I have grouped a small set of 127 Japanese School Grade-1 to Grade-6 Kanji that are related to Opposites
All these words have some similarity or they are related to other Kanji in meaning. We remember things by seeing the similarity or relation. Hence the grouping. Please note some Kanji may get repeated in other groups for the same reason.
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List of School Grade-1 to Grade-6 Kanji that are related to Opposites
| # | Kanji | Meaning | OnYomi | KunYomi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 上 | Top, Above | Jō | Ue |
| 14 | 下 | Bottom, Below | Ka, Ge | Shita, Shimo, Moto |
| 15 | 左 | Left | Sa | Hidari |
| 16 | 右 | Right | U, Yū | Migi |
| 18 | 大 | Large | Dai, Tai | Ō-Kii |
| 19 | 小 | Small | Shō | Chii-Sai, Ko, O |
| 32 | 生 | Life, Bear; Raw | Sei, Shō | I-Kiru, U-Mu, Nama |
| 52 | 入 | Enter | Nyū | Hai-Ru, I-Ru |
| 53 | 出 | Exit | Shutsu | De |
| 54 | 立 | Stand Up | Ritsu | Ta-Tsu |
| 55 | 休 | Rest | Kyū | Yasu-Mu |
| 56 | 先 | Previous | Sen | Saki |
| 66 | 正 | Correct | Sei, Shō | Tada-Shii, Masa |
| 68 | 火 | Fire | Ka | Hi |
| 82 | 多 | Many, Much | Ta | Oo-I |
| 83 | 少 | A Few, A Little | Shō | Suku-Nai, Suko-Shi |
| 87 | 太 | Thick | Ta | Futo-I |
| 88 | 細 | Thin | Sai | Hoso-I |
| 90 | 長 | Long; Leader | Chō | Naga-I |
| 100 | 弱 | Weak | Jaku | Yowa-I |
| 101 | 強 | Strong | Kyō | Tsuyo-I |
| 102 | 高 | High | Kō | Taka-I |
| 103 | 同 | Same | Dō | Ona-Ji |
| 131 | 新 | New | Shin | Atara-Shii |
| 132 | 古 | Old | Ko | Furu-I |
| 139 | 遠 | Far | En | Tō-I |
| 140 | 近 | Near | Kin | Chika-I |
| 141 | 前 | Before | Zen | Mae |
| 142 | 後 | After | Go, Kō | Nochi, Ushi-Ro, Ato |
| 143 | 内 | Inside | Nai | Uchi |
| 144 | 外 | Outside | Gai, Ge | Soto, Hoka, Hazu-Su |
| 171 | 答 | Answer | Tou | Kota-Eru |
| 207 | 来 | Come | Rai | Ku-Ru |
| 208 | 行 | Go | Kou, Gyō | I-Ku, Yu-Ku, Okona-U |
| 209 | 帰 | Return | Ki | Kae-Ru |
| 224 | 明 | Bright | Mei | Aka-Rui |
| 226 | 切 | Cut | Setsu | Ki-Ru |
| 229 | 合 | Fit | Gou | A-U |
| 234 | 引 | Pull | In | Hi-Ku |
| 243 | 両 | Both | Ryō | Teru, Futatsu |
| 258 | 列 | Row | Retsu | |
| 262 | 勝 | Win | Shō | Ka-Tsu |
| 269 | 受 | Receive | Ju | U-Keru |
| 275 | 和 | Harmony; Japanese | Wa | Yawa-Ragu, Nago-Yaka |
| 279 | 問 | Question | Mon | To-U, Ton |
| 282 | 始 | Begin | Shi | Haji-Meru |
| 285 | 安 | Cheap | An | Yasu-I |
| 292 | 対 | Opposite, Against | Tai, Tsui | Aite, Soro-I |
| 300 | 幸 | Happiness | Kō | Saiwa-I, Shiawa-Se |
| 309 | 悪 | Bad | Aku | Waru-I |
| 310 | 悲 | Sad | Hi | Kana-Shii |
| 318 | 持 | Hold | Ji | Mo-Tsu |
| 320 | 放 | Release | Hō | Hana-Su |
| 327 | 暗 | Dark | An | Kura-I |
| 338 | 横 | Horizontal | Ō | Yoko |
| 340 | 次 | Next | Ji | Tsugi, Tsu-Gu |
| 342 | 死 | Death | Shi | Shi-Nu |
| 351 | 消 | Extinguish | Shō | Ki-Eru, Ke-Su |
| 352 | 深 | Deep | Shin | Fuka-I |
| 353 | 温 | Warm | On | Atata-Kai |
| 365 | 病 | Sick | Byō | Yamai |
| 366 | 発 | Departure | Hatsu | |
| 372 | 真 | True | Shin | Ma |
| 373 | 着 | Wear | Chaku | Ki-Ru, Tsu-Ku |
| 374 | 短 | Short | Tan | Mijika-I |
| 390 | 終 | End | Shū | O-Waru |
| 400 | 落 | Fall | Raku | O-Chiru |
| 409 | 負 | Lose | Fu | Ma-Keru, O-U |
| 410 | 起 | Awaken | Ki | O-Kiru |
| 414 | 軽 | Light (Not Heavy) | Kei | Karu-I |
| 418 | 送 | Send | Sō | Oku-Ru |
| 419 | 速 | Fast | Soku | Haya-I |
| 427 | 重 | Heavy, Gravity; Pile | Jū, Chō | Omo-I, Kasa-Neru |
| 430 | 開 | Open | Kai | Hira-Ku, A-Ku |
| 449 | 低 | Low | Tei | Hiku-I |
| 455 | 借 | Borrow | Shaku | Ka-Riru |
| 457 | 健 | Healthy | Ken | Suko-Yaka |
| 463 | 共 | Together | Kyō | Tomo |
| 466 | 冷 | Cool | Rei | Tsume-Tai, Hi-Eru, Sa-Meru |
| 467 | 初 | First | Sho | Hatsu, Haji-Me |
| 468 | 別 | Separate | Betsu | Waka-Reru |
| 480 | 単 | Simple | Tan | |
| 493 | 固 | Harden | Ko | Kata-Maru |
| 500 | 失 | Lose | Shitsu | Ushina-U |
| 501 | 好 | Like | Kō | Su-Ku, Kono-Mu |
| 504 | 完 | Perfect | Kan | |
| 519 | 得 | Acquire | Toku | E-Ru |
| 524 | 戦 | War | Sen | Ikusa, Tataka-U |
| 538 | 末 | End | Matsu | Sue |
| 562 | 浅 | Shallow | Sen | Asa-I |
| 565 | 満 | Full | Man | Mi-Chiru |
| 589 | 結 | Tie | Ketsu | Musu-Bu, Yu-U |
| 599 | 良 | Good | Ryō | Yo-I |
| 616 | 貯 | Savings | Cho | Ta-Meru |
| 617 | 費 | Expense | Hi | Tsui-Yasu |
| 633 | 静 | Quiet | Sei | Shizu-Ka |
| 661 | 効 | Effect | Kō | Ki-Ku |
| 664 | 厚 | Rich | Kō | Atsu-I |
| 668 | 因 | Cause | In | Yo-Ru |
| 677 | 増 | Increase | Zō | Ma-Su, Fu-Eru |
| 683 | 富 | Abundant | Fu | Tomi |
| 698 | 応 | Respond | Ō | |
| 712 | 損 | Loss | Son | Soko-Neru |
| 719 | 易 | Easy | Eki | Yasa-Shii |
| 734 | 減 | Decrease | Gen | He-Ru |
| 744 | 独 | Alone | Doku | Hito-Ri |
| 746 | 現 | Appear | Gen | Arawa-Reru |
| 785 | 解 | Untie | Ge, Kai | To-Ku |
| 796 | 貧 | Poor | Hin | Mazu-Shii |
| 798 | 貸 | Lend | Tai | Ka-Su |
| 821 | 非 | Negative | Hi | Ara-Zu |
| 826 | 並 | Row | Hei | Nami, Nara-Bu |
| 877 | 展 | Expand | Ten | |
| 882 | 干 | Dry | Kan | Ho-Su |
| 885 | 座 | Sit | Za | Suwa-Ru |
| 889 | 忘 | Forget | Bō | Wasu-Reru |
| 896 | 拡 | Broaden | Kaku | Hiro-Geru |
| 930 | 異 | Uncommon | I | Koto-Naru |
| 953 | 縦 | Vertical | Jū | Tate |
| 954 | 縮 | Shrink | Shuku | Chidi-Mu |
| 966 | 若 | Young | Jaku | Waka-I |
| 967 | 著 | Renowned | Cho | Arawa-Su, Ichijiru-Shii |
| 974 | 裏 | Rear | Ri | Ura |
| 986 | 誤 | Mistake | Go | Ayama-Ru |
| 997 | 閉 | Closed | Hei | Shi-Meru |
| 1001 | 除 | Exclude | Jo, Ji | Nozo-Ku |
| 1003 | 難 | Difficult | Nan | Muzuka-Shii |
Note: Some Kanji may not have opposite within this grade but you can find an opposite in other grade. Since there is one opposite word that exists, I have listed down the Kanji in this table.
Now you have completed learning them - Congrats. This is a "small success" and a step ahead to completing all School Grade-1 to Grade-6 Japanese Kanji
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