5 - Stroke Kanji

One easy way to find an unknown kanji in a dictionary is to count the strokes and thereby narrow your search to a couple hundred instead of several thousand kanji. (Please note that there are several writing styles for many kanji so this may work better for some kanji than for others.)

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List of 5 - Stroke Kanji

Kanji	On-Yomi	Kun-Yomi	Meanings	Kanji Compounds
本	ホン	もと	book present main true real counter for long cylindrical things	View Kanji Compounds
出	シュツスイ	で.る -でだ.す -だ.すい.でるい.だす	exit leave	View Kanji Compounds
民	ミン	たみ	people nation subjects	View Kanji Compounds
生	セイショウ	い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま- な.るな.すむ.す -う	life genuine birth	View Kanji Compounds
市	シ	いち	market city town	View Kanji Compounds
四	シ	よよ.つよっ.つよん	four	View Kanji Compounds
立	リツリュウリットル	た.つ -た.つた.ち- た.てる -た.てるた.て- たて- -た.て -だ.て -だ.てる	stand up	View Kanji Compounds
代	ダイタイ	か.わるかわ.るかわ.り -がわ.りか.えるよしろ	substitute change convert replace period age counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. generation charge rate fee	View Kanji Compounds
目	モクボク	め -めま-	eye class look insight experience care favor	View Kanji Compounds
外	ガイゲ	そとほかはず.すはず.れると-	outside	View Kanji Compounds
田	デン	た	rice field rice paddy	View Kanji Compounds
主	シュスシュウ	ぬしおもあるじ	lord chief master main thing principal	View Kanji Compounds
用	ヨウ	もち.いる	utilize business service use employ	View Kanji Compounds
以	イ	もっ.て	by means of because in view of compared with	View Kanji Compounds
平	ヘイビョウヒョウ	たい.ら -だいらひらひら-	even flat peace	View Kanji Compounds
加	カ	くわ.えるくわ.わる	add addition increase join include Canada	View Kanji Compounds
世	セイセソウ	よさんじゅう	generation world society public	View Kanji Compounds
正	セイショウ	ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に	correct justice righteous 10**40	View Kanji Compounds
北	ホク	きた	north	View Kanji Compounds
半	ハン	なか.ば	half middle odd number semi- part-	View Kanji Compounds
示	ジシ	しめ.す	show indicate point out express display	View Kanji Compounds
打	ダダアス	う.つう.ち- ぶ.つ	strike hit knock pound dozen	View Kanji Compounds
台	ダイタイ	うてなわれつかさ	pedestal a stand counter for machines and vehicles	View Kanji Compounds
広	コウ	ひろ.いひろ.まるひろ.めるひろ.がるひろ.げる	wide broad spacious	View Kanji Compounds
必	ヒツ	かなら.ず	invariably certain inevitable	View Kanji Compounds
可	カコク	-べ.き -べ.し	can possable mustn't should not do not	View Kanji Compounds
付	フ	つ.ける -つ.ける -づ.けるつ.けつ.け- -つ.け -づ.け -づけつ.く -づ.くつ.き -つ.き -つき -づ.き -づき	adhere attach refer to append	View Kanji Compounds
由	ユユウユイ	よしよ.る	wherefore a reason	View Kanji Compounds
石	セキシャクコク	いし	stone	View Kanji Compounds
辺	ヘン	あた.りほと.り -べ	environs boundary border vicinity	View Kanji Compounds
仕	シジ	つか.える	attend doing official serve	View Kanji Compounds
去	キョコ	さ.る -さ.る	gone past quit leave elapse eliminate divorce	View Kanji Compounds
失	シツ	うしな.うう.せる	lose error fault disadvantage loss	View Kanji Compounds
写	シャジャ	うつ.すうつ.るうつ- うつ.し	copy be photographed describe	View Kanji Compounds
末	マツバツ	すえ	end close tip powder posterity	View Kanji Compounds
白	ハクビャク	しろしら- しろ.い	white	View Kanji Compounds
申	シン	もう.すもう.し- さる	have the honor to sign of the monkey 3-5PM ninth sign of Chinese zodiac	View Kanji Compounds
古	コ	ふる.いふる- -ふる.す	old	View Kanji Compounds
史	シ		history chronicle	View Kanji Compounds
他	タ	ほか	other another the others	View Kanji Compounds
処	ショ	ところ -こお.る	dispose manage deal with sentence condemn act behave place	View Kanji Compounds
旧	キュウ	ふる.いもと	old times old things old friend former ex-	View Kanji Compounds
母	ボ	ははも	mama mother	View Kanji Compounds
央	オウ		center middle	View Kanji Compounds
号	ゴウ	さけ.ぶよびな	nickname number item title pseudonym name call	View Kanji Compounds
右	ウユウ	みぎ	right	View Kanji Compounds
弁	ベンヘン	わきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う	valve petal braid speech dialect discrimination dispose of distinguish	View Kanji Compounds
左	サシャ	ひだり	left	View Kanji Compounds
未	ミビ	いま.だま.だひつじ	un- not yet hitherto still even now sign of the ram 1-3PM eighth sign of Chinese zodiac	View Kanji Compounds
込		-こ.むこ.むこ.み -こ.みこ.める	crowded mixture in bulk included (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
占	セン	し.めるうらな.う	fortune-telling divining forecasting occupy hold have get take	View Kanji Compounds
圧	アツエンオウ	お.すへ.すおさ.えるお.さえる	pressure push overwhelm oppress dominate	View Kanji Compounds
玉	ギョク	たまたま- -だま	jewel ball	View Kanji Compounds
司	シ	つかさど.る	director official govt office rule administer	View Kanji Compounds
庁	チョウテイ	やくしょ	government office	View Kanji Compounds
令	レイ		orders ancient laws command decree	View Kanji Compounds
払	フツヒツホツ	はら.う -はら.い -ばら.い	pay clear out prune banish dispose of	View Kanji Compounds
永	エイ	なが.い	eternity long lengthy	View Kanji Compounds
刊	カン		publish carve engrave	View Kanji Compounds
功	コウク	いさお	achievement merits success honor credit	View Kanji Compounds
犯	ハンボン	おか.す	crime sin offense	View Kanji Compounds
布	フ	ぬの	linen cloth	View Kanji Compounds
巨	キョ		gigantic big large great	View Kanji Compounds
札	サツ	ふだ	tag paper money counter for bonds placard bid	View Kanji Compounds
包	ホウ	つつ.むくる.む	wrap pack up cover conceal	View Kanji Compounds
弘	コウグ	ひろ.い	vast broad wide	View Kanji Compounds
甲	コウカンカ	きのえ	armor high (voice) A grade first class former instep carapace	View Kanji Compounds
冬	トウ	ふゆ	winter	View Kanji Compounds
皮	ヒ	かわ	pelt skin hide leather	View Kanji Compounds
仙	センセント		hermit wizard cent	View Kanji Compounds
礼	レイライ		salute bow ceremony thanks remuneration	View Kanji Compounds
兄	ケイキョウ	あに	elder brother big brother	View Kanji Compounds
幼	ヨウ	おさな.い	infancy childhood	View Kanji Compounds
句	ク		phrase clause sentence passage paragraph counter for haiku	View Kanji Compounds
甘	カン	あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い	sweet coax pamper be content sugary	View Kanji Compounds
矢	シ	や	dart arrow	View Kanji Compounds
冊	サツサク	ふみ	tome counter for books volume	View Kanji Compounds
穴	ケツ	あな	hole aperture slit cave den	View Kanji Compounds
丘	キュウ	おか	hill knoll	View Kanji Compounds
玄	ゲン		mysterious occultness	View Kanji Compounds
氷	ヒョウ	こおりひこお.る	icicle ice hail freeze congeal	View Kanji Compounds
巧	コウ	たく.みたく.むうま.い	adroit skilled ingenuity	View Kanji Compounds
矛	ムボウ	ほこ	halberd arms festival float	View Kanji Compounds
召	ショウ	め.す	seduce call send for wear put on ride in buy eat drink catch (cold)	View Kanji Compounds
辻		つじ	crossing crossroad street corners (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
尻	コウ	しり	buttocks hips butt rear	View Kanji Compounds
皿	ベイ	さら	dish a helping plate	View Kanji Compounds
汁	ジュウ	しる -しるつゆ	soup juice broth sap gravy pus	View Kanji Compounds
尼	ニ	あま	nun	View Kanji Compounds
瓦	ガ	かわらぐらむ	tile gram	View Kanji Compounds
奴	ド	やつやっこ	guy slave manservant fellow	View Kanji Compounds
牙	ガゲ	きばは	tusk fang	View Kanji Compounds
丼	トンタンショウセイ	どんぶり	bowl bowl of food	View Kanji Compounds
囚	シュウ	とら.われる	captured criminal arrest catch	View Kanji Compounds
凧		いかのぼりたこ	kite (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
凸	トツ	でこ	convex beetle brow uneven	View Kanji Compounds
凹	オウ	くぼ.むへこ.むぼこ	concave hollow sunken	View Kanji Compounds
斥	セキ	しりぞ.ける	reject retreat recede withdraw repel repulse	View Kanji Compounds
叱	シツシチ	しか.る	scold reprove	View Kanji Compounds
只	シ	ただ	only free in addition	View Kanji Compounds
叶	キョウ	かな.えるかな.う	grant answer	View Kanji Compounds
叩	コウ	たた.くはた.くすぎ	strike beat hit thrash criticize	View Kanji Compounds
卯	ボウモウ	う	sign of the hare or rabbit 5-7AM fourth sign of Chinese zodiac east	View Kanji Compounds
瓜	カケ	うり	melon	View Kanji Compounds
且	ショソショウ	か.つ	moreover also furthermore	View Kanji Compounds
丙	ヘイ	ひのえ	third class 3rd 3rd calendar sign	View Kanji Compounds
乍	ササク	-なが.らたちま.ち	though notwithstanding while during both all	View Kanji Compounds
乎	コオ	かああかなやよを	question mark ?	View Kanji Compounds
仔	シ	こた.える	offspring	View Kanji Compounds
仗	ジョウチョウ	つえつわものまわりよる	cane stick	View Kanji Compounds
仞	ジン	はか.る	fathom	View Kanji Compounds
仟	セン	ちかしら	thousand	View Kanji Compounds
仭	ジン	はか.る	fathom	View Kanji Compounds
册	サツサク	ふみ	counter for books volume	View Kanji Compounds
匆	ソウ	いそが.しい	rush hurry be flustered	View Kanji Compounds
匜	イタ	ひさげはんぞう	basin container for wine	View Kanji Compounds
卉	キケ	くさ	grass	View Kanji Compounds
叭	ハツ		open	View Kanji Compounds
叮	テイ		courtesy	View Kanji Compounds
叺		かます	straw bag (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
孕	ヨウ	はら.む	become pregnant	View Kanji Compounds
弗	フツホチ	どるず	dollar	View Kanji Compounds
戊	ボボウ	つちのえ	5th calendar sign	View Kanji Compounds
旦	タンダン	あき.らかあきらただしあさあした	daybreak dawn morning	View Kanji Compounds
氾	ハン	ひろ.がる	spread out wide	View Kanji Compounds
汀	テイ	みぎわなぎさ	water's edge shore bank	View Kanji Compounds
疋	ヒキショソヒツ	あし	head counter for animals	View Kanji Compounds
禾	カ	いね	2-branch tree	View Kanji Compounds
艾	カイゲイ	もぐさよもぎおさ.めるか.る	moxa sagebrush wormwood mugwort	View Kanji Compounds
辷		すべ.るすべ.らす	glide skate slip fail in exams (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds