JLPT N1 Kanji List — All 985 Kanji

The advanced level. This list holds the jōyō ("regular-use") kanji beyond N2 — the remaining characters an educated reader is expected to know. It does not include the jinmeiyō (name) and other non-jōyō kanji that some N1 word lists also count.

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The JLPT publishes no official kanji list. This is a widely used unofficial study list for N1, ordered roughly by how common each kanji is.

氏 family name; surname 4 strokes 統 overall; relationship 12 strokes 保 protect; guarantee 9 strokes 第 No.; residence 11 strokes 結 tie; bind 12 strokes 派 faction; group 9 strokes 案 plan; suggestion 10 strokes 策 scheme; plan 12 strokes 基 fundamentals; radical (chem) 11 strokes 価 value; price 8 strokes 提 propose; take along 12 strokes 挙 raise; plan 10 strokes 応 apply; answer 7 strokes 企 undertake; scheme 6 strokes 検 examination; investigate 12 strokes 藤 wisteria 18 strokes 沢 swamp; marsh 7 strokes 裁 tailor; judge 12 strokes 証 evidence; proof 12 strokes 援 abet; help 12 strokes 施 give; bestow 9 strokes 井 well; well crib 4 strokes 護 safeguard; protect 20 strokes 展 unfold; expand 10 strokes 態 attitude; condition 14 strokes 鮮 fresh; vivid 17 strokes 視 inspection; regard as 11 strokes 条 article; clause 7 strokes 幹 tree trunk; main part 13 strokes 独 single; alone 9 strokes 宮 Shinto shrine; constellations 10 strokes 率 ratio; rate 11 strokes 衛 defense; protection 16 strokes 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch 11 strokes 監 oversee; official 15 strokes 環 ring; circle 17 strokes 審 hearing; judge 15 strokes 義 righteousness; justice 13 strokes 訴 accusation; sue 12 strokes 株 stocks; stump 10 strokes 姿 figure; form 9 strokes 閣 tower; tall building 14 strokes 衆 masses; great numbers 12 strokes 評 evaluate; criticism 12 strokes 影 shadow; silhouette 15 strokes 松 pine tree 8 strokes 撃 beat; attack 15 strokes 佐 assistant; help 7 strokes 核 nucleus; core 10 strokes 整 organize; arranging 16 strokes 融 dissolve; melt 16 strokes 製 made in...; manufacture 14 strokes 票 ballot; label 11 strokes 渉 ford; go cross 11 strokes 響 echo; sound 20 strokes 推 conjecture; infer 11 strokes 請 solicit; invite 15 strokes 器 utensil; vessel 15 strokes 士 gentleman; scholar 3 strokes 討 chastise; attack 10 strokes 攻 aggression; attack 7 strokes 崎 promontory; cape 11 strokes 督 coach; command 13 strokes 授 impart; instruct 11 strokes 催 sponsor; hold (a meeting) 13 strokes 及 reach out; exert 3 strokes 憲 constitution; law 16 strokes 離 detach; separation 19 strokes 激 violent; get excited 16 strokes 摘 pinch; pick 14 strokes 系 lineage; system 7 strokes 批 criticism; strike 7 strokes 郎 son; counter for sons 9 strokes 健 healthy; health 11 strokes 盟 alliance; oath 13 strokes 従 accompany; obey 10 strokes 修 discipline; conduct oneself well 10 strokes 隊 regiment; party 12 strokes 織 weave; fabric 18 strokes 拡 broaden; extend 8 strokes 故 happenstance; especially 9 strokes 振 shake; wave 10 strokes 弁 valve; petal 5 strokes 就 concerning; settle 12 strokes 異 uncommon; different 11 strokes 献 offering; counter for drinks 13 strokes 厳 stern; strictness 17 strokes 維 fiber; tie 14 strokes 浜 seacoast; beach 10 strokes 遺 bequeath; leave behind 15 strokes 塁 bases; fort 12 strokes 邦 home country; country 7 strokes 素 elementary; principle 10 strokes 遣 dispatch; despatch 13 strokes 抗 confront; resist 7 strokes 模 imitation; copy 14 strokes 雄 masculine; male 12 strokes 益 benefit; gain 10 strokes 緊 tense; solid 15 strokes 標 signpost; seal 15 strokes 宣 proclaim; say 9 strokes 昭 shining; bright 9 strokes 廃 abolish; obsolete 12 strokes 江 creek; inlet 6 strokes 僚 colleague; official 14 strokes 吉 good luck; joy 6 strokes 盛 boom; prosper 11 strokes 皇 emperor 9 strokes 臨 look to; face 18 strokes 踏 step; trample 15 strokes 壊 demolition; break 16 strokes 債 bond; loan 13 strokes 興 entertain; revive 16 strokes 源 source; origin 13 strokes 儀 ceremony; rule 15 strokes 創 genesis; wound 12 strokes 障 hinder; hurt 14 strokes 継 inherit; succeed 13 strokes 筋 muscle; sinew 12 strokes 闘 fight; war 18 strokes 葬 interment; bury 12 strokes 避 evade; avoid 16 strokes 司 director; official 5 strokes 康 ease; peace 11 strokes 善 virtuous; good 12 strokes 逮 apprehend; chase 11 strokes 迫 urge; force 8 strokes 惑 beguile; delusion 12 strokes 崩 crumble; die 11 strokes 紀 chronicle; account 9 strokes 聴 listen; headstrong 17 strokes 脱 undress; removing 11 strokes 級 class; rank 9 strokes 博 Dr.; command 12 strokes 締 tighten; tie 15 strokes 救 salvation; save 11 strokes 執 tenacious; take hold 11 strokes 房 tassel; tuft 8 strokes 撤 remove; withdraw 15 strokes 削 plane; sharpen 9 strokes 密 secrecy; density (pop) 11 strokes 措 set aside; give up 11 strokes 志 intention; plan 7 strokes 載 ride; board 13 strokes 陣 camp; battle array 10 strokes 我 ego; I 7 strokes 為 do; change 9 strokes 抑 repress; well 7 strokes 幕 curtain; bunting 13 strokes 染 dye; color 9 strokes 奈 Nara; what? 8 strokes 傷 wound; hurt 13 strokes 択 choose; select 7 strokes 秀 excel; excellence 7 strokes 徴 indications; sign 14 strokes 弾 bullet; twang 12 strokes 償 reparation; make up for 17 strokes 功 achievement; merits 5 strokes 拠 foothold; based on 8 strokes 秘 secret; conceal 10 strokes 拒 repel; refuse 8 strokes 刑 punish; penalty 6 strokes 塚 hillock; mound 12 strokes 致 doth; do 10 strokes 繰 winding; reel 19 strokes 尾 tail; end 7 strokes 描 sketch; compose 11 strokes 鈴 small bell; buzzer 13 strokes 盤 tray; shallow bowl 15 strokes 項 paragraph; nape of neck 12 strokes 喪 miss; mourning 12 strokes 伴 consort; accompany 7 strokes 養 foster; bring up 15 strokes 懸 state of suspension; hang 20 strokes 街 boulevard; street 12 strokes 契 pledge; promise 9 strokes 掲 put up (a notice); put up 11 strokes 躍 leap; dance 21 strokes 棄 abandon; throw away 13 strokes 邸 residence; mansion 8 strokes 縮 shrink; contract 17 strokes 還 send back; return 16 strokes 属 belong; genus 12 strokes 慮 prudence; thought 15 strokes 枠 frame; framework 8 strokes 恵 favor; blessing 10 strokes 露 dew; tears 21 strokes 沖 open sea; offing 7 strokes 緩 slacken; loosen 15 strokes 節 node; season 13 strokes 需 demand; request 14 strokes 射 shoot; shine into 10 strokes 購 subscription; buy 17 strokes 揮 brandish; wave 12 strokes 充 allot; fill 6 strokes 貢 tribute; support 10 strokes 鹿 deer 11 strokes 却 instead; on the contrary 7 strokes 端 edge; origin 14 strokes 賃 fare; fee 13 strokes 獲 seize; get 16 strokes 郡 county; district 10 strokes 併 join; get together 8 strokes 徹 penetrate; clear 15 strokes 貴 precious; value 12 strokes 衝 collide; brunt 15 strokes 焦 char; hurry 12 strokes 奪 rob; take by force 14 strokes 災 disaster; calamity 7 strokes 浦 bay; creek 10 strokes 析 chop; divide 8 strokes 譲 defer; turnover 20 strokes 称 appellation; praise 10 strokes 納 settlement; obtain 10 strokes 樹 timber; trees 16 strokes 挑 challenge; contend for 9 strokes 誘 entice; lead 14 strokes 紛 distract; be mistaken for 10 strokes 至 climax; arrive 6 strokes 宗 religion; sect 8 strokes 促 stimulate; urge 9 strokes 慎 humility; be careful 13 strokes 控 withdraw; draw in 11 strokes 握 grip; hold 12 strokes 宙 mid-air; air 8 strokes 俊 sagacious; genius 9 strokes 銭 coin; .01 yen 14 strokes 渋 astringent; hesitate 11 strokes 銃 gun; arms 14 strokes 操 maneuver; manipulate 16 strokes 携 portable; carry (in hand) 13 strokes 診 checkup; seeing 12 strokes 託 consign; requesting 10 strokes 撮 snapshot; take pictures 15 strokes 誕 nativity; be born 15 strokes 侵 encroach; invade 9 strokes 括 fasten; tie up 9 strokes 謝 apologize; thank 17 strokes 駆 drive; run 14 strokes 透 transparent; permeate 10 strokes 津 haven; port 9 strokes 壁 wall; lining (stomach) 16 strokes 稲 rice plant 14 strokes 仮 sham; temporary 6 strokes 裂 split; rend 12 strokes 敏 cleverness; agile 10 strokes 是 just so; this 9 strokes 排 repudiate; exclude 11 strokes 裕 abundant; rich 12 strokes 堅 strict; hard 12 strokes 訳 translate; reason 11 strokes 芝 turf; lawn 6 strokes 綱 hawser; class (genus) 14 strokes 典 code; ceremony 8 strokes 賀 congratulations; joy 12 strokes 扱 handle; entertain 6 strokes 顧 look back; review 21 strokes 看 watch over; see 9 strokes 訟 sue; accuse 11 strokes 戒 commandment 7 strokes 祉 welfare; happiness 8 strokes 誉 reputation; praise 13 strokes 歓 delight; joy 15 strokes 奏 play music; speak to a ruler 9 strokes 勧 persuade; recommend 13 strokes 騒 boisterous; make noise 18 strokes 閥 clique; lineage 14 strokes 甲 armor; high (voice) 5 strokes 縄 straw rope; cord 15 strokes 郷 home town; village 11 strokes 揺 swing; shake 12 strokes 免 excuse; dismissal 8 strokes 既 previously; already 10 strokes 薦 recommend; mat 16 strokes 隣 neighboring 16 strokes 華 splendor; flower 10 strokes 範 pattern; example 15 strokes 隠 conceal; hide 14 strokes 徳 benevolence; virtue 14 strokes 哲 philosophy; clear 10 strokes 杉 cedar; cryptomeria 7 strokes 釈 explanation 11 strokes 己 self 3 strokes 妥 gentle; peace 7 strokes 威 intimidate; dignity 9 strokes 豪 overpowering; great 14 strokes 熊 bear 14 strokes 滞 stagnate; be delayed 13 strokes 微 delicate; minuteness 13 strokes 隆 hump; high 11 strokes 症 symptoms; illness 10 strokes 暫 temporarily; a while 15 strokes 忠 loyalty; fidelity 8 strokes 倉 godown; warehouse 10 strokes 肝 liver; pluck 7 strokes 喚 yell; cry 12 strokes 沿 run alongside; follow along 8 strokes 妙 exquisite; strange 7 strokes 唱 chant; recite 11 strokes 索 cord; rope 10 strokes 誠 sincerity; admonish 13 strokes 襲 attack; advance on 22 strokes 懇 sociable; kind 17 strokes 俳 haiku; actor 10 strokes 柄 design; pattern 9 strokes 驚 wonder; be surprised 22 strokes 麻 hemp; flax 11 strokes 剤 dose; medicine 10 strokes 瀬 rapids; current 19 strokes 趣 purport; gist 15 strokes 陥 collapse; fall into 10 strokes 斎 purification; Buddhist food 11 strokes 貫 pierce; 8 1/3lbs 11 strokes 仙 hermit; wizard 5 strokes 慰 consolation; amusement 15 strokes 序 preface; beginning 7 strokes 旬 decameron; ten-day period 6 strokes 兼 concurrently; and 10 strokes 聖 holy; saint 13 strokes 旨 delicious; relish 6 strokes 即 instant; namely 7 strokes 柳 willow 9 strokes 舎 cottage; inn 8 strokes 偽 falsehood; lie 11 strokes 較 contrast; compare 13 strokes 覇 hegemony; supremacy 19 strokes 詳 detailed; full 13 strokes 抵 resist; reach 8 strokes 脅 threaten; coerce 10 strokes 茂 overgrown; grow thick 8 strokes 犠 sacrifice 17 strokes 旗 flag; banner 14 strokes 距 long-distance; spur 12 strokes 雅 gracious; elegant 13 strokes 飾 decorate; ornament 13 strokes 網 netting; network 14 strokes 竜 dragon; imperial 10 strokes 詩 poem; poetry 13 strokes 繁 luxuriant; thick 16 strokes 翼 wing; plane 17 strokes 潟 lagoon 15 strokes 敵 enemy; foe 15 strokes 魅 fascination; charm 15 strokes 嫌 dislike; detest 13 strokes 斉 adjusted; alike 8 strokes 敷 spread; pave 15 strokes 擁 hug; embrace 16 strokes 圏 sphere; circle 12 strokes 酸 acid; bitterness 14 strokes 罰 penalty; punishment 14 strokes 滅 destroy; ruin 13 strokes 礎 cornerstone; foundation stone 18 strokes 腐 rot; decay 14 strokes 脚 skids; leg 11 strokes 潮 tide; salt water 15 strokes 梅 plum 10 strokes 尽 exhaust; use up 6 strokes 僕 me; I (male) 14 strokes 桜 cherry 10 strokes 滑 slippery; slide 13 strokes 孤 orphan; alone 9 strokes 炎 inflammation; flame 8 strokes 賠 compensation; indemnify 15 strokes 句 phrase; clause 5 strokes 鋼 steel 16 strokes 頑 stubborn; foolish 13 strokes 鎖 chain; irons 18 strokes 彩 coloring; paint 11 strokes 摩 chafe; rub 15 strokes 励 encourage; be diligent 7 strokes 縦 vertical; length 16 strokes 輝 radiance; shine 15 strokes 蓄 amass; raise 13 strokes 軸 axis; pivot 12 strokes 巡 patrol; go around 6 strokes 稼 earnings; work 15 strokes 瞬 wink; blink 18 strokes 砲 cannon; gun 10 strokes 噴 erupt; spout 15 strokes 誇 boast; be proud 13 strokes 祥 auspicious; happiness 10 strokes 牲 animal sacrifice; offering 9 strokes 秩 regularity; salary 10 strokes 帝 sovereign; the emperor 9 strokes 唆 tempt; seduce 10 strokes 阻 thwart; separate from 8 strokes 泰 peaceful; calm 10 strokes 賄 bribe; board 13 strokes 撲 slap; strike 15 strokes 堀 ditch; moat 11 strokes 菊 chrysanthemum 11 strokes 絞 strangle; constrict 12 strokes 縁 affinity; relation 15 strokes 唯 solely; only 11 strokes 膨 swell; get fat 16 strokes 矢 dart; arrow 5 strokes 耐 -proof; enduring 9 strokes 塾 cram school; private school 14 strokes 漏 leak; escape 14 strokes 慶 jubilation; congratulate 15 strokes 猛 fierce; rave 11 strokes 芳 perfume; balmy 7 strokes 懲 penal; chastise 18 strokes 剣 sabre; sword 10 strokes 彰 patent; clear 14 strokes 棋 chess piece; Japanese chess 12 strokes 丁 street; ward 2 strokes 恒 constancy; always 9 strokes 揚 raise; elevate 12 strokes 冒 risk; face 9 strokes 倫 ethics; companion 10 strokes 陳 exhibit; state 11 strokes 憶 recollection; think 16 strokes 潜 submerge; conceal 15 strokes 梨 pear tree 11 strokes 仁 humanity; virtue 4 strokes 克 overcome; kindly 7 strokes 岳 point; peak 8 strokes 概 outline; condition 14 strokes 拘 arrest; seize 8 strokes 墓 grave; tomb 13 strokes 黙 silence; become silent 15 strokes 須 ought; by all means 12 strokes 偏 partial; side 11 strokes 雰 atmosphere; fog 12 strokes 遇 meet; encounter 12 strokes 諮 consult with 16 strokes 狭 cramped; narrow 9 strokes 卓 eminent; table 8 strokes 亀 tortoise; turtle 11 strokes 糧 provisions; food 18 strokes 簿 register; record book 19 strokes 炉 hearth; furnace 8 strokes 牧 breed; care for 8 strokes 殊 particularly; especially 10 strokes 殖 augment; increase 12 strokes 艦 warship 21 strokes 輩 comrade; fellow 15 strokes 穴 hole; aperture 5 strokes 奇 strange; strangeness 8 strokes 慢 ridicule; laziness 14 strokes 鶴 crane; stork 21 strokes 謀 conspire; cheat 16 strokes 暖 warmth 13 strokes 拍 clap; beat (music) 8 strokes 朗 melodious; clear 10 strokes 寛 tolerant; leniency 13 strokes 覆 capsize; cover 18 strokes 胞 placenta; sac 9 strokes 泣 cry; weep 8 strokes 隔 isolate; alternate 13 strokes 浄 clean; purify 9 strokes 没 drown; sink 7 strokes 暇 spare time; rest 13 strokes 肺 lungs 9 strokes 貞 upright; chastity 9 strokes 鑑 specimen; take warning from 23 strokes 飼 domesticate; raise 13 strokes 陰 shade; yin 11 strokes 銘 inscription; signature (of artisan) 14 strokes 随 follow; though 12 strokes 烈 ardent; violent 10 strokes 尋 inquire; fathom 12 strokes 稿 draft; copy 15 strokes 丹 rust-colored; red 4 strokes 啓 disclose; open 11 strokes 丘 hill; knoll 5 strokes 棟 ridgepole; ridge 12 strokes 壌 lot; earth 16 strokes 漫 cartoon; involuntarily 14 strokes 玄 mysterious; occultness 5 strokes 粘 sticky; glutinous 11 strokes 悟 enlightenment; perceive 10 strokes 舗 shop; store 15 strokes 妊 pregnancy 7 strokes 熟 mellow; ripen 15 strokes 恩 grace; kindness 10 strokes 騰 leaping up; jumping up 20 strokes 往 journey; travel 8 strokes 豆 beans; pea 7 strokes 遂 consummate; accomplish 12 strokes 狂 lunatic; insane 7 strokes 岐 branch off; fork in road 7 strokes 陛 highness; steps (of throne) 10 strokes 緯 horizontal; woof 16 strokes 培 cultivate; foster 11 strokes 衰 decline; wane 10 strokes 艇 rowboat; small boat 13 strokes 屈 yield; bend 8 strokes 径 diameter; path 8 strokes 淡 thin; faint 11 strokes 抽 pluck; pull 8 strokes 披 expose; open 8 strokes 廷 courts; imperial court 7 strokes 錦 brocade; fine dress 16 strokes 准 quasi-; semi- 10 strokes 暑 sultry; hot 12 strokes 奨 exhort; urge 13 strokes 浸 immersed; soak 10 strokes 剰 surplus; besides 11 strokes 胆 gall bladder; courage 9 strokes 繊 slender; fine 17 strokes 駒 pony; horse 15 strokes 虚 void; emptiness 11 strokes 霊 spirits; soul 15 strokes 帳 notebook; account book 11 strokes 悔 repent; regret 9 strokes 諭 rebuke; admonish 16 strokes 惨 wretched; disaster 11 strokes 虐 tyrannize; oppress 9 strokes 翻 flip; turn over 18 strokes 墜 crash; fall (down) 15 strokes 沼 marsh; lake 8 strokes 据 set; lay a foundation 11 strokes 肥 fertilizer; get fat 8 strokes 徐 gradually; slowly 10 strokes 糖 sugar 16 strokes 搭 board; load (a vehicle) 12 strokes 盾 shield; escutcheon 9 strokes 脈 vein; pulse 10 strokes 滝 waterfall; rapids 13 strokes 軌 rut; wheel 9 strokes 俵 bag; bale 10 strokes 妨 disturb; prevent 7 strokes 擦 grate; rub 17 strokes 鯨 whale 19 strokes 荘 villa; inn 9 strokes 諾 consent; assent 15 strokes 雷 thunder; lightning bolt 13 strokes 漂 drift; float (on liquid) 14 strokes 懐 feelings; heart 16 strokes 勘 intuition; perception 11 strokes 栽 plantation; planting 10 strokes 拐 kidnap; falsify 8 strokes 駄 burdensome; pack horse 14 strokes 添 annexed; accompany 11 strokes 冠 crown; best 9 strokes 斜 diagonal; slanting 11 strokes 鏡 mirror; speculum 19 strokes 浪 wandering; waves 10 strokes 亜 Asia; rank next 7 strokes 覧 perusal; see 17 strokes 詐 lie; falsehood 12 strokes 壇 podium; stage 16 strokes 勲 meritorious deed; merit 15 strokes 魔 witch; demon 21 strokes 酬 repay; reward 13 strokes 紫 purple; violet 12 strokes 紋 family crest; figures 10 strokes 卸 wholesale 9 strokes 奮 stirred up; be invigorated 16 strokes 欄 column; handrail 20 strokes 逸 deviate; idleness 11 strokes 涯 horizon; shore 11 strokes 拓 clear (the land); open 8 strokes 眼 eyeball 11 strokes 獄 prison; jail 14 strokes 尚 esteem; furthermore 8 strokes 彫 carve; engrave 11 strokes 穏 calm; quiet 16 strokes 顕 appear; existing 18 strokes 巧 adroit; skilled 5 strokes 矛 halberd; arms 5 strokes 垣 hedge; fence 9 strokes 欺 deceit; cheat 12 strokes 釣 angling; fish 11 strokes 粛 solemn; quietly 11 strokes 愚 foolish; folly 13 strokes 遭 encounter; meet 14 strokes 架 erect; frame 9 strokes 鬼 ghost; devil 10 strokes 庶 commoner; all 11 strokes 稚 immature; young 13 strokes 滋 nourishing; more & more 12 strokes 幻 phantasm; vision 4 strokes 煮 boil; cook 12 strokes 姫 princess 10 strokes 誓 vow; swear 14 strokes 把 grasp; faggot 7 strokes 践 tread; step on 13 strokes 呈 display; offer 7 strokes 疎 alienate; rough 12 strokes 仰 face-up; look up 6 strokes 剛 sturdy; strength 10 strokes 疾 rapidly 10 strokes 征 subjugate; attack the rebellious 8 strokes 砕 smash; break 9 strokes 謡 song; sing 16 strokes 嫁 marry into; bride 13 strokes 謙 self-effacing; humble oneself 17 strokes 后 empress; queen 6 strokes 嘆 sigh; lament 13 strokes 菌 germ; fungus 11 strokes 鎌 sickle; scythe 18 strokes 巣 nest; rookery 11 strokes 頻 repeatedly; recur 17 strokes 琴 harp; koto 12 strokes 班 squad; corps 10 strokes 棚 shelf; ledge 12 strokes 潔 undefiled; pure 15 strokes 酷 cruel; severe 14 strokes 宰 superintend; manager 10 strokes 廊 corridor; hall 12 strokes 寂 loneliness; quietly 11 strokes 伏 prostrated; bend down 6 strokes 碁 Go 13 strokes 俗 vulgar; customs 9 strokes 漠 vague; obscure 13 strokes 邪 wicked; injustice 8 strokes 晶 sparkle; clear 12 strokes 墨 black ink; India ink 14 strokes 鎮 tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers 18 strokes 洞 den; cave 9 strokes 履 perform; complete 15 strokes 劣 inferiority; be inferior to 6 strokes 那 what? 7 strokes 殴 assault; hit 8 strokes 娠 with child; pregnancy 10 strokes 奉 observance; offer 8 strokes 憂 melancholy; grieve 15 strokes 朴 crude; simple 6 strokes 亭 pavilion; restaurant 9 strokes 怪 suspicious; mystery 8 strokes 酔 drunk; feel sick 11 strokes 惜 pity; be sparing of 11 strokes 穫 harvest; reap 18 strokes 佳 excellent; beautiful 8 strokes 潤 wet; be watered 15 strokes 悼 lament; grieve over 11 strokes 乏 destitution; scarce 4 strokes 該 above-stated; the said 13 strokes 赴 proceed; get 9 strokes 桑 mulberry 10 strokes 髄 marrow; pith 19 strokes 虎 tiger; drunkard 8 strokes 盆 basin; lantern festival 9 strokes 穂 ear; ear (grain) 15 strokes 壮 robust; manhood 6 strokes 堤 dike; bank 12 strokes 飢 hungry; starve 10 strokes 傍 bystander; side 12 strokes 疫 epidemic 9 strokes 累 accumulate; involvement 11 strokes 痴 stupid; foolish 13 strokes 搬 conveyor; carry 13 strokes 癒 healing; cure 18 strokes 寸 measurement; tenth of a shaku 3 strokes 郭 enclosure; quarters 11 strokes 尿 urine 7 strokes 凶 villain; evil 4 strokes 吐 spit; vomit 6 strokes 宴 banquet; feast 10 strokes 賓 V.I.P.; guest 15 strokes 虜 captive; barbarian 13 strokes 陶 pottery; porcelain 11 strokes 鐘 bell; gong 20 strokes 憾 remorse; regret 16 strokes 磁 magnet; porcelain 14 strokes 弥 all the more; increasingly 8 strokes 昆 descendants; elder brother 8 strokes 粗 coarse; rough 11 strokes 訂 revise; correct 9 strokes 芽 bud; sprout 8 strokes 傘 umbrella 12 strokes 騎 equestrian; riding on horses 18 strokes 寧 rather; preferably 14 strokes 循 sequential; follow 12 strokes 忍 endure; bear 7 strokes 怠 neglect; laziness 9 strokes 如 likeness; like 6 strokes 寮 dormitory; hostel 15 strokes 鉛 lead 13 strokes 珠 pearl; gem 10 strokes 凝 congeal; freeze 16 strokes 苗 seedling; sapling 8 strokes 獣 animal; beast 16 strokes 哀 pathetic; grief 9 strokes 跳 hop; leap up 13 strokes 匠 artisan; workman 6 strokes 垂 droop; suspend 8 strokes 蛇 snake; serpent 11 strokes 澄 lucidity; be clear 15 strokes 縫 sew; stitch 16 strokes 僧 Buddhist priest; monk 13 strokes 眺 stare; watch 11 strokes 呉 give; do something for 7 strokes 凡 commonplace; ordinary 3 strokes 憩 recess; rest 16 strokes 媛 beautiful woman; princess 12 strokes 溝 gutter; ditch 13 strokes 恭 respect; reverent 10 strokes 刈 reap; cut 4 strokes 睡 drowsy; sleep 13 strokes 錯 confused; mix 16 strokes 伯 chief; count 7 strokes 穀 cereals; grain 14 strokes 陵 mausoleum; imperial tomb 11 strokes 霧 fog; mist 19 strokes 魂 soul; spirit 14 strokes 弊 abuse; evil 15 strokes 妃 queen; princess 6 strokes 舶 liner; ship 11 strokes 餓 starve; hungry 15 strokes 窮 hard up; destitute 15 strokes 掌 palm of hand; rule 12 strokes 麗 lovely; beautiful 19 strokes 臭 stinking; ill-smelling 9 strokes 悦 ecstasy; joy 10 strokes 刃 blade; sword 3 strokes 縛 truss; arrest 16 strokes 暦 calendar; almanac 14 strokes 宜 best regards; good 8 strokes 盲 blind; blind man 8 strokes 粋 chic; style 10 strokes 辱 embarrass; humiliate 10 strokes 轄 control; wedge 17 strokes 猿 monkey 13 strokes 弦 bowstring; chord 8 strokes 窒 plug up; obstruct 11 strokes 炊 cook; boil 8 strokes 洪 deluge; flood 9 strokes 摂 vicarious; surrogate 13 strokes 飽 sated; tired of 13 strokes 冗 superfluous; uselessness 4 strokes 桃 peach 10 strokes 狩 hunt; raid 9 strokes 朱 vermilion; cinnabar 6 strokes 渦 whirlpool; eddy 12 strokes 紳 sire; good belt 11 strokes 枢 hinge; pivot 8 strokes 碑 tombstone; monument 14 strokes 鍛 forge; discipline 17 strokes 刀 sword; saber 2 strokes 鼓 drum; beat 13 strokes 裸 naked; nude 13 strokes 猶 furthermore; still 12 strokes 塊 clod; lump 13 strokes 旋 rotation; go around 11 strokes 弓 bow; bow (archery, violin) 3 strokes 幣 cash; bad habit 15 strokes 膜 membrane 14 strokes 扇 fan; folding fan 10 strokes 腸 intestines; guts 13 strokes 槽 vat; tub 15 strokes 慈 mercy 13 strokes 伐 fell; strike 6 strokes 漬 pickling; soak 14 strokes 糾 twist; ask 9 strokes 墳 tomb; mound 15 strokes 坪 two-mat area; approx. thirty-six sq ft 8 strokes 紺 dark blue; navy 11 strokes 娯 recreation; pleasure 10 strokes 舌 tongue; reed 6 strokes 羅 gauze; thin silk 19 strokes 峡 gorge; ravine 9 strokes 俸 stipend; salary 10 strokes 厘 rin; 1/10 sen 9 strokes 峰 summit; peak 10 strokes 醸 brew; cause 20 strokes 弔 condolences; mourning 4 strokes 乙 the latter; duplicate 1 stroke 汁 soup; juice 5 strokes 尼 nun 5 strokes 遍 everywhere; times 12 strokes 衡 equilibrium; measuring rod 16 strokes 薫 send forth fragrance; fragrant 16 strokes 猟 game-hunting; shooting 11 strokes 羊 sheep 6 strokes 款 goodwill; article 12 strokes 閲 review; inspection 15 strokes 偵 spy 11 strokes 喝 hoarse; scold 11 strokes 敢 daring; brave 12 strokes 胎 womb; uterus 9 strokes 酵 fermentation 14 strokes 憤 aroused; resent 15 strokes 豚 pork; pig 11 strokes 遮 intercept; interrupt 14 strokes 扉 front door; title page 12 strokes 硫 sulphur 12 strokes 赦 pardon; forgiveness 11 strokes 窃 stealth; steal 9 strokes 泡 bubbles; foam 8 strokes 又 or again; furthermore 2 strokes 慨 rue; be sad 13 strokes 紡 spinning 10 strokes 恨 regret; bear a grudge 9 strokes 肪 obese; fat 8 strokes 扶 aid; help 7 strokes 戯 frolic; play 15 strokes 忌 mourning; abhor 7 strokes 濁 voiced; uncleanness 16 strokes 奔 run; bustle 8 strokes 斗 Big Dipper; ten sho (vol) 4 strokes 迅 swift; fast 6 strokes 肖 resemblance 7 strokes 鉢 bowl; rice tub 13 strokes 朽 decay; rot 6 strokes 殻 husk; nut shell 11 strokes 享 enjoy; receive 8 strokes 藩 clan; enclosure 18 strokes 沙 sand 7 strokes 媒 mediator; go-between 12 strokes 鶏 chicken 19 strokes 禅 Zen; silent meditation 13 strokes 嘱 entrust; request 15 strokes 胴 trunk; torso 10 strokes 迭 transfer; alternation 8 strokes 挿 insert; put in 10 strokes 嵐 storm; tempest 12 strokes 椎 chinquapin; mallet 12 strokes 絹 silk 13 strokes 陪 obeisance; follow 11 strokes 剖 divide 10 strokes 譜 musical score; music 19 strokes 悠 permanence; distant 11 strokes 淑 graceful; gentle 11 strokes 帆 sail 6 strokes 暁 daybreak; dawn 12 strokes 傑 greatness; excellence 13 strokes 笛 flute; clarinet 11 strokes 奴 guy; slave 5 strokes 錠 lock; fetters 16 strokes 拳 fist 10 strokes 遷 transition; move 15 strokes 拙 bungling; clumsy 8 strokes 侍 waiter; samurai 8 strokes 尺 shaku; Japanese foot 4 strokes 峠 mountain peak; mountain pass 9 strokes 篤 fervent; kind 16 strokes 渇 thirst; dry up 11 strokes 叔 uncle; youth 8 strokes 雌 feminine; female 14 strokes 堪 withstand; endure 12 strokes 叙 confer; relate 9 strokes 酢 vinegar; sour 12 strokes 吟 versify; singing 7 strokes 逓 relay; in turn 10 strokes 甚 tremendously; very 9 strokes 崇 adore; respect 11 strokes 漆 lacquer; varnish 14 strokes 岬 headland; cape 8 strokes 癖 mannerism; habit 18 strokes 愉 pleasure; happy 12 strokes 礁 reef; sunken rock 17 strokes 屯 barracks; police station 4 strokes 姻 matrimony; marry 9 strokes 擬 mimic; aim (a gun) at 17 strokes 塀 fence; wall 12 strokes 唇 lips 10 strokes 睦 intimate; friendly 13 strokes 閑 leisure 12 strokes 幽 seclude; confine to a room 9 strokes 曹 office; official 11 strokes 詠 recitation; poem 12 strokes 卑 lowly; base 9 strokes 侮 scorn; despise 8 strokes 鋳 casting; mint 15 strokes 抹 rub; paint 8 strokes 尉 military officer; jailer 11 strokes 隷 slave; servant 16 strokes 禍 calamity; misfortune 13 strokes 酪 dairy products; whey 13 strokes 茎 stalk; stem 8 strokes 帥 commander; leading troops 9 strokes 逝 departed; die 10 strokes 汽 vapor; steam 7 strokes 匿 hide; shelter 10 strokes 襟 collar; neck 18 strokes 蛍 lightning-bug; firefly 11 strokes 寡 widow; minority 14 strokes 痢 diarrhea 12 strokes 庸 commonplace; ordinary 11 strokes 坑 pit; hole 7 strokes 藍 indigo 18 strokes 賊 burglar; rebel 13 strokes 搾 squeeze 13 strokes 畔 paddy ridge; levee 10 strokes 唄 song; ballad 10 strokes 孔 cavity; hole 4 strokes 呂 spine; backbone 7 strokes 拷 torture; beat 9 strokes 嬢 lass; girl 16 strokes 渓 mountain stream; valley 11 strokes 翁 venerable old man 10 strokes 廉 bargain; reason 13 strokes 謹 discreet; reverently 17 strokes 瞳 pupil (of eye) 17 strokes 湧 boil; ferment 12 strokes 窯 kiln; oven 15 strokes 褒 praise; extol 15 strokes 醜 ugly; unclean 17 strokes 升 measuring box; 1.8 liter 4 strokes 殉 martyrdom; follow by resigning 10 strokes 煩 anxiety; trouble 13 strokes 劾 censure; criminal investigation 8 strokes 堕 degenerate; descend to 12 strokes 租 tariff; crop tax 10 strokes 桟 scaffold; cleat 10 strokes 婿 bridegroom; son-in-law 12 strokes 慕 pining; yearn for 14 strokes 罷 quit; stop 15 strokes 矯 rectify; straighten 17 strokes 某 so-and-so; one 9 strokes 囚 captured; criminal 5 strokes 虹 rainbow 9 strokes 泌 ooze; flow 8 strokes 漸 steadily; gradually advancing 14 strokes 蚊 mosquito 10 strokes 厄 unlucky; misfortune 4 strokes 藻 seaweed; duckweed 19 strokes 嫡 legitimate wife; direct descent (non-bastard) 14 strokes 嚇 menacing; dignity 17 strokes 凸 convex; beetle brow 5 strokes 韻 rhyme; elegance 19 strokes 霜 frost 17 strokes 硝 nitrate; saltpeter 12 strokes 勅 imperial order 9 strokes 棺 coffin; casket 12 strokes 儒 Confucian 16 strokes 愁 distress; grieve 13 strokes 楼 watchtower; lookout 13 strokes 眉 eyebrow 9 strokes 薪 fuel; firewood 16 strokes 褐 brown; woollen kimono 13 strokes 賜 grant; gift 15 strokes 繕 darning; repair 18 strokes 栓 plug; bolt 10 strokes 凹 concave; hollow 5 strokes 艶 glossy; luster 19 strokes 錬 tempering; refine 16 strokes 衷 inmost; heart 9 strokes 逐 pursue; drive away 10 strokes 斥 reject; retreat 5 strokes 詔 imperial edict 12 strokes 憧 yearn after; long for 15 strokes 宵 wee hours; evening 10 strokes 妄 delusion; unnecessarily 6 strokes 酌 bar-tending; serving sake 10 strokes 蚕 silkworm 10 strokes 頒 distribute; disseminate 13 strokes 肢 limb; arms & legs 8 strokes 謄 mimeograph; copy 17 strokes 嗣 heir; succeed 13 strokes 畝 furrow; thirty tsubo 10 strokes 抄 extract; selection 7 strokes 爽 refreshing; bracing 11 strokes 惰 lazy; laziness 12 strokes 蛮 barbarian 12 strokes 旺 flourishing; successful 8 strokes 壱 one (in documents) 7 strokes 瑠 lapis lazuli 14 strokes 侯 marquis; lord 9 strokes 弧 arc; arch 9 strokes 附 affixed; attach 8 strokes 但 however; but 7 strokes 芋 taro; yam 6 strokes 婆 old woman; grandma 11 strokes 倣 emulate; imitate 10 strokes 倹 frugal; economy 10 strokes 繭 cocoon 18 strokes 伎 deed; skill 6 strokes 瞭 clear 17 strokes 且 moreover; also 5 strokes 旦 daybreak; dawn 5 strokes 璃 glassy; lapis lazuli 15 strokes 汰 washing; sieving 7 strokes 謁 audience; audience (with king) 15 strokes 箇 counter for articles 14 strokes 斤 axe; 1.32 lb 4 strokes 虞 fear; uneasiness 13 strokes 墾 ground-breaking; open up farmland 16 strokes 采 dice; form 8 strokes 爵 baron; peerage 17 strokes 遵 abide by; follow 15 strokes 塑 model; molding 13 strokes 朕 majestic plural; imperial we 10 strokes 痘 pox; smallpox 12 strokes 弐 II; two 6 strokes 賦 levy; ode 15 strokes 丙 third class; 3rd 5 strokes 耗 decrease 10 strokes 冶 melting; smelting 7 strokes 濫 excessive; overflow 18 strokes 吏 officer; an official 6 strokes

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Kanji meanings and stroke counts from KANJIDIC2 © James William Breen and The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The N1 list is derived from the davidluzgouveia/kanji-data project (MIT), restricted to jōyō kanji.