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All Jōyō Kanji

Browse all 2,136 official Jōyō Kanji with meanings, readings, and JLPT levels.

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs designated these characters for official and everyday use. They're taught in schools and show up in newspapers, government documents, and daily life. Learn them, and you can read and function in everyday Japanese. Search the full set below, or browse by JLPT level.

JLPT Kanji Levels:N5N4N3N2N1Beyond JLPT
oneいち、いつ、ひとN51 strokenineきゅう、く、ここのN52 strokessevenしち、なな、なのN52 strokestenじゅう、じっ、じゅっN52 strokespersonじん、にん、ひとN52 strokestwoに、じ、ふたN52 strokesenterにゅう、じゅ、いN52 strokeseightはち、はつ、やN52 strokesbelowか、げ、したN53 strokesthreeさん、ぞう、みN53 strokesmountainさん、せん、やまN53 strokeschildし、す、つN53 strokeswomanじょ、にょ、にょうN53 strokeslittleしょう、ちい、こN53 strokesaboveじょう、しょう、しゃんN53 strokesthousandせん、ちN53 strokesstreamせん、かわN53 strokeslargeだい、たい、おおN53 strokessoilど、と、つちN53 strokescircleえん、まる、まどN54 strokesfireか、ひ、びN54 strokesmonthげつ、がつ、つきN54 strokesfiveご、いつN54 strokeswaterすい、みずN54 strokesinちゅう、なか、うちN54 strokesheavensてん、あまつ、あめN54 strokesdayにち、じつ、ひN54 strokestreeぼく、もく、きN54 strokessixろく、りく、むN54 strokesrightう、ゆう、みぎN55 strokesleftさ、しゃ、ひだりN55 strokesfourし、よ、よっN55 strokesexitしゅつ、すい、でN55 strokeslifeせい、しょう、いN55 strokeswhiteはく、びゃく、しろN55 strokesbookほん、もとN55 strokesspiritき、け、いきN56 strokesrestきゅう、やすN56 strokesbeforeせん、さき、まN56 strokesyearねん、としN56 strokeshundredひゃく、びゃく、ももN56 strokesnameめい、みょう、なN56 strokesseeけん、みN57 strokescarしゃ、くるまN57 strokesmaleだん、なん、おとこN57 strokesrainう、あめ、あまN58 strokesstudyがく、まなN58 strokesgoldきん、こん、ごんN58 strokesexamこう、きょうN510 strokesten thousandまん、ばん、よろずN53 strokesnoonご、うまN54 strokesnowこん、きん、いまN54 strokesfatherふ、ちちN54 strokesfriendゆう、ともN54 strokesoutsideがい、げ、そとN55 strokeshalfはん、なかN55 strokesmotherぼ、はは、もN55 strokesnorthほく、きたN55 strokesgoingこう、ぎょう、あんN56 strokes西westせい、さい、すN56 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)