JLPT list

The 80 JLPT N5 kanji

80 kanji at this level, 80 in total since N5. They're sorted from most to least common: start at the top.

The basics: numbers, days, directions, everyday verbs. Enough for a train station or a simple menu.

Complete level: every page has its memory hook and vocabulary. And the whole N5 level is free in Kanzen, no card required.

Order: frequency of use in written Japanese.

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.