Level 4 Kanji List

S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples

1 ICHI, ITSU one, the first
ichi - one, the number one
, ichi ban - #1, the best
hito(tsu) sei kai ichi - the best in the world
( ) hitori - one person, alone
2 NI two, second
ni - two
dai ni - the second
futa(tsu) ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]
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3 SAN three, third
san - three
san kaku - triangle
mit(tsu) san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]
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4 SHI , YON four, fourth
yon or shi - four
, yon kyuu - 4th grade
yo-, yot(tsu) shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]
( )
5 GO five, the fifth
go - five
go ka getsu - 5 months
itsu(tsu)
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6 ROKU six, the sixth
roku - six
mui ka - the 6th of the month
mut(tsu) raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]
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7 SHICHI, NANA seven,
shichi or nana - seven
, the seventh nana fushigi - the seven wonders
nana, nana(tsu) shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]
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8 HACHI eight, the eighth
hachi -eight
hachi nen kan - 8 years
yat(tsu) hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]
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9 KU, KYUU nine, the ninth
kyuu or ku - nine
, ku ka getsu - 9 months
kokono(tsu) ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]
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10 JUU
ten juu - ten
juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9]
too kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10]
juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month
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11 HYAKU a hundred,
ni hyaku - 200
one hundred san byaku - 300
momo

12 SEN
a thousand issen en - 1000 yen
san sen ni hyaku - 2,200
chi ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium

13 MAN , BAN ten thousand

hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000]
, ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
yorozu ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

14 FU , HO , TOU
father, dad o tou san - a father
, , chichi no hi - Father's Day
chichi chichi oya - father

15 BO, MU , KAA
mother, mom okaa san - a mother, mommy
, , haha no hi - Mother's Day
haha ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

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16 YUU a friend
tomo dachi - friends, a friend
yuu jou - friendship
tomo yuu kou koku - a friendly nation

17 ZYO, NYO a woman,
kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend
, women, female onna no ko - a girl
onna jo yuu - an actress

18 DAN, NAN
a man, men, male dan jo - men & women
, otoko rashi - manly, like a man
otoko yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

19 JIN, NIN person,
ni hon jin - a Japanese person
, people, man otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular]
hito bi jin - a beautiful woman

20 SHI, SU a child, a kid,
ko domo - children, child
, children, the young otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]
ko ko neko - kitten [child cat]
okashi - candy, sweets
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21 NICHI, JITSU the sun, day
aru hi - one day
, mai nichi - everyday
hi , ka kyou - today [irregular]
, nichi you bi - Sunday
22 GETSU , GATSU month, the moon
ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]
, kon getsu - this month
tsuki tsuki - the moon
getsu you bi - Monday
23 KA fire, light
hana bi - fireworks
hi bana - sparks
hi ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain]
ka you bi - Tuesday
24 SUI water
oo mizu - flood [lit. big water]
mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit
mizu sui you bi - Wednesday

25 MOKU, BOKU tree, wood
ki nobori - tree climbing
, matsu no ki - pine tree
ki , ko moku you bi - Thursday
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26 KIN , KON gold , money
okane - money
, [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]
kane, kana shou kin - prize money
, kin you bi - Friday
27 DO, TO earth, ground, soil
nen do - clay
, to chi - ground, area, soil
tsuchi do you bi - Saturday

28 HON book,
ni hon - Japan
counter for long, e hon - a picture book (for children)
moto slender objects hon - a book

29 KYUU rest, vacation
natsu yasumi - summer vacation
hiru yasumi - lunch break
yasumu oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

30 GO word, speech,
ni hon go - Japanese
a language mono gatari - a story, tale, legend
katari , kata(ru) narration, koku go - national language
, ( ) to tell, to speak (in Japan, Japanese)
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31 NEN year
ichi nen - one year
ne nen mae - two years ago
toshi kyo nen - last year

32 GO noon
go go - afternoon (PM)
go zen - morning (AM)
uma go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon

33 ZEN before, in front of,
na mae - name
previous mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing]
mae ne nen mae - two years ago-

34 GO , KOU behind , after
sai go - the last, the end, conclusion
, ushiro - behind
nochi, ushiro ata gaki - postscript, afterword
,
35 JI time
ji kan - time
toki doki - sometimes
toki e do ji dai - the Edo period
nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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36 KAN , KEN interval, space
ji kan - time
, room, time hiru ma - daytime
aida , ma i ma - living room
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37 MAI , BAI each , every
mai nichi - everyday
, mai asa - every morning
gotoni mai shuu - every week
( )
38 SEN previous, ahead
sen sei - teacher
douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.
saki sen jitsu - the other day

39 KON, KIN now, the present
kon getsu - this month
, kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night]
ima kon do - next time

40 KA what, how many
nan nin - how many people?
nani ka - something
nani , nan nani? - What?
, nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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41 JOU, KAMI top, above, on
tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above]
, jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand]
ue, uwa toshi ue - older, old (in years)
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42 KA, GE bottom, under,
kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]
, down chi ka - underground, basement
shita, shimo, moto toshi shita - junior, younger, young
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43 SA left
hidari te - left hand
hidari ashi - left leg
hidari tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk

44 U, YUU right
migi me - right eye
, migi pe-ji - right page (of a book)
migi migi te - right hand

45 TOU, TSUU east
chuu tou - the Middle East
, higashi ajia - East Asia
higashi tou kyou - Tokyo

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46 SEI , SAI west
nishi guchi - west entrance
, kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai
nishi nishi doitsu - West Germany
tai sei you - the Atlantic
47 NAN south
tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia
nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
minami nan bei - South America

48 HOKU,BOKU north
kita amerika - North America
, pekin - Bei jin (In China)
kita nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War
hokkai dou - Hokkaido
49 GAI, GE outside, foreign
gai koku jin - foreigner
, gai koku go - foreign language
sato, hoka soto de asobou - Let's play outside!
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50 MEI name, fame,
na mae - name
famous yuu mei - famous
na hiragana - Hiragana
watashi no namae wa ... desu.
- My name is
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51 KOU high, costly, tall
sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
kou kou sei - a high school student
taka, takai takai biru - a tall building
, ( )
52 SHOU small, little
shou gakkou - elementary school
chiisai ie - a small house
chiisai shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)
( )
53 CHUU middle, center,
ichi nichi juu - all day long
within, inside ie no naka - inside the house
naka ben kyou chuu - while studying,
in the midst of studying
54 TAI, DAI big, large, great
dai gaku - university, college
, ookii kokoro - a big heart
ookii tai kai - big meet, convention, rally
( )
55 CHOU , JOU leader , long
kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
, sha chou - a company president
nagai nagai michi - a long road

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56 HAN half
han ka getsu - half a month
han getsu - a half moon
nakaba han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]
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57 BUN,FUN, a part, share,
han bun - half
, to divide, separate bu bun - a part
wakeru to understand ki bun - feeling, mood
( ) wakarimashita - I understand
58 GAKU, KAKU learning, science,
ka gaku - science
, to learn chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS
manabu suu gaku - math, arithmetic
( )
59 KOU school
gakkou - school
kou kou - senior high school
kou nai - within the school, on school grounds
60 SEI, SHOU birth, life,
kaku sei - a student
, to give birth, isshou - all life, a lifetime
ikiru , umareru to live jin sei - life (human)
( ) , sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...
( )
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61 SAN mountain
ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain]
fu ji san - Mt. fuji
yama gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage
yama - a mountain
62 SEN a river, stream
kawa - a river
ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu)
kawa o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]

63 HAKU white
shiroi - the color white
shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant]
shiroi haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]
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64 TEN heaven, the sky
ten jou - ceiling
ten ki - weather
ama , ame ten goku - heaven, paradise
, ten sai - genius
65 U rain
ame - rain
ama mizu - rain water
ame, ama oo ame - heavy rain
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66 DEN , TEN electricity,
den sha - (electric) train
, electric powered den chi - a battery
inazuma den wa - a telephone
den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)
67 KI , KE spirit, intention,
kuu ki - air, atmosphere
, mind, power, gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit
iki energy nin ki - popular

68 SHA car, vehicle
ji ten sha - bicycle
den sha - train
kuruma kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

69 KOKU country, a nation
kan koku - Korea
gai koku - foreign country
kuni chuu goku - China

70 EN a circle, yen
sen en - 1000 yen
en daka - a high yen rate
marui en o kaku - draw a circle
( )
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71 WA a talk, a topic,
ei kai wa - English conversation (class)
a story mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend
hanashi , hanasu shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]

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72 BUN , MON to hear, listen, ask
shin bun - newspaper
, kiite kudasai - please listen
kiku ,kikoeru asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper
( ) , ( )
73 JIKI , SHOKU eating, a meal,
tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
, food tabetai - (I) want to eat
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) shoku ji - a meal
( ) , ( )
74 DOKU to read
yomi yasui - easy to read
doku sho - reading
yo (mu ) yonde kudasai - please read
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75 RAI to come
mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come]
rai getsu - next month
kuru , kitaru de ki ru - able to do something, ready for
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76 SHO book, document
to sho kan - library
sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]
ka ( ku ) ji sho - dictionary
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77 KEN to see,
misete - show me!
to show hana mi - flower viewing,
miru , mieru watching cherry blossoms in April
() , ( ) mieru - be able to see, visible
78 KOU, GYOU to go
ikimashou - Let's go!
, gin kou - bank
iku , yuku ryo kou - a trip, travel
( ) , ( )
79 SHUTSU to go out, leave
de guchi - exit
shuppatsu - to go, departure
dasu , deru omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect
( ) , ( )
80 NYUU enter, to go in,
naka iri - intermission (of a play)
to insert iri guchi - an entrance
hairu , iru , ireru te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...
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Compiled by Shan
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