JLPT study guide

JLPT N4 kanji

Explore 164 kanji commonly grouped at JLPT N4. Open any character to see its readings, relationships, vocabulary, and stroke order.

Listed in teaching order: component kanji first, then the most frequent in newspapers first.

Start a 5-minute session at N40 of 164 known

会meeting, meet6 strokes 同same, agree6 strokes 事matter, thing8 strokes 自oneself6 strokes 社company, firm7 strokes 発departure, discharge9 strokes 者someone, person8 strokes 地ground, earth6 strokes 業business, vocation13 strokes 方direction, person4 strokes 場location, place12 strokes 員employee, member10 strokes 立stand up, rise5 strokes 開open, unfold12 strokes 力power, strength2 strokes 問question, ask11 strokes 代substitute, change5 strokes 明bright, clear8 strokes 京capital, 10**168 strokes 言say, word7 strokes 理logic, arrangement11 strokes 体body, substance7 strokes 田rice field, rice paddy5 strokes 主lord, chief5 strokes 不negative, non-4 strokes 作make, production7 strokes 用utilize, business5 strokes 度degrees, occurrence9 strokes 強strong11 strokes 公public, prince4 strokes 持hold, possess9 strokes 野plains, field11 strokes 以by means of, because5 strokes 家house, home10 strokes 世generation, world5 strokes 安relax, cheap6 strokes 心heart, mind4 strokes 教teach11 strokes 文sentence, literature4 strokes 元beginning, former time4 strokes 重heavy, important9 strokes 近near, early7 strokes 考consider, think over6 strokes 売sell7 strokes 知know, wisdom8 strokes 道road-way, street12 strokes 集gather, meet12 strokes 別separate, branch off7 strokes 使use, send on a mission8 strokes 品goods, refinement9 strokes 昨yesterday, previous9 strokes 死death, die6 strokes 私private, i7 strokes 朝morning, dynasty12 strokes 運carry, luck12 strokes 終end, finish11 strokes 台pedestal, a stand5 strokes 広wide, broad5 strokes 真true, reality10 strokes 有possess, have6 strokes 少few, little4 strokes 料fee, materials10 strokes 工craft, construction3 strokes 建build9 strokes 止stop, halt4 strokes 切cut, cutoff4 strokes 転revolve, turn around11 strokes 研polish, study of9 strokes 究research, study7 strokes 楽music, comfort13 strokes 着don, arrive12 strokes 店store, shop8 strokes 病ill, sick10 strokes 質substance, quality15 strokes 待wait9 strokes 銀silver14 strokes 早early, fast6 strokes 映reflect, reflection9 strokes 験verification, effect18 strokes 英england, english8 strokes 医doctor, medicine7 strokes 仕attend, doing5 strokes 去gone, past5 strokes 味flavor, taste8 strokes 写copy, be photographed5 strokes 字character, letter6 strokes 答solution, answer12 strokes 夜night, evening8 strokes 帰homecoming, arrive at10 strokes 古old5 strokes 天heaven, sky4 strokes 歌song, sing14 strokes 買buy12 strokes 図map, drawing7 strokes 週week11 strokes 室room, apartment9 strokes 風wind, air9 strokes 紙paper10 strokes 黒black11 strokes 春springtime, spring (season)9 strokes 赤red7 strokes 青blue, green, youth8 strokes 館building, mansion16 strokes 屋roof, house9 strokes 色color6 strokes 走run7 strokes 秋autumn9 strokes 夏summer10 strokes 習learn, practice11 strokes 駅station14 strokes 洋ocean, sea9 strokes 服clothing, admit8 strokes 夕evening3 strokes 借borrow, rent10 strokes 飲drink, smoke12 strokes 肉meat6 strokes 堂public chamber, hall11 strokes 鳥bird, chicken11 strokes 飯meal, boiled rice12 strokes 冬winter5 strokes 昼daytime, noon9 strokes 茶tea9 strokes 弟younger brother, faithful service to elders7 strokes 牛cow4 strokes 魚fish11 strokes 兄elder brother, big brother5 strokes 泳swim8 strokes 犬dog4 strokes 妹younger sister8 strokes 姉elder sister8 strokes 漢sino-, china13 strokes 新new13 strokes 動move, motion11 strokes 通traffic, pass through10 strokes 思think9 strokes 多many, frequent6 strokes 正correct, justice5 strokes 記record, write down10 strokes 院inst., institution10 strokes 界world, boundary9 strokes 画brush-stroke, picture8 strokes 物thing, object8 strokes 計plot, plan9 strokes 特special10 strokes 始commence, begin8 strokes 住dwell, reside7 strokes 町town, village7 strokes 空sky, empty8 strokes 急urgent, hurry9 strokes 送escort, send9 strokes 起rouse, wake up10 strokes 試test, try13 strokes 族tribe, family11 strokes 親parent, intimacy16 strokes 音sound, noise9 strokes 注pour, irrigate8 strokes 悪bad, vice11 strokes 歩walk, counter for steps8 strokes 旅trip, travel10 strokes 貸lend12 strokes 晴clear weather, sunny12 strokes 勉exertion, endeavour10 strokes 題topic, subject18 strokes 意idea, mind13 strokes