JLPT N5 Kanji Checklist

All 79 N5 kanji with readings and meanings. Check off the ones you've mastered!

#KanjiMeaning
1one, one radical (no.1)
2seven
310,000, ten thousand
4three
5above, up
6below, descend, down, give, inferior, low
7center, in, inside, mean, middle
8nine
9two, two radical (no. 7)
10five
11person
12now
13day off, rest, retire, sleep
14what
15ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
16enter, insert
17eight, eight radical (no. 12)
18six
19circle, round, yen
20come out, exit, go out, leave, protrude, put out
21before, in front
22north
23ten
24thousand
2511AM-1PM, noon, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the horse
26half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-
27south
28friend
29right
30distinguished, name, noted, reputation
31four
32country
33Turkey, earth, ground, soil
34outside
35big, large
36heavens, imperial, sky
37female, woman
3811PM-1AM, child, first sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat
39learning, science, study
40little, small
41mountain
42river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
43left
44counter for years, year
45back, behind, later
46Japan, counter for days, day, sun
47hour, time
48write
49month, moon
50tree, wood
51book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
52become, cause, come, due, next
53east
54correction, exam, printing, proof, school
55mother
56every
57air, atmosphere, mind, mood, spirit
58water
59fire
60father
61birth, genuine, life
62male
63white
64hundred
65ask, hear, listen
66act, bank, carry out, conduct, going, journey, line, row
67西Spain, west
68chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible
69tale, talk
70language, speech, word
71read
72car
73gold
74leader, long, senior, superior
75interval, space
76rain
77electricity
78eat, food
79expensive, high, tall
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