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.

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 [้ฃ] used to write verbs like to eat [้ฃในใ] 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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| Strokes | N5 Kanji | Meaning | Kun Yomi | On Yomi |
| 1 | ไธ | one, a radical (no.1) | ใฒใจ-ใ ใฒใจ.ใคใคใใ ใคใ | |
| 2 | ไบบ | person | ใฒใจใ -ใใ -ใจ | ใธใณใ ใใณ |
| 2 | ๅ | ten | ใจใใ ใจ | ใธใฅใฆใ ใธใใใธใฅใ |
| 2 | ไบ | two, two radicals (no. 7) | ใตใใ ใตใ.ใคใ ใตใใใณ | ใใ ใธ |
| 2 | ไน | nine | ใใใฎใ ใใใฎ.ใค | ใญใฅใฆใ ใฏ |
| 2 | ๅ ฅ | enter, insert | ใ.ใใ -ใ.ใใ -ใ.ใใ ใ.ใใใ -ใ.ใใ ใฏใ.ใ | ใใฅใฆใ ใธใฅ |
| 2 | ๅ ซ | eight, eight radicals (no. 12) | ใใ ใ.ใคใ ใใฃ.ใคใ ใใ | ใใ |
| 2 | ไธ | Seven | ใชใชใ ใชใช.ใคใ ใชใฎ | ใทใ |
| 3 | ๅคง | big, large | ใใ-ใ ใใ.ใใใ -ใใ.ใใซ | ใใคใ ใฟใค |
| 3 | ไธ | three | ใฟใ ใฟ.ใคใ ใฟใฃ.ใค | ใตใณใ ใพใฆ |
| 3 | ไธ | above, up | ใใใ -ใใใ ใใ-ใ ใใฟใ ใ.ใใใ -ใ.ใใใ ใ.ใใใ -ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ -ใ.ใใใ ใฎใผ.ใใ ใฎใผ.ใใ ใฎใผ.ใใใใฎใผ.ใใ ใใฆใพใค.ใ | ใธใงใฆใ ใทใงใฆใใทใฃใณ |
| 3 | ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 23:00 – 01:00, first sign of the Chinese zodiac | ใใ -ใใ ใญ | ใทใ ในใ ใ |
| 3 | ไธ | below, low, descend, give, low, inferior | ใใใ ใใใ ใใจใ ใ.ใใใ ใ.ใใใ ใใ .ใใ ใใ .ใใ ใใ .ใใ -ใใ .ใใ ใใ .ใใใ ใ.ใใใ ใ.ใใ | ใซใ ใฒ |
| 3 | ๅฐ | small little | ใกใ.ใใใ ใ-ใใ-ใ ใ- | ใทใงใฆ |
| 3 | ๅฑฑ | mountain | ใใพ | ใตใณใ ใปใณ |
| 3 | ๅฅณ | woman female | ใใใชใ ใ | ใธใงใ ใใงใ ใใงใฆ |
| 3 | ๅท | radical of stream, river, river or river of three times (no. 47) | ใใ | ใปใณ |
| 3 | ๅ | thousand | ใก | ใปใณ |
| 3 | ๅ | soil, earth, land, turkey | ใคใก | ใใ ใ |
| 3 | ไธ | ten thousand, 10,000 | ใใใ | ใใณใ ใใณ |
| 4 | ๆฅ | day, sun, Japan, counter for days | ใฒใ -ใณใ -ใ | ใใใ ใธใ |
| 4 | ไธญ | inside, middle, half, center | ใชใใ ใใกใ ใใ.ใ | ใใฅใฆ |
| 4 | ๆ | month moon | ใคใ | ใฒใใ ใฌใ |
| 4 | ไบ | five | ใใคใ ใใค.ใค | ใด |
| 4 | ๅ | circle, yen, round | ใพใ.ใใ ใพใใ ใพใฉใ ใพใฉ.ใใ ใพใ.ใใ | ใจใณ |
| 4 | ๅ ญ | six | ใใ ใ.ใคใ ใใฃ.ใคใ ใใ | ใญใฏใ ใชใฏ |
| 4 | ไป | now | ใใพ | ใณใณใ ใญใณ |
| 4 | ๆฐด | water | ใฟใใ ใฟใ- | ในใค |
| 4 | ๅ | noon, sign of the horse, 11am-1pm, seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac | ใใพ | ใด |
| 4 | ๆจ | tree wood | ใใ ใ- | ใใฏใ ใขใฏ |
| 4 | ๅคฉ | sky, imperial | ใใพใคใ ใใใ ใใพ- | ใใณ |
| 4 | ็ซ | fire | ใฒใ -ใณใ ใป- | ใซ |
| 4 | ๅ | friend | ใจใ | ใฆใฆ |
| 4 | ็ถ | father | ใกใก | ใ |
| 5 | ๆฌ | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things | ใใจ | ใใณ |
| 5 | ๅบ | go out, exit, leave, extinguish, stand out | ใง.ใใ -ใงใ ใ .ใใ -ใ .ใใ ใ.ใงใใ ใ.ใ ใ | ใทใฅใใ ในใค |
| 5 | ็ | life, genuine, birth | ใ.ใใใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ ใ.ใพใใใ ใใพ.ใใใใ.ใพใใ ใใพใใใ.ใใ ใ.ใใ ใฏ.ใใใ ใฏ.ใใใใใ ใชใพใ ใชใพ-ใ ใช.ใใ ใช.ใใ ใ.ใใ -ใ | ใปใคใ ใทใงใฆ |
| 5 | ๅ | four | ใใ ใ.ใคใ ใใฃ.ใคใ ใใ | ใท |
| 5 | ๅค | outside | ใใจใ ใปใใ ใฏใ.ใใ ใฏใ.ใใใใจ- | ใฌใคใ ใฒ |
| 5 | ๅ | north | ใใ | ใใฏ |
| 5 | ๅ | half, half, odd number, semi-, part- | ใชใ.ใฐ | ใใณ |
| 5 | ็ฝ | white | ใใใ ใใ-ใ ใใ.ใ | ใใฏใ ใใฃใฏ |
| 5 | ๅณ | right | ใฟใ | ใฆใ ใฆใฆ |
| 5 | ๅทฆ | left | ใฒใ ใ | ใตใ ใทใฃ |
| 5 | ๆฏ | mother | ใฏใฏใ ใ | ใ |
| 6 | ๅนด | year, counter for years | ใจใ | ใใณ |
| 6 | ่ก | going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, bank | ใ.ใใ ใ.ใใ -ใ.ใใ -ใใใ -ใ.ใใ -ใใใ ใใใช.ใใ ใใ.ใชใ | ใณใฆใ ใฎใงใฆใ ใขใณ |
| 6 | ๆฐ | spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood | ใใ | ใญใ ใฑ |
| 6 | ็พ | hundred | ใใ | ใใฃใฏใ ใใฃใฏ |
| 6 | ๅ | before, ahead, previous, future, precedence | ใใใ ใพ.ใ | ใปใณ |
| 6 | ๅ | name, noted, distinguished, reputation | ใชใ -ใช | ใกใคใ ใใงใฆ |
| 6 | ่ฅฟ | west, Spain | ใซใ | ใปใคใ ใตใคใ ใน |
| 6 | ไผ | rest, day off, retire, sleep | ใใ.ใใ ใใ.ใพใใ ใใ.ใใ | ใญใฅใฆ |
| 6 | ๆฏ | each | ใใจใ -ใใจ.ใซ | ใใค |
| 7 | ่ฆ | see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look, visible | ใฟ.ใใ ใฟ.ใใใใฟ.ใใ | ใฑใณ |
| 7 | ๆฅ | come, due, next, cause, become | ใ.ใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ ใใ ใ | ใฉใคใ ใฟใค |
| 7 | ็ท | male | ใใจใใ ใ | ใใณใ ใใณ |
| 7 | ่ป | car | ใใใพ | ใทใฃ |
| 7 | ไฝ | what | ใชใซใ ใชใใ ใชใซ-ใ ใชใ- | ใซ |
| 8 | ๅฝ | country | ใใซ | ใณใฏ |
| 8 | ้ท | long, leader, superior, senior | ใชใ.ใใ ใใ | ใใงใฆ |
| 8 | ้ | gold | ใใญใ ใใช-ใ -ใใญ | ใญใณใ ใณใณใ ใดใณ |
| 8 | ๅญฆ | study, learning, science | ใพใช.ใถ | ใฌใฏ |
| 8 | ๆฑ | east | ใฒใใ | ใใฆ |
| 8 | ้จ | rain | ใใใ ใใพ-ใ -ใใ | ใฆ |
| 9 | ๅพ | behind, return, after | ใฎใกใ ใใ.ใใ ใใใใ ใใจใ ใใ.ใใ | ใดใ ใณใฆ |
| 9 | ๅ | in front, before | ใพใใ -ใพใ | ใผใณ |
| 9 | ้ฃ | eat food | ใ.ใใ ใ.ใใใใ.ในใใ ใฏ.ใ | ใทใงใฏใ ใธใญ |
| 9 | ๅ | south | ใฟใชใฟ | ใใณใ ใ |
| 10 | ๆ | hour, time | ใจใใ -ใฉใ | ใธ |
| 10 | ้ซ | high, tall, expensive | ใใ.ใใ ใใใ -ใ ใใ ใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ | ใณใฆ |
| 10 | ๆ ก | exam, school, print, proof, correction | ใณใฆใ ใญใงใฆ | |
| 10 | ๆธ | write | ใ.ใใ -ใ.ใใ -ใใ | ใทใง |
| 12 | ้ | interval, space | ใใใ ใ ใพใ ใใ | ใซใณใ ใฑใณ |
| 13 | ่ฉฑ | story, conversation | ใฏใช.ใใ ใฏใชใ | ใฏ |
| 13 | ้ป | electricity | ใใณ | |
| 14 | ่ช | word, speech, language | ใใ.ใใ ใใ.ใใ | ใด |
| 14 | ่ | hear, ask, listen | ใ.ใใ ใ.ใใใ | ใใณใ ใขใณ |
| 14 | ่ชญ | read | ใ.ใใ -ใ.ใฟ | ใใฏใ ใใฏใ ใใฆ |
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 Kanji | Romaji | Meaning |
| ้จ | Ame | Rain |
| ๅฎ | An | Cheap |
| ่ถณ | Ashi | Foot |
| ๅพ | Ato | Behind |
| ๅ | Bun | Part |
| ็ถ | Chichi | Father |
| ้ท | Chล | Chief |
| ไธญ | Chลซ | Middle |
| ๅคง | Dai | |
| ๅบ | De | Going out |
| ้ป | Den | Lightning |
| ๅ | Do | Earth |
| ้ | Dล | Road |
| ้ง | Eki | Station |
| ๅ | En | Yen |
| ๅญฆ | Gaku | Learning |
| ๆ | Gatsu | Month |
| ่จ | Gen | Word |
| ไบ | Go | Five |
| ่ช | Go | Language |
| ่ก | Gyล | Line |
| ๅ ซ | Hachi | Eight |
| ๆฏ | Haha | Mother |
| ๅ | Han | Half |
| ่ฑ | Hana | Flower |
| ่ฉฑ | Hanashi | Conversation |
| ๅทฆ | Hidari | Left |
| ๆฑ | Higashi | East |
| ไบบ | Hito | Man |
| ๆฌ | Hon | Book |
| ็พ | Hyaku | 100 |
| ไธ | Ichi | One |
| ไป | Ima | Now |
| ้ฃฒ | In | Drink |
| ๅค | Inishie | Antiquity |
| ๅ ฅ | Iri | Entering |
| ๆ | Ji | Hour |
| ไธ | Jล | |
| ๅ | Jลซ | Ten |
| ็ซ | Ka | Tuesday |
| ไผ | Kai | Meeting |
| ่ฒท | Kai | Buying |
| ๅท | Kawa | River |
| ๆฐ | Ki | Spirit |
| ๆจ | Ki | Tree |
| ่ | Kiki | Kiki |
| ้ | Kin | Money |
| ๅ | Kita | North |
| ๅญ | Ko | Child |
| ๆ ก | Kล | School |
| ้ซ | Kล | High |
| ๅฃ | Kuchi | Mouth |
| ๅฝ | Kuni | Country |
| ่ป | Kuruma | Car |
| ไผ | Kyลซ | Kyลซ |
| ไน | Kyลซ | Nine |
| ้ | Ma | 1.818 m |
| ๅ | Mae | The last |
| ๆฏ | Mai | Each |
| ไธ | Man | 10,000 |
| ็ฎ | Me | Eye |
| ๅ | Mei | Counter for people |
| ่ฆ | Mi | See |
| ๅณ | Migi | Right |
| ่ณ | Mimi | Ear |
| ๅ | Minami | South |
| ๅบ | Mise | Merchant’s house |
| ๆฐด | Mizu | Wednesday |
| ไฝ | Nan | what |
| ไธ | Nana | Seven |
| ๅนด | Nen | Year |
| ไบ | Ni | Two |
| ๆฅ | Nichi | Sunday |
| ่ฅฟ | Nishi | Spain |
| ๅฅณ | Onna | Woman |
| ็ท | Otoko | Man |
| ๆฅ | Rai | Next |
| ๅ ญ | Roku | Six |
| ้ญ | Sakana | Fish |
| ๅ | Saki | Previous |
| ไธ | San | Three |
| ็ | Sei | Pure |
| ๅ | Sen | 1,000 |
| ็คพ | Sha | Company |
| ๆฐ | Shin | New |
| ็ฝ | Shiro | White |
| ไธ | Shita | Low |
| ๆธ | Sho | Document |
| ๅฐ | Shล | Small |
| ๅฐ | Shล | Small |
| ้ฃ | Shoku | Meal |
| ้ฑ | Shลซ | Week |
| ็ฉบ | Sora | Empty |
| ๅค | Soto | Outside of |
| ๅค | Ta | Multi- |
| ็ซ | Tate | Only |
| ๆ | Te | Hand |
| ๅคฉ | Ten | Sky |
| ๅ | Tomo | Friend |
| ๅ | Uma | Horse |
| ๅฑฑ | Yama | Mt |
| ่ชญ | Yomi | Reading |
| ๅ | Yon | Four |
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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