Common JLPT N5 Kanji List with Meanings, Words & Examples

 

Common JLPT N5 Kanji List with Meanings, Words & Examples

KanjiMeaningCommon Word(s)Example Sentence
日day, sun日曜日 (Sunday), 日本 (Japan)日本は美しい国です。
(Nihon wa utsukushii kuni desu.)
Japan is a beautiful country.

一one一つ (one item), 一人 (one person)リンゴを一つください。
(Ringo o hitotsu kudasai.)
Please give me one apple.

二two二つ (two items), 二人 (two people)子供が二人います。
(Kodomo ga futari imasu.)
I have two children.

三three三つ (three items)三つのりんごがあります。
(Mittsu no ringo ga arimasu.)
There are three apples.
四four四つ (four items), 四月 (April)四月に学校が始まります。

(Shigatsu ni gakkou ga hajimarimasu.)
School starts in April.

五five五つ (five items), 五人 (five people)子供が五人います。
(Kodomo ga gonin imasu.)
I have five children.

六six六時 (six o'clock)六時に起きます。
(Rokuji ni okimasu.)
I wake up at six.

七seven七つ (seven items)七つの星が見えます。
(Nanatsu no hoshi ga miemasu.)
I can see seven stars.

八eight八つ (eight items)ケーキを八つ買いました。
(Keeki o yattsu kaimashita.)
I bought eight cakes.

九nine九時 (nine o'clock)九時に寝ます。
(Kuji ni nemasu.)
I go to bed at 9.

十ten十人 (ten people)十人の学生がいます。
(Juunin no gakusei ga imasu.)
There are ten students.

百hundred百円 (100 yen)これは百円です。
(Kore wa hyaku-en desu.)
This is 100 yen.

千thousand千円 (1,000 yen)千円札をください。
(Sen-en satsu o kudasai.)
Please give me a 1000 yen bill.

万ten thousand一万円 (10,000 yen)一万円を使いました。
(Ichiman-en o tsukaimashita.)
I spent 10,000 yen.

年year今年 (this year), 来年 (next year)来年、日本へ行きます。
(Rainen, Nihon e ikimasu.)
I'm going to Japan next year.

月month, moon月曜日 (Monday), 一月 (January)月がきれいですね。
(Tsuki ga kirei desu ne.)
The moon is beautiful, isn't it?

火fire火曜日 (Tuesday), 火 (fire)火をつけないでください。
(Hi o tsukenaide kudasai.)
Please don't start a fire.

水water水曜日 (Wednesday), 水 (water)水をください。
(Mizu o kudasai.)
Please give me water.

木tree木曜日 (Thursday), 木 (tree)あの木は大きいです。
(Ano ki wa ookii desu.)
That tree is big.

金gold, money金曜日 (Friday), お金 (money)お金がありません。
(Okane ga arimasen.)
I have no money.

土earth土曜日 (Saturday), 土 (soil)土の中に虫がいます。
(Tsuchi no naka ni mushi ga imasu.)
There are insects in the soil.

山mountain富士山 (Mt. Fuji), 山 (mountain)山に登ります。
(Yama ni noborimasu.)
I will climb a mountain.

川river川 (river), 川辺 (riverside)川で泳ぎます。
(Kawa de oyogimasu.)
I swim in the river.

田rice field田んぼ (rice field)田んぼは広いです。
(Tanbo wa hiroi desu.)
The rice field is wide.

人person人 (person), 日本人 (Japanese person)あの人は先生です。
(Ano hito wa sensei desu.)
That person is a teacher.

口mouth入口 (entrance), 口 (mouth)口を開けてください。
(Kuchi o akete kudasai.)
Please open your mouth.

手hand手紙 (letter), 手 (hand)手を洗います。
(Te o araimasu.)
I wash my hands.

目eye目 (eye), 目的 (purpose)目が痛いです。
(Me ga itai desu.)
My eyes hurt.

耳ear耳 (ear)耳がいいです。
(Mimi ga ii desu.)
I have good hearing.

足foot足 (foot), 足りる (to be enough)足が速いです。
(Ashi ga hayai desu.)
He runs fast.

学learning学校 (school), 学生 (student)日本語を学びます。
(Nihongo o manabimasu.)
I study Japanese.

校school学校 (school)学校へ行きます。
(Gakkou e ikimasu.)
I go to school.

先ahead先生 (teacher), 先に (before)先生は親切です。
(Sensei wa shinsetsu desu.)
The teacher is kind.

生life, birth学生 (student), 先生 (teacher)生きる意味を考えます。
(Ikiru imi o kangaemasu.)
I think about the meaning of life.

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