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JLPT5 Kanji Flashcards

1
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米

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Rice kome (not on JLPT5 list)

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七

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seven shichi nana-tsu

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六

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six roku mut-tsu

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五

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five go itsu-tsu

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四

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four shi yot-tsu, yon

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八

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eight hachi yat-tsu

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九

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nine ku, kyū kokono-tsu

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十

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ten jū tō

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上

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top, above jō ue

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百

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hundred hyaku

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下

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bottom, below, down shita

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左

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left hidari

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右

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right migi

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中

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inside, middle naka

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大

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large ō-kii / だい 大好き (だいすき)

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小

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small shō chii-sai, ko, o

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月

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month; moon gatsu, getsu tsuki

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日

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day; sun nichi, jitsu hi, ka

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年

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year nen toshi

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早

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early sō, sa- haya-i

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木

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tree ki

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林

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woods hayashi (not on JLPT5 list)

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山

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mountain san, yama

Mountain is written as: 山. It looks like the three peaks of a mountain range. It’s reading is: yama. It can appear together with other characters to form words in which case it can also be read as san depending on the context. Yama participates in many Japanese last names, e.g.: 山川さん, which is read as Yamakawa-san. It means either Mr or Mrs Yamakawa.

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川

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river sen kawa

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土

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soil, earth, ground tsuchi

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空

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sky sora

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田

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rice paddy/field den da, ta (not on JLPT5 list)

A rice field is cleverly represented by a square divided in four pieces: 田. It’s either read as ta or da. It is the part of many last names together with yama and gawa, e.g. 山田さん is read as Yamada-san, which means Mr/Ms Yamada.

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天

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heaven/sky ten / teng

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29
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生

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life, living, raw nama

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30
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花

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flower hana

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31
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犬

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dog inu (not on JLPT5 list)

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人

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person jin, nin hito

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33
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名

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name mei, myō, na

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34
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男

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man/male dan, nan otoko

男 – You can break this kanji into two parts; 田 rice field (た) and 力 power (ちから). It describes a powerful man working in a rice field.

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35
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子

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child shi, su ko

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36
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目

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eye me

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37
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口

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mouth kou kuchi

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38
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見

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see mi-ru

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39
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音

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sound on ne, oto

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40
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力

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power/katana

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41
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気

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spirit; air ki, ke iki

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42
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円

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yen; circle

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43
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入

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enter nyū hai-ri, i-ru

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44
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出

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exit/to leave shutsu de

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45
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休

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rest kyū yasu-mu

46
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夕

A

evening yū

47
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本

48
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文

A

text, sentence bun

49
Q

字

A

character ji (kan)ji (not on JLPT5 list)

50
Q

学

A

study, learning, science gaku mana-bu

51
Q

校

A

school kō kase (Also in level 5)

52
Q

町

A

town machi (not on JLPT5 list)

53
Q

森

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forest shin mori (not on JLPT5 list)

54
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水

A

water sui mizu

55
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火

A

fire ka hi

56
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貝

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shellfish, shell, clam kai (not on JLPT5 list)

57
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車

A

car/vehicle sha kuruma

58
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金

A

gold, money kin kane, kana

59
Q

雨

A

rain u ame

The kanji for rain looks like drops of water falling from a cloud (with a bit of imagination): 雨. It is read as ame. An example word containing this kanji is 大雨 which is read as ooame and means heavy rain.

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白

A

white shiro

61
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東

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East / Higashi– is made out of two kanji 日 (the sun) and 木 (trees). An easy way to remember is that the sun is rising from the east behind a tree.

62
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父

A

Father Chi-chi imagine a man holding two sticks over his head.

63
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魚

A

Fish - Sakana

looks like a fish

64
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古

A

古い（ふるい）

old

65
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安

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yasu(i) peace, cheap, safety

66
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飲

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no(mu) to drink

67
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駅

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station - Eki

68
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何

A

what / nani

69
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会

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to meet,meeting kai-mas

70
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外

A

outside soto

71
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間

A

a period, a while aida

72
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言

A

a word gen

73
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後

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after, later ato- 後で

74
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午

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noon go (gogo?) (hiru?)

75
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行

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to go, (also walk, do) i(ku)/ikimas

76
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高

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expensive, (also tall) takai

77
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国

A

country, koku

78
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今

79
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耳

80
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時

A

time, hour JI toki

81
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社

A

shinto shrine, society, company SHA

82
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手

83
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週

84
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書

A

to write kakimas

85
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女

A

woman onna

86
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少

A

a few, little sukoshi

87
Q

食

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to eat shoku / tabe-

88
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新

A

new shin / atarashii

89
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西

A

west nishi

90
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千

A

thousand sen

91
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先

A

before, previous (it’s relative, depends on context) saki

92
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前

A

before, previous mae

93
Q

足

A

ashi foot/leg

94
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多

A

many oo(i)

95
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長

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length (long) naka/cho

96
Q

店

97
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電

A

electricity DEN

98
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道

A

street/path dou(-ro)

99
Q

読

A

to read yo(-mimas)

100
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南

A

south minami

101
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買

A

to buy kai-mas

102
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半

A

half HAN naka(ba)

103
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分

A

minute fun/bun

104
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母

A

mother haha, o-KA-san

105
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北

A

north kita

106
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毎

107
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万

A

ten thousand, man

108
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友

A

friend tomo

109
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来

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to come ki- ki-mas

110
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立

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to stand tat-su tachi-mas

111
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話

A

to talk hanashi, hana(su)

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