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This is the index of kanji characters (322 unique kanji) that are introduced in Elementary Japanese I through Advanced Japanese I. Click on Lesson number buttons (L5, L6A, L6B, L7, ...) below to open the corresponding kanji dictionary page. Kanji characters in parentheses are previously introduced kanji with new readings. (Kanji in blue are introduced in Lesson 15 or later in Genki, and kanji in red are never introduced in Genki.)

Kanji in JAPN 1001 (New: 25)

L5 田中日本山上下人 (8)
L6A 一二三四五六七八九十(日) (10)
L6B 学生先私外大小 (7)

Kanji in JAPN 1002 (New: 81 / Cumulative Total: 106)

L7 今時月火水木金土曜半分週毎年間何 (16)
L8

行来帰食飲見聞読書子川夜朝午後前 (16)
L9 百千万円新古少白買右左長売言話国語 (本一二六八) (17)
L10 元気入休住出会持高校仕事電車社員 (16)
L11 男女口目耳手足名父母兄弟姉妹家族(人) (16)

Kanji in JAPN 2001 (New: 83 / Cumulative Total: 189)

L12 東京西南北道雨雪思立文作旅予定約自 (17)
L13 度好近明起牛映画町連市所勉強有友次(住) (17)
L14 薬楽早病院使働別歌紙赤青色々正天知 (17)
L15 物鳥料理特安飯肉悪体空港着同海昼(別) (16)
L16 昔神彼代留親切英店去急乗当音医者 (16)

Kanji in JAPN 2002 (New: 74 / Cumulative Total: 263)

L17 死意味注夏魚寺広転借走建地場通 (15)　
L18 供世界全部始以考開屋方運動教室(物) (15)
L19 歳習主結婚集発表品字活写真歩野(文) (15 )
L20 的力洋服堂授業試験貸図館終宿題(目) (15)
L21 春秋冬花様不漢卒工研究質問多(場) (14)

Kanji in JAPN 3001 (New: 59 / Cumulative Total: 322)

L22 皿声茶止枚両無払心笑絶対痛最続 (15)
L23 盗降信経台風犬重初若送幸計遅配 (15)
L24 記銀回夕黒用守末待残番駅説案内忘 (16 )
L25 顔情怒変相横比化違悲調査果感答 (15)

After completing JAPN 3001, you will be eligible to enroll in most upper-level Japanese courses (3000- and above). The recommended next course is JAPN 4113: Advanced Reading and Listening, which builds on the skills developed in JAPN 3001.

6: How Kanji Is Taught at GT

Most Japanese courses at JAPN 3001 or below at GT focus on oral and aural skills. Although materials for reading and writing are introduced starting in Lesson 5 of Elementary Japanese I (JAPN 1001), relatively little class time is devoted to explicit instruction in reading and writing once the basic concepts of kana and kanji are introduced. As a result, students are expected to study these skills largely independently, with regular quizzes used to monitor their progress.

If you have lived in Japan and attended Japanese schools, you may already know far more kanji than are introduced over five semesters of Japanese at GT (JAPN 1001–3001). For example, students who have learned kanji up through the 4th-grade level in Japan (about 640 characters) already know roughly twice as many kanji as those covered across JAPN 1001 through JAPN 3001 at GT.

Go to the following URL to learn more about 教育漢字(きょういくかんじ) (Education Kanji):

7: Kanji Radicals

A radical is a basic component of a kanji character used to classify and organize kanji systematically. Traditional kanji dictionaries used by native speakers in Japan arrange characters according to their radical and the number of strokes in the character. Each radical has a conventional name, often called a “nickname.” A kanji may consist of a radical by itself or a radical combined with additional components. For example, the kanji for man, 男（おとこ）, is composed of the radical 田（た） meaning rice field and the character 力（ちから） meaning power or strength. When learning kanji, it can be helpful to create a simple story that connects these parts. For instance: A person who uses strength (力) to work in rice fields (田) is a man (男). Mnemonic stories like this can make kanji easier to remember by linking form and meaning in a memorable way.
radical crown-type かんむり or かしら or やね Radicals appearing at the top of the kanji. かんむり means a crown. かしら (がしら) means a head. やね means a roof.
radical left-side-type へん (べん) Radicals appearing on the left side of the kanji
radical box-type つくり (づくり) or かまえ (がまえ) Radicals surrounding the kanji
radical splash-type すい (ずい) Radicals appearing on the left side of the kanji having the shape of two or three water splashes.
radical leg-type あし

Radicals appearing at the bottom of the kanji. あし means legs.

The following are the radicals to classify kanji. If there are two different radical classifications, they were both listed below. The one not marked is the standard Japanese radical classification. The one marked by Nelson dictionary symbol is from The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Nelson, A.), 1974. (Often, the radical classification used by Nelson is more intuitive to non-native speakers of Japanese.)

Radicals by the number of strokes

radical 'one' radical 'rod' radical 'snake'radical 'barb' radical 'katakana no' or radical 'katakana no' radical 'dot'
radical 'two' radical 'eight' or radical 'eight' or nelson dictionary symbol radical 'roof' radical 'man' or radical 'man' radical 'legs' radical 'ten' radical 'upside-down box' radical 'sword' radical 'katakana ri'or radical 'katakana ri' radical 'lid' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'kana hi' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'kana wa' radical 'again' radical 'enter' radical 'right village' radical 'left village' radical 'ice'
radical 'mouth' radical 'road' radical 'little' radical 'big' radical 'mountain' radical 'flag' radical 'going man' radical 'woman' or radical 'woman' radical 'child' radical 'drying' radical 'box' radical 'katakana u crown' radical 'earth' radical 'grass' radical 'pig's head' radical 'leg of natsu'radical 'river' radical 'kana ta' radical 'water' radical 'dotted cliff' radical 'hand' radical 'winter' radical 'katakana E' radical 'bow'
radical 'sun' or radical 'sun' radical 'moon' or radical 'moon' radical 'tree' radical 'don't' radical 'father' radical 'water2' radical 'direction' radical 'steam'radical 'stopping' radical 'ax' radical 'showing' radical 'old man' radical 'cow' radical 'jewel' radical 'literacy' radical 'folding chair' radical 'claw' radical 'fire' radical 'door'
radical 'white' radical 'rice field' radical 'birth' radical '2-branch tree' radical 'net' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'eye' or radical 'eye' radical 'branch tree' radical 'using' radical 'arrow' or radical 'arrow' radical 'sickness'
radical 'going'radical 'long thread' radical 'ear' radical 'west' radical 'sheep' radical 'sheep' or radical 'sheep' radical 'grass' or radical 'grass' or radical 'brush'
radical 'car' radical 'speaking' or radical 'speaking'radical 'shell'or radical 'shell' radical 'seeing' radical 'red' radical 'topped rice' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'right village' orradical 'right village' radical 'running' or radical 'running' radical 'bean' radical 'village' or radical 'village' radical 'leg, foot'
radical 'rain' radical 'rain crown' radical 'gate' radical 'blue' radical 'long'radical 'metal' or radical 'metal'
radical 'food' or radical 'food' radical 'wind' radical 'noise'
radical 'high'radical 'horse' or radical 'horse'
radical 'fish'radical 'bird'
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1 Stroke
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'one' 1: いち (One) 一 三 七 万 上 下 悪nelson dictionary symbol 画 天 両 昼
radical 'rod' 1: ぼう (Rod) 中 出
radical 'snake' 1: おつ (Snake) 九
radical 'barb' 1: かぎ (Barb) 予 事
radical 'katakana no' or radical 'katakana no' 1: の (Katakana No) 1: のかんむり (Kana No Crown) 午 少 東 乗 包 勉 末
1: てん (Dot) 半 業
 
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2 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'two' 2: に (Two) 二 五
radical 'eight' or radical 'eight' or 2: はち (Eight) 2: はちがしら (Eight) nelson dictionary symbol 八 六 分 前 公 弟
radical 'man/roof' 2: ひとやね (Man/Roof) 今 会
radical 'man' or radical 'man' 2: ひと (Man) 2: にんべん (Man) 人 仕 作 何 使 休 住 体 借 供 便
radical 'legs' 2: ひとあし (Legs) 先 元
radical 'ten' 2: じゅう (Ten) 十 千 古nelson dictionary symbol 南 真 直
radical 'upside-down box' 2: けいがまえ (Upside-Down Box) 円
radical 'sword' 2: かたな (Sword) 分 切
radical 'katakana ri' or radical 'katakana ri' 2: りっとう (Katakana Ri) 帰 前
radical 'lid' 2: なべぶた (Lid) nelson dictionary symbol 六 夜 変 忘 育 卒
radical 'kana hi' 2: さじ (Kana Hi) nelson dictionary symbol 北
radical 'kana wa' 2: わかんむり (Kana Wa) 写
radical 'again' 2: また (Again) 友
radical 'man' 2: はいる (Enter) 入
radical 'right village' 2: おおざと (Right Village) 部 郵
2: こざと (Left Village) 院
2: にすい (Ice) 冷 弱
 
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3 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'water' 3: さんずい (Water) 温 涼 消 洗 漢 法
radical 'mouth' 3: くち (Mouth) 口 古 号 兄 右 員
radical 'road' 3: しんにょう (Road) 週 達 通 返 送
radical 'little' 3: しょう (Little) 小
radical 'big' 3: だい (Big) 大
radical 'mountain' 3: やま (Mountain) 山
radical 'flag' 3: しかばね (Flag) 屋 局
radical 'going man' 3: ぎょうにんべん (Going Man) 待 後
radical 'woman' radical 'woman' 3: おんな (Woman) 3: おんなへん (Woman) 女 好 姉 妹 始
radical 'child' 3: こ (Child) 子 学
radical 'drying' 3: ほす (Drying) 年
radical 'box' 3: くにがまえ (Box) 四 国 図 園 回
radical 'katakana u' 3: うかんむり (Katakana U Crown) 安 家 定 寝 寒 字 宿
radical 'earth' 3: つち (Earth) 土 地 売
radical 'grass' 3: くさかんむり (Grass) 英 薬 菜
radical 'pig's head' 3: けいがしら (Pig's Head) 帰nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'leg of natsu' 3: なつあし (Leg of 夏) 変 夏
radical 'river' 3: かわ (River) 川
radical 'kana ta' 3: ゆうべ (Katakana Ta) 多 名 外
radical 'dotted cliff' 3: まだれ (Dotted Cliff) 度 店
radical 'hand' or 3: て (Hand) 手 持 授
radical 'winter' 3: ふゆがしら (Winter) 冬
radical 'winter' 3: かたかな え (Katakana E) 工 左
3: ゆみ (Bow) 強
 
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4 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'sun' or radical 'sun' 4: ひ (Sun) 4: ひへん (Sun) 日 早 春 暑 時 晩 曜 映 晴 暖 明 暗 題
radical 'moon' or radical 'moon' 4: つき (Moon) 4: つきへん (Moon)/にくづき (Meat) 月
radical 'tree' 4: き (Tree) 木 本 来 校 材 楽
radical 'don't' or radical 'mother' 4: なかれ (Don't) 4: はは (Mother) nelson dictionary symbol 母 毎
radical 'father' 4: ちち (Father) 父
radical 'water2' 4: みず (Water2) 水
radical 'direction' 4: ほう (Direction) 方 族 旅
radical 'heart' 4: こころ (Heart) 悪
radical 'steam' 4: きがまえ (Steam) 気
radical 'stopping' 4: とめる (Stopping) 止 歩
radical 'ax' 4: おのづくり (Ax) 新
radical 'showing' 4: しめすへん (Showing) 社
radical 'old man' 4: おいがしら (Old Man) 考
radical 'cow' 4: うし (Cow) 牛 物
radical 'jewel' 4: たまへん or おうへん (Jewel) 王 玉 理
radical 'lieracy' 4: ぶん (Literacy) 文
radical 'folding chair' 4: ぼくづくり or のぶん (Folding Chair) nelson dictionary symbol 教
radical 'claw' 4: つめかんむり or のつ (Claw) 受
radical 'fire' 4: ひ (Fire) 火
radical 'door' 4: と (Door) 所
 
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5 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'white' 5: しろ (White) 白 百 的
radical 'rice field' or 5: た (Rice Field) 5: たへん (Rice Field) 田 男 町 番 思
radical 'birth' 5: うまれる (Birth) 生
radical 'branch tree' or radical 'branch tree' 5: のぎ (Branch Tree) 5: のぎへん (Branch Tree) 私 秋 季
radical 'net' 5: あみめ (Net) nelson dictionary symbol 買
radical 'eye' or radical 'eye' 5: め (Eye) 5: めへん (Eye) 目
radical 'using' 5: もちいる (Using) 用
radical 'arrow' or 5: や (Arrow) 5: やへん (Arrow) 矢 知
radical 'sickness' 5: やまいだれ (Sickness) 病
 
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6 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'going' 6: ゆきがまえ (Going) 行
radical 'long thread' 6: いと (Long Thread) 糸 約 紙 終
radical 'ear' 6: みみ (Ear) 耳 取
radical 'west' 6: にし (West) 西
radical 'sheep' 6: ひつじ (Sheep) 羊 着
radical 'bamboo' or radical 'bamboo' 6: たけ (Bamboo) 6: たけかんむり (Bamboo Crown) 竹 節 答
radical 'meat' 6: にく (Meat) 肉
radical 'rice' or radical 'rice' 6: こめへん (Rice) 米 料
radical 'brush' 6: ふで (Brush) 書
 
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7 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'car' 7: くるま (Car) 車
radical 'speaking' or radical 'speaking' 7: げん (Speaking) 7: ごんべん (Speaking) 言 語 読 話 計 試
radical 'shell' or radical 'shell' 7: かい (Shell) 7: かいへん (Shell) 貝 買 貸 質
radical 'seeing' 7: みる (Seeing) 見 親
radical 'red' 7: あか (Red) 赤
radical 'topped rice' 7: のごめ (Topped Rice) nelson dictionary symbol 番
radical 'right village' Seeradical 'right village' (2 strokes)  
radical 'running' or radical 'running' 7: はしる (Running) 走 起
radical 'bean' 7: まめ (Bean) 頭
radical 'village' or radical 'village' 7: さとへん (Village) 里 野
radical 'leg, foot' 7: あし (Leg, Foot) 足
 
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8 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'rain' radical 'rain crown' 8: あめ (Rain) 8: あめかんむり (Rain Crown) 雨 電 雪
radical 'gate' 8: もん (Gate) 門 間 聞 開 問
radical 'blue' 8: あお (Blue) 青
radical 'long' 8: ながい (Long) 長
radical 'metal' or radical 'metal' 8: かね (Metal) 8: かねへん (Metal) 金 銀 鉄
 
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9 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'food' radical 'food' or radical 'food' 9: しょく (Food) 9: しょくへん (Food) 食 飲 館
radical 'wind' 9: かぜ (Wind) 風
radical 'noise' 9: おと (Noise) 音
 
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10 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'high' 10: たかい (High) 高
radical 'horse' or radical 'horse' 10: うま (Horse) 10: うまへん (Horse) 馬 駅 験
 
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11 Strokes
Radical Nickname Sample Kanji
radical 'fish' 11: さかな (Fish) 魚
radical 'bird' 11: とり (Bird) 鳥

8: Additional Kanji Websites

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