JLPT N3 – Kanji list

This page gathers all the main kanji required for passing the JLPT N3.

By clicking on a kanji, a study page will open in a separate tab in which you could find the pronunciation, the meaning, the writing order of the kanji and some example sentences including the studied kanji.

Kanji are a big piece of the knowledge to master. Let’s keep the learning at a good pace, little by little. The important is not to give up ! Good luck !

番号
漢字
Kanji
音読み
Onyomi
訓読み
Kunyomi
意味
Meaning
1ハン,ホン,タン,ホそ.る,そ.らす,かえ.す,かえ.る,-かえ.るanti-
2ジ,シつ.ぐ,つぎnext, sequence
3ジョウ,ショウの.る,-の.り,の.せるride, board
4カンせき,-ぜき,かか.わる,からくり,かんぬきconnection, involve
5ケンけわ.しいprecipitous
6よ.る,-よ.り,よ.せるdraw near, gather
7クンきみ,-ぎみmister, you, ruler
8ナイ,ダイうちinside, within
9ロ,ル-じ,みちpath, route, road
10シュと.る,と.り,と.り-,とり,-ど.りtake, fetch
11スイだれ,たれ,たwho, someone
12トウに.げる,に.がす,のが.す,のが.れるescape, flee, evade
13ね,あたいprice, cost, value
14ガイharm, injury
15コンmarriage
16ミ,ビいま.だ,ま.だ,ひつじun-, not yet, still
17ネンwish, sense, thought
18オウお.す,お.し-,お.っ-,お.さえる,おさ.えるpush, stop, seize
19き.くprofit, advantage
20サンたす.ける,たた.えるpraise, agree with
21タイ,ツイあいて,こた.える,そろ.い,つれあ.い,なら.ぶ,むか.うopposite, compare
22タイ,タふと.い,ふと.るplump, thick
23テイほど,-ほどextent, degree, limits
24ヤクくすりmedicine, chemical
25ベイ,マイ,メエトルこめ,よねrice, metre
26便 ベン,ビンたよ.りconvenience, excrement
27く.れる,く.らすevening, livelihood
28チョウいただ.く,いただきtop, summit, peak
29エキ,イやさ.しい,やす.いeasy, simple
30ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う,-あ.う,あ.い,あい-,-あ.い,-あい,あ.わす,あ.わせる,-あ.わせるfit, suit
31つい.やす,つい.えるexpense, cost, spend
32いな,いやnegate, no, decline
33ホウだ.く,いだ.く,かか.えるembrace, hug
34ジ,チおさ.める,おさ.まる,なお.る,なお.すreign, cure, heal
35カイみな,みんなall, everything
36カク,コウ,キャク,ゴウstatus, character
37カンな.れる,な.らすaccustomed, get used to
38ケイいまし.めるadmonish, commandment
39キョクつぼねbureau, office
40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
41セツ,シャクお.る,おり,お.り,-お.り,お.れるfold, break, bend
42ショところ,-こ,お.るdispose, deal with
43ショウわら.う,え.むlaugh
44く.む,くみ,-ぐみassociation, unite
45ソウ,ソおも.うconcept, think, idea
46ヨウsunshine, daytime
47ダ,ダースう.つ,う.ち-,ぶ.つstrike, hit, knock
48ジツ,シツみ,みの.る,まこと,みの,みち.るreality, truth
49くわ.える,くわ.わるadd, addition
50よろこ.ぶ,よろこ.ばすrejoice, take pleasure in
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