August 28, 202645 min readKanji Reference

The Full Kanji List: Jōyō and Jinmeiyō, With Meanings

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This list combines both kanji sets covered on this site: the 2,136 jōyō (, "regular use") kanji taught in compulsory education and used throughout everyday writing, and the 838 jinmeiyō (, "for use in personal names") kanji, which are approved for names but aren't part of the standard curriculum.

Together they add up to every kanji you'll find on a detail page in Kana Learn. Since jinmeiyō kanji aren't tested on the JLPT, they only show up when browsing "All" below rather than under a specific level.

All 2,974 kanji, with meanings

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一One 二Two 三Three 四Four 五Five 六Six 七Seven 八Eight 九Nine 十Ten 百Hundred 千Thousand 万Ten Thousand, 10,000 円Circle, Yen, Round 日Day, Sun, Japan 月Month, Moon 火Fire 水Water 木Tree, Wood 金Gold 土Soil, Earth, Ground 本Book, Present, Main 人Person 今Now 時Time, Hour 半Half, Middle, Odd Number 上Above, Up 下Below, Down, Descend 中In, Inside, Middle 外Outside 右Right 左Left 前In Front, Before 後Behind, Back, Later 午Noon, Sign Of The Horse, 11am-1pm 間Interval, Space 東East 西West, Spain 南South 北North 男Male 女Woman, Female 子Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am 学Study, Learning, Science 生Life, Genuine, Birth 先Before, Ahead, Previous 何What 父Father 母Mother 年Year, Counter For Years 毎Every 国Country 見See, Hopes, Chances 行Going, Journey, Carry Out 来Come, Due, Next 食Eat, Food 聞Hear, Ask, Listen 話Tale, Talk 大Large, Big 小Little, Small 高Tall, High, Expensive 気Spirit, Mind, Air 長Long, Leader, Superior 友Friend 入Enter, Insert 出Exit, Leave, Go Out 雨Rain 電Electricity 車Car 校Exam, School, Printing 休Rest, Day Off, Retire 読Read 書Write 名Name, Noted, Distinguished 語Word, Speech, Language 山Mountain 川Stream, River 天Heavens, Sky, Imperial 白White

Looking for just the jōyō kanji on their own? See the jōyō kanji list, or head to the lessons page for an introduction to how kanji fit alongside hiragana and katakana. Curious how kanji are built from smaller parts? Browse the radicals reference.