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JLPT N5 and N4 kanji

The 245 kanji you need for the two beginner levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, grouped by topic so you can learn them in sets that belong together. Pick a topic or level to narrow the list.

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).