JLPT N4 Kanji 166

Kanji for JLPT N4, the elementary level — stroke order, readings, meanings and example words for each. Approximate list compiled from N4 vocabulary. Study the set as flashcards to test yourself on readings and meanings.

ちからstrength, powerくちmouthゆうeveningコウconstructionun-, notもとorigin, baseこうpublicきるcutすくないfew, littleこころheart, mindhandぶんtext, sentenceかたdirection, personとまるstopうしcow, oxいぬdogworld, generationしゅmain, ownerserve, workだいgeneration, replacefrom, sinceあにolder brotherうつすcopy, photographふゆwinterさるleave, pastふるいoldだいstand, platformひろいwideただしいcorrectようuserice fieldeyeたつstandあうmeetおなagreeground, earthおおいmanycharacter, letterやすいcheap, safeはやいearly, fastあるhave, existしぬdieかんがえるthinkにくmeatじぶんoneselfいろcolorすむlive, resideからだbodyつくるmakeべつseparate, differentいしゃdoctordiagram, planうるsellおとうとyounger brotherまちblockかいしゃcompanyわたくしIきわめるinvestigateはなflowerいうsayあかredはしるrunあしfoot, legちかいnearことbusinessきょうcapital使つかうuseあじflavor, tasteよるnightいもうとyounger sisterあねolder sisterはじめるbeginみせshopあかるいbright, clearふくclothesあるくwalkちゅうpour, noteものmatterpicture, planしるknowそらsky, emptyものperson, -istえいEngland, excellentあおblueしなgoods, qualityしつroomroof, shopdegree, timeたてるbuildまつwaitおもうthinkいそぐhurryもつholdえいがfilm, reflectはるspringひるdaytime, noonようwestern, oceanうみsea, oceanかいworld, boundaryはつdepart, emitけんresearchあきautumnちゃteaはかるmeasure, planおくるsendおもいheavy, importantおとsoundかぜwindかりるborrowべんきょうstudy hardインemployeeなつsummerいえhouseかえるreturnリョウfeeたびtripとくspecialやむillnessまことtrueかみpaper
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