100+ Most Common Kanji List (With Reading and Meaning)
Learning the most common kanji is one of the fastest ways to improve your Japanese skills. These characters appear frequently in everyday conversations, signs, menus, and written materials.
Instead of memorizing random kanji, focusing on high-frequency vocabulary allows you to maximize your learning efficiency. With just 100 common kanji, you can already understand a large portion of basic Japanese text.
This list includes kanji that are widely used in daily life. Each entry provides the reading in hiragana and romaji, along with English and Indonesian meanings.
| Kanji | Reading | English | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
่ก | ใใ (iku) | go | pergi |
ๆฅ | ใใ (kuru) | come | datang |
่ฆ | ใฟใ (miru) | see | melihat |
ๆฅ | ใซใก (nichi) | day | hari |
ไธ | ใใก (ichi) | one | satu |
ๅฝ | ใใซ (kuni) | country | negara |
ไบบ | ใฒใจ (hito) | person | orang |
ๅนด | ใญใ (nen) | year | tahun |
ๅคง | ใใ (oo) | big | besar |
ๅ | ใใ ใ (juu) | ten | sepuluh |
ไบ | ใซ (ni) | two | dua |
ๆฌ | ใปใ (hon) | book/origin | buku |
ไธญ | ใชใ (naka) | inside | dalam |
้ท | ใชใ (naga) | long | panjang |
ๅบ | ใงใ (deru) | exit | keluar |
ไธ | ใใ (san) | three | tiga |
ๆ | ใ (ji) | time | waktu |
่ก | ใใ (iku) | go | pergi |
่ฆ | ใฟใ (miru) | see | melihat |
ๆ | ใใค (getsu) | month | bulan |
ๅพ | ใใจ (ato) | after | setelah |
ๅ | ใพใ (mae) | before | sebelum |
็ | ใใ (sei) | life | hidup |
ไบ | ใ (go) | five | lima |
้ | ใใใ (aida) | interval | antara |
ไธ | ใใ (ue) | up | atas |
ๆฑ | ใฒใใ (higashi) | east | timur |
ๅ | ใใ (yon) | four | empat |
ไป | ใใพ (ima) | now | sekarang |
้ | ใใ (kin) | gold | emas |
ไน | ใใ ใ (kyuu) | nine | sembilan |
ๅ
ฅ | ใฏใใ (hairu) | enter | masuk |
ๅญฆ | ใใ (gaku) | study | belajar |
ๆ ก | ใใ (kou) | school | sekolah |
้ซ | ใใใ (takai) | high | tinggi |
ๅฎ | ใใใ (yasui) | cheap | murah |
ๆฐ | ใใใใใ (atarashii) | new | baru |
ๅค | ใตใใ (furui) | old | lama |
ๅค | ใใใ (ooi) | many | banyak |
ๅฐ | ใใใชใ (sukunai) | few | sedikit |
็ฝ | ใใ (shiro) | white | putih |
้ป | ใใ (kuro) | black | hitam |
่ตค | ใใ (aka) | red | merah |
้ | ใใ (ao) | blue | biru |
่ฒ | ใใ (iro) | color | warna |
ๅบ | ใฟใ (mise) | shop | toko |
้ | ใฟใก (michi) | road | jalan |
้ง
| ใใ (eki) | station | stasiun |
ๆตท | ใใฟ (umi) | sea | laut |
็ฉบ | ใใ (sora) | sky | langit |
่ฑ | ใฏใช (hana) | flower | bunga |
่ | ใใ (kusa) | grass | rumput |
ๆฃฎ | ใใ (mori) | forest | hutan |
ๆ | ใฏใใ (hayashi) | woods | hutan kecil |
้ญ | ใใใช (sakana) | fish | ikan |
้ณฅ | ใจใ (tori) | bird | burung |
็ฌ | ใใฌ (inu) | dog | anjing |
็ซ | ใญใ (neko) | cat | kucing |
้ณ | ใใจ (oto) | sound | suara |
ๅ | ใกใใ (chikara) | power | kekuatan |
ๆฐ | ใ (ki) | energy | energi |
ๅฟ | ใใใ (kokoro) | heart | hati |
่ถณ | ใใ (ashi) | foot | kaki |
ๆ | ใฆ (te) | hand | tangan |
็ฎ | ใ (me) | eye | mata |
่ณ | ใฟใฟ (mimi) | ear | telinga |
ๅฃ | ใใก (kuchi) | mouth | mulut |
้ผป | ใฏใช (hana) | nose | hidung |
ไฝ | ใใใ (karada) | body | tubuh |
้ ญ | ใใใพ (atama) | head | kepala |
้ก | ใใ (kao) | face | wajah |
้ฃ | ใในใ (taberu) | eat | makan |
้ฃฒ | ใฎใ (nomu) | drink | minum |
่ตฐ | ใฏใใ (hashiru) | run | berlari |
ๆญฉ | ใใใ (aruku) | walk | berjalan |
็ซ | ใใค (tatsu) | stand | berdiri |
ๅบง | ใใใ (suwaru) | sit | duduk |
ๅฏ | ใญใ (neru) | sleep | tidur |
่ตท | ใใใ (okiru) | wake up | bangun |
้ | ใใใ (akeru) | open | membuka |
้ | ใใใ (shimeru) | close | menutup |
ๅง | ใฏใใใ (hajimeru) | start | memulai |
็ต | ใใใ (owaru) | end | selesai |
่ | ใใใใใ (kangaeru) | think | berpikir |
็ฅ | ใใ (shiru) | know | tahu |
ไฝ | ใคใใ (tsukuru) | make | membuat |
ไฝฟ | ใคใใ (tsukau) | use | menggunakan |
ๆ | ใใค (motsu) | hold | memegang |
ๅ | ใจใ (toru) | take | mengambil |
็ฝฎ | ใใ (oku) | put | meletakkan |
ไผ | ใใ (au) | meet | bertemu |
่จ | ใใ (iu) | say | berkata |
ๆ | ใใใ (omou) | think | berpikir |
ไฝ | ใคใใ (tsukuru) | make | membuat |
ไฝฟ | ใคใใ (tsukau) | use | menggunakan |
ๆ | ใใค (motsu) | hold | memegang |
ๅ | ใจใ (toru) | take | mengambil |
ไธ | ใใใใ (ataeru) | give | memberi |
ๅ | ใใใ (ukeru) | receive | menerima |
่ | ใใใใใ (kangaeru) | think | memikirkan |
็ฅ | ใใ (shiru) | know | mengetahui |
ไฝ | ใใ (sumu) | live/reside | tinggal |
ๅ | ใฏใใใ (hataraku) | work | bekerja |
Want more? Check our JLPT N5 Kanji List and Beginner Kanji PDF.
Why Learn Common Kanji First?
By focusing on frequently used kanji, you can quickly improve reading comprehension and communication skills. This approach is more effective than memorizing rare characters.
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