亜
N1 · 7 strokes
Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
Readings: ア · つ.ぐ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 亜 to Asia and build a short visual story from the components ｜一口.
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2,136 charactersN5 → N1, then the remaining Jōyō set
哀
N1 · 9 strokes
pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos
Readings: アイ · あわ.れ · あわ.れむ · かな.しい
Memory trick: For N1, connect 哀 to pathetic and build a short visual story from the components 衣口亠.
愛
N3 · 13 strokes
love, affection, favourite
Readings: アイ · いと.しい · かな.しい · め.でる · お.しむ · まな
Memory trick: For N3, connect 愛 to love and build a short visual story from the components 心爪冖夂.
挨
Jōyō · 10 strokes
approach, draw near, push open
Readings: アイ · ひら.く
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 挨 to approach and build a short visual story from the components 矢厶扎乞.
悪
N4 · 11 strokes
bad, vice, rascal, false
Readings: アク · オ · わる.い · わる- · あ.し · にく.い · -にく.い · ああ · いずくに · いずくんぞ · にく.む
Memory trick: For N4, connect 悪 to bad and build a short visual story from the components ｜一口心.
握
N1 · 12 strokes
grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
Readings: アク · にぎ.る
Memory trick: For N1, connect 握 to grip and build a short visual story from the components 至土厶尸扎.
圧
N2 · 5 strokes
pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress
Readings: アツ · エン · オウ · お.す · へ.す · おさ.える · お.さえる
Memory trick: For N2, connect 圧 to pressure and build a short visual story from the components 土厂.
扱
N1 · 6 strokes
handle, entertain, thresh, strip
Readings: ソウ · キュウ · あつか.い · あつか.う · あつか.る · こ.く
Memory trick: For N1, connect 扱 to handle and build a short visual story from the components 扎及.
宛
Jōyō · 8 strokes
address, just like, fortunately
Readings: エン · あ.てる · -あて · -づつ · あたか.も
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 宛 to address and build a short visual story from the components 夕卩宀.
安
N4 · 6 strokes
relax, cheap, low, quiet
Readings: アン · やす.い · やす.まる · やす · やす.らか
Memory trick: For N4, connect 安 to relax and build a short visual story from the components 女宀.
暗
N3 · 13 strokes
darkness, disappear, shade, informal
Readings: アン · くら.い · くら.む · くれ.る
Memory trick: For N3, connect 暗 to darkness and build a short visual story from the components 音日立.
案
N1 · 10 strokes
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder
Readings: アン · つくえ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 案 to plan and build a short visual story from the components 女木宀.
闇
Jōyō · 17 strokes
get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: アン · オン · やみ · くら.い
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 闇 to get dark and build a short visual story from the components 音日門立.
以
N4 · 5 strokes
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: イ · もっ.て
Memory trick: For N4, connect 以 to by means of and build a short visual story from the components ｜人丶.
位
N3 · 7 strokes
rank, grade, throne, crown
Readings: イ · くらい · ぐらい
Memory trick: For N3, connect 位 to rank and build a short visual story from the components 化立.
依
N2 · 8 strokes
reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore
Readings: イ · エ · よ.る
Memory trick: For N2, connect 依 to reliant and build a short visual story from the components 衣化亠.
偉
N3 · 12 strokes
admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited
Readings: イ · えら.い
Memory trick: For N3, connect 偉 to admirable and build a short visual story from the components 化口韋.
囲
N2 · 7 strokes
surround, besiege, store, paling
Readings: イ · かこ.む · かこ.う · かこ.い
Memory trick: For N2, connect 囲 to surround and build a short visual story from the components 囗井.
委
N2 · 8 strokes
committee, entrust to, leave to, devote
Readings: イ · ゆだ.ねる
Memory trick: For N2, connect 委 to committee and build a short visual story from the components 禾女.
威
N1 · 9 strokes
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace
Readings: イ · おど.す · おど.し · おど.かす
Memory trick: For N1, connect 威 to intimidate and build a short visual story from the components ノ女戈厂.
尉
N1 · 11 strokes
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
Readings: イ · ジョウ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 尉 to military officer and build a short visual story from the components 示二小寸尸.
意
N4 · 13 strokes
idea, mind, heart, taste
Readings: イ
Memory trick: For N4, connect 意 to idea and build a short visual story from the components 音心日立.
慰
N1 · 15 strokes
consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer
Readings: イ · なぐさ.める · なぐさ.む
Memory trick: For N1, connect 慰 to consolation and build a short visual story from the components 示二小心寸尸.
易
N3 · 8 strokes
easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling
Readings: エキ · イ · やさ.しい · やす.い
Memory trick: For N3, connect 易 to easy and build a short visual story from the components 日勿勹ノ.
椅
Jōyō · 12 strokes
chair
Readings: イ
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 椅 to chair and build a short visual story from the components 口大木一亅.
為
N1 · 9 strokes
do, change, make, benefit
Readings: イ · ため · な.る · な.す · す.る · たり · つく.る · なり
Memory trick: For N1, connect 為 to do and build a short visual story from the components ノ杰ユ丶并勹.
畏
Jōyō · 9 strokes
fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive
Readings: イ · おそ.れる · かしこま.る · かしこ · かしこ.し
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 畏 to fear and build a short visual story from the components 衣一田.
異
N1 · 11 strokes
uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness
Readings: イ · こと · こと.なる · け
Memory trick: For N1, connect 異 to uncommon and build a short visual story from the components 一田ハ井.
移
N2 · 11 strokes
shift, move, change, drift
Readings: イ · うつ.る · うつ.す
Memory trick: For N2, connect 移 to shift and build a short visual story from the components 禾夕.
維
N1 · 14 strokes
fiber, tie, rope
Readings: イ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 維 to fiber and build a short visual story from the components 糸幺小隹.
緯
N1 · 16 strokes
horizontal, woof, left & right, (parallels of) latitude
Readings: イ · よこいと · ぬき
Memory trick: For N1, connect 緯 to horizontal and build a short visual story from the components 口糸幺小韋.
胃
N2 · 9 strokes
stomach, paunch, crop, craw
Readings: イ
Memory trick: For N2, connect 胃 to stomach and build a short visual story from the components 月田.
萎
Jōyō · 11 strokes
wither, droop, lame
Readings: イ · な · しお.れる · しな.びる · しぼ.む · な.える
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 萎 to wither and build a short visual story from the components 禾女艾.
衣
N2 · 6 strokes
garment, clothes, dressing
Readings: イ · エ · ころも · きぬ · -ぎ
Memory trick: For N2, connect 衣 to garment and build a short visual story from the components 衣亠.
違
N3 · 13 strokes
difference, differ
Readings: イ · ちが.う · ちが.い · ちが.える · -ちが.える · たが.う · たが.える
Memory trick: For N3, connect 違 to difference and build a short visual story from the components 口込韋.
遺
N1 · 15 strokes
bequeath, leave behind, reserve
Readings: イ · ユイ · のこ.す
Memory trick: For N1, connect 遺 to bequeath and build a short visual story from the components 一貝目ハ込口｜.
医
N4 · 7 strokes
doctor, medicine
Readings: イ · い.やす · い.する · くすし
Memory trick: For N4, connect 医 to doctor and build a short visual story from the components 矢匚乞.
井
N1 · 4 strokes
well, well crib, town, community
Readings: セイ · ショウ · い
Memory trick: For N1, connect 井 to well and build a short visual story from the components ｜ノ一二井.
域
N2 · 11 strokes
range, region, limits, stage
Readings: イキ
Memory trick: For N2, connect 域 to range and build a short visual story from the components 口土戈.
育
N3 · 8 strokes
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Readings: イク · そだ.つ · そだ.ち · そだ.てる · はぐく.む
Memory trick: For N3, connect 育 to bring up and build a short visual story from the components 月亠厶.
一
N5 · 1 strokes
one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: イチ · イツ · ひと- · ひと.つ
Memory trick: For N5, connect 一 to one and build a short visual story from the components 一.
壱
N1 · 7 strokes
one (in documents)
Readings: イチ · イツ · ひとつ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 壱 to one (in documents) and build a short visual story from the components 士冖匕.
逸
N1 · 11 strokes
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark
Readings: イツ · そ.れる · そ.らす · はぐ.れる
Memory trick: For N1, connect 逸 to deviate and build a short visual story from the components ノ込免儿勹.
稲
N1 · 14 strokes
rice plant
Readings: トウ · テ · いね · いな-
Memory trick: For N1, connect 稲 to rice plant and build a short visual story from the components ｜禾爪日.
茨
Jōyō · 9 strokes
briar, thorn
Readings: シ · ジ · いばら · かや · くさぶき
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 茨 to briar and build a short visual story from the components 欠冫艾.
芋
N1 · 6 strokes
taro, yam, tuber
Readings: ウ · いも
Memory trick: For N1, connect 芋 to taro and build a short visual story from the components 一艾干.
印
N2 · 6 strokes
stamp, seal, mark, imprint
Readings: イン · しるし · -じるし · しる.す
Memory trick: For N2, connect 印 to stamp and build a short visual story from the components ｜卩.
咽
Jōyō · 9 strokes
throat, choked, smothered, stuffy
Readings: イン · エン · エツ · むせ.ぶ · むせ.る · のど · の.む
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 咽 to throat and build a short visual story from the components 口大囗.
員
N4 · 10 strokes
employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: イン
Memory trick: For N4, connect 員 to employee and build a short visual story from the components 貝目ハ口.
因
N3 · 6 strokes
cause, factor, be associated with, depend on
Readings: イン · よ.る · ちな.む
Memory trick: For N3, connect 因 to cause and build a short visual story from the components 大囗.
姻
N1 · 9 strokes
matrimony, marry
Readings: イン
Memory trick: For N1, connect 姻 to matrimony and build a short visual story from the components 女大囗.
引
N3 · 4 strokes
pull, tug, jerk, admit
Readings: イン · ひ.く · ひ.ける
Memory trick: For N3, connect 引 to pull and build a short visual story from the components ｜弓.
飲
N4 · 12 strokes
drink, smoke, take
Readings: イン · オン · の.む · -の.み
Memory trick: For N4, connect 飲 to drink and build a short visual story from the components 欠食.
淫
Jōyō · 11 strokes
lewdness, licentiousness
Readings: イン · ひた.す · ほしいまま · みだ.ら · みだ.れる · みだり
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 淫 to lewdness and build a short visual story from the components ノ士汁爪王.
院
N4 · 10 strokes
Inst., institution, temple, mansion
Readings: イン
Memory trick: For N4, connect 院 to Inst. and build a short visual story from the components 二儿宀阡元.
陰
N1 · 11 strokes
shade, yin, negative, sex organs
Readings: イン · かげ · かげ.る
Memory trick: For N1, connect 陰 to shade and build a short visual story from the components 二个厶阡一.
隠
N1 · 14 strokes
conceal, hide, cover
Readings: イン · オン · かく.す · かく.し · かく.れる · よ.る
Memory trick: For N1, connect 隠 to conceal and build a short visual story from the components ノヨ尚心阡.
韻
N1 · 19 strokes
rhyme, elegance, tone
Readings: イン
Memory trick: For N1, connect 韻 to rhyme and build a short visual story from the components 音貝目ハ口日立.
右
N5 · 5 strokes
right
Readings: ウ · ユウ · みぎ
Memory trick: For N5, connect 右 to right and build a short visual story from the components ノ一口.
宇
N2 · 6 strokes
eaves, roof, house, heaven
Readings: ウ
Memory trick: For N2, connect 宇 to eaves and build a short visual story from the components 干亅宀.
羽
N2 · 6 strokes
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: ウ · は · わ · はね
Memory trick: For N2, connect 羽 to feathers and build a short visual story from the components 羽冫.
雨
N5 · 8 strokes
rain
Readings: ウ · あめ · あま- · -さめ
Memory trick: For N5, connect 雨 to rain and build a short visual story from the components 雨.
臼
Jōyō · 6 strokes
mortar
Readings: キュウ · グ · うす · うすづ.く
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 臼 to mortar and build a short visual story from the components 臼.
渦
N1 · 12 strokes
whirlpool, eddy, vortex
Readings: カ · うず
Memory trick: For N1, connect 渦 to whirlpool and build a short visual story from the components ｜口汁冂.
唄
N1 · 10 strokes
song, ballad
Readings: バイ · うた · うた.う
Memory trick: For N1, connect 唄 to song and build a short visual story from the components 貝目ハ口.
浦
N1 · 10 strokes
bay, creek, inlet, gulf
Readings: ホ · うら
Memory trick: For N1, connect 浦 to bay and build a short visual story from the components 十汁用丶.
運
N4 · 12 strokes
carry, luck, destiny, fate
Readings: ウン · はこ.ぶ
Memory trick: For N4, connect 運 to carry and build a short visual story from the components 込車冖.
雲
N2 · 12 strokes
cloud
Readings: ウン · くも · -ぐも
Memory trick: For N2, connect 雲 to cloud and build a short visual story from the components 一雨二厶.
餌
Jōyō · 14 strokes
food, bait, prey, tempting profit
Readings: ジ · ニ · え · えば · えさ · もち
Memory trick: For Jōyō, connect 餌 to food and build a short visual story from the components 艮耳食.
営
N2 · 12 strokes
camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Readings: エイ · いとな.む · いとな.み
Memory trick: For N2, connect 営 to camp and build a short visual story from the components 口尚冖ノ.
影
N1 · 15 strokes
shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: エイ · かげ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 影 to shadow and build a short visual story from the components 口小日亠彡.
映
N4 · 9 strokes
reflect, reflection, projection
Readings: エイ · うつ.る · うつ.す · は.える · -ば.え
Memory trick: For N4, connect 映 to reflect and build a short visual story from the components ノ日大冖.
栄
N2 · 9 strokes
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory
Readings: エイ · ヨウ · さか.える · は.え · -ば.え · は.える · え
Memory trick: For N2, connect 栄 to flourish and build a short visual story from the components 尚木冖.
永
N2 · 5 strokes
eternity, long, lengthy
Readings: エイ · なが.い
Memory trick: For N2, connect 永 to eternity and build a short visual story from the components 水丶.
泳
N3 · 8 strokes
swim
Readings: エイ · およ.ぐ
Memory trick: For N3, connect 泳 to swim and build a short visual story from the components 汁水丶.
英
N4 · 8 strokes
England, English, hero, outstanding
Readings: エイ · はなぶさ
Memory trick: For N4, connect 英 to England and build a short visual story from the components ノ艾大冖.
衛
N1 · 16 strokes
defense, protection
Readings: エイ · エ
Memory trick: For N1, connect 衛 to defense and build a short visual story from the components 口行彳韋.
詠
N1 · 12 strokes
recitation, poem, song, composing
Readings: エイ · よ.む · うた.う
Memory trick: For N1, connect 詠 to recitation and build a short visual story from the components 言水丶.
鋭
N2 · 15 strokes
pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon
Readings: エイ · するど.い
Memory trick: For N2, connect 鋭 to pointed and build a short visual story from the components 金口并个儿.
液
N2 · 11 strokes
fluid, liquid, juice, sap
Readings: エキ
Memory trick: For N2, connect 液 to fluid and build a short visual story from the components 化汁亠攵夕乞.
Data reference: Jōyō coverage is based on the 2010 MEXT revision and the KANJIDIC2-derived Japanese language dataset. The JLPT does not publish an official current Kanji list, so “N5–N1” labels are reference classifications; 172 characters remain marked Jōyō without a current JLPT assignment. Read the JLPT Kanji study guides.