Basic Kanji 120

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Basic Kanji 120

Corresponding to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5
104 characters & 16 characters

The Kanji possibly tested
The prerequisite Kanji for

Japanese Proficiency Test level 4
+
Practice Kanji Test
hand
mouth
person
main
candle
two
hands
hand
brush
paper
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Basic Kanji 120
104 + 16
This Kanji list is compiled from the 104 Kanji which are the prerequisite for Japanese Proficiency Test level 4 and
the 16 Kanji possibly tested (These words are selected from the pas tests by MLC).
The required Japanese Reading of Kanji in

Hiragana and Chinese Reading of Kanji
in Katakana are shown.
The order of Kanji is from the easy one to the difficult.

The related words are arranged in a group by MLC.
A tip for memorization

1
person; people
person
Canadian
three people
The prerequisite vocabularies. There are Kanji which have

the proper way of reading. The unlearned Kanji are provided
Kana written above Kanji to show how to pronounce.
These are the examples.
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There are two kinds of tests.
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10 Kanji Test 12 tests
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List of Kanji
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
person
Canadian
three people
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that day
the third day of the month
the fifteenth day of the month

Sunday
one
one person
one day
the first day of the month

one minute
two
two days
the second day of the month
two people

two hours
three
three days
the third day of the month
three people
four
four days
the fourth day of the month
four times
four people
April
five
five days
the fifth day of the month
five people
six
six days
the sixth day of the month

six people
seven
seven times
seven days
the seventh day of the month
10
eight
eight days
seven people
the eighth day of the month
eight people
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11
nine
nine days
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the ninth day of the month
12
nine people
September
ten
ten days
the tenth day of the month
13
ten people
moon
month
Monday
one month
April
14
fire
Tuesday
15
water
Wednesday
16
tree (crow)
wood
Thursday
17
money
gold
Friday
18
4
6
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19
4 2
Saturday
hundred
5
6
20
one hundred yen
21
thousand
22
ten thousand
one thousand yen
thirty thousand yen
yen
23
go
bank
24
one hundred yen
come
next month
25
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rest
have a day off
be absent
26
holiday; vacation
3
4
5
see
look
watch
27
now
this month
today
28
big
university
adult
show
29
small
elementary school
30
on

above
good at; skillful
31
under
subway; underground
32
inside
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China
all day long
33
hand
mouth
34
right
35
mountain
Mt. Fuji
36
37
left
river
4
5
white (adj.)
white (noun)
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38
book; counter for long object; origin
book
nine pieces (long object)
Japan
39
child
children
this child
40
4
5
rice field
man
boy
41
power
arm
woman
girl
42
43
(my) father
(someones) father
..
44
(my) mother
(someones) mother
two hands
friend
45
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earlier
last month
46
be born
teacher
47
4 5
6
roof
learn, study
child
student
elementary school children
junior high school student
university; college
university student
48
school
10
school
elementary school
junior high school
49
what
hat
+[noun]
+[noun]
what
+[counter] +[counter] how many
50
7
8
10
when
time
sometimes
repeat marker
one oclock
clock; watch
10
51
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gate
between
time
two hours
52
2
3
4
7
8
10
9 11
12
sun
divide, minute
spilt
sword
five minutes
ten minutes
53
half
half past eight
half
54
every
every day
every month
55
year
age
/ every year
2003
2003
(the year of) 2003 2003
next year
()
three years
56
4 6
7
this year
before
in front of
three years ago
morning; a.m.
11
57
behind
later
one year after
afternoon; p.m.
58
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noon
morning; a.m.
afternoon; p.m.
59
name
famous
60
car
train
61
62
(heaven; sky)
mood
63
1
2 3
4
7
8
6 10
9 11 13
12
5
weather
electricity
rain
lightning
electricity
train
12
64
10
3
4
12
6
5 7
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11
13
speak
talk; tell
story
telephone
65
eat
dining room
5
6
66
6
5 7
8
2
3
4
9
10
13
14
gate
ear
hear
listen
ask
67
3
4
68
hand
brush
paper
8
9
10
newspaper
write
10
3
11 12
4
6
13
5
7
14
69
country
China
70
outside
foreign country
foreigner
3
5
read
13
71
8
1
10 9
3
11
4
13
6
5 7 12 14
72
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language
Japanese (language)
English (language)
put in
enter
73
take out

send
hand in
leave
go out
74
7
8
5
6
75
east
Tokyo
1
3
4
5
rain
76
77
west
5
7
8
78
south
north
14
79
2
3
4
80
long
3
7
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9
8 10
high
expensive
81
mouth
entrance
exit
82
83
eye
hand
arm
84
stamp
skillful
poor; unskillful
85
foot
leg
close
neighborhood
15
86
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4
3 5
6
exist

87
famous
lower
lower shop
fireworks
88
red (adj.)
red (noun)
aby
89
10
6 9
paper
letter
90
2
5
9
10
12
11
buy
shopping
91
10
9 11
12
92
1
2
6
morning
every morning
this morning
5 7
8
noon
lunch
16
93
94
5 6
7
evening
95
hill
moon
evening
night
(formal)
96
house
family
97
98
2 3
4
5
10
see (a person)
company
99
company
100
101
9
2
10
3
4
7 5 11
12
6
8
1
45
store
drink
a lot of
17
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102
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a little [verb]
[adj.]
103
not many/much
104
new
newspaper
105
10
11
3 4
5
6
12
13
old
stand
wood
ax
spacious
wide
106
107
inexpensive
108
stand
6 7
109
know
3
4
6
7
say

tell
word; language
18
110
2 3
4
5
8
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111
think
112
walk
113
person
run
candle
114
live
main
115
2
3
5
10
sky
6 8
11
week
next week
this week
two weeks
116
4
5
3 6
7
8
9 10 11
117
3
4
fish
fish store
ear (rabbit)
19
118
4
6
2 12 9
10
11
13
14
silver
bank
119
10
66 4
5 7
78
8
99
11
12
120
2
4
11
3
13 12
road; street
14
4
station
20
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Index
51
97
88
88
91
84
104
57
74
86
111
109
96
23
3
3
7
27
72
30
57
46
120
22
101
28
40
110
41
2
14
31
96
70
97
90
67
47
13
17
89
36
51
16
62
66
78
24
11
17
118
11
81
69
60
13
39
7
57
58
71
23
48
69
11
109
27
116
45
5
35
6
50
31
9
60
98
12
115
30
65
108
37
37
104
1
15
102
102
113
46
20
45
56
70
22
114
28
80
73
107
65
85
42
32
13
83
73
61
63
68
75
12
50
55
44
59
32
79
9
9
49
49
4
76
2
1
55
100
72
112
10
87
64
64
43
53
2
14
75
34
1
3
19
92
105
4
103
52
66
38
54
56
21
33
15
99
26
119
5
77
26
117
82
59
16
106
25
10
35
93
86
6
6
68
94
6
24
64
95
22
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Meguro Language Center

Basic Kanji 120

104 characters & 16 characters

The prerequisite Kanji for

MLC Meguro Language Center

Meguro Language Center

Basic Kanji 120

The required Japanese Reading of Kanji in

The order of Kanji is from the easy one to the difficult.

A tip for memorization

The prerequisite vocabularies. There are Kanji which have

These are the examples.

20 Kanji Test 6 tests

10 Kanji Test 12 tests

Meguro Language Center

Basic Kanji 120

Meguro Language Center

Basic Kanji 120

the third day of the month

the fifteenth day of the month

the first day of the month

the second day of the month

the third day of the month

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the fourth day of the month

the fifth day of the month

the sixth day of the month

the seventh day of the month

the eighth day of the month

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the ninth day of the month

the tenth day of the month

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one hundred yen

one thousand yen

thirty thousand yen

one hundred yen

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good at; skillful

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all day long

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book; counter for long object; origin

nine pieces (long object)

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elementary school children

junior high school student

junior high school

+[counter] +[counter] how many

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half past eight

(the year of) 2003 2003

three years ago

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one year after

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