JLPT5 Kanji

Question 1

米

Answer 1

Rice kome (not on JLPT5 list)

Question 2

七

Answer 2

seven shichi nana-tsu

Question 3

六

Answer 3

six roku mut-tsu

Question 4

五

Answer 4

five go itsu-tsu

Question 5

四

Answer 5

four shi yot-tsu, yon

Question 6

八

Answer 6

eight hachi yat-tsu

Question 7

九

Answer 7

nine ku, kyū kokono-tsu

Question 8

十

Answer 8

ten jū tō

Question 9

上

Answer 9

top, above jō ue

Question 10

百

Answer 10

hundred hyaku

Question 11

下

Answer 11

bottom, below, down shita

Question 12

左

Answer 12

left hidari

Question 13

右

Answer 13

right migi

Question 14

中

Answer 14

inside, middle naka

Question 15

大

Answer 15

large ō-kii / だい 大好き (だいすき)

Question 16

小

Answer 16

small shō chii-sai, ko, o

Question 17

月

Answer 17

month; moon gatsu, getsu tsuki

Question 18

日

Answer 18

day; sun nichi, jitsu hi, ka

Question 19

年

Answer 19

year nen toshi

Question 20

早

Answer 20

early sō, sa- haya-i

Question 21

木

Answer 21

tree ki

Question 22

林

Answer 22

woods hayashi (not on JLPT5 list)

Question 23

山

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

川

Answer 24

river sen kawa

Question 25

土

Answer 25

soil, earth, ground tsuchi

Question 26

空

Answer 26

sky sora

Question 27

田

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

天

Answer 28

heaven/sky ten / teng

Question 29

生

Answer 29

life, living, raw nama

Question 30

花

Answer 30

flower hana

Question 31

犬

Answer 31

dog inu (not on JLPT5 list)

Question 32

人

Answer 32

person jin, nin hito

Question 33

名

Answer 33

name mei, myō, na

Question 34

男

Answer 34

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.

Question 35

子

Answer 35

child shi, su ko

Question 36

目

Answer 36

eye me

Question 37

口

Answer 37

mouth kou kuchi

Question 38

見

Answer 38

see mi-ru

Question 39

音

Answer 39

sound on ne, oto

Question 40

力

Answer 40

power/katana

Question 41

気

Answer 41

spirit; air ki, ke iki

Question 42

円

Answer 42

yen; circle

Question 43

入

Answer 43

enter nyū hai-ri, i-ru

Question 44

出

Answer 44

exit/to leave shutsu de

Question 45

休

Answer 45

rest kyū yasu-mu

Question 46

夕

Answer 46

evening yū

Question 47

本

Answer 47

book hon

Question 48

文

Answer 48

text, sentence bun

Question 49

字

Answer 49

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

Question 50

学

Answer 50

study, learning, science gaku mana-bu

Question 51

校

Answer 51

school kō kase (Also in level 5)

Question 52

町

Answer 52

town machi (not on JLPT5 list)

Question 53

森

Answer 53

forest shin mori (not on JLPT5 list)

Question 54

水

Answer 54

water sui mizu

Question 55

火

Answer 55

fire ka hi

Question 56

貝

Answer 56

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

Question 57

車

Answer 57

car/vehicle sha kuruma

Question 58

金

Answer 58

gold, money kin kane, kana

Question 59

雨

Answer 59

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.

Question 60

白

Answer 60

white shiro

Question 61

東

Answer 61

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.

Question 62

父

Answer 62

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

Question 63

魚

Answer 63

Fish - Sakana | looks like a fish

Question 64

古

Answer 64

古い（ふるい） | old

Question 65

安

Answer 65

yasu(i) peace, cheap, safety

Question 66

飲

Answer 66

no(mu) to drink

Question 67

駅

Answer 67

station - Eki

Question 68

何

Answer 68

what / nani

Question 69

会

Answer 69

to meet,meeting kai-mas

Question 70

外

Answer 70

outside soto

Question 71

間

Answer 71

a period, a while aida

Question 72

言

Answer 72

a word gen

Question 73

後

Answer 73

after, later ato- 後で

Question 74

午

Answer 74

noon go (gogo?) (hiru?)

Question 75

行

Answer 75

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

Question 76

高

Answer 76

expensive, (also tall) takai

Question 77

国

Answer 77

country, koku

Question 78

今

Answer 78

now ima

Question 79

耳

Answer 79

ear mimi

Question 80

時

Answer 80

time, hour JI toki

Question 81

社

Answer 81

shinto shrine, society, company SHA

Question 82

手

Answer 82

hand te

Question 83

週

Answer 83

week shuu

Question 84

書

Answer 84

to write kakimas

Question 85

女

Answer 85

woman onna

Question 86

少

Answer 86

a few, little sukoshi

Question 87

食

Answer 87

to eat shoku / tabe-

Question 88

新

Answer 88

new shin / atarashii

Question 89

西

Answer 89

west nishi

Question 90

千

Answer 90

thousand sen

Question 91

先

Answer 91

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

Question 92

前

Answer 92

before, previous mae

Question 93

足

Answer 93

ashi foot/leg

Question 94

多

Answer 94

many oo(i)

Question 95

長

Answer 95

length (long) naka/cho

Question 96

店

Answer 96

shop mise

Question 97

電

Answer 97

electricity DEN

Question 98

道

Answer 98

street/path dou(-ro)

Question 99

読

Answer 99

to read yo(-mimas)

Question 100

南

Answer 100

south minami

Question 101

買

Answer 101

to buy kai-mas

Question 102

半

Answer 102

half HAN naka(ba)

Question 103

分

Answer 103

minute fun/bun

Question 104

母

Answer 104

mother haha, o-KA-san

Question 105

北

Answer 105

north kita

Question 106

毎

Answer 106

every mai

Question 107

万

Answer 107

ten thousand, man

Question 108

友

Answer 108

friend tomo

Question 109

来

Answer 109

to come ki- ki-mas

Question 110

立

Answer 110

to stand tat-su tachi-mas

Question 111

話

Answer 111

to talk hanashi, hana(su)