JLPT N5 practice ·

Kanji Reading

A sentence with one word in kanji, underlined: pick its reading in hiragana. The wrong answers are the classic traps: a missing long vowel, a small っ, a voiced sound or another reading of the same kanji.

160 questions. Practice them in sets, with the explanation after each answer.

Sample question

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Answer and explanation

1. 先生 is read せんせい: 先 (せん) + 生 (せい). It means 'teacher', and you also use it after a teacher's name: 山本先生.

Trick: In speech, せんせい often sounds like 'sensee', but it is written with い: せんせい. The test checks the spelling, not the sound.