Kanji that share a meaning - JLPT N5 to N1

  • abundant: 豊, 裕
  • accompany: 従, 伴
  • achievement: 績, 功
  • age: 歳, 齢
  • all: 全, 皆
  • art: 術, 芸
  • attack: 討, 襲
  • back: 背, 裏
  • ball: 玉, 球
  • bell: 鈴, 鐘
  • bend: 曲, 伏
  • big: 大, 巨
  • blessing: 福, 恵
  • body: 体, 身
  • boil: 沸, 煮, 湧
  • bowl: 鉢, 碗
  • branch: 支, 枝
  • build: 建, 築
  • burn: 燃, 焦
  • bury: 埋, 葬
  • buy: 買, 購
  • call: 呼, 召
  • cap: 帽, 冠
  • capital: 都, 京
  • child: 子, 児, 童
  • choose: 選, 択
  • clear: 朗, 瞭
  • clothes: 服, 衣
  • collect: 収, 溜
  • color: 色, 彩
  • compare: 比, 較
  • compete: 争, 競
  • condition: 状, 況
  • consent: 肯, 諾
  • contain: 容, 含
  • cool: 冷, 涼
  • cruel: 酷, 虐
  • cry: 鳴, 泣
  • dance: 舞, 踊
  • dangerous: 危, 険
  • dark: 暗, 闇, 昏
  • decrease: 減, 耗
  • degree: 度, 程
  • destitute: 窮, 乏
  • difference: 差, 違
  • discuss: 談, 議
  • divide: 割, 剖
  • do: 為, 致
  • dry: 乾, 干, 燥
  • embrace: 抱, 擁
  • emperor: 帝, 皇
  • end: 終, 末
  • endure: 忍, 堪
  • evening: 晩, 暮
  • excellent: 優, 佳
  • exchange: 換, 替
  • exist: 在, 存
  • expand: 展, 拡
  • eye: 目, 瞳
  • fall: 落, 墜
  • fast: 速, 迅
  • fat: 脂, 肪, 肥
  • field: 野, 畑
  • fierce: 烈, 猛
  • fishing: 漁, 釣
  • flourish: 栄, 繁
  • flower: 花, 華
  • gather: 集, 揃
  • general: 総, 般
  • gentleman: 士, 紳
  • give: 与, 贈, 施
  • good: 良, 善
  • goods: 品, 貨
  • government office: 庁, 署
  • grain: 粒, 穀
  • grieve: 悲, 愁
  • group: 団, 群, 輩
  • hang: 掛, 懸
  • hard: 固, 硬
  • help: 助, 援, 扶
  • history: 歴, 史
  • hole: 穴, 孔
  • house: 家, 宅
  • i: 私, 僕
  • increase: 増, 殖
  • investigate: 調, 査
  • know: 知, 識
  • law: 律, 憲
  • leisure: 暇, 閑
  • light: 光, 灯
  • love: 愛, 恋
  • machine: 機, 械
  • make: 作, 造
  • measure: 計, 測
  • meet: 会, 遇
  • mix: 交, 混
  • money: 金, 財, 銭
  • mountain: 山, 岡
  • move: 動, 移
  • net: 網, 羅
  • next: 次, 翌
  • not: 不, 非
  • number: 数, 番, 号
  • old: 古, 旧
  • opposite: 反, 対
  • pass through: 通, 経
  • person: 人, 者
  • picture: 画, 絵, 撮
  • pierce: 刺, 貫
  • pinch: 挟, 摘
  • place: 所, 場
  • pleasure: 愉, 悦
  • praise: 称, 褒
  • prefecture: 府, 県
  • protect: 守, 防, 保, 護
  • pure: 清, 純, 潔
  • raise: 育, 飼, 養
  • reason: 理, 故
  • reside: 居, 駐
  • return: 返, 戻, 復, 還
  • ride: 乗, 載
  • river: 川, 河
  • road: 道, 路
  • rope: 綱, 縄
  • rough: 雑, 荒, 粗
  • rule: 規, 則
  • run: 走, 馳
  • salary: 給, 禄
  • search: 探, 捜
  • seat: 座, 席
  • secret: 密, 秘
  • self: 自, 己
  • sell: 売, 販
  • send: 送, 遣
  • separate: 別, 離
  • shop: 店, 屋, 舗
  • shore: 岸, 畔
  • shout: 叫, 喝
  • simple: 単, 簡
  • skill: 技, 巧
  • skin: 皮, 肌, 膚
  • sleep: 寝, 眠, 睡
  • smell: 匂, 嗅
  • soft: 柔, 軟
  • sound: 音, 響
  • steam: 蒸, 汽
  • step: 践, 踏
  • stop: 止, 停
  • strange: 変, 奇
  • stretch: 張, 伸
  • strict: 厳, 堅
  • strike: 打, 撲
  • study: 学, 勉, 修
  • suitable: 適, 宜
  • surplus: 余, 剰
  • swamp: 沼, 沢
  • swell: 膨, 腫
  • sword: 剣, 刀
  • teach: 教, 授
  • temple: 堂, 寺
  • thick: 太, 厚, 濃
  • thin: 細, 薄, 淡
  • thing: 物, 事
  • think: 思, 考, 想, 稽
  • tie: 結, 縛
  • time: 時, 頃
  • touch: 接, 触
  • tower: 塔, 閣, 楼
  • tray: 盆, 盤
  • type: 類, 型
  • use: 使, 用
  • value: 値, 価
  • village: 村, 里
  • warehouse: 庫, 倉
  • warm: 暖, 温
  • wash: 洗, 濯
  • wave: 波, 浪
  • wheel: 輪, 軌
  • withdraw: 控, 撤
  • woman: 女, 婦
  • work: 働, 仕, 勤
  • world: 界, 世

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Kanji that translate to the same word — compare them to see which one a sentence wants.

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abundant

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accompany

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achievement

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age

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all

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art

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attack

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back

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ball

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bell

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bend

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big

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blessing

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body

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boil

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bowl

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branch

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build

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burn

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bury

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buy

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call

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cap

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capital

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child

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choose

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clear

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clothes

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collect

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color

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compare

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compete

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condition

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consent

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contain

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cool

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cruel

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cry

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dance

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dangerous

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dark

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decrease

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degree

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destitute

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difference

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discuss

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divide

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do

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dry

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embrace

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emperor

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end

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endure

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evening

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excellent

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exchange

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exist

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expand

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eye

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fall

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fast

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fat

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field

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fierce

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fishing

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flourish

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flower

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gather

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general

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gentleman

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give

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good

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goods

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government office

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grain

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grieve

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group

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hang

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hard

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help

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history

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hole

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house

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i

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increase

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investigate

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know

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law

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leisure

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light

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love

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machine

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make

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measure

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meet

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mix

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money

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mountain

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move

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net

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next

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not

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number

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old

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opposite

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pass through

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person

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picture

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pierce

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pinch

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place

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pleasure

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praise

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prefecture

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protect

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pure

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raise

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reason

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reside

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return

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ride

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river

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road

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rope

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rough

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rule

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run

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salary

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search

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seat

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secret

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self

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sell

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send

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separate

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shop

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shore

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shout

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simple

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skill

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skin

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sleep

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smell

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soft

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sound

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steam

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step

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stop

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strange

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stretch

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strict

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strike

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study

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suitable

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surplus

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swamp

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swell

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sword

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teach

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temple

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thick

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thin

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thing

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think

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tie

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time

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touch

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tower

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tray

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type

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use

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value

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village

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warehouse

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warm

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wash

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wave

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wheel

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withdraw

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woman

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work

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world

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