JLPT N1 Kanji
All 253 kanji for JLPT N1 — stroke order, readings, mnemonics, and example words.
- 佐 assist (Saga)
- 滋 nourishing (Shiga)
- 亜 sub-/Asia
- 哀 pathos/sorrow
- 握 grasp/grip
- 嵐 storm
- 慰 console/comfort
- 姻 marriage/in-law
- 虞 fear/concern
- 牙 fang/tusk
- 瓦 roof tile
- 唆 incite/tempt
- 詐 deceive/fraud
- 鎖 chain
- 債 debt/bond
- 催 hold (event)/urge
- 宰 superintend/manage
- 栽 plant/cultivate
- 砕 smash/crush
- 斎 purification/study room
- 削 whittle/delete
- 搾 squeeze/extract
- 索 search/rope
- 錯 confused/mixed
- 撮 photograph/take (a shot)
- 擦 rub/scrape
- 暫 for a while
- 施 carry out/give
- 諮 consult/confer
- 賜 grant/bestow
- 雌 female (animal)
- 璽 imperial seal
- 軸 axis/shaft/scroll
- 慈 mercy/affection
- 漆 lacquer
- 疾 disease/swift
- 湿 damp/humid
- 赦 pardon/forgive
- 邪 wicked/evil
- 殊 particular/special
- 寿 longevity/congratulation
- 儒 Confucianism/scholar
- 囚 prisoner/capture
- 臭 stink/smell
- 愁 grief/lament
- 酬 reward/repay
- 醜 ugly/shameful
- 汁 juice/broth/soup
- 充 fill/allot
- 渋 astringent/reluctant
- 銃 gun/firearm
- 叔 uncle/aunt (younger)
- 淑 graceful/virtuous
- 粛 solemn/quiet
- 塾 cram school/private school
- 俊 genius/excellence
- 准 semi-/associate
- 循 circulate/follow
- 殉 martyrdom/die for
- 庶 commoners/all
- 緒 cord/beginning
- 叙 describe/confer rank
- 升 shō (measure)/rise
- 召 summon/call
- 奨 encourage/recommend
- 宵 early evening
- 尚 esteem/furthermore
- 床 floor/bed
- 渉 ford/negotiate
- 症 symptom/illness
- 祥 auspicious/good omen
- 紹 introduce/connect
- 詳 detailed
- 鐘 bell
- 冗 superfluous/redundant
- 嬢 young lady/Miss
- 錠 lock/pill (counter)
- 譲 yield/hand over
- 嘱 entrust/request
- 辱 disgrace/shame
- 伸 stretch/extend
- 辛 spicy/painful
- 審 examine/judge
- 紳 gentleman
- 刃 blade/edge
- 尋 inquire/seek
- 甚 extremely/intense
- 陣 camp/battle array
- 酢 vinegar
- 帥 commander/lead
- 睡 sleep/drowse
- 衰 decline/weaken
- 遂 accomplish/at last
- 酔 get drunk
- 髄 marrow/essence
- 崇 revere/lofty
- 枢 pivot/hub
- 据 set in place/install
- 杉 cedar/cryptomeria
- 瀬 rapids/shallows
- 斉 uniform/together
- 牲 sacrifice (animal)
- 婿 son-in-law/bridegroom
- 請 request/undertake
- 逝 pass away/depart
- 誓 vow/swear
- 斥 reject/repel
- 析 analyze/divide
- 隻 counter (ships)/single
- 惜 regret/grudge to lose
- 籍 register/membership
- 摂 take in/act for
- 窃 steal/secret
- 仙 hermit/wizard
- 扇 folding fan
- 栓 plug/stopper
- 旋 rotate/revolve
- 践 tread/practice
- 銑 pig iron
- 漸 gradually
- 禅 Zen/meditation
- 繕 mend/repair
- 塑 model/mold (clay)
- 措 set aside/measure
- 疎 sparse/estranged
- 礎 foundation stone
- 租 tax/tribute
- 粗 coarse/crude
- 双 pair/twin
- 喪 mourning/loss
- 壮 robust/manly/grand
- 荘 villa/solemn
- 捜 search/look for
- 挿 insert
- 掃 sweep
- 葬 bury/funeral
- 遭 encounter (misfortune)
- 槽 tank/tub/trough
- 燥 dry/parched
- 霜 frost
- 騒 make noise/clamor
- 藻 algae/seaweed
- 憎 hate/detest
- 贈 present/give a gift
- 即 immediate/namely
- 俗 vulgar/custom
- 賊 bandit/thief
- 堕 fall/degenerate
- 妥 compromise/peaceful
- 惰 lazy/idle
- 駄 worthless/burden
- 耐 endure/withstand
- 怠 neglect/be idle
- 替 replace/exchange
- 滞 stagnate/be delayed
- 胎 womb/embryo
- 袋 bag/sack
- 逮 apprehend/arrest
- 滝 waterfall
- 卓 table/eminent
- 託 entrust/pretext
- 濁 muddy/voiced (sound)
- 諾 consent/agree
- 但 however/provided that
- 棚 shelf/rack
- 丹 red/cinnabar/sincerity
- 嘆 grieve/lament
- 淡 faint/light (color/taste)
- 端 edge/end/proper
- 鍛 forge/temper/train
- 壇 platform/podium
- 痴 foolish/stupid
- 稚 young/childish
- 畜 livestock/raise
- 逐 pursue/one by one
- 秩 order/sequence
- 嫡 legitimate (heir)
- 衷 inmost heart/sincerity
- 弔 condolence/mourn
- 挑 challenge/defy
- 彫 carve/engrave
- 眺 gaze/view
- 釣 fish/angle
- 超 exceed/super-
- 跳 jump/leap
- 勅 imperial decree
- 朕 We (imperial 'I')
- 沈 sink/depressed
- 珍 rare/curious
- 鎮 calm/suppress
- 陳 state/display/old
- 漬 pickle/soak
- 坪 tsubo (area unit)
- 亭 pavilion/arbor
- 偵 spy/scout
- 貞 chastity/upright
- 呈 present/exhibit
- 堤 embankment/dike
- 締 tighten/conclude
- 艇 boat/craft
- 訂 correct/revise
- 逓 relay/successively
- 邸 mansion/residence
- 泥 mud
- 摘 pluck/pick out
- 滴 drop/drip
- 哲 philosophy/wisdom
- 徹 penetrate/thorough
- 撤 withdraw/remove
- 添 attach/append
- 殿 lord/palace/Mr.
- 吐 vomit/spit out
- 塗 paint/coat
- 妬 envy/jealousy
- 賭 bet/gamble
- 悼 mourn/grieve
- 搭 board/load
- 棟 ridge/building (counter)
- 痘 smallpox/pox
- 筒 tube/pipe/cylinder
- 謄 transcribe/copy
- 踏 step on/tread
- 騰 soar/rise (price)
- 闘 fight/struggle
- 洞 cave/insight
- 胴 torso/trunk
- 峠 mountain pass/peak
- 匿 hide/conceal
- 篤 earnest/serious (illness)
- 凸 convex/protruding
- 屯 barracks/station (troops)
- 豚 pig
- 尼 nun
- 弐 two (formal)
- 妊 pregnancy/conceive
- 忍 endure/conceal/stealth
- 寧 peaceful/rather
- 猫 cat
- 粘 sticky/persistent
- 婆 old woman/grandma
- 排 reject/exclude/line up
- 廃 abolish/abandon
- 輩 fellows/colleague
- 培 cultivate/foster
- 媒 mediator/medium
- 賠 compensate/indemnify
- 陪 accompany/attend
- 縛 bind/tie up
- 伐 fell (trees)/attack
- 帆 sail
- 伴 accompany/companion
- 畔 shore/edge/ridge
- 藩 feudal domain/clan