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List of N4 JLPT kanji - readings and meanings

In this article, we will see a complete list of ideograms or Kanji from N4 used in the JLPT, the Japanese language proficiency test. A total of 167 Kanji organized by the number of strokes and with their kun and on readings.

We didn't include the romanized readings, especially since it doesn't make much sense to do that. If you are already studying N4, your minimum obligation is to know the readings of hiragana and katakana. Fortunately, we will also leave a simplified list with romaji.

List of kanji N4 JLPT - readings and meanings

Does Kanji N4 have meanings?

First of all, we don't want you to get caught up in the idea that Japanese characters have meanings of their own. Most of the time they just convey a certain idea or concept according to the words in which they compose.

An ideogram alone will not convey the idea of absolutely anything, the meanings that you will see in this article are just some of the words and similar in which they compose. Get out of your head that ideograms have meanings!

There are exceptions where isolated ideograms are used literally as words such as in the case of kuchi [口] which means mouth, chikara [力] which means strength, inu [犬] which means dog and many other exceptions.

After all, most ideograms cannot have a single meaning, or they only convey the idea of the combination of other words. Most of the meanings you will see in this article are just the meaning of a common word composed with such an ideogram.

List ideograms and Kanji N4

The translation is done from English to Japanese and has several meanings in a single ideogram. This doesn't necessarily mean that this kanji means that, but that perhaps a compound word with that kanji has that meaning.

Japanese ideograms usually convey the idea of something, and it might not make sense to think of this idea in isolation. The translations may not be 100% accurate, and if you want to dig deeper, we recommend jisho.

Traits Kanji Meaning Kun On
2 power, strength, strong, tension, endure, exert ちから リョク、 リキ、 リイ
3 mouth くち コウ、 ク
3 The string "工" translates to "work" or "craft" in English. craftsmanship, construction, katakana and radical (n. 48)
コウ、 ク、 グ
3 afternoon ゆう セキ
4 cow うし ギュウ
4 dog いぬ、 いぬ- ケン
4 beginning, formerly, origin もと ゲン、 ガン
4 public, prince, official, governmental おおやけ コウ、 ク
4 stop, stop と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
4 hand The provided text appears to consist of Japanese characters and does not contain any translatable content from Portuguese to English. Therefore, it remains unchanged: て、 て-、 -て、た- シュ、 ズ
4 few, little すく.ない、 すこ.し ショウ
4 heart, mind, spirit, radical heart (n. 61) こころ、 -ごころ シン
4 cut, cut, be sharp き.る、 -き.る、き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ セツ、 サイ
4 negative, not-, bad, ugly, clumsy
フ、 ブ
4 sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (nº 67) ふみ、 あや ブン、 モン
4 direction, person, alternative かた、 -かた、 -がた ホウ
5 This string translates to "to" or "for" in English depending on context, but as it's a single character, it remains "以". through, because, in light of, compared to もっ.て
5 was, past, leave, leave, take place, eliminate, divorce さ.る、 -さ.る キョ、 コ
5 older brother あに ケイ、 キョウ
5 old ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
5 wide, spacious, spacious ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる コウ
5 participate, make, official, serve つか.える シ、 ジ
5 copy, be photographed, describe うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し シャ、 ジャ
5 lord, chief, master, main thing, main ぬし、 おも、 あるじ シュ、 ス、 シュウ
5 correct, justice, fair, 10 ** 40 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に セイ、 ショウ
5 generation, world, society, audience セイ、 セ、 ソウ
5 replace, change, convert, substitute, period, age, counter for decades, eras, etc., generation, charge, fee, rate か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、よ、 しろ ダイ、 タイ
5 pedestal, , counter for machines and vehicles うてな、 われ、 つかさ ダイ、 タイ
5 rice field, paddy rice デン
5 winter ふゆ トウ
5 eye, class, gaze, insight, experience, care, please The input appears to consist of Japanese kana characters, which do not require translation as they are already in their intended form. Therefore, the translation remains: め、 -め、 ま- モク、 ボク
5 utilize, business, service, use, employ もち.いる ヨウ
5 lift, lift, mount, lift た.つ、 -た.つ、た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる リツ、 リュウ、リットル
6 relax, cheap, low, calm, rested, content, peaceful やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか アン
6 meeting, know, party, association, interview, participate あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる カイ、 エ
6 consider, think about かんが.える、 かんが.え コウ
6 death die し.ぬ、 し.に-
6 character, letter, word, village section あざ、 あざな、 -な
6 yourself みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと ジ、 シ
6 cor いろ ショク、 シキ
6 early, fast はや.い、 はや、はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、さ- ソウ、 サッ
6 many, frequent, very おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
6 earth, earth
チ、 ジ
6 same, agree, same おな.じ ドウ
6 meat しし ニク
6 to possess, to have, to exist, to happen, to occur, approximately あ.る ユウ、 ウ
7 doctor, medicine い.やす、 い.する、 くすし
7 flower はな カ、 ケ
7 "究" translates to "Research" in English. However, since it is a single Japanese character, it can also represent concepts such as "study," "investigation," or "inquiry" depending on context. If you need it in a specific context, please provide more details. research きわ.める キュウ、 ク
7 close, early, similar, equivalent ちか.い キン、 コン
7 say word い.う、 こと ゲン、 ゴン
7 make, produce, prepare, build つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り サク、 サ
7 private me わたくし、 わたし
7 company, enterprise, office, association, sanctuary やしろ シャ
7 inhabit, reside, live, inhabit す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい ジュウ、 ヂュウ、チュウ
7 map, design, plan, extraordinary, audacious え、 はか.る ズ、 ト
7 red あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、あか.らめる セキ、 シャク
7 run はし.る ソウ
7 leg, foot, to be enough, counter for pairs of shoes あし、 た.りる、た.る、 た.す ソク
7 body, substance, object, reality, image counter からだ、 かたち タイ、 テイ
7 city, village, block, street まち チョウ
7 younger brother, faithful service to the elders おとうと テイ、 ダイ、 デ
7 to sell う.る、 う.れる バイ
7 separate, branch out, diverge, fork, other, extra, especially わか.れる、 わ.ける ベツ
8 England, English, Hero, Excellent, Chalice はなぶさ エイ
8 brushstroke photo えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る ガ、 カク、 エ、カイ
8 capital, 10 ** 16 みやこ キョウ、 ケイ、 キン
8 void, sky, void, vacant, void そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい クウ
8 start, start はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
8 使 use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
8 older sister あね、 はは
8 This input does not contain text that can be translated from Portuguese to English. However, "事" translates to "matter" or "thing" in English. If you have any further text requiring translation, feel free to share! subject, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly こと、 つか.う、つか.える ジ、 ズ
8 someone person もの シャ
8 blue green あお、 あお-、 あお.い セイ、 ショウ
8 you know wisdom し.る、 し.らせる
8 spill, irrigate, shed (tears), flow in, concentrate, notes, comment, jot down そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、つ.ぐ チュウ
8 shop, shop みせ、 たな テン
8 clothing, it, obey, high
フク
8 thing, object, subject もの、 もの- ブツ、 モツ
8 floor, stairway ある.く、 あゆ.む ホ、 ブ、 フ
8 younger sister いもうと マイ
8 flavor, flavor あじ、 あじ.わう
8 shinning light あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン
8 night night よ、 よる
9 reflect, reflection, projection うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え エイ
9 roof, house, store, dealer, seller オク
9 sound, noise おと、 ね オン、 イン、 -ノン
9 Sea ocean うみ カイ
9 world, limit
カイ
9 hurry, emergency, sudden, steep いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ、 せ.く キュウ
9 The string "計" translates to "plan" or "scheme" in English. plot, plan, scheme, measure はか.る、 はか.らう ケイ
9 研 (this is a Japanese character that means "to sharpen" or "to study" and should remain unchanged.) polish, study, sharpen と.ぐ ケン
9 Build た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ ケン、 コン
9 The Japanese kanji "思" translates to "thought" or "think" in English. to think おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
9 hold, have も.つ、 -も.ち、も.てる
9 room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar むろ シツ
9 autumn あき、 とき シュウ
9 heavy, important, esteem, respect, to pile up, to pile up, nest of boxes え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも ジュウ、 チョウ
9 spring, spring (season) はる シュン
9 escort, send おく.る ソウ
9 wait, it depends ま.つ、 -ま.ち タイ
9 tea
チャ、 サ
9 No translation needed as "昼" means "daytime" in English. day, noon ひる チュウ
9 degrees, occurrence, time, occurrence counter, consider, attitude たび、 -た.い ド、 ト、 タク
9 match, , publication, release, game, dissemination, shot counter た.つ、 あば.く、おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ ハツ、 ホツ
9 benches, refinement, dignity, article, dining counter しな ヒン、 ホン
9 wind, air, style, way かぜ、 かざ- フウ、 フ
9 ocean, sea, aliens, western style
ヨウ
10 borrow, rent か.りる シャク
10 employee, member, number, responsible
イン
10 Inst., Institution, Temple, Mansion, School
イン
10 summer なつ カ、 ガ、 ゲ
10 house, home, family, professional, specialist, artist いえ、 や、 うち カ、 ケ
10 The translation of "帰" is "return." return home, arrive, take to, result in かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
10 wake up, wake up, get up お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
10 paper かみ
10 true, reality, buddhist sect ま、 ま-、 まこと シン
10 The translation for "通" is "" or "through". However, please provide context if you're looking for a specific meaning or usage. traffic, age, avenue, displacement, card counter, notes, documents, etc. とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う ツウ、 ツ
10 special
トク
10 sick や.む、 -や.み、 やまい ビョウ、 ヘイ
10 effort, effort, encourage, strive, make an effort, diligent つと.める ベン
10 trip たび リョ
10 fee, materials
リョウ
11 bad, vice, scoundrel, false, evil, wrong わる.い、 わる-、あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む アク、 オ
11 fish うお、 さかな、 -ざかな ギョ
11 teach faith doctrine おし.える、 おそ.わる キョウ
11 Strong つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、し.いる、 こわ.い キョウ、 ゴウ
11 Black くろ、 くろ.ずむ、くろ.い コク
11 end, end お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に シュウ
11 week
シュウ
11 learn なら.う、 なら.い シュウ、 ジュ
11 tribe family
ゾク
11 bird, chicken とり チョウ
11 turn, change ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、うたた、 うつ.る、くる.めく テン
11 move, movement, change, confusion, change, shake うご.く、 うご.かす ドウ
11 public chamber hall
ドウ
11 question ask problem と.う、 と.い、 とん モン
11 plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life の、 の- ヤ、 ショ
11 logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth ことわり
12 drink, smoke, take の.む、 -の.み イン、 オン
12 take, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance はこ.ぶ ウン
12 open, unfold, not seal ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、あ.ける カイ
12 gather, gather, gather, swarm, herd あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う シュウ
12 location ジョウ、 チョウ
12 to lend か.す, か.し-、かし- タイ
12 The translation of "着" is "arrival" or "wear" depending on the context. However, if it is used as a standalone character, it may not have a direct English equivalent. Please provide more context if possible. No, arrive, use, make a clothes counter き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける チャク、 ジャク
12 morning, dynasty, regime, era, period, North Korea あさ チョウ
12 solution, answer こた.える、 こた.え トウ
12 road, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings みち、 いう ドウ、 トウ
12 Buy か.う バイ
12 meal cooked rice めし ハン
13 idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
13 music, comfort, ease たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ
13 Sino-, China
カン
13 business, vocation, arts, performance わざ ギョウ、 ゴウ
13 test, attempt, attempt, experiment, ordeal こころ.みる、 ため.す
13 New あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい- シン
14 station
エキ
14 song, sing うた、 うた.う
14 silver しろがね ギン
15 substance, quality, matter, temperament たち、 ただ.す、もと、 わりふ シツ、 シチ、 チ
16 building, mansion, grand building, palace やかた、 たて カン
16 father, intimacy, relative, familiarity, card dealer (cards) おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ シン
18 The translation of "験" is "test" or "experience" depending on the context. verification, effect, test あかし、 しるし、ため.す、 ためし ケン、 ゲン
18 topic, subject
ダイ
18 day of the week
ヨウ

Simplified and romanized n4 kanji list

Below is a list of the same simplified N4 ideograms with just a common meaning and a standard romanization as reading. You might want to start with this list, although we recommend the previous one.

Kanji Romaji Meaning
kai open
mei shine
hiki arguments
ta rice field
tsū through
tei down
good
head head
dog dog
shokuryō heat
sakai field
no field
to capital
mochi equity
meat meat
ie house
ki cause
haya I give up
The string "ga" does not have a specific meaning in Portuguese and remains as is in English. If you meant something else or need a translation for a different context, please provide more details. scenario
tea tea
town city
Shikoku-ben: city
koto thing
shū collection
rice food
how
chi knowledge
color cor
heart heart
body body
run
so much short
nine suddenly
fu step
zu drawing
separate different
en distant
yamai disease
hello Sunday
"how"
awase what if
kashi loan
kari loans
ku infirmary
engineering
Shikoku-ben: specifications
town wait
watakushi I
gen experience
face face
raku easy
hey movie
end final
hayashi forest
setsu forum
today strength
jaku weak
kan cold
dai generation
ri management
aji like
futoshi big
zoku group
Shikoku-ben: hajime
kan han
hello hiroshi
in hospital
hey English
i intention
winter
little sister sister
sister sister
ani brother
younger brother younger brother
ken ken
ken ken
"I'm sorry, but I don't have enough context to provide a translation for 'ike.' Could you please provide more details or a complete sentence?" lagoon
hiro wide
arai to wash
ba place, put
tokoro place, put
kei light
hikari light
forest wood
i more than
"aku" bad
super morning
inn mansion
sea sea
i doctor
lunch noon
-in member
hin merchandise
dai table
even
Shikoku-ben: death
movement
multiply
Hello! How can I assist you today? world
song music
fu no
night night
chū note
mono object
thought observations
moto origin
shū autumn
oya father
kami paper
hello for
tome stop
tori bird
I think to think
mon asking
ji character
kin close
neck neck
weight
kiwamu research
mono person
min people
chikara power
mon gate
gin silver
ken city hall
black black
shun spring
sono principal
san production
today professor
ji own
shitsu quality
shitsu quarter
today Kyoto
toku resources
sei regular
medicine medicine
sa removed by
answer respond
ten rolando
fuku clothes
hatsu exit
bun sentence
yes
on soul
an dark
one luck
susumu susumu
afternoon
-ryō rate
me attempts
setsu theory
chi earth
utsushi shooting
dai title
do every time
kei total
hatarake work
saku jobs
jobs
tsutomu tsutomu
使 Shikoku-ben: to use
ushi cow
uri sales
kaze wind
natsu summer
shin truth
to green
na greens
aka red
ki dressing
kai times
tabi trip
mura village
live
便 bin fly
voice voice
yes store
oku send
ki return
jyu learning

N4 kanji videos

To end the article, I will leave some videos explaining the ideograms studied in the N4 of the JLPT. Some videos are in English or Japanese, but they are easy to understand. I hope you enjoyed the article, if you liked it share and leave your comments. Thank you and see you next time!