Kanji list for JLPT N4

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

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 2
house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
KUN:
  • いえ
    ie
  • ya
  • うち
    uchi
ON:
  • ka
  • ke
Nanori:
  • あり
    ari
  • e
  • ku
  • つか
    tsuka
  • be

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 2
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
KUN:
  • あさ
    asa
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou
Nanori:
  • a
  • あそ
    aso
  • ささ
    sasa
  • ちか
    chika
  • とも
    tomo

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

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 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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
know, wisdom
KUN:
  • し.る
    shi.ru
  • し.らせる
    shi.raseru
ON:
  • chi
Nanori:
  • さと
    sato
  • さとる
    satoru
  • しり
    shiri
  • しれ
    shire
  • とも
    tomo
  • のり
    nori

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 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
cut, cutoff, be sharp
KUN:
  • き.る
    ki.ru
  • -き.る
    -ki.ru
  • き.り
    ki.ri
  • -き.り
    -ki.ri
  • -ぎ.り
    -gi.ri
  • き.れる
    ki.reru
  • -き.れる
    -ki.reru
  • き.れ
    ki.re
  • -き.れ
    -ki.re
  • -ぎ.れ
    -gi.re
ON:
  • セツ
    setsu
  • サイ
    sai
Nanori:
  • きつ
    kitsu
  • きり
    kiri
  • ぎり
    giri

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
commence, begin
KUN:
  • はじ.める
    haji.meru
  • -はじ.める
    -haji.meru
  • はじ.まる
    haji.maru
ON:
  • shi
Nanori:
  • もと
    moto

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 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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 1
town, village, block, street
KUN:
  • まち
    machi
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou

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

Written with 3 strokes
Taught in grade 2
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
  • ku
  • gu
Nanori:
  • もく
    moku

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
KUN:
  • さ.る
    sa.ru
  • -さ.る
    -sa.ru
ON:
  • キョ
    kyo
  • ko
Nanori:
  • i

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
escort, send
KUN:
  • おく.る
    oku.ru
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou

Written with 16 strokes
Taught in grade 2
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
KUN:
  • おや
    oya
  • おや-
    oya-
  • した.しい
    shita.shii
  • した.しむ
    shita.shimu
ON:
  • シン
    shin
Nanori:
  • gi
  • ちか
    chika
  • のり
    nori

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
sell
KUN:
  • う.る
    u.ru
  • う.れる
    u.reru
ON:
  • バイ
    bai
Nanori:
  • うり
    uri
  • うる
    uru
  • me

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

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

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

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
KUN:
  • き.る
    ki.ru
  • -ぎ
    -gi
  • き.せる
    ki.seru
  • -き.せ
    -ki.se
  • つ.く
    tsu.ku
  • つ.ける
    tsu.keru
ON:
  • チャク
    chaku
  • ジャク
    jaku

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious
KUN:
  • e
  • はか.る
    haka.ru
ON:
  • zu
  • to
Nanori:
  • zu

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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 4
products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
KUN:
  • う.む
    u.mu
  • う.まれる
    u.mareru
  • うぶ-
    ubu-
  • む.す
    mu.su
ON:
  • サン
    san
Nanori:
  • もと
    moto

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

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
bird, chicken
KUN:
  • とり
    tori
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou
Nanori:
  • ka
  • to
  • とっ
    to

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 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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
flavor, taste
KUN:
  • あじ
    aji
  • あじ.わう
    aji.wau
ON:
  • mi

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 14 strokes
Taught in grade 3
silver
KUN:
  • しろがね
    shirogane
ON:
  • ギン
    gin
Nanori:
  • うん
    un
  • かな
    kana
  • かね
    kane

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
people, nation, subjects
KUN:
  • たみ
    tami
ON:
  • ミン
    min
Nanori:
  • ひと
    hito
  • mi

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
plot, plan, scheme, measure
KUN:
  • はか.る
    haka.ru
  • はか.らう
    haka.rau
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei
Nanori:
  • e
  • かず
    kazu
  • ke

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
lower, short, humble
KUN:
  • ひく.い
    hiku.i
  • ひく.める
    hiku.meru
  • ひく.まる
    hiku.maru
ON:
  • テイ
    tei

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

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 2
distant, far
KUN:
  • とお.い
    too.i
ON:
  • エン
    en
  • オン
    on
Nanori:
  • o
  • おに
    oni
  • do
  • どお
    doo

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 1
character, letter, word, section of village
KUN:
  • あざ
    aza
  • あざな
    azana
  • -な
    -na
ON:
  • ji

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
KUN:
  • こと
    koto
  • つか.う
    tsuka.u
  • つか.える
    tsuka.eru
ON:
  • ji
  • zu
Nanori:
  • ro

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 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
KUN:
  • ひ.く
    hi.ku
  • ひ.ける
    hi.keru
ON:
  • イン
    in
Nanori:
  • いな
    ina
  • ひき
    hiki
  • ひけ
    hike
  • びき
    biki
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