, insertใ„.ใ‚‹ใ€ -ใ„.ใ‚‹ใ€ -ใ„.ใ‚Šใ€ ใ„.ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ -ใ„.ใ‚Œใ€ ใฏใ„.ใ‚‹ ใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ธใƒฅ
2 ๅ…ซeight, eight radicals (no. 12)ใ‚„ใ€ ใ‚„.ใคใ€ ใ‚„ใฃ.ใคใ€ ใ‚ˆใ† ใƒใƒ
2 ไธƒ Sevenใชใชใ€ ใชใช.ใคใ€ ใชใฎ ใ‚ทใƒ
3 ๅคง big, largeใŠใŠ-ใ€ ใŠใŠ.ใใ„ใ€ -ใŠใŠ.ใ„ใซ ใƒ€ใ‚คใ€ ใ‚ฟใ‚ค
3 ไธ‰ threeใฟใ€ ใฟ.ใคใ€ ใฟใฃ.ใค ใ‚ตใƒณใ€ ใ‚พใ‚ฆ
3 ไธŠ above, upใ†ใˆใ€ -ใ†ใˆใ€ ใ†ใ‚-ใ€ ใ‹ใฟใ€ ใ‚.ใ’ใ‚‹ใ€ -ใ‚.ใ’ใ‚‹ใ€ ใ‚.ใŒใ‚‹ใ€ -ใ‚.ใŒใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚.ใŒใ‚Šใ€ -ใ‚.ใŒใ‚Šใ€ ใฎใผ.ใ‚‹ใ€ ใฎใผ.ใ‚Šใ€ ใฎใผ.ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€ใฎใผ.ใ™ใ€ ใŸใฆใพใค.ใ‚‹ ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒณ
3 ๅญchild, sign of the rat, 23:00 – 01:00, first sign of the Chinese zodiacใ“ใ€ -ใ“ใ€ ใญ ใ‚ทใ€ ใ‚นใ€ ใƒ„
3 ไธ‹ below, low, descend, give, low, inferiorใ—ใŸใ€ ใ—ใ‚‚ใ€ ใ‚‚ใจใ€ ใ•.ใ’ใ‚‹ใ€ ใ•.ใŒใ‚‹ใ€ ใใ .ใ‚‹ใ€ ใใ .ใ‚Šใ€ ใใ .ใ™ใ€ -ใใ .ใ™ใ€ ใใ .ใ•ใ‚‹ใ€ ใŠ.ใ‚ใ™ใ€ ใŠ.ใ‚Šใ‚‹ ใ‚ซใ€ ใ‚ฒ
3 ๅฐ small littleใกใ„.ใ•ใ„ใ€ ใ“-ใ€ใŠ-ใ€ ใ•- ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
3 ๅฑฑ mountainใ‚„ใพ ใ‚ตใƒณใ€ ใ‚ปใƒณ
3 ๅฅณ woman femaleใŠใ‚“ใชใ€ ใ‚ ใ‚ธใƒงใ€ ใƒ‹ใƒงใ€ ใƒ‹ใƒงใ‚ฆ
3 ๅทradical of stream, river, river or river of three times (no. 47)ใ‹ใ‚ ใ‚ปใƒณ
3 ๅƒ thousandใก ใ‚ปใƒณ
3 ๅœŸ soil, earth, land, turkeyใคใก ใƒ‰ใ€ ใƒˆ
3 ไธ‡ten thousand, 10,000ใ‚ˆใ‚ใš ใƒžใƒณใ€ ใƒใƒณ
4 ๆ—ฅ day, sun, Japan, counter for daysใฒใ€ -ใณใ€ -ใ‹ ใƒ‹ใƒใ€ ใ‚ธใƒ„
4 ไธญ inside, middle, half, centerใชใ‹ใ€ ใ†ใกใ€ ใ‚ใŸ.ใ‚‹ ใƒใƒฅใ‚ฆ
4 ๆœˆ month moonใคใ ใ‚ฒใƒ„ใ€ ใ‚ฌใƒ„
4 ไบ” fiveใ„ใคใ€ ใ„ใค.ใค ใ‚ด
4 ๅ†† circle, yen, roundใพใ‚‹.ใ„ใ€ ใพใ‚‹ใ€ ใพใฉใ€ ใพใฉ.ใ‹ใ€ ใพใ‚.ใ‚„ใ‹ ใ‚จใƒณ
4 ๅ…ญ sixใ‚€ใ€ ใ‚€.ใคใ€ ใ‚€ใฃ.ใคใ€ ใ‚€ใ„ ใƒญใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒชใ‚ฏ
4 ไปŠ nowใ„ใพ ใ‚ณใƒณใ€ ใ‚ญใƒณ
4 ๆฐด waterใฟใšใ€ ใฟใš- ใ‚นใ‚ค
4 ๅˆnoon, sign of the horse, 11am-1pm, seventh sign of the Chinese zodiacใ†ใพ ใ‚ด
4 ๆœจ tree woodใใ€ ใ“- ใƒœใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒขใ‚ฏ
4 ๅคฉ sky, imperialใ‚ใพใคใ€ ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ ใ‚ใพ- ใƒ†ใƒณ
4 ็ซ fireใฒใ€ -ใณใ€ ใป- ใ‚ซ
4 ๅ‹ friendใจใ‚‚ ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
4 ็ˆถ fatherใกใก ใƒ•
5 ๆœฌ book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical thingsใ‚‚ใจ ใƒ›ใƒณ
5 ๅ‡บ go out, exit, leave, extinguish, stand outใง.ใ‚‹ใ€ -ใงใ€ ใ .ใ™ใ€ -ใ .ใ™ใ€ ใ„.ใงใ‚‹ใ€ ใ„.ใ ใ™ ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒ„ใ€ ใ‚นใ‚ค
5 ็”Ÿ life, genuine, birthใ„.ใใ‚‹ใ€ ใ„.ใ‹ใ™ใ€ใ„.ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€ ใ†.ใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ ใ†ใพ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใ†.ใพใ‚Œใ€ ใ†ใพใ‚Œใ€ใ†.ใ‚€ใ€ ใŠ.ใ†ใ€ ใฏ.ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ ใฏ.ใ‚„ใ™ใ€ใใ€ ใชใพใ€ ใชใพ-ใ€ ใช.ใ‚‹ใ€ ใช.ใ™ใ€ ใ‚€.ใ™ใ€ -ใ† ใ‚ปใ‚คใ€ ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
5 ๅ›› fourใ‚ˆใ€ ใ‚ˆ.ใคใ€ ใ‚ˆใฃ.ใคใ€ ใ‚ˆใ‚“ ใ‚ท
5 ๅค– outsideใใจใ€ ใปใ‹ใ€ ใฏใš.ใ™ใ€ ใฏใš.ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใจ- ใ‚ฌใ‚คใ€ ใ‚ฒ
5 ๅŒ— northใใŸ ใƒ›ใ‚ฏ
5 ๅŠ half, half, odd number, semi-, part-ใชใ‹.ใฐ ใƒใƒณ
5 ็™ฝ whiteใ—ใ‚ใ€ ใ—ใ‚‰-ใ€ ใ—ใ‚.ใ„ ใƒใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒ“ใƒฃใ‚ฏ
5 ๅณ rightใฟใŽ ใ‚ฆใ€ ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
5 ๅทฆ leftใฒใ ใ‚Š ใ‚ตใ€ ใ‚ทใƒฃ
5 ๆฏ motherใฏใฏใ€ ใ‚‚ ใƒœ
6 ๅนด year, counter for yearsใจใ— ใƒใƒณ
6 ่กŒ going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, bankใ„.ใใ€ ใ‚†.ใใ€ -ใ‚†.ใใ€ -ใ‚†ใใ€ -ใ„.ใใ€ -ใ„ใใ€ ใŠใ“ใช.ใ†ใ€ ใŠใ“.ใชใ† ใ‚ณใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ฎใƒงใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ขใƒณ
6 ๆฐ— spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, moodใ„ใ ใ‚ญใ€ ใ‚ฑ
6 ็™พ hundredใ‚‚ใ‚‚ ใƒ’ใƒฃใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒ“ใƒฃใ‚ฏ
6 ๅ…ˆ before, ahead, previous, future, precedenceใ•ใใ€ ใพ.ใš ใ‚ปใƒณ
6 ๅ name, noted, distinguished, reputationใชใ€ -ใช ใƒกใ‚คใ€ ใƒŸใƒงใ‚ฆ
6 ่ฅฟ west, Spainใซใ— ใ‚ปใ‚คใ€ ใ‚ตใ‚คใ€ ใ‚น
6 ไผ‘ rest, day off, retire, sleepใ‚„ใ™.ใ‚€ใ€ ใ‚„ใ™.ใพใ‚‹ใ€ ใ‚„ใ™.ใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆ
6 ๆฏŽ eachใ”ใจใ€ -ใ”ใจ.ใซ ใƒžใ‚ค
7 ่ฆ‹ see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look, visibleใฟ.ใ‚‹ใ€ ใฟ.ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ใฟ.ใ›ใ‚‹ ใ‚ฑใƒณ
7 ๆฅ come, due, next, cause, becomeใ.ใ‚‹ใ€ ใใŸ.ใ‚‹ใ€ใใŸ.ใ™ใ€ ใ.ใŸใ™ใ€ใ.ใŸใ‚‹ใ€ ใใ€ ใ“ ใƒฉใ‚คใ€ ใ‚ฟใ‚ค
7 ็”ท maleใŠใจใ“ใ€ ใŠ ใƒ€ใƒณใ€ ใƒŠใƒณ
7 ่ปŠ carใใ‚‹ใพ ใ‚ทใƒฃ
7 ไฝ• whatใชใซใ€ ใชใ‚“ใ€ ใชใซ-ใ€ ใชใ‚“- ใ‚ซ
8 ๅ›ฝ countryใใซ ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ
8 ้•ท long, leader, superior, seniorใชใŒ.ใ„ใ€ ใŠใ• ใƒใƒงใ‚ฆ
8 ้‡‘ goldใ‹ใญใ€ ใ‹ใช-ใ€ -ใŒใญ ใ‚ญใƒณใ€ ใ‚ณใƒณใ€ ใ‚ดใƒณ
8 ๅญฆ study, learning, scienceใพใช.ใถ ใ‚ฌใ‚ฏ
8 ๆฑ eastใฒใŒใ— ใƒˆใ‚ฆ
8 ้›จ rainใ‚ใ‚ใ€ ใ‚ใพ-ใ€ -ใ•ใ‚ ใ‚ฆ
9 ๅพŒ behind, return, afterใฎใกใ€ ใ†ใ—.ใ‚ใ€ ใ†ใ—ใ‚ใ€ ใ‚ใจใ€ ใŠใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹ ใ‚ดใ€ ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
9 ๅ‰ in front, beforeใพใˆใ€ -ใพใˆ ใ‚ผใƒณ
9 ้ฃŸ eat foodใ.ใ†ใ€ ใ.ใ‚‰ใ†ใ€ใŸ.ในใ‚‹ใ€ ใฏ.ใ‚€ ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฏใ€ ใ‚ธใ‚ญ
9 ๅ— southใฟใชใฟ ใƒŠใƒณใ€ ใƒŠ
10 ๆ™‚ hour, timeใจใใ€ -ใฉใ ใ‚ธ
10 ้ซ˜ high, tall, expensiveใŸใ‹.ใ„ใ€ ใŸใ‹ใ€ -ใ ใ‹ใ€ ใŸใ‹.ใพใ‚‹ใ€ใŸใ‹.ใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
10 ๆ ก exam, school, print, proof, correction ใ‚ณใ‚ฆใ€ ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
10 ๆ›ธ writeใ‹.ใใ€ -ใŒ.ใใ€ -ใŒใ ใ‚ทใƒง
12 ้–“ interval, spaceใ‚ใ„ใ ใ€ ใพใ€ ใ‚ใ„ ใ‚ซใƒณใ€ ใ‚ฑใƒณ
13 ่ฉฑ story, conversationใฏใช.ใ™ใ€ ใฏใชใ— ใƒฏ
13 ้›ป electricity ใƒ‡ใƒณ
14 ่ชž word, speech, languageใ‹ใŸ.ใ‚‹ใ€ ใ‹ใŸ.ใ‚‰ใ† ใ‚ด
14 ่ž hear, ask, listenใ.ใใ€ ใ.ใ“ใˆใ‚‹ ใƒ–ใƒณใ€ ใƒขใƒณ
14 ่ชญ readใ‚ˆ.ใ‚€ใ€ -ใ‚ˆ.ใฟ ใƒ‰ใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒˆใ‚ฏใ€ ใƒˆใ‚ฆ

Simplified and romanized N5 kanji list

Below we have a list of the same N5 ideograms simplified with only one common meaning and a standard romanization as reading. You might want to start with this list, although we recommend the previous one.

This list below was just generated; if you want a more accurate and corrected list of N5 Kanji, try the previous one that is in hiragana and katakana.

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N5 KanjiRomajiMeaning
้›จAmeRain
ๅฎ‰AnCheap
่ถณAshiFoot
ๅพŒAtoBehind
ๅˆ†BunPart
็ˆถChichiFather
้•ทChลChief
ไธญChลซMiddle
ๅคงDai
ๅ‡บDeGoing out
้›ปDenLightning
ๅœŸDoEarth
้“DลRoad
้ง…EkiStation
ๅ††EnYen
ๅญฆGakuLearning
ๆœˆGatsuMonth
่จ€GenWord
ไบ”GoFive
่ชžGoLanguage
่กŒGyลLine
ๅ…ซHachiEight
ๆฏHahaMother
ๅŠHanHalf
่ŠฑHanaFlower
่ฉฑHanashiConversation
ๅทฆHidariLeft
ๆฑHigashiEast
ไบบHitoMan
ๆœฌHonBook
็™พHyaku100
ไธ€IchiOne
ไปŠImaNow
้ฃฒInDrink
ๅคInishieAntiquity
ๅ…ฅIriEntering
ๆ™‚JiHour
ไธŠJล
ๅJลซTen
็ซKaTuesday
ไผšKaiMeeting
่ฒทKaiBuying
ๅทKawaRiver
ๆฐ—KiSpirit
ๆœจKiTree
่žKikiKiki
้‡‘KinMoney
ๅŒ—KitaNorth
ๅญKoChild
ๆ กKลSchool
้ซ˜KลHigh
ๅฃKuchiMouth
ๅ›ฝKuniCountry
่ปŠKurumaCar
ไผ‘KyลซKyลซ
ไนKyลซNine
้–“Ma1.818 m
ๅ‰MaeThe last
ๆฏŽMaiEach
ไธ‡Man10,000
็›ฎMeEye
ๅMeiCounter for people
่ฆ‹MiSee
ๅณMigiRight
่€ณMimiEar
ๅ—MinamiSouth
ๅบ—MiseMerchant’s house
ๆฐดMizuWednesday
ไฝ•Nanwhat
ไธƒNanaSeven
ๅนดNenYear
ไบŒNiTwo
ๆ—ฅNichiSunday
่ฅฟNishiSpain
ๅฅณOnnaWoman
็”ทOtokoMan
ๆฅRaiNext
ๅ…ญRokuSix
้ญšSakanaFish
ๅ…ˆSakiPrevious
ไธ‰SanThree
็”ŸSeiPure
ๅƒSen1,000
็คพShaCompany
ๆ–ฐShinNew
็™ฝShiroWhite
ไธ‹ShitaLow
ๆ›ธShoDocument
ๅฐShลSmall
ๅฐ‘ShลSmall
้ฃŸShokuMeal
้€ฑShลซWeek
็ฉบSoraEmpty
ๅค–SotoOutside of
ๅคšTaMulti-
็ซ‹TateOnly
ๆ‰‹TeHand
ๅคฉTenSky
ๅ‹TomoFriend
ๅˆUmaHorse
ๅฑฑYamaMt
่ชญYomiReading
ๅ››YonFour

N5 kanji videos

To conclude the article, I will leave some videos explaining the ideograms studied in N5 of the JLPT. Some videos are in English or Japanese, but they are easy to understand. I hope you enjoyed the article; if you did, share it and leave your comments. Thank you and see you next time!

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