Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji - Grade 2

The 160 kanji characters Japanese elementary school students learn in 2nd grade.

The table below shows the kanji numbers as listed by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The table also shows the number of strokes for writing each kanji, the meaning of each kanji, and the onyomi and kunyomi readings for each kanji.

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# Kanji Wiki Strokes Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi
81 13 number, count kazu
82 6 many, much ta oo-i
83 4 a few, a little shō suku-nai, suko-shi
84 3 ten thousand ban, man yorozu
85 5 half han naka-ba
86 7 shape kei, gyō katachi
87 4 thick ta futo-i
88 11 thin sai hoso-i
89 5 wide hiro-i
90 8 long; leader chō naga-i
91 9 point ten bochi
92 3 circle gan maru
93 6 intersect kou maji-waru
94 6 light kou hikari
95 7 corner; horn kaku kado, tsuno, sumi
96 9 measure kei haka-ru
97 8 straight; fix choku, jiki tada-chi, nao-su
98 15 line sen suji
99 5 arrow shi ya
100 10 weak jaku yowa-i
101 11 strong kyō tsuyo-i
102 10 high taka-i
103 6 same ona-ji
104 16 parent shin oya
105 5 mother bo haha, kaa
106 4 father fu chichi, tou
107 8 older sister shi ane
108 5 older brother kei, kyō ani
109 7 younger brother tei, dai otōto
110 8 younger sister mai imōto
111 6 oneself ji, shi mizuka-ra
112 4 friend tomo
113 7 body tai karada
114 4 hair mou ke
115 �� 16 head tou atama
116 18 face gan kao
117 9 neck shu kubi
118 4 heart shin kokoro
119 10 time ji toki
120 18 weekday
121 12 morning chō asa
122 9 daytime chū hiru
123 8 night ya yoru
124 4 minute; understand fun, bun wa-karu
125 11 week shū
126 9 spring shun haru
127 10 summer ka natsu
128 9 autumn shū aki
129 5 winter fuyu
130 4 now kon ima
131 13 new shin atara-shii
132 5 old ko furu-i
133 12 interval kan, ken ma, aida
134 4 direction kata
135 5 north hoku kita
136 9 south nan minami
137 8 east tou higashi, azuma
138 西 西 6 west sei, sai nishi
139 13 far en tō-i
140 7 near kin chika-i
141 9 before zen mae
142 9 after go, kō nochi, ushi-ro, ato
143 4 inside nai uchi
144 5 outside gai, ge soto, hoka, hazu-su
145 12 place jou ba
146 6 ground chi, ji
147 8 country koku kuni
148 13 garden en sono
149 7 valley koku tani
150 11 field ya no
151 10 meadow gen hara
152 7 hometown ri sato
153 5 city shi ichi
154 8 capital kyou, kei miyako
155 9 wind; -like kaze
156 11 snow setsu yuki
157 12 cloud un kumo
158 6 pond chi ike
159 9 sea kai umi
160 8 rock gan iwa
161 9 star sei hoshi
162 9 room shitsu muro
163 4 door ko to, be
164 10 house ka, ke ie
165 6 Buddhist temple ji tera
166 10 pass through, commute tsū tō-ru, kayo-u
167 8 gates mon kado
168 12 road dou michi
169 13 talk wa hanashi, hana-su
170 7 say gen, gon i-u, koto
171 12 answer tou kota-eru
172 7 voice sei koe
173 14 hear bun, mon ki-ku
174 14 language go kata-ru
175 14 read doku yo-mu
176 10 write sho ka-ku
177 10 record ki shiru-su
178 10 paper shi kami
179 8 brush stroke ga, kaku
180 12 picture kai, e
181 7 drawing zu haka-ru
182 3 craft kō, ku
183 11 teach kyō oshi-eru
184 12 clear sei hare
185 9 think shi omo-u
186 6 consider kanga-eru
187 8 know chi shi-ru
188 3 ability sai, zai wazukani, zae
189 11 reason ri kotowari
190 14 calculate san
191 7 make saku tsuku-ru
192 4 origin gen, gan moto
193 9 eat shoku ta-beru, ku-u
194 6 meat niku
195 10 horse ba uma, ma
196 4 cow gyū ushi
197 11 fish gyo uo, sakana
198 11 bird chō tori
199 6 feather u ha, hane
200 14 chirp mei na-ku
201 7 wheat baku mugi
202 6 rice bei, mai kome
203 9 tea cha, sa
204 6 colour shoku iro
205 11 yellow ō ki
206 11 black koku kuro
207 7 come rai ku-ru
208 6 go kou, gyō i-ku, yu-ku, okona-u
209 10 return ki kae-ru
210 8 walk ho, fu, bu aru-ku, ayu-mu
211 7 run sou hashi-ru
212 4 stop shi to-maru
213 9 active katsu i-kiru
214 8 store ten mise
215 12 buy bai ka-u
216 7 sell bai u-ru
217 4 noon go uma
218 7 steam ki
219 3 bow kyū yumi
220 6 number of times; revolve kai mawa-ru
221 6 meet kai, e a-u
222 11 team so kumi
223 11 ship sen fune
224 8 bright mei aka-rui
225 7 company sha yashiro
226 4 cut setsu ki-ru
227 13 electricity den inazuma
228 6 every mai goto
229 6 fit gou a-u
230 6 this; hit a-taru
231 5 pedestal dai, tai
232 13 music; pleasure gaku, raku tano-shii
233 4 public kou ōyake
234 4 pull in hi-ku
235 9 section ka
236 14 song ka uta
237 2 sword tou katana
238 12 number ban
239 5 use you mochi-iru
240 7 what ka nani, nan