JLPT N5 Kanji List with Interactive Flashcards

JLPT N5 Level Kanji 漢字

Mastering the 103 Kanji for the JLPT N5 level is the first major milestone in Japanese proficiency. This page provides a complete N5 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.

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Interactive JLPT N5 Kanji Flashcards

These free JLPT N5 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 N4. If you want to practice Kanji writing, check the JLPT N5 Kanji Writing Practice.

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How many Kanji are required for JLPT N5?

Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 103 Kanji, compiled from lists found at Jonathan Waller's and NIHON ICHIBAN.

Complete JLPT N5 Kanji Table: Meanings, Onyomi, and Kunyomi

A comprehensive list of Kanji for JLPT Level N5 with their meanings, onyomi, and kunyomi readings.

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KanjiMeaningOnyomiKunyomi
一oneイチ、イツひと
二twoニふた
三threeサンみっ、み
四fourシよ、よっ、よん
五fiveゴいつ
六sixロクむ、むっ、むい
七sevenシチなな、なの
八eightハチや、やっ、よう
九nineキュウ、クここの
十tenジュウ、ジジュウ、ジ
百hundredヒャク-
千thousandセンち
万ten thousandマン、バン-
水waterスイみず
火fireカひ
木tree, woodボク、モクき
天heavens, sky, imperialテンあめ、あま
土soil, earth, ground, Turkeyド、トつち
北northホクきた
東eastトウひがし
西west, Spainセイ、サイにし
南southナンみなみ
左leftサひだり
右rightユウ、ウみぎ
日day, sun, Japanニチ、ジツひ、か
月month, moonゲツ、ガツつき
花flower, blossomカはな
魚fishギョさかな、うお
空Sky, to become free, emptyクウそら、あ.ける、から
山mountainサンやま
川stream, riverセンかわ
雨rainウあめ、あま
本book, present, main, true, real, counter for long thingsホンもと
目eyeモクめ
口mouthコウ、クくち
耳earジみみ
手handシュて
足foot, to be sufficient, to addソクあし、た.りる、た.す
人personジン、ニンひと
母mama, motherボはは、かあ
父fatherフちち、とう
女woman, femaleジョ、ニョおんな、め
男maleダン、ナンおとこ
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiacシ、スこ
小little, smallショウちい.さい、こ、お
中in, inside, middle, mean, centerチュウなか
大large, big, a lotダイ、タイおお.きい、おお.い
上above, upジョウ、ショウうえ、かみ、あ.げる、あ.がる
下below, down, descend, give, low, inferiorカ、ゲした、さ.げる、お.ろす、く.だる
何whatカなに、なん
行to walk, to go, to carry out, going, journeyコウ、ギョウい.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う
見see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible, to showケンみ.る、み.える、み.せる
言word, to talkゲン、ゴンい.う
語word, speech, language, to talkゴかた.る、かた.らう
食eat, foodショクたべ.る、く.う、く.らう
飲drinkインの.む
会meet, societyカイ、エあ.う
学study, learning, science, schoolガクまな.ぶ
休rest, day off, retire, sleepキュウやす.む
買buyバイか.う
聞hear, listen, askブン、モンき.く、き.こえる
来come, due, next, cause, becomeライく.る、きた.る、きたす
立stand, establishリツた.つ、た.てる
生life, genuine, birth, born, grow, rawセイ、ショウい.きる、う.む、なま、き
話tale, talk, speech, conversationワはなし、はな.す
出exit, leave, get outシュツで.る、だ.す
読readドク、トクよ.む
入enter, insertニュウはい.る、い.る、い.れる
書writeショか.く
後behind, back, later, afterゴ、ゴウ、コウあと、おくれ.る、のち
古old, usedコふる.い
高tall, high, expensiveコウたか.い、たか.まる、たか.める
安cheap, peace, safetyアンやす.い
多manyタおお.い
新newシンあたら.しい、あら.た
少a little, fewショウすこ.しい、すく.ない
長long, leaderチョウなが.い
白whiteハク、ビャクしろ.い、しろ
分minute, part, to understand, to divideブン、フン、ブわ.ける、わ.かる、わ.かれる
時time, hourジとき
間interval, space, time, time spanカン、ケンあいだ、ま
週weekシュウ-
年yearネンとし
今nowコン、キンいま
先before, ahead, previous, future, precedenceセンさき
前in front, beforeゼンまえ
午noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiacゴ-
半half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-ハンなか.ば
店shopテンみせ
外outsideガイ、ゲそと、ほか、はず
電electricityデン-
道street, path, wayドウみち
毎every, eachマイ-
友friendユウとも
名name, noted, distinguished, reputationメイ、ミョウな
金goldキン、コンかね
円circle, yen, roundエンまる
車car, wheelシャくるま
駅stationエキ-
気spirit, mind, soul, streamキ、ケ-
国countryコクくに
社Shinto, shrine, societyシャやしろ
校exam, school, printing, proof, correctionコウ-

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