JLPT5 Kanji Flashcards
米
Rice kome (not on JLPT5 list)
七
seven shichi nana-tsu
六
six roku mut-tsu
五
five go itsu-tsu
四
four shi yot-tsu, yon
八
eight hachi yat-tsu
九
nine ku, kyū kokono-tsu
十
ten jū tō
上
top, above jō ue
百
hundred hyaku
下
bottom, below, down shita
左
left hidari
右
right migi
中
inside, middle naka
大
large ō-kii / だい 大好き (だいすき)
小
small shō chii-sai, ko, o
月
month; moon gatsu, getsu tsuki
日
day; sun nichi, jitsu hi, ka
年
year nen toshi
早
early sō, sa- haya-i
木
tree ki
林
woods hayashi (not on JLPT5 list)
山
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.
川
river sen kawa
土
soil, earth, ground tsuchi
空
sky sora
田
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.
天
heaven/sky ten / teng
生
life, living, raw nama
花
flower hana
犬
dog inu (not on JLPT5 list)
人
person jin, nin hito
名
name mei, myō, na
男
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.
子
child shi, su ko
目
eye me
口
mouth kou kuchi
見
see mi-ru
音
sound on ne, oto
力
power/katana
気
spirit; air ki, ke iki
円
yen; circle
入
enter nyū hai-ri, i-ru
出
exit/to leave shutsu de