Hi, my name is Miko. I’m just an average guy who likes to study Japanese.

I had this
crazy idea of elaborating on every single commonly used Kanji, and it took lots of time,
dedication, and effort to make it a reality. If this helped anyone even a little, then I think
I’ve accomplished what I’ve wanted to accomplish. This will be my legacy!

Here are the links to the other levels. If you don’t know what “N5” or “N1” is, I will
explain it later.

N5 (This doc you’re on right now, you can give the link to others, 81 Kanji):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nri-Af236rL1fj9pD0t5b-FTdwWNjPYlNw8-W4pWa
Tw/edit

N4 (All of it, 167 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18TBzw7uEAarQXrGISJXHDJQAVMmH7netINZk8
rCyYAE/edit

N3 (Part 1, 168 Kanji) :

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Da56gQSW21_sDnpDlkNYfN8FHKblVh7Se0V
kw4JYE/edit

N3 (Part 2, 202 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TjHRjt8uuYctgp4w4VrIsAYCRJbL2WNrkEqJmP
P4rQ/edit

N2 (Part 1, 185 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1de1iopnEwgY6uTTqmZ8d8Fa7wEWTLOKPNDO
2E8-PlOA/edit

N2 (Part 2, 183 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFptYGS8N0Uk3uwO5ztWePnOOWcbrmIjH1CT
QDtS-18/edit

N1 (Part 1, 180 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iaMnBScPqtN4j7lmukymjZ_yKhK96swH4NhgjcM
JY40/edit

N1 (Part 2, 180 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e0kWvO2yA20zY-Hf_LszMMbRFIiqXH2ZRhcdkV
0U_G4/edit
N1 (Part 3, 180 Kanji):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10fIbsVlw83Ey1nbYa-AWNtSnxkFr8jIriXUcf1mbw
Dg/edit

N1 (Part 4, 180 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jCUwC3p9gi287F9vVsdWOa9CgXqH-N-QLk1Km
FiYrio/edit

N1 (Part 5, 180 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zvvcj0eWmoO5REZlVaAYcw-cb51yN_bYWhj7ok
-lObU/edit

N1 (Part 6, 180 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zmY9TSsFdHQZ5Je5u3be7TRz3UpBzpo9V-57gt
-zVNI/edit

N1 (Part 7, 155 Kanji):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J27yDvDthpgqLB9Xl5kB43RQH5Ne23aXUvFJJQ
Ib4CQ/edit

Since I read a lot of manga, play Japanese games in Japanese, and occasionally read
YT and Twitter comments, I will try to introduce the most common phrases that I have
seen with every Kanji, and the most applicable ones. Please enjoy,

Also, if you think you are ready, you can take some Kanji tests here:
https://japanesetest4you.com/category/jlpt-n5/jlpt-n5-kanji-test/
Also a really nice grammar list for N5 learners.
https://japanesetest4you.com/jlpt-n5-grammar-list/
^ There are a lot of complex Kanji in the example sentences for some reason (lol)

There are a ton of prerequisites before studying Kanji. It would be a very bad idea to
just jump in without knowing the fundamentals and foundations.

1. Hiragana and Katakana

Hiragana and Katakana. For a beginner, you can think of them like the
“alphabets” (yes, 2 alphabets) of Japanese. But of course, you can’t think that
way forever, and have to realize that hiragana and katakana have their particular
 uses, and aren’t like English, where it’s just combining letters. Hiragana is used in
grammar all the time, and katakana can be very unpredictable.

Why Hiragana?
You’ll need hiragana for the Kanji readings. I put both Kun’yomi and On’yomi
readings in hiragana, even though dictionaries usually have hiragana for the
Kun’yomi, and katakana for the On’yomi. I did both in hiragana, because it really
doesn’t make a difference, and also it’s hard to output katakana in Windows.

Why Katakana?
Sometimes kanji phrases are written in Katakana for simplicity. For example, the
extremely complicated word for lemon, 檸檬, is nowadays shortened to レモン,
and 珈琲 as コーヒー. Japanese is strange like that. Also, a lot of the example
sentences I included have katakana in them, so it’ll help you keep up!

2. Make sure you remember that all verbs always end in a “う” sound.

買う (Kau) - To buy / Will buy

書く (Kaku) - To write / Will write
脱ぐ (Nugu) - To undress / Will undress
押す (Osu) - To press / Will press
[^ Pretty sure this is the name of the popular game ^]
待つ (Matsu) - To wait / Will wait
死ぬ (Shinu) - To die / Will die
呼ぶ (Yobu) - To call / Will call
飲む (Nomu) - To drink / Will drink
乗る (Noru) - To ride / Will ride
勉強する (Benkyou Suru) - To study / Will study

3. Difference between an “い” adjective, “な” adjective, and “の” adjective.

What makes these 4 “い” adjectives:

甘い object
辛い object
嬉しい object
珍しい object

Different from these 3 “な” adjectives?

静かな object
賑やかな object　
 穏やかな object

And different from these 3 “の” adjectives?

数学の先生
真の理由
永遠の愛

The biggest difference is that you can conjugate (yes, adjective conjugation) the
first 2, but they conjugate differently. They are not too far off from each other
though, as they are all adjectives and fulfill the same purpose.

大きい（おおきい）vs. 大きな（おおきな）
^ You’ve got the same Kanji for both phrases, so what’s the difference? I’m not
going to explain it here, so hopefully you can find an answer on your own.

4. Kun’yomi, On’yomi, and Nanori

If you thought that there is 1 reading that comes along with every Kanji, then you
are sorely mistaken. Kun’yomi is the Japanese reading of a Kanji, while the
On’yomi is the other counterpart that usually sounds similar to the Chinese
reading, because the On’yomi reading always originates from the Chinese
reading. (Japanese doesn’t really have tones like Chinese does, so I like to
describe it as the Chinese sound but with Japanese syllables.) The general rule
is that when there is Okurigana (hiragana that follow a Kanji), it’s usually
pronounced with Kun’yomi, and when it’s 2 or more Kanji combined to create a
phrase, it’s usually On’yomi. But these rules are often broken, so please be
careful. Also, some Kanji only have the On’yomi reading, which is nice, because
you don’t have to memorize as much. And also, even if a Kanji has both
Kun’yomi and On’yomi reading, there’s a possibility that one of them is obsolete
or never used. In my documents, I just like to abbreviate Kun’yomi and On’yomi
to Kun and On, respectively. Also, Nanori is yet ANOTHER special reading for
Japanese Kanji. It’s known as the “Kanji reading for names”, and by names, I
mean an actual person’s name. Depending on the dictionary you use, it might list
the Nanori, it might not. I would highly recommend not focusing on Nanori,
because that just means you have to memorize a whole bunch of other readings,
and you’re better off just asking people how to write/pronounce their names, as
they commonly do in anime or manga.
 ^ As you can plainly see, there are a lot of readings for this one Kanji. The
readings that contain the faded out gray hiragana are considered Kun’yomi
readings, and the ones in Katakana are considered On’yomi readings. So when
do you use each one? I’m going to try my best to explain it with EVERY SINGLE
KANJI. Hope you enjoy it.

5. Verb Conjugation.

Verb Conjugation. If you don’t know what passive, causative, potential, etc. are,
then I would highly recommend learning this before going through these or you
might be quite lost. I’ve talked with people who are learning all sorts of languages
around the world. Japanese verb conjugation isn’t that much like Spanish nor
Russian, but it’s sort of the same concept.
6. Basic particles, such as は、が、の、に、で、へ, を etc. I will explain some on the way
since particles are a pretty difficult topic, even for advanced learners.

7. Transitive vs Intransitive verbs

I don’t know why, but I had a lot of trouble learning this concept. But the basic rule is
that transitive takes a direct object, while intransitive does not. In short, transitive is
always used with を、and intransitive is usually used with が. Intransitive is sometimes
used with を used like transitive, but it’s sort of rare, and I will explain the concept in my
N4 guides. I am hesitant to put examples of transitive and intransitive because I feel like
some people who are seeing this don’t know any Kanji yet. Hopefully by reading the
other things you have a basic overview of how it sort of works though. I usually simplify
transitive and intransitive as t and int, respectively.

Tofugu
^ This is the site I used to completely understand the concept of transitive vs
intransitive.

8. Not everything is what it seems in Japanese. It’s a very difficult language.

For example,

樽 (たる) - Barrel (It ends with る, an “う sound”, yet it’s a noun, not a verb.)
意地悪 (いじわる) - Malicious (It ends with る, an “う sound”. Is it a noun or a verb? No,
it’s a “な adjective”.)
誓い (ちかい) - Prayer (It ends with an い, so is it an “ い adjective”? No, it’s a noun.)

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Some things that I need to get off my chest after experiencing the language:

1. Japanese is probably one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn. It
may have less Kanji than Chinese, but that doesn’t mean it’s less complicated. Some
say Japanese is harder, some say Chinese is harder. Since I study both, my opinion is
that Japanese is more fun to study, but harder than Chinese.

2. I’m really glad that I have the opportunity to talk to people from my discord server.
There are people there who have much better Japanese language skill than me, and
even some native Japanese. I swear, when one of the native Japanese complimented
my vocabulary, it was the best feeling ever.
3. I like to focus on the JLPT system as opposed to the Jouyou system. If you have no
idea what the JLPT is, it’s the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, a test where you
can take a test (The difficulty ranges from N5 (easiest), to N1 [hardest, and this one is
really hard]) to earn a certificate, and use that certificate towards something great, like a
job. My friend said that in Japan, you need at least an N2 certificate in order to land a
job in Japan. That’s why I’m focusing on the JLPT. It’s aimed towards people who don’t
have Japanese as their mother tongue. The Jouyou system, on the other hand is aimed
towards Japanese people. That order is taught throughout schools in Japan.

4. I have to credit some sites that I used to help make this Kanji list possible. I wouldn’t
have been able to do it without them, and taking screenshots of their stuff saves me a
lot more time than typing everything out again.

https://japanesetest4you.com/
^ One of the cleanest and most organized sites out there for learning Japanese. Their
reading practices have great vocabulary lists, and you can learn a lot just by skimming
through their grammar lists.

https://jisho.org/about
^ This is probably one of the most organized dictionaries out there for Japanese
learning. Look up a phrase, and they’ll tell you whether or not it’s common, and where it
belongs in the respective Jouyou and JLPT levels. The only complaint I have is that
when you research individual Kanji, they give a lot of obsolete and weird phrases that
nobody ever uses, and not enough ones that are applicable and used nowadays.

https://tangorin.com/vocabulary
^ My guides are full of screenshots from this dictionary. It lists common usages for each
Kanji, and very rarely will it not have an important phrase. They really know what’s used
commonly nowadays. They don’t really go over grammar at all, but that’s perfectly fine,
since I like to use it for vocabulary. A complaint I have with this site is that sometimes
the readings in the example sentences are incorrect. I guess it’s fine since I have to
research a bit more sometimes to make sure I’m giving accurate information, and helps
with my memorization.

https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/47031
^ I also include a lot of screenshots from this site. It’s a place where English speakers
can ask questions to a native speaker about the language, and they will respond with a
kind and concise answer. The things that are most commonly asked are nuances
between phrases, because those are the hardest things to figure out on your own.
That’s what I mostly use this site for. It’s not only for Japanese, it’s also used for
Chinese and other languages.

https://www.nihongo-pro.com/kanji-pal/list/jlpt
^ Here’s why I get my JLPT lists from. A lot of times I don’t agree with the
categorization, but this is the best one I could find. They were at least nice enough to
make a list in the first place, so I greatly appreciate what they have done.

5. I am going to list some sites that I don’t recommend, and some sites that I want to
support because they’ve helped me so much throughout the years.

Duolingo - In my opinion, this is one of the worst sites to study Japanese from. They
don’t properly teach Hiragana or Katakana well. I started learning Japanese from this
site and I understood virtually nothing from it. You are much better off practicing from
reading tests.
Imabi - ...Bad and good at the same time. This site is fine, if you have the patience to
read through all the information it bombards you with. I think it is way too intimidating for
beginners, and since there’s such a big amount of info, it might be hard to grasp
everything. And trust me, I know what it’s like to not grasp anything when reading stuff
like textbooks.
Kanji Garden - Whether this one is worth your money or not is how much effort you
decide to put into it. You can also progress through this much faster than Wanikani,
since you can just play as much as you want if you have the premium version. Also, this
site saves your progress through cookies, and there is an option to hand-pick all the
Kanji you don’t want to learn. My only complaint with this site is that when I picked the
advanced course, there were a ton of redundant Kanji. And I think it has something to
do with how the creator of the site doesn’t speak Japanese that well himself.
JapaneseTest4You - My favorite site. Tons of reading practices, kanji practices, listening
practices, and grammar practices. The only downside is that there is no translation for a
lot of the practice tests on this site. If you need help with anything, you can always join
my discord and ask me for help. This site is obviously made by someone who knows
what they were doing.
Maggie Sensei - A native Japanese woman trying to reveal helpful information about the
Japanese language to the public. It has helped me comprehend difficult grammar
structures countless amounts of times. I am grateful that this site exists.

Btw, I don’t use the really famous sites like WaniKani (by Tofugu) or JapanesePod101,
so I can’t give any insight on those, sorry.
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If you would like, you can drop a donation to emxlypark@gmail.com (On Paypal) to
support my translations and teachings. I never had the intent to make money off of any
of this. I really just want to help people learn and make an impact on the world!

My Discord Account: miko_da_freaking_freako#0833

My Discord: https://discord.gg/G9VasqB

I’m starting my very own YT channel!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxhTKCyjvDU6jU_AavM_6Qg?view_as=subscriber

So what does N5 Kanji have to offer?

Honestly, you will learn only very basic things after finishing N5 Kanji, such as counting
numbers, saying the day of the week or day of the month, talking about the weather,
simple actions such as coming, going, swimming, reading, cardinal directions, and
simple household items and such. However, most of these Kanji can be paired with
some words to make N2 or even N1 level phrases, meaning they cover very advanced
topics.

List below copied from Nihongo Pro: https://www.nihongo-pro.com/kanji-pal/list/jlpt

*Note: each row has 30 Kanji

This document will cover these 81 Kanji:

一二三四五六七八九十百千万
上下中人今休何先入円出分前北午半南友右名国土外大天女子学小山
川左年後日時書月木本来東校母毎気水火父生男白聞行西見話言語読
車金長間雨電食高会

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休 - Rest

Kun'yomi: やすむ
On'yomi: きゅう

Ex:
^ The actual action of resting, usually refers to medically resting.

^ Seen on shop or restaurant signs, indicatings what days they are closed
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4/9/20
先 - previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding​(some phrases don’t
really match up with the listed meanings)

Kun: さき
On: せん

Examples
先に行きます
(さきにいきます)
I will go first / I will go before you

先月・せんげつ - Last month

先週・せんしゅう - Last week

^ That one above is more common in spoken, while 祖先（そせん）is more common in
written.
先生・せんせい- Teacher　
先輩・せんぱい- Senior

^ A common phrase is 先頭に立つ（せんとうにたつ）, which means “Take the lead”.

連絡先・れんらんくさき - Contact Address (You might see this on business cards)
お問合せ先・おといあわせさき - Contact Address for Questions

*Note: Probably one of the most difficult N5 Kanji. You’ll see in a lot more phrases than
the ones I listed. Guessing the readings gets easier over time.
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入 - Enter

Kun: はいる, いる (いる is usually with compound verbs)

On: にゅう

Examples
*Note: 入れる and 入る look similar, but their meanings are quite different, so pay close
attention to the hiragana that follow. Sometimes you just have to know.

^ I see this a lot in video games. Another way to say it is 手に入れる（てにいれる）, which
is the equivalent to 入手する（にゅうしゅする）.

^ Pretty much the same as 買う（かう）, if you guys have ever seen it. But I see this one
in games often too, when you want to buy in-game purchases or something.
^ Really common anime phrase. Make sure not to read it as きにはいる.
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4/11/20
何 - What

Readings:
なん / なに (Depends on the following hiragana, sometimes it’s hard to tell.)

Examples

何・なに - What?

^ The small ケ is pronounced か. You can research more about it if you are interested,
but what it basically does is function as a month counter for some reason.
何で・なんで - Why?
何度も（なんども）- Often / Several times

彼は何度もチートした
かれはなんどももチートした
He cheated several times.

何度となく（なんどとなく）- Time after time / Countless Times

何度となく笑い者になった
(なんどとなくわらいしゃになった)
I’ve become a laughing stock time after time.

^ I don’t think you will ever see Kanji for いつ, but you will for なぜ. I don’t really know
why Japanese people do that.
何か言ってください
(なにかいってください)
Please say something.

何もなかった
(なにもなかった)
Nothing happened!

*Note: There are some more phrases with this Kanji, but they can be quite advanced. If
you’re a beginner, sorry if I’m overloading you with too much information.
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円 - Yen

Readings
えん (It's pronounced En instead of Yen in Japanese, keep that in mind.)

Examples
百・ひゃく - Hundred　
千・せん - Thousand
万・まん - Ten Thousand
百円・ひゃくえん - 100 Yen
千円・せんえん - 1,000 Yen　
万円・まんえん - 10,000 Yen

*Note: That’s the most common usage for this Kanji, just for Japanese currency.
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4/13/20
中 - Middle, Inside

Kun: なか

On: ちゅう

Examples
集中・しゅうちゅう - Focus
中国・ちゅうごく - China
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会 - Association, Meeting

Kun: あう
On: かい

Examples
会う・あう - To meet
(Ex. 彼女に会いたい)
[Kanojo ni Aitai]
I want to meet her.

宴会・えんかい party, banquet (n) [I see this in manga all the time]
会社 ・かいしゃ company (n)
会議 ・かいぎ meeting
会場 ・かいじょう meeting place
会話 ・かいわ conversation
会館 ・かいかん assembly hall (Steins Gate anyone?)
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北・きた - North
南・みなみ - South
東・ひがし - East
西・にし - West
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Just use this site to learn numbers 1-100, and numeral concepts in Japanese. It'll save
me time from typing it all out myself, after all
https://www.fluentin3months.com/japanese-numbers/
(1 to 100)

https://www.linguajunkie.com/japanese/million-in-japanese-numbers
(1000 to 1000000)
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4/16/20
上 - Up

Kun (most common):

あがる、うまく うえ

On (most common): じょう

Examples:
上がる・あがる- For something/someone to rise
上手くいく Umaku iku - To go smoothly.
(In Japanese, sometimes you cannot separate the readings of 2 kanji perfectly, for
example, 上手く [うまく], it's not like 上 = u, 手 = ma. Another example would be 今日
(kyou), where you can't assign a sound to a kanji in that specific phrase.)
上手・じょうず - Skilled (adj) [As you probably realize, it's the exact same kanji as the
phrase above, but pronounced completely differently. This is because the usage is
different.]

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下 - Down

Kun (most common):

さがる
ください
した

On (most common)
へ

Examples:
下がる・さがる - For something/someone to lower
下さい・ください (usually ください though) - Please <- I'm sure you've heard the usage
before
下・した- Under, beneath
(Ex.彼の下に猫がいます)
[Kare no Shita ni Neko ga imasu]
There is a cat beneath him

下手・へた - Unskilled, opposite of 上手 (jouzu)

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人 - Person

Kun:
ひと
(something) + り (written as ~り in dictionaries)

On:
じん
にん

Examples:
一人・ひとり (one person)
二人・ふたり (two people)
三人・さんにん (three people)
四人・よんにん (four people)
五人・ごにん (five people)
^As you can plainly see, Hitori and Futari are very weird readings. But then the pattern
for counting people starts from 3 people, and then the pattern continues from there.
人々 Hitobito - Several people
http://maggiesensei.com/2013/10/15/%E3%80%85-%E8%B8%8A%E3%82%8A%E5%
AD%97-odoriji-japanese-iteration-mark/
^ Please read up on Maggie sensei's guide for the repetition kanji. Her stuff is kind of
childish, but it gives off a positive vibe I guess, and it's genuinely helpful stuff.

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今 - Now
Kun:
いま

On:
こん

Ex:
今・いま - Now
今日・きょう - Today
今週・こんしゅう - This week
今月・こんげつ - This month
今年・ことし - This year (Yeah I know the reading is weird for this one)

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4/20/20
出 - Exit, Exert (power or action, etc)

Kun:
だす
でる

On: しゅつ
Note: This Kanji has several usages, making it one of the hardest N5 to learn.

https://jisho.org/search/%E5%87%BA%20%23kanji
Take a look at the definitions for "dasu" and "deru". There are a ton.
出る・でる - Check link ^
出す・だす - Check link ^
出口・でぐち - Exit (like the exit of a store, you'll see this phrase in actual stores in Japan
　
(Alternatively, Iriguchi - 入口 meaning Entrance [of a store])

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分 - Minute/Part
Note: This is pretty confusing for beginners too in my opinion.
https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counter-fun/
^Very good site for learning how to count in minutes, though it takes time to learn, watch
out for that.

Kun:
わかる　

On:
ふん、 ぶん、 ぷん

Ex:
一分・いっぷん - 1 minute
二分・にふん - 2 minutes
三分・さんぷん - 3 minutes
^I genuinely hated learning minutes in Japanese. It's very inconsistent.

分かる Wakaru - To understand. I'm sure you've all heard: 分かった！ (wakatta!) [I
understand!]

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前 - Before, Previous

Kun: まえ

On: ぜん

Ex: お前 Omae - You (Omae wa mou shindeiru・お前はもうしんでいる <- You all probably
know that.)
[Note: I know the kanji definition doesn't make any sense with the definition "You", but
don't question it, lol.]
前に・まえに- In front of（彼の前に kare no mae ni - "In front of him"）
前の教師・まえのきょうし - The previous teacher
前日・ぜんじつ - The day before (a specific date)
前後・ぜんご - Approximately（七分前後 nanafun zengo - "Approximately 7 minutes"）

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午 - Noon
On (Do not worry about the Kun):
ご

Ex:
午前・ごぜん - A.M (午前十時・ごぜんじいじ means 10:00 am)
午後・ごご - P.M. (午後七時・ごごしちじ means 7:00 pm)
午前中・ごぜんちゅう- Throughout the day
午後中・ごごちゅう - Throughout the evening

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半 - Half
*Note: This half can refer to time, pieces, etc. just like in English

Kun: なかば
On: はん、ばん

半ば・なかば(noun) - Half/Semi/Middle
Ex. １９世紀半ば (じゅうきゅうせいじなかば) [Mid 19th century]
半ば記録、半ば芸術だ (なかばきろく、なかばげいじゅつ) [Half Record, Half Art]
半分・はんぶん - Half (of something, like a portion)
大半・たいはん - Majority of (something)
一時半・いちじはん - 1:30 (Because 半 is half)
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4/25/20
友 - Friend, Companion

Kun: とも
On: ゆう

Ex:
友達・ともだち - Friend/Companion
友人・ゆうじん - Friend/Companion (Exact same thing as tomodachi, just more formal)
友情・ゆうじょう - Friendship (Noun)

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4/26/20
右 - Right

Kun: みぎ
On: ゆう

左 - Left
Kun: ひだり
On: さ

*Note:
右に曲がってください。 左に曲がってください。 [Migi/Hidari ni magatte kudasai] Please turn
right/left.

Ex:
左右・さゆう - Left and right
Ex. 頭を左右に振った [Atama wo sayuu ni futta] I shook my head left and right
右手・みぎて - Right hand
右足・みぎあし - Right foot
左手・ひだりて - Left hand
左足・ひだりあし - Left foot

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4/27/20
名 - Name

Kun: な
On: めい

Ex:
名前・なまえ - Name
有名・ゆうめい (Adj) - Famous, well-known (有名な人 ゆうめいなひと)
名称・めいしょう - Title, be called
氏名・しめい - Full name/Identity

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4/28/20
国 - Country

Kun: くに
On: こく

国・くに - Country
国民・こくみん - Citizen, resident of a country
王国・おうこく - Kingdom
中国・ちゅうごくChuugoku - China
外国・がいこく - Foreign country
外国人・がいこくじん - Foreign person

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4/29/20
土 - Dirt, Soil

Kun: つち
On: ど

Ex:
土・つち
- Soil, dirt
粘土・ねんど - Clay
土曜日・どようび - Saturday
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4/30/20
外 - Outside

Kun:
そと
はずす
はずれる

On:
がい

Ex:
外・そと - Outside (Ex. 外に出ます [Soto ni demasu] I am going outside)
外す・はずすHazusu - To take off/To leave out
(Ex. メガネを外す [Megane wo Hazusu] To take off glasses)
外れる・はずれるHazureru - To be disconnected from/To stray away from
(Ex. 問題点から外れる [Mondai ten kara Hazureru] To stray away from the problem
point/main issue)
外国・がいこく- Foreign country
外国人・がいこくじん - Foreign person
外国語・がいこくご - Foreign language

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5/1/20
大 - Big

Kun: おおきい

On: たい/だい
*Note: You can't really tell whether or not it'll be pronounced Tai or Dai, you'll have to
memorize it.

Ex:
大きい・おおきい(Adj) - Big *Note: Replace "i" with "na" if there's an object after.
Ex.
それは大きいです。 [Sore wa Ookii desu] That is big (no object)
それは大きな机です。 [Sore wa Ookina Tsukue desu] That is a big desk (object)

大したこと・たいしたこと - Big matter/Big deal (Ex. 大したことじゃない・大したことではありま

せん) [Taishita koto janai / Taishita koto de wa arimasen] It's not a big deal.
大会・たいかい - Tournament, Mass meeting
大丈夫・だいじょうぶ (じょうぶ means like "firm") - To be alright, to be fine

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5/1/20 (Part 2, because 大 and 小 are antonyms, so it's best to learn them at the same
time I think)
小 - Small

Kun: ちいさい
On: しょう

Ex:
小さい・ちいさい (Adj) - Small *Note: Replace "i" with "na" if there's an object after (exact
same rule for Big) (小さな)
小さい頃・ちいさいごろ - When somebody was little Ex. 小さい頃は嬉しかったです。
[Chiisai goro wa ureshikatta desu] I was happy when I was little
小説・しょうせつ - Short story/Novel

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5/2/20
天 - Sky, heaven

On (Kun barely used):

てん

Ex:
天気・てんき - Weather
(Ex. 今日の天気はいいね！) [Kyou no Tenki wa ii ne!] Today's weather is nice/good!
天然・てんねん - Natural (Ex 天然ガス Ten’nen Gasu - Natural gas)
天井・てんじょう - Ceiling (If you're wondering, 床 ・ゆか (yuka) is floor)

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5/3/20
女 - Woman

Kun:おんな
On: じょ

Ex:
女・おんあ - Woman
女の子・おんなのこ - Girl
女性・じょせい - Female gender
女子・じょし - Girl (Same as 女の子)

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5/3/20 (Part 2)
男 - Man

Kun: おとこ
On: だん

Ex:
男・おとこ - Man
男の子・おとこのこ - Boy
男性・だんせい - Male gender
男子・だんし - Boy (Same as 男の子)

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5/4/20
子 - Child

Kun: こ
On: し

Ex:
子供・こども - Child
子犬・こいぬ - Puppy
子孫・しそん - Descendant

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5/5/20
学 - Learn

Kun: まなぶ
On: がく

Ex.
学ぶ・まなぶ - To Learn
I've researched the difference between Manabu, 習う Narau, and 勉強する
Benkyousuru. 学ぶ and 習う are both "To Learn", but are used differently.
学ぶ Is when you don't learn from a person, it's when you’re not learning from a
person/people.
習う is when you learn from a person, or people. 学校で習う [Gakkou de Narau] "to learn
at school"
And 勉強する just means "To study", which is a slightly different nuance than "learn", as
we all know.

学生・がくせい - Student
小学生・しょうがくせい - Elementary School Student
中学生・ちゅうがくせい - Middle School Student
高校生・こうこうせい - High School Student (No "がく", but I just wanted to include)
大学生・だいがくせいDaigakusei - College student
学校・がっこう - School
小学校・しょうがっこう - Elementary School
中学校・ちゅうがっこう - Middle School
高校・こうこう - High School (Again no "がく")
大学・だいがく - College

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5/6/20
山 - Mountain

Kun: やま
On: さん

Ex:
山・やま - Mountain　
Ex. 山に行きます [Yama ni ikimasu] I am going to the mountain
富士山・ふじさん - Mt. Fuji
山村・さんそん - Mountain village (村 - Village)
山頂・さんちょう - Mountain peak (頂 - Peak)

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5/7/20
川 - River

Kun: かわ
On: せん

Ex:
川・かわ - River
河川・かせん - River (same thing as 川, just with on'yomi pronunciation)
川上・かわかみ - Upstream
川下・かわしも - Downstream

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5/8/20
年 - Year

Kun:
とし

On:
ねん

Ex:
年間・ねんか - Period of years
Ex. ここで十年間働いている
[Koko de Juunenkan Hataraiteiru]
I've been working here for 10 years (still going on)
年齢・ねんれい - Age (Very important term)
年寄・ねんより - Elderly person
年上・としうえ - Someone older, senior
年下・としした - Someone younger, junior
年代・ねんだい - Age, Era Ex.１９９０年代 [Issen kyuuhyaku kyuujuu nendai] The 1990s

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5/9/20
後 - After, Behind (The opposite of 前, which means previous, before)
*Note: This is one of the most important N5 Kanji, just like 前. They both have many
usages, so be careful)

Kun:
あと
うしろ
のち (This reading is pretty rare, so I didn’t include in examples)

On:
ご

Ex:
後・あと(Usually あと) - Another, more　
Ex. あと二通手紙があります。
[Ato ni tsuu tegami ga arimasu]
There are 2 more letters/Another 2 letters are still here

後で・あとで - Later/After
Ex. まずはご飯を食べます。後で、シャワーを浴びます。
[Mazu wa Gohan wo tabemasu. Ato de, Shawaa wo abimasu.]
First I will eat. After that, I will take a shower.

後ろ・うしろ - Behind
Ex 1. 彼の後ろに猫があります
[Kare no ushiro ni neko ga arimasu]
There is a cat behind him.
Ex 2. 彼の後ろで音がした
[Kare no Ushiro de oto ga shita]
There was a sound behind him.
*Note: Difference between に and で?
に Emphasizes existence of location
で Emphasizes action at location
But remember, both “ni” and “de” have several meanings, they’re not only used like the
examples above.
後輩・こうはい - Junior (Opposite of Senpai)
午後・ごご - P.M
使用後・しようご - After use
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5/10/20
日 - Day

Kun:
ひ
び
か
On:
にち
じつ

Ex:
日曜日・にちようび - Sunday (日 is used 2 times in this phrase, but it’s a different
pronunciation)
月曜日・げつようび - Monday
火曜日・かようび - Tuesday
水曜日・すいようび - Wednesday
木曜日・もくようび - Thursday
金曜日・きようび - Friday
土曜日・どようび - Saturday
日常・にちじょう - Daily life, casual life
日記・にっき - Diary/Journal
日光・にこう - Daylight / Sunlight
何日・なんにち - What day（何日ですか？ [Nannichi desuka?] What day is it?）

今日・きょう - Today
昨日・きのう - Yesterday
明日・あした・あす - Tomorrow
https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counter-ka-nichi/
Please check out this guide to see how to count the days in Japanese. It’s very tough.

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5/11/20
時 - Time

Kun:
とき

On:
じ

時・とき (This is a very common grammar structure, and sometimes it is written in just
hiragana instead of the Kanji) - Time
Ex. 読んだとき、泣いてた
[Yonda toki, naiteta]
When I read it, I was crying.
https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-jlpt-n4-grammar-%E3%81%A8%E3%81%
8D-toki/
^Please read this for more information

時間・じかん - Hour (Ex. ３時間 [さんじかん] 3 hours), time

時計・とけい - Clock (Can also refer to a wristwatch)
時々・ときどき - Sometimes
時代・じだい - Era
時期・じき - Season
時刻・じこく - Instant, time for (Ex. 寝る時刻だ [Neru Jikoku da] Time for bed)
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5/12/20
書 - Write

Kun:
かく

On:
しょ

Ex:
書く・かく - To write
辞書・じしょ - Dictionary
書類・しょるい - Documents
図書館・としょかん - Library

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5/13/20
月 - Moon

Kun:
つき

On:
げつ
がつ

Ex:
月・つき - Moon
月間・げっかん - Monthly interval　月間報告
https://nihonscope.com/learn-japanese/gatsu-%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A4%EF%BC%8
9vs-getsu-%EF%BC%88%E3%81%92%E3%81%A4%EF%BC%89-revealing-japanese
-mystery/
^Difference between Getsu vs Gatsu
https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-numbers-day-month-week.html
^ Very good site for learning how to count months in Japanese

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5/14/20
木 - Tree
Kun:
き

On:
もく

Ex:
木・き - Tree
木材・もくざい - Lumber

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5/15/20
本 - True/Book (2 very different meanings, I know)

On:
ほん

Ex:
本当・ほんとう - True, real (Add “ni” at the end to make 本当に, which means “Truly” or
“Really”)
本部・ほんぶ - Headquarters
本物・ほんもの - The real thing, the real deal
本人・ほんにん - The real person
Ex. 彼は本人だ！
[Kare wa Honnin da!]
He is the real deal (not a fake)
本音・ほんね - Real intention, motive (I see this one very very often)
本気・ほんき- Serious, Earnest (True + Feeling/Spirit = Serious)
本格的・ほんかくてき - Standard, Orthodox
基本的・きほんてき - Fundamental, Basic
Ex. 基本的な本能
[Kihon teki na Honnou]
Basic instinct

https://tangorin.com/words?search=%E6%9C%AC
^This kanji has a lot of phrases, so check out more if you really want to strengthen your
vocabulary
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5/16/20
来 - Come

Kun:
くる
こない
きます

On:
らい

Ex:
来る・くる - To come (informal)　
来ます・きます - To come (formal)
来た・きた - Came (past tense, informal)
来ない・こない - To not come (informal)
*Note: I made that list ^ to show that “Kuru” has one of the weirdest conjugation patterns

来週・らいしゅう - Next week

来月・らいげつ - Next month
来年・らいねん - Next year

*Note:
先週　先月　去年・昨年
せんしゅう, せんげつ, きょねん・さくねん
Last week, Last Month, Last Year
未来・みらい - Future

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5/17/20
校 - School

On
こう

学校・がっこう - School (学園 Gakuen for academy)

高校・こうこう - High School (Different pattern than the elementary, middle, college)
校長・こうちょう - Headmaster, School Principal
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5/18/20
母 - Mother

Kun:
はは

On:
ぼ

Ex:
母・はは- Mother
お母さん・おかあさん - Mother (This is common, because it is polite)
母親・ははおや- Mother (This is also common)
叔母・おば- Aunt
祖母 。そぼ- Grandmother
お祖母さん・おばあさん - Grandmother (More common because it’s polite. Also, it’s
usually in hiragana, no kanji.)

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父 - Father

Kun:
ちち
On:
ふ

Ex:
父・ちち - Father
お父さん・おとうさん - Father (This is common, because it is polite)
父親・ちちおや - Father (This is also common)
叔父・おじ - Uncle
祖父・そふ- Grandfather
お祖父さん・おじいさん - Grandfather (More common because it’s polite. Also, it’s usually
in hiragana, no kanji.)

父母・ふぼ - Parents
祖父母・そふぼ - Grandparents
*Note: A lot of pronunciations for father and mother are not listed in the dictionary.

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5/19/20
生 - Life
*Note: I think this Kanji has the most readings ever, so I will only list the ones I hear
often,

Kun:
いきる
うまれる

On:
せい
しょう
なま

Ex:
生きる・いきる - To live
生まれる・うまれる - To be born
生じる・しょうじる - To yield, to cause, to produce

学生・がくせい - Student (usually refers to college)

生徒・せいと - Student
先生・せんせい - Teacher
生活・せいかつ - One’s daily existence

一生・いっしょう - Throughout one’s life (Not to be confused with 一緒 Issho)

一生懸命・いっしょうけんめい - To work as hard as you an

生放送・生配信・なまほうそう / なまはいしん - Live broadcast, livestream

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5/20/20
毎 - Every

On:
まい
毎日・まいにち - every day
毎週・まいしゅう - every week
毎月・まいげつ - every month
毎年・まいとし- every year
毎回・まいかい - every time

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5/21/20
気 - Spirit, Energy, Mind
*Note: I have seen like 100s of phrases with this word, so I don’t think I will go through
all of them here, sorry.

On:
き
け

気持ち・きもち - Feeling, Mood (気持ちい [Kimochii] or 気持ちいい [Kimochiii, yes, 3 “i”]

for “It feels good”)
人気・にんき - Popular
病気・びょうき - Illness
元気・げんき- Healthy, Well

気をつける・きをつける - To be careful
気を使う (or 気を遣う) きをつかう - To pay attention to another person’s needs

何気ない・なにげない (i adj) - Nonchalant (I saw this one time in a Light Novel I was
TL’ing, and I think I’ve heard it in some songs)

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5/22/20
水 - Water

Kun:
みず

On:
すい
Ex:
水・みず* - Water
水着・みずぎ - Swimsuit
水泳・すいえい - Swimming (Noun) [Though 泳ぎ [Oyogi] is more common]

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5/23/20
火 - Fire

Kun:
ひ

On:
か

Ex:
火・ひ- Fire
火事・かじ - Fire
Ex. 火事を消した
[Kaji wo keshita]
The fire was put out.
火山・かざん - Volcano

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5/24/20
白 - White

Kun:
しろ

On:
じゃく
はく

Ex:
白・しろ - White (noun)
白い・しろい - White (adj)
空白・くうはく - Space (Like space on a keyboard, NULL)
白人・はくじん - Caucasian, white person
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5/25/20
聞 - Listen

Kun:
きく
きこえる

On:
ぶん

Ex:
聞く・きく- To hear/To ask (This is very important, because it can be used in 2 ways) [Side
note: 聴く This is also “Kiku”, but it refers to music, videos, etc]
聞こえる・きこえる - To be audible

新聞・しんぶん- Newspaper

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5/26/20
行 - Go

Kun:
いく
おこなう

On:
こう
ぎょう

Ex:
行く・いく - To go
行う・おこなう - To conduct (a plan, action, etc)

行動・こうどう - Conduct, Behavior

銀行・ぎんこう - Bank
旅行・りょこう- A trip, travel, journey
行方・ゆくえ - Whereabouts (of a person)
飛行機・ひこうき - Airplane

改行・かいよう - New line, new paragraph

あ行・あごう - The “a” column of Japanese syllables

ま行・まぎょう - The “ma” column of Japanese syllables
^ Obviously applies for the other columns as well.

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5/27/20
見 - See (Don’t get it confused with 目, meaning eye)

Kun:
みる

On:
けん

Ex:
見る・みる - To see
見つける・みつける - To find
意見・いけん - Opinion
発見・はっけん - Discovery

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5/28/20
話 - Talk, story

Kun:
はなす
はなし

On:
わ

話・はなし - Story, subject

Ex. 話に戻る
[Hanashi ni modoru
To get back to (talking/thinking, etc.) to the main subject (Seen it used like this in LN)
話す・はなす - To talk
電話・でんわ - Phone call
世話・せわ - Looking after (世話焼き [Sewayaki] means helpful person)
話題・わだい - Topic
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5/29/20
言 - Say/Word

Kun:
いう
こと

On:
げん

Ex:
言う・いう - To say
言葉・ことば - Words
言論・げんろん - (One’s) speech [Pretty rare, but I’ve seen it a few times]

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5/30/20
語 - Word, Speech, Language

Kun:
かたる
かたり

On:
ご

語る・かたる - To say (It’s like the polite form of 言う)

言語・げんご - Language
英語・えいご - English language
日本語・にほんご - Japanese Language
用語・ようご - Term
単語・たんご - Vocabulary term

物語・ものがたり - Story
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5/31/20
読 - Read

Kun:
よむ

On:
どく

Ex:
読む・よむ - To read
読み方・よみかた - Way to read (Can also mean pronunciation
読者・どくしゃ - Reader
拝読・はいどく - Reading (noun)

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6/1/20
車 - Car

Kun:
くるま

On:
しゃ

Ex:
車・くるま - Car
電車・でんしゃ - Train
車庫・しゃこ - Garage
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6/2/20
金 - Gold

Kun:
かね

On:
きん
Ex:
お金・おかね - Money
金持ち・かねもち - Rich person
金属・きんぞく - Metal
金貨・きんか - Gold coin
金庫・きんこ - Safe (like safe full of dollar bills)
金額・きんがく - Amount of money

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6/3/20
長 - Long/Leader

Kun:
ながい

On:
ちょう

長い・ながい - Long (i adjective)

会長・かいちょう - Chairman, president of a society
社長・しゃちょう - Company leader, boss
部長・ぶちょう - Leader of a section or department (or school club leader)

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6/4/20
間 - Interval

Kun:
あいだ

On:
ま
かん

Ex:
間・あいだ - Interval
http://maggiesensei.com/2018/08/22/how-to-use-%E9%96%93-%E9%96%93%E3%81
%AB-aida-aida-ni/
^ Use this site for Aida ni
間に合う・まにあう - To make it in time
間違い・まちがい - Mistake, error　(間違いない Machigainai means “there’s no mistaking
it”)
間隔・かんかく - Time interval (Not to be confused with 感覚 [Kankaku], which is like
sensation or feeling)

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6/5/20
雨 - Rain

Kun:
あめ

雨・あめ- Rain
雨降り・あめふり - Rainy, Rainfall
Ex. 今日は雨ふりです
[Kyou wa Amefuri desu.]
Today is rainy.

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6/6/20
電 - Electricity

On:
でん

Ex:
電話・でんわ- Phone call
電気・でんき - Electricity
電車・でんしゃ - Train
電池・でんち - Battery

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6/7/20
食 - Food
Kun:
たべる
On:
しょく

Ex:
食べる・たべる - To eat
食べ物・たべもの - Food
食品・しょくひん - Food products (like at a supermarket)
食料・しょくりょう - This also means “Food”, but more under the nuance of “Food rations”
食堂・しょうくどう - Cafeteria
食事・しょくじ- Meal

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6/8/20
高 - Tall, Expensive

Kun:
たかい

On:
こう

Ex:
高い・たかい - Tall/Expensive (i adjective)

高校・こうこう - High School

高校生・こうこうせい - High School Student
最高・さいこう - Amazing, Great, The Best
高価・こうか - Expensive
高級・こうきゅう - High class, high rank
高音質・こうおんしつ - High sound quality