The definitive guide to mastering all the required kanji to pass the N3
Hey guys, how’s it going today? So you’re looking to take the JLPT at the N3 level and are looking for some tips on the Kanji? Epic. You are certainly in the right place. Welcome to a very special online Japanese lesson from Bondlingo. Today we are going to be looking at everything kanji when it comes to passing the N3 exam. This will include, an introduction to the test, the type of kanji that are involved, super effective study tips and also a comprehensive list of all the kanji that will be included in the test. You can use this list as a study tool to refer back to as you study for the exam.
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Mastering Kanji for the JLPT N3 exam
We know this is going to be a super useful lesson for you guys and can’t wait to share some awesome info with you. So, If you are ready to take your next step into the realm of the N3, let’s get right into it.
All about the N3 Kanji
So, you think you’re ready for the N3? Awesome. A pass in the N3 signifies an intermediate grasp of the language and marks the halfway point to the N1. Passing this exam means you should be able to read basic articles, stories and magazines along with a very strong vocabulary knowledge. The kanji make up a significant portion of that ability and thus is important to really get into the list as early as possible.
There are around 650 Kanji in the N3 exam which is a significant jump from the N5 and N4, things are getting serious people! So let’s now have a look at some of the kanji you may expect to find on this specific exam
| Kanji | meaning | On yomi | Kun yomi |
| 政 | politics, government | セイ | まつりごと |
| 連 | take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique | レン | つら |
| 対 | vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare | タイ | あいて |
As you can see the kanji here are starting to get a lot more complicated and have more complicated varied meanings too. Oh the joy of the N3.
Of course, there are a lot of other elements that make up the exam, the kanji is only a portion of it. However, this is one of the elements that you should learn first as it will help more the with vocabulary and reading segments too.
Now let’s jump on over and look at a really effective process that you can use to help you study and master the kanji. Trust us, if you put this exercise into practice each day consistently, you won’t go far wrong.
How to master the N3 Kanji: an effective process
So you’re ready to start looking at the process for mastering the N3 Kanji? Great news. First lets take this next kanji as an example
| Kanji | meaning | On yomi | Kun yomi |
| 打 | ダ ダアス ブ. | う.つ う.ち- | strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen |
As you can see in the first column, we have the Kanji shape. Within this shape are small elements called radicals. You can create your own names for the radicals, but ultimately you need to be able to remember them. For example, in the above kanji we have a nail on the right and a bat with spikes on it on the left. Imagine taking that spiky bat and hammering a nail with it. You have not linked up the story to the meaning. “strike, hit, knock, pound”. We want you to use this same process to link the kanji to the meaning, the more creative the better.
You will then need to ensure you remember both the Onyomi and Kunyomi readings as it could be any of them that appear on the test.
Once you have revised all the kanji, you are going to want to practice reading exercises. This way you will be able to start gaining a deeper understanding of how the kanji are used in context and become more proficient with them too.
N3 Kanji list
So here is a complete Kanji list for you for all the included Kanji of the N3. Feel free to print this off and refer to it as and when you need.
| Kanji | Onyomi | Kunyomi | English |
| 政 | セイ ショウ マ | まつりごと | politics, government |
| 議 | deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration | ||
| 民 | ミン タ | people, nation, subjects | |
| 連 | レン -ヅ. | つら.なる つら.ねる つ.れる | take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique |
| 対 | タイ ツイ ムカ. | あいて こた.える そろ.い つれあ.い なら.ぶ | vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare |
| 部 | ブ – | section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine | |
| 合 | ゴウ ガッ カッ -ア.ワセ | あ.う -あ.う あ.い あい- -あ.い -あい あ.わす あ.わせる | fit, suit, join, 0.1 |
| 市 | シ イ | market, city, town | |
| 内 | ナイ ダイ ウ | inside, within, between, among, house, home | |
| 相 | ソウ ショウ | あい | inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy |
| 定 | テイ ジョウ サダ. | さだ.める さだ.まる | determine, fix, establish, decide |
| 回 | カイ エ | まわ.る -まわ.る -まわ.り まわ.す -まわ.す まわ.し- -まわ.し もとお.る か.える | -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences |
| 選 | セン | えら.ぶ | elect, select, choose, prefer |
| 米 | ベイ マイ メエトル ヨ | こめ | rice, USA, metre |
| 実 | ジツ シツ ミチ. | み みの.る まこと まことに みの | reality, truth |
| 関 | カン | せき -ぜき かか.わる からくり かんぬき | connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning |
| 決 | ケツ | き.める -ぎ.め き.まる さ.く | decide, fix, agree upon, appoint |
| 全 | ゼン スベ. | まった.く | whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill |
| 表 | ヒョウ | おもて -おもて あらわ.す あらわ.れる あら.わす | surface, table, chart, diagram |
| 戦 | セン ワナナ. | いくさ たたか.う おのの.く そよぐ | war, battle, match |
| 経 | ケイ キョウ ノ | へ.る た.つ たていと はか.る | sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp |
| 最 | サイ シュ ツ | もっと.も | utmost, most, extreme |
| 現 | ゲン アラワ. | あらわ.れる | present, existing, actual |
| 調 | チョウ トトノ.エ | しら.べる しら.べ ととの.う | tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate |
| 化 | カ ケ | ば.ける ば.かす ふ.ける け.する | change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization |
| 当 | トウ マサ.ニベ | あ.たる あ.たり あ.てる あ.て まさ.に | hit, right, appropriate, himself |
| 約 | ヤク | promise, approximately, shrink | |
| 首 | シュ ク | neck | |
| 法 | ホウ ハッ ホッ フラン ノ | method, law, rule, principle, model, system | |
| 性 | セイ ショウ | さが | sex, gender, nature |
| 要 | ヨウ イ. | need, main point, essence, pivot, key to | |
| 制 | セイ | system, law, rule | |
| 治 | ジ チ ナオ. | おさ.める おさ.まる なお.る | reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve |
| 務 | ム ツト.メ | task, duties | |
| 成 | セイ ジョウ -ナ. | な.る な.す | turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach |
| 期 | キ ゴ | period, time, date, term | |
| 取 | シュ -ド. | と.る と.り と.り- とり | take, fetch, take up |
| 都 | ト ツ ミヤ | metropolis, capital | |
| 和 | ワ オ カ ナゴ.ヤ | やわ.らぐ やわ.らげる なご.む | harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan |
| 機 | キ | はた | mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane |
| 平 | ヘイ ビョウ ヒョウ | たい.ら -だいら ひら ひら | even, flat, peace |
| 加 | カ | くわ.える くわ.わる | add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada |
| 受 | ジュ ウ.カ | う.ける -う.け | accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive |
| 続 | ゾク ショク コウ キョウ ツグ.ナ | つづ.く つづ.ける | continue, series, sequel |
| 進 | シン スス.メ | すす.む | advance, proceed, progress, promote |
| 数 | スウ ス サク ソク シュ ワズラワ.シ | かず かぞ.える しばしば せ.める | number, strength, fate, law, figures |
| 記 | キ シル. | scribe, account, narrative | |
| 初 | ショ -ゾ. | はじ.め はじ.めて はつ はつ- うい- -そ.める | first time, beginning |
| 指 | シ -サ. | ゆび さ.す | finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) |
| 権 | ケン ゴン | おもり かり はか.る | authority, power, rights |
| 支 | しんよう じゅうまた | branch, support, sustain | |
| 産 | サン ム. | う.む う.まれる うぶ- | products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property |
| 点 | テン | つ.ける つ.く た.てる さ.す とぼ.す とも.す ぼち | spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point |
| 報 | ホウ | むく.いる | report, news, reward, retribution |
| 済 | サイ セイ ワタ. | す.む -ず.み -ずみ す.まない す.ます -す.ます すく.う な.す わたし | finish, come to an end, excusable, need not |
| 活 | カツ | い.きる い.かす い.ける | lively, resuscitation, being helped, living |
| 原 | ゲン ハ | meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness | |
| 共 | キョウ | とも とも.に -ども | together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with |
| 得 | トク ウ. | え.る | gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit |
| 解 | カイ ゲ サト. | と.く と.かす と.ける ほど.く ほど.ける わか.る | unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute |
| 交 | コウ コモゴ | まじ.わる まじ.える ま.じる まじ.る ま.ざる ま.ぜる -か.う か.わす かわ.す | mingle, mixing, association, coming & going |
| 資 | assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to | ||
| 予 | ヨ シャ | あらかじ.め | beforehand, previous, myself, I |
| 向 | コウ ムカ. | む.く む.い -む.き む.ける -む.け む.かう む.かい む.こう む.こう- むこ | yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach |
| 際 | サイ -ギ | きわ | occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when |
| 勝 | ショウ カ | か.つ -が.ち まさ.る すぐ.れる | victory, win, prevail, excel |
| 面 | メン ベン ツ | おも おもて | mask, face, features, surface |
| 告 | コク ツ.ゲ | revelation, tell, inform, announce | |
| 反 | ハン ホン タン ホ -カエ. | そ.る そ.らす かえ.す かえ.る | anti- |
| 判 | ハン バン | わか.る | judgement, signature, stamp, seal |
| 認 | ニン | みと.める したた.める | acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe |
| 参 | サン シン ミ | まい.る まい- まじわる | nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love |
| 利 | リ キ. | profit, advantage, benefit | |
| 組 | ソ | く.む くみ -ぐみ | association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple |
| 信 | シ | faith, truth, fidelity, trust | |
| 在 | ザイ ア. | exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in | |
| 件 | ケン | くだん | affair, case, matter, item |
| 側 | ソク | かわ がわ そば | side, lean, oppose, regret |
| 任 | ニン マカ. | まか.せる | responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint |
| 引 | イン ヒ.ケ | ひ.く ひ.き ひ.き- -び.き | pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to |
| 求 | キュウ グ | もと.める | request, want, wish for, require, demand |
| 所 | ショ ト | ところ -ところ どころ | place |
| 次 | ジ シ ツ | つ.ぐ | next, order, sequence |
| 昨 | サク | yesterday, previous | |
| 論 | ロン | argument, discourse | |
| 官 | カン | bureaucrat, the government | |
| 増 | ゾウ フ.ヤ | ま.す ま.し ふ.える | increase, add, augment, gain, promote |
| 係 | ケイ | かか.る かかり -がかり かか.わる | person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself |
| 感 | カン | emotion, feeling, sensation | |
| 情 | ジョウ セイ | なさ.け | feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts |
| 投 | トウ | な.げる -な.げ | throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss |
| 示 | ジ シ | しめ.す | show, indicate, point out, express, display |
| 変 | ヘン | か.わる か.わり か.える | unusual, change, strange |
| 打 | ダ ダアス ブ. | う.つ う.ち- | strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen |
| 直 | チョク ジキ ジカ ス. | ただ.ちに なお.す -なお.す なお.る なお.き | straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair |
| 両 | リョウ フタ | てる | both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two |
| 式 | シ | style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression | |
| 確 | カク コウ | たし.か たし.かめる | assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident |
| 果 | カ ハ. | は.たす はた.す -は.たす は.てる -は.てる | fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed |
| 容 | ヨウ イ.レ | contain, form, looks | |
| 必 | ヒツ | かなら.ず | invariably, certain, inevitable |
| 演 | エン | performance, act, play, render, stage | |
| 歳 | サイ セイ | とし とせ よわい | year-end, age, occasion, opportunity |
| 争 | ソウ | あらそ.う いか.でか | contend, dispute, argue |
| 談 | ダン | discuss, talk | |
| 能 | ノウ ヨ. | ability, talent, skill, capacity | |
| 位 | イ グラ | くらい | rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some |
| 置 | チ -オ. | お.く | placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn |
| 流 | リュウ ル -ナガ. | なが.れる なが.れ なが.す | current, a sink, flow, forfeit |
| 格 | カク コウ キャク ゴ | status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar) | |
| 疑 | ギ | うたが.う | doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question |
| 過 | カ | す.ぎる -す.ぎる -す.ぎ す.ごす あやま.つ あやま.ち | overdo, exceed, go beyond, error |
| 局 | キョク | つぼね | bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment |
| 放 | ホウ ホウ. | はな.す -っぱな.し はな.つ はな.れる こ.く | set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate |
| 常 | ジョウ | つね とこ | usual, ordinary, normal, regular |
| 状 | ジョウ | status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance | |
| 球 | キュウ タ | ball, sphere | |
| 職 | ショク ソ | post, employment, work | |
| 与 | ヨ トモ | あた.える あずか.る くみ.する | bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend |
| 供 | キョウ ク クウ グ | そな.える とも -ども | submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany |
| 役 | ヤク エ | duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role | |
| 構 | コウ カマ. | かま.える | posture, build, pretend |
| 割 | カツ | わ.る わり わ.り わ.れる さ.く | proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split |
| 費 | ヒ | つい.やす つい.える | expense, cost, spend, consume, waste |
| 付 | フ -ヅ | つ.ける -つ.ける -づ.ける つ.け つ.け- -つ.け -づ.け -づけ つ.く -づ.く つ.き -つ.き -つ | adhere, attach, refer to, append |
| 由 | ユ ユウ ユイ | よし よ.る | wherefore, a reason |
| 説 | セツ ゼイ ト. | rumor, opinion, theory | |
| 難 | ナン -ニク. | かた.い -がた.い むずか.しい むづか.しい むつか.しい | difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect |
| 優 | ユウ ウ マサ. | やさ.しい すぐ.れる | tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness |
| 夫 | フ フウ ブ ソ. | おっと | husband, man |
| 収 | シュウ オサ.マ | おさ.める | income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store |
| 断 | ダン | た.つ ことわ.る さだ.める | severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting |
| 石 | セキ シャク コク イ | stone | |
| 違 | イ | ちが.う ちが.い ちが.える -ちが.える たが.う たが.える | difference, differ |
| 消 | ショウ | き.える け.す | extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel |
| 神 | シン ジン | かみ かん- こう | gods, mind, soul |
| 番 | バン ツガ. | turn, number in a series | |
| 規 | standard, measure | ||
| 術 | ジュツ | すべ | art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic |
| 備 | ビ ツブサ. | そな.える そな.わる | equip, provision, preparation |
| 宅 | タ | home, house, residence, our house, my husband | |
| 害 | ガイ | harm, injury | |
| 配 | ハイ | くば.る | distribute, spouse, exile, rationing |
| 警 | ケイ | いまし.める | admonish, commandment |
| 育 | イク ハグク. | そだ.つ そだ.ち そだ.てる | bring up, grow up, raise, rear |
| 席 | セキ | むしろ | seat, mat, occasion, place |
| 訪 | ホウ ト. | おとず.れる たず.ねる | call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy |
| 乗 | ジョウ ショウ ノ.セ | の.る -の.り | ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join |
| 残 | ザン サン | のこ.る のこ.す そこな.う のこ.り | remainder, leftover, balance |
| 想 | ソウ ソ | おも.う | concept, think, idea, thought |
| 声 | セイ ショウ | こえ こわ- | voice |
| 念 | ネン | wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention | |
| 助 | ジョ | たす.ける たす.かる す.ける すけ | help, rescue, assist |
| 労 | ロウ | ろう.する いたわ.る いた.ずき ねぎら つか.れる ねぎら.う | labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble |
| 例 | レイ | たと.える | example, custom, usage, precedent |
| 然 | ゼン ネン | しか しか.り しか.し さ | sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well |
| 限 | ゲン | かぎ.る かぎ.り -かぎ.り | limit, restrict, to best of ability |
| 追 | ツイ オ. | chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile | |
| 商 | ショウ アキナ. | make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant | |
| 葉 | ヨウ | leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece | |
| 伝 | デン テン ツ | つた.わる つた.える つた.う つだ.う -づた.い | transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition |
| 働 | ドウ リュク リキ ロク リョク | はたら.く | work, (kokuji) |
| 形 | ケイ ギョウ ナ | かた -がた かたち | shape, form, style |
| 景 | ケ | scenery, view | |
| 落 | ラク オ.ト | お.ちる お.ち | fall, drop, come down |
| 好 | コウ イ. | この.む す.く よ.い | fond, pleasing, like something |
| 退 | タイ | しりぞ.く しりぞ.ける ひ.く の.く の.ける ど.く | retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject |
| 頭 | トウ ズ ト カブ | あたま かしら -がしら | head, counter for large animals |
| 負 | フ | ま.ける ま.かす お.う | defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility |
| 渡 | ト ワタ. | わた.る -わた.る | transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate |
| 失 | シツ | うしな.う う.せる | lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss |
| 差 | サ | さ.す さ.し | distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance |
| 末 | マツ バツ | すえ | end, close, tip, powder, posterity |
| 守 | シュ ス カ | まも.る まも.り もり -もり | guard, protect, defend, obey |
| 若 | ジャク ニャク ニャ モ.シク | わか.い わか- も.しくわ も.し | young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature |
| 種 | シュ -グ | たね | species, kind, class, variety, seed |
| 美 | ビ ミ ウツク.シ | beauty, beautiful | |
| 命 | メイ ミョウ | いのち | fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint |
| 福 | フ | blessing, fortune, luck, wealth | |
| 望 | ボウ モウ モ | のぞ.む | ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect |
| 非 | ヒ | あら.ず | un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non- |
| 観 | カン | み.る しめ.す | outlook, look, appearance, condition, view |
| 察 | サツ | guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand | |
| 段 | ダン タン | grade, steps, stairs | |
| 横 | オウ | よこ | sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof |
| 深 | シン | ふか.い -ぶか.い ふか.まる ふか.める み- | deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen |
| 申 | シン | もう.す もう.し- さる | have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac |
| 様 | ヨウ ショウ | さま さん | Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix |
| 財 | ザイ サイ ゾ | property, money, wealth, assets | |
| 港 | コウ | みなと | harbor |
| 識 | シ | discriminating, know, write | |
| 呼 | コ ヨ. | call, call out to, invite | |
| 達 | タツ ダ -タ | accomplished, reach, arrive, attain | |
| 良 | リョウ -イ. | よ.い -よ.い い.い | good, pleasing, skilled |
| 候 | コウ | そうろう | climate, season, weather |
| 程 | テイ -ホ | ほど | extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount |
| 満 | マン バン ミ.タ | み.ちる み.つ | full, enough, pride, satisfy |
| 敗 | ハイ | やぶ.れる | failure, defeat, reversal |
| 値 | チ アタ | ね | price, cost, value |
| 突 | トツ カ | つ.く | stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick |
| 光 | コウ ヒカ | ひか.る | ray, light |
| 路 | ロ ル | -じ みち | path, route, road, distance |
| 科 | department, course, section | ||
| 積 | セキ ツ.モ | つ.む -づ.み つ.もる | volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass |
| 他 | タ | ほか | other, another, the others |
| 処 | ショ | ところ -こ お.る | dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place |
| 太 | タイ タ フト. | ふと.い | plump, thick, big around |
| 客 | キャク カク | guest, visitor, customer, client | |
| 否 | ヒ | いな いや | negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny |
| 師 | expert, teacher, master, army, war | ||
| 登 | トウ ト ドウ ショウ チョウ ア.ガ | のぼ.る | ascend, climb up |
| 易 | エキ イ | やさ.しい やす.い | easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination |
| 速 | ソク スミ.ヤ | はや.い はや- はや.める | quick, fast |
| 存 | ソン ゾ | suppose, be aware of, believe, feel | |
| 飛 | ヒ -ト.バ | と.ぶ と.ばす | fly, skip (pages), scatter |
| 殺 | サツ サイ セツ | ころ.す -ごろ.し そ.ぐ | kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil |
| 号 | ゴウ | さけ.ぶ よびな | nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call |
| 単 | タン | ひとえ | simple, one, single, merely |
| 座 | ザ | すわ.る | squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit |
| 破 | ハ ヤブ.レ | やぶ.る | rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate |
| 除 | ジョ ジ | のぞ.く -よ.け | exclude, division (x, 3), remove, abolish, cancel, except |
| 完 | カン | perfect, completion, end | |
| 降 | コウ ゴ クダ. | お.りる お.ろす ふ.る ふ.り くだ.る | descend, precipitate, fall, surrender |
| 責 | セキ | せ.める | blame, condemn, censure |
| 捕 | ホ | と.らえる と.らわれる と.る とら.える とら.われる つか.まえる つか.まる | catch, capture |
| 危 | キ | あぶ.ない あや.うい あや.ぶむ | dangerous, fear, uneasy |
| 給 | キュウ -タマ. | たま.う たも.う | salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on |
| 苦 | ク | くる.しい -ぐる.しい くる.しむ くる.しめる にが.い にが.る | suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl |
| 迎 | ゲイ ムカ.エ | welcome, meet, greet | |
| 園 | エン ソ | park, garden, yard, farm | |
| 具 | グ ツブサ. | そな.える | tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture |
| 辞 | ジ | や.める いな.む | resign, word, term, expression |
| 因 | イン チナ. | よ.る | cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to |
| 馬 | バ | うま うま- | horse |
| 愛 | アイ イト.シ | love, affection, favourite | |
| 富 | フ フウ ト | と.む | wealth, enrich, abundant |
| 彼 | ヒ カ. | かれ かの | he, that, the |
| 未 | ミ ビ | いま.だ ま.だ ひつじ | un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac |
| 舞 | ブ | ま.う -ま.う まい | dance, flit, circle, wheel |
| 亡 | ボウ モウ | な.い な.き- ほろ.びる ほろ.ぶ ほろ.ぼす | deceased, the late, dying, perish |
| 冷 | レイ | つめ.たい ひ.える ひ.や ひ.ややか ひ.やす ひ.やかす さ.める さ.ます | cool, cold (beer, person), chill |
| 適 | テキ | かな.う | suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable |
| 婦 | lady, woman, wife, bride | ||
| 寄 | キ ヨ.セ | よ.る -よ.り | draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward |
| 込 | コ.メ | -こ.む こ.む こ.み -こ.み | crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji) |
| 顔 | ガン | かお | face, expression |
| 類 | ルイ | たぐ.い | sort, kind, variety, class, genus |
| 余 | ヨ アマ. | あま.る あま.り | too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder |
| 王 | オウ -ノ | king, rule, magnate | |
| 返 | ヘン | かえ.す -かえ.す かえ.る -かえ.る | return, answer, fade, repay |
| 妻 | サイ ツ | wife, spouse | |
| 背 | ハイ | せ せい そむ.く そむ.ける | stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel |
| 熱 | ネツ アツ. | heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion | |
| 宿 | シュク ヤド. | やど やど.る | inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling |
| 薬 | ヤク クス | medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit | |
| 険 | ケン | けわ.しい | precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes |
| 頼 | ライ タヨ. | たの.む たの.もしい | trust, request |
| 覚 | カク | おぼ.える さ.ます さ.める さと.る | memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up |
| 船 | セン | ふね ふな | ship, boat |
| 途 | route, way, road | ||
| 許 | キョ | ゆる.す もと | permit, approve |
| 抜 | バツ ハツ ハイ ヌ.カ | ぬ.く -ぬ.く ぬ.き ぬ.ける ぬ.かす | slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit |
| 便 | ベン ビン | たよ.り | convenience |
| 留 | リュウ ル ルウブ | と.める と.まる とど.める とど.まる | detain, fasten, halt, stop |
| 罪 | ザイ | つみ | guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense |
| 努 | ド | つと.める | toil, diligent, as much as possible |
| 精 | セイ ショウ シヤ | refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill | |
| 散 | サン バ | ち.る ち.らす -ち.らす ち.らかす ち.らかる | scatter, disperse, spend, squander |
| 静 | セイ ジョウ シズ.メ | しず- しず.か しず.まる | quiet |
| 婚 | コン | marriage | |
| 喜 | キ ヨロコ.バ | よろこ.ぶ | rejoice, take pleasure in |
| 浮 | フ ウ.カベ | う.く う.かれる う.かぶ む | floating, float, rise to surface |
| 絶 | ゼツ | た.える た.やす た.つ | discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress |
| 幸 | コウ シアワ. | さいわ.い さち | happiness, blessing, fortune |
| 押 | オウ オサ.エ | お.す お.し- お.っ- お.さえる | push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of |
| 倒 | トウ | たお.れる -だお.れ たお.す | overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down |
| 等 | トウ – | ひと.しい など | etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar |
| 老 | ロウ フ.ケ | お.いる | old man, old age, grow old |
| 曲 | キョク マ.ゲ | ま.がる | bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean |
| 払 | フツ ヒツ ホツ -バラ. | はら.う -はら.い | pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of |
| 庭 | テイ ニ | courtyard, garden, yard | |
| 徒 | ト ア | いたずら | junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people |
| 勤 | キン ゴン | つと.める -づと.め つと.まる いそ.しむ | diligence, become employed, serve |
| 遅 | チ オソ. | おく.れる おく.らす | slow, late, back, later |
| 居 | キョ コ オ. | い.る -い | reside, to be, exist, live with |
| 雑 | ザツ ゾウ | まじ.える まじ.る | miscellaneous |
| 招 | ショウ | まね.く | beckon, invite, summon, engage |
| 困 | コン | こま.る | quandary, become distressed, annoyed |
| 欠 | あくび | lack, gap, fail | |
| 更 | コウ | さら さら.に ふ.ける ふ.かす | grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course |
| 刻 | コク | きざ.む きざ.み | engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving |
| 賛 | サン | たす.ける たた.える | approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with |
| 抱 | ホウ カカ.エ | だ.く いだ.く | embrace, hug, hold in arms |
| 犯 | ハン ボン | おか.す | crime, sin, offense |
| 恐 | キョウ | おそ.れる おそ.る おそ.ろしい こわ.い こわ.がる | fear, dread, awe |
| 息 | ソク | いき | breath, respiration, son, interest (on money) |
| 遠 | エン オン トオ. | distant, far | |
| 戻 | レイ | もど.す もど.る | re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards |
| 願 | ガン -ネガ | ねが.う | petition, request, vow, wish, hope |
| 絵 | カイ エ | picture, drawing, painting, sketch | |
| 越 | エツ オツ -ゴ. | こ.す -こ.す -ご.し こ.える | surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam |
| 欲 | ヨク | ほっ.する ほ.しい | longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving |
| 痛 | ツウ | いた.い いた.む いた.ましい いた.める | pain, hurt, damage, bruise |
| 笑 | ショウ エ. | わら.う | laugh |
| 互 | ゴ | たが.い かたみ.に | mutually, reciprocally, together |
| 束 | ソク | たば たば.ねる つか つか.ねる | bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control |
| 似 | ジ ヒ. | に.る | becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable |
| 列 | レツ | file, row, rank, tier, column | |
| 探 | タン | さぐ.る さが.す | grope, search, look for |
| 逃 | トウ | に.げる に.がす のが.す のが.れる | escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free |
| 遊 | ユウ ユ アソ.バ | あそ.ぶ | play |
| 迷 | メイ | まよ.う | astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion |
| 夢 | ム ボウ | ゆめ ゆめ.みる くら.い | dream, vision, illusion |
| 君 | クン -ギ | きみ | old boy, name-suffix |
| 閉 | ヘイ タ.テ | と.じる と.ざす し.める し.まる | closed, shut |
| 緒 | ショ チョ イトグ | お | thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap |
| 折 | セツ オ.レ | お.る おり お.り -お.り | fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit |
| 草 | ソウ -グ | くさ くさ- | grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft |
| 暮 | ボ ク.ラ | く.れる | livelihood, make a living, spend time |
| 酒 | シュ | さけ さか | sake, alcohol |
| 悲 | ヒ | かな.しい かな.しむ | jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret |
| 晴 | セイ ハ.ラ | は.れる は.れ は.れ- -ば.れ | clear up |
| 掛 | カイ ケイ -ガカ | か.ける -か.ける か.け -か.け -が.け か.かる -か.かる -が.かる か.かり -が.かり かかり | hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour |
| 到 | トウ | いた.る | arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in |
| 寝 | シン | ね.る ね.かす い.ぬ みたまや や.める | lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold |
| 暗 | アン | くら.い | darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded |
| 盗 | トウ | ぬす.む ぬす.み | steal, rob, pilfer |
| 吸 | キュウ | す.う | suck, imbibe, inhale, sip |
| 陽 | ヨウ | sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime | |
| 御 | ギョ ゴ | おん- お- み | honorable, manipulate, govern |
| 歯 | シ | よわい は よわ.い よわい.する | tooth, cog |
| 忘 | ボウ | わす.れる | forget |
| 雪 | セツ ユ | snow | |
| 吹 | スイ フ. | blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke | |
| 娘 | ジョウ | むすめ こ | daughter, girl |
| 誤 | ゴ | あやま.る -あやま.る | mistake, err, do wrong, mislead |
| 洗 | セン アラ. | wash, inquire into, probe | |
| 慣 | カン | な.れる な.らす | accustomed, get used to, become experienced |
| 礼 | レイ ラ | salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration | |
| 窓 | ソウ ス | まど てんまど けむだし | window, pane |
| 昔 | セキ シャク | むかし | once upon a time, antiquity, old times |
| 貧 | ヒン ビン | まず.しい | poverty, poor |
| 怒 | ド ヌ | いか.る おこ.る | angry, be offended |
| 泳 | エイ | およ.ぐ | swim |
| 祖 | ancestor, pioneer, founder | ||
| 杯 | ハイ | さかずき | counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast |
| 疲 | ヒ | つか.れる -づか.れ つか.らす | exhausted, tire, weary |
| 皆 | カイ ミン | みな | all, everything |
| 鳴 | メイ ナ.ラ | な.く な.る | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk |
| 腹 | フク | はら | abdomen, belly, stomach |
| 煙 | エン ケム. | けむ.る けむり | smoke |
| 眠 | ミン ネム. | ねむ.る | sleep, die, sleepy |
| 怖 | フ ホ | こわ.い こわ.がる お.じる おそ.れる | dreadful, be frightened, fearful |
| 耳 | ジ ミ | ear | |
| 頂 | チョウ | いただ.く いただき | place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak |
| 箱 | ソウ | はこ | box, chest, case, bin, railway car |
| 晩 | バン | nightfall, night | |
| 寒 | カン サム. | cold | |
| 髪 | ハツ カ | hair of the head | |
| 忙 | ボウ モウ | いそが.しい せわ.しい おそ.れる うれえるさま | busy, occupied, restless |
| 才 | サイ | genius, years old, cubic shaku | |
| 靴 | カ | くつ | shoes |
| 恥 | チ | は.じる はじ は.じらう は.ずかしい | shame, dishonor |
| 偶 | グウ | たま | accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind |
| 偉 | イ エラ. | admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent | |
| 猫 | ビョウ | ねこ | cat |
| 幾 | キ イク. | いく- いく.つ | how many, how much, how far, how long |
The list above is now your kanji bible for the n3 exam. Live it, breathe it, become it as you are going to need to master it to ensure success with the JLPT N3 exam. We know it can seem overwhelming, but trust us, if you stick to the routine consistently, all the pieces will come together, trust us.
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