JLPT N4 Kanji List with Interactive Flashcards

JLPT N4 Level Kanji 漢字

Mastering the 166 Kanji for the JLPT N4 level is a crucial milestone in advancing your Japanese proficiency. This page provides a complete N4 Kanji list with all the meanings, Onyomi, and Kunyomi readings. You can also use the free interactive flashcard tool to test your Kanji knowledge and practice active recall before the exam.

Please note that this is not a cumulative list and excludes characters already covered in previous level. To review the prerequisite characters, you can access the list for JLPT N5 Kanji.

Looking for N4 vocabulary? View the complete JLPT N4 Vocabulary List and Flashcards.

Interactive JLPT N4 Kanji Flashcards

These free JLPT N4 Kanji (漢字) flashcards show you random Kanji. Click the card to reveal the meaning and readings. Use this tool daily to build active recall before moving on to N3.

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How many Kanji are required for JLPT N4?

Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 166 Kanji, sourced from list found at Jonathan Waller's, which I then refined for optimal study by filling in any missing data using Kanjiapi as an external source, followed by a final data cleanup.

Found any issues? I'd appreciate the feedback.

Complete JLPT N4 Kanji Table: Meanings, Onyomi, and Kunyomi

A comprehensive list of Kanji for JLPT Level N4 with their meanings, onyomi, and kunyomi readings.

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KanjiMeaningOnyomiKunyomi
attend, doing, official, serveシ、ジつかえる
autumnシュウあき、とき
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrongアク、オ-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
beginning, former time, originガン、ゲンもと
bird, chickenチョウとり
blackコクくろ、くろい、くろずむ
blue, greenショウ、セイあお、あお-、あおい
body, substance, object, reality, counter for imagesタイ、テイかたち、からだ
borrow, rentシャクかりる
bright, lightミョウ、ミン、メイ-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
brush-stroke, pictureエ、カイ、カク、ガえがく、かぎる、かくする、はかる、はかりごと
buildケン、コン-だて、たつ、たて、たてる
building, mansion, large building, palaceカンたて、やかた
business, vocation, arts, performanceギョウ、ゴウわざ
buyバイかう
by means of, because, in view of, compared withもって
capital, 10**16キョウ、キン、ケイみやこ
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advanceウンはこぶ
character, letter, word, section of village-な、あざ、あざな
clothing, admit, obey, dischargeフク-
colorシキ、ショクいろ
commence, begin-はじめる、はじまる、はじめる
company, firm, office, association, shrineシャやしろ
consider, think overコウかんがえ、かんがえる
copy, be photographed, describeシャ、ジャうつ-、うつし、うつす、うつる
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40ショウ、セイただしい、ただす、まさ、まさに
cowギュウうし
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)ク、グ、コウ-
cut, cutoff, be sharpサイ、セツ-きり、-きる、-きれ、-きれる、-ぎり、-ぎれ、きり、きる、きれ、きれる
daytime, noonチュウひる
death, dieしに-、しぬ
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, attitude, considerタク、ト、ド-たい、たび
direction, person, alternativeホウ-かた、-がた、かた
discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshotsハツ、ホツあばく、おこる、たつ、つかわす、はなつ
doctor, medicineいする、いやす、くすし
dogケンいぬ、いぬ-
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothingジャク、チャクきせる、きる、つく、つける
drink, smoke, takeイン、オン-のみ、のむ
dwell, reside, live, inhabitジュウ、チュウ、ヂュウ-ずまい、すまう、すむ
early, fastサッ、ソウさ-、はや、はや-、はやい、はやまる、はやめる
elder brother, big brotherキョウ、ケイあに
elder sisterあね、はは
employee, member, number, the one in chargeイン-
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuumクウあき、あく、あける、から、すかす、すく、そら、むなしい
end, finishシュウ-おわる、おえる、おわる、おわる、つい、ついに
England, English, calyx, hero, outstandingエイはなぶさ
escort, sendソウおくる
eveningセキゆう
exertion, diligent, encourage, endeavour, make effort, striveベンつとめる
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favorボク、モク-め、ま-、め
fee, materialsリョウ-
few, littleショウすくない、すこし
fishギョ-ざかな、うお、さかな
flavor, tasteあじ、あじわう
flowerカ、ケはな
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flockシュウあつまる、あつめる、つどう
generation, world, society, publicセ、セイ、ソウ
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorceキョ、コ-さる、さる
goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal coursesヒン、ホンしな
ground, earthジ、チ-
handシュ、ズ-て、た-、て、て-
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)シン-ごころ、こころ
heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold, esteem, important, respectジュウ、チョウえ、おも、おもい、おもなう、おもり、かさなる、かさねる
hold, have-もち、もつ、もてる
homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result inおくる、かえす、かえる、とつぐ
house, home, expert, family, performer, professionalカ、ケいえ、うち、や
hurry, emergency, sudden, steepキュウいそぎ、いそぐ、せく
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking-
ill, sickビョウ、ヘイ-やみ、やむ、やまい
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, schoolイン-
know, wisdomしらせる、しる
learnシュウ、ジュならい、ならう
leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwearソクあし、たす、たりる、たる
lendタイかし-、かす、かし-
location, placeジョウ、チョウ
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truthことわり
lord, chief, master, main thing, principalシュ、シュウ、スあるじ、おも、ぬし
make, production, prepare, buildサ、サク-づくり、つくり、つくる
many, frequent, muchおおい、まさに、まさる
map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally, audacious, extraordinaryズ、トえ、はかる
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possiblyジ、ズこと、つかう、つかえる
meal, boiled riceハンめし
meatニクしし
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, joinエ、カイあう、あわせる、あつまる
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Koreaチョウあさ
mouthク、コウくち
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shakeドウうごかす、うごく
music, comfort, easeガク、ゴウ、ラクこのむ、たのしい、たのしむ
near, early, akin, tantamountキン、コンちかい
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsyフ、ブ-
newシンあたらしい、あら-、あらた、にい-
night, eveningよ、よる
ocean, western style, foreign, seaヨウ-
old-ふるす、ふる-、ふるい
oneselfシ、ジおのずから、おのずと、みずから
open, unfold, unsealカイ-びらき、あく、あける、ひらき、ひらく、ひらける
paperかみ
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)シンおや、おや-、したしい、したしむ
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehiclesタイ、ダイうてな、つかさ、われ
plains, field, rustic, civilian lifeショ、ヤの、の-
plot, plan, scheme, measureケイはからう、はかる
polish, study of, sharpenケンとぐ
possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approxウ、ユウある
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotateチュウさす、そそぐ、つぐ
power, strong, strain, bear up, exert, strengthリイ、リキ、リョクちから
private, I, meわたくし、わたし
public chamber, hallドウ-
public, prince, official, governmentalク、コウおおやけ
question, ask, problemモンとい、とう、とん
redシャク、セキあか、あか-、あかい、あからむ、あからめる
reflect, reflection, projectionエイ-ばえ、うつす、うつる、はえる
relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peacefulアンやす、やすい、やすまる、やすらか
research, studyキュウ、クきわめる
revolve, turn around, changeテンうたた、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
rice field, rice paddyデン
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachingsトウ、ドウいう、みち
roof, house, shop, dealer, sellerオク
room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellarシツむろ
rouse, wake up, get upおきる、おこす、おこる、おこす、たつ
runソウはしる
same, agree, equalドウおなじ
say, wordゲン、ゴンいう、こと
sea, oceanカイうみ
sellバイうる、うれる
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)ブン、モンあや、ふみ
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, speciallyベツわける、わかれる
silverギンしろがね
Sino-, Chinaカン-
solution, answerトウこたえ、こたえる
someone, personシャもの
song, singうた、うたう
sound, noise-ノン、イン、オンおと、ね
specialトク-
springtime, spring (season)シュンはる
stand up, erect, rise, set upリットル、リツ、リュウ-たつ、-たて、-たてる、-だて、-だてる、たち-、たつ、たて-、たてる、たて-
stationエキ-
stop, halt-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
store, shopテンたな、みせ
strongキョウ、ゴウこわい、しいる、つよい、つよまる、つよめる
substance, quality, matter, temperamentシチ、シツ、チただす、たち、もと、わりふ
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.タイ、ダイ-がわり、-がわり、かえる、かわり、かわる、かわり、かわる、しろ、よ
summerカ、ガ、ゲなつ
teaサ、チャ-
teach, faith, doctrineキョウおしえる、おそわる
test, try, attempt, experiment, ordealこころみる、ためす
thing, object, matterブツ、モツもの、もの-
thinkおぼす、おもう、おもえらく
topic, subjectダイ-
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.ツ、ツウ-とおり、-どおし、-どおり、かよう、とおし、とおす、とおり、とおる
tribe, familyゾク-
trip, travelリョたび
true, reality, Buddhist sectシンま、ま-、まこと
使use, ambassador, cause, envoy, messenger, order, send on a mission-つかい、-づかい、つかい、つかう
utilize, business, service, use, employヨウもちいる
verification, effect, testingケン、ゲンあかし、しるし、ためす、ためし
village, town, block, streetチョウまち
wait, depend onタイ-まち、まつ
walk, counter for stepsフ、ブ、ホあゆむ、あるく
weekシュウ-
weekdayヨウ-
wide, broad, spaciousコウひろい、ひろがる、ひろげる、ひろまる、ひろめる
wind, air, style, mannerフ、フウかざ-、かぜ
winterトウふゆ
world, boundaryカイ-
younger brother, faithful service to eldersダイ、テイ、デおとうと
younger sisterマイいもうと
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