JLPT N4 Kanji List — All 167 Kanji

Elementary level. Building on N5, these kanji cover everyday situations — work, study, shopping, travel and the home.

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The JLPT publishes no official kanji list. This is a widely used unofficial study list for N4, ordered roughly by how common each kanji is.

会 meeting; meet 6 strokes 同 same; agree 6 strokes 事 matter; thing 8 strokes 自 oneself 6 strokes 社 company; firm 7 strokes 発 departure; discharge 9 strokes 者 someone; person 8 strokes 地 ground; earth 6 strokes 業 business; vocation 13 strokes 方 direction; person 4 strokes 新 new 13 strokes 場 location; place 12 strokes 員 employee; member 10 strokes 立 stand up; rise 5 strokes 開 open; unfold 12 strokes 手 hand 4 strokes 力 power; strength 2 strokes 問 question; ask 11 strokes 代 substitute; change 5 strokes 明 bright; light 8 strokes 動 move; motion 11 strokes 京 capital; 10**16 8 strokes 目 eye; class 5 strokes 通 traffic; pass through 10 strokes 言 say; word 7 strokes 理 logic; arrangement 11 strokes 体 body; substance 7 strokes 田 rice field; rice paddy 5 strokes 主 lord; chief 5 strokes 題 topic; subject 18 strokes 意 idea; mind 13 strokes 不 negative; non- 4 strokes 作 make; production 7 strokes 用 utilize; business 5 strokes 度 degrees; occurrence 9 strokes 強 strong 11 strokes 公 public; prince 4 strokes 持 hold; have 9 strokes 野 plains; field 11 strokes 以 by means of; because 5 strokes 思 think 9 strokes 家 house; home 10 strokes 世 generation; world 5 strokes 多 many; frequent 6 strokes 正 correct; justice 5 strokes 安 relax; cheap 6 strokes 院 Inst.; institution 10 strokes 心 heart; mind 4 strokes 界 world; boundary 9 strokes 教 teach; faith 11 strokes 文 sentence; literature 4 strokes 元 beginning; former time 4 strokes 重 heavy; important 9 strokes 近 near; early 7 strokes 考 consider; think over 6 strokes 画 brush-stroke; picture 8 strokes 海 sea; ocean 9 strokes 売 sell 7 strokes 知 know; wisdom 8 strokes 道 road-way; street 12 strokes 集 gather; meet 12 strokes 別 separate; branch off 7 strokes 物 thing; object 8 strokes 使 use; send on a mission 8 strokes 品 goods; refinement 9 strokes 計 plot; plan 9 strokes 死 death; die 6 strokes 特 special 10 strokes 私 private; I 7 strokes 始 commence; begin 8 strokes 朝 morning; dynasty 12 strokes 運 carry; luck 12 strokes 終 end; finish 11 strokes 台 pedestal; a stand 5 strokes 広 wide; broad 5 strokes 住 dwell; reside 7 strokes 無 nothingness; none 12 strokes 真 true; reality 10 strokes 有 possess; have 6 strokes 口 mouth 3 strokes 少 few; little 4 strokes 町 town; village 7 strokes 料 fee; materials 10 strokes 工 craft; construction 3 strokes 建 build 9 strokes 空 empty; sky 8 strokes 急 hurry; emergency 9 strokes 止 stop; halt 4 strokes 送 escort; send 9 strokes 切 cut; cutoff 4 strokes 転 revolve; turn around 11 strokes 研 polish; study of 9 strokes 足 leg; foot 7 strokes 究 research; study 7 strokes 楽 music; comfort 13 strokes 起 rouse; wake up 10 strokes 着 don; arrive 12 strokes 店 store; shop 8 strokes 病 ill; sick 10 strokes 質 substance; quality 15 strokes 待 wait; depend on 9 strokes 試 test; try 13 strokes 族 tribe; family 11 strokes 銀 silver 14 strokes 早 early; fast 6 strokes 映 reflect; reflection 9 strokes 親 parent; intimacy 16 strokes 験 verification; effect 18 strokes 英 England; English 8 strokes 医 doctor; medicine 7 strokes 仕 attend; doing 5 strokes 去 gone; past 5 strokes 味 flavor; taste 8 strokes 写 copy; be photographed 5 strokes 字 character; letter 6 strokes 答 solution; answer 12 strokes 夜 night; evening 8 strokes 音 sound; noise 9 strokes 注 pour; irrigate 8 strokes 帰 homecoming; arrive at 10 strokes 古 old 5 strokes 歌 song; sing 14 strokes 買 buy 12 strokes 悪 bad; vice 11 strokes 図 map; drawing 7 strokes 週 week 11 strokes 室 room; apartment 9 strokes 歩 walk; counter for steps 8 strokes 風 wind; air 9 strokes 紙 paper 10 strokes 黒 black 11 strokes 花 flower 7 strokes 春 springtime; spring (season) 9 strokes 赤 red 7 strokes 青 blue; green 8 strokes 館 building; mansion 16 strokes 屋 roof; house 9 strokes 色 color 6 strokes 走 run 7 strokes 秋 autumn 9 strokes 夏 summer 10 strokes 習 learn 11 strokes 駅 station 14 strokes 洋 ocean; sea 9 strokes 旅 trip; travel 10 strokes 服 clothing; admit 8 strokes 夕 evening 3 strokes 借 borrow; rent 10 strokes 曜 weekday 18 strokes 飲 drink; smoke 12 strokes 肉 meat 6 strokes 貸 lend 12 strokes 堂 public chamber; hall 11 strokes 鳥 bird; chicken 11 strokes 飯 meal; boiled rice 12 strokes 勉 exertion; endeavour 10 strokes 冬 winter 5 strokes 昼 daytime; noon 9 strokes 茶 tea 9 strokes 弟 younger brother; faithful service to elders 7 strokes 牛 cow 4 strokes 魚 fish 11 strokes 兄 elder brother; big brother 5 strokes 犬 dog 4 strokes 妹 younger sister 8 strokes 姉 elder sister 8 strokes 漢 Sino-; China 13 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 N4 list follows the study lists shared with our Kanji Practice Sheets.