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JLPT N5 requires knowledge of approximately 80 kanji. These correspond roughly to the Japanese Grade 1 kanji taught in elementary school and cover essential characters for numbers, days, basic actions, and common nouns.

On'yomi is the Chinese-derived reading, typically used in compound words (e.g., 山 = サン in 山脈). Kun'yomi is the native Japanese reading, often used when the kanji appears alone or with hiragana (e.g., 山 = やま). Most kanji have both types of readings.

Start with kanji that resemble their meaning, such as 山 (mountain), 川 (river), 木 (tree), 日 (sun/day), and 月 (moon/month). Numbers (一、二、三) are also straightforward. These are all included in Grade 1.

Kanji stroke order follows consistent rules (top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical). Learning these rules makes it easier to write complex characters correctly, improves legibility, and helps you guess the stroke order of unfamiliar kanji.

The Japanese government's jōyō kanji list includes 2,136 characters for everyday use. However, there are over 50,000 kanji in existence. For practical fluency, knowing 1,000–2,000 kanji covers most reading needs.

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