Kanji for Beginners PDF (Free Download + 140 Basic Kanji List)
If you’re just starting your Japanese learning journey, mastering kanji can feel overwhelming. With thousands of characters to learn, many beginners struggle to know where to begin. The key is not to learn everything at onceโbut to focus on the most essential kanji used in everyday life.
This guide provides a beginner-friendly kanji list along with readings, meanings, and translations. Even better, you can use this page as your personal study reference or convert it into a printable PDF for offline learning.
Learning kanji early helps you build a strong foundation in Japanese. Instead of relying only on hiragana or romaji, understanding kanji allows you to read faster, recognize patterns, and understand meaning more naturally.
This list is carefully selected for beginners and includes commonly used kanji that appear in daily conversations, signs, and basic texts.
| Kanji | Reading | English | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
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ๆฅ
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ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
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ๆ
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ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
|
ไบบ
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ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
|
ๆฐด
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ใฟใ (mizu) | water | air |
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ๆฅ
|
ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
|
ๆ
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ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
|
็ซ
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ใฒ (hi) | fire | api |
|
ๆฐด
|
ใฟใ (mizu) | water | air |
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ๆจ
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ใ (ki) | tree | pohon |
|
้
|
ใใ (kin) | gold | emas |
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ๅ
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ใคใก (tsuchi) | earth | tanah |
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ไบบ
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ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
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็ท
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ใใจใ (otoko) | man | pria |
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ๅฅณ
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ใใใช (onna) | woman | wanita |
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ๅฑฑ
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ใใพ (yama) | mountain | gunung |
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ๅท
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ใใ (kawa) | river | sungai |
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็ฉบ
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ใใ (sora) | sky | langit |
|
้จ
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ใใ (ame) | rain | hujan |
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้ป
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ใงใ (den) | electricity | listrik |
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่ป
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ใใใพ (kuruma) | car | mobil |
|
้ง
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ใใ (eki) | station | stasiun |
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ๅญฆ
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ใใ (gaku) | study | belajar |
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ๆ ก
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ใใ (kou) | school | sekolah |
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็
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ใใ (sei) | life | hidup |
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ๅ
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ใใ (sen) | previous | sebelumnya |
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ๅ
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ใช (na) | name | nama |
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ๆฅ
|
ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
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ๆ
|
ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
|
็ซ
|
ใฒ (hi) | fire | api |
|
ๆฐด
|
ใฟใ (mizu) | water | air |
|
ๆจ
|
ใ (ki) | tree | pohon |
|
้
|
ใใ (kin) | gold | emas |
|
ๅ
|
ใคใก (tsuchi) | earth | tanah |
|
ไบบ
|
ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
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็ท
|
ใใจใ (otoko) | man | pria |
|
ๅฅณ
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ใใใช (onna) | woman | wanita |
|
ๅฑฑ
|
ใใพ (yama) | mountain | gunung |
|
ๅท
|
ใใ (kawa) | river | sungai |
|
็ฉบ
|
ใใ (sora) | sky | langit |
|
้จ
|
ใใ (ame) | rain | hujan |
|
้ป
|
ใงใ (den) | electricity | listrik |
|
่ป
|
ใใใพ (kuruma) | car | mobil |
|
ๆฅ
|
ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
|
ๆ
|
ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
|
็ซ
|
ใฒ (hi) | fire | api |
|
ๆฐด
|
ใฟใ (mizu) | water | air |
|
ๆจ
|
ใ (ki) | tree | pohon |
|
้
|
ใใ (kin) | gold | emas |
|
ๅ
|
ใคใก (tsuchi) | earth | tanah |
|
ไบบ
|
ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
|
็ท
|
ใใจใ (otoko) | man | pria |
|
ๅฅณ
|
ใใใช (onna) | woman | wanita |
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ๅญ
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ใ (ko) | child | anak |
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ๅญฆ
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ใใ (gaku) | study | belajar |
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ๆ ก
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ใใ (kou) | school | sekolah |
|
ๅ
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ใใ (sen) | before | sebelum |
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็
|
ใใ (sei) | life | hidup |
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ๅนด
|
ใญใ (nen) | year | tahun |
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ๆ
|
ใ (ji) | time | waktu |
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ๅ
|
ใตใ (fun) | minute | menit |
|
ไป
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ใใพ (ima) | now | sekarang |
|
ไธ
|
ใใ (ue) | up | atas |
|
ไธ
|
ใใ (shita) | down | bawah |
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ๅทฆ
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ใฒใ ใ (hidari) | left | kiri |
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ๅณ
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ใฟใ (migi) | right | kanan |
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ไธญ
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ใชใ (naka) | inside | dalam |
|
ๅค
|
ใใจ (soto) | outside | luar |
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ๅคง
|
ใใ (oo) | big | besar |
|
ๅฐ
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ใกใ (chii) | small | kecil |
|
ๅฑฑ
|
ใใพ (yama) | mountain | gunung |
|
ๅท
|
ใใ (kawa) | river | sungai |
|
็ฉบ
|
ใใ (sora) | sky | langit |
|
้จ
|
ใใ (ame) | rain | hujan |
|
้ป
|
ใงใ (den) | electric | listrik |
|
่ป
|
ใใใพ (kuruma) | car | mobil |
|
ๆฅ
|
ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
|
ๆ
|
ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
|
็ซ
|
ใฒ (hi) | fire | api |
|
ๆฐด
|
ใฟใ (mizu) | water | air |
|
ๆจ
|
ใ (ki) | tree | pohon |
|
้
|
ใใ (kin) | gold | emas |
|
ๅ
|
ใคใก (tsuchi) | earth | tanah |
|
ไบบ
|
ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
|
็ท
|
ใใจใ (otoko) | man | pria |
|
ๅฅณ
|
ใใใช (onna) | woman | wanita |
|
ๅญ
|
ใ (ko) | child | anak |
|
ๅญฆ
|
ใใ (gaku) | study | belajar |
|
ๆ ก
|
ใใ (kou) | school | sekolah |
|
ๅ
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ใใ (sen) | before | sebelum |
|
็
|
ใใ (sei) | life | hidup |
|
ๅนด
|
ใญใ (nen) | year | tahun |
|
ๆ
|
ใ (ji) | time | waktu |
|
ๅ
|
ใตใ (fun) | minute | menit |
|
ไป
|
ใใพ (ima) | now | sekarang |
|
ไธ
|
ใใ (ue) | up | atas |
|
ไธ
|
ใใ (shita) | down | bawah |
|
ๅทฆ
|
ใฒใ ใ (hidari) | left | kiri |
|
ๅณ
|
ใฟใ (migi) | right | kanan |
|
ไธญ
|
ใชใ (naka) | inside | dalam |
|
ๅค
|
ใใจ (soto) | outside | luar |
|
ๅคง
|
ใใ (oo) | big | besar |
|
ๅฐ
|
ใกใ (chii) | small | kecil |
|
ๅฑฑ
|
ใใพ (yama) | mountain | gunung |
|
ๅท
|
ใใ (kawa) | river | sungai |
|
็ฉบ
|
ใใ (sora) | sky | langit |
|
้จ
|
ใใ (ame) | rain | hujan |
|
้ป
|
ใงใ (den) | electric | listrik |
|
่ป
|
ใใใพ (kuruma) | car | mobil |
|
้ง
|
ใใ (eki) | station | stasiun |
|
ๅบ
|
ใฟใ (mise) | shop | toko |
|
้ฃ
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ใในใ (taberu) | eat | makan |
|
้ฃฒ
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ใฎใ (nomu) | drink | minum |
|
่ฆ
|
ใฟใ (miru) | see | melihat |
|
่
|
ใใ (kiku) | hear | mendengar |
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่ฉฑ
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ใฏใชใ (hanasu) | speak | berbicara |
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่ชญ
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ใใ (yomu) | read | membaca |
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ๆธ
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ใใ (kaku) | write | menulis |
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่ฒท
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ใใ (kau) | buy | membeli |
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ๅฃฒ
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ใใ (uru) | sell | menjual |
|
่ก
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ใใ (iku) | go | pergi |
|
ๆฅ
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ใใ (kuru) | come | datang |
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ๅธฐ
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ใใใ (kaeru) | return | pulang |
|
ๅ
ฅ
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ใฏใใ (hairu) | enter | masuk |
|
ๅบ
|
ใงใ (deru) | exit | keluar |
|
็ซ
|
ใใค (tatsu) | stand | berdiri |
|
ๅบง
|
ใใใ (suwaru) | sit | duduk |
|
ไผ
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ใใใ (yasumu) | rest | istirahat |
|
ๅ
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ใฏใใใ (hataraku) | work | bekerja |
|
ๅบๅก
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ใฆใใใ (tenin) | staff | pegawai |
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ไผ็คพ
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ใใใใ (kaisha) | company | perusahaan |
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ไปไบ
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ใใใจ (shigoto) | job | pekerjaan |
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้ป่ฉฑ
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ใงใใ (denwa) | phone | telepon |
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็ชๅท
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ใฐใใใ (bangou) | number | nomor |
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ๅๅ
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ใชใพใ (namae) | name | nama |
|
ไฝๆ
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ใใ ใใใ (juusho) | address | alamat |
|
้่ก
|
ใใใใ (ginkou) | bank | bank |
|
็
้ข
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ใณใใใใ (byouin) | hospital | rumah sakit |
|
่ฌ
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ใใใ (kusuri) | medicine | obat |
|
ๅ
็
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ใใใใ (sensei) | teacher | guru |
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ๅญฆ็
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ใใใใ (gakusei) | student | siswa |
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