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JLPT N1 KanjiSection 99

Kanji 981–990 of 1232, in order of how often they appear in print.

  1. 981
    13

    angle, edge, corner

    On
    リョウ、ロウ
    Kun
    いつ、かど

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

  2. 982
    10

    scaffold, cleat, frame

    On
    サン、セン
    Kun
    かけはし
    • 桟橋(さんばし)wharf
    • 桟敷(さじき)dress circle (of a theatre)
  3. 983
    10

    Yamato, ancient Japan

    On
    ワ、イ
    Kun
    やまと、したが‑う
    • 倭人(わじん)Japanese person
  4. 984
    婿12

    bridegroom, son-in-law

    On
    セイ
    Kun
    むこ
    • 娘婿(むすめむこ)son-in-law
    • 婿(むこ)husband
    • 女婿(じょせい)son-in-law
  5. 985
    14

    pining, yearn for, love dearly

    On
    Kun
    した‑う
    • 思慕(しぼ)yearning
    • (した)to yearn for
  6. 986
    12

    beautiful, patterned

    On
    ヒ、イ
    • 甲斐(かい)result (that makes an act worthwhile)
    • ()甲斐(がい)reason for living
    • ()甲斐(がい)value in doing something
  7. 987
    15

    quit, stop, leave

    On
    Kun
    まか‑り-、や‑める
    • 罷免(ひめん)dismissal (from a position)
  8. 988
    17

    rectify, straighten, correct

    On
    キョウ
    Kun
    た‑める
    • 矯正(きょうせい)correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.)
  9. 989
    9

    so-and-so, one, a certain

    On
    ボウ
    Kun
    それがし、なにがし
    • (ぼう)certain
  10. 990
    5

    captured, criminal, arrest

    On
    シュウ
    Kun
    とら‑われる
    • 囚人(しゅうじん)prisoner
    • 死刑囚(しけいしゅう)criminal condemned to death
    • (とら)われcaptivity

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