Level 4 Kanji List
S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples
N ichi - one, the number one
1 N ICHI, ITSU one, the first
N
N
N
ń0 �0 ,ń0 �0 Nju ichi ban - #1, the best
hito(tsu) NLuN sei kai ichi - the best in the world
r0 h0 ( d0 ) N�N hitori - one person, alone
ŚN ni - two
2 ŚN NI two, second
ŚN
ŚN
ŚN
ŚN ,{ŚN dai ni - the second
futa(tsu) ŚNg ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]
u0 _0 ( d0 )
N san - three
3 N SAN three, third
N
N
N
�0 ó0 N҉ san kaku - triangle
mit(tsu) Ng san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]
0 c0 ( d0 )
�V yon or shi - four
4 �V SHI , YON four, fourth
�V
�V
�V
�0 , Ł0 ó0 �V} yon kyuu - 4th grade
yo-, yot(tsu) �Vg shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]
�0 c0 ( d0 )
"N go - five
5 "N GO five, the fifth
"N
"N
"N
�0 "N�0g go ka getsu - 5 months
itsu(tsu)
D0 d0 ( d0 )
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mQ roku - six
6 mQ ROKU six, the sixth
mQ
mQ
mQ
�0 Ż0 mQ�e mui ka - the 6th of the month
mut(tsu) mQg raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]
�0 c0 ( d0 )
N shichi or nana - seven
7 N SHICHI, NANA seven,
N
N
N
�0 �0 , Ę0 Ę0 the seventh N N`p� nana fushigi - the seven wonders
nana, nana(tsu) Ng shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]
j0 j0 ( d0 )
kQ hachi -eight
8 kQ HACHI eight, the eighth
kQ
kQ
kQ
�0 �0 kQt^�� hachi nen kan - 8 years
yat(tsu) kQg hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]
"0 c0 ( d0 )
]N kyuu or ku - nine
9 ]N KU, KYUU nine, the ninth
]N
]N
]N
Ż0 , �0 �0 Ś0 ]N�0g ku ka getsu - 9 months
kokono(tsu) ]Ng ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]
S0 S0 n0 ( d0 )
ten AS juu - ten
10 AS JUU
AS
AS
AS
�0 �0 Ś0 AS]N juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9]
too ]NAS kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10]
h0 J0 ASŚNg juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month
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ŚN~v ni hyaku - 200
11 ~v HYAKU a hundred,
~v
~v
~v
�0 ć0 Ż0 one hundred N~v san byaku - 300
momo
�0 �0
a thousand NCSąQ issen en - 1000 yen
12 CS SEN
CS
CS
CS
0 ó0 NCSŚN~v san sen ni hyaku - 2,200
chi ŚNCSt^ ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium
a0
~vN hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000]
13 N MAN , BAN ten thousand
N
N
N
�0 ó0 , �0 ó0 NNąQ ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
yorozu Nsk ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!
�0 ć0 Z0
father, dad J06rU0�0 o tou san - a father
14 6r FU , HO , TOU
6r
6r
6r
�0 , �0 , �0 Ś0 6rn0�e chichi no hi - Father's Day
chichi 6r�� chichi oya - father
a0 a0
mother, mom J0�kU0�0 okaa san - a mother, mommy
15 �k BO, MU , KAA
�k
�k
�k
�0 , ą0 , �0 ó0 �kn0�e haha no hi - Mother's Day
haha ŻO�k ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse
o0 o0
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�ST� tomo dachi - friends, a friend
16 �S YUU a friend
�S
�S
�S
ć0 Ś0 �S�` yuu jou - friendship
tomo �S}YżV yuu kou koku - a friendly nation
h0 �0
|_sY kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend
17 sY ZYO, NYO a woman,
sY
sY
sY
�0 �0 , �0 �0 women, female sYn0P[ onna no ko - a girl
onna sY*Q jo yuu - an actress
J0 �0 B0
a man, men, male 7usY dan jo - men & women
18 7u DAN, NAN
7u
7u
7u
Ą0 ó0 , Ę0 ó0 7u�0W0D0 otoko rashi - manly, like a man
otoko ę
7u yuki otoko - the abominable snowman
J0 h0 S0
�e,g�N ni hon jin - a Japanese person
�N
19 �N JIN, NIN person,
�N
�N
�0 ó0 , �0 ó0 people, man 'Y�N otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular]
hito ��N bi jin - a beautiful woman
r0 h0
P[�O ko domo - children, child
P[
20 P[ SHI, SU a child, a kid,
P[
P[
�0, ą0 children, the young 7un0P[ otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]
ko P[+s ko neko - kitten [child cat]
S0 J0Ó�P[ okashi - candy, sweets
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B0�0�e aru hi - one day
21 �e NICHI, JITSU the sun, day
�e
�e
�e
�0 �0 , �0 �0 �k�e mai nichi - everyday
hi , ka ĘN�e kyou - today [irregular]
r0 , K0 �e�f�e nichi you bi - Sunday
Ng ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]
22 g GETSU , GATSU month, the moon
g
g
g
�0 �0 , L0 d0 ĘNg kon getsu - this month
tsuki g tsuki - the moon
d0 M0 g�f�e getsu you bi - Monday
ą�kp hana bi - fireworks
23 kp KA fire, light
kp
kp
kp
�0 kpą� hi bana - sparks
hi kpq\ ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain]
r0 kp�f�e ka you bi - Tuesday
'Y4l oo mizu - flood [lit. big water]
24 4l SUI water
4l
4l
4l
ą0 ń0 4l@w mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit
mizu 4l�f�e sui you bi - Wednesday
0 Z0
(g{v�0 ki nobori - tree climbing
25 (g MOKU, BOKU tree, wood
(g
(g
(g
�0 Ż0 , �0 Ż0 ~gn0(g matsu no ki - pine tree
ki , ko (g�f�e moku you bi - Thursday
M0 , S0
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J0Ńę okane - money
26 Ńę KIN , KON gold , money
Ńę
Ńę
Ńę
�0 ó0 , ł0 ó0 [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]
kane, kana �ŚŃę shou kin - prize money
K0 m0 , K0 j0 Ńę�f�e kin you bi - Friday
Ś|W nen do - clay
27 W DO, TO earth, ground, soil
W
W
W
�0 , �0 W0W to chi - ground, area, soil
tsuchi W�f�e do you bi - Saturday
d0 a0
�e,g ni hon - Japan
28 ,g HON book,
,g
,g
,g
�0 ó0 counter for long, u},g e hon - a picture book (for children)
moto slender objects ,g hon - a book
�0 h0
YO0 natsu yasumi - summer vacation
29 O KYUU rest, vacation
O
O
O
�0 �0 Ś0 yasumu
J0O0j0U0D0 oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'
"0 Y0 �0
�e,gś� ni hon go - Japanese
30 ś� GO word, speech,
ś�
ś�
ś�
�0 a language irś� mono gatari - a story, tale, legend
katari , kata(ru) narration, żVś� koku go - national language
K0 _0 �0 , K0 _0 ( �0 ) to tell, to speak (in Japan, Japanese)
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Nt^ ichi nen - one year
31 t^ NEN year
t^
t^
t^
�0 ó0 ŚNt^MR ne nen mae - two years ago
toshi St^ kyo nen - last year
h0 W0
HSŚ_ go go - afternoon (PM)
32 HS GO noon
HS
HS
HS
�0 HSMR go zen - morning (AM)
uma HSŚ_ŚNBf go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon
F0 ~0
TMR na mae - name
33 MR ZEN before, in front of,
MR
MR
MR
ź0 ó0 previous MRłfM0 mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing]
mae ŚNt^MR ne nen mae - two years ago-
~0 H0
gŚ_ sai go - the last, the end, conclusion
34 Ś_ GO , KOU behind , after
Ś_
Ś_
Ś_
�0 , ł0 Ś0 Ś_ć0 ushiro - behind
nochi, ushiro Ś_łfM0 ata gaki - postscript, afterword
n0 a0 , F0 W0 ć0
Bf�� ji kan - time
35 Bf JI time
Bf
Bf
Bf
�0 Bf0 toki doki - sometimes
toki _l8bBfćN e do ji dai - the Edo period
h0 M0 UOBfg0Y0K0� nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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Bf�� ji kan - time
36 �� KAN , KEN interval, space
��
��
��
�0 ó0 , ą0 ó0 room, time aida , ma E\�� i ma - living room
B0 D0 `0 , ~0
�k�e mai nichi - everyday
37 �k MAI , BAI each , every
�k
�k
�k
�0 ń0 , �0 ń0 �kg mai asa - every morning
gotoni
�k1� mai shuu - every week
T0 h0 ( k0 )
HQu sen sei - teacher
38 HQ SEN previous, ahead
HQ
HQ
HQ
0 ó0 i0F0^0
0J0HQk0 douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.
saki HQ�e sen jitsu - the other day
U0 M0
ĘNg kon getsu - this month
ĘN
39 ĘN KON, KIN now, the present
ĘN
ĘN
ł0 ó0 , �0 ó0 ĘNifo0 kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night]
ima ĘNŚ^ kon do - next time
D0 ~0
UO�N nan nin - how many people?
40 UO KA what, how many
UO
UO
UO
�0 UOK0 nani ka - something
nani , nan UO� nani? - What?
j0 k0 , j0 �0 UOBfg0Y0K0� nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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:gn0 N tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above]
41 N JOU, KAMI top, above, on
N
N
N
�0 �0 Ś0 , �0 �0 NKb jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand]
ue, uwa t^ N toshi ue - older, old (in years)
F0 H0 , F0 Ź0
tN kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]
42 N KA, GE bottom, under,
N
N
N
�0 , �0 down 0WN chi ka - underground, basement
shita, shimo, moto t^N toshi shita - junior, younger, young
W0 _0 , W0 �0 , �0 h0
ć]Kb hidari te - left hand
43 ć] SA left
ć]
ć]
ć]
�0 ć]łć hidari ashi - left leg
hidari :gn0ć] tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk
r0 `0 �0
óS�v migi me - right eye
óS
44 óS U, YUU right
óS
óS
Ś0, ć0 Ś0 óS�0�0�0 migi pe-ji - right page (of a book)
migi óSKb migi te - right hand
0 N0
-Nqg chuu tou - the Middle East
qg
45 qg TOU, TSUU east
qg
qg
�0 Ś0 , �0 Ś0 qgó0�0ó0 higashi ajia - East Asia
higashi qgŹN tou kyou - Tokyo
r0 L0 W0
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�ćS nishi guchi - west entrance
46 � SEI , SAI west
�
�
�
0 ń0 ,�0 ń0 ó�� kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai
nishi ��0ń0�0 nishi doitsu - West Germany
k0 W0 'Y�m tai sei you - the Atlantic
qgWSó0�0ó0 tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia
47 WS NAN south
WS
WS
WS
Ę0 ó0 WSui nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
minami WSs| nan bei - South America
0 j0 0
Só0�0ę0�0 kita amerika - North America
48 S HOKU,BOKU north
S
S
S
�0 Ż0, �0 Ż0 SŹN pekin - Bei jin (In China)
kita WSS&b�N nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War
M0 _0 SwmS� hokkai dou - Hokkaido
YżV�N gai koku jin - foreigner
49 Y GAI, GE outside, foreign
Y
Y
Y
Ź0 ń0, �0 YżVś� gai koku go - foreign language
sato, hoka Yg0J�|0F0 soto de asobou - Let's play outside!
U0 h0 , {0 K0
TMR na mae - name
50 T MEI name, fame,
T
T
T
�0 ń0 famous g T yuu mei - famous
na s^�N T hiragana - Hiragana
j0 �yn0 TMRo0a�a�a�g0Y00 watashi no namae wa ... desu.
- My name is &
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gؚ sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
51 ؚ KOU high, costly, tall
ؚ
ؚ
ؚ
ł0 Ś0 ؚ!hu kou kou sei - a high school student
taka, takai
ؚD0Ó0�0 takai biru - a tall building
_0 K0 ,_0 K0 ( D0 )
\f[!h shou gakkou - elementary school
52 \ SHOU small, little
\
\
\
�0 �0 Ś0 \U0D0ś[ chiisai ie - a small house
chiisai
\Ź� shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)
a0 D0 ( U0 D0 )
N�e-N ichi nichi juu - all day long
53 -N CHUU middle, center,
-N
-N
-N
�0 �0 Ś0 within, inside ś[n0-N ie no naka - inside the house
naka �R7_-N ben kyou chuu - while studying,
j0 K0 in the midst of studying
'Yf[ dai gaku - university, college
54 'Y TAI, DAI big, large, great
'Y
'Y
'Y
ż0 ń0 , Ą0 ń0 'YM0D0�_ ookii kokoro - a big heart
ookii
'YO tai kai - big meet, convention, rally
J0 J0 ( M0 D0 )
!hw�HQu kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
55 w� CHOU , JOU leader , long
w�
w�
w�
�0 �0 Ś0,�0 �0 Ś0 >yw� sha chou - a company president
nagai
w�D0S� nagai michi - a long road
j0 L0 D0
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JS�0g han ka getsu - half a month
56 JS HAN half
JS
JS
JS
�0 ó0 JSg han getsu - a half moon
nakaba
JS�\ han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]
j0 K0 ( p0 )
JSR han bun - half
57 R BUN,FUN, a part, share,
R
R
R
�0 ó0 , �0 ó0 to divide, separate Ł�R bu bun - a part
wakeru
to understand lR ki bun - feeling, mood
Ź0 ( Q0 �0 ) RK0�0~0W0_0 wakarimashita - I understand
Ńyf[ ka gaku - science
58 f[ GAKU, KAKU learning, science,
f[
f[
f[
Ź0 Ż0, �0 Ż0 to learn -Nf[!h chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS
manabu
pef[ suu gaku - math, arithmetic
~0 j0 ( v0 )
f[!h gakkou - school
59 !h KOU school
!h
!h
!h
ł0 Ś0 ؚ!h kou kou - senior high school
!hQ kou nai - within the school, on school grounds
f[u kaku sei - a student
60 u SEI, SHOU birth, life,
u
u
u
0 ń0 , �0 �0 Ś0 to give birth, Nu isshou - all life, a lifetime
ikiru , umareru
to live �Nu jin sei - life (human)
D0 ( M0 �0 ) , HQu sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...
F0 ( ~0 Ś0 �0 )
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kpq\ ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain]
61 q\ SAN mountain
q\
q\
q\
�0 ó0 �[�Xq\ fu ji san - Mt. fuji
yama T00n0q\ gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage
"0 ~0 q\ yama - a mountain
Ż] kawa - a river
62 Ż] SEN a river, stream
Ż]
Ż]
Ż]
0 ó0 ówŻ]w ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu)
kawa \Ż] o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]
K0 Ź0
}vD0 shiroi - the color white
63 }v HAKU white
}v
}v
}v
�0 Ż0 }vB0�0 shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant]
shiroi
}v�ś haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]
W0 ć0 ( D0 )
)Y�N ten jou - ceiling
64 )Y TEN heaven, the sky
)Y
)Y
)Y
Ć0 ó0 )Yl ten ki - weather
ama , ame )YżV ten goku - heaven, paradise
B0 ~0 , B0 �0 )YMb ten sai - genius
Ł
ame - rain
65 Ł
U rain
Ł

Ł

Ł

Ś0 Ł
4l ama mizu - rain water
ame, ama 'YŁ
oo ame - heavy rain
B0 �0 , B0 ~0
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�
� den sha - (electric) train
66 �
DEN , TEN electricity,
�

�

�

�0 ó0, Ć0 ó0 electric powered �
`l den chi - a battery
inazuma �
q� den wa - a telephone
D0 j0 Z0 ~0 �
l den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)
zzl kuu ki - air, atmosphere
67 l KI , KE spirit, intention,
l
l
l
�0 , ą0
mind, power, CQl gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit
iki energy �Nl nin ki - popular
D0 M0
�� ji ten sha - bicycle
68 � SHA car, vehicle
�
�
�
�0 ć0 �
� den sha - train
kuruma Qe%`� kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance
O0 �0 ~0
ÓżV kan koku - Korea
69 żV KOKU country, a nation
żV
żV
żV
ł0 Ż0 YżV gai koku - foreign country
kuni -NżV chuu goku - China
O0 k0
CSąQ sen en - 1000 yen
70 ąQ EN a circle, yen
ąQ
ąQ
ąQ
�0 ó0 ąQؚ en daka - a high yen rate
marui
ąQł0K0O0 en o kaku - draw a circle
~0 �0 ( D0 )
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ń�Oq� ei kai wa - English conversation (class)
71 q� WA a talk, a topic,
q�
q�
q�
�0 a story fq� mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend
hanashi , hanasu
Kbq� shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]
o0 j0 W0
o0 j0 ( Y0 )
�e^� shin bun - newspaper
72 ^� BUN , MON to hear, listen, ask
^�
^�
^�
�0 ó0,�0 ó0 ^�D0f0NU0D0 kiite kudasai - please listen
kiku ,kikoeru
g�e�e^� asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper
M0 ( O0 ) , M0 ( S0 H0 �0 )
�Śy0ir tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
73 �Ś JIKI , SHOKU eating, a meal,
�Ś
�Ś
�Ś
�0 �0 , �0 �0 Ż0
food �Śy0_0D0 tabetai - (I) want to eat
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) �Ś�N shoku ji - a meal
M0 ( O0 ) , M0 ( S0 H0 �0 )
��0"0Y0D0 yomi yasui - easy to read
74 �� DOKU to read
��
��
��
�0 Ż0
��łf doku sho - reading
yo (mu ) ���0g0NU0D0 yonde kudasai - please read
�0 ( �0 )
*geg mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come]
75 eg RAI to come
eg
eg
eg
�0 ń0 egg rai getsu - next month
kuru , kitaru
śQeg�0 de ki ru - able to do something, ready for
O0(�0) , M0( _0 �0 )
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óVłf(� to sho kan - library
76 łf SHO book, document
łf
łf
łf
�0 �0
V�łf sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]
ka ( ku ) śŹłf ji sho - dictionary
K0 ( O0 )
��[0f0 misete - show me!
77 �� KEN to see,
��
��
��
ą0 ó0 to show ą��� hana mi - flower viewing,
miru , mieru watching cherry blossoms in April
0 (�0) , 0 (H0 �0) ��H0�0 mieru - be able to see, visible
L�M0~0W0�0F0 ikimashou - Let's go!
78 L� KOU, GYOU to go
L�
L�
L�
ł0 Ś0 , �0 �0 Ś0 �łL� gin kou - bank
iku , yuku
�eL� ryo kou - a trip, travel
D0 ( O0 ) , ą0 ( O0 )
śQćS de guchi - exit
79 śQ SHUTSU to go out, leave
śQ
śQ
śQ
�0 �0 �0 śQzv shuppatsu - to go, departure
dasu , deru
`D0śQY0 omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect
`0 ( Y0 ) ,g0 ( �0 )
-NeQ�0 naka iri - intermission (of a play)
80 eQ NYUU enter, to go in,
eQ
eQ
eQ
�0 �0 Ś0 to insert eQćS iri guchi - an entrance
hairu , iru , ireru
Kbk0eQ�0 te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...
o0 D0(�0),D0(�0),D0(Ś0�0)
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