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 5

The 185 kanji characters Japanese elementary school students learn in 5th 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
641 3 long time kyū hisa
642 4 Buddha futsu, butsu hotoke
643 6 sham ka, ke kari
644 6 affair ken
645 6 responsibility nin maka-seru
646 7 becoming ji ni-ru
647 7 surplus yo ama-ru
648 8 value ka atai
649 9 preserve ho tamo-tsu
650 10 discipline shū osa-meru
651 10 straw bag hyō tawara
652 10 individual ko
653 12 provide bi sona-eru
654 14 statue
655 6 again sai, sa futata-bi
656 5 publish kan
657 7 judge han waka-ru
658 8 control sei
659 8 ticket ken
660 9 rule soku notto-ru
661 8 effect ki-ku
662 11 duty mu tsuto-meru
663 13 energy sei ikio-i
664 9 rich atsu-i
665 5 phrase ku
666 5 possible ka
667 12 manage ei itona-mu
668 6 cause in yo-ru
669 6 association dan, ton
670 5 pressure atsu
671 6 exist zai a-ru
672 7 level kin
673 11 foundation ki moto-zuku
674 12 report muku-iru
675 14 boundary kyō sakai
676 13 grave bo haka
677 14 increase ma-su, fu-eru
678 13 dream mu yume
679 8 wife sai tsuma
680 11 lady fu
681 10 contain
682 11 approach ki yo-ru
683 12 abundant fu tomi
684 15 guide michibi-ku
685 8 reside kyo i-ru
686 12 belong zoku
687 5 linen fu nuno
688 10 expert shi
689 11 normal tsune
690 13 tree trunk kan miki
691 7 preface jo
692 5 valve ben
693 11 stretch chō ha-ru
694 8 journey ō
695 12 recovery fuku
696 14 virtue toku
697 7 intention shi kokorozashi
698 7 respond ō
699 7 cheerful kai kokoroyo-i
700 8 gender sei, shō saga
701 10 grace on
702 11 feelings nasa-ke
703 14 condition tai
704 14 accustomed kan na-reru
705 8 acquiesce shō uketamawa-ru
706 7 skill gi waza
707 8 beckon shō mane-ku
708 11 instruct ju sazu-keru
709 11 pick sai to-ru
710 11 contact setsu tsu-gu
711 12 propose tei sa-geru
712 13 loss son soko-neru
713 4 support shi sasa-eru
714 9 politics sei matsurigoto
715 9 circumstances ko yue
716 15 enemy teki kataki
717 11 cut off dan ta-tsu, kotowa-ru
718 5 old times kyū
719 8 easy eki yasa-shii
720 15 outburst aba-ku
721 7 clause kudari
722 8 branch shi eda
723 9 investigate sa
724 10 status kaku
725 10 cherry ō sakura
726 12 examine ken
727 14 construct kama-eru
728 8 military bu, mu
729 4 compare hi kura-beru
730 5 eternity ei naga-i
731 8 stream ka kawa
732 11 fluid eki
733 11 mix kon ma-zaru
734 12 decrease gen he-ru
735 12 fathom soku haka-ru
736 13 standard jun
737 14 perform en
738 15 undefiled ketsu isagiyo-i
739 7 disaster sai wazawa-i
740 16 burn nen mo-eru
741 8 printing block han
742 5 crime han oka-su
743 7 form
744 9 alone doku hito-ri
745 11 rate ritsu, sotsu hiki-iru
746 11 appear gen arawa-reru
747 10 detain ryū, ru todo-maru
748 11 abbreviation ryaku
749 10 benefit eki
750 11 eyeball gan me
751 10 rend ha yabu-ru
752 15 certain kaku tashi-ka
753 5 indicate shi shime-su
754 9 ancestor so
755 13 prohibition kin
756 11 shift i utsu-ru
757 12 extent tei hodo
758 12 tax zei
759 16 fabricate chiku kizu-ku
760 14 refined sei
761 10 elementary su, so moto
762 11 manage kei, kyō he-ru
763 12 relationship su-beru
764 12 discontinue zetsu ta-tsu
765 綿 綿 14 cotton men wata
766 14 whole
767 15 compile hen a-mu
768 17 exploits seki
769 18 weave shiki o-ru
770 13 guilt zai tsumi
771 13 flock gun mu-reru
772 13 righteousness gi
773 10 till tagaya-su
774 18 employment shoku
775 8 fertilizer hi ko-yasu
776 10 ability
777 16 entertain kyō oko-su
778 6 tongue zetsu shita
779 8 cottage sha
780 11 art jutsu sube
781 16 defense ei
782 14 manufacture sei
783 14 duplicate fuku
784 11 rule ki
785 13 untie ge, kai to-ku
786 11 establish setsu mou-keru
787 11 permit kyo yuru-su
788 12 evidence shō akashi
789 12 evaluate hyō
790 17 lecture
791 17 apologize sha ayama-ru
792 19 discriminating shiki
793 20 safeguard go mamo-ru
794 13 bountiful yuta-ka
795 10 wealth zai
796 11 poor hin mazu-shii
797 11 blame seki se-meru
798 12 lend tai ka-su
799 貿 貿 12 trade
800 12 congratulations ga
801 13 resources shi
802 15 approve san
803 15 quality shitsu
804 16 transport yu
805 8 mention jutsu no-beru
806 9 astray mei mayo-u
807 退 退 9 retreat tai shirizo-ku
808 9 inverted gyaku saka-rau
809 10 create tsuku-ru
810 12 overdo ka ayama-chi
811 14 suitable teki
812 14 acid san
813 13 mineral
814 14 copper
815 14 coin sen zeni
816 7 resist fuse-gu
817 9 limit gen kagi-ru
818 11 precipitous ken kewa-shii
819 14 occasion sai kiwa
820 14 miscellaneous zatsu
821 8 negative hi ara-zu
822 13 deposit yo azu-keru
823 14 territory ryō
824 18 amount gaku hitai
825 13 domesticate shi ka-u