{"id":1230,"date":"2024-02-22T23:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikindalikelanguages.com\/blog\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2024-02-22T23:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:28:42","slug":"100-most-frequent-kanji-with-translations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikindalikelanguages.com\/blog\/100-most-frequent-kanji-with-translations\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Most Frequent Kanji with Translations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

In this post, we’re taking a closer look at the top 100 most common Kanji characters. This list comes from a Japanese Kanji analysis website called called the Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese that used to exist (currently it is not available online). Here they are, translations and Romaji added by me (thus they might not always be the most accurate but I tried).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u4eba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: hito\n\n

English: person<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e00<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ichi\n\n

English: one<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u884c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: iku\n\n

English: go<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u65e5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: nichi\n\n

English: day<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u51fa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: deru\n\n

English: exit<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5927<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: dai\n\n

English: big<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u672c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: hon\n\n

English: book<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5206<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: bun\n\n

English: minute<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5e74<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: nen\n\n

English: year<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u66f8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kaku\n\n

English: write<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e2d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: naka\n\n

English: inside<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6642<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ji\n\n

English: time<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u7684<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: teki\n\n

English: -like; -ish<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u7528<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: y\u014d\n\n

English: use<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4f5c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: saku\n\n

English: make<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u751f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: sei\n\n

English: life<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6570<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kazu\n\n

English: number<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u79c1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: watashi\n\n

English: I; me<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5b66<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: gaku\n\n

English: study<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8a00<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: gen\n\n

English: say<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6587<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: bun\n\n

English: sentence<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5b9a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: tei\n\n

English: decide<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u9593<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: aida\n\n

English: interval<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5408<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ai\n\n

English: fit<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5834<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ba\n\n

English: place<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5b50<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ko\n\n

English: child<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5165<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: iri\n\n

English: enter<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u601d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: omou\n\n

English: think<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u81ea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: jiko\n\n

English: self<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u898b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mi\n\n

English: see<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8005<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mono\n\n

English: person<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e0a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ue\n\n

English: above<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u7406<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ri\n\n

English: reason<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5b9f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: jitsu\n\n

English: reality<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: jitsu\n\n

English: truth<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u65b9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: h\u014d\n\n

English: direction<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4f1a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kai\n\n

English: meeting<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e8c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ni\n\n

English: two<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4f7f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: tsukau\n\n

English: use<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e8b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: koto\n\n

English: thing<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u529b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: chikara\n\n

English: power<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8868<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: hy\u014d\n\n

English: table<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u524d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mae\n\n

English: front<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6210<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: naru\n\n

English: become<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u696d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: gy\u014d\n\n

English: business<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u7269<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mono\n\n

English: thing<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u624b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: te\n\n

English: hand<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8981<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: y\u014d\n\n

English: important<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u52d5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ugoku\n\n

English: move<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5909<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: hen\n\n

English: change<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u793a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: shimesu\n\n

English: show<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u95a2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kan\n\n

English: relation<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u56f3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: zu\n\n

English: diagram<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u73fe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: gen\n\n

English: present<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5bb6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ie\n\n

English: house<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u56fd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kuni\n\n

English: country<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5185<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: uchi\n\n

English: inside<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4ee3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: dai\n\n

English: substitute<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e09<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: san\n\n

English: three<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u793e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: sha\n\n

English: company<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6708<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: tsuki\n\n

English: month<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5341<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: j\u016b\n\n

English: ten<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8a18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ki\n\n

English: write down<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u65b0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: shin\n\n

English: new<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u8a2d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: setsu\n\n

English: establish<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: sei\n\n

English: nature<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6c17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ki\n\n

English: spirit<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4f55<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: nani\n\n

English: what<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u753b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: gaku\n\n

English: stroke (of a character)<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5bfe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: tai\n\n

English: opposite<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u540c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: d\u014d\n\n

English: same<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4f53<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: karada\n\n

English: body<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u540d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: na\n\n

English: name<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u76ee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: me\n\n

English: eye<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u767a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: hatsu\n\n

English: emit<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u77e5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: shi\n\n

English: know<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u90e8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: bu\n\n

English: part<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6cd5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: h\u014d\n\n

English: law<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6700<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: sai\n\n

English: most<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5f8c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ato\n\n

English: after<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5831<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: h\u014d\n\n

English: report<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u9762<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: men\n\n

English: surface<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5229<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ri\n\n

English: benefit<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u901a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ts\u016b\n\n

English: pass through<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5f53<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: t\u014d\n\n

English: right<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6765<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: rai\n\n

English: future<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5316<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ka\n\n

English: change into<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u53d6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: toru\n\n

English: take<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u610f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: i\n\n

English: meaning<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u958b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kai\n\n

English: open<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u6301<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mochi\n\n

English: hold<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u9ad8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: k\u014d\n\n

English: high<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u60c5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: j\u014d\n\n

English: feelings<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u7acb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: tachi\n\n

English: stand<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u80fd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: n\u014d\n\n

English: ability<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5fc3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: kokoro\n\n

English: heart<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u660e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: mei\n\n

English: bright<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u5b57<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: ji\n\n

English: character<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e0b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: shita\n\n

English: under<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u4e16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: yo\n\n

English: world<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n

\u591a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Romaji: \u014di\n\n

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