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Kanji Chart
All 117 Kanji characters with their sound and an example word, in learning order.
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first-grade 1
一ichi · hito(tsu)one一つ (hitotsu) one (thing)
二ni · futa(tsu)two二人 (futari) two people
三san · mit(tsu)three三月 (sangatsu) March
四shi, yon · yot(tsu)four四時 (yoji) four o'clock
五go · itsu(tsu)five五円 (goen) five yen
六roku · mut(tsu)six六月 (rokugatsu) June
七shichi, nana · nana(tsu)seven七時 (shichiji) seven o'clock
八hachi · yat(tsu)eight八月 (hachigatsu) August
九kyū, ku · kokono(tsu)nine九時 (kuji) nine o'clock
十jū · tōten十日 (tōka) the tenth (of the month)
百hyakuhundred三百 (sanbyaku) three hundred
千sen · chithousand千円 (sen'en) 1,000 yen
円en · maru(i)yen; circle百円 (hyakuen) 100 yen
日nichi, jitsu · hi, kaday; sun日本 (Nihon) Japan
月getsu, gatsu · tsukimonth; moon月曜日 (getsuyōbi) Monday
火ka · hifire火曜日 (kayōbi) Tuesday
水sui · mizuwater水曜日 (suiyōbi) Wednesday
木moku · kitree, wood木曜日 (mokuyōbi) Thursday
金kin · kanegold; moneyお金 (okane) money
土do · tsuchiearth, soil土曜日 (doyōbi) Saturday
年nen · toshiyear今年 (kotoshi) this year
早sō · haya(i)early早い (hayai) early
夕seki · yūevening夕方 (yūgata) evening
天tensky, heaven天気 (tenki) weather
気kispirit, air, mood元気 (genki) well, healthy
空kū · sorasky; empty空港 (kūkō) airport
雨u · amerain雨 (ame) rain
人jin, nin · hitoperson日本人 (Nihonjin) Japanese person
男dan · otokoman, male男の人 (otoko no hito) man
女jo · onnawoman, female女の子 (onna no ko) girl
子shi · kochild子ども (kodomo) child
王ōking王様 (ōsama) king
先sen · sakiahead; previous先生 (sensei) teacher
生sei · i(kiru), u(mareru)life; to be born学生 (gakusei) student
学gaku · mana(bu)study, learning大学 (daigaku) university
校kōschool学校 (gakkō) school
字jicharacter, letter漢字 (kanji) kanji
文bun · fumiwriting, sentence文化 (bunka) culture
本hon · motobook; origin日本 (Nihon) Japan
名mei · naname名前 (namae) name
first-grade 2
口kō · kuchimouth; opening入口 (iriguchi) entrance
目moku · meeye目 (me) eye
耳ji · mimiear耳 (mimi) ear
手shu · tehand上手 (jōzu) skilful
足soku · ashifoot, leg; enough足 (ashi) foot, leg
力ryoku · chikarastrength力 (chikara) strength
上jō · ue, a(garu)up, above上 (ue) above
下ka, ge · shita, sa(garu)down, below地下鉄 (chikatetsu) subway
中chū · nakamiddle, inside中国 (Chūgoku) China
左sa · hidarileft左 (hidari) left
右u, yū · migiright右 (migi) right
大dai · ō(kii)big大きい (ōkii) big
小shō · chii(sai)small小さい (chiisai) small
入nyū · hai(ru), i(reru)to enter入口 (iriguchi) entrance
出shutsu · de(ru), da(su)to go out出口 (deguchi) exit
立ritsu · ta(tsu)to stand立つ (tatsu) to stand
休kyū · yasu(mu)to rest休み (yasumi) day off; closed
見ken · mi(ru)to see見る (miru) to see, look
音on · otosound音楽 (ongaku) music
正sei, shō · tada(shii)correct正しい (tadashii) correct
白haku · shiro(i)white白い (shiroi) white
赤seki · aka(i)red赤い (akai) red
青sei · ao(i)blue (also green)青い (aoi) blue
山san · yamamountain富士山 (Fujisan) Mount Fuji
川sen · kawariver川 (kawa) river
田den · tarice field田んぼ (tanbo) rice paddy
林rin · hayashiwoods林 (hayashi) woods
森shin · moriforest森 (mori) forest
石seki · ishistone石 (ishi) stone
花ka · hanaflower花見 (hanami) cherry-blossom viewing
草sō · kusagrass草 (kusa) grass
竹chiku · takebamboo竹 (take) bamboo
犬ken · inudog犬 (inu) dog
虫chū · mushiinsect虫 (mushi) insect
貝kaishellfish貝 (kai) shellfish
玉gyoku · tamaball, jewel玉ねぎ (tamanegi) onion
糸shi · itothread糸 (ito) thread
車sha · kurumacar, vehicle電車 (densha) train
町chō · machitown町 (machi) town
村son · muravillage村 (mura) village
signs & travel
駅ekistation東京駅 (Tōkyō-eki) Tokyo Station
東tō · higashieast東口 (higashiguchi) east exit
西sei, sai · nishiwest西口 (nishiguchi) west exit
南nan · minamisouth南口 (minamiguchi) south exit
北hoku · kitanorth北口 (kitaguchi) north exit
京kyōcapital東京 (Tōkyō) Tokyo
前zen · maefront; before駅前 (ekimae) in front of the station
後go · ato, ushi(ro)after; behind午後 (gogo) p.m., afternoon
時ji · tokitime; o'clock時間 (jikan) time, hours
分fun, bun · wa(keru)minute; part五分 (gofun) five minutes
半hanhalf三時半 (sanji han) half past three
今kon · imanow今日 (kyō) today
何nani, nanwhat何時 (nanji) what time
万manten thousand一万円 (ichiman'en) 10,000 yen
曜yōday of the week日曜日 (nichiyōbi) Sunday
週shūweek来週 (raishū) next week
毎maievery毎日 (mainichi) every day
食shoku · ta(beru)to eat; food食堂 (shokudō) canteen, diner
飲in · no(mu)to drink飲み物 (nomimono) drink
店ten · miseshop店 (mise) shop
外gai · sotooutside外国 (gaikoku) foreign country
国koku · kunicountry中国 (Chūgoku) China
語golanguage日本語 (Nihongo) Japanese (language)
電denelectricity電話 (denwa) telephone
話wa · hana(su)to speak; talk話す (hanasu) to speak
会kai · a(u)to meet会社 (kaisha) company
社shacompany; shrine神社 (jinja) Shinto shrine
来rai · ku(ru)to come来る (kuru) to come
行kō · i(ku)to go銀行 (ginkō) bank
開kai · a(ku)open開く (aku) to open
閉hei · shi(maru)closed閉まる (shimaru) to close
押ō · o(su)push (on doors)押す (osu) to push
引in · hi(ku)pull (on doors)引く (hiku) to pull
禁kinforbidden禁煙 (kin'en) no smoking
止shi · to(maru)to stop止まれ (tomare) STOP (road sign)
薬yaku · kusurimedicine薬局 (yakkyoku) pharmacy
病byōillness病院 (byōin) hospital
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