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Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List
Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List is a free Japanese vocabulary list of 2,136 words, each with a meaning, part of speech and example sentences. Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List is built into Tomaru, a free vocabulary app: once the list is added, Tomaru uses FSRS spaced repetition to bring every word back just before you would forget it. Free, no ads. This page shows a preview of the words and examples.
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A preview of Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List on Tomaru. All 2,136 words are searchable here, each with part of speech, meaning and example sentences; the full list is learned in the app.
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日
ニチ、ジツ/ひ、かkanjiday; sun
日曜日
一
イチ、イツ/ひと、ひと(つ)kanjione
一緒
国
コク/くにkanjicountry
中国
人
ジン、ニン/ひとkanjiperson
人間
年
ネン/としkanjiyear
年
大
ダイ、タイ/おお、おお(きい)、おお(いに)kanjibig; large
大丈夫
十
ジュウ、ジッ/とお、とkanjiten
十
二
ニ/ふた、ふた(つ)kanjitwo
二つ
本
ホン/もとkanjibook; origin; main
日本
中
チュウ、ジュウ/なかkanjimiddle; inside
中国
長
チョウ/なが(い)kanjilong; chief
長い
出
シュツ、スイ/で(る)、だ(す)kanjiexit; go out; put out
出る
三
サン/み、み(つ)、みっ(つ)kanjithree
三
時
ジ/ときkanjitime; hour
時間
行
コウ、ギョウ、アン/い(く)、ゆ(く)、おこな(う)kanjigo; conduct
行く
見
ケン/み(る)、み(える)、み(せる)kanjisee; look
見る
月
ゲツ、ガツ/つきkanjimoon; month
月
後
ゴ、コウ/のち、うし(ろ)、あと、おく(れる)kanjiafter; behind
最後
前
ゼン/まえkanjibefore; front
名前
生
セイ、ショウ/い(きる)、い(かす)、い(ける)、う(まれる)、う(む)、お(う)、は(える)、は(やす)、き、なまkanjilife; birth; raw
先生
五
ゴ/いつ、いつ(つ)kanjifive
五
間
カン、ケン/あいだ、まkanjiinterval; between; space
時間
上
ジョウ、ショウ/うえ、うわ、かみ、あ(げる)、あ(がる)、のぼ(る)、のぼ(せる)、のぼ(す)kanjiup; above; top
以上
東
トウ/ひがしkanjieast
東京
四
シ/よ、よ(つ)、よっ(つ)、よんkanjifour
四
今
コン、キン/いまkanjinow; this
今回
金
キン、コン/かね、かなkanjigold; money; metal
お金
九
キュウ、ク/ここの、ここの(つ)kanjinine
九日
入
ニュウ/い(る)、い(れる)、はい(る)kanjienter
入る
学
ガク/まな(ぶ)kanjistudy; learning
学校
高
コウ/たか(い)、たか、たか(まる)、たか(める)kanjihigh; expensive
高い
円
エン/まる(い)kanjiyen; circle
円
子
シ、ス/こkanjichild
子供
外
ガイ、ゲ/そと、ほか、はず(す)、はず(れる)kanjioutside; foreign
以外
八
ハチ/や、や(つ)、やっ(つ)、ようkanjieight
八
六
ロク/む、む(つ)、むっ(つ)、むいkanjisix
六
下
カ、ゲ/した、しも、もと、さ(げる)、さ(がる)、くだ(る)、くだ(す)、くだ(さる)、お(ろす)、お(りる)kanjibelow; down
以下
来
ライ/く(る)、きた(る)、きた(す)kanjicome; next
来る
気
キ、ケ/—kanjispirit; mind; air
気持ち
小
ショウ/ちい(さい)、こ、おkanjismall
小説
七
シチ/なな、なな(つ)、なのkanjiseven
七
山
サン/やまkanjimountain
山
話
ワ/はな(す)、はなしkanjitalk; story
電話
女
ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ/おんな、めkanjiwoman; female
女性
北
ホク/きたkanjinorth
北
午
ゴ/—kanjinoon
午後
百
ヒャク/—kanjihundred
百
書
ショ/か(く)kanjiwrite; book; document
書く
先
セン/さきkanjiprevious; ahead; tip
先生
名
メイ、ミョウ/なkanjiname; fame
名前
川
セン/かわkanjiriver
川
千
セン/ちkanjithousand
千
水
スイ/みずkanjiwater
水道
半
ハン/なか(ば)kanjihalf
半分
男
ダン、ナン/おとこkanjiman; male
男性
西
セイ、サイ/にしkanjiwest
西
電
デン/—kanjielectricity
電話
校
コウ/—kanjischool
学校
語
ゴ/かた(る)、かた(らう)kanjilanguage; word
英語
土
ド、ト/つちkanjiearth; soil
土曜日
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- Recognize every jōyō kanji and its core meaning
- Know common on and kun readings through example words
- Tell similar-looking kanji apart
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What do the example sentences in Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List look like?
日
日曜日
Sunday
一
一緒
together
国
中国
China
人
人間
human being
年
年
year; age
大
大丈夫
all right; safe
FAQ
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Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List is a free Tomaru word list. You can view the content and start learning directly.
How many words are in Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List?
This deck currently includes 2136 vocabulary cards with meanings, parts of speech, and examples on the page.
Who is Jōyō Kanji 2136 Word List for?
English-speaking Japanese learners who want to read kanji, from beginners to JLPT N1.
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