Study Tips for N5 Kanji
๐ Practice Methods:
- Start with the most frequent kanji (numbers, days, people)
- Learn both kun'yomi (Japanese reading) and on'yomi (Chinese reading)
- Practice writing stroke order using online tools
- Create flashcards with kanji, readings, and example words
- Study compound words to understand kanji combinations
๐ฏ Focus Areas:
- Numbers (1-10): Essential for time, dates, and counting
- Days of the week: Daily conversation basics
- Family terms: Common in introductions and conversations
- Basic verbs: Foundation for sentence construction
- Location/direction: Useful for giving and receiving directions
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Total: 103 Kanji | Numbers: 10 | Time: 7 | People: 8 | Nature: 12 | Actions: 15 | Places: 12 | Objects: 16 | Descriptive: 10 | Body: 6 | Directions: 7
Numbers (ๆฐๅญ) - 10 Kanji
ไธ
Reading: ใใก (ichi), ใฒใจ (hito)
Meaning: One
Examples: ไธไบบ (hitori) - one person
ไบ
Reading: ใซ (ni), ใตใ (futa)
Meaning: Two
Examples: ไบไบบ (futari) - two people
ไธ
Reading: ใใ (san), ใฟ (mi)
Meaning: Three
Examples: ไธๆฅ (mikka) - third day
ๅ
Reading: ใ (shi), ใใ (yon)
Meaning: Four
Examples: ๅๆ (yoji) - four o'clock
ไบ
Reading: ใ (go), ใใค (itsu)
Meaning: Five
Examples: ไบๆฅ (itsuka) - fifth day
ๅ
ญ
Reading: ใใ (roku), ใ (mu)
Meaning: Six
Examples: ๅ
ญๆ (rokugatsu) - June
ไธ
Reading: ใใก (shichi), ใชใช (nana)
Meaning: Seven
Examples: ไธๆ (shichiji) - seven o'clock
ๅ
ซ
Reading: ใฏใก (hachi), ใ (ya)
Meaning: Eight
Examples: ๅ
ซๆ (hachigatsu) - August
ไน
Reading: ใใ
ใ (kyuu), ใ (ku)
Meaning: Nine
Examples: ไนๆ (kuji) - nine o'clock
ๅ
Reading: ใใ
ใ (juu), ใจใ (too)
Meaning: Ten
Examples: ๅๆ (juuji) - ten o'clock
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Time & Calendar (ๆ้) - 7 Kanji
ๆฅ
Reading: ใฒ (hi), ใซใก (nichi)
Meaning: Day, sun
Examples: ไปๆฅ (kyou) - today
ๆ
Reading: ใใค (getsu), ใคใ (tsuki)
Meaning: Month, moon
Examples: ไธๆ (ichigatsu) - January
็ซ
Reading: ใ (ka), ใฒ (hi)
Meaning: Fire
Examples: ็ซๆๆฅ (kayoubi) - Tuesday
ๆฐด
Reading: ใฟใ (mizu), ใใ (sui)
Meaning: Water
Examples: ๆฐดๆๆฅ (suiyoubi) - Wednesday
ๆจ
Reading: ใใ (moku), ใ (ki)
Meaning: Tree, wood
Examples: ๆจๆๆฅ (mokuyoubi) - Thursday
้
Reading: ใใ (kin), ใใญ (kane)
Meaning: Gold, money
Examples: ้ๆๆฅ (kinyoubi) - Friday
ๅ
Reading: ใฉ (do), ใคใก (tsuchi)
Meaning: Soil, earth
Examples: ๅๆๆฅ (doyoubi) - Saturday
People & Family (ไบบ) - 8 Kanji
ไบบ
Reading: ใฒใจ (hito), ใใ (jin)
Meaning: Person, human
Examples: ไบบ้ (ningen) - human
ๅญ
Reading: ใ (ko), ใ (shi)
Meaning: Child
Examples: ๅญไพ (kodomo) - child
ๅฅณ
Reading: ใใใช (onna), ใใ (jo)
Meaning: Woman
Examples: ๅฅณๆง (josei) - woman
็ท
Reading: ใใจใ (otoko), ใ ใ (dan)
Meaning: Man
Examples: ็ทๆง (dansei) - man
ๆฏ
Reading: ใฏใฏ (haha), ใผ (bo)
Meaning: Mother
Examples: ๆฏ่ฆช (hahaoya) - mother
็ถ
Reading: ใกใก (chichi), ใต (fu)
Meaning: Father
Examples: ็ถ่ฆช (chichioya) - father
ๅ
Reading: ใใ (saki), ใใ (sen)
Meaning: Before, ahead
Examples: ๅ
็ (sensei) - teacher
็
Reading: ใใ (sei), ใ (i)
Meaning: Life, birth, student
Examples: ๅญฆ็ (gakusei) - student
Nature & Weather (่ช็ถ) - 12 Kanji
ๅฑฑ
Reading: ใใพ (yama), ใใ (san)
Meaning: Mountain
Examples: ๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑ (fujisan) - Mt. Fuji
ๅท
Reading: ใใ (kawa), ใใ (sen)
Meaning: River
Examples: ๅฐๅท (ogawa) - stream
้จ
Reading: ใใ (ame), ใ (u)
Meaning: Rain
Examples: ้จๅคฉ (uten) - rainy weather
ๅคฉ
Reading: ใฆใ (ten), ใใพ (ama)
Meaning: Heaven, sky
Examples: ๅคฉๆฐ (tenki) - weather
ๆฐ
Reading: ใ (ki), ใ (ke)
Meaning: Spirit, air
Examples: ๅ
ๆฐ (genki) - energetic
่ฑ
Reading: ใฏใช (hana), ใ (ka)
Meaning: Flower
Examples: ่ฑ็ซ (hanabi) - fireworks
่
Reading: ใใ (kusa), ใใ (sou)
Meaning: Grass
Examples: ่่ฑ (kusabana) - plants
็ฌ
Reading: ใใฌ (inu), ใใ (ken)
Meaning: Dog
Examples: ๅญ็ฌ (koinu) - puppy
็ซ
Reading: ใญใ (neko), ใณใใ (byou)
Meaning: Cat
Examples: ๅญ็ซ (koneko) - kitten
้ญ
Reading: ใใใช (sakana), ใใ (gyo)
Meaning: Fish
Examples: ้้ญ (kingyo) - goldfish
้ณฅ
Reading: ใจใ (tori), ใกใใ (chou)
Meaning: Bird
Examples: ๅฐ้ณฅ (kotori) - small bird
็
Reading: ใใ (ushi), ใใ
ใ (gyuu)
Meaning: Cow, cattle
Examples: ็่ (gyuuniku) - beef
Actions & Verbs (ๅไฝ) - 15 Kanji
่ฆ
Reading: ใฟ (mi), ใใ (ken)
Meaning: See, look
Examples: ่ฆใ (miru) - to see
่
Reading: ใ (ki), ใถใ (bun)
Meaning: Hear, ask
Examples: ่ใ (kiku) - to hear
่ชญ
Reading: ใ (yo), ใฉใ (doku)
Meaning: Read
Examples: ่ชญใ (yomu) - to read
ๆธ
Reading: ใ (ka), ใใ (sho)
Meaning: Write
Examples: ๆธใ (kaku) - to write
้ฃ
Reading: ใ (ta), ใใใ (shoku)
Meaning: Eat, food
Examples: ้ฃในใ (taberu) - to eat
้ฃฒ
Reading: ใฎ (no), ใใ (in)
Meaning: Drink
Examples: ้ฃฒใ (nomu) - to drink
่ก
Reading: ใ (i), ใใ (kou)
Meaning: Go
Examples: ่กใ (iku) - to go
ๆฅ
Reading: ใ (ku), ใใ (rai)
Meaning: Come
Examples: ๆฅใ (kuru) - to come
ๅธฐ
Reading: ใใ (kae), ใ (ki)
Meaning: Return
Examples: ๅธฐใ (kaeru) - to return
ๅ
ฅ
Reading: ใฏใ (hai), ใซใ
ใ (nyuu)
Meaning: Enter
Examples: ๅ
ฅใ (hairu) - to enter
ๅบ
Reading: ใง (de), ใใ
ใค (shutsu)
Meaning: Exit, come out
Examples: ๅบใ (deru) - to exit
่ฒท
Reading: ใ (ka), ใฐใ (bai)
Meaning: Buy
Examples: ่ฒทใ (kau) - to buy
ๅฃฒ
Reading: ใ (u), ใฐใ (bai)
Meaning: Sell
Examples: ๅฃฒใ (uru) - to sell
ไผ
Reading: ใใ (yasu), ใใ
ใ (kyuu)
Meaning: Rest
Examples: ไผใ (yasumu) - to rest
็ซ
Reading: ใ (ta), ใใค (ritsu)
Meaning: Stand
Examples: ็ซใค (tatsu) - to stand
Places & Buildings (ๅ ดๆ) - 12 Kanji
ๅฎถ
Reading: ใใ (ie), ใ (ka)
Meaning: House, home
Examples: ๅฎถๆ (kazoku) - family
ๅญฆ
Reading: ใใ (gaku), ใพใช (mana)
Meaning: Study, learn
Examples: ๅญฆๆ ก (gakkou) - school
ๆ ก
Reading: ใใ (kou)
Meaning: School
Examples: ้ซๆ ก (koukou) - high school
ๅบ
Reading: ใฟใ (mise), ใฆใ (ten)
Meaning: Store, shop
Examples: ๆธๅบ (shoten) - bookstore
้ง
Reading: ใใ (eki)
Meaning: Station
Examples: ๆฑไบฌ้ง
(toukyoueki) - Tokyo Station
ๅฝ
Reading: ใใซ (kuni), ใใ (koku)
Meaning: Country
Examples: ๅคๅฝ (gaikoku) - foreign country
็บ
Reading: ใพใก (machi), ใกใใ (chou)
Meaning: Town
Examples: ็บไธญ (machinaka) - downtown
ๆ
Reading: ใใ (mura), ใใ (son)
Meaning: Village
Examples: ๆไบบ (murabito) - villager
ๆ
Reading: ใจใใ (tokoro), ใใ (sho)
Meaning: Place
Examples: ๅ ดๆ (basho) - place
ๅฎค
Reading: ใใค (shitsu), ใใ (muro)
Meaning: Room
Examples: ๆๅฎค (kyoushitsu) - classroom
้
Reading: ใฟใก (michi), ใฉใ (dou)
Meaning: Road, way
Examples: ้่ทฏ (douro) - road
้
Reading: ใใ (mon), ใใฉ (kado)
Meaning: Gate
Examples: ๆญฃ้ (seimon) - main gate
Objects & Things (็ฉ) - 16 Kanji
ๆฌ
Reading: ใปใ (hon), ใใจ (moto)
Meaning: Book, origin
Examples: ๆฅๆฌ (nihon) - Japan
่ป
Reading: ใใ (sha), ใใใพ (kuruma)
Meaning: Car, vehicle
Examples: ้ป่ป (densha) - train
้ป
Reading: ใงใ (den)
Meaning: Electricity
Examples: ้ป่ฉฑ (denwa) - telephone
่ฉฑ
Reading: ใฏใชใ (hanashi), ใ (wa)
Meaning: Talk, speak
Examples: ไผ่ฉฑ (kaiwa) - conversation
่ช
Reading: ใ (go), ใใ (kata)
Meaning: Language, word
Examples: ๆฅๆฌ่ช (nihongo) - Japanese language
ๆ
Reading: ใฆ (te), ใใ
(shu)
Meaning: Hand
Examples: ๆ็ด (tegami) - letter
็ด
Reading: ใใฟ (kami), ใ (shi)
Meaning: Paper
Examples: ๆฐ่็ด (shinbunshi) - newspaper
ๅ
Reading: ใใ (en), ใพใ (maru)
Meaning: Circle, yen
Examples: ็พๅ (hyakuen) - 100 yen
ๅ
Reading: ใกใใ (chikara), ใใใ (ryoku)
Meaning: Power, strength
Examples: ๅๆใก (chikaramochi) - strong person
็
Reading: ใใพ (tama), ใใใ (gyoku)
Meaning: Ball, jewel
Examples: ็ฎ็ (medama) - eyeball
็
Reading: ใใ (ou)
Meaning: King
Examples: ็ๆง (ousama) - king
็ณ
Reading: ใใ (ishi), ใใ (seki)
Meaning: Stone
Examples: ็ณๆฒน (sekiyu) - petroleum
็ซน
Reading: ใใ (take), ใกใ (chiku)
Meaning: Bamboo
Examples: ็ซนๆ (chikurin) - bamboo grove
็ณธ
Reading: ใใจ (ito), ใ (shi)
Meaning: Thread
Examples: ๆฏ็ณธ (keito) - yarn
่ฒ
Reading: ใใ (kai)
Meaning: Shell, shellfish
Examples: ่ฒๆฎป (kaigara) - seashell
ไฝ
Reading: ใชใซ (nani), ใชใ (nan)
Meaning: What
Examples: ไฝๆ (nanji) - what time
ๅ
Reading: ใช (na), ใใ (mei)
Meaning: Name
Examples: ๅๅ (namae) - name
Descriptive & Size (ๅฝขๅฎน) - 10 Kanji
ๅคง
Reading: ใ ใ (dai), ใใ (oo)
Meaning: Big, large
Examples: ๅคงๅญฆ (daigaku) - university
ๅฐ
Reading: ใใใ (shou), ใกใ (chii)
Meaning: Small, little
Examples: ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก (shougakkou) - elementary school
ไธญ
Reading: ใกใ
ใ (chuu), ใชใ (naka)
Meaning: Middle, inside
Examples: ไธญๅญฆๆ ก (chuugakkou) - middle school
้ซ
Reading: ใใ (kou), ใใ (taka)
Meaning: High, tall, expensive
Examples: ้ซๆ ก (koukou) - high school
้ท
Reading: ใชใ (naga), ใกใใ (chou)
Meaning: Long
Examples: ้ทใ (nagai) - long
ๅฎ
Reading: ใใ (yasu), ใใ (an)
Meaning: Cheap, peaceful
Examples: ๅฎใ (yasui) - cheap
ๆฐ
Reading: ใใใ (atara), ใใ (shin)
Meaning: New
Examples: ๆฐใใ (atarashii) - new
ๅค
Reading: ใตใ (furu), ใ (ko)
Meaning: Old
Examples: ๅคใ (furui) - old
็ฝ
Reading: ใใ (shiro), ใฏใ (haku)
Meaning: White
Examples: ็ฝใ (shiroi) - white
้ป
Reading: ใใ (kuro), ใใ (koku)
Meaning: Black
Examples: ้ปใ (kuroi) - black
Body Parts (ไฝ) - 6 Kanji
็ฎ
Reading: ใ (me), ใใ (moku)
Meaning: Eye
Examples: ็ฎ็ (medama) - eyeball
่ณ
Reading: ใฟใฟ (mimi), ใ (ji)
Meaning: Ear
Examples: ่ณ้ผป็ง (jibika) - ENT clinic
ๅฃ
Reading: ใใก (kuchi), ใใ (kou)
Meaning: Mouth
Examples: ๅ
ฅๅฃ (iriguchi) - entrance
่ถณ
Reading: ใใ (ashi), ใใ (soku)
Meaning: Foot, leg
Examples: ่ถณ้ณ (ashioto) - footsteps
ไฝ
Reading: ใใใ (karada), ใใ (tai)
Meaning: Body
Examples: ไฝ้ (taijuu) - body weight
้ ญ
Reading: ใใใพ (atama), ใจใ (tou)
Meaning: Head
Examples: ้ ญ็ (zutsuu) - headache
Directions & Time (ๆนๅ) - 7 Kanji
ไธ
Reading: ใใ (ue), ใใใ (jou)
Meaning: Up, above
Examples: ไธๆ (jouzu) - skillful
ไธ
Reading: ใใ (shita), ใ (ka)
Meaning: Down, below
Examples: ไธๆ (heta) - unskillful
ๅ
Reading: ใพใ (mae), ใใ (zen)
Meaning: Front, before
Examples: ๅๅ (namae) - name
ๅพ
Reading: ใใ (ushi), ใใจ (ato), ใ (go)
Meaning: Behind, after
Examples: ๅๅพ (gogo) - afternoon
ๅค
Reading: ใใจ (soto), ใใ (gai)
Meaning: Outside
Examples: ๅคๅฝ (gaikoku) - foreign country
ๅณ
Reading: ใฟใ (migi), ใใ (yuu)
Meaning: Right
Examples: ๅณๆ (migite) - right hand
ๅทฆ
Reading: ใฒใ ใ (hidari), ใ (sa)
Meaning: Left
Examples: ๅทฆๆ (hidarite) - left hand
Additional Essential Kanji (ใใฎไป) - 10 Kanji
ไป
Reading: ใใพ (ima), ใใ (kon)
Meaning: Now
Examples: ไปๆฅ (kyou) - today
ๅนด
Reading: ใญใ (nen), ใจใ (toshi)
Meaning: Year, age
Examples: ไธๅนด (ichinen) - one year
ๅ
Reading: ใฏใ (han), ใชใ (naka)
Meaning: Half
Examples: ๅๅ (hanbun) - half
้
Reading: ใใใ (aida), ใใ (kan)
Meaning: Between, interval
Examples: ๆ้ (jikan) - time
ๆ
Reading: ใจใ (toki), ใ (ji)
Meaning: Time, hour
Examples: ไบๆ (niji) - two o'clock
ๅ
Reading: ใถใ (bun), ใตใ (fun), ใ (wa)
Meaning: Minute, part
Examples: ๅๅ (juppun) - ten minutes
็พ
Reading: ใฒใใ (hyaku)
Meaning: Hundred
Examples: ็พๅ (hyakuen) - 100 yen
ๅ
Reading: ใใ (sen), ใก (chi)
Meaning: Thousand
Examples: ๅๅ (sen'en) - 1000 yen
ไธ
Reading: ใพใ (man)
Meaning: Ten thousand
Examples: ไธไธๅ (ichiman'en) - 10,000 yen
ๅ
Reading: ใใ (en), ใพใ (maru)
Meaning: Circle, yen
Examples: ็พๅ (hyakuen) - 100 yen