50 Kanji List for JLPT N5

50 Kanji List for JLPT N5:

Here's a compilation of 50 Kanjis with two examples each used in JLPT N5:

1.     一 (One)

·       一つ (hitotsu) - one thing

·       一人 (hitori) - one person

2.     二 (Two)

·       二つ (futatsu) - two things

·       二人 (futari) - two people

3.     三 (Three)

·       三つ (mittsu) - three things

·       三人 (sannin) - three people

4.     四 (Four)

·       四つ (yottsu) - four things

·       四人 (yonin) - four people

5.     五 (Five)

·       五つ (itsutsu) - five things

·       五分 (gofun) - five minutes

6.     六 (Six)

·       六つ (muttsu) - six things

·       六日 (muika) - the sixth day

7.     七 (Seven)

·       七つ (nanatsu) - seven things

·       七日 (nanoka) - the seventh day

8.     八 (Eight)

·       八つ (yattsu) - eight things

·       八月 (hachigatsu) - August

9.     九 (Nine)

·       九つ (kokonotsu) - nine things

·       九日 (kokonoka) - the ninth day

10.  十 (Ten)

·       十人 (juunin) - ten people

·       十分 (jubun) - ten minutes

11.  百 (Hundred)

·       百円 (hyaku-en) - 100 yen

·       百人 (hyakunin) - 100 people

12.  千 (Thousand)

·       千円 (sen-en) - 1,000 yen

·       千人 (sennin) - 1,000 people

13.  円 (Yen)

·       五百円 (gohyaku-en) - 500 yen

·       一千円 (issen-en) - 1,000 yen

14.  本 (Book)

·       本屋 (honya) - bookstore

·       本日 (honjitsu) - today

15.  時 (Time)

·       何時 (nanji) - what time

·       時間 (jikan) - time, hours

16.  分 (Minute)

·       五分 (gofun) - five minutes

·       三十分 (sanjuppun) - 30 minutes

17.  半 (Half)

·       三十分半 (sanjuppun han) - half past 30 minutes

·       午後三時半 (gogo sanji han) - half past three in the afternoon

18.  月 (Month)

·       一月 (ichigatsu) - January

·       十二月 (juunigatsu) - December

19.  日 (Day)

·       今日 (kyou) - today

·       明日 (ashita) - tomorrow

20.  年 (Year)

·       五年 (gonen) - five years

·       十年 (juunen) - ten years

21.  水 (Water)

·       水曜日 (suiyoubi) - Wednesday (literally "water day")

·       水色 (mizuiro) - light blue (literally "water color")

22.  火 (Fire)

·       火曜日 (kayoubi) - Tuesday (literally "fire day")

·       火事 (kaji) - fire (as in a fire incident)

23.  木 (Tree)

·       木曜日 (mokuyoubi) - Thursday (literally "tree day")

·       木造 (mokuzou) - wooden structure (literally "wooden construction")

24.  金 (Gold/Money)

·       金曜日 (kin'youbi) - Friday (literally "gold day")

·       お金 (okane) - money

25.  土 (Soil/Earth)

·       土曜日 (doyoubi) - Saturday (literally "earth day")

·       土地 (tochi) - land, soil

26.  空 (Sky/Empty)

·       空気 (kuuki) - air

·       空港 (kuukou) - airport (literally "sky harbor")

27.  人 (Person)

·       人口 (jinkou) - population

·       有名人 (yuumeijin) - celebrity (literally "famous person")

28.  大 (Big)

·       大人 (otona) - adult

·       大学 (daigaku) - university (literally "big school")

29.  小 (Small)

·       小説 (shousetsu) - novel (literally "small story")

·       小学校 (shougakkou) - elementary school (literally "small learning place")

30.  田 (Rice Field)

·       田舎 (inaka) - countryside

·       田んぼ (tanbo) - rice field

31.  川 (River)

·       川岸 (kawagishi) - riverbank

·       川下 (kawashita) - downstream

32.  海 (Sea/Ocean)

·       海外 (kaigai) - overseas

·       海水 (kaisui) - seawater

33.  差 (Difference)

·       違い (chigai) - difference

·       差し支え (sashitsukaえ) - inconvenience

34.  社 (Company/Shrine)

·       会社 (kaisha) - company

·       神社 (jinja) - shrine

35.  京 (Capital/City)

·       京都 (Kyouto) - Kyoto (a city in Japan)

·       東京 (Toukyou) - Tokyo (the capital of Japan)

36.  工 (Craft)

·       工場 (koujou) - factory

·       工事 (kouji) - construction

37.  開 (Open)

·       開始 (kaishi) - beginning, start

·       開ける (akeru) - to open

38.  所 (Place)

·       場所 (basho) - place, location

·       住所 (juusho) - address

39.  外 (Outside)

·       外国 (gaikoku) - foreign country

·       外出 (gaishutsu) - going out

40.  生 (Life)

·       生活 (seikatsu) - life, livelihood

·       生まれる (umareru) - to be born

41.  間 (Space)

·       間違い (machigai) - mistake, error

·       間に合う (ma ni au) - to be in time

42.  後 (Behind)

·       後ろ (ushiro) - behind, back

·       後悔 (koukai) - regret

43.  前 (In front)

·       前進 (zenshin) - advance, progress

·       前に (mae ni) - in front of

44.  名 (Name)

·       名前 (namae) - name

·       有名 (yuumei) - famous

45.  毎 (Every)

·       毎日 (mainichi) - every day

·       毎月 (maitsuki) - every month

46.  全 (All)

·       全部 (zenbu) - all, everything

·       全員 (zen'in) - all members, everyone

47.  前 (Before)

·       前回 (zenkai) - previous time

·       前年 (zennen) - previous year

48.  後 (After)

·       後で (ato de) - later, afterwards

·       後ろから (ushiro kara) - from behind

49.  間 (Interval)

·       間に (aida ni) - between, during

·       間違う (machigau) - to make a mistake

50.  新 (New)

·       新しい (atarashii) - new

·       新年 (shinnen) - New Year

Use this list of Kanji characters, their meanings, and example words to aid in your preparation for the JLPT N5 exam. Regular practice and exposure to these characters in context will help you remember and use them effectively.

(Ref: ChatGPT)

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