JLPT N1 Kanji — Section 101
Kanji 1001–1010 of 1232, in order of how often they appear in print.
- 1001藻19 画
seaweed, duckweed
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- も
- 藻algae
- 海藻seaweed
- 藻掻くto struggle
- 1002禄12 画
fief, allowance, pension
- On
- ロク
- Kun
- さいわ‑い、ふち
- 元禄Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
- 1003孟8 画
chief, beginning
- On
- モウ、ボウ、ミョウ
- Kun
- かしら
- 孟子Mencius (372-289 BCE)
- 1004嫡14 画
legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)
- On
- チャク、テキ
- 嫡出legitimate birth
- 嫡子heir
- 1005尭8 画
high, far
- On
- ギョウ
- Kun
- たか‑い
No common compound — this one is usually met on its own.
- 1006嚇17 画
menacing, dignity, majesty
- On
- カク
- Kun
- おど‑す
- 威嚇threat
- 1007巳3 画
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
- On
- シ
- Kun
- み
- 巳the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- 1008凸5 画
convex, beetle brow, uneven
- On
- トツ
- Kun
- でこ
- 凹凸unevenness
- お凸brow
- 凸凹unevenness
- 1009暢14 画
stretch
- On
- チョウ
- Kun
- のび‑る
- 流暢fluent (in a language)
- 1010韻19 画
rhyme, elegance, tone
- On
- イン
- 余韻reverberation
- 韻律metre (of a poem)
- 韻rhyme
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