Search Kanji for JLPT level 1

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乙

the latter

Meaning: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5)
Kun-yomi: おと-/きのと
On-yomi: オツ/イツ
又

or again

Meaning: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
Kun-yomi: また/また-/また.の-
On-yomi: ユウ
丁

street

Meaning: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: ひのと
On-yomi: チョウ/テイ/チン/トウ/チ
乃

from

Meaning: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ
刀

sword

Meaning: sword; saber; knife
Kun-yomi: かたな/そり
On-yomi: トウ
及

reach out

Meaning: reach out; exert; exercise; cause
Kun-yomi: およ.ぶ/およ.び/および/およ.ぼす
On-yomi: キュウ
弓

bow

Meaning: bow; bow (archery, violin)
Kun-yomi: ゆみ
On-yomi: キュウ
己

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ
凡

mediocre

Meaning: mediocre
Kun-yomi: およ.そ/おうよ.そ/すべ.て
On-yomi: ボン/ハン
士

gentleman

Meaning: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)
Kun-yomi: さむらい
On-yomi: シ
巳

sign of the snake or serpent

Meaning: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: み
On-yomi: シ
丈

length

Meaning: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely
Kun-yomi: たけ/だけ
On-yomi: ジョウ
之

of

Meaning: of; this
Kun-yomi: の/これ/おいて/ゆく/この
On-yomi: シ
也

to be (classical)

Meaning: to be (classical)
Kun-yomi: なり/か/また
On-yomi: ヤ/エ
勺

ladle

Meaning: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク
刃

blade

Meaning: blade; sword; edge
Kun-yomi: は/やいば/き.る
On-yomi: ジン/ニン
寸

measurement

Meaning: measurement; foot; 10
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: スン
乏

destitution

Meaning: destitution; scarce; limited
Kun-yomi: とぼ.しい/とも.しい
On-yomi: ボウ
幻

phantasm

Meaning: phantasm; vision; dream; illusion; apparition
Kun-yomi: まぼろし
On-yomi: ゲン
丹

rust-colored

Meaning: rust-colored; red; red lead; pills
Kun-yomi: に
On-yomi: タン
升

measuring box

Meaning: measuring box; 1.8 liter
Kun-yomi: ます
On-yomi: ショウ
凶

villain

Meaning: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ
井

well

Meaning: well; well crib; town; community
Kun-yomi: い
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
屯

barracks

Meaning: barracks; police station; camp
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トン
氏

family name

Meaning: family name; surname; clan
Kun-yomi: うじ/-うじ
On-yomi: シ
允

license

Meaning: license; sincerity; permit
Kun-yomi: じょう/まこと.に/ゆるす
On-yomi: イン
孔

cavity

Meaning: cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: コウ
弔

condolences

Meaning: condolences; mourning; funeral
Kun-yomi: とむら.う/とぶら.う
On-yomi: チョウ
斤

axe

Meaning: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キン
丑

sign of the ox or cow

Meaning: sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: チュウ
冗

superfluous

Meaning: superfluous; uselessness
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ
刈

reap

Meaning: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ
匁

monme

Meaning: monme; 3.75 grams; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: もんめ/め
On-yomi:
巴

comma-design

Meaning: comma-design
Kun-yomi: ともえ/うずまき
On-yomi: ハ
厄

unlucky

Meaning: unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヤク
尺

shaku

Meaning: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク
仁

humanity

Meaning: humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジン/ニ/ニン
斗

Big Dipper

Meaning: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ト/トウ
巡

patrol

Meaning: patrol; go around; circumference
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る/めぐ.り
On-yomi: ジュン
丘

hill

Meaning: hill; knoll
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: キュウ
玄

mysterious

Meaning: mysterious; occultness
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゲン
斥

reject

Meaning: reject; retreat; recede; withdraw; repel; repulse
Kun-yomi: しりぞ.ける
On-yomi: セキ
旦

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン
仙

hermit

Meaning: hermit; wizard; cent
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セン/セント
凸

convex

Meaning: convex; beetle brow; uneven
Kun-yomi: でこ
On-yomi: トツ
功

achievement

Meaning: achievement; merits; success; honor; credit
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: コウ/ク
巧

adroit

Meaning: adroit; skilled; ingenuity
Kun-yomi: たく.み/たく.む/うま.い
On-yomi: コウ
弘

vast

Meaning: vast; broad; wide
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い
On-yomi: コウ/グ
矛

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival float
Kun-yomi: ほこ
On-yomi: ム/ボウ
且

moreover

Meaning: moreover; also; furthermore
Kun-yomi: か.つ
On-yomi: ショ/ソ/ショウ
尼

nun

Meaning: nun
Kun-yomi: あま
On-yomi: ニ
卯

sign of the hare or rabbit

Meaning: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east
Kun-yomi: う
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
叶

grant

Meaning: grant; answer
Kun-yomi: かな.える/かな.う
On-yomi: キョウ
甲

armor

Meaning: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Kun-yomi: きのえ
On-yomi: コウ/カン/カ
句

phrase

Meaning: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク
矢

dart

Meaning: dart; arrow
Kun-yomi: や
On-yomi: シ
丙

third class

Meaning: third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign
Kun-yomi: ひのえ
On-yomi: ヘイ
汀

water's edge

Meaning: water's edge; shore; bank
Kun-yomi: みぎわ/なぎさ
On-yomi: テイ
凹

concave

Meaning: concave; hollow; sunken
Kun-yomi: くぼ.む/へこ.む/ぼこ
On-yomi: オウ
迅

swift

Meaning: swift; fast
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジン
囚

captured

Meaning: captured; criminal; arrest; catch
Kun-yomi: とら.われる
On-yomi: シュウ
弁

valve

Meaning: valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish
Kun-yomi: わきま.える/わ.ける/はなびら/あらそ.う
On-yomi: ベン/ヘン
穴

hole

Meaning: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: ケツ
汁

soup

Meaning: soup; juice; broth; sap; gravy; pus
Kun-yomi: しる/-しる/つゆ
On-yomi: ジュウ
奴

guy

Meaning: guy; slave; manservant; fellow
Kun-yomi: やつ/やっこ
On-yomi: ド
只

only

Meaning: only; free; in addition
Kun-yomi: ただ
On-yomi: シ
旬

decameron

Meaning: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジュン/シュン
妃

queen

Meaning: queen; princess
Kun-yomi: きさき
On-yomi: ヒ
旭

rising sun

Meaning: rising sun; morning sun
Kun-yomi: あさひ
On-yomi: キョク
朽

decay

Meaning: decay; rot; remain in seclusion
Kun-yomi: く.ちる
On-yomi: キュウ
扱

handle

Meaning: handle; entertain; thresh; strip
Kun-yomi: あつか.い/あつか.う/あつか.る/こ.く
On-yomi: ソウ/キュウ
朴

crude

Meaning: crude; simple; plain; docile
Kun-yomi: ほう/ほお/えのき
On-yomi: ボク
舌

tongue

Meaning: tongue; reed; clapper
Kun-yomi: した
On-yomi: ゼツ
匠

artisan

Meaning: artisan; workman; carpenter
Kun-yomi: たくみ
On-yomi: ショウ
伊

Italy

Meaning: Italy; that one
Kun-yomi: かれ
On-yomi: イ
伍

5

Meaning: 5; 5-man squad; file; line
Kun-yomi: いつつ
On-yomi: ゴ
庄

level

Meaning: level
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ショウ/ソ/ソウ/ホウ
亦

also

Meaning: also; again
Kun-yomi: また
On-yomi: エキ/ヤク
匡

correct

Meaning: correct; save; assist
Kun-yomi: すく.う
On-yomi: キョウ/オウ
亥

sign of the hog

Meaning: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: い
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ
旨

delicious

Meaning: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert
Kun-yomi: むね/うま.い
On-yomi: シ

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