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JLPT N5 ✦ Chapter 1 · Nature

JLPT N5 · Beginner

Chapter One · 第一章

The Ten Pictographs
of Nature

山川田日月火水木金土 — the kanji that look like what they mean.

10Kanji

40Exercises

~5 minPer kanji

N5JLPT level

0Learned

Why these ten?

The seven days of the week are named after the sun, moon, and five classical elements. Finish this chapter — read every weekday in Japanese.

月げつ Mon 火か Tue 水すい Wed 木もく Thu 金きん Fri 土ど Sat 日にち Sun

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Chapter 1 · Review & Quiz

40 mixed reading and writing exercises · scored

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Chapter 1 · Practice Exam

12 multiple-choice questions · JLPT N5 format · scored

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The Ten Pictographsof Nature

The seven days of the week are named after the sun, moon, and five classical elements. Finish this chapter — read every weekday in Japanese.

The Ten Pictographs
of Nature