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Kanji Book JLPT5
Kanji Book JLPT5
Its meaning
The onyomi and kunyomi readings
Vocabulary that includes this kanji
The number of strokes and the stroke order with a link to the
NIHONGO ICHIBAN website to video showing the stroke order
The radicals (components) the kanji consists of
A hint to help memorizing the kanji
A grid to exercise writing
You can print each page on your own printer and repeat the writing
exercises as often as you like.
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(a)
(i)
(u)
(e)
(o)
(ka)
(ki)
(ku)
(ke)
(ko)
(ga)
(gi)
(gu)
(ge)
(go)
(sa)
(shi)
(su)
(se)
(so)
(za)
(ji)
(zu)
(ze)
(zo)
(ta)
(chi)
(tsu)
(te)
(to)
(da)
(ji)
(zu)
(de)
(do)
(na)
(ni)
(nu)
(ne)
(no)
(ha)
(hi)
(fu)
(he)
(ho)
(ba)
(bi)
(bu)
(be)
(bo)
(pa)
(pi)
(pu)
(pe)
(po)
(ma)
(mi)
(mu)
(me)
(mo)
(ya)
(yu)
(ra)
(ri)
(ru)
(wa)
(yo)
(re)
(ro)
(o/wo)
(n)
The combination of some of these hiragana is used to express a few additional sounds
used in Japanese. The first character is written in normal size whereas the second
character is written a little bit smaller. These combinations are called digraphs.
List of 21 hiragana digraphs and their 15 diagritics
YA
YU
YO
(kya)
(kyu)
(kyo)
(gya)
(gyu)
(gyo)
(sha)
(shu)
(sho)
(ja)
(ju)
(jo)
(cha)
(chu)
(cho)
(ja)
(ju)
(jo)
(nya)
(nyu)
(nyo)
(hya)
(hyu)
(hyo)
(bya)
(byu)
(byo)
(pya)
(pyu)
(pyo)
(mya)
(myu)
(myo)
(rya)
(ryu)
(ryo)
3) Katakana ()
Katakana also is a phonetic alphabet covering the same syllable as hiragana and it
therefore also has 46 different characters. It is mainly used for foreign loanwords and
sometimes to replace kanji or hiragana for emphasis. Katakana were developed in the
ninth century and are also derived from more complex kanji.
(a)
(i)
(u)
(e)
(o)
(ka)
(ki)
(ku)
(ke)
(ko)
(ga)
(gi)
(gu)
(ge)
(go)
(sa)
(shi)
(su)
(se)
(so)
(za)
(ji)
(zu)
(ze)
(zo)
(ta)
(chi)
(tsu)
(te)
(to)
(da)
(ji)
(zu)
(de)
(do)
(na)
(ni)
(nu)
(ne)
(no)
(ha)
(hi)
(fu)
(he)
(ho)
(ba)
(bi)
(bu)
(be)
(bo)
(pa)
(pi)
(pu)
pe)
(po)
(ma)
(mi)
(mu)
(me)
(mo)
(ya)
(yu)
(ra)
(ri)
(ru)
(wa)
(yo)
(re)
(ro)
(o/wo)
(n)
As with hiragana there also are combinations to express the other sounds required for the
Japanese language.
List of 21 katakana digraphs and their 15 diagritics
YA
YU
YO
(kya)
(kyu)
(kyo)
(gya)
(gyu)
(gyo)
(sha)
(shu)
(sho)
(ja)
(ju)
(jo)
(cha)
(chu)
(cho)
(ja)
(ju)
(jo)
(nya)
(nyu)
(nyo)
YA
YU
YO
(hya)
(hyu)
(hyo)
(bya)
(byu)
(byo)
(pya)
(pyu)
(pyo)
(mya)
(myu)
(myo)
(rya)
(ryu)
(ryo)
These 46 katakana and their variations are sufficient to express all sounds used for
Japanese words. In order to get closer to the pronunciation of foreign words, a list of not
so common extended katakana is used.
List of extended katakana
A
(yi)
(ye)
(wa)
(wi)
(wu)
(we)
(wo)
(va)
(vi)
(vu)
(ve)
(vo)
(vye)
(kye)
(gye)
(kwa)
(kwi)
(kwe)
(kwo)
(gwa)
(gwi)
(gwe)
(gwo)
(she)
(je)
(si)
(zi)
(che)
(tsa)
(tsi)
(tse)
(ti)
(tu)
(di)
(du)
(nye)
(hye)
(bye)
(tso)
(pye)
(fa)
(fi)
(fe)
(fo)
(fye)
(hu)
(mye)
(rye)
(la)
(li)
(lu)
(le)
(lo)
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2
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
One
Ichi / Itsu [/]
Hito []
- - hitokuchi One bite
1 stroke
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Two
Ni []
Futa []
- - futari - Two
persons
2 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Three
San []
Mitsu / Mi- [/]
3 - - mikka - The 3rd
3 strokes
is the result of +
1+2=3
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Four
Shi []
Yo / Yu / Yon [//]
- - shiki - The 4
seasons
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Five
Go []
Itsu []
- - itsutsu - Five
(ordinal number)
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Six
Roku []
Mu/Mut/Mui [//]
- - muttsu - Six
(ordinal number)
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Seven
Shichi []
Nana/Nano [/]
shichigatsu
- July
2 strokes
It is a 7 inverted
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Eight
Hachi []
Yat/Ya/You [//]
- - Yattsu Eight
(ordinal number)
2 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Nine
Kyuu/Ku [/]
Kokono []
- - Kokonoka The 9th
2 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
10th
Ten
Juu/Ji [/]
Too []
- - Tooka The
2 strokes
10 can be written X
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Hundred
Hyaku []
/
- Hyakkaten - A mall
100 ->
I00
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
nisenen
Thousand
Sen []
Chi []
- - Two thousand Yen
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Ten thousand
Man/Ban [/]
/
- - manbiki
Shoplifting
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Water
Sui []
Mizu []
- - suidou Water pipe
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Fire
Ka []
Hi []
- - kazan
Volcano
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Tree, wood
Boku/Moku [/]
Ki/Ko [/]
- mokuyoubi Thursday
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Sky
Ten []
Ame, Ama [/]
- - tenki
Weather
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi: :
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Earth, Ground
Do / To [/]
Tsuchi []
- - tsuchi Earth
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
North
Hoku []
Kita []
- - hokubei North America
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
East
Tou []
Higashi []
- - toukyou Tokyo
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
West
Sei /Sai [/]
Nishi []
- - seireki Christian era
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
South
Nan []
Minami []
- - nanbei South America
9 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Left
Sa []
Hidari []
- - sasetsu - To
turn left
5 strokes
The hand (
working ()
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Right
U / Yuu [ / ]
Migi []
- - ugan - Right
Shore
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Day, Sun
Nichi/Jitsu [/]
Hi/Ka [/]
- - nihon - Japan
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Month, moon
Getsu/Gatsu [/]
Tsuki []
- - mangetsu Full moon
4 stroke
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Flower, blossom
Ka []
Hana []
- - kabin - Vase
7 strokes
Weed (
flowers ()
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Fish
Gyo []
Sakana / Uo [/]
- - kingyo
Goldfish
10 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Mountain
San []
Yama []
- - yagi - A goat
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Shogun of
shogunate.
3 strokes
River
Sen []
Kawa []
- - Tokugawa Togugawa (Ieyasu) first
the Tokugawa
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Rain
U []
Ame []
- - tsuyu - Rainy
season
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Book, Source
Hon []
Moto []
- - honmono
Original
5 stroke
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Eye
Moku []
Me []
- - mokuteki purpose, goal
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Mouth
Kou/Ku [/]
Kuchi []
- - kakou - Crater
of a volcano
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Ear
Ji []
Mimi []
- - jikou - Earhole
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Hand
Shu []
Te []
- - karate - Karate
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Person
Jin / Nin [/]
Hito []
- - jinkou Population
2 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Mother
Bo []
Haha []
- - sobo
Grandmother
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Father
Fu []
Chichi []
- - sofu Grandfather
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Woman, female
Jo []
Onna / Me [/]
- - josei Female
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Man, Male
Dan/Nan [/]
Otoko []
- - dansei Male
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Child
Shi/Su [/]
Ko []
- - kodomo - A
child
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Small
Shou []
Chii(sai) / Ko / O [()/
/]
- - komugi Flour
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
-
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Big, a lot
Dai/Tai [/]
Oo(kii)/Oo(i) [()/
()]
- - daigaku University
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
good
Above, upper
Jou/Shou [/]
Ue/ Kami/ A(geru/garu) [/
/(/)]
- - jouzu - Be
3 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
chikatetsu
3 strokes
Below, down
Ka/Ge [/]
Shita /Sa(geru)/O(rosu)/
Ku(daru) [/()/(
)/()]
- - METRO
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
What/How many/Which
Ka []
Nani []
- - nanji - What
time
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Word, to talk
Gen/Gon [/]
I(u) [()]
- - mugon
Silence
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Word, to talk
Go []
Kata(ru)/Kata(rau) [()/
()]
- - nihongo Japanese
14 strokes
Word ( ) + 5 (
) + Mouth (
word spoken is already a language.
) = Five
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
meal
Food, To eat
Shoku []
Ta(beru)/ Ku(u)/ Ku(rau) [
()/()/()]
- - shokuji - A
9 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Drink
In []
No(mu) [()]
- - inshoku Food and drinks
12 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
To meet / society
Kai/E [/]
A(u) [()]
- - kaisha
Company
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
-
To rest
Kyuu []
Yasu(mu) [()]
- - kyuujitsu
Day off
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
To buy
Bai []
Ka(u) [()]
- - kaimono Shopping
12 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
14 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
)/
Vocabulary:
Next
To come
Rai []
Ku(ru)/Kita(ru)/Kita(su) [(
()/()]
- - rainen year
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
To stand, to establish
Ritsu []
Ta(tsu)/Ta(teru) [()/(
)]
Vocabulary:
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi: :
Vocabulary:
5 strokes
is
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
13 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
To read
Doku/Toku [/]
Yo(mu) [()]
- - dokusho Reading
14 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
To enter, to insert
Nyuu []
Hai(ru)/I(ru)/I(reru) [()/
()/()]
- - iriguchi Entrance
2 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
To write
Sho []
Ka(ku) [()]
- - bunsho Sentence
10 strokes
) and light
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Afternoon
9 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Old, used
Ko []
Furu(i) [()]
- chuukosha - Used car
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
)]
Vocabulary:
High
10 strokes
- - kousoku speed
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Many
Ta []
Oo(i) [()]
- - tabun Probably
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
)/
Vocabulary:
New
Shin []
Atara(shii)/ Ara(ta)[(
()]
- shinbun
Newspaper
13 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
)/
Vocabulary:
A little, Few
Shou []
Suko(shi)/Suku(nai) [(
(]
- - shoujo
Young girl
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Long, leader
Chou []
Naga(i) [()]
- - shachou
CEO
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
White
Haku/Byaku [/]
Shiro(i)/Shiro [()/]
- - hakujin White person, Caucasian
5 strokes
Meaning:
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Time, Hour
Ji []
Toki []
- - tokei - A watch
10 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
a
12 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Week
Shuu []
Hito []
- - konshuu This week
11 strokes
) through one
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Year
Nen []
Toshi []
- - kotoshi - This
year
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
morning
Now
Kon/Kin [/]
Ima []
- - kesa - This
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Before, in future
Sen []
Saki []
- - mazu - First of all
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Before
Zen []
Mae []
- - namae - Name
9 strokes
) and meat (
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Morning
Noon
Go []
/
- - gozen -
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Shop
Ten []
Mise []
- - tenchou Store Manager
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Outside/Other/Foreign
Gai/Ge[/]
Soto/Hoka [/]
- gaikokujin - A foreigner
5 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Electricity
Den []
/
- - denki electricity
13 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
12 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Every
Each, every
Mai []
/
- - maikai time
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Friend
Yuu []
Tomo []
- - tomodachi Friend
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Name
Mei/Myou [/]
Na []
- - namae - Name,
firstname
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
-
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
4 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Car, Wheel
Sha []
Kuruma []
- - densha
Train
7 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Station
Eki []
/
- - hatsueki Departure station
14 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
6 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Country
Koku []
Kuni []
- - kokuseki Nationality
8 strokes
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
Shinto/Shrine/society
Sha []
Yashiro []
- - shakai Society
7 strokes
) on
Meaning:
Onyomi:
Kunyomi:
Vocabulary:
School
Kou []
/
- - gakkou School
10 strokes