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]
( )

3 SAN three, third san - three

san kaku - triangle
mit(tsu) san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]
( )

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]
( )

7 SHICHI, NANA seven, shichi or nana - seven

, the seventh nana fushigi - the seven wonders
nana, nana(tsu) shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]
( )

8 HACHI eight, the eighth hachi -eight

hachi nen kan - 8 years
yat(tsu) hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]
( )

9 KU, KYUU nine, the ninth kyuu or ku - nine

, ku ka getsu - 9 months
kokono(tsu) ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]
( )

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
,

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)
,

42 KA, GE bottom, under, kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]

, down chi ka - underground, basement
shita, shimo, moto toshi shita - junior, younger, young
, ,

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!
,

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]
()

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]
()

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]

()

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
()

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
()

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 ...
(),(),()

Compiled by Shan

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