JLPT N4
The N4 kanji
The next 181 kanji, for everyday life: weather, work, study, family, feelings, buying and selling, the body. Readings start to matter more: many of these kanji appear in compounds you already use, and knowing the on reading unlocks whole families of words.
181kanji
1,500words at this level, roughly
8.8strokes on average
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事matterジ・ズ・こと・つかう者someoneシャ・もの明brightメイ・ミョウ・あかり・あかるい京capitalキョウ・ケイ・みやこ画brush-strokeガ・カク・えがく・かくする知knowチ・しる・しらせる物thingブツ・モツ・もの・もの-使useシ・つかう・つかい所placeショ・ところ・-ところ始commenceシ・はじめる・-はじめる英Englandエイ・はなぶさ味flavorミ・あじ・あじわう門gateモン・かど・と夜nightヤ・よ・よる注pourチュウ・そそぐ・さす歩walkホ・ブ・あるく・あゆむ青blueセイ・ショウ・あお・あお-林groveリン・はやし服clothingフク妹younger sisterマイ・いもうと姉elder sisterシ・あね・はは
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発departureハツ・ホツ・たつ・あばく首neckシュ・くび度degreesド・ト・たび・-たい持holdジ・もつ・-もち思thinkシ・おもう・おもえらく県prefectureケン・かける界worldカイ重heavyジュウ・チョウ・え・おもい海seaカイ・うみ品goodsヒン・ホン・しな計plotケイ・はかる・はからう建buildケン・コン・たてる・たて急hurryキュウ・いそぐ・いそぎ送escortソウ・おくる研polishケン・とぐ乗rideジョウ・ショウ・のる・-のり待waitタイ・まつ・-まち映reflectエイ・うつる・うつす音soundオン・イン・おと・ね室roomシツ・むろ風windフウ・フ・かぜ・かざ-春springtimeシュン・はる屋roofオク・や秋autumnシュウ・あき・とき便convenienceベン・ビン・たより洋oceanヨウ昼daytimeチュウ・ひる茶teaチャ・サ洗washセン・あらう
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There is no official list: the JLPT stopped publishing one in 2010. This is the list most textbooks and apps agree on, from KANJIDIC2. Close enough to be useful, not a promise.
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