JLPT N4 Kanji List - All 176 Characters You Need To Know

After mastering the JLPT N5 kanji, you're ready to take your Japanese kanji game to the next level. JLPT N4. Let's go.

How Many Kanji For JLPT N4?

As usual, the JLPT official organizers do not have a specific list of kanji they publicly share with the public. Which kanji and how many are in the test vary from one year to another. 

But on average, JLPT N4 contains around two times more new kanji to learn than in JLPT N5. You had between 80 and 100 kanji in JLPT N5 (our list contains 112 common kanji to make sure you're totally covered). In JLPT N4 you'll need double, meaning around 180 kanji.

Our N4 list below contains 176 kanji. With the 112 you learned in our N5 list, you'll know 288 kanji. With this amount of kanji, you should be able to read around 50% of texts in Japanese.

How to Memorize Kanji Fast

If you've already learned N5 kanji, you know it takes time and a lot of repetition before finally remembering the kanji.

The more consistent you are, the more often you see the kanji, and the easier it becomes to remember them little by little.

If you want the N4 kanji close by while you review, the JLPT N4 Kanji Poster keeps all 176 characters in one place, with English meanings plus onyomi and kunyomi readings. It will not memorize them for you, but it can make quick daily review easier to repeat.

You can see the N4 kanji poster here, or browse our Japanese learning posters to compare it with the N5 kanji, kana, and vocabulary charts.

And without further ado, here is the list of all the kanji you need to reach JLPT N4 level: