JLPT study
The kanji you need for the JLPT, level by level.
All 2,135 kanji from N5 to N1, sorted from most to least useful. Meanings, readings, stroke order: study here for free, then make them stick with Kanzen.
JLPT N5
Full pages80 kanji · 80 in total
The basics: numbers, days, directions, everyday verbs. Enough for a train station or a simple menu.
See the N5 kanji →JLPT N4
170 kanji · 250 in total
Everyday life becomes readable: weather, family, work, shopping.
See the N4 kanji →JLPT N3
370 kanji · 620 in total
The tipping point: social media, simple articles, almost all signage.
See the N3 kanji →JLPT N2
380 kanji · 1000 in total
General news becomes readable, with the occasional lookup.
See the N2 kanji →JLPT N1
1135 kanji · 2135 in total
Full reading: novels, editorials, contracts.
See the N1 kanji →- Which JLPT level can you already read?Four kanji per level, from N5 to N1. Pick the right meaning. The test stops when a level gets too hard.Test my level →
How to study JLPT kanji
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One level at a time
Each level builds on the ones below: aiming for N3 means knowing the N5 and N4 kanji too. Start with the first level you haven't mastered yet. The level test helps you find it.
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In list order
Each list is sorted from most to least common. The first kanji show up everywhere: they're the ones that get you reading fastest.
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Right before you forget
Reading a list once isn't enough. Reviewing each kanji at the right moment, at longer and longer intervals, is what makes it last until exam day. That's exactly what Kanzen does.
What you'll find on every page
- The meaning and every reading, on'yomi and kun'yomi
- Stroke order, animated then stroke by stroke
- The components the kanji is built from
- For N5: the readings to learn first, common vocabulary and a memory hook
The JLPT hasn't published an official kanji list since 2010. These lists follow the level split used in Kanzen, close to the one in textbooks.
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.