Today I present to you a list of the 500 most used Kanji by the Japanese. It is very helpful if you have doubts about which kanji to learn first.
- Day
- One
- Country
- Meeting
- Person
- Year
- Big
- Ten
- Two
- Book
- Middle
- Long
- Exit
- Three
- Same
- Time
- Politics
- Affair
- Self
- Go
- Company
- See
- Month
- Minute
- Discussion
- After
- Before
- People
- Life
- Link
- Five
- Issue
- Interval
- Opposition
- Above
- Part
- East
- Person
- Party
- Earth
- Combine
- City
- Business
- Inside
- Mutual
- Direction
- Four
- Decide
- Now
- Return
- New
- Place
- Gold
- Member
- Nine
- Enter
- Select
- Establish
- Open
- Hand
- Rice
- Power
- Study
- Question
- High
- Generation
- Bright
- Reality
- Adjust
- Body
- Change
- Field
- At
- Eight
- Six
- Approximately
- Main
- Topic
- Below
- Head
- Intention
- Law
- Not
- Come
- Make
- Nature
- Essential
- Use
- System
- Govern
- Degree
- Business
- Strong
- Spirit
- Small
- Seven
- Become
- Period
- Public
- Hold
- Field
- Cooperation
- Take
- Capital
- Peace
- Unification
- By
- Machine
- Flat
- Total
- Add
- Mountain
- Think
- House
- Talk
- World
- Receive
- District
- Area
- Many
- Prefecture
- Continue
- Advance
- Correct
- Safe
- Establish
- Protect
- Reform
- Number
- Record
- Institute
- Woman
- First
- North
- Noon
- Indicate
- Authority
- Heart
- World
- Support
- Number
- Production
- Conclusion
- Hundred
- Faction
- Point
- Teach
- Report
- Economy
- Write
- Government
- Active
- Source
- Before
- Common
- Gain
- Understand
- Name
- Exchange
- Resource
- Forecast
- River
- Direction
- Occasion
- Examine
- Win
- Surface
- Committee
- Announce
- Military
- Literature
- Counter
- Origin
- Heavy
- Near
- Thousand
- Consider
- Judgment
- Recognize
- Picture
- Sea
- Participate
- Sell
- Benefit
- Group
- Know
- Plan
- Road
- Trust
- Policy
- Gather
- Exist
- Case
- Group
- Separate
- Thing
- Side
- Responsibility
- Pull
- Use
- Request
- Place
- Next
- Water
- Half
- Product
- Last
- Discussion
- Plan
- Death
- Official
- Increase
- Relation
- Feeling
- Special
- Emotion
- Throw
- Show
- Change
- Hit
- Man
- Base
- Private
- Each
- Begin
- Island
- Direct
- Both
- Morning
- Reform
- Value
- Style
- Confirm
- Village
- Propose
- Operate
- End
- Election
- Result
- West
- Force
- Reduce
- Platform
- Wide
- Container
- Must
- Respond
- Performance
- Electricity
- Age
- Live
- Conflict
- Talk
- Ability
- None
- Again
- Rank
- Place
- Plan
- True
- Flow
- Pattern
- White
- Deep
- Character
- Answer
- Night
- Manufacture
- Ticket
- Situation
- Sound
- Apply
- Form
- Deliver
- Reach
- Supply
- Possible
- Role
- Structure
- Tree
- Divide
- Hear
- Body
- Cost
- Attach
- Implement
- Cut
- Reason
- Explain
- Turn
- Eat
- Compare
- Difficult
- Prevent
- Supplement
- Car
- Excellent
- Husband
- Research
- Collect
- Decision
- Well
- What
- South
- Stone
- Foot
- Different
- 消
- 境
- 神
- 番
- 規
- 術
- 護
- 展
- 態
- 導
- 鮮
- 備
- 宅
- 害
- 配
- 副
- 算
- 視
- 条
- 幹
- 独
- 警
- 宮
- 究
- 育
- 席
- 輸
- 訪
- 楽
- 起
- 万
- 着
- 乗
- 店
- 述
- 残
- 想
- 線
- 率
- 病
- 農
- 州
- 武
- 声
- 質
- 念
- 待
- 試
- 族
- 象
- 銀
- 域
- 助
- 労
- 例
- 衛
- 然
- 早
- 張
- 映
- 限
- 親
- 額
- 監
- 環
- 験
- 追
- 審
- 商
- 葉
- 義
- 伝
- 働
- 形
- 景
- 落
- 欧
- 担
- 好
- 退
- 準
- 賞
- 訴
- 辺
- 造
- 英
- 被
- 株
- 頭
- 技
- 低
- 毎
- 医
- 復
- 仕
- 去
- 姿
- 味
- 負
- 閣
- 韓
- 渡
- 失
- 移
- 差
- 衆
- 個
- 門
- 写
- 評
- 課
- 末
- 守
- 若
- 脳
- 極
- 種
- 美
- 岡
- 影
- 命
- 含
- 福
- 蔵
- 量
- 望
- 松
- 非
- 撃
- 佐
- 核
- 観
- 察
- 整
- 段
- 横
- 融
- 型
- 白
- 深
- 字
- 答
- 夜
- 製
- 票
- 況
- 音
- 申
- 様
- 財
- 港
- 識
- 注
- 呼
- 渉
- 達
For a focused study, check out The 150 most used Kanji in the Japanese language which complements this list.
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