Grade 4 Kanji Chart

202 kanji

Grade 4 adds another 202 kanji, including many that appear in place names, nature, government and science. Since 2020 the list also contains the characters used in the names of prefectures, such as 茨, 岡 and 熊. The characters get more complex and several share components, so seeing them together on one sheet makes the patterns easier to notice. This chart lists the readings, short English meanings and stroke counts for every grade 4 kanji, in the order Japanese schools use. It is useful for learners working through the elementary list, for teachers of heritage-language classes and for anyone who wants a tidy review sheet to print or save as a PDF.

Part 1 · kanji 1–100 · selected for printing

愛アイいと.しい・かな.しい・め.でる・お.しむ・まなlove, affection, favourite
案アンつくえplan, suggestion, draft
以イもっ.てby means of, because, in view of
衣イ・エころも・きぬ・-ぎgarment, clothes, dressing
位イくらい・ぐらいrank, grade, throne
茨シ・ジいばら・かや・くさぶきbriar, thorn
印インしるし・-じるし・しる.すstamp, seal, mark
英エイはなぶさEngland, English, hero
栄エイ・ヨウさか.える・は.え・-ば.え・は.える・えflourish, prosperity, honor
媛エンひめbeautiful woman, princess
塩エンしおsalt
岡コウおかmount, hill, knoll
億オクhundred million, 10**8
加カくわ.える・くわ.わるadd, addition, increase
果カは.たす・はた.す・-は.たす・は.てる・-は.てる・は.てfruit, reward, carry out
貨カたからfreight, goods, property
課カchapter, lesson, section
芽ガめbud, sprout, spear
賀ガcongratulations, joy
改カイあらた.める・あらた.まるreformation, change, modify
械カイかせcontraption, fetter, machine
害ガイharm, injury
街ガイ・カイまちboulevard, street, town
各カクおのおのeach, every, either
覚カクおぼ.える・さ.ます・さ.める・さと.るmemorize, learn, remember
潟セキかた・-がたlagoon
完カンperfect, completion, end
官カンbureaucrat, the government, organ
管カンくだpipe, tube, wind instrument
関カンせき・-ぜき・かか.わる・からくり・かんぬきconnection, barrier, gateway
観カンみ.る・しめ.すoutlook, look, appearance
願ガンねが.う・-ねがいpetition, request, vow
岐キ・ギbranch off, fork in road, scene
希キ・ケまれhope, beg, request
季キseasons
旗キはたnational flag, banner, standard
器キうつわutensil, vessel, receptacle
機キはたloom, mechanism, machine
議ギdeliberation, consultation, debate
求キュウ・グもと.めるrequest, want, wish for
泣キュウな.くcry, weep, moan
給キュウたま.う・たも.う・-たま.えsalary, wage, gift
挙キョあ.げる・あ.がる・こぞ.るraise, plan, project
漁ギョ・リョウあさ.るfishing, fishery
共キョウとも・とも.に・-どもtogether, both, neither
協キョウco-, cooperation
鏡キョウ・ケイかがみmirror, speculum, barrel-head
競キョウ・ケイきそ.う・せ.る・くら.べるemulate, compete with, bid
極キョク・ゴクきわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み・き.める・-ぎ.め・き.まるpoles, settlement, conclusion
熊ユウくまbear
訓クン・キンおし.える・よ.む・くん.ずるinstruction, Japanese character reading, explanation
軍グンいくさarmy, force, troops
郡グンこおりcounty, district
群グンむ.れる・む.れ・むら・むら.がるflock, group, crowd
径ケイみち・こみち・さしわたし・ただちにdiameter, path, method
景ケイscenery, view
芸ゲイ・ウンう.える・のり・わざtechnique, art, craft
欠ケツ・ケンか.ける・か.くlack, gap, fail
結ケツ・ケチむす.ぶ・ゆ.う・ゆ.わえるtie, bind, contract
建ケン・コンた.てる・た.て・-だ.て・た.つbuild
健ケンすこ.やかhealthy, health, strength
験ケン・ゲンあかし・しるし・ため.す・ためしverification, effect, testing
固コかた.める・かた.まる・かた.まり・かた.いharden, set, clot
功コウ・クいさおachievement, merits, success
好コウこの.む・す.く・よ.い・い.いfond, pleasing, like something
香コウ・キョウか・かお.り・かお.るincense, smell, perfume
候コウそうろうclimate, season, weather
康コウease, peace
佐サassistant, help
差サさ.す・さ.しdistinction, difference, variation
菜サイなvegetable, side dish, greens
最サイ・シュもっと.も・つまutmost, most, extreme
埼キさき・さい・みさきcape, spit, promontory
材ザイlumber, log, timber
崎キさき・さい・みさきpromontory, cape, spit
昨サクyesterday, previous
札サツふだtag, paper money, counter for bonds
刷サツす.る・-ず.り・-ずり・は.くprinting, print, brush
察サツguess, presume, surmise
参サン・シンまい.る・まい-・まじわる・みつnonplussed, three (in documents), going
産サンう.む・う.まれる・うぶ-・む.すproducts, bear, give birth
散サンち.る・ち.らす・-ち.らす・ち.らかす・ち.らかる・ち.らばる・ばら・ばら.けるscatter, disperse, spend
残ザン・サンのこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.りremainder, leftover, balance
氏シうじ・-うじfamily name, surname, clan
司シつかさど.るdirector, official, govt office
試シこころ.みる・ため.すtest, try, attempt
児ジ・ニ・ゲイこ・-こ・-っこnewborn babe, child, young of animals
治ジ・チおさ.める・おさ.まる・なお.る・なお.すreign, be at peace, calm down
滋ジ・シnourishing, more & more, be luxuriant
辞ジや.める・いな.むresign, word, term
鹿ロクしか・かdeer
失シツうしな.う・う.せるlose, error, fault
借シャクか.りるborrow, rent
種シュたね・-ぐさspecies, kind, class
周シュウまわ.りcircumference, circuit, lap
祝シュク・シュウいわ.うcelebrate, congratulate
順ジュンobey, order, turn
初ショはじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める・-ぞ.めfirst time, beginning
松ショウまつpine tree
笑ショウわら.う・え.むlaugh

Part 2 · kanji 101–200

唱ショウとな.えるchant, recite, call upon
焼ショウや.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.けるbake, burning
照ショウて.る・て.らす・て.れるilluminate, shine, compare
城ジョウ・セイしろcastle
縄ジョウなわ・ただ.すstraw rope, cord
臣シン・ジンretainer, subject
信シンfaith, truth, fidelity
井セイ・ショウいwell, well crib, town
成セイ・ジョウな.る・な.す・-な.すturn into, become, get
省セイ・ショウかえり.みる・はぶ.くfocus, government ministry, conserve
清セイ・ショウ・シンきよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.めるpure, purify, cleanse
静セイ・ジョウしず-・しず.か・しず.まる・しず.めるquiet
席セキむしろseat, mat, occasion
積セキつ.む・-づ.み・つ.もる・つ.もりvolume, product (x*y), acreage
折セツ・シャクお.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れるfold, break, fracture
節セツ・セチふし・-ぶし・のっとnode, season, period
説セツ・ゼイと.くopinion, theory, explanation
浅センあさ.いshallow, superficial, frivolous
戦センいくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.くwar, battle, match
選センえら.ぶelect, select, choose
然ゼン・ネンしか・しか.り・しか.し・さsort of thing, so, if so
争ソウあらそ.う・いか.でかcontend, dispute, argue
倉ソウくらgodown, warehouse, storehouse
巣ソウす・す.くうnest, rookery, hive
束ソクたば・たば.ねる・つか・つか.ねるbundle, sheaf, ream
側ソクかわ・がわ・そばside, lean, oppose
続ゾク・ショク・コウ・キョウつづ.く・つづ.ける・つぐ.ないcontinue, series, sequel
卒ソツ・シュツそっ.する・お.える・お.わる・ついに・にわかgraduate, soldier, private
孫ソンまごgrandchild, descendants
帯タイお.びる・おびsash, belt, obi
隊タイregiment, party, company
達タツ・ダ-たちaccomplished, reach, arrive
単タンひとえsimple, one, single
置チお.く・-お.きplacement, put, set
仲チュウなかgo-between, relationship
沖チュウおき・おきつ・ちゅう.する・わくopen sea, offing, rise high into sky
兆チョウきざ.す・きざ.しportent, 10**12, trillion
低テイひく.い・ひく.める・ひく.まるlower, short, humble
底テイそこbottom, sole, depth
的テキまとbull's eye, mark, target
典テン・デンcode, ceremony, law
伝デン・テンつた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つてtransmit, go along, walk along
徒トいたずら・あだon foot, junior, emptiness
努ドつと.めるtoil, diligent, as much as possible
灯トウひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかりlamp, a light, light
働ドウはたら.くwork, (kokuji)
特トクspecial
徳トクbenevolence, virtue, goodness
栃とちhorse chestnut, (kokuji)
奈ナ・ナイ・ダイいかん・からなしnara, what?
梨リなしpear tree
熱ネツあつ.いheat, temperature, fever
念ネンwish, sense, idea
敗ハイやぶ.れるfailure, defeat, reversal
梅バイうめplum
博ハク・バクdr., command, esteem
阪ハンさかheights, slope
飯ハンめしmeal, boiled rice
飛ヒと.ぶ・と.ばす・-と.ばすfly, skip (pages), scatter
必ヒツかなら.ずinvariably, certain, inevitable
票ヒョウballot, label, ticket
標ヒョウしるべ・しるしsignpost, seal, mark
不フ・ブnegative, non-, bad
夫フ・フウ・ブおっと・それhusband, man
付フつ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け・-づ.け・-づけ・つ.く・-づ.く・つ.き・-つ.き・-つき・-づ.き・-づきadhere, attach, refer to
府フborough, urban prefecture, govt office
阜フ・フウhill, mound
富フ・フウと.む・とみwealth, enrich, abundant
副フクvice-, assistant, aide
兵ヘイ・ヒョウつわものsoldier, private, troops
別ベツわか.れる・わ.けるseparate, branch off, diverge
辺ヘンあた.り・ほと.り・-べenvirons, boundary, border
変ヘンか.わる・か.わり・か.えるunusual, change, strange
便ベン・ビンたよ.りconvenience, facility, excrement
包ホウつつ.む・くる.むwrap, pack up, cover
法ホウ・ハッ・ホッ・フランのりmethod, law, rule
望ボウ・モウのぞ.む・もちambition, full moon, hope
牧ボクまきbreed, care for, shepherd
末マツ・バツすえend, close, tip
満マン・バンみ.ちる・み.つ・み.たすfull, fullness, enough
未ミ・ビいま.だ・ま.だ・ひつじun-, not yet, hitherto
民ミンたみpeople, nation, subjects
無ム・ブな.いnothingness, none, ain't
約ヤクつづ.まる・つづ.める・つづま.やかpromise, approximately, shrink
勇ユウいさ.むcourage, cheer up, be in high spirits
要ヨウい.る・かなめneed, main point, essence
養ヨウ・リョウやしな.うfoster, bring up, rear
浴ヨクあ.びる・あ.びせるbathe, be favored with, bask in
利リき.くprofit, advantage, benefit
陸リク・ロクおかland, six
良リョウよ.い・-よ.い・い.い・-い.いgood, pleasing, skilled
料リョウfee, materials
量リョウはか.るquantity, measure, weight
輪リンわwheel, ring, circle
類ルイたぐ.いsort, kind, variety
令レイorders, ancient laws, command
冷レイつめ.たい・ひ.える・ひ.や・ひ.ややか・ひ.やす・ひ.やかす・さ.める・さ.ますcool, cold (beer, person), chill
例レイたと.えるexample, custom, usage
連レンつら.なる・つら.ねる・つ.れる・-づ.れtake along, lead, join
老ロウお.いる・ふ.けるold man, old age, grow old

Part 3 · kanji 201–202

労ロウろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・ねぎら・つか.れる・ねぎら.うlabor, thank for, reward for
録ロクしる.す・と.るrecord

Kanji data from KANJIDIC2 by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA. JLPT levels are unofficial estimates.

Grade 4 Kanji Chart

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