BASIC KANJI

Prepared by: Bro. Jeff Rhey Antiquisa, FMS

 BASIC KANJI
JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
百万円 (1 million
1 百 Hundred hyaku —
Yen)
千万円 (10 million
2 千 Thousand sen chi
Yen)
万年筆 (fountain
3 万 Ten thousand man, ban —
pen)
Yen, circle, and
4 円 en maru(i) 円い (round)
round
 JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
5 人 Person jin, nin hito 人々 (people)
6 男 Man, boy, male dan, nan otoko 男の子 (boy)
Woman, girl,
7 女 jo, nyo onna, me 女の子 (girl)
female
8 子 Child shi, su ko 子供 (child)
9 母 Mother bo haha 母 (mother)
10 父 Father fu chichi 父 (father)
11 友 Friend yuu tomo 友達 (friend)
12 火 Fire ka hi 火曜日 (Tuesday)
水曜日
13 水 Water sui mizu
(Wednesday)
14 木 Tree, wood moku, boku ki, ko 木曜日 (Thursday)
15 土 Earth, ground do, to tsuchi 土曜日 (Saturday)
16 金 Money, gold kin, kon kane 金曜日 (Friday)
 Kanji English Meaning

17 本 Book, source hon moto 日本語 (Japanese)

18 川 River sen kawa 川 (river)
19 花 Flower ka hana 花火 (fireworks)
元気 (healthy,
20 気 Spirit ki, ke —
spirit, fine)
i(kiru), u(mareru),
21 生 Life, to live, to be born, to grow sei, shou 生徒 (pupil)
ha(yasu)
22 魚 Fish gyo sakana 魚 (fish)
23 天 Heaven ten ame, ama 天気 (weather)
24 空 Sky, empty kuu sora, a(keru) 空 (sky)
25 山 Mountain san yama 山 (mountain)
26 雨 Rain u ame 雨 (rain)
 JLPT N5 Vocab with
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
Kanji
27 電 Electricity den — 電気 (electricity)
電車 (electric
28 車 Car, vehicle sha kuruma
train)
29 語 Language, word, to chat go kata(ru) 英語 (English)
30 耳 Ear ji mimi 耳 (ear)
31 手 Hand shu te 手紙 (letter)
32 足 Foot, to add soku ashi, ta(su) 足 (foot)
33 目 Eye moku me 目 (eye)
34 口 Mouth kou, ku kuchi 出口 (exit)
35 名 Name mei, myou na 名前 (name)
 JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
喫茶店 (coffee
36 店 Shop ten mise
shop)
駅前 (in front of
37 駅 Station eki —
the station)

38 道 Street, path, way dou michi 道具 (tool)

社長 (president
39 社 Shrine, society sha yashiro
of a company)
外国人
40 国 Country koku kuni
(foreigner)
soto, hazu(reru), 外国 (foreign
41 外 Outside gai, ge
hoka country)

42 学 School, learning gaku mana(bu) 大学 (university)

43 校 School kou — 学校 (school)

 JLPT N5 Vocab with
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
Kanji
44 上 Up, above shou, jou ue, u, a(geru) 上着 (jacket)
45 下 Down, below ka, ge ku(daru), shita 靴下 (socks)
日中 (during the
46 中 Middle, center, inner, between chuu naka
day, midday)
47 北 North hoku kita 北 (north)
48 西 West sai, sei nishi 西 (west)
49 東 East tou higashi 東京 (Tokyo)
50 南 South nan minami 南 (south)
51 右 Right yuu migi 右 (right)
52 左 Left sa hidari 左 (left)
 JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
To see, to be visible, to 見せる (to
53 見 ken mi(ru)
show show)
聞く (to listen,
54 聞 To hear, to listen, to ask mon, bun ki(ku)
to hear)
辞書
55 書 To write sho ka(ku)
(dictionary)
56 読 To read doku yo(mu) 読む (to read)
hanashi, 電話
57 話 To talk, conversation wa
hana(su) (telephone)
買い物
58 買 To buy bai ka(u)
(shopping)
59 行 To go, to carry out kou i(ku), okona(u) 銀行 (bank)

出かける (to go
60 出 To go out, to leave shutsu de(ru), da(su)
out)

61 入 To enter, to put in nyuu hai(ru), i(reru) 入口 (entrance)

To rest, break, holiday, yasu(mu), 休む (to take a

62 休 kyuu
vacation yasu(mi) day off)

食堂 (dining
63 食 To eat, food shoku ta(beru)
room)
飲み物
64 飲 To drink, a drink in no(mu)
(beverage)
65 言 To talk, word gen, gon i(u) 言う (to say)
66 立 To stand ritsu ta(tsu) 立つ (to stand)

67 会 To meet, society kai, e a(u) 会社 (company)

 JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
多い (many), 多
68 多 A lot, many ta oo(i)
分 (probably)
suko(shi),
69 少 A little, few shou 少ない (few)
suku(nai)
70 古 Old ko furu(i) 古い (old)
新しい (new),
71 新 New shin atara(shii) 新聞
(newspaper)
大きい (big), 大
72 大 Big, a lot dai, tai oo(kii) 変 (dreadful,
immense)
73 小 Little, small shou chii(sai), ko 小さい (little)
 JLPT N5 Vocab
Kanji English Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
with Kanji
74 安 Cheap, safety, peace an yasu(i) 安い (cheap)
高い
75 高 Expensive, high kou taka(i)
(expensive)
長い (long), 部
76 長 Long, leader chou naga(i)
長 (manager)
白い (white),
77 白 White haku, byaku shiro, shiro(i) 面白い
(interesting)

Source: https://www.fluentin3months.com/jlpt-n5-kanji/