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JLPT N4 kanji list

The second level adds 166 kanji for everyday verbs, family, food and getting around town. Each one opens with its stroke order, and the whole level prints as one PDF.

The N4 list in numbers

Kanji
166
Average strokes
8.5
Most strokes
18 (題 験 曜)
Also HSK characters
122
Pages here
166
Written differently in Chinese
15

Counted on KanjiVG and KANJIDIC2: the N4 kanji average 8.5 strokes; by Japanese school year, 19 in grade 1, 73 in grade 2, 58 in grade 3, 11 in grade 4, 3 in grade 5, 2 in grade 6. 19 of them have only an on reading in KANJIDIC2, and 122 are also HSK characters (2025 syllabus) in Chinese.

The radicals that recur most here are 人 (“person”), 口 (“mouth”) and 日 (“day”), under which KANJIDIC2 files 9, 8 and 6 of the level's kanji. By newspaper frequency the commonest are 会 (“meeting”), 同 (“same”) and 事 (“matter”); the rarest is 漢 (“Sino-”). 止 (“stop”) has the most readings and 験 (“verification”) the most strokes.

All N4 kanji

KanjiMeaningOnKunStrokes
会meeting; meetカイ、エあ·う、あ·わせる6
同same; agreeドウおな·じ6
事matter; thingジ、ズこと、つか·う8
自oneselfジ、シみずか·ら、おの·ずから6
社company; firmシャやしろ7
発departure; dischargeハツ、ホツた·つ、あば·く9
者someone; personシャもの8
地ground; earthチ、ジ6
業business; vocationギョウ、ゴウわざ13
方direction; personホウかた、-かた4
新newシンあたら·しい、あら·た13
場location; placeジョウ、チョウば12
員employee; memberイン10
立stand up; riseリツ、リュウた·つ、-た·つ5
開open; unfoldカイひら·く、ひら·き12
手handシュ、ズて、て-4
力power; strengthリョク、リキちから2
問question; askモンと·う、と·い11
代substitute; changeダイ、タイか·わる、かわ·る5
明bright; lightメイ、ミョウあ·かり、あか·るい8
動move; motionドウうご·く、うご·かす11
京capital; 10¹⁶キョウ、ケイみやこ8
目eye; classモク、ボクめ、-め5
通traffic; pass throughツウ、ツとお·る、とお·り10
言say; wordゲン、ゴンい·う、こと7
理logic; arrangementリことわり11
体body; substanceタイ、テイからだ、かたち7
田rice field; rice paddyデンた5
主lord; chiefシュ、スぬし、おも5
題topic; subjectダイ18
意idea; mindイ13
不negative; non-フ、ブ4
作make; productionサク、サつく·る、つく·り7
用utilize; businessヨウもち·いる5
度degrees; occurrenceド、トたび、-た·い9
強strongキョウ、ゴウつよ·い、つよ·まる11
公public; princeコウ、クおおやけ4
持hold; haveジも·つ、-も·ち9
野plains; fieldヤ、ショの、の-11
以by means of; becauseイもっ·て5
思thinkシおも·う、おもえら·く9
家house; homeカ、ケいえ、や10
世generation; worldセイ、セよ5
多many; frequentタおお·い、まさ·に6
正correct; justiceセイ、ショウただ·しい、ただ·す5
安relax; cheapアンやす·い、やす·まる6
院Inst.; institutionイン10
心heart; mindシンこころ、-ごころ4
界world; boundaryカイ9
教teach; faithキョウおし·える、おそ·わる11
文sentence; literatureブン、モンふみ、あや4
元beginning; former timeゲン、ガンもと4
重heavy; importantジュウ、チョウえ、おも·い9
近near; earlyキン、コンちか·い7
考consider; think overコウかんが·える、かんが·え6
画brush-stroke; pictureガ、カクえが·く、かく·する8
海sea; oceanカイうみ9
売sellバイう·る、う·れる7
知know; wisdomチし·る、し·らせる8
道road-way; streetドウ、トウみち、いう12
集gather; meetシュウあつ·まる、あつ·める12
別separate; branch offベツわか·れる、わ·ける7
物thing; objectブツ、モツもの、もの-8
使use; send on a missionシつか·う、つか·い8
品goods; refinementヒン、ホンしな9
計plot; planケイはか·る、はか·らう9
死death; dieシし·ぬ、し·に-6
特specialトク10
私private; Iシわたくし、わたし7
始commence; beginシはじ·める、-はじ·める8
朝morning; dynastyチョウあさ12
運carry; luckウンはこ·ぶ12
終end; finishシュウお·わる、-お·わる11
台pedestal; a standダイ、タイうてな、われ5
広wide; broadコウひろ·い、ひろ·まる5
住dwell; resideジュウ、ヂュウす·む、す·まう7
真true; realityシンま、ま-10
有possess; haveユウ、ウあ·る6
口mouthコウ、クくち3
少few; littleショウすく·ない、すこ·し4
町town; villageチョウまち7
料fee; materialsリョウ10
工craft; constructionコウ、ク3
建buildケン、コンた·てる、た·て9
空empty; skyクウそら、あ·く8
急hurry; emergencyキュウいそ·ぐ、いそ·ぎ9
止stop; haltシと·まる、-ど·まり4
送escort; sendソウおく·る9
切cut; cutoffセツ、サイき·る、-き·る4
転revolve; turn aroundテンころ·がる、ころ·げる11
研polish; study ofケンと·ぐ9
足leg; footソクあし、た·りる7
究research; studyキュウ、クきわ·める7
楽music; comfortガク、ラクたの·しい、たの·しむ13
起rouse; wake upキお·きる、お·こる10
着don; arriveチャク、ジャクき·る、き·せる12
店store; shopテンみせ、たな8
病ill; sickビョウ、ヘイや·む、-や·み10
質substance; qualityシツ、シチたち、ただ·す15
待wait; depend onタイま·つ、-ま·ち9
試test; tryシこころ·みる、ため·す13
族tribe; familyゾク11
銀silverギンしろがね14
早early; fastソウ、サッはや·い、はや6
映reflect; reflectionエイうつ·る、うつ·す9
親parent; intimacyシンおや、おや-16
験verification; effectケン、ゲンあかし、しるし18
英England; Englishエイはなぶさ8
医doctor; medicineイい·やす、い·する7
仕attend; doingシ、ジつか·える5
去gone; pastキョ、コさ·る、-さ·る5
味flavor; tasteミあじ、あじ·わう8
写copy; be photographedシャ、ジャうつ·す、うつ·る5
字character; letterジあざ、あざな6
答solution; answerトウこた·える、こた·え12
夜night; eveningヤよ、よる8
音sound; noiseオン、インおと、ね9
注pour; irrigateチュウそそ·ぐ、さ·す8
帰homecoming; arrive atキかえ·る、かえ·す10
古oldコふる·い、ふる-5
歌song; singカうた、うた·う14
買buyバイか·う12
悪bad; viceアク、オわる·い、わる-11
図map; drawingズ、トえ、はか·る7
週weekシュウ11
室room; apartmentシツむろ9
歩walk; counter for stepsホ、ブある·く、あゆ·む8
風wind; airフウ、フかぜ、かざ-9
紙paperシかみ10
黒blackコクくろ、くろ·ずむ11
花flowerカ、ケはな7
春springtime; spring (season)シュンはる9
赤redセキ、シャクあか、あか-7
青blue; greenセイ、ショウあお、あお-8
館building; mansionカンやかた、たて16
屋roof; houseオクや9
色colorショク、シキいろ6
走runソウはし·る7
秋autumnシュウあき、とき9
夏summerカ、ガなつ10
習learnシュウ、ジュなら·う、なら·い11
駅stationエキ14
洋ocean; seaヨウ9
旅trip; travelリョたび10
服clothing; admitフク8
夕eveningセキゆう3
借borrow; rentシャクか·りる10
曜weekdayヨウ18
飲drink; smokeイン、オンの·む、-の·み12
肉meatニクしし6
貸lendタイか·す、か·し-12
堂public chamber; hallドウ11
鳥bird; chickenチョウとり11
飯meal; boiled riceハンめし12
勉exertion; endeavourベンつと·める10
冬winterトウふゆ5
昼daytime; noonチュウひる9
茶teaチャ、サ9
弟younger brother; faithful service to eldersテイ、ダイおとうと7
牛cowギュウうし4
魚fishギョうお、さかな11
兄elder brother; big brotherケイ、キョウあに5
犬dogケンいぬ、いぬ-4
妹younger sisterマイいもうと8
姉elder sisterシあね、はは8
漢Sino-; Chinaカン13

The JLPT has published no official kanji list since 2010. This is Jonathan Waller's widely used list (tanos.co.uk); real tests may use kanji from other levels. Kanji without their own page yet open in the viewer.

Written differently in Chinese

These kanji have a different stroke order, stroke count or direction in the Chinese data; the page of each one shows both versions.

Other levels

Printable sheets from any list of kanji: kanji practice sheets. How readings work: how to read kanji.