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JLPT N5 kanji readings: a free game you can play right now

N5 is the first JLPT level, and its kanji are the ones that show up in almost every beginner sentence: numbers, days, directions, and the handful of characters that make up half of everyday vocabulary.

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How to play

Hit the kanji that matches the reading shown at the top. 80 points wins, and you have 5 lives. All 79 N5 kanji are in the pool.

  • Tap or click the matching kanji

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What is in this game

The 79 terms you will drill

Everything the game tests, in plain text, so you can read it first or revise without playing.

Free JLPT N5 Kanji Reading Game term list
KanjiReading
on: にち、じつ · kun: ひ、び、か
on: いち、いつ · kun: ひと、ひとつ
on: こく · kun: くに
on: じん、にん · kun: ひと、り、と
on: ねん · kun: とし
on: だい、たい · kun: おお、おおきい、おおいに
on: じゅう、じっ、じゅっ · kun: とお、と
on: に、じ · kun: ふた、ふたつ、ふたたび
on: ほん · kun: もと
on: ちゅう · kun: なか、うち、あたる
on: ちょう · kun: ながい、おさ
on: しゅつ、すい · kun: でる、で、だす
on: さん、ぞう · kun: み、みつ、みっつ
on: じ · kun: とき、どき
on: こう、ぎょう、あん · kun: いく、ゆく、ゆき
on: けん · kun: みる、みえる、みせる
on: げつ、がつ · kun: つき
on: ご、こう · kun: のち、うしろ、うしろ
on: ぜん · kun: まえ、まえ
on: せい、しょう · kun: いきる、いかす、いける
on: ご · kun: いつ、いつつ
on: かん、けん · kun: あいだ、ま、あい
on: じょう、しょう、しゃん · kun: うえ、うえ、うわ
on: とう · kun: ひがし
on: し · kun: よ、よつ、よっつ
on: こん、きん · kun: いま
on: きん、こん、ごん · kun: かね、かな、がね
on: きゅう、く · kun: ここの、ここのつ
on: にゅう、じゅ · kun: いる、いる、いり
on: がく · kun: まなぶ
on: こう · kun: たかい、たか、だか
on: えん · kun: まるい、まる、まど
on: し、す、つ · kun: こ、こ、ね
on: がい、げ · kun: そと、ほか、はずす
on: はち · kun: や、やつ、やっつ
on: ろく、りく · kun: む、むつ、むっつ
on: か、げ · kun: した、しも、もと
on: らい、たい · kun: くる、きたる、きたす
on: き、け · kun: いき
on: しょう · kun: ちいさい、こ、お
on: しち · kun: なな、ななつ、なの
on: さん、せん · kun: やま
on: わ · kun: はなす、はなし
on: じょ、にょ、にょう · kun: おんな、め
on: ほく · kun: きた
on: ご · kun: うま
on: ひゃく、びゃく · kun: もも
on: しょ · kun: かく、がき、がき
on: せん · kun: さき、まず
on: めい、みょう · kun: な、な
on: せん · kun: かわ
on: せん · kun: ち
on: すい · kun: みず、みず
on: はん · kun: なかば
on: だん、なん · kun: おとこ、お
西on: せい、さい、す · kun: にし
on: でん
on: こう、きょう
on: ご · kun: かたる、かたらう
on: ど、と · kun: つち
on: ぼく、もく · kun: き、こ
on: ぶん、もん · kun: きく、きこえる
on: しょく、じき · kun: くう、くらう、たべる
on: しゃ · kun: くるま
on: か · kun: なに、なん、なに
on: なん、な · kun: みなみ
on: まん、ばん · kun: よろず
on: まい · kun: ごと、ごとに
on: はく、びゃく · kun: しろ、しら、しろい
on: てん · kun: あまつ、あめ、あま
on: ぼ · kun: はは、も
on: か · kun: ひ、び、ほ
on: う、ゆう · kun: みぎ
on: どく、とく、とう · kun: よむ、よみ
on: ゆう · kun: とも
on: さ、しゃ · kun: ひだり
on: きゅう · kun: やすむ、やすまる、やすめる
on: ふ · kun: ちち
on: う · kun: あめ、あま、さめ
  • The main reading for all 79 JLPT N5 kanji, with the full on and kun sets listed below the game
  • Reading recall, which is where most learners stall after they can already recognise meanings
  • On readings in particular, since those are what appear in the compounds the JLPT actually tests

Kanji data from KANJIDIC (Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA), with JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT Resources. The JLPT has published no official kanji list since 2010, so these levels are the community reconstruction.

Questions

Frequently asked

Is this JLPT N5 game free?

Yes. It runs in your browser with no sign-up, no download, and no account.

How many kanji does it cover?

All 79 on the N5 list. The game draws from the whole set, so no two runs are the same.

Is this the official JLPT kanji list?

There is no official list. The Japan Foundation stopped publishing kanji and vocabulary lists after the 2010 revision, so every JLPT list online is a reconstruction. This one follows the widely used levels compiled by Jonathan Waller, with kanji data from KANJIDIC.

Why does the game show only one reading per kanji?

Most kanji have several readings, and a game can only prompt for one at a time, so it uses the on reading, which is what appears in compounds. The complete on and kun sets for every kanji are in the table below.

Can I make a game from my own kanji list?

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