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.
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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 | ⼒ | power, strength, strong, tension, endure, exert | ちから | リョク、 リキ、 リイ |
| 3 | ⼝ | mouth | くち | コウ、 ク |
| 3 | ⼯ | craftsmanship, construction, katakana and radical (n. 48) | コウ、 ク、 グ | |
| 3 | ⼣ | afternoon | ゆう | セキ |
| 4 | ⽜ | cow | うし | ギュウ |
| 4 | ⽝ | dog | いぬ、 いぬ- | ケン |
| 4 | 元 | beginning, formerly, origin | もと | ゲン、 ガン |
| 4 | 公 | public, prince, official, governmental | おおやけ | コウ、 ク |
| 4 | ⽌ | stop, stop | I'm sorry, but it seems that the text you provided mainly consists of Japanese language terms and lacks a direct Portuguese (pt) text to translate. If you have a specific text in Portuguese that you'd like me to translate to English, please provide it, and I'd be happy to help! | シ |
| 4 | ⼿ | hand | て、 て-、 -て、た- | シュ、 ズ |
| 4 | 少 | few, little | すく.ない、 すこ.し | ショウ |
| 4 | ⺗ | heart, mind, spirit, radical heart (n. 61) | こころ、 -ごころ | シン |
| 4 | 切 | cut, cut, be sharp | The input consists solely of Japanese kanji and kana that do not require translation into English. It appears to list various forms of the verb "切る" (to cut). Therefore, no translation is necessary. | セツ、 サイ |
| 4 | 不 | negative, not-, bad, ugly, clumsy | フ、 ブ | |
| 4 | 文 | sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67) | ふみ、 あや | ブン、 モン |
| 4 | ⽅ | direction, person, alternative | かた、 -かた、 -がた | ホウ |
| 5 | 以 | by means of, because, in view of, compared to | もっ.て | イ |
| 5 | 去 | was, past, leave, leave, occur, eliminate, divorce | さ.る、 -さ.る | キョ、 コ |
| 5 | 兄 | older brother | あに | ケイ、 キョウ |
| 5 | 古 | old | ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す | コ |
| 5 | 広 | wide, spacious, spacious | wide, to spread, to expand, to widen, to broaden | コウ |
| 5 | 仕 | participate, make, official, serve | つか.える | シ、 ジ |
| 5 | 写 | copy, be photographed, describe | utsu. su, utsu. ru, utsu-, utsu. shi | シャ、 ジャ |
| 5 | 主 | mister, chief, master, main thing, main | ぬし、 おも、 あるじ | シュ、 ス、 シュウ |
| 5 | 正 | correct, justice, fair, 10 ** 40 | just, correct, exactly, precisely | セイ、 ショウ |
| 5 | 世 | generation, world, society, audience | よ | セイ、 セ、 ソウ |
| 5 | 代 | replace, change, convert, substitute, period, age, counter for decades, eras, etc., generation, charge, fee, rate | The provided text consists of Japanese words and kanji. It does not contain any Portuguese content to translate into English. Please provide a string in Portuguese that requires translation. | ダイ、 タイ |
| 5 | 台 | pedestal, support, counter for machines and vehicles | うてな、 われ、 つかさ | ダイ、 タイ |
| 5 | ⽥ | rice field, paddy rice | た | デン |
| 5 | 冬 | winter | ふゆ | トウ |
| 5 | ⺫ | eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, please | め、 -め、 ま- | モク、 ボク |
| 5 | ⽤ | utilize, business, service, use, employ | もち.いる | ヨウ |
| 5 | ⽴ | 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 | 安 | relax, cheap, low, calm, rested, happy, peaceful | cheap, to rest, cheap, tranquil | アン |
| 6 | 会 | meeting, get to know, party, association, interview, participate | あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる | カイ、 エ |
| 6 | 考 | consider, think about | かんが.える、 かんが.え | コウ |
| 6 | 死 | death die | し.ぬ、 し.に- | シ |
| 6 | 字 | character, letter, word, village section | あざ、 あざな、 -な | ジ |
| 6 | 自 | yourself | みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと | ジ、 シ |
| 6 | 色 | cor | いろ | ショク、 シキ |
| 6 | 早 | early, fast | はや.い、 はや、はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、さ- | ソウ、 サッ |
| 6 | 多 | many, frequent, very | おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る | タ |
| 6 | 地 | earth, earth | チ、 ジ | |
| 6 | 同 | same, agree, same | おな.じ | ドウ |
| 6 | 肉 | meat | しし | ニク |
| 6 | 有 | to possess, to have, to exist, to happen, to occur, approximately | あ.る | ユウ、 ウ |
| 7 | 医 | doctor, medicine | い.やす、 い.する、 くすし | イ |
| 7 | 花 | flower | はな | カ、 ケ |
| 7 | 究 | research | きわ.める | キュウ、 ク |
| 7 | 近 | close, early, similar, equivalent | ちか.い | キン、 コン |
| 7 | ⾔ | say word | い.う、 こと | ゲン、 ゴン |
| 7 | 作 | make, produce, prepare, build | つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り | サク、 サ |
| 7 | 私 | private me | わたくし、 わたし | シ |
| 7 | 社 | company, enterprise, office, association, sanctuary | やしろ | シャ |
| 7 | 住 | inhabit, reside, live, inhabit | す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい | ジュウ、 ヂュウ、チュウ |
| 7 | 図 | map, design, plan, extraordinary, audacious | え、 はか.る | ズ、 ト |
| 7 | ⾚ | red | red, reddish, to become red, to make red | セキ、 シャク |
| 7 | 走 | run | はし.る | ソウ |
| 7 | ⻊ | leg, foot, to be sufficient, counter for pairs of shoes | あし、 た.りる、た.る、 た.す | ソク |
| 7 | 体 | body, substance, object, reality, image counter | からだ、 かたち | タイ、 テイ |
| 7 | 町 | city, village, block, street | まち | チョウ |
| 7 | 弟 | younger brother, faithful service to the elders | おとうと | テイ、 ダイ、 デ |
| 7 | 売 | to sell | う.る、 う.れる | バイ |
| 7 | 別 | separate, branch, diverge, fork, other, extra, especially | わか.れる、 わ.ける | ベツ |
| 8 | 英 | England, English, Hero, Excellent, Chalice | はなぶさ | エイ |
| 8 | 画 | 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 | 京 | capital, 10 ** 16 | みやこ | キョウ、 ケイ、 キン |
| 8 | 空 | void, sky, void, vacant, void | Sora, a.k.a, a.k.i, a.k.eru, kara, su.k.u, su.kasu, munashii. | クウ |
| 8 | 始 | start, start | はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる | シ |
| 8 | 使 | use, send on a mission, order, messenger, sent, ambassador, cause | tsuka.u, tsuka.i, -tsuka.i, -duka.i | シ |
| 8 | 姉 | older sister | あね、 はは | シ |
| 8 | 事 | subject, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly | こと、 つか.う、つか.える | ジ、 ズ |
| 8 | 者 | someone person | もの | シャ |
| 8 | 青 | blue green | あお、 あお-、 あお.い | セイ、 ショウ |
| 8 | 知 | you know wisdom | し.る、 し.らせる | チ |
| 8 | 注 | spill, irrigate, shed (tears), flow in, concentrate, notes, comment, jot down | そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、つ.ぐ | チュウ |
| 8 | 店 | shop, shop | みせ、 たな | テン |
| 8 | 服 | clothing, admit, obey, high | フク | |
| 8 | 物 | thing, object, subject | もの、 もの- | ブツ、 モツ |
| 8 | 歩 | floor, stairway | ある.く、 あゆ.む | ホ、 ブ、 フ |
| 8 | 妹 | younger sister | いもうと | マイ |
| 8 | 味 | flavor, flavor | あじ、 あじ.わう | ミ |
| 8 | 明 | shinning light | A. kari, a ka. rui, a ka. rumu, a ka. ramu, a ki. rakana, a. keru, -a. ke, a. ku, a. kuruu, a. kasu | メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン |
| 8 | 夜 | night night | よ、 よる | ヤ |
| 9 | 映 | reflect, reflection, projection | utsubu, utsusu, haeru, -bae | エイ |
| 9 | 屋 | roof, house, store, dealer, seller | や | オク |
| 9 | ⾳ | sound, noise | おと、 ね | オン、 イン、 -ノン |
| 9 | 海 | Sea ocean | うみ | カイ |
| 9 | 界 | world, limit | カイ | |
| 9 | 急 | 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 | polish, study, sharpen | と.ぐ | ケン |
| 9 | 建 | Build | to build, -to build, to establish, to stand | 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 | シ |
| 9 | 持 | hold, have | も.つ、 -も.ち、も.てる | ジ |
| 9 | 室 | room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar | むろ | シツ |
| 9 | 秋 | autumn | あき、 とき | シュウ |
| 9 | 重 | heavy, important, esteem, respect, to pile up, to pile up, nest of boxes | Eh, omoi, omori, omonau, kasaneru, kasanaru, omo | ジュウ、 チョウ |
| 9 | 春 | spring, spring (season) | はる | シュン |
| 9 | 送 | escort, send | おく.る | ソウ |
| 9 | 待 | wait, it depends | ま.つ、 -ま.ち | タイ |
| 9 | 茶 | tea | チャ、 サ | |
| 9 | No translation needed as "昼" means "daytime" in English. | day, noon | ひる | チュウ |
| 9 | 度 | degrees, occurrence, time, occurrence counter, consider, attitude | たび、 -た.い | ド、 ト、 タク |
| 9 | 発 | departure, download, publication, issuance, departure, disclosure, shot counter | ta. tsu, aba. ku, oko. ru, tsuka. wasu, hana. tsu | ハツ、 ホツ |
| 9 | 品 | bens, refinement, dignity, article, dining counter | しな | ヒン、 ホン |
| 9 | 風 | wind, air, style, way | かぜ、 かざ- | フウ、 フ |
| 9 | 洋 | ocean, sea, aliens, western style | ヨウ | |
| 10 | 借 | borrow, rent | か.りる | シャク |
| 10 | 員 | employee, member, number, responsible | イン | |
| 10 | 院 | Inst., Institution, Temple, Mansion, School | イン | |
| 10 | 夏 | summer | なつ | カ、 ガ、 ゲ |
| 10 | 家 | 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 | kaeru, kaesu, okuru, totsugu | キ |
| 10 | 起 | wake up, wake up, get up | Wake up, happen, cause, bring about, stand up. | キ |
| 10 | 紙 | paper | かみ | シ |
| 10 | 真 | true, reality, buddhist sect | ま、 ま-、 まこと | シン |
| 10 | 通 | traffic, passage, avenue, displacement, card counter, notes, documents, etc. | tooru, toori, -toori, -doori, toosu, tooshi, -dooshi, kayou | ツウ、 ツ |
| 10 | 特 | special | トク | |
| 10 | 病 | sick | や.む、 -や.み、 やまい | ビョウ、 ヘイ |
| 10 | 勉 | effort, effort, encourage, strive, make an effort, diligent | つと.める | ベン |
| 10 | 旅 | trip | たび | リョ |
| 10 | 料 | fee, materials | リョウ | |
| 11 | 悪 | bad, vice, scoundrel, false, evil, wrong | bad, evil, unpleasant, hateful, - Oh, where, where on earth, to hate | アク、 オ |
| 11 | 魚 | fish | うお、 さかな、 -ざかな | ギョ |
| 11 | 教 | teach faith doctrine | おし.える、 おそ.わる | キョウ |
| 11 | 強 | Strong | strong, become strong, be able to strengthen, be able to, scary | キョウ、 ゴウ |
| 11 | 黒 | Black | くろ、 くろ.ずむ、くろ.い | コク |
| 11 | 終 | end, end | Finish, -finish, to finish, to end, finally, at last. | シュウ |
| 11 | 週 | week | シュウ | |
| 11 | 習 | learn | なら.う、 なら.い | シュウ、 ジュ |
| 11 | 族 | tribe family | ゾク | |
| 11 | ⿃ | bird, chicken | とり | チョウ |
| 11 | 転 | 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 | 動 | move, movement, change, confusion, change, shake | うご.く、 うご.かす | ドウ |
| 11 | 堂 | public chamber hall | ドウ | |
| 11 | 問 | question ask problem | と.う、 と.い、 とん | モン |
| 11 | 野 | plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life | の、 の- | ヤ、 ショ |
| 11 | 理 | logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth | ことわり | リ |
| 12 | 飲 | drink, smoke, take | の.む、 -の.み | イン、 オン |
| 12 | 運 | carry, luck, fate, destiny, lot, transport, progress, advancement | はこ.ぶ | ウン |
| 12 | 開 | open, unfold, not seal | open, opening, -open, can open, open, to open | カイ |
| 12 | 集 | gather, gather, gather, swarm, herd | あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う | シュウ |
| 12 | 場 | location | ば | ジョウ、 チョウ |
| 12 | 貸 | to lend | か.す、 か.し-、 かし- | タイ |
| 12 | 着 | No, come, use, make a counter for clothes | き.る, -ぎ, き.せる, -き.せ, つ.く, つ.ける | チャク、 ジャク |
| 12 | 朝 | morning, dynasty, regime, era, period, North Korea | あさ | チョウ |
| 12 | 答 | solution, answer | こた.える、 こた.え | トウ |
| 12 | 道 | road, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings | みち、 いう | ドウ、 トウ |
| 12 | 買 | Buy | か.う | バイ |
| 12 | 飯 | meal cooked rice | めし | ハン |
| 13 | 意 | idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking | イ | |
| 13 | 楽 | music, comfort, ease | たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む | ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ |
| 13 | 漢 | Sino-, China | カン | |
| 13 | 業 | business, vocation, arts, performance | わざ | ギョウ、 ゴウ |
| 13 | 試 | test, attempt, attempt, experiment, ordeal | こころ.みる、 ため.す | シ |
| 13 | 新 | New | あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい- | シン |
| 14 | 駅 | station | エキ | |
| 14 | 歌 | song, sing | うた、 うた.う | カ |
| 14 | 銀 | silver | しろがね | ギン |
| 15 | 質 | substance, quality, matter, temperament | たち、 ただ.す、もと、 わりふ | シツ、 シチ、 チ |
| 16 | 館 | building, mansion, grand building, palace | やかた、 たて | カン |
| 16 | 親 | father, intimacy, relative, familiarity, card dealer (cards) | Oh, oh— dear, to become close. | シン |
| 18 | 験 | verification, effect, test | あかし、 しるし、ため.す、 ためし | ケン、 ゲン |
| 18 | 題 | topic, subject | ダイ | |
| 18 | 曜 | 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 |
| 開 | kai | open |
| 明 | mei | shine |
| 引 | hiki | arguments |
| 田 | ta | rice field |
| 通 | tsū | through |
| 低 | tei | down |
| 好 | kō | good |
| 頭 | head | head |
| 犬 | inu | dog |
| 暑 | shokuryō | heat |
| 界 | sakai | field |
| 野 | no | field |
| 都 | to | capital |
| 持 | mochi | equity |
| 肉 | meat | meat |
| 家 | ie | house |
| 起 | ki | cause |
| 早 | haya | I give up |
| 画 | ga | scenario |
| 茶 | tea | tea |
| 町 | town | city |
| 市 | Shikoku-ben: | city |
| 事 | koto | thing |
| 集 | shū | collection |
| 飯 | rice | food |
| 方 | hō | how |
| 知 | chi | knowledge |
| 色 | color | cor |
| 心 | heart | heart |
| 体 | body | body |
| 走 | sō | run |
| 短 | so much | short |
| 急 | nine | suddenly |
| 歩 | fu | step |
| 図 | zu | drawing |
| 別 | separate | different |
| 遠 | en | distant |
| 病 | yamai | disease |
| 曜 | hello | Sunday |
| 堂 | dō | "how" |
| 合 | awase | what if |
| 貸 | kashi | loan |
| 借 | kari | loans |
| 区 | Ku | infirmary |
| 工 | kō | engineering |
| 仕 | Shikoku-ben: | specifications |
| 待 | town | wait |
| 私 | watakushi | I |
| 験 | gen | experience |
| 顔 | face | face |
| 楽 | raku | easy |
| 映 | hey | movie |
| 終 | end | final |
| 林 | hayashi | forest |
| 切 | setsu | forum |
| 強 | today | strength |
| 弱 | jaku | weak |
| 寒 | kan | cold |
| 代 | dai | generation |
| 理 | ri | management |
| 味 | aji | like |
| 太 | futoshi | big |
| 族 | zoku | group |
| 始 | Shikoku-ben: | hajime |
| 漢 | kan | han |
| 洋 | hello | hiroshi |
| 院 | in | hospital |
| 英 | hey | English |
| 意 | i | intention |
| 冬 | tō | winter |
| 妹 | little sister | sister |
| 姉 | ane | sister |
| 兄 | ani | brother |
| 弟 | younger brother | younger brother |
| 研 | ken | ken |
| 建 | ken | ken |
| 池 | ike | lagoon |
| 広 | hiro | wide |
| 洗 | arai | to wash |
| 場 | ba | place, put |
| 所 | tokoro | place, put |
| 軽 | kei | light |
| 光 | hikari | light |
| 森 | forest | wood |
| 以 | i | more than |
| 悪 | "aku" | bad |
| 朝 | super | morning |
| 館 | inn | mansion |
| 海 | sea | sea |
| 医 | i | doctor |
| 昼 | lunch | noon |
| 員 | -in | member |
| 品 | hin | merchandise |
| 台 | dai | table |
| 同 | dō | even |
| 死 | Shikoku-ben: | death |
| 動 | dō | movement |
| 乗 | jō | multiply |
| 世 | Hello! How can I assist you today? | world |
| 歌 | song | music |
| 不 | fu | no |
| 夜 | night | night |
| 注 | chū | note |
| 物 | mono | object |
| 考 | thought | observations |
| 元 | moto | origin |
| 秋 | shū | autumn |
| 親 | oya | father |
| 紙 | kami | paper |
| 用 | hello | for |
| 止 | tome | stop |
| 鳥 | tori | bird |
| 思 | I think | to think |
| 問 | mon | asking |
| 字 | ji | character |
| 近 | kin | close |
| 首 | neck | neck |
| 重 | jū | weight |
| 究 | kiwamu | research |
| 者 | mono | person |
| 民 | min | people |
| 力 | chikara | power |
| 門 | mon | gate |
| 銀 | gin | silver |
| 県 | ken | city hall |
| 黒 | black | black |
| 春 | shun | spring |
| 主 | sono | principal |
| 産 | san | production |
| 教 | today | professor |
| 自 | ji | own |
| 質 | shitsu | quality |
| 室 | shitsu | quarter |
| 京 | today | Kyoto |
| 特 | toku | resources |
| 正 | sei | regular |
| 薬 | medicine | medicine |
| 去 | sa | removed by |
| 答 | answer | respond |
| 転 | ten | rolando |
| 服 | fuku | clothes |
| 発 | hatsu | exit |
| 文 | bun | sentence |
| 有 | yū | yes |
| 音 | on | soul |
| 暗 | an | dark |
| 運 | one | luck |
| 進 | susumu | susumu |
| 夕 | yū | afternoon |
| 料 | -ryō | rate |
| 試 | me | attempts |
| 説 | setsu | theory |
| 地 | chi | earth |
| 写 | utsushi | shooting |
| 題 | dai | title |
| 度 | do | every time |
| 計 | kei | total |
| 働 | hatarake | work |
| 作 | saku | jobs |
| 業 | gō | jobs |
| 勉 | tsutomu | tsutomu |
| 使 | Shikoku-ben: | to use |
| 牛 | ushi | cow |
| 売 | uri | sales |
| 風 | kaze | wind |
| 夏 | natsu | summer |
| 真 | shin | truth |
| 青 | to | green |
| 菜 | na | greens |
| 赤 | aka | red |
| 着 | ki | dressing |
| 回 | kai | times |
| 旅 | tabi | trip |
| 村 | mura | village |
| 住 | jū | live |
| 便 | bin | fly |
| 声 | voice | voice |
| 屋 | ya | store |
| 送 | oku | send |
| 帰 | ki | return |
| 習 | 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!
