| A | B |
|---|
| 一 | one |
| 二 | two |
| 三 | three |
| 四 | four |
| 五 | five |
| 六 | six |
| 七 | seven |
| 八 | eight |
| 九 | nine |
| 十 | ten |
| 日 | day |
| 月 | moon, month, Monday |
| 火 | fire Tuesday |
| 水 | water Wednesday |
| 木 | tree Thursday |
| 金 | gold, money Friday |
| 土 | earth, soil, ground Saturday |
| 口 | mouth, opening |
| 目 | eye -th (ordinal counter) |
| 人 | person/people counter for people |
| 本 | root, source, true, book, this, cylinder-counter |
| 今 | now |
| 年 | year |
| 曜 | day of the week |
| 上 | up, top, over, go up |
| 下 | under, lower, base |
| 大 | big |
| 小 | small |
| 夕 | evening |
| 何 | what? how many? |
| 中 | middle, inside, China |
| 外 | outside, other, undo |
| 行 | go hold |
| 来 | come, next, forthcoming |
| 子 | child |
| 車 | vehicle, chariot |
| 学 | learning |
| 校 | school, check |
| 見 | look, see, show |
| 良 | good |
| 食 | food, eat |
| 川 | river |
| 山 | mountain |
| 出 | go out, emerge, put out |
| 先 | previous, precede tip |
| 生 | life, birth, grow |
| 父 | father |
| 母 | mother |
| 毎 | each, every |
| 書 | write |
| 手 | hand |
| 耳 | ear |
| 門 | gate |
| 聞 | listen, hear |
| 女 | woman, female |
| 好 | like, good, fine |
| 田 | rice field/paddy |
| 男 | man, male |
| 言 | word, say, speak |
| 語 | tell, speak, talk, ~language |
| 寺 | temple (Buddhist) |
| 時 | time, hour |
| 間 | space, gap |
| 分 | divide, minute, understand |
| 正 | correct, proper |
| 家 | house, specialist |
| 々 | duplicates the previous kanji |
| 高 | tall, high, sum |
| 白 | white |
| 百 | hundred |
| 千 | thousand |
| 万 | ten thousand, myriad |
| 方 | side, way, square, direction, person |
| 玉 | jewel, ball, __¥ coin |
| 国 | country, region |
| 安 | restful, ease, cheap |
| 牛 | cow, bull |
| 半 | half, middle |
| 友 | friend |
| 帰 | return |
| 待 | wait |
| 持 | to hold, possess |
| 米 | rice, America |
| 番 | turn, number, guard |
| 事 | thing, matter, act |
| 雨 | rain |
| 電 | electricity |
| 天 | heaven, sky |
| 気 | spirit |
| 会 | meet |
| 話 | speech, talk |
| 売 | sell |
| 読 | read |
| 右 | right |
| 左 | left |
| 入 | enter, put in |
| 物 | thing |
| 名 | name, fame |
| 前 | before, front |
| 戸 | door |
| 所 | place, situation |
| 近 | near |
| 立 | stand, rise, leave |
| 作 | make |
| 肉 | meat, flesh |
| 魚 | fish |
| 多 | many |
| 少 | few, a little |
| 古 | old |
| 新 | new |
| 才 | talent, year of age |
| 心 | heart, feelings |
| 思 | think |
| 休 | rest |
| 買 | buy |
| 早 | early, prompt, fast |
| 自 | self |
| 犬 | dog |
| 太 | fat, big |
| 屋 | store, building |
| 私 | I, me |
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