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Essential Kanji in Japanese · JLPT N5

20 Japanese words and phrases for essential kanji, at JLPT N5 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

私わたし watashi

I; me; private

私立

しりつ

private (institution)
日ひ hi

day; sun

日本

にほん

Japan
本ほん hon

book; origin; main

本

ほん

book
人ひと hito

person; human being

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person
大おお ō

big; large; great

大学

だいがく

university
中なか naka

middle; inside; center

中学

ちゅうがく

middle school
上うえ ue

up; above; top

上手

じょうず

skillful; good at
下した shita

down; below; under

地下

ちか

underground; basement
学がく gaku

study; learning

学生

がくせい

student
生せい sei

life; birth; raw

生活

せいかつ

daily life; living
年とし toshi

year; age

来年

らいねん

next year
時とき toki

time; hour

時間

じかん

time; hour
出で de

go out; exit; put out

出発

しゅっぱつ

departure
見み mi

see; look; view

意見

いけん

opinion
行い i

go; carry out

旅行

りょこう

travel; trip
目め me

eye

目的

もくてき

purpose; goal
口くち kuchi

mouth; opening

人口

じんこう

population
手て te

hand

歌手

かしゅ

singer
名な na

name; fame

有名

ゆうめい

famous
国くに kuni

country; nation

外国

がいこく

foreign country

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