Kanji list for JLPT N4

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Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 4
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
ON:
  • fu
  • bu

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
KUN:
  • わか.れる
    waka.reru
  • わ.ける
    wa.keru
ON:
  • ベツ
    betsu
Nanori:
  • べっ
    be

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
lightly, trifling, unimportant
KUN:
  • かる.い
    karu.i
  • かろ.やか
    karo.yaka
  • かろ.んじる
    karo.njiru
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei
  • キョウ
    kyou
  • キン
    kin

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
brush-stroke, picture
KUN:
  • えが.く
    ega.ku
  • かく.する
    kaku.suru
  • かぎ.る
    kagi.ru
  • はかりごと
    hakarigoto
  • はか.る
    haka.ru
ON:
  • ga
  • カク
    kaku
  • e
  • カイ
    kai

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
wash, inquire into, probe
KUN:
  • あら.う
    ara.u
ON:
  • セン
    sen
Nanori:
  • あらい
    arai
  • らい
    rai

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
KUN:
  • からだ
    karada
  • かたち
    katachi
ON:
  • タイ
    tai
  • テイ
    tei
Nanori:
  • なり
    nari

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
KUN:
  • す.む
    su.mu
  • す.まう
    su.mau
  • -ず.まい
    -zu.mai
ON:
  • ジュウ
    juu
  • ヂュウ
    juu
  • チュウ
    chuu
Nanori:
  • shi
  • じゅ
    ju
  • すみ
    sumi

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
thing, object, matter
KUN:
  • もの
    mono
  • もの-
    mono-
ON:
  • ブツ
    butsu
  • モツ
    motsu

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
KUN:
  • わる.い
    waru.i
  • わる-
    waru-
  • あ.し
    a.shi
  • にく.い
    niku.i
  • -にく.い
    -niku.i
  • ああ
    aa
  • いずくに
    izukuni
  • いずくんぞ
    izukunzo
  • にく.む
    niku.mu
ON:
  • アク
    aku
  • o

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
KUN:
  • むろ
    muro
ON:
  • シツ
    shitsu

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 2
color
KUN:
  • いろ
    iro
ON:
  • ショク
    shoku
  • シキ
    shiki
Nanori:
  • しか
    shika
  • しこ
    shiko

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
younger brother, faithful service to elders
KUN:
  • おとうと
    otouto
ON:
  • テイ
    tei
  • ダイ
    dai
  • de
Nanori:
  • te

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
KUN:
  • つと.める
    tsuto.meru
ON:
  • ベン
    ben
Nanori:
  • ひこ
    hiko
  • やつ
    yatsu

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
attend, doing, official, serve
KUN:
  • つか.える
    tsuka.eru
ON:
  • shi
  • ji

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 1
dog
KUN:
  • いぬ
    inu
  • いぬ-
    inu-
ON:
  • ケン
    ken

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
business, vocation, arts, performance
KUN:
  • わざ
    waza
ON:
  • ギョウ
    gyou
  • ゴウ
    gou
Nanori:
  • なり
    nari
  • のぶ
    nobu

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
tea
ON:
  • チャ
    cha
  • sa
Nanori:
  • ちや
    chiya

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
near, early, akin, tantamount
KUN:
  • ちか.い
    chika.i
ON:
  • キン
    kin
  • コン
    kon
Nanori:
  • おう
    ou
  • おお
    oo
  • この
    kono

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
KUN:
  • しな
    shina
ON:
  • ヒン
    hin
  • ホン
    hon

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
KUN:
  • こころ
    kokoro
  • -ごころ
    -gokoro
ON:
  • シン
    shin

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
Nanori:
  • なだ
    nada
  • ひろ
    hiro
  • ひろし
    hiroshi
  • yo
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 1
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
KUN:
  • ふみ
    fumi
  • あや
    aya
ON:
  • ブン
    bun
  • モン
    mon
Nanori:
  • かざり
    kazari
  • fu
  • mo

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
revolve, turn around, change
KUN:
  • ころ.がる
    koro.garu
  • ころ.げる
    koro.geru
  • ころ.がす
    koro.gasu
  • ころ.ぶ
    koro.bu
  • まろ.ぶ
    maro.bu
  • うたた
    utata
  • うつ.る
    utsu.ru
  • くる.めく
    kuru.meku
ON:
  • テン
    ten

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 2
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
KUN:
  • とお.る
    too.ru
  • とお.り
    too.ri
  • -とお.り
    -too.ri
  • -どお.り
    -doo.ri
  • とお.す
    too.su
  • とお.し
    too.shi
  • -どお.し
    -doo.shi
  • かよ.う
    kayo.u
ON:
  • ツウ
    tsuu
  • tsu
Nanori:
  • とん
    ton
  • どうし
    doushi
  • どおり
    doori
  • みち
    michi

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
KUN:
  • ぬし
    nushi
  • おも
    omo
  • あるじ
    aruji
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
  • su
  • シュウ
    shuu
Nanori:
  • かず
    kazu
  • zu
  • もん
    mon

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
KUN:
  • いそ.ぐ
    iso.gu
  • いそ.ぎ
    iso.gi
  • せ.く
    se.ku
ON:
  • キュウ
    kyuu

Written with 2 strokes
Taught in grade 1
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
KUN:
  • ちから
    chikara
ON:
  • リョク
    ryoku
  • リキ
    riki
  • リイ
    rii
Nanori:
  • じから
    jikara
  • つとむ
    tsutomu

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
strong
KUN:
  • つよ.い
    tsuyo.i
  • つよ.まる
    tsuyo.maru
  • つよ.める
    tsuyo.meru
  • し.いる
    shi.iru
  • こわ.い
    kowa.i
ON:
  • キョウ
    kyou
  • ゴウ
    gou
Nanori:
  • すね
    sune

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
sea, ocean
KUN:
  • うみ
    umi
ON:
  • カイ
    kai
Nanori:
  • a
  • あま
    ama
  • うな
    una
  • うん
    un
  • e
  • ka
  • ta
  • ひろ
    hiro
  • ひろし
    hiroshi
  • bu
  • まち
    machi
  • まま
    mama
  • mi
  • me
  • わたる
    wataru

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
KUN:
  • そそ.ぐ
    soso.gu
  • さ.す
    sa.su
  • つ.ぐ
    tsu.gu
ON:
  • チュウ
    chuu

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 2
same, agree, equal
KUN:
  • おな.じ
    ona.ji
ON:
  • ドウ
    dou

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
beginning, former time, origin
KUN:
  • もと
    moto
ON:
  • ゲン
    gen
  • ガン
    gan
Nanori:
  • ちか
    chika
  • はじめ
    hajime
  • はる
    haru
  • ゆき
    yuki
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
hold, have
KUN:
  • も.つ
    mo.tsu
  • -も.ち
    -mo.chi
  • も.てる
    mo.teru
ON:
  • ji
Nanori:
  • もち
    mochi
  • もつ
    motsu

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 2
pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
KUN:
  • いけ
    ike
ON:
  • chi

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
KUN:
  • ya
ON:
  • オク
    oku
Nanori:
  • ta

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
KUN:
  • あつ.まる
    atsu.maru
  • あつ.める
    atsu.meru
  • つど.う
    tsudo.u
ON:
  • シュウ
    shuu
Nanori:
  • あつまり
    atsumari
  • zu

Written with 18 strokes
Taught in grade 4
verification, effect, testing
KUN:
  • あかし
    akashi
  • しるし
    shirushi
  • ため.す
    tame.su
  • ためし
    tameshi
ON:
  • ケン
    ken
  • ゲン
    gen

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
plains, field, rustic, civilian life
KUN:
  • no
  • の-
    no-
ON:
  • ya
  • ショ
    sho
Nanori:
  • ずけ
    zuke
  • つけ
    tsuke
  • nu

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
make, production, prepare, build
KUN:
  • つく.る
    tsuku.ru
  • つく.り
    tsuku.ri
  • -づく.り
    -zuku.ri
ON:
  • サク
    saku
  • sa
Nanori:
  • くり
    kuri
  • さか
    saka
  • さっ
    sa
  • づくり
    zukuri
  • とも
    tomo
  • なお
    nao
  • はぎ
    hagi
  • まさか
    masaka

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
advance, proceed, progress, promote
KUN:
  • すす.む
    susu.mu
  • すす.める
    susu.meru
ON:
  • シン
    shin
Nanori:
  • のぶ
    nobu

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 2
wide, broad, spacious
KUN:
  • ひろ.い
    hiro.i
  • ひろ.まる
    hiro.maru
  • ひろ.める
    hiro.meru
  • ひろ.がる
    hiro.garu
  • ひろ.げる
    hiro.geru
ON:
  • コウ
    kou

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
KUN:
  • もっ.て
    mo..te
ON:
  • i
Nanori:
  • もち
    mochi

Written with 16 strokes
Taught in grade 3
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
KUN:
  • くすり
    kusuri
ON:
  • ヤク
    yaku
Nanori:
  • mi

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
KUN:
  • あ.る
    a.ru
ON:
  • ユウ
    yuu
  • u
Nanori:
  • a
  • あら
    ara
  • あり
    ari
  • ある
    aru
  • くに
    kuni
  • なお
    nao
  • yu

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
cow
KUN:
  • うし
    ushi
ON:
  • ギュウ
    gyuu
Nanori:
  • うじ
    uji
  • go

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 4
work, (kokuji)
KUN:
  • はたら.く
    hatara.ku
ON:
  • ドウ
    dou

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
stop, halt
KUN:
  • と.まる
    to.maru
  • -ど.まり
    -do.mari
  • と.める
    to.meru
  • -と.める
    -to.meru
  • -ど.め
    -do.me
  • とど.める
    todo.meru
  • とど.め
    todo.me
  • とど.まる
    todo.maru
  • や.める
    ya.meru
  • や.む
    ya.mu
  • -や.む
    -ya.mu
  • よ.す
    yo.su
  • -さ.す
    -sa.su
  • -さ.し
    -sa.shi
ON:
  • shi
Nanori:
  • どめ
    dome

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 1
forest, woods
KUN:
  • もり
    mori
ON:
  • シン
    shin
Nanori:
  • もと
    moto

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
KUN:
  • た.つ
    ta.tsu
  • あば.く
    aba.ku
  • おこ.る
    oko.ru
  • つか.わす
    tsuka.wasu
  • はな.つ
    hana.tsu
ON:
  • ハツ
    hatsu
  • ホツ
    hotsu
Nanori:
  • ba
  • wa

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
bird, chicken
KUN:
  • とり
    tori
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou
Nanori:
  • ka
  • to
  • とっ
    to
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