Kanji list for JLPT N4

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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 16 strokes
Taught in grade 2
head, counter for large animals
KUN:
  • あたま
    atama
  • かしら
    kashira
  • -がしら
    -gashira
  • かぶり
    kaburi
ON:
  • トウ
    tou
  • zu
  • to
Nanori:
  • かみ
    kami
  • がみ
    gami
  • ちゃん
    chan
  • つむり
    tsumuri
  • zu

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
night, evening
KUN:
  • yo
  • よる
    yoru
ON:
  • ya

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 4
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
KUN:
  • と.く
    to.ku
ON:
  • セツ
    setsu
  • ゼイ
    zei
Nanori:
  • さとし
    satoshi
  • とき
    toki

Written with 18 strokes
Taught in grade 2
weekday
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
Nanori:
  • てる
    teru

使
Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
KUN:
  • つか.う
    tsuka.u
  • つか.い
    tsuka.i
  • -つか.い
    -tsuka.i
  • -づか.い
    -zuka.i
ON:
  • shi

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
KUN:
  • ことわり
    kotowari
ON:
  • ri
Nanori:
  • あや
    aya
  • おさむ
    osamu
  • さと
    sato
  • さとる
    satoru
  • ただ
    tada
  • ただし
    tadashi
  • とおる
    tooru
  • ni
  • のり
    nori
  • hi
  • まこと
    makoto
  • まさ
    masa
  • まさし
    masashi
  • まろ
    maro
  • みち
    michi
  • よし
    yoshi

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 3
generation, world, society, public
KUN:
  • yo
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • se
  • ソウ
    sou
Nanori:
  • とし
    toshi
  • yu
  • ゆき
    yuki

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
special
ON:
  • トク
    toku

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 2
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
KUN:
  • まわ.る
    mawa.ru
  • -まわ.る
    -mawa.ru
  • -まわ.り
    -mawa.ri
  • まわ.す
    mawa.su
  • -まわ.す
    -mawa.su
  • まわ.し-
    mawa.shi-
  • -まわ.し
    -mawa.shi
  • もとお.る
    motoo.ru
  • か.える
    ka.eru
ON:
  • カイ
    kai
  • e

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
KUN:
  • くら.い
    kura.i
  • くら.む
    kura.mu
  • くれ.る
    kure.ru
ON:
  • アン
    an

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
Sino-, China
ON:
  • カン
    kan
Nanori:
  • はん
    han

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

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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
walk, counter for steps
KUN:
  • ある.く
    aru.ku
  • あゆ.む
    ayu.mu
ON:
  • ho
  • bu
  • fu
Nanori:
  • a
  • ゆき
    yuki
  • ゆみ
    yumi

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 18 strokes
Taught in grade 3
topic, subject
ON:
  • ダイ
    dai

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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
end, finish
KUN:
  • お.わる
    o.waru
  • -お.わる
    -o.waru
  • おわ.る
    owa.ru
  • お.える
    o.eru
  • つい
    tsui
  • つい.に
    tsui.ni
ON:
  • シュウ
    shuu
Nanori:
  • ばて
    bate

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 2
consider, think over
KUN:
  • かんが.える
    kanga.eru
  • かんが.え
    kanga.e
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Nanori:
  • たか
    taka

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

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
borrow, rent
KUN:
  • か.りる
    ka.riru
ON:
  • シャク
    shaku

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 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 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
KUN:
  • の.る
    no.ru
  • -の.り
    -no.ri
  • の.せる
    no.seru
ON:
  • ジョウ
    jou
  • ショウ
    shou
Nanori:
  • のり
    nori

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
KUN:
  • みじか.い
    mijika.i
ON:
  • タン
    tan

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
KUN:
  • か.わる
    ka.waru
  • かわ.る
    kawa.ru
  • かわ.り
    kawa.ri
  • か.わり
    ka.wari
  • -がわ.り
    -gawa.ri
  • -が.わり
    -ga.wari
  • か.える
    ka.eru
  • yo
  • しろ
    shiro
ON:
  • ダイ
    dai
  • タイ
    tai
Nanori:
  • su

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 6 strokes
Taught in grade 1
early, fast
KUN:
  • はや.い
    haya.i
  • はや
    haya
  • はや-
    haya-
  • はや.まる
    haya.maru
  • はや.める
    haya.meru
  • さ-
    sa-
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou
  • サッ
    sa
Nanori:
  • さか
    saka
  • さわ
    sawa
  • so
  • wa

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
wait, depend on
KUN:
  • ま.つ
    ma.tsu
  • -ま.ち
    -ma.chi
ON:
  • タイ
    tai
Nanori:
  • まち
    machi
  • まつ
    matsu

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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
meal, boiled rice
KUN:
  • めし
    meshi
ON:
  • ハン
    han
Nanori:
  • i
  • いい
    ii
  • いり
    iri
  • e

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
public chamber, hall
ON:
  • ドウ
    dou

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
clothing, admit, obey, discharge
ON:
  • フク
    fuku
Nanori:
  • はっ
    ha
  • はつ
    hatsu
  • はら
    hara

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
polish, study of, sharpen
KUN:
  • と.ぐ
    to.gu
ON:
  • ケン
    ken
Nanori:
  • のり
    nori

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
younger sister
KUN:
  • いもうと
    imouto
ON:
  • マイ
    mai
Nanori:
  • su
  • se
  • mo

Written with 18 strokes
Taught in grade 2
face, expression
KUN:
  • かお
    kao
ON:
  • ガン
    gan

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
KUN:
  • はこ.ぶ
    hako.bu
ON:
  • ウン
    un

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 1
village, town
KUN:
  • むら
    mura
ON:
  • ソン
    son
Nanori:
  • e
  • むた
    muta
  • ra

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 2
location, place
KUN:
  • ba
ON:
  • ジョウ
    jou
  • チョウ
    chou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 1
red
KUN:
  • あか
    aka
  • あか-
    aka-
  • あか.い
    aka.i
  • あか.らむ
    aka.ramu
  • あか.らめる
    aka.rameru
ON:
  • セキ
    seki
  • シャク
    shaku
Nanori:
  • a
  • あこ
    ako
  • あま
    ama

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
question, ask, problem
KUN:
  • と.う
    to.u
  • と.い
    to.i
  • とん
    ton
ON:
  • モン
    mon
Nanori:
  • はる
    haru

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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
rouse, wake up, get up
KUN:
  • お.きる
    o.kiru
  • お.こる
    o.koru
  • お.こす
    o.kosu
  • おこ.す
    oko.su
  • た.つ
    ta.tsu
ON:
  • ki

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 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
death, die
KUN:
  • し.ぬ
    shi.nu
  • し.に-
    shi.ni-
ON:
  • shi

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
run
KUN:
  • はし.る
    hashi.ru
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou
Nanori:
  • はしり
    hashiri

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