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Kanji
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Comprehensive kanji characters for all JLPT levels N5 to N1

Reviewed byJLPTBooks Editorial Team|Last updatedJan 15, 2025

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one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

hundred

thousand

ten thousand

yen, circle

day, sun

month, moon

fire

water

tree, wood

gold, money

soil, earth

person

book, origin

middle, inside

big, large

small, little

up, above

down, below

front, before

after, behind

left

right

east

west

south

north

white

red

blue

black

previous, before, ahead

life, birth, student

year

time, hour

interval, space

minute, part, understand

half

what

eat, food

drink

buy

sell

read

write

talk, story

hear, listen, ask

see, look

think

stand

wait

hold, have

use

make, create

thing, object

early, fast

cheap, peaceful

high, expensive, tall

long, chief

short

new

begin, start

end, finish

cut

open

close, shut

wake up, occur

sleep, lie down

dwell, live

borrow, rent

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