Kanji list for JLPT N3

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Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
mask, face, features, surface
KUN:
  • おも
    omo
  • おもて
    omote
  • つら
    tsura
ON:
  • メン
    men
  • ベン
    ben
Nanori:
  • o
  • ずら
    zura
  • ほおつき
    hootsuki
  • mo

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 5
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
KUN:
  • ささ.える
    sasa.eru
  • つか.える
    tsuka.eru
  • か.う
    ka.u
ON:
  • shi

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
KUN:
  • てる
    teru
  • ふたつ
    futatsu
ON:
  • リョウ
    ryou
Nanori:
  • もろ
    moro

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 4
continue, series, sequel
KUN:
  • つづ.く
    tsuzu.ku
  • つづ.ける
    tsuzu.keru
  • つぐ.ない
    tsugu.nai
ON:
  • ゾク
    zoku
  • ショク
    shoku
  • コウ
    kou
  • キョウ
    kyou
Nanori:
  • つぐ
    tsugu

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in Junior high
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
KUN:
  • はら.う
    hara.u
  • -はら.い
    -hara.i
  • -ばら.い
    -bara.i
ON:
  • フツ
    futsu
  • ヒツ
    hitsu
  • ホツ
    hotsu
Nanori:
  • はらい
    harai

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
invariably, certain, inevitable
KUN:
  • かなら.ず
    kanara.zu
ON:
  • ヒツ
    hitsu

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
KUN:
  • hi
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
Nanori:
  • あき
    aki
  • あきら
    akira
  • あけ
    ake
  • はる
    haru
  • ひろ
    hiro
  • やん
    yan
  • yo

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 4
bureaucrat, the government, organ
ON:
  • カン
    kan

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 4
failure, defeat, reversal
KUN:
  • やぶ.れる
    yabu.reru
ON:
  • ハイ
    hai

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in Junior high
dreadful, be frightened, fearful
KUN:
  • こわ.い
    kowa.i
  • こわ.がる
    kowa.garu
  • お.じる
    o.jiru
  • おそ.れる
    oso.reru
ON:
  • fu
  • ho

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 5
wife, spouse
KUN:
  • つま
    tsuma
ON:
  • サイ
    sai
Nanori:
  • ずま
    zuma
  • me

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
KUN:
  • くわ.える
    kuwa.eru
  • くわ.わる
    kuwa.waru
ON:
  • ka

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 5
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
KUN:
  • と.く
    to.ku
  • と.かす
    to.kasu
  • と.ける
    to.keru
  • ほど.く
    hodo.ku
  • ほど.ける
    hodo.keru
  • わか.る
    waka.ru
  • さと.る
    sato.ru
ON:
  • カイ
    kai
  • ge
Nanori:
  • さとる
    satoru
  • とけ
    toke

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
KUN:
  • なが.れる
    naga.reru
  • なが.れ
    naga.re
  • なが.す
    naga.su
  • -なが.す
    -naga.su
ON:
  • リュウ
    ryuu
  • ru
Nanori:
  • na
  • ながれ
    nagare
  • めぐる
    meguru

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
tooth, cog
KUN:
  • よわい
    yowai
  • ha
  • よわ.い
    yowa.i
  • よわい.する
    yowai.suru
ON:
  • shi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
KUN:
  • たお.れる
    tao.reru
  • -だお.れ
    -dao.re
  • たお.す
    tao.su
  • さかさま
    sakasama
  • さかさ
    sakasa
  • さかしま
    sakashima
ON:
  • トウ
    tou

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
wherefore, a reason
KUN:
  • よし
    yoshi
  • よ.る
    yo.ru
ON:
  • yu
  • ユウ
    yuu
  • ユイ
    yui

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut
KUN:
  • mi
  • みの.る
    mino.ru
  • まこと
    makoto
  • みの
    mino
  • みち.る
    michi.ru
ON:
  • ジツ
    jitsu
  • シツ
    shitsu
Nanori:
  • ぐみ
    gumi
  • さね
    sane

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 3
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
KUN:
  • さま
    sama
  • さん
    san
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
  • ショウ
    shou

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
KUN:
  • う.つ
    u.tsu
  • う.ち-
    u.chi-
  • ぶ.つ
    bu.tsu
ON:
  • da
  • ダース
    daasu
Nanori:
  • うち
    uchi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 5
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
KUN:
  • いくさ
    ikusa
ON:
  • shi
Nanori:
  • のし
    noshi
  • のり
    nori
  • もろ
    moro
  • かず
    kazu
  • つかさ
    tsukasa
  • みつ
    mitsu
  • もと
    moto

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
KUN:
  • えら.い
    era.i
ON:
  • i
Nanori:
  • ひで
    hide

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
sake, alcohol
KUN:
  • さけ
    sake
  • さか-
    saka-
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
Nanori:
  • ki
  • sa
  • shi

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam
KUN:
  • こ.す
    ko.su
  • -こ.す
    -ko.su
  • -ご.し
    -go.shi
  • こ.える
    ko.eru
  • -ご.え
    -go.e
ON:
  • エツ
    etsu
  • オツ
    otsu
Nanori:
  • えち
    echi
  • えっ
    e
  • o
  • こえ
    koe
  • こし
    koshi
  • ごえ
    goe
  • ごし
    goshi
  • ごや
    goya

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 6
acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
KUN:
  • みと.める
    mito.meru
  • したた.める
    shitata.meru
ON:
  • ニン
    nin

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in Junior high
shoes
KUN:
  • くつ
    kutsu
ON:
  • ka

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
gods, mind, soul
KUN:
  • かみ
    kami
  • かん-
    kan-
  • こう-
    kou-
ON:
  • シン
    shin
  • ジン
    jin
Nanori:
  • ka
  • かぐ
    kagu
  • かな
    kana
  • かも
    kamo
  • くま
    kuma
  • ko
  • こは
    koha
  • だま
    dama
  • mi

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in Junior high
he, that, the
KUN:
  • かれ
    kare
  • かの
    kano
  • か.の
    ka.no
ON:
  • hi
Nanori:
  • その
    sono

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
KUN:
  • けわ.しい
    kewa.shii
ON:
  • ケン
    ken

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
KUN:
  • い.きる
    i.kiru
  • い.かす
    i.kasu
  • い.ける
    i.keru
ON:
  • カツ
    katsu

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 3
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
KUN:
  • ば.ける
    ba.keru
  • ば.かす
    ba.kasu
  • ふ.ける
    fu.keru
  • け.する
    ke.suru
ON:
  • ka
  • ke

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 4
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
KUN:
  • い.る
    i.ru
  • かなめ
    kaname
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
Nanori:
  • とし
    toshi

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
victory, win, prevail, excel
KUN:
  • か.つ
    ka.tsu
  • -が.ち
    -ga.chi
  • まさ.る
    masa.ru
  • すぐ.れる
    sugu.reru
  • かつ
    katsu
ON:
  • ショウ
    shou
Nanori:
  • かち
    kachi
  • to
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
exhausted, tire, weary
KUN:
  • つか.れる
    tsuka.reru
  • -づか.れ
    -zuka.re
  • つか.らす
    tsuka.rasu
ON:
  • hi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
courtyard, garden, yard
KUN:
  • にわ
    niwa
ON:
  • テイ
    tei
Nanori:
  • ba

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 6
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
KUN:
  • きざ.む
    kiza.mu
  • きざ.み
    kiza.mi
ON:
  • コク
    koku

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
KUN:
  • いたずら
    itazura
  • あだ
    ada
ON:
  • to
Nanori:
  • かち
    kachi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
shame, dishonor
KUN:
  • は.じる
    ha.jiru
  • はじ
    haji
  • は.じらう
    ha.jirau
  • は.ずかしい
    ha.zukashii
ON:
  • chi

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 3
beforehand, previous, myself, I
KUN:
  • あらかじ.め
    arakaji.me
ON:
  • yo
  • シャ
    sha

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
ascend, climb up
KUN:
  • のぼ.る
    nobo.ru
  • あ.がる
    a.garu
ON:
  • トウ
    tou
  • to
  • ドウ
    dou
  • ショウ
    shou
  • チョウ
    chou
Nanori:
  • たか
    taka
  • のぼし
    noboshi
  • のぼり
    nobori
  • のり
    nori

Written with 18 strokes
Taught in grade 4
outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
KUN:
  • み.る
    mi.ru
  • しめ.す
    shime.su
ON:
  • カン
    kan

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
KUN:
  • た.つ
    ta.tsu
  • ことわ.る
    kotowa.ru
  • さだ.める
    sada.meru
ON:
  • ダン
    dan

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
catch, capture
KUN:
  • と.らえる
    to.raeru
  • と.らわれる
    to.rawareru
  • と.る
    to.ru
  • とら.える
    tora.eru
  • とら.われる
    tora.wareru
  • つか.まえる
    tsuka.maeru
  • つか.まる
    tsuka.maru
ON:
  • ho

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 4
together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
KUN:
  • とも
    tomo
  • とも.に
    tomo.ni
  • -ども
    -domo
ON:
  • キョウ
    kyou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
KUN:
  • つめ.たい
    tsume.tai
  • ひ.える
    hi.eru
  • ひ.や
    hi.ya
  • ひ.ややか
    hi.yayaka
  • ひ.やす
    hi.yasu
  • ひ.やかす
    hi.yakasu
  • さ.める
    sa.meru
  • さ.ます
    sa.masu
ON:
  • レイ
    rei

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 2
snow
KUN:
  • ゆき
    yuki
ON:
  • セツ
    setsu
Nanori:
  • せっ
    se
  • ぶき
    buki

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
swim
KUN:
  • およ.ぐ
    oyo.gu
ON:
  • エイ
    ei

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in Junior high
thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
KUN:
  • o
  • いとぐち
    itoguchi
ON:
  • ショ
    sho
  • チョ
    cho
Nanori:
  • ho

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 4
contend, dispute, argue
KUN:
  • あらそ.う
    araso.u
  • いか.でか
    ika.deka
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in Junior high
slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
KUN:
  • ぬ.く
    nu.ku
  • -ぬ.く
    -nu.ku
  • ぬ.き
    nu.ki
  • ぬ.ける
    nu.keru
  • ぬ.かす
    nu.kasu
  • ぬ.かる
    nu.karu
ON:
  • バツ
    batsu
  • ハツ
    hatsu
  • ハイ
    hai
Nanori:
  • ぬき
    nuki
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