Search Kanji for Grade 1

Tips: joujou characters (Kanji characters to be learned at schools in Japan) are highlighted.
Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.

one

Meaning: one; one radical (no.1)
Kun-yomi: ひと-/ひと.つ
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

power

Meaning: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Kun-yomi: ちから
On-yomi: リョク/リキ/リイ

two

Meaning: two; two radical (no.2)
Kun-yomi: ふた/ふた.つ/ふたた.び
On-yomi: ニ/ジ

enter

Meaning: enter; insert
Kun-yomi: い.る/-い.る/-い.り/い.れる/-い.れ/はい.る
On-yomi: ニュウ/ジュ

nine

Meaning: nine
Kun-yomi: ここの/ここの.つ
On-yomi: キュウ/ク

seven

Meaning: seven
Kun-yomi: なな/なな.つ/なの
On-yomi: シチ

person

Meaning: person
Kun-yomi: ひと/-り/-と
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

eight

Meaning: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Kun-yomi: や/や.つ/やっ.つ/よう
On-yomi: ハチ

ten

Meaning: ten
Kun-yomi: とお/と
On-yomi: ジュウ/ジッ/ジュッ

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ

mountain

Meaning: mountain
Kun-yomi: やま
On-yomi: サン/セン

woman

Meaning: woman; female
Kun-yomi: おんな/め
On-yomi: ジョ/ニョ/ニョウ

thousand

Meaning: thousand
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セン

stream

Meaning: stream; river; river or 3-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: セン

little

Meaning: little; small
Kun-yomi: ちい.さい/こ-/お-/さ-
On-yomi: ショウ

child

Meaning: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: こ/-こ/ね
On-yomi: シ/ス/ツ

mouth

Meaning: mouth
Kun-yomi: くち
On-yomi: コウ/ク

above

Meaning: above; up
Kun-yomi: うえ/-うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/-あ.げる/あ.がる/-あ.がる/あ.がり
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ/シャン

evening

Meaning: evening
Kun-yomi: ゆう
On-yomi: セキ

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

large

Meaning: large; big
Kun-yomi: おお-/おお.きい/-おお.いに
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

soil

Meaning: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Kun-yomi: つち
On-yomi: ド/ト

five

Meaning: five
Kun-yomi: いつ/いつ.つ
On-yomi:

in

Meaning: in; inside; middle; mean; center
Kun-yomi: なか/うち/あた.る
On-yomi: チュウ

day

Meaning: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/-か
On-yomi: ニチ/ジツ

six

Meaning: six
Kun-yomi: む/む.つ/むっ.つ/むい
On-yomi: ロク/リク

tree

Meaning: tree; wood
Kun-yomi: き/こ-
On-yomi: ボク/モク

circle

Meaning: circle; yen; round
Kun-yomi: まる.い/まる/まど/まど.か/まろ.やか
On-yomi: エン

sentence

Meaning: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)
Kun-yomi: ふみ/あや
On-yomi: ブン/モン

hand

Meaning: hand
Kun-yomi: て/て-/-て/た-
On-yomi: シュ/ズ

king

Meaning: king; rule; magnate
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/-ノウ

water

Meaning: water
Kun-yomi: みず/みず-
On-yomi: スイ

heavens

Meaning: heavens; sky; imperial
Kun-yomi: あまつ/あめ/あま-
On-yomi: テン

month

Meaning: month; moon
Kun-yomi: つき
On-yomi: ゲツ/ガツ

fire

Meaning: fire
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/ほ-
On-yomi:

dog

Meaning: dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ/いぬ-
On-yomi: ケン

stand up

Meaning: stand up; rise; set up; erect
Kun-yomi: た.つ/-た.つ/た.ち-/た.てる/-た.てる/た.て-/たて-/-た.て/-
On-yomi: リツ/リュウ/リットル

stone

Meaning: stone
Kun-yomi: いし
On-yomi: セキ/シャク/コク

book

Meaning: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン

four

Meaning: four
Kun-yomi: よ/よ.つ/よっ.つ/よん
On-yomi:

jewel

Meaning: jewel; ball
Kun-yomi: たま/たま-/-だま
On-yomi: ギョク

right

Meaning: right
Kun-yomi: みぎ
On-yomi: ウ/ユウ

eye

Meaning: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor
Kun-yomi: め/-め/ま-
On-yomi: モク/ボク

left

Meaning: left
Kun-yomi: ひだり
On-yomi: サ/シャ

white

Meaning: white
Kun-yomi: しろ/しら-/しろ.い
On-yomi: ハク/ビャク

rice field

Meaning: rice field; rice paddy
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: デン

correct

Meaning: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい/ただ.す/まさ/まさ.に
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

exit

Meaning: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude
Kun-yomi: で.る/-で/だ.す/-だ.す/い.でる/い.だす
On-yomi: シュツ/スイ

life

Meaning: life; genuine; birth
Kun-yomi: い.きる/い.かす/い.ける/う.まれる/うま.れる/う.まれ/うまれ/う.む/
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

rest

Meaning: rest; day off; retire; sleep
Kun-yomi: やす.む/やす.まる/やす.める
On-yomi: キュウ

before

Meaning: before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
Kun-yomi: さき/ま.ず
On-yomi: セン

bamboo

Meaning: bamboo
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: チク

hundred

Meaning: hundred
Kun-yomi: もも
On-yomi: ヒャク/ビャク

insect

Meaning: insect; bug; temper
Kun-yomi: むし
On-yomi: チュウ/キ

thread

Meaning: thread
Kun-yomi: いと
On-yomi:

character

Meaning: character; letter; word; section of village
Kun-yomi: あざ/あざな/-な
On-yomi:

name

Meaning: name; noted; distinguished; reputation
Kun-yomi: な/-な
On-yomi: メイ/ミョウ

ear

Meaning: ear
Kun-yomi: みみ
On-yomi:

early

Meaning: early; fast
Kun-yomi: はや.い/はや/はや-/はや.まる/はや.める/さ-
On-yomi: ソウ/サッ

year

Meaning: year; counter for years
Kun-yomi: とし
On-yomi: ネン

spirit

Meaning: spirit; mind; air; atmosphere; mood
Kun-yomi: いき
On-yomi: キ/ケ

red

Meaning: red
Kun-yomi: あか/あか-/あか.い/あか.らむ/あか.らめる
On-yomi: セキ/シャク

male

Meaning: male
Kun-yomi: おとこ/お
On-yomi: ダン/ナン

shellfish

Meaning: shellfish
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: バイ

town

Meaning: town; village; block; street
Kun-yomi: まち
On-yomi: チョウ

car

Meaning: car
Kun-yomi: くるま
On-yomi: シャ

leg

Meaning: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear
Kun-yomi: あし/た.りる/た.る/た.す
On-yomi: ソク

village

Meaning: village; town
Kun-yomi: むら
On-yomi: ソン

flower

Meaning: flower
Kun-yomi: はな
On-yomi: カ/ケ

see

Meaning: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
Kun-yomi: み.る/み.える/み.せる
On-yomi: ケン

blue

Meaning: blue; green
Kun-yomi: あお/あお-/あお.い
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

grove

Meaning: grove; forest
Kun-yomi: はやし
On-yomi: リン

study

Meaning: study; learning; science
Kun-yomi: まな.ぶ
On-yomi: ガク

rain

Meaning: rain
Kun-yomi: あめ/あま-/-さめ
On-yomi:

gold

Meaning: gold
Kun-yomi: かね/かな-/-がね
On-yomi: キン/コン/ゴン

empty

Meaning: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
Kun-yomi: そら/あ.く/あ.き/あ.ける/から/す.く/す.かす/むな.しい
On-yomi: クウ

grass

Meaning: grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft
Kun-yomi: くさ/くさ-/-ぐさ
On-yomi: ソウ

sound

Meaning: sound; noise
Kun-yomi: おと/ね
On-yomi: オン/イン/-ノン

exam

Meaning: exam; school; printing; proof; correction
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

forest

Meaning: forest; woods
Kun-yomi: もり
On-yomi: シン

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