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Jyouyou Kanji 常用漢字 Page

On this page, you will find all 1,945 jyouyou kanji in common use. Also, there will be a few common kanji compounds with example sentences. This may help you if you are going to take the JLPT or a similar test, such as the DLPT for the U.S. Military. If you are wondering where I pulled this list from, I have a kanji book called, 「あたらしい漢字 用法辞典」(Atarashii kanji houyou jiten~A New Dictionary for Kanji Usage) with the ISBN 4-151312-2. You can purchase it from Amazon for around $20.

Where there is a hyphen (-) that means it is attached there.

Jyouyou kanji/常用漢字
Kanji
Kunyomi (Japanese sounds)
Onyomi (Chinese Sounds)
Compounds
Example Sentence
一 (One)ひとイチ日一階 (ikkai-first floortもう一杯!(Another glass!)
右 (Right)みぎウ; ‐ユウ右手(migite-right hand), 左右(sayuu-right and left), 右折(usetsu-right turn)右手に建物が見えます。 (You can see the building on your right-hand side)
雨 (Rain)あめ, あま‐雨雲(amagumo-rain cloud), 大雨(ooame-heavy rain), 雨期(uki-rainy season)ひどい雨降ってる。(It's raining hard)
円 (Circle/Yen)まるエン円滑(enkatsu-smooth), 円周率(enshuuritsu-π:circular constant)円を書きなさい。 (Please draw a circle)
王 (King/monarch)N/Aオウ王座(ouza-throne), 王様(ousama-king [colloquial]), 親王 (shin'nou-imperial prince [irregular])猫でも王様が見られる。 (Even a cat may look at a king [proverb]).
音 (Sound/Noise)おと,ねオン,イン音楽(ongaku-music),音響(onkyou-audio),音信(onshin-correspondence),福音 (fukuin-gospel)音楽が聞こえる。 (I can hear the music)
下 (Under/Lower/Down/Inferior)お-,くだ,さ-, した, しもカ, ゲ下りる (oriru-get down),下町 (shitamachi-residential downtown), 下宿 (geshuku-boarding at), 下落(geraku-degradation)柳の下の泥鰌。 ( A fox isn't caught twice the same snare. [proverb])
火 (Fire)ひ, -び, ほ-火災 (kasai-conflagration),家事 (kaji-fire), 火曜日 (Kayoubi-Tuesday)火のないところに煙は立たず。 (There isn't a fire without smoke [proverb]).
花 (Flower/Blossom)はな カ, ケ花形 (hanagata- star/flower), 花火 (hanabi- fireworks), 花嫁 (hanayome- bride)物には時節、番茶も出花。 (There is a time for all things [proverb])
貝 (Shelled Fish/mollusk)かい, -がいバイ真珠貝(Shinjyugai- mother-of-pearl)貝は好きじゃない。(I don't like shellfish)
学 (Study/School/ -ology)まなガク学ぶ (manabu- to study), 学者(gakusha- scholar), 生物学(seibutsugaku- biology)よく学び、よく遊べ。 (All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy [proverb]).
気 (Spirit/Air)N/Aキ,ケ気性 (kishou- disposition), 気味 (kimi- sensation), 気配 (kehai- atmosphere)短気は損気。 (Haste makes waste [proverb])
九(Nine)ここの-キュウ, ク九日(kokonoka- 9th day of the month), 九千 (kyuusen- 9,000), 九百 (kyuuhyaku- 900), 九月 (kugatsu- Sept) 時を得た一針は九針の手間を省く。 (A stitch in time saves nine [proverb])
休 (Repose/rest)やす-キュウ休み(yasumi- break), 休暇(kyuuka- vacation), 休業 (kyuugyou- closed [as in a business]), 休日 (kyuujitsu- holiday) 今日は休みです。 (Today is my break)
玉 (Gem/Round thing/Ball)たまギョク珠玉(shugyoku- jewel), 目玉(medama- eyeball), 玉子(tamago- egg [more commonly: 卵) 鉄砲玉に当たるも当たらぬもみな運命だ。 (Every bullet has its fate [proverb]).
金 (Gold/Metal/Money)かな-, かね, -がねキン, コン銀色 (kin'iro- golden [color]), 金物 (kanamono- hardware), 金曜日 (kinyoubi- Friday) 金融(kinyuu- finances)輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。 (All that sparkles isn't gold [proverb])
空 (Sky/Air/Empty)あ, あき, から, そら, むな-クウ空間 (kuukan- space, room), 空軍 (kuugun- Air Force), 空白 (kuuhaku- vacuum) 空腹にまずいものなし。 (Hunger is the best sauce [proverb])

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