JLPT N4 kanji list
N4 adds 181 kanji on top of N5 — the characters that turn survival Japanese into sentences you can actually read: verbs of movement and thought, time words, adjectives, the vocabulary of a school or an office. They are ordered by stroke count. Tap any kanji for animated stroke order, readings and example words.
How many kanji are in JLPT N4?
181 — and all 181 are listed on this page, free, with no sign-up.
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What does this kanji mean?
力
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Practice the N4 kanji with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.