The Kanji Kentai (Kanken) Level 10 covers the 80 characters taught in elementary school grade 1.
一 · 右 · 雨 · 円 · 王 · 音 · 下 · 火 · 花 · 貝 · 学 · 気 · 九 · 休 · 玉 · 金 · 空 · 月 · 犬 · 見 · 五 · 口 · 校 · 左 · 三 · 山 · 子 · 四 · 糸 · 字 · 耳 · 七 · 車 · 手 · 十 · 出 · 女 · 小 · 上 · 森 · 人 · 水 · 正 · 生 · 青 · 夕 · 石 · 赤 · 千 · 川 · 先 · 早 · 草 · 足 · 村 · 大 · 男 · 竹 · 中 · 虫 · 町 · 天 · 田 · 土 · 二 · 日 · 入 · 年 · 白 · 八 · 百 · 文 · 木 · 本 · 名 · 目 · 立 · 力 · 林 · 六
一
Radical: 一
Strokes: 1 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: イチ イツ
Kun-Readings: ひと ひと(つ)
Origin: A single horizontal line representing the number one.
Meanings: 1. The number one. One. 2. The first. The start. 3. Everyone.
右
Radical: 口
Strokes: 5 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: ウ ユウ
Kun-Readings: みぎ
Origin: Character created by joining 又 (right hand) and 口 (thing). Represents the right hand holding an object to protect it.
Meanings: 1. Right. 2. The act of continuing to protect the way of thinking or the way of doing practiced up until now.
雨
Radical: 雨
Strokes: 8 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ウ
Kun-Readings: あめ あま
Origin: Character drawn to show rain falling from the sky.
Meanings: 1. Rain. Raining.
円
Radical: 冂
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: エン
Kun-Readings: まる(い)
Origin: Original character was 圓. Character created by joining 員 (round) and 口 (enclosure). Represents encircling something.
Meanings: 1. Round shape. Circle. Circular. 2. Peaceful. 3. Denomination of money.
王
Radical: 王
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: オウ
Kun-Readings: -
Origin: Character drawing of a large battle axe. Represents a great person through the image of something large and broad.
Meanings: 1. The head of a kingdom. King. 2. The best thing by far.
音
Radical: 音
Strokes: 9 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: オン イン
Kun-Readings: おと ね
Origin: A one 一 inserted into the mouth 口 of 言 (clearly say). Represents a voice that can't clearly be heard, since there is something inside the mouth.
Meanings: 1. Sound. 2. News. 3. A way of reading kanji that originally came from ancient China. The "On-Reading."
下
Radical: 一
Strokes: 3 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: カ ゲ
Kun-Readings: した しも もと さ(げる) さ(がる) くだ(る) くだ(す) くだ(さる) お(ろす) お(りる)
Origin: Represents the state of something being under a cover.
Meanings: 1. Under. 2. A low place. 3. Going lower. Descending. 4. To be inferior. 5. Towards the end.
火
Radical: 火
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: カ
Kun-Readings: ひ ほ
Origin: Character drawing of a burning flame.
Meanings: 1. Burning. Fire. 2. A light. 3. Conflagration.
花
Radical: 艹
Strokes: 7 (Radical + 4)
On-Readings: カ
Kun-Readings: はな
Origin: Character joining 化 (change) and 艹 (grass). A flower that changes form from a bud.
Meanings: 1. Flower of a plant. 2. A beautiful, showy thing.
貝
Radical: 貝
Strokes: 7 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: -
Kun-Readings: かい
Origin: Character drawing of a cowry shell with cracks or of two shells.
Meanings: 1. Shell. Seashell.
学
Radical: 子
Strokes: 8 (Radical + 5)
On-Readings: ガク
Kun-Readings: まな(ぶ)
Origin: Original character was 學. Character joining 爻 (to mingle), 𦥑 (both hands), 宀 (house with a roof), and 子 (child). 爻 is the x symbol repeated twice to convey intersection. The character represents the act of learning as children mingle with a teacher.
Meanings: 1. To study. To learn. 2. Knowledge gained through practice. 3. School.
気
Radical: 气
Strokes: 6 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: キ ケ
Kun-Readings: -
Origin: Original character was 氣. Character joining 气 (steam) and 米 (rice). Character drawn to show the gaseous vapor hanging above. 氣 specifically represents the vapor created when rice is steamed.
Meanings: 1. Atmosphere. Gas. 2. Breathing. 3. Natural phenomenon. 4. Movement of the heart or spirit. 5. Condition.
九
Radical: 乙
Strokes: 2 (Radical + 1)
On-Readings: キュウ ク
Kun-Readings: ここの ここの(つ)
Origin: Character drawn of a bent and twisted arm. It represents the number 9, which is the last of the cardinal numbers, by presenting the idea of not being able to go any further.
Meanings: 1. The number nine. Nine. 2. The ninth.
休
Radical: 人 (亻)
Strokes: 6 (Radical + 4)
On-Readings: キュウ
Kun-Readings: やす(む) やす(まる) やす(める)
Origin: Character joining 木 (tree) and 亻 (person). Representing a person resting next to a tree.
Meanings: 1. To rest. 2. To stop. To cease.
玉
Radical: 玉
Strokes: 5 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ギョク
Kun-Readings: たま
Origin: Character drawing of an accessory made from three gems connected by a cord.
Meanings: 1. Pearl. Jewel. 2. Splendid. Beautiful. 3. The feeling of reverence for the emperor or other people. 4. Round thing.
金
Radical: 金
Strokes: 8 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: キン コン
Kun-Readings: かね かな
Origin: Character joining 今 (contained inside), 八 (metallic grains), and 土 (dirt). Representing the tiny bits of gold contained inside the soil.
Meanings: 1. Minerals like gold, silver, copper, and iron. Metal. 2. A metal that is yellow with a beautiful luster. Gold. 3. Golden color. Valuable. 4. Money. 5. Word expressing the amount of gold contained; caret.
空
Radical: 穴
Strokes: 8 (Radical + 3)
On-Readings: クウ
Kun-Readings: そら あ(く) あ(ける) から
Origin: Character joining 工 (broken through) and 穴 (hole). Represents the emptiness of a hole broken open.
Meanings: 1. Sky. Heaven. 2. Nothingness. Empty. 3. Without content. Lie. 4. Impossible. Fruitless. 5. To clear out. To be vacant. 6. Pertaining to airplanes.
月
Radical: 月
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ゲツ ガツ
Kun-Readings: つき
Origin: Character drawing of a crescent moon.
Meanings: 1. Moon. 2. One of the twelve divisions of the year. Month. 3. Monday.
犬
Radical: 犬
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ケン
Kun-Readings: いぬ
Origin: Character drawing of a dog. The On-Reading is an onomatopoeic word for the sound of a dog's bark.
Meanings: 1. The animal dog. 2. A pointless thing. 3. Spy.
見
Radical: 見
Strokes: 7 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ケン
Kun-Readings: み(る) み(える) み(せる)
Origin: Character joining 目 (eye) and 儿 (person). Something that stands out catches a person's eye. Because the thing that stands out becomes visible, this character also has the meaning of "to appear."
Meanings: 1. To see. To be visible. 2. To meet a person. 3. To appear. 4. Thought.
五
Radical: 二
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: ゴ
Kun-Readings: いつ いつ(つ)
Origin: Character representing two lines intersecting. When counting numbers with one hand, you start going back in the opposite direction after you reach 5; this character represents the number 5 at this crossing point.
Meanings: 1. The number five. Five. 2. The fifth.
口
Radical: 口
Strokes: 3 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: コウ ク
Kun-Readings: くち
Origin: Character drawn to represent the shape of a hole or of a person's mouth.
Meanings: 1. Mouth. To say something. 2. Place to enter and exit. 3. Number of people.
校
Radical: 木
Strokes: 10 (Radical + 6)
On-Readings: コウ
Kun-Readings: -
Origin: Character joining 交 (to cross) and 木 (tree). Represents the place where teaching and learning intersect.
Meanings: 1. Place of instruction. 2. To compare. To examine.
左
Radical: 工
Strokes: 5 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: サ
Kun-Readings: ひだり
Origin: Character joining 𠂇 (left hand) and 工 (work). Represents the left hand helping to support the right hand's work when doing handiwork.
Meanings: 1. Left. 2. The positions of communism and socialism.
三
Radical: 一
Strokes: 3 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: サン
Kun-Readings: み み(つ) みっ(つ)
Origin: Character representing the number three with three horizontal lines.
Meanings: 1. The number three. Three. 2. The third.
山
Radical: 山
Strokes: 3 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: サン
Kun-Readings: やま
Origin: Character drawing of a mountain with three peaks.
Meanings: 1. Mountain. 2. Temple.
子
Radical: 子
Strokes: 3 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: シ ス
Kun-Readings: こ
Origin: Character drawing of the form of a small child.
Meanings: 1. Child. 2. Man. Person. 3. Seed. 4. A small thing. 5. Word expressing something. 6. The first of the 12 zodiac signs. The time at midnight, as well as the two hour period centered on midnight (11:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.). The Rat. 7. The northern point on the compass.
四
Radical: 口
Strokes: 5 (Radical + 2)
On-Readings: シ
Kun-Readings: よ よ(つ) よっ(つ) よん
Origin: Character joining 口 (symbol of a box) and 八 (symbol for dividing). It represents a number that can be divided into two, specifically the even number four. Originally the character for four was four horizontal lines, but because it was easily mixed up with 三、it was changed to the character 四.
Meanings: 1. The number four. Four. 2. The fourth.
糸
Radical: 糸
Strokes: 6 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: シ
Kun-Readings: いと
Origin: Original character was 絲. It joined two strands of 糸 (raw silk thread). It represents a thin silk thread.
Meanings: 1. Thread.
字
Radical: 子
Strokes: 6 (Radical + 3)
On-Readings: ジ
Kun-Readings: あざ
Origin: Character joining 子 (small child) and 宀 (house). It represents birthing and raising a child inside of a house. If you look at the word 文字 (characters), it is composed of the parents (sentences - 文) and children (individual characters - 字).
Meanings: 1. Character. Letter. 2. Small division of a town or village.
耳
Radical: 耳
Strokes: 6 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: ジ
Kun-Readings: みみ
Origin: Character drawn in the shape of an ear.
Meanings: 1. Ear.
七
Radical: 一
Strokes: 2 (Radical + 1)
On-Readings: シチ
Kun-Readings: なな なな(つ) なの
Origin: Character represents the number seven from the figure cut from the center of a horizontal bar.
Meanings: 1. The number seven. Seven. 2. The seventh.
車
Radical: 車
Strokes: 7 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: シャ
Kun-Readings: くるま
Origin: Character drawing of a two-wheeled vehicle with its wheels fastened to an axle.
Meanings: 1. Wheel. 2. A vehicle with wheels.
手
Radical: 手
Strokes: 4 (Radical + 0)
On-Readings: シュ
Kun-Readings: て た
Origin: Character drawing in the shape of a hand.
Meanings: 1. Hand. Palm. 2. Person. 3. Method. 4. To do by oneself.