Kanji list for JLPT N4

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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

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

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 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 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
ON:
  • i
Nanori:
  • もと
    moto
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
tribe, family
ON:
  • ゾク
    zoku
Nanori:
  • つぎ
    tsugi

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

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
doctor, medicine
KUN:
  • い.やす
    i.yasu
  • い.する
    i.suru
  • くすし
    kusushi
ON:
  • i

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

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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
cold
KUN:
  • さむ.い
    samu.i
ON:
  • カン
    kan
Nanori:
  • sa
  • さん
    san

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 13 strokes
Taught in grade 2
music, comfort, ease
KUN:
  • たの.しい
    tano.shii
  • たの.しむ
    tano.shimu
  • この.む
    kono.mu
ON:
  • ガク
    gaku
  • ラク
    raku
  • ゴウ
    gou
Nanori:
  • sa
  • ta
  • やす
    yasu
  • ra

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
reflect, reflection, projection
KUN:
  • うつ.る
    utsu.ru
  • うつ.す
    utsu.su
  • は.える
    ha.eru
  • -ば.え
    -ba.e
ON:
  • エイ
    ei
Nanori:
  • あきら
    akira
  • e
  • てる
    teru

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
research, study
KUN:
  • きわ.める
    kiwa.meru
ON:
  • キュウ
    kyuu
  • ku
Nanori:
  • きゅ
    kyu

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 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
springtime, spring (season)
KUN:
  • はる
    haru
ON:
  • シュン
    shun
Nanori:
  • あずま
    azuma
  • かす
    kasu
  • すの
    suno
  • hi
  • わら
    wara

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

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 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 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
daytime, noon
KUN:
  • ひる
    hiru
ON:
  • チュウ
    chuu

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

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
gate, counter for cannons
KUN:
  • かど
    kado
  • to
ON:
  • モン
    mon
Nanori:
  • じょう
    jou
  • mo
  • to
  • ゆき
    yuki

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

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
teach, faith, doctrine
KUN:
  • おし.える
    oshi.eru
  • おそ.わる
    oso.waru
ON:
  • キョウ
    kyou
Nanori:
  • のり
    nori
  • ひさ
    hisa

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

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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
ON:
  • イン
    in

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

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 5 strokes
Taught in grade 1
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
KUN:
  • ただ.しい
    tada.shii
  • ただ.す
    tada.su
  • まさ
    masa
  • まさ.に
    masa.ni
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • ショウ
    shou
Nanori:
  • おお
    oo
  • くに
    kuni
  • ma
  • まさし
    masashi
  • ただし
    tadashi

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 5 strokes
Taught in grade 1
rice field, rice paddy
KUN:
  • ta
ON:
  • デン
    den
Nanori:
  • いなか
    inaka
  • おか
    oka
  • たん
    tan
  • de
  • とう
    tou
  • ya

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 2
voice
KUN:
  • こえ
    koe
  • こわ-
    kowa-
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • ショウ
    shou

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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
trip, travel
KUN:
  • たび
    tabi
ON:
  • リョ
    ryo

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
fee, materials
ON:
  • リョウ
    ryou

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

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 4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
direction, person, alternative
KUN:
  • かた
    kata
  • -かた
    -kata
  • -がた
    -gata
ON:
  • ホウ
    hou
Nanori:
  • から
    kara
  • na
  • なた
    nata
  • ふさ
    fusa
  • まさ
    masa
  • みち
    michi
  • mo
  • wa
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