春
はる
spring
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JLPT N4 Kanji Study List
Elementary kanji and vocabulary for familiar daily topics
Build recognition of basic characters and vocabulary used in short passages about familiar daily topics. This curated list supports JLPT N4 reading study alongside grammar, vocabulary, and listening practice.
Sample JLPT N4 Kanji, Readings and Meanings
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夏
なつ
summer
秋
あき
autumn
冬
ふゆ
winter
兄
あに
older brother
弟
おとうと
younger brother
姉
あね
older sister
妹
いもうと
younger sister
歩
ある
to walk
走
はし
to run
止
と
to stop
起
お
to wake up or get up
The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. Kanji Academy organizes a curated study sequence by estimated level; see the official JLPT FAQ.
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Complete Curated JLPT N4 Kanji List
Browse all 180 unique characters in this study collection, grouped by lesson with a primary reading and English meaning. Repeated characters appear once at their first lesson.
The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. This is Kanji Academy's curated study sequence, not an official test specification. See the official JLPT FAQ.
JLPT N4 Lesson 1
30 unique characters- 春はるspring
- 夏なつsummer
- 秋あきautumn
- 冬ふゆwinter
- 兄あにolder brother
- 弟おとうとyounger brother
- 姉あねolder sister
- 妹いもうとyounger sister
- 歩あるto walk
- 走はしto run
- 止とto stop
- 起おto wake up or get up
- 寝ねto sleep
- 勉べんeffort (study)
- 強つよstrong
- 旅たびtravel
- 海うみsea or ocean
- 京きょうcapital
- 都とmetropolis
- 寺てらtemple
- 町まちtown
- 広ひろwide or spacious
- 会かいmeeting or association
- 社しゃcompany
- 族ぞくtribe or family
- 親おやparent
- 切きto cut
- 英えいEnglish or excellent
- 薬くすりmedicine
- 林はやしsmall forest or grove
JLPT N4 Lesson 2
30 unique characters- 体からだbody
- 頭あたまhead
- 顔かおface
- 首くびneck
- 心こころheart or mind
- 声こえvoice
- 肉にくmeat
- 茶ちゃtea
- 牛うしcow or cattle
- 鳥とりbird
- 味あじtaste
- 映えいreflection or projection
- 画がpicture or brush stroke
- 音おとsound
- 楽たのfun or comfort
- 歌うたsong
- 写しゃcopy or photograph
- 真しんtruth or reality
- 転てんroll or turn
- 乗のto ride
- 降おto get off or descend
- 着つto arrive or to wear
- 通かよto commute or pass
- 運うんluck or transport
- 漢かんChina
- 字じcharacter or letter
- 文ぶんsentence or text
- 教おしto teach
- 習ならto learn
- 貸かto lend
JLPT N4 Lesson 3
30 unique characters- 風かぜwind
- 雪ゆきsnow
- 夕ゆうevening
- 晴はsunny or clear weather
- 病びょうsick or illness
- 院いんinstitution
- 医いmedicine or doctor
- 者しゃperson (professional)
- 建たてto build
- 図ずdrawing or map
- 館かんbuilding or hall
- 室しつroom
- 工こうcraft or construction
- 場ばplace
- 所ところplace
- 悪わるbad
- 暗くらdark
- 重おもheavy
- 軽かるlight (weight)
- 早はやearly
- 遅おそlate or slow
- 短みじかshort
- 低ひくlow
- 弱よわweak
- 色いろcolor
- 銀ぎんsilver
- 紙かみpaper
- 世せworld or generation
- 界かいworld or boundary
- 用ようbusiness or use
JLPT N4 Lesson 4
30 unique characters- 仕しserve or do
- 事ことmatter or thing
- 使つかto use
- 作つくto make
- 知しto know
- 思おもto think
- 考かんがto consider or think
- 始はじto begin or start
- 終おto end or finish
- 急いそto hurry
- 送おくto send
- 洗あらto wash
- 焼やto burn or grill
- 借かto borrow
- 返かえto return (something)
- 開あto open
- 閉しto close
- 服ふくclothes
- 洋ようwestern or ocean
- 和わpeace or Japanese style
- 堂どうhall
- 力ちからpower or strength
- 同おなsame
- 元げんorigin
- 有ゆうpossess or exist
- 無むnothing or none
- 別べつseparate
- 特とくspecial
- 意いmind or meaning
- 注ちゅうpour or note
JLPT N4 Lesson 5
30 unique characters- 公こうpublic
- 園えんgarden or park
- 野のfield
- 菜さいvegetable
- 曜ようday of week
- 去きょpast or leave
- 昨さくyesterday or previous
- 明あかbright
- 計けいmeasure
- 予よprevious or beforehand
- 約やくpromise or approximate
- 質しつquality or matter
- 問もんquestion or problem
- 答こたanswer
- 題だいtopic or subject
- 試しtest or try
- 験けんverification or effect
- 研けんpolish or study
- 究きゅうresearch
- 料りょうfee or materials
- 理りreason or logic
- 産さんproduct or birth
- 業ぎょうbusiness or industry
- 員いんmember
- 鉄てつiron
- 地ちground or earth
- 度どdegree or time
- 回かいtimes or turn
- 品しなgoods or refinement
- 便べんconvenience or post
JLPT N4 Lesson 6
30 unique characters- 近ちかnear
- 遠とおfar
- 暑あつhot (weather)
- 寒さむcold (weather)
- 暖あたたwarm (weather)
- 涼すずcool (weather)
- 熱ねつfever or heat
- 黒くろblack
- 家いえhouse
- 主しゅmaster or main
- 夫おっとhusband
- 妻つまwife
- 民みんpeople
- 不ふnegative or non-
- 利りprofit or benefit
- 発はつdeparture
- 集あつto gather or collect
- 進すすto advance
- 落おto drop
- 並ならto line up
- 払はらto pay
- 迎むかto welcome or meet
- 忘わすto forget
- 困こまto be troubled
- 以いby means of or compared to
- 内ないinside
- 屋やshop or roof
- 区くward or district
- 県けんprefecture
- 死しdeath