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JLPT N5 kanji lessons

The first level. Read hiragana, katakana and basic kanji, and understand simple everyday phrases spoken slowly.

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N5 Kanji
Lesson 20

Kanji review: numbers, days, dates and prices

Review the number and calendar kanji — 一 to 十, 百, 千, 万, 円, 日 月 火 水 木 金 土, 年, 時, 分, 半 and 何 — learn 週 and 曜, and practise reading calendars, dates, times and prices.

35 min
N5 Kanji
Lesson 21

Kanji: people and places

Review the people and place kanji from earlier lessons, learn ten new ones — 山, 川, 外, 東, 西, 南, 北, 駅, 店 and 校 — and read real-style station and shop signs: station exits, 駅前, 本店 and more.

40 min