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JLPT N1 KanjiSection 101

Kanji 1001–1010 of 1232, in order of how often they appear in print.

  1. 1001
    19

    seaweed, duckweed

    On
    ソウ
    Kun
    • ()algae
    • 海藻(かいそう)seaweed
    • 藻掻(もが)to struggle
  2. 1002
    12

    fief, allowance, pension

    On
    ロク
    Kun
    さいわ‑い、ふち
    • 元禄(げんろく)Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
  3. 1003
    8

    chief, beginning

    On
    モウ、ボウ、ミョウ
    Kun
    かしら
    • 孟子(もうし)Mencius (372-289 BCE)
  4. 1004
    14

    legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)

    On
    チャク、テキ
    • 嫡出(ちゃくしゅつ)legitimate birth
    • 嫡子(ちゃくし)heir
  5. 1005
    8

    high, far

    On
    ギョウ
    Kun
    たか‑い

    No common compound — this one is usually met on its own.

  6. 1006
    17

    menacing, dignity, majesty

    On
    カク
    Kun
    おど‑す
    • 威嚇(いかく)threat
  7. 1007
    3

    sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

    On
    Kun
    • ()the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  8. 1008
    5

    convex, beetle brow, uneven

    On
    トツ
    Kun
    でこ
    • 凹凸(おうとつ)unevenness
    • (でこ)brow
    • 凸凹(でこぼこ)unevenness
  9. 1009
    14

    stretch

    On
    チョウ
    Kun
    のび‑る
    • 流暢(りゅうちょう)fluent (in a language)
  10. 1010
    19

    rhyme, elegance, tone

    On
    イン
    • 余韻(よいん)reverberation
    • 韻律(いんりつ)metre (of a poem)
    • (いん)rhyme

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