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An N5 Kanji Study Order
Learn N5 kanji by theme rather than stroke count: numbers and nature, people and body, school and time, then transport and daily life. After every five characters, write a short sentence with them.
Theme order
Numbers/nature: 日月火水木金土山川田.
People/body: 人大小中上下口目耳手足力男女.
School/time: 子父母友先生学校本語国円時分半前後今毎年週間午.
Transport/life: 電車駅道店買食飲見聞行来帰.
Daily practice
Five new characters and fifteen due reviews.
Write each character three times with one word.
FAQ
Should I practice stroke order?
Yes; stroke order aids memory and writing, but do not demand perfection at first.
Are 60 characters enough for N5?
It is a high-frequency subset; full N5 is about 100 characters, expand later.