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                                                                              How	to	learn	kanji	for	n5
  	BondLingo	-	YouTube	Premium	MemberShip	This	is	a	list	of	JLPT	N5	Kanji.	You	should	learn	all	of	them	before	taking	exam.	N5	KanjiRomajiMeaning安AnCheap一IchiOne飲InIn右MigiRight雨AmeRain駅EkiStation円EnYen下ShitaLowness何NanWhat火KaTuesday花HanaFlower会KaiGathering外SotoOutside	of学GakuLearning間Ma1.818	m気KiSpirit休
  KyūKyū魚SakanaFish金KinMoney九KyūNine空SoraEmptiness月GatsuMonth見MiTo	see言GenWord古InishieAntiquity五GoFive午UmaSeventh	sign	of	Chinese	zodiac後AtoBehind語GoLanguage口KuchiMouth校KōSchool行GyōLine高KōHigh国KuniCountry今ImaNow左HidariLeft三SanThree山YamaMt四YonFour子KoChild時JiHour耳MimiEar七NanaSeven社
  ShaCompany車KurumaCar手TeHand週ShūWeek十Jū10出DeComing	out書ShoDocument女OnnaWoman小ShōSmall少ShōSmall上JōUpper	reaches食ShokuMeal新ShinNew人HitoMan水MizuWednesday生SeiPure西NishiSpain先SakiPrevious千Sen1,000川KawaRiver前MaeThe	last足AshiFoot多TaMulti-大DaiThe	large	part	of男OtokoMan中ChūMedium長
  ChōChief天TenSky店Mise	Merchant’s	home電Denlightning土DoEarth東HigashiEast道DōRoad読YomiReading南MinamiSouth二NiTwo日NichiSunday入IriEntering年NenYear買KaiBuying白ShiroWhite八HachiEight半HanHalf百Hyaku100父ChichiFather分BunPart聞KikiKiki母HahaMother北KitaNorth本HonBook毎MaiEvery万Man10,000名MeiCounter	for
  people木KiTree目MeEye友TomoFriend来RaiNext立TateJust六RokuSix話HanashiTalk	Learn	Japanese	online	with	BondLingo	?	Learn	Japanese	Online	with	BondLingo	Study	in	Japan?	JLPT	N4	Kanji	List	to	pass	JLPT	N4JLPT	N4	Kanji	List	to	pass	JLPT	N4	If	you’re	someone	who	is	interested	in	learning	Japanese,	then	you’ve	probably	heard	of	the	JLPT.
  JLPT	stands	for	“Japanese	Language	Proficiency	Test”	and,	as	the	name	suggests,	it’s	a	test	of	your	Japanese	abilities.	The	test	is	split	into	5	levels,	with	the	lowest	being	N5	(Basic	level)	and	the	highest	N1	(Advanced	level).	As	one	of	the	most	internationally	recognized	tests	of	Japanese	language	skills,	the	JLPT	is	a	great	way	both	to	test	yourself,	and
  to	prove	your	abilities	to	others.	One	element	of	Japanese	that	newcomers	in	particular	struggle	with	is	漢字	(Kanji,		Japanese	characters).	Whether	it’s	getting	the	readings	mixed	up,	forgetting	the	meaning,	or	mistaking	it	for	another	kanji,	kanji-related	study	can	be	tough.	In	this	article,	I’m	going	to	take	you	through	what	information	you	need	to
  learn	about	kanji,	as	well	as	discuss	what	kind	of	questions	you	can	expect	to	see	during	the	JLPT	N5.	​How	many	Kanji	do	I	need	to	learn	for	the	JLPT	N5?	In	order	to	confidently	pass	the	test,	you	will	need	to	learn	roughly	100	kanji.	This	may	seem	like	a	lot	at	first,	but	these	kanji	are	an	important	first-stepping	stone	to	building	a	solid	vocabulary	in
  Japanese.	Not	only	do	they	appear	in	commonly	used	terms,	almost	all	of	them	are	also	used	in	more	advanced	vocabulary	too.	Japanese	food	vocabulary	is	basic,	so	let’s	use	食	(Eat)	as	an	example.	In	the	JLPT	N5,	it	is	used	in	two	words:	食べる	(taberu,	“to	eat”)	and	食べ物	(tabemono,”food”).	However,	it	is	also	used	in	a	huge	variety	of	more	advanced
  food-related	terms	too,	such	as	食料品	(shokuryouhin,	“groceries”)	and	外食	(gaishoku,	“eating	out”).	By	learning	these	kanji	properly	now,	you	will	make	your	future	studies	easier.How	to	really	learn	KanjiOne	mistake	that	newcomers	often	make	when	studying	kanji	for	the	JLPT	N5	is	only	learning	the	most	common	way	to	read	a	kanji,	which	can	lead
  to	a	lot	of	problems	learning	new	vocabulary	with	that	kanji	later.	To	effectively	learn	a	kanji,	it’s	important	to	learn	both	the	onyomi	(音読み)	and	the	kunyomi	(訓読み)	readings.	But	what	are	onyomi	and	kunyomi	?	Most	kanji	characters	can	be	read	with	different	pronunciations,	with	some	being	onyomi	readings	and	others	being	kunyomi	readings.
  Whilst	it	can	be	hard	at	first	to	figure	out	when	to	use	which	reading,	generally	onyomi	are	used	together	with	other	kanji	to	make	nouns,	whilst	kunyomi	often	has	ひらがな	(hiragana,		“Japanese	syllabary”)	attached	to	it	to	form	verbs	or	adjectives.	Take	学	(“study”)	as	an	example.	It’s	onyomi	reading	is	がく	(gaku),	and	it’s	kunyomi	reading	is	まな
  (mana).	Three	common	words	that	it’s	used	in	are	学生	(gakusei,	“student”),	大学	(daigaku,	“university”)	and	学ぶ	(manabu,	“to	study”).	Do	you	see	how	it’s	read	がく	(gaku)	with	other	kanji,	whilst	it’s	read	まな	(mana)	with	hiragana	characters?	In	general,	that’s	how	you	decide	which	reading	of	a	kanji	to	use.		So,	to	learn	a	kanji	character	properly,	you
  should	learn	it’s	meaning,	its	onyomi	reading	and	its	kunyomi	reading.	I	normally	make	note	of	a	few	words	that	use	the	different	readings,	to	help	me	remember	which	is	which.	If	you	do	all	that,	then	you’ll	have	properly	learnt	that	kanji	character.	​​What	kind	of	kanji	questions	can	I	expect	to	see	in	the	JLPT	N5?	The	kanji	related	questions	in	the	JLPT
  N5	tend	to	be	placed	at	the	very	start	of	the	test.	Being	able	to	answer	them	easily	is	a	great	way	to	settle	any	nervousness	you	have,	so	let’s	take	a	look	at	the	two	kinds	of	kanji	related	questions.	The	first	type	of	question	will	ask	you	to	choose	the	correct	hiragana	spelling	of	a	word	that	contains	kanji	characters.	The	word	will	be	underlined	and	put
  into	a	sample	sentence,	then	you’ll	have	four	hiragana	spellings	to	choose	from.	Let’s	look	at	an	example.新しい靴です。(atarashii	kutsu	desu,		“these	are	new	shoes”)A:	あたらしい	　　　　B:	あだらしい	　　　　C:	あらたしい　　　　D:	あらだしい	This	kind	of	question,	provided	you	know	your	kanji,	is	pretty	easy	and	makes	for	a	nice	warm	up.	The	four
  hiragana	spellings	are	normally	very	similar,	so	make	sure	to	double	check	you	pick	the	right	one.	(The	answer	here	is	A!)The	second	type	of	question	is	the	opposite	of	the	first	type.	You’re	given	a	sample	sentence	with	a	hiragana	word	underlined.	The	four	answers	will	normally	feature	similar	looking	kanji,	so	look	closely!	Sometimes	they	use	カタカ
  ナ	(Katakana,	“Japanese	syllabary”)	instead	of	kanji	as	well,	so	be	prepared	for	that,	too.		What’s	stroke	order?Lastly,	let’s	discuss	kanji	stroke	order.	With	all	kanji,	there	is	a	specific	order	in	which	you	should	write	each	individual	line,	as	well	as	a	direction	that	each	line	should	be	written	in.	Whilst	there	are	exceptions,	there	are	some	general	rules,
  which	if	you	follow	them,	will	let	you	write	kanji	correctly.	Here’s	a	(very)	summarized	list	of	rules.	Start	by	writing	horizontal	lines	first,	left	to	right.Next,	write	any	vertical	lines,	top	to	bottom.	Diagonal	lines	should	be	written	from	right-to-left	first.If	the	kanji	is	in	a	box	shape,	the	top	and	sides	of	the	box	are	drawn	first.	Dots	and	small	dash	lines	are
  added	in	at	the	end.So,	why	is	stroke	order	relevant?	Well,	most	importantly,	by	writing	in	the	correct	order	your	kanji	will	end	up	being	well	proportioned	and	be	legible.	This	might	not	be	so	obvious	when	writing	in	pencil,	but	it’s	much	more	obvious	in	calligraphy	where	the	brush	shows	the	movement	of	the	hand	more	clearly.	I	highly	recommend
  getting	into	the	habit	of	writing	kanji	correctly	now,	rather	than	later	when	you	have	developed	bad	habits.That’s	all	for	this	article,	I	hope	it’s	answered	your	questions	about	both	kanji	and	the	JLPT	N5.	Good	luck!	Learn	More	Words	and	Greetings	in	JapaneseWant	to	learn	more	words	and	kanji	in	Japanese?	Try	Drops!​---About	the	author:	Jake
  Hallows	is	a	Japanese	translator	who	has	spent	time	working	as	an	English	teacher	in	Hokkaido,	Japan.	He	passed	the	JLPT	N2	in	July	2019,	and	he	is	waiting	to	take	the	N1	at	the	next	available	opportunity	following	covid-19.	He	writes	about	Japanese	language	learning	at	vocab.chat.	Drops:	the	new	way	to	easily	learn	a	language	that	combines
  engaging	and	fun	word	games	with	beautiful	design.	Learn	more	than	41	languages	with	fun,	visual	games.	Try	the	fastest-growing	language	app	in	the	world	for	free	on	iOS	or	Android.​	It’s	easy	to	use.	Click	kanji	and	choose	which	Japanese	Language	Proficiency	Test	(JLPT)	level	you’d	like	to	study.Then,	click	study	and	type	each	word’s	rōmaji
  equivalent	(e.g.	‘genki’).That’s	it.	Full	disclosure:	This	post	contains	affiliate	links.	?	読。書。聞。話。。。	Do	you	know	those	kanji	yet?	They’re	some	of	the	JLPT	N5	kanji.	If	you’re	going	to	take	the	test,	it’s	time	to	memorize	them!	If	you	don’t	know,	“JLPT”	stands	for	the	Japanese	Language	Proficiency	Test.	It’s	one	of	the	most	well-known	and
  acknowledged	tests	for	Japanese	proficiency	around	the	world,	with	five	levels	of	proficiency.	N1	is	the	hardest	level,	considered	near-fluent.	N5	is	the	easiest	level,	covering	the	basic	level	of	Japanese.	If	you’re	looking	to	test	your	skills	and	see	where	you’re	at	in	Japanese,	the	JLPT	is	a	great	place	to	try	it	out.	So	here’s	your		guide	to	learning	the
  necessary	JLPT	N5	kanji.	The	article	below	goes	in-depth	on	the	topic,	if	you	want	a	quick	overview	here's	a	video	I	made:	What	to	Expect	on	the	JLPT	N5	Test	Even	though	the	JLPT	N5	test	is	the	most	basic	formal	Japanese	test,	passing	the	test	is	still	a	big	achievement.	To	pass	the	JLPT	N5	test,	you	have	to	be	able	to	read	Japanese	at	a	basic	level
  and	understand	simple	conversations	from	daily	life	and	school.	You	should	know	around	800	vocabulary	words.	I	recommend	starting	with	the	Core	101	Japanese	words,	and	about	50	basic	grammar	patterns.	My	two	favorite	resources	for	studying	grammar	at	this	level	are	Genki	I	and	JTest4U.	Plus,	you’ll	need	to	be	totally	comfortable	reading	all
  the	hiragana	and	katakana	characters.	Why	You	Need	to	Know	Kanji	for	the	JLPT	N5	Test	One	of	the	most	daunting	tasks	when	starting	to	learn	Japanese?	Kanji.	At	the	N5	level,	the	JLPT	expects	you	to	know	about	100	kanji	to	pass.	These	kanji	can	change	slightly	between	tests,	but	you	can	generally	expect	to	see	the	100	most	common	kanji	for
  verbs,	numbers,	time,	places,	people,	basic	adjectives,	and	directions.	The	good	news?	These	kanji	are	used	so	often	you’ll	see	them	over	and	over	again	in	the	vocab	you	learn	and	the	texts	you	read.	The	bad	news	is	that	you’ll	need	to	independently	memorize	most	of	these	kanji	because	they’re	radicals,	or	roots.	Radicals	in	Japanese	are	simple	kanji
  —	they’re	the	building	blocks	that	make	up	complex	kanji.	So,	the	more	radicals	you	learn	in	kanji,	the	easier	it	becomes	to	understand	more	complex	kanji.	Learning	the	radicals	first,	then	advancing	onto	complex	kanji,	is	the	most	popular	method	for	memorizing	kanji	(more	on	that	later).	For	the	first	100,	because	they’re	radicals,	you’ve	just	got	to
  memorize	them.	That	being	said,	you	can	still	come	up	with	mnemonics	to	help	you	remember	the	kanji	and	their	readings	—	and	I	highly	recommend	that	you	do,	because	it	will	help	you	immensely	down	the	road.	Japanese	N5	Kanji	List	—	the	100	Kanji	You	Need	to	Know	for	the	JLPT	N5	Alright,	so	let’s	start	learning	these	kanji!	I’ve	broken	them	up
  into	categories,	such	as	numbers,	time,	people	and	places,	because	I’ve	found	that	kanji	are	easiest	to	learn	when	I	associate	them	with	related	words.	In	the	lists	below,	you’ll	see	the	kanji	and	the	English	meaning,	followed	by	the	onyomi	and	kunyomi	readings.	Why	these	different	readings?	Kanji	originated	with	Chinese	hànzì	characters	which	the
  Japanese	adapted	and	gave	Japanese	readings.	Thus,	onyomi	(Chinese	readings)	and	kunyomi	(Japanese	readings)	were	born.	Almost	all	kanji	have	two	readings	(and	most,	unfortunately,	have	many	more	than	two).	A	rare	few	gems	will	only	have	one	reading.	For	the	most	part,	these	different	readings	are	less	important	for	the	JLPT	N5.	If	you	learn
  these	kanji	with	a	vocab	word	that	might	also	be	on	the	test,	then	you	should	be	able	to	remember	the	most	common	reading.	This	won’t	always	be	true,	but	it	usually	will	be.	It’ll	help	you	get	the	most	out	of	your	study	time.	For	that	reason,	I	also	include	an	N5	vocabulary	word	that	uses	that	kanji.	Japanese	Kanji	for	Numbers	First,	let’s	look	at
  numbers.	The	first	three	are	very	straightforward	to	remember:	a	single	line	(one),	two	lines	(two),	three	lines	(three).	Easy.	The	rest	can	be	more	difficult.	The	drawback	is	that	most	of	the	time	in	Japan,	they	use	1	–	10	romanized	numbers	instead	of	kanji.	But	you	still	have	to	learn	them.	Be	careful	with	千:	it	looks	almost	identical	to	チ	(katakana	chi)
  and	one	of	the	readings	is	the	same.	Also,	you	may	think	万年筆	(“fountain	pen”)	will	never	show	up	in	the	JLPT	N5	and	yet	it	somehow	it	always	does.	It	translates	as	“ten	thousand	year	writing	brush”	aka	a	pen	that	outlasts	all	others.	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT	N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	一	One	ichi,	itsu	hito(tsu),	hito	一人	(one	person,
  alone)	二	Two	ni	futa(tsu),	futa	二人	(two	people,	pair)	三	Three	san	mit(tsu),	mi	三日	(3rd	day	of	the	month)	四	Four	shi	yo(tsu),	yo,	yon	四日	(4th	day	of	the	month)	五	Five	go	itsu(tsu),	itsu	五日	(5th	day	of	the	month)	六	Six	roku	mut(tsu),	mu	六日	(6th	day	of	the	month)	七	Seven	shichi	nana(tsu),	nana	七日	(7th	day	of	the	month)	八	Eight	hachi	yat(tsu),	ya
  八日	(8th	day	of	the	month)	九	Nine	kyuu,	ku	kokono(tsu),	kokono	九日	(9th	day	of	the	month)	十	Ten	juu,	ji	tou,	to	十日	(10th	day	of	the	month)	百	Hundred	hyaku	—	百万円	(1	million	Yen)	千	Thousand	sen	chi	千万円	(10	million	Yen)	万	Ten	thousand	man,	ban	—	万年筆	(fountain	pen)	円	Yen,	circle,	and	round	en	maru(i)	円い	(round)	Japanese	Kanji	for	Time
  These	kanji	are	often	used	together	with	numbers,	so	I’ve	included	them	next.	You’ll	pair	numbers	up	with	kanji	like	月	to	create	the	months	of	the	year,	like	一月	(“January”).	Some	of	the	kanji	on	this	list	have	more	uses	than	just	time,	such	as	来る	which	is	an	irregular	verb.	But,	来	also	reads	as	らい,	meaning	“future”.	Combined	with	other	time	kanji
  you	get:	来週	(“next	week”),	来月	(“next	month”),	and	来年	(“next	year”).	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT	N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	日	Day,	sun	nichi,	jitsu	hi,	ka	明日	(tomorrow)	週	Week	shuu	—	毎週	(every	week)	月	Month,	moon	getsu,	gatsu	tsuki	月曜日	(Monday)	年	Year	nen	toshi	今年	(this	year),	去年	(last	year)	時	Time,	hour	ji	toki	時計	(clock,
  watch)	間	Time	frame,	span	of	time	kan,	ken	aida	時間	(time,	hours)	分	Minute,	part,	to	understand,	to	divide	bun,	bu,	fun	wa(karu)	三十分	(thirty	minutes),	自分	(oneself)	午	Noon	go	—	午前	(morning,	A.M.)	前	Before	zen	mae	名前	(name)	後	After,	later,	behind	go,	kou	ato	午後	(afternoon,	P.M.)	今	Now	kon,	kin	ima	今晩	(this	evening),	今朝	(this	morning)	先
  Before,	ahead,	future	sen	saki	先週	(last	week),	先生	(teacher,	master)	来	To	come	rai	ku(ru)	来月	(next	month),	来る	(to	come)	半	Half,	middle	han	naka(ba)	半分	(half)	毎	Every,	each	mai	—	毎日(every	day)	何	What,	which,	how	many	ka	nan,	nani	何曜日	(what	day	of	the	week)	Japanese	Kanji	for	People	&	Things	This	category	includes	many	of	the	basic
  natural	elements	(very	important	in	Japanese	culture,	so	they	pop	up	a	lot),	people,	and	body	parts.	Because	these	kanji	are	used	in	so	many	words,	they’ve	evolved	the	most	over	time	and	have	a	lot	of	readings.	I’ve	included	most	of	the	top	ones	to	know,	but	you’ll	often	find	these	have	irregular	readings,	too.	Consider,	for	example,	母	and	父.	When
  talking	about	your	own	mom	and	dad	to	others,	you	would	read/say	them	as	haha	and	chichi.	But	when	talking	to	your	parents,	they	would	be	kaa	as	in	okaasan	(お母さん)	and	tou	as	in	otousan	(お父さん).	These	kanji	also	change	when	used	for	grandparents,	aunts,	and	uncles.	Just	be	on	the	lookout.	You’ll	have	to	memorize	them	on	a	word-by-word
  basis.	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT	N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	人	Person	jin,	nin	hito	人々	(people)	男	Man,	boy,	male	dan,	nan	otoko	男の子	(boy)	女	Woman,	girl,	female	jo,	nyo	onna,	me	女の子	(girl)	子	Child	shi,	su	ko	子供	(child)	母	Mother	bo	haha	母	(mother)	父	Father	fu	chichi	父	(father)	友	Friend	yuu	tomo	友達	(friend)	火	Fire	ka	hi	火曜日
  (Tuesday)	水	Water	sui	mizu	水曜日	(Wednesday)	木	Tree,	wood	moku,	boku	ki,	ko	木曜日	(Thursday)	土	Earth,	ground	do,	to	tsuchi	土曜日	(Saturday)	金	Money,	gold	kin,	kon	kane	金曜日	(Friday)	本	Book,	source	hon	moto	日本語	(Japanese)	川	River	sen	kawa	川	(river)	花	Flower	ka	hana	花火	(fireworks)	気	Spirit	ki,	ke	—	元気	(healthy,	spirit,	fine)	生	Life,	to
  live,	to	be	born,	to	grow	sei,	shou	i(kiru),	u(mareru),	ha(yasu)	生徒	(pupil)	魚	Fish	gyo	sakana	魚	(fish)	天	Heaven	ten	ame,	ama	天気	(weather)	空	Sky,	empty	kuu	sora,	a(keru)	空	(sky)	山	Mountain	san	yama	山	(mountain)	雨	Rain	u	ame	雨	(rain)	電	Electricity	den	—	電気	(electricity)	車	Car,	vehicle	sha	kuruma	電車	(electric	train)	語	Language,	word,	to	chat
  go	kata(ru)	英語	(English)	耳	Ear	ji	mimi	耳	(ear)	手	Hand	shu	te	手紙	(letter)	足	Foot,	to	add	soku	ashi,	ta(su)	足	(foot)	目	Eye	moku	me	目	(eye)	口	Mouth	kou,	ku	kuchi	出口	(exit)	名	Name	mei,	myou	na	名前	(name)	Japanese	Kanji	for	Places	&	Directions	It’s	a	good	idea	to	memorize	each	reading	really	well	for	these	common	kanji.	店	is	read	as	ten	almost
  as	often	as	mise.	外	is	just	as	often	read	as	gai	as	it	is	soto.	But,	they	have	patterns.	店	reads	as	ten	when	combined	with	other	kanji,	like	喫茶店.	On	its	own,	it’s	mise.	It’s	the	same	with	外:	gai	describes	something	foreign	or	outside	the	norm	of	one’s	own	country	or	group.	Soto	is	used	to	just	say	“outside.”	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
  N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	店	Shop	ten	mise	喫茶店	(coffee	shop)	駅	Station	eki	—	駅前	(in	front	of	the	station)	道	Street,	path,	way	dou	michi	道具	(tool)	社	Shrine,	society	sha	yashiro	社長	(president	of	a	company)	国	Country	koku	kuni	外国人	(foreigner)	外	Outside	gai,	ge	soto,	hazu(reru),	hoka	外国	(foreign	country)	学	School,	learning	gaku	mana(bu)	大学
  (university)	校	School	kou	—	学校	(school)	上	Up,	above	shou,	jou	ue,	u,	a(geru)	上着	(jacket)	下	Down,	below	ka,	ge	ku(daru),	shita	靴下	(socks)	中	Middle,	center,	inner,	between	chuu	naka	日中	(during	the	day,	midday)	北	North	hoku	kita	北	(north)	西	West	sai,	sei	nishi	西	(west)	東	East	tou	higashi	東京	(Tokyo)	南	South	nan	minami	南	(south)	右	Right	yuu
  migi	右	(right)	左	Left	sa	hidari	左	(left)	Japanese	Kanji	for	Verbs	These	are	among	the	most	common	verbs,	besides	する	(suru,	“to	do”)	which	doesn’t	use	kanji.	When	used	as	verbs,	you’ll	almost	always	be	using	the	kunyomi	readings.	For	this	test,	those	are	the	readings	you’ll	most	likely	be	quizzed	on,	and	the	onyomi	reading	will	be	less	important.
  The	most	important	onyomi	readings	that	may	pop	up	would	be	for	聞,	読,	書,	食,	and	会.	The	first	three	—	hear,	read,	and	write	—	appear	in	their	onyomi	readings	in	the	test	descriptions	themselves	that	state	the	test	section	you’re	on.	Most	likely	you	won’t	be	quizzed	on	them,	but	you’ll	want	to	know	them	to	understand	what	you’re	looking	at	on	the
  test.	The	last	two	—	eat	and	meet	—	have	common	onyomi	readings	like	食品	(“food,”	or	“food	goods”)	and	会社	(company).	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT	N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	見	To	see,	to	be	visible,	to	show	ken	mi(ru)	見せる	(to	show)	聞	To	hear,	to	listen,	to	ask	mon,	bun	ki(ku)	聞く	(to	listen,	to	hear)	書	To	write	sho	ka(ku)	辞書
  (dictionary)	読	To	read	doku	yo(mu)	読む	(to	read)	話	To	talk,	conversation	wa	hanashi,	hana(su)	電話	(telephone)	買	To	buy	bai	ka(u)	買い物	(shopping)	行	To	go,	to	carry	out	kou	i(ku),	okona(u)	銀行	(bank)	出	To	go	out,	to	leave	shutsu	de(ru),	da(su)	出かける	(to	go	out)	入	To	enter,	to	put	in	nyuu	hai(ru),	i(reru)	入口	(entrance)	休	To	rest,	break,	holiday,
  vacation	kyuu	yasu(mu),	yasu(mi)	休む	(to	take	a	day	off)	食	To	eat,	food	shoku	ta(beru)	食堂	(dining	room)	飲	To	drink,	a	drink	in	no(mu)	飲み物	(beverage)	言	To	talk,	word	gen,	gon	i(u)	言う	(to	say)	立	To	stand	ritsu	ta(tsu)	立つ	(to	stand)	会	To	meet,	society	kai,	e	a(u)	会社	(company)	Japanese	Kanji	for	Adjectives	Lastly,	we	have	the	most	basic	and
  common	adjectives	to	describe	things.	You	will	most	likely	be	quizzed	on	the	kunyomi	readings,	as	those	are	more	commonly	used	as	adjectives,	while	the	onyomi	readings	combine	with	other	kanji	to	give	a	more	descriptive	noun.	For	example,	小	(little)	+	学校	(school)	means	“elementary	school.”	You’ll	definitely	need	to	know	them	for	later	tests	and
  vocab,	but	for	N5	purposes	your	time	would	be	better	focused	reviewing	the	kunyomi	readings.	Kanji	English	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT	N5	Vocab	with	Kanji	多	A	lot,	many	ta	oo(i)	多い	(many),	多分	(probably)	少	A	little,	few	shou	suko(shi),	suku(nai)	少ない	(few)	古	Old	ko	furu(i)	古い	(old)	新	New	shin	atara(shii)	新しい	(new),	新聞	(newspaper)	大
  Big,	a	lot	dai,	tai	oo(kii)	大きい	(big),	大変	(dreadful,	immense)	小	Little,	small	shou	chii(sai),	ko	小さい	(little)	安	Cheap,	safety,	peace	an	yasu(i)	安い	(cheap)	高	Expensive,	high	kou	taka(i)	高い	(expensive)	長	Long,	leader	chou	naga(i)	長い	(long),	部長	(manager)	白	White	haku,	byaku	shiro,	shiro(i)	白い	(white),	面白い	(interesting)	Japanese	Kanji	Practice:
  The	Best	Ways	to	Memorize	Kanji	Okay,	so	now	you’ve	seen	the	JLPT	N5	kanji	lists	and	know	what	you	should	study.	But	what’s	the	best	way	to	memorize	kanji?	The	best	way	to	practice	kanji	is	to	use	a	combination	of	James	Heisig’s	Remembering	the	Kanji	method,	the	Anki	app,	and	your	own	mnemonics.	You	can	definitely	do	it	in	as	few	as	four	days
  if	you	followed	this	schedule	to	learn	all	the	essential	kanji	in	three	months.	Heisig’s	method	is	one	of	the	best	methods	to	memorize	kanji.	He	introduces	the	kanji	based	on	radical	elements	so	you	can	learn	each	one	by	“stacking”	your	mnemonic	stories	together.	It’s	really	ingenious.	It	still	takes	effort,	time,	and	patience.	But	it’s	worth	it!	Alongside
  that,	l	use	the	NihongoShark	kanji	deck	in	the	Anki	app,	or	create	your	own	Anki	deck	specifically	for	N5	kanji	only.	Enter	in	your	mnemonic	phrases	and	how	to	read	them.	Bonus	points	if	you	can	tie	how	to	read	the	kanji	(or	a	word	that	uses	it)	into	your	mnemonic	phrase.	I	also	suggest	using	Genki	I	and	JTest4U,	the	most	popular	textbook	for
  beginner	Japanese	that	I	mentioned	earlier.	It	has	a	section	in	the	back	dedicated	to	learning	kanji	and	reading	practice	that	uses	those	kanji.	It	helps	reinforce	what	you’re	learning,	at	your	level,	without	being	incredibly	tiresome.	And	honestly,	the	sooner	you	knock	out	kanji,	the	better.	Kanji	helps	you	memorize	vocab	better,	read	with	ease	(making
  learning	through	native	resources	much	easier),	and	have	a	deeper	understanding	of	how	the	language	works.	And	if	you	knock	out	these	100	kanji	quickly,	you	can	move	on	to	focusing	on	the	truly	difficult	parts	of	the	test	—	like	listening	comprehension.	It	may	seem	impossible	to	memorize	the	kanji	quickly,	but	you	will	get	there.	Drill.	Everyday.
  Rinse	and	repeat	until	the	test!	Of	course,	there	are	other	methods	or	apps	you	can	use	to	learn	the	kanji.	But	this	is	how	I	learned,	and	how	many	others	have	learned	with	success.	頑張って、皆さん！	(Good	luck,	Everyone!)	Don’t	let	the	JLPT	N5	test	intimidate	you	—	you’ve	got	this!	The	best	advice	I	have?	Try	to	relax	and	keep	calm.	If	you	go	in
  stressed	and	nervous,	you	may	struggle	to	focus,	especially	when	listening.	What	are	your	best	tips	for	learning	the	kanji?	Are	there	other	methods	or	apps	that	have	helped	you?	Leave	a	comment	and	share	your	thoughts!	And	most	importantly,	頑張って、皆さん！	
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