Search Kanji for JLPT level 4

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

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

ten thousand

Meaning: ten thousand; 10,000
Kun-yomi: よろず
On-yomi: マン/バン

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

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:

noon

Meaning: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: うま
On-yomi:

few

Meaning: few; little
Kun-yomi: すく.ない/すこ.し
On-yomi: ショウ

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

father

Meaning: father
Kun-yomi: ちち
On-yomi:

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

part

Meaning: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku; 100
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/わ.け/わ.かれる/わ.かる/わ.かつ
On-yomi: ブン/フン/ブ

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

friend

Meaning: friend
Kun-yomi: とも
On-yomi: ユウ

now

Meaning: now
Kun-yomi: いま
On-yomi: コン/キン

hand

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

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:

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

old

Meaning: old
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/ふる-/-ふる.す
On-yomi:

north

Meaning: north
Kun-yomi: きた
On-yomi: ホク

book

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

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ

four

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

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

mother

Meaning: mother
Kun-yomi: はは/も
On-yomi:

half

Meaning: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-
Kun-yomi: なか.ば
On-yomi: ハン

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

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ

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

relax

Meaning: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful
Kun-yomi: やす.い/やす.まる/やす/やす.らか
On-yomi: アン

before

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

every

Meaning: every
Kun-yomi: ごと/-ごと.に
On-yomi: マイ

hundred

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

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:

year

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

going

Meaning: going; journey
Kun-yomi: い.く/ゆ.く/-ゆ.き/-ゆき/-い.き/-いき/おこな.う/おこ.なう
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ/アン

many

Meaning: many; frequent; much
Kun-yomi: おお.い/まさ.に/まさ.る
On-yomi:

spirit

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

west

Meaning: west; Spain
Kun-yomi: にし
On-yomi: セイ/サイ/ス

say

Meaning: say
Kun-yomi: い.う/こと
On-yomi: ゲン/ゴン

male

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

company

Meaning: company; firm; office; association; shrine
Kun-yomi: やしろ
On-yomi: シャ

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

what

Meaning: what
Kun-yomi: なに/なん/なに-/なん-
On-yomi:

come

Meaning: come; due; next; cause; become
Kun-yomi: く.る/きた.る/きた.す/き.たす/き.たる/き/こ
On-yomi: ライ/タイ

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

east

Meaning: east
Kun-yomi: ひがし
On-yomi: トウ

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:

long

Meaning: long; leader
Kun-yomi: なが.い/おさ
On-yomi: チョウ

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

country

Meaning: country
Kun-yomi: くに
On-yomi: コク

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