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JLPT N5 Kanji Study List
Beginner kanji and vocabulary for basic Japanese expressions
Start with basic characters and vocabulary used in typical expressions and simple sentences. This curated list supports JLPT N5 reading study alongside hiragana, katakana, grammar, vocabulary, and listening practice.
Sample JLPT N5 Kanji, Readings and Meanings
Preview characters from this curated study level, then choose a lesson below to review them with flashcards, quizzes, and vocabulary examples.
二
に
two
三
さん
three
四
よん
four
五
ご
five
六
ろく
six
七
なな
seven
八
はち
eight
九
きゅう
nine
十
じゅう
ten
百
ひゃく
hundred
千
せん
thousand
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 N5 Kanji List
Browse all 112 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 N5 Lesson 1
30 unique characters- 一いちone
- 二にtwo
- 三さんthree
- 四よんfour
- 五ごfive
- 六ろくsix
- 七ななseven
- 八はちeight
- 九きゅうnine
- 十じゅうten
- 百ひゃくhundred
- 千せんthousand
- 万まんten thousand
- 円えんyen or circle
- 人ひとperson
- 日ひsun or day
- 月つきmoon or month
- 火ひfire
- 水みずwater
- 木きtree or wood
- 金きんgold or money
- 土つちsoil or earth
- 山やまmountain
- 川かわriver
- 田たrice field
- 口くちmouth
- 目めeye
- 耳みみear
- 手てhand
- 足あしfoot or leg
JLPT N5 Lesson 2
30 unique characters- 上うえup or above
- 下したdown or under
- 中なかmiddle or inside
- 外そとoutside
- 右みぎright
- 左ひだりleft
- 前まえfront or before
- 後ろうしろback or behind
- 今いまnow
- 週しゅうweek
- 年としyear
- 半はんhalf
- 分ふんminute or amount
- 行くいくto go
- 来るくるto come
- 帰るかえるto return home
- 食べるたべるto eat
- 飲むのむto drink
- 見るみるto see or watch
- 聞くきくto hear or listen
- 書くかくto write
- 読むよむto read
- 話すはなすto speak
- 大きいおおきいbig
- 小さいちいさいsmall
- 新しいあたらしいnew
- 古いふるいold (thing)
- 高いたかいhigh or expensive
- 安いやすいcheap
- 長いながいlong
JLPT N5 Lesson 3
30 unique characters- 学がくstudy or learning
- 校こうschool
- 先さきbefore or ahead
- 生せいlife or birth
- 友ともfriend
- 父ちちfather
- 母ははmother
- 男おとこman
- 女おんなwoman
- 子こchild
- 本ほんbook
- 店みせshop
- 駅えきstation
- 車くるまcar
- 道みちroad or way
- 国くにcountry
- 社しゃcompany or shrine
- 天てんheaven or sky
- 気きspirit or mood
- 雨あめrain
- 電でんelectricity
- 名なname
- 白しろwhite
- 赤あかred
- 会うあうto meet
- 休むやすむto rest
- 言ういうto say
- 立つたつto stand
- 出るでるto exit or leave
- 入るはいるto enter
JLPT N5 Lesson 4
22 unique characters- 東ひがしeast
- 西にしwest
- 南みなみsouth
- 北きたnorth
- 午ごnoon
- 間あいだbetween or interval
- 毎まいevery
- 何なにwhat
- 花はなflower
- 魚さかなfish
- 空そらsky or empty
- 青あおblue
- 多おおmany
- 少すくfew or little
- 広ひろwide or spacious
- 買かto buy
- 待まto wait
- 持もto hold or have
- 住すto live
- 売うto sell
- 飯はんmeal or cooked rice
- 物ものthing