100 Most Common Japanese Letters

This guide organizes the entries in "100 Most Common Japanese Letters - Kanji" and explains what each option, idea, or example offers. It also highlights practical details that matter when comparing the choices.

100 Most Common Japanese Letters - Kanji illustration

With multiple writing systems, two phonetic systems, and a symbolic system, Japanese can seem intimidating to beginners. Memorizing the most common kanji and other characters takes practice. But once you master them, you'll discover a means of written communication unlike anything in English. Below, you'll find the 100 most common kanji characters .

100 most common Japanese kanji letters

?	sun
?	No.1
?	huge
?	year
?	between
?	encounter
?	people, people
?	book
?	moon, month
?	long
?	country
?	go out
?	up, top
?	10
?	life
?	children
?	minute
?	east
?	No.3
?	Go
?	alike
?	Now
?	high, expensive
?	money, gold
?	time
?	hand
?	see
?	city
?	power
?	rice
?	by myself
?	the day before
?	yen (Japanese currency)
?	combine
?	stand
?	inside
?	number 2
?	story, problem
?	company, society
?	People
?	ground, location
?	capital
?	distance, between
?	rice field
?	body
?	study
?	down
?	eye
?	number 5
?	Later
?	new
?	bright, clear
?	direction
?	segment
.?	women
?	number 8
?	heart
?	number 4
?	people, nation
?	opposite
?	main
?	correct
?	replacement, generation
?	speak
?	number 9
?	small
?	think
?	number 7
?	mountain
?	reality
?	enter
?	back, time
?	Location
?	field
?	open
?	10,000
?	all
?	repair
?	house
?	north
?	number 6
?	question
?	speak
?	letter, article
?	move
?	temperature, time
?	district
?	water
?	inexpensive, peaceful
?	polite name (Mr., Mrs.)
?	harmony, peace
?	government, politics
?	to maintain, to keep
?	to show, surface
?	way
?	phase, each other
?	mind, meaning
?	to start, to emit
?	not, un-, in-
?	political party