KanjiPad

JLPT N5 kanji list

N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and its 103 kanji are the ones you meet on day one: numbers, days of the week, directions, and the handful of verbs you use before you know any grammar. They are ordered here by stroke count, starting at 一. Tap any kanji for animated stroke order, kun and on readings, and example words.

How many kanji are in JLPT N5?

103 — and all 103 are listed on this page, free, with no sign-up.

KanjiMeaningKunOnStrokes
one1
seven2
nine2
two2
person2
enter2
eight2
ten2
ten thousand3
three3
above3
below3
thousand3
mouth3
soil3
large3
woman3
child3
small3
mountain3
river3
middle4
five4
now4
six4
yen4
part4
noon4
friend4
sky4
few4
hand4
day4
month4
tree4
water4
fire4
father4
go out5
north5
half5
old5
right5
four5
outside5
left5
book5
mother5
life5
white5
eye5
stand up5
rest6
meet6
ahead6
name6
many6
peaceful6
year6
every6
spirit6
hundred6
ear6
going6
west6
what7
come7
male7
company7
flower7
see7
say7
foot7
car7
country8
learning8
store8
east8
empty8
gold8
long8
rain8
before9
south9
later9
food9
time10
write10
school10
high10
week11
fish11
buy12
road-way12
interval12
drink12
new13
talk13
electricity13
hear14
language14
read14
station14

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Practice the N5 kanji with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.