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The characters from the signs, then the eighty kanji taught in the first year of Japanese elementary school, most common in newspapers first. Tap a character for its readings, meanings, and stroke order.

Kanji on these signs

Practice sheet

Tap a character. The same dialog you get from the dictionary shows the readings, the stroke order, and a practice sheet for that one character.

The practice sheet lists every character in this set. Your plan decides how many can be printed at once, and you tick the ones you want.

出da-su · shu-tsuだす · しゅつcome out, exit入i-ri · juいり · じゅenter, insert口ku-chi · kuくち · くmouth押o-sa-e-ru · o-uおさえる · おうattach, check引hi-ku · inひく · いんadmit, install開bi-ra-ki · ka-iびらき · かいopen, unfold閉shi-ma-ru · he-iしまる · へいclosed, shut駅e-kiえきstation電denでんelectricity車ku-ru-ma · shaくるま · しゃcar改a-ra-ta-ma-ru · ka-iあらたまる · かいchange, examine札fu-da · sa-tsuふだ · さつbid, counter for bonds優su-gu-re-ru · uすぐれる · うactor, excel先sa-ki · senさき · せんahead, before席mu-shi-ro · se-kiむしろ · せきmat, occasion禁kinきんban, forbid煙ke-mu-i · enけむい · えんsmoke営i-to-na-mi · e-iいとなみ · えいbuild, camp業wa-za · gyo-uわざ · ぎょうarts, business中a-ta-ru · chu-uあたる · ちゅうcenter, in準jun-ji-ru · junじゅんじる · じゅんconform, correspond to備so-na-e-ru · biそなえる · びequip, preparation持mo-chi · jiもち · じhave, hold帰o-ku-ru · kiおくる · きarrive at, homecoming店ta-na · tenたな · てんshop, store内u-chi · da-iうち · だいamong, between食ku-u · sho-kuくう · しょくeat, food飲no-mi · inのみ · いんdrink, smoke税ze-iぜいduty, tax込ko-miこみcrowded, in bulk非a-ra-zu · hiあらず · ひinjustice, mistake常tsu-ne · jo-uつね · じょうalways, common止sa-shi · shiさし · しhalt, stop立ta-tsu · rit-to-ruたつ · りっとるerect, rise男o · danお · だんmale女on-na · joおんな · じょfemale, woman手te · shuて · しゅhand洗a-ra-u · senあらう · せんinquire into, probe使tsu-ka-i · shiつかい · しambassador, cause用mo-chi-i-ru · yo-uもちいる · ようbusiness, employ現a-ra-wa-su · genあらわす · げんactual, existing金ga-ne · kinがね · きんgold満mi-ta-su · banみたす · ばんenough, full空a-ki · ku-uあき · くうempty, sky

First-year kanji

Practice sheet

These 80 kanji are taught in the first year of Japanese elementary school. Common ones come first. This is a different job from the signs: 日 (hi) and 人 (hi-to) show up in textbooks long before 押 (o-sa-e) and 引 (hi-ki).

The practice sheet lists every character in this set. Your plan decides how many can be printed at once, and you tick the ones you want.

日ka · ji-tsuか · じつcounter for days, day一hi-to · i-chiひと · いちone人to · jinと · じんperson年to-shi · nenとし · ねんcounter for years, year大o-o-i-ni · ta-iおおいに · たいbig, large十so · jiそ · じっten二fu-ta · jiふた · じtwo本mo-to · honもと · ほんbook, counter for long cylindrical things中a-ta-ru · chu-uあたる · ちゅうcenter, in出da-su · shu-tsuだす · しゅつcome out, exit三mi · sanみ · さんthree見mi-e-ru · kenみえる · けんchances, hopes月tsu-ki · ga-tsuつき · がつmonth, moon生u · sho-uう · しょうbirth, genuine五i-tsu · goいつ · ごfive上a-ga-ri · shanあがり · しゃんabove, up四yo · shiよ · しfour金ga-ne · kinがね · きんgold九ko-ko-no · kyu-uここの · きゅうnine入i-ri · juいり · じゅenter, insert立ta-tsu · rit-to-ruたつ · りっとるerect, rise手te · shuて · しゅhand力chi-ka-ra · ri-iちから · りいbear up, exert学ma-na-bu · ga-kuまなぶ · がくlearning, science円ma-do · enまど · えんcircle, round子ko · shiこ · しchild, first sign of Chinese zodiac目me · bo-kuめ · ぼくcare, class田ta · denた · でんrice field, rice paddy八ya · ha-chiや · はちeight六mu · ri-kuむ · りくsix下ku-da-su · kaくだす · かbelow, descend気i-ki · kiいき · きair, atmosphere小o · sho-uお · しょうlittle, small七na-na · shi-chiなな · しちseven山ya-ma · sanやま · さんmountain正ta-da-shi-i · sho-uただしい · しょうcorrect, justice女on-na · joおんな · じょfemale, woman百mo-mo · hya-kuもも · ひゃくhundred先sa-ki · senさき · せんahead, before名na · myo-uな · みょうdistinguished, name川ka-wa · senかわ · せんriver, stream文a-ya · bunあや · ぶんart, decoration千chi · senち · せんthousand水mi-zu · su-iみず · すいwater男o · danお · だんmale村mu-ra · sonむら · そんtown, village口ku-chi · kuくち · くmouth町ma-chi · cho-uまち · ちょうblock, street校kyo-uきょうcorrection, exam空a-ki · ku-uあき · くうempty, sky土tsu-chi · toつち · とearth, ground木ki · bo-kuき · ぼくtree, wood車ku-ru-ma · shaくるま · しゃcar石i-shi · ko-kuいし · こくstone足a-shi · so-kuあし · そくbe sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear早sa · saさ · さっearly, fast白shi-ra · ha-kuしら · はくwhite字na · jiな · じcharacter, letter音o-to · nonおと · のんnoise, sound天a-ma · tenあま · てんheavens, imperial火bi · kaび · かfire花ha-na · kaはな · かflower赤a-ka · sha-kuあか · しゃくred青a-o · sho-uあお · しょうblue, green竹ta-ke · chi-kuたけ · ちくbamboo右mi-gi · uみぎ · うright森mo-ri · shinもり · しんforest, woods左hi-da-ri · saひだり · さleft休ya-su-ma-ru · kyu-uやすまる · きゅうday off, rest林ha-ya-shi · rinはやし · りんforest, grove王no-uのうking, magnate玉da-ma · gyo-kuだま · ぎょくball, jewel夕yu-u · se-kiゆう · せきevening雨sa-me · uさめ · うrain草gu-sa · so-uぐさ · そうdraft, grass犬i-nu · kenいぬ · けんdog耳mi-mi · jiみみ · じear虫mu-shi · kiむし · きbug, insect糸i-to · shiいと · しthread貝ka-i · ba-iかい · ばいshellfish