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THE FIRST 103 KANJI
About this book

This book helps beginners of the Japanese language memorizing and
writing the first 103 kanji characters required for the Japanese
Language Proficiency Test N5.
Each kanji is represented on one page featuring:
 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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The Japanese writing system
The Japanese written language consists of a combination of three types of characters. To a lesser
extend it nowadays also uses some Latin alphabet for abbreviations and numbers.
1) Kanji (漢字)
Kanji originally came from China to Japan. The term “kanji” literally means “Han
characters” or “Chinese characters” and it is identical to the characters in China to
describe their writing.
Kanji are mainly used to describe names and nouns. When used in verbs and adjectives they
mostly are written in combination with hiragana. Most sentences include kanji as well as
hiragana.
Japanese dictionaries list around 10,000 kanji. The Japanese government limited the kanji used in
official publications to the 1945 touyou kanji with about 4000 readings. The Japanese Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT) is based on these 1945 touyou kanji.
A Japanese with average education knows around 3000 kanji and it is estimated that around 4000
kanji are used in Japanese literature.
2) Hiragana (平仮名)
Hiragana is a phonetic alphabet that was developed in the ninth century to simplify writing. It
nowadays is mainly used for native Japanese words. Hiragana are derived from more complex
kanji and each hiragana represents a syllable. A total of 46 hiragana are used in contemporary
Japanese writing.
List of the 46 hiragana and their 25 diagritics (with ゛or ゜)
A I U E O
あ (a) い (i) う (u) え (e) お (o)
か (ka) き (ki) く(ku) け (ke) こ (ko)

が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)
さ (sa) し (shi) す (su) せ (se) そ (so)

ざ (za) じ (ji) ず (zu) ぜ (ze) ぞ (zo)
た (ta) ち (chi) つ (tsu) て (te) と (to)

だ (da) ぢ (ji) づ (zu) で (de) ど (do)
な (na) に (ni) ぬ (nu) ね (ne) の (no)

A I U E O
は (ha) ひ (hi) ふ (fu) へ (he) ほ (ho)

ば (ba) び (bi) ぶ (bu) ベ (be) ぼ (bo)
ぱ (pa) ぴ (pi) ぷ (pu) ぺ (pe) ぽ (po)
ま (ma) み (mi) む (mu) め (me) も (mo)
や (ya) ゆ (yu) よ (yo)
ら (ra) り (ri) る (ru) れ (re) ろ (ro)
わ (wa) を (o/wo)
ん (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
きゃ (kya) きゅ (kyu) きょ (kyo)

ぎゃ (gya) ぎゅ (gyu) ぎょ (gyo)
しゃ (sha) しゅ (shu) しょ (sho)

じゃ (ja) じゅ (ju) じょ (jo)
ちゃ (cha) ちゅ (chu) ちょ (cho)

ぢゃ (ja) ぢゅ (ju) ぢょ (jo)
にゃ (nya) にゅ (nyu) にょ (nyo)
ひゃ (hya) ひゅ (hyu) ひょ (hyo)

びゃ (bya) びゅ (byu) びょ (byo)
ぴゃ (pya) ぴゅ (pyu) ぴょ (pyo)
みゃ (mya) みゅ (myu) みょ (myo)
りゃ (rya) りゅ (ryu) りょ (ryo)
3) Katakana (片仮名)
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.
List of the 46 basic katakana and their 25 diagritics (with ゛or ゜)
A I U E O
ア (a) イ (i) ウ (u) エ (e) オ (o)
カ (ka) キ (ki) ク (ku) ケ (ke) コ (ko)

ガ (ga) ギ (gi) グ (gu) ゲ (ge) ゴ (go)
サ (sa) シ (shi) ス (su) セ (se) ソ (so)

ザ (za) ジ (ji) ズ (zu) ゼ (ze) ゾ (zo)
タ (ta) チ (chi) ツ (tsu) テ (te) ト (to)

ダ (da) ヂ (ji) ヅ (zu) デ (de) ド (do)
ナ (na) ニ (ni) ヌ (nu) ネ (ne) ノ (no)
ハ (ha) ヒ (hi) フ (fu) ヘ (he) ホ (ho)

バ (ba) ビ (bi) ブ (bu) ベ (be) ボ (bo)
パ (pa) ピ (pi) プ (pu) ペ pe) ポ(po)
マ (ma) ミ (mi) ム (mu) メ (me) モ (mo)
ヤ (ya) ユ (yu) ヨ (yo)
ラ (ra) リ (ri) ル (ru) レ (re) ロ (ro)
ワ (wa) ヲ (o/wo)
ン (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
キャ (kya) キュ (kyu) キョ (kyo)

ギャ (gya) ギュ (gyu) ギョ (gyo)
シャ (sha) シュ (shu) ショ (sho)

ジャ (ja) ジュ (ju) ジョ (jo)
チャ (cha) チュ (chu) チョ (cho)

ぢゃ (ja) ヂュ (ju) ヂョ (jo)
ニャ (nya) ニュ (nyu) ニョ (nyo)

YA YU YO
ヒャ (hya) ヒュ (hyu) ヒョ (hyo)

ビャ (bya) ビュ (byu) ビョ (byo)
ピャ (pya) ピュ (pyu) ピョ (pyo)
ミャ (mya) ミュ (myu) ミョ (myo)
リャ (rya) リュ (ryu) リョ (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 I U E O
イィ (yi) イェ (ye)
ウァ (wa) ウィ (wi) ウゥ (wu) ウェ (we) ウォ (wo)
ヴァ (va) ヴィ (vi) ヴ (vu) ヴェ (ve) ヴォ (vo)
ヴィェ (vye)
キェ (kye)
ギェ (gye)
クァ (kwa) クィ(kwi) クェ (kwe) クォ (kwo)
グァ (gwa) グィ (gwi) グェ (gwe) グォ (gwo)
シェ (she)
ジェ (je)
スィ (si)
ズィ (zi)
チェ (che)
ツァ (tsa) ツィ (tsi) ツェ (tse) ツォ (tso)
ティ (ti) テゥ (tu)
ディ (di) デゥ (du)
ニェ (nye)
ヒェ (hye)
ビェ (bye)
A I U E O
ピェ (pye)
ファ (fa) フィ (fi) フェ (fe) フォ (fo)
フィェ (fye)
ホゥ (hu)
ミェ (mye)
リェ (rye)
ラ゜(la) リ゜(li) ル゜(lu) レ゜(le) ロ゜(lo)
4) Writing a Japanese text
It is possible to write everything in hiragana or katakana since both scripts cover the entity of
sounds of the Japanese language, although this is not very practical due to the high number of
words having the same pronunciation but different meanings.
All characters are written one by one and in the same size. There are no spaces between different
words, which feels a little bit unusual for most foreigners. It takes time to get used to this and easily
distinguish different words.
It is important to write the strokes in the correct order and directions to give the characters the right
shape. The reason why becomes obvious when practicing with a brush pen1 , which is very much
recommended for beginners.
Japanese writing is made in two directions. Horizontal writing (yokogaki) is from the left to the
right as in western style. Traditional writing (tategaki) is vertical starting from the right top and
ending at the left bottom. A book printed in tategaki opens from what Westerners would call the
back, while a book printed in yokogaki opens from what traditionally in Japan would have been
considered the back.2
1A brush pen is a pen with a brush instead of a brush instead of the nib. You can get them in some Japanese shops or
via mail order.
2 Wikipedia, Japanese writing system
Meaning: One
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ichi
Vocabulary:
/ Itsu [ いち / いつ ] Hito [ ひと ]
一口 - ひとくち - hitokuchi -
One bite
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★ 一 is just one stroke
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Meaning: Two
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ni
Vocabulary:
[ に ] Futa [ ふた ]
二人 - ふたり - futari - Two
persons

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2 strokes ★ 二 is made of two strokes 一 + 一 = 二
1+1=2

in Japan!
Meaning: Three
Onyomi: Kunyomi: San
Vocabulary:
[ さん ]
Mitsu / Mi- [ みつ / みっ ]
3 日 - みっか - mikka - The 3rd

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3 strokes ★ 三 is the result of 一 + 二

1+2=3

in Japan!
Meaning: Four
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shi
Vocabulary:
[し]
Yo / Yu / Yon [ よ / ゆ / よん ]
四季 - しき - shiki - The 4
seasons

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5 strokes
★ There are four sides to a square

in Japan!
Meaning: Five
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Go
Vocabulary:
[ ご ] Itsu [ いつ ]
五つ - いつつ - itsutsu - Five
(ordinal number)

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4 strokes
★ It looks like the number 5

in Japan!
Meaning: Six
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Roku [ ろく ]
Vocabulary:
Mu/Mut/Mui [ む / むっ / むい ] 六つ - む

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4 strokes ★ 6 can be written VI if you turn them
around you get 六

in Japan!
Meaning: Seven
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shichi
Vocabulary:
[ しち ] Nana/Nano [ なな / なの ]
七月 – しちがつ – shichigatsu
- July

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2 strokes
★ It is a 7 inverted

in Japan!
Meaning: Eight
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Hachi
Vocabulary:
[ はち ]
Yat/Ya/You [ やっ / や / よう ]
八つ - やっつ - Yattsu – Eight
(ordinal number)

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2 strokes
★ When following the simple shape of the 8 you get 八

in Japan!
Meaning: Nine
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kyuu/Ku
Vocabulary:
[ きゅう / く ] Kokono [ ここの ]
九日 - ここのか - Kokonoka - The 9th
Code NIHONGO ICHIBAN: 4E5D

To check the strokes order click on the link or search 4E5
2 strokes ★ You can see the shape of a 9
with a little imagination

in Japan!
Meaning: Ten
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Juu/Ji
Vocabulary:
[ じゅう10/ thじ ]
Too [ とお ]
十日 - とおか - Tooka – The
2 strokes search 5341 on
★ 10 can be written X

in Japan!
Meaning: Hundred
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Hyaku
Vocabulary:
[ ひゃく ]
/
百貨店 - ひゃっかてん - Hyakkaten - A m

6 strokes search 767E on
I0
★ 100 ->

in Japan!
Meaning: Thousand
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sen
Vocabulary:
[ せん ] Chi
nisenen
[ち]
二千円 - にせんえん -
- Two thousand Yen

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3 strokes
★ Thousand starts with the letter T

in Japan!
Meaning: Ten thousand
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Man/Ban [ まん / ばん ]
Vocabulary:
/
万引き - まんびき - manbiki –
Shoplifting

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3 strokes ★ It looks like a capital T and a h combined like
in Thousand and the capital T also stands for Ten

in Japan!
Meaning: Water
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sui
Vocabulary:
[ すい ] Mizu [ みず ]
水道 - すいどう - suidou -
Water pipe

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4 strokes
★ It can represent the current of water

in Japan!
Meaning: Fire
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ka
Vocabulary:
[か]
Hi [ ひ ]
火山 - かざん - kazan –
Volcano

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4 strokes
★ It looks like a camp fire with flames flying around.

in Japan!
Meaning: Tree, wood
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Boku/Moku
Vocabulary: [ ぼく / もく ] Ki/Ko [ き / こ ]
木曜日 - もくようび -
mokuyoubi – Thursday

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4 strokes
★ It is easy to remember since it looks like a tree
!

in Japan!
Meaning: Sky
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ten
Vocabulary:
[ てん ]
Ame, Ama [ あめ / あま ] 天気 - てんき -

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4 strokes
★ Heaven is one ( 一 ) big ( 大 ) place !

in Japan!
Meaning: Earth, Ground
Onyomi: : Kunyomi:Do
Vocabulary:
/ To [ ど / と ] Tsuchi [ つち ]
土 - つち - tsuchi – Earth

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3 strokes
★ It looks like a cross on a grave buried
in the ground

in Japan!
Meaning: North
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Hoku
Vocabulary:
[ ほく ] Kita [ きた ]
北米 - ほくべい - hokubei -
North America
Check the strokes order and learn more

vocabulary on code: 5317
5 strokes
★ When putting it together it looks like a ladder to go up

in Japan!
Meaning: East
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Tou
Vocabulary:
[ とう ] Higashi [ ひがし ]
東京 - とうきょう - toukyou -
Tokyo

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8 strokes
★ The sun ( 日 ) rise behind a tree ( 木 ) on the East.

in Japan!
Meaning: West
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sei
Vocabulary:
/Sai [ せい / さい ] Nishi [ にし ]
西暦 - せいれき - seireki -
Christian era

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6 strokes
★ The upper part looks like the Greek symbol π
(Pi). Greek is a western country

in Japan!
Meaning: South
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Nan
Vocabulary:
[ なん ] Minami [ みなみ ]
南米 - なんべい - nanbei -
South America

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9 strokes ★ In the South there are many believers who give lots of

in Japan!
Meaning: Left
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sa
Vocabulary:
[さ]
Hidari [ ひだり ]
左折 - させつ - sasetsu - To
turn left

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5 strokes
★ The hand () is on the left of something working ( 工 )

in Japan!
Meaning: Right
Onyomi: Kunyomi: U
Vocabulary:
/ Yuu [ う / ゆう ] Migi [ みぎ ]
右岸 - うがん - ugan - Right
Shore

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5 strokes
★ On a map the restaurant
(mouth 口 ) is on the right of the intersection

in Japan!
Meaning: Day, Sun
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Nichi/Jitsu
Vocabulary:[ にち / じつ ] Hi/Ka [ ひ / か ]
日本 - にほん - nihon - Japan

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4 strokes
★

in Japan!
Meaning: Month, moon
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Getsu/Gatsu
Vocabulary: [ げつ / がつ ] Tsuki [ つき ]
満月 - まんげつ - mangetsu -
Full moon

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4 stroke
★ It looks like a quarter of the moon

in Japan!
Meaning: Flower, blossom
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ka
Vocabulary:
[ か ] Hana [ はな ]
花瓶 - かびん - kabin - Vase

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7 strokes ★ Weed ( ) sometime changes ( 化 ) into
flowers ( 花 )

in Japan!
Meaning: Fish
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Gyo
Vocabulary:
[ ぎょ ]
Sakana / Uo [ さかな / うお ] 金魚 - きんぎ

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10 strokes
★ It looks like a fish swimming upward.

in Japan!
Meaning: Sky, to become free, empty
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kuu
け Vocabulary:
[ くう ] Sora/A(keru)/Kara [ そら / あ
空港 - くうこう - kuukou -
Airport

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★ Working ( 工 ) in a hole ( 穴 ) makes you feel empty.

in Japan!
Meaning: Mountain
Onyomi: Kunyomi: San
Vocabulary:
[ さん ] Yama [ やま ]
山羊 - やぎ - yagi - A goat

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3 strokes ★ This Kanji has the shape of the mountain it
stands for.

in Japan!
Meaning: River
Vocabulary:
[ せん ]
Kawa [ かわ ]
Shogun of 徳川 - とくがわ - Tokugawa -
shogunate. Togugawa (Ieyasu) first
the Tokugawa
3 strokes To check the strokes order click on the link or

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★ The three strokes represents the current of a river.

in Japan!
Meaning: Rain
Onyomi: Kunyomi: U
Vocabulary:
[う]
Ame [ あめ ]
梅雨 - つゆ - tsuyu - Rainy
season

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8 strokes
★ It looks like rain drops hitting a window

in Japan!
Meaning: Book, Source
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Hon
Vocabulary:
[ ほん ] Moto [ もと ]
本物 - ほんもの - honmono –
Original

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5 stroke
★ Books are made from trees cut at their bottom (hence

in Japan!
Meaning: Eye
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Moku
Vocabulary:
[ もく ] Me [ め ]
目的 - もくてき - mokuteki -
purpose, goal

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5 strokes ★

in Japan!
Meaning: Mouth
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kou/Ku
Vocabulary:
[ こう / く ] Kuchi [ くち ]
火口 - かこう - kakou - Crater
of a volcano

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3 strokes
★ It looks like a mouth wide open

in Japan!
Meaning: Ear
Onyomi: Kunyomi: JiVocabulary:
[じ]
Mimi [ みみ ]
耳孔 - じこう - jikou - Earhole

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6 strokes ★ It looks a little like an ear with a hole in the
middle and one part sticking out down

in Japan!
Meaning: Hand
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shu
Vocabulary:
[ しゅ ] Te [ て ]
空手 - からて - karate - Karate

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4 strokes ★ It is a simplified Hand drawing giving a thumb down

in Japan!
Meaning: Foot, to be sufficient, to add
Onyomi: Soku [ そく ] Ashi/Ta(riru)/Ta(su) [ あし /
Kunyomi: 満足 - まんぞく - manzoku -
Satisfaction
Vocabulary:

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★ It looks like a cartoon character running with his huge

in Japan!
Meaning: Person
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Jin
Vocabulary:
/ Nin [ じん / にん ] Hito [ ひと ]
人口 - じんこう - jinkou -
Population

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2 strokes
★ It looks like a Man standing with his legs spread.

in Japan!
Meaning: Mother
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Bo
Vocabulary:
[ ぼ ] Haha [ はは ]
祖母 - そぼ - sobo –
Grandmother

5 strokes search 6BCD on
★ It is suppose to represent a Mother’s breast.

in Japan!
Meaning: Father
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Fu
Vocabulary:
[ ふ ] Chichi [ ちち ]
祖父 - そふ - sofu -
Grandfather

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4 strokes
★ It looks like the shape of a man with his hands up beca

in Japan!
Meaning: Woman, female
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Jo
Vocabulary:
[ じょ ]
Onna / Me [ おんな / め ] 女性 - じょせい

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3 strokes
★ It looks like a ballerina

in Japan!
Meaning: Man, Male
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Dan/Nan [ だん / なん ]
Vocabulary:
Otoko [ おとこ ]
男性 - だんせい - dansei - Male

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7 strokes ★ The upper part means rice field while the lower part m

in Japan!
Meaning: Child
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shi/Su
Vocabulary:
[ し / す ] Ko [ こ ]
子供 - こども - kodomo - A
child

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3 strokes
★

in Japan!
Meaning: Small
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shou [ しょう ]
Chii(sai) / Ko / O [ ちい ( さい )/
Vocabulary: こ/ お]
小麦 - こむぎ - komugi – Flour

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3 strokes
★ You may think of two Small fishes swimming around a

in Japan!
Meaning: Inner, Center, Between
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Chuu
Vocabulary:
[ ちゅう ] Naka [ なか ]
- 中国 - ちゅうごく - chuugoku
China

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4 strokes
★ The vertical stroke cross right in the Middle of the squ

in Japan!
Meaning: Big, a lot
Onyomi: Dai/Tai [ だい / たい ] Oo(kii)/Oo(i) [ おお
Kunyomi: 大学 - だいがく - daigaku -
University
Vocabulary:

★ It looks like a Big man with his arms and legs spread

in Japan!
Meaning: Above, upper
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Jou/Shou [ じょう / しょう ] Ue/ Kami/ A(g
上手 - じょうず - jouzu - Be
Vocabulary: good

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★ It is Above the line symbolized by the “ 一”

stroke

in Japan!
Meaning: Below, down
Onyomi: Ka/Ge [ か / げ ]
Kunyomi: Shita /Sa(geru)/O(rosu)/ Ku(daru) [ した
地下鉄 - ちかてつ -
ろ Vocabulary: chikatetsu
- METRO
3 strokes To check the strokes order click on the link or

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★ It is Below the line symbolized by the “ 一”
stroke

in Japan!
Meaning: What/How many/Which
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ka
Vocabulary:
[ か ] Nani [ なに ]
何時 - なんじ - nanji - What
time

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7 strokes
★ What exactly can ( 可 ) a person ( 人 ) do ?

in Japan!
Meaning:To walk, to go, to carry out
Onyomi:Kou [ こう ]
Kunyomi:I(ku)/Yu(ku)/Okona(u) [ い ( く ) /
ゆ（く） / おこな ( う )]
Vocabulary: 銀行 - ぎんこう - ginkou –
Bank

6 strokes search 884C on
★ It looks like a bridge upon a river

which is opening up for boats to Go through.

in Japan!
Meaning: To see, to be visible, to show
Onyomi: Ken [ けん ] Mi(ru)/Mi(eru)/Mi(seru) [ み
Kunyomi: 見物 - けんぶつ - kenbutsu -
Sight seeing
Vocabulary:

7 strokes search 898B on
★ It is the character for eye on the character for huma

in Japan!
Meaning: Word, to talk
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Gen/Gon
Vocabulary: [ げん / ごん ]
I(u) [ い ( う )]
無言 - むごん - mugon –
Silence

search 8A00 on
7 strokes ★ The lower character means mouth so it is like
lines of Words going off one’s mouth

in Japan!
Meaning: Word, to talk
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Go [ ご ]
Kata(ru)/Kata(rau) [ かた ( る )/
Vocabulary: かた ( らう )]
日本語 - にほんご - nihongo - Japanese

14 strokes search 8A9E on
★ Word () + 5 ( ) + Mouth ( ) = Five

word spoken is already a language.

in Japan!
Meaning: Food, To eat
Onyomi: Shoku [ しょく ]
Kunyomi: Ta(beru)/ Ku(u)/ Ku(rau) [ たべ ( る )/ く (
食事 - しょくじ - shokuji - A
Vocabulary:
meal

9 strokes search 98DF on
★ It is the character for good under what looks like a roo

in Japan!
Meaning: Drink
Onyomi: Kunyomi: In
Vocabulary:
[ いん ] No(mu) [ の ( む )]
飲食 - いんしょく - inshoku -
Food and drinks

search 98F2 on
12 strokes ★ Drinking is like eating ( 食 ) but lacking ( 欠 ) the solids.

in Japan!
Meaning: To meet / society
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kai/E [ かい / え ]
Vocabulary:
A(u) [ あ ( う )]
会社 - かいしゃ - kaisha –
Company

search 4F1A on
6 strokes ★ You handshake when
Meeting people
(by KansaiBanzai)

in Japan!
Meaning: School, Science, to learn
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Gaku [ がく ]
Vocabulary:
Mana(bu) [ まな ( ぶ )]
大学 - だいがく - daigaku - University

search 5B66 on
8 strokes ★ It is the character for child under what looks like a roo

in Japan!
Meaning: To rest
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kyuu
Vocabulary:
[ きゅう ] Yasu(mu) [ やす ( む )]
- 休日 - きゅうじつ - kyuujitsu Day off
6 strokes search 4F11 on
★ It is the radical of a person next to the radical

of the tree = when laying on a tree you can rest.

in Japan!
Meaning: To buy
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Bai [ ばい ] Ka(u) [ か ( う )]
Vocabulary:
買物 - かいもの - kaimono -
Shopping
12 strokes search 8CB7 on
★ When catching a shell () with a net ()

then you don’t have to Buy ( ばい ) it

in Japan!
Meaning:To hear, To listen, to ask
Onyomi:Bun/Mon [ ぶん / もん ] Kunyomi:Ki(ku)/Ki(koeru) [ き
Vocabulary: 新聞 - しんぶん - shinbun - Newspaper
To check the strokes order click on the link or search 805E
★ With the radical for gate and ear = someone is

putting his ear on the gate to hear
14 strokes

in Japan!
Meaning: To come
Onyomi: Rai [ らい ] Ku(ru)/Kita(ru)/Kita(su) [ く (
Kunyomi: 来年 - らいねん - rainen -
)/ Vocabulary: Nextyear

★ From rice ( 米 ) Comes at least ten ( 十 ) benefits

in Japan!
Meaning: To stand, to establish
Onyomi: Ritsu [ りつ ]
Kunyomi: Ta(tsu)/Ta(teru) [ た ( つ )/ た ( て
る )]
Vocabulary: 国立 - こくりつ - kokuritsu -
Public establishment
To check the strokes order click on the link or search 7AC

5 strokes ★ If you move the strokes a bit it looks like a man Standi

in Japan!
Meaning: To live, to grow, be born, raw
Onyomi: Sei / Shou [ せい / しょう ]
Kunyomi: : I(kiru)/U(mu)Nama/Ki [ い ( きる )/ う ( む
学生 - がくせい - gakusei - a
Vocabulary: Student

5 strokes search 751F on
★ It is like a small treeon which wateris poured so that is

in Japan!
Meaning: Speech, to talk, conversation
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Wa [ わ ]
hanashi/Hana(su) [ はなし / はな ( す )]
Vocabulary: 会話 - かいわ - kaiwa -
Conversation

13 strokes search 8A71 on
★ Radical for say, word ( 言 ) and the one for tongue ( 舌 )

in Japan!
Meaning: To leave, to get out
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shutsu
Vocabulary:
[ しゅつ ] De(ru)/Da(su) [ で ( る )

search 51FA on
6 strokes ★ It is two mountains on top of each other, when moun

in Japan!
Meaning: To read
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Doku/Toku
Vocabulary:[ どく / とく ] Yo(mu) [ よ ( む
読書 - どくしょ - dokusho -
Reading

search 8AAD on
14 strokes
★ Composed of say ( 言 ) and sell ( 売 ) = books are sold fo

in Japan!
Meaning: To enter, to insert
Onyomi: Nyuu [ にゅう ] Hai(ru)/I(ru)/I(reru) [ はい
Kunyomi: 入口 - いりぐち - iriguchi -
Entrance
Vocabulary:

★ It looks like the Entrance of a tent

in Japan!
Meaning: To write
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sho
Vocabulary:
[ しょ ] Ka(ku) [ か ( く )]
文書 - ぶんしょ - bunsho -
Sentence

search 66F8 on
10 strokes
★ To Write you need a brush ( ) and light
from the sun ( 日 )

in Japan!
Meaning: After, later, back
Onyomi: Go/Kou [ ご / こう ] Ato/Okure(ru)/Noch
Kunyomi: 午後 - ごご - gogo –
Vocabulary:
Afternoon

9 strokes search 5F8C on
★ If you walk slowly ( ) with small ()

Steps () you will be left Behind

in Japan!
Meaning: Old, used
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ko
Vocabulary:
[こ]
Furu(i) [ ふる ( い )]
中古車 - ちゅうこしゃ -
chuukosha - Used car

search 53E4 on
5 strokes
★ When you say ( 口 ) something ten ( 十 ) times it becom

in Japan!
Meaning:High, expensive, increase
Onyomi:Kou [ こう ]
Kunyomi:Taka(i)/Taka(maru)/Taka(meru) [ たか ( い )/ たか ( まる
る )]
Vocabulary: 高速 - こうそく - kousoku -
Highspeed

search 9AD8 on
10 strokes
★ It looks like a High Japanese temple

in Japan!
Meaning: Cheap, Peace, Safety
Onyomi: Kunyomi: An [ あん ]
Vocabulary:
Yasu(i) [ やす (i)]
安全 - あんぜん - anzen - Safety

search 5B89 on
6 strokes
★ Buying a woman ( 女 ) a crown ( ) isn’t
Cheap but brings Peace

in Japan!
Meaning: Many
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ta
Vocabulary:
[た]
Oo(i) [ おお ( い )]
多分 - たぶん - tabun -
Probably

search 591A on
6 strokes
★ One evening ( 夕 ) out is good but two ( 多 ) is too Man

in Japan!
Meaning: New
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shin
い )/ [Vocabulary:
しん ]
Atara(shii)/ Ara(ta)[ あたら ( しあら ( た )]
新聞 - しんぶん – shinbun
Newspaper

13 strokes search 65B0 on
★ When you cut () the links with your relatives() you can

in Japan!
Meaning: A little, Few
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shou
い )/ Vocabulary:
[ しょう ] Suko(shi)/Suku(nai) [ すこ (
少女 - しょうじょ - shoujo –
Young girl

4 strokes search 5C11 on
★ Something small ( 小 ) slashed () to make it even smalle

in Japan!
Meaning: Long, leader
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Chou
Vocabulary:
[ ちょう ] Naga(i) [ なが ( い )]
– 社長 - しゃちょう - shachou
CEO

search 9577 on
8 strokes
★ It looks like a comb going through long hair

in Japan!
Meaning: White
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Haku/Byaku
Vocabulary: [ はく / びゃく ] Shiro(i)/Shir

search 767D on
5 strokes ★ It is a drop on the sun, if a big drop was to fall
on the sun it would turn white

in Japan!
Meaning:Part, Minute, To divide, To understand
Onyomi:Fun/Bu [ ふん / ぶ ]
Kunyomi:Wa(keru)/Wa(karu)/ Wa(kareru) [ わ ( ける )/ わ ( かる
Vocabulary: 自分 - じぶん - jibun - Oneself
To check the strokes order click on the link or search 5206
★ Something divided in equal part
4 strokes

in Japan!
Meaning: Time, Hour
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ji
Vocabulary:
[じ]
Toki [ とき ]
時計 - とけい - tokei - A watch

search 6642 on
10 strokes ★ Composed of sun ( 日 ) and temple ( 寺 ), in Temples, m

in Japan!
Meaning: Time, Time span
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kan/Ken
Vocabulary:
[ かん
a / けん ] Aida [ あいだ ]
週間 - しゅうかん - shuukan - week tim

★ The sun ( 日 ) going through the gate ( 門 ) is a good ind

in Japan!
Meaning: Week
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Shuu [ しゅう ]
Vocabulary:
Hito [ ひと ]
今週 - こんしゅう - konshuu - This wee

search 9031 on
11 strokes ★ When the days have gone ( ) through one
full circle () it is a Week

in Japan!
Meaning: Year
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Nen
Vocabulary:
[ ねん ]
Toshi [ とし ]
今年 - ことし - kotoshi - This year

search 5E74 on
6 strokes ★ Originally a rice plant () and a bending person above f

in Japan!
Meaning: Now
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kon/Kin
Vocabulary:
[ こんmorning
/ きん ]
Ima [ いま ]
今朝 - けさ - kesa - This

4 strokes search 4ECA on
★ The bottom stokes looks like the hands of a

clock that indicates what time it is Now.

in Japan!
Meaning: Before, in future
Vocabulary:
[ せん ] Saki [ さき ]
先ず - まず - mazu - First of all

search 5148 on
6 strokes ★ It looks like a man with long legs standing Before ever

in Japan!
Meaning: Before
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Zen
Vocabulary:
[ ぜん ] Mae [ まえ ]
名前 - なまえ - namae - Name

search 524D on
9 strokes ★ Eat your vegetables ( ) and meat ()

Before it gets cold.

in Japan!
Meaning: Noon
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Go
Vocabulary:
[ ご] Morning
/
午前 - ごぜん - gozen -

search 5348 on
4 strokes
★ You may think of the kanji for ten ( 十 ) plus two stroke

in Japan!
Meaning: Half, middle, semi-
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Han
Vocabulary:
[ はん ] Naka(ba)[ なか ( ば )]
半分 - はんぶん - hanbun –
Half

search 534A on
5 strokes
★ The vertical stroke cut the = sign in Half and pass in th

in Japan!
Meaning: Shop
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ten [ てん ] Mise [ みせ ]
Vocabulary:
店長 - てんちょう - tenchou -
Store Manager

search 5E97 on
8 strokes ★ The fortune teller’s Shop ( 占 ) is in a mysterious cave (

in Japan!
Meaning: Outside/Other/Foreign
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Gai/Ge[ がい / げ ] Soto/Hoka [ そと / ほか
Vocabulary:
gaikokujin - A foreigner
To check the strokes order click on the pick or

search 5916 on
5 strokes ★ It looks like the katakana タ and ト that with the Othe

in Japan!
Meaning: Electricity
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Den
Vocabulary:
[ でん ]
/
電気 - でんき - denki -
electricity

search 96FB on
13 strokes
★ During rain ( 雨 ) storms the air is filled with Electricity

in Japan!
Meaning: Street, path, way
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Dou [ どう ]
Vocabulary:
Michi [ みち ]
国道 - こくどう - kokudou - National H

search 9053 on
12 strokes ★ I twisted my neck ( 首 ) while searching for
signs indicating the right Way

in Japan!
Meaning: Each, every
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Mai
Vocabulary:
[ まい ] Every
/
毎回 - まいかい - maikai -
time

search 6BCE on
6 strokes ★ Each and Every one of us ( 人 ) has a mother (
母)

in Japan!
Meaning: Friend
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Yuu
Vocabulary:
[ ゆう ]
Tomo [ とも ]
友達 - ともだち - tomodachi - Friend

search 53CB on
4 strokes ★ It looks like two human ( 人 ) one is falling ( ナ ) and the

in Japan!
Meaning: Name
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Mei/Myou
Vocabulary:[ めい / みょう ] Na [ な ]
名前 - なまえ - namae - Name, firstnam

search 540D on
6 strokes ★ At dusk ( 夕 ) it gets hard to see thus you have to call pe

in Japan!
Meaning: Gold, metal, money
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kin/Kon
Vocabulary:
[ きん / こん ] Kane [ かね ]
- 金曜日 - きんようび - kinyoubi
Friday

search 91D1 on
8 strokes
★ A good king ( 王 ) does in his kingdom like in his house (

in Japan!
Meaning: Circle, yen, round
Onyomi: Kunyomi: En
Vocabulary:
[ えん ]
Maru(i) [ まる ( い )]
円い - まるい - marui - Round

search 5186 on
4 strokes ★ Yen coins are Round and the kanji looks like a bank-te

in Japan!
Meaning: Car, Wheel
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sha
Vocabulary:
[ しゃ ] Kuruma [ くるま ]
電車 - でんしゃ - densha –
Train

search 8ECA on
7 strokes
★ It looks like a car axle seen from above

in Japan!
Meaning: Station
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Eki
Vocabulary:
[ えき ]
/
発駅 - はつえき - hatsueki -
Departure station
Tp check the strokes order click on the link or

search 99C5 on
14 strokes
★ Before taking the train you have to go to the Station b

in Japan!
Meaning: Soul, spirit, stream
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Ki/Kei
Vocabulary:
[き/け]
/
天気 - てんき - tenki –
weather

search 6C17 on
6 strokes
★ Spirit or Vapor symbolized by the floating lines () come

in Japan!
Meaning: Country
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Koku
Vocabulary:
[ こく ] Kuni [ くに ]
国籍 - こくせき - kokuseki -
Nationality

search 56FD on
8 strokes ★ Balls ( 玉 ) can represent the heads of people living in a

in Japan!
Meaning: Shinto/Shrine/society
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Sha
Vocabulary:
[ しゃ ] Yashiro [ やしろ ]
会社 - かいしゃ - shakai -
Society

search 793E on
7 strokes
★ Modern Societies always put a sign ( ) on
the ground ( 土 ) they own

in Japan!
Meaning: School
Onyomi: Kunyomi: Kou
Vocabulary:
[ こう ]
/
学校 - がっこう - gakkou -
School

search 6821 on
10 strokes
★ You may think of the tree ( 木 ) of knowledge, school is

in Japan!

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THE FIRST 103 KANJI

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Each kanji is represented on one page featuring:

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List of the 46 hiragana and their 25 diagritics (with ゛or ゜)

あ (a) い (i) う (u) え (e) お (o)

か (ka) き (ki) く(ku) け (ke) こ (ko)

さ (sa) し (shi) す (su) せ (se) そ (so)

た (ta) ち (chi) つ (tsu) て (te) と (to)

な (na) に (ni) ぬ (nu) ね (ne) の (no)

は (ha) ひ (hi) ふ (fu) へ (he) ほ (ho)

ま (ma) み (mi) む (mu) め (me) も (mo)

や (ya) ゆ (yu) よ (yo)

ら (ra) り (ri) る (ru) れ (re) ろ (ro)

List of 21 hiragana digraphs and their 15 diagritics

きゃ (kya) きゅ (kyu) きょ (kyo)

しゃ (sha) しゅ (shu) しょ (sho)

ちゃ (cha) ちゅ (chu) ちょ (cho)

にゃ (nya) にゅ (nyu) にょ (nyo)

ひゃ (hya) ひゅ (hyu) ひょ (hyo)

みゃ (mya) みゅ (myu) みょ (myo)

りゃ (rya) りゅ (ryu) りょ (ryo)

ア (a) イ (i) ウ (u) エ (e) オ (o)

カ (ka) キ (ki) ク (ku) ケ (ke) コ (ko)

サ (sa) シ (shi) ス (su) セ (se) ソ (so)

タ (ta) チ (chi) ツ (tsu) テ (te) ト (to)

ナ (na) ニ (ni) ヌ (nu) ネ (ne) ノ (no)

ハ (ha) ヒ (hi) フ (fu) ヘ (he) ホ (ho)

マ (ma) ミ (mi) ム (mu) メ (me) モ (mo)

ヤ (ya) ユ (yu) ヨ (yo)

ラ (ra) リ (ri) ル (ru) レ (re) ロ (ro)

List of 21 katakana digraphs and their 15 diagritics

キャ (kya) キュ (kyu) キョ (kyo)

シャ (sha) シュ (shu) ショ (sho)

チャ (cha) チュ (chu) チョ (cho)

ニャ (nya) ニュ (nyu) ニョ (nyo)

ヒャ (hya) ヒュ (hyu) ヒョ (hyo)

ミャ (mya) ミュ (myu) ミョ (myo)

リャ (rya) リュ (ryu) リョ (ryo)

List of extended katakana

ウァ (wa) ウィ (wi) ウゥ (wu) ウェ (we) ウォ (wo)

ヴァ (va) ヴィ (vi) ヴ (vu) ヴェ (ve) ヴォ (vo)

クァ (kwa) クィ(kwi) クェ (kwe) クォ (kwo)

グァ (gwa) グィ (gwi) グェ (gwe) グォ (gwo)

ツァ (tsa) ツィ (tsi) ツェ (tse) ツォ (tso)

ファ (fa) フィ (fi) フェ (fe) フォ (fo)

ラ゜(la) リ゜(li) ル゜(lu) レ゜(le) ロ゜(lo)

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