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JLPT N5 Kanji: 来 (kuru, rai) – to come
JLPT N5 Kanji: 来 (kuru, rai) – to come 来 Readings: ライ (Onyomi), くる / きます / こない / きた (Kunyomi) Meaning: to come The kanji 来 means “to come”…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 何 (nani, nan) – what
JLPT N5 Kanji: 何 (nani, nan) – what 何 Readings: カ (Onyomi), なに・なん (Kunyomi) Meaning: what 何 is one of the most frequently used question words in Japanese. It’s used…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 間 (kan, aida) – between, interval
JLPT N5 Kanji: 間 (kan, aida) – between, interval 間 Readings: カン・ケン (Onyomi), あいだ・ま (Kunyomi) Meaning: between, interval, space, gap 間 is an essential kanji used to describe time or…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 東 (tou, higashi) – east
JLPT N5 Kanji: 東 (tou, higashi) – east 東 Readings: トウ (Onyomi), ひがし (Kunyomi) Meaning: east 東 is the kanji for "east" and is used in many words, such as…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 読 (doku, yomu) – to read
JLPT N5 Kanji: 読 (doku, yomu) – to read 読 Readings: ドク (Onyomi), よ・よむ (Kunyomi) Meaning: to read 読 is a must-know kanji for anyone learning Japanese. It appears in…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 電 (den) – electricity
JLPT N5 Kanji: 電 (den) – electricity 電 Readings: デン (Onyomi) Meaning: electricity 電 is a fundamental kanji in modern Japanese life. It appears in many everyday words related to…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 店 (ten, mise) – shop, store
JLPT N5 Kanji: 店 (ten, mise) – shop, store 店 Readings: テン (Onyomi), みせ (Kunyomi) Meaning: shop, store 店 is a very common kanji used to refer to shops, stores,…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 道 (dou, michi) – road, way
JLPT N5 Kanji: 道 (dou, michi) – road, way 道 Readings: ドウ (Onyomi), みち (Kunyomi) Meaning: road, street, way 道 appears in many common words such as 道 (road), 歩道…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 駅 (eki) – station
JLPT N5 Kanji: 駅 (eki) – station 駅 Readings: エキ (Onyomi) Meaning: station 駅 is the kanji used in the word 駅 (eki), meaning “train station.” This is a very…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 名 (mei, na) – name
JLPT N5 Kanji: 名 (mei, na) – name 名 Readings: メイ・ミョウ (Onyomi), な (Kunyomi) Meaning: name, reputation 名 is a frequently used kanji in daily life, appearing in words like…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 大 (dai, oo) – big, large
JLPT N5 Kanji: 大 (dai, oo) – big, large 大 Readings: ダイ・タイ (Onyomi), おお・おおきい (Kunyomi) Meaning: big, large 大 is one of the first kanji learners encounter. It means “big”…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 多 (ta) – many, much
JLPT N5 Kanji: 多 (ta) – many, much 多 Readings: タ (Onyomi), おお・おおい (Kunyomi) Meaning: many, much 多 is used to express quantity, such as "many" or "much." It appears…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 九 (kyuu, ku) – nine
JLPT N5 Kanji: 九 (kyuu, ku) – nine 九 Readings: キュウ・ク (Onyomi), ここの・ここのつ (Kunyomi) Meaning: nine 九 is the kanji for the number 9. It is used when counting things,…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 古 (ko, furu) – old (things)
JLPT N5 Kanji: 古 (ko, furu) – old (things) 古 Readings: コ (Onyomi), ふる・ふるい (Kunyomi) Meaning: old (things) 古 is used to describe things that are old (not people). It…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 週 (shuu) – week
JLPT N5 Kanji: 週 (shuu) – week 週 Readings: シュウ (Onyomi) Meaning: week 週 is an essential kanji used to express "week" in Japanese. It often appears in words like…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 高 (kou, taka) – tall, high, expensive
JLPT N5 Kanji: 高 (kou, taka) – tall, high, expensive 高 Readings: コウ (Onyomi), たか・たかい (Kunyomi) Meaning: tall, high, expensive 高 is a frequently used kanji in everyday Japanese. It…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 八 (hachi) – eight
JLPT N5 Kanji: 八 (hachi) – eight 八 Readings: ハチ (Onyomi), やっ・や・よう (Kunyomi) Meaning: eight 八 is the kanji for the number eight. It’s simple to recognize with its two-stroke…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 本 (hon) – book, origin
JLPT N5 Kanji: 本 (hon) – book, origin 本 Readings: ホン (Onyomi), もと (Kunyomi) Meaning: book, origin, root 本 is a common and highly useful kanji in Japanese. It literally…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 半 (han) – half
JLPT N5 Kanji: 半 (han) – half 半 Readings: ハン (Onyomi) Meaning: half 半 is a basic kanji used to represent "half" in many contexts such as time, measurements, and…
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JLPT N5 Kanji: 白 (haku, shiro) – white
JLPT N5 Kanji: 白 (haku, shiro) – white 白 Readings: ハク (Onyomi), しろ・しろい (Kunyomi) Meaning: white 白 is a basic kanji that means "white". It is used both as a…