Kanji list for JLPT N3

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Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
KUN:
  • さ.す
    sa.su
  • さ.し
    sa.shi
ON:
  • sa

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 5
revelation, tell, inform, announce
KUN:
  • つ.げる
    tsu.geru
ON:
  • コク
    koku
Nanori:
  • i

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 6
pain, hurt, damage, bruise
KUN:
  • いた.い
    ita.i
  • いた.む
    ita.mu
  • いた.ましい
    ita.mashii
  • いた.める
    ita.meru
ON:
  • ツウ
    tsuu

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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
KUN:
  • そな.える
    sona.eru
  • つぶさ.に
    tsubusa.ni
ON:
  • gu
Nanori:
  • とも
    tomo

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
return, answer, fade, repay
KUN:
  • かえ.す
    kae.su
  • -かえ.す
    -kae.su
  • かえ.る
    kae.ru
  • -かえ.る
    -kae.ru
ON:
  • ヘン
    hen

Written with 19 strokes
Taught in grade 4
petition, request, vow, wish, hope
KUN:
  • ねが.う
    nega.u
  • -ねがい
    -negai
ON:
  • ガン
    gan
Nanori:
  • ra

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in Junior high
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
KUN:
  • お.す
    o.su
  • お.し-
    o.shi-
  • お.っ-
    o.--
  • お.さえる
    o.saeru
  • おさ.える
    osa.eru
ON:
  • オウ
    ou
Nanori:
  • おし
    oshi
  • おす
    osu
  • おや
    oya

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
KUN:
  • もう.す
    mou.su
  • もう.し-
    mou.shi-
  • さる
    saru
ON:
  • シン
    shin

Written with 19 strokes
Taught in grade 6
admonish, commandment
KUN:
  • いまし.める
    imashi.meru
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei

Written with 18 strokes
Taught in grade 4
sort, kind, variety, class, genus
KUN:
  • たぐ.い
    tagu.i
ON:
  • ルイ
    rui

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
KUN:
  • な.げる
    na.geru
  • -な.げ
    -na.ge
ON:
  • トウ
    tou

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
beauty, beautiful
KUN:
  • うつく.しい
    utsuku.shii
ON:
  • bi
  • mi
Nanori:
  • はる
    haru
  • よし
    yoshi
  • よしみ
    yoshimi
  • ri

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 6
proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
KUN:
  • わ.る
    wa.ru
  • わり
    wari
  • わ.り
    wa.ri
  • わ.れる
    wa.reru
  • さ.く
    sa.ku
ON:
  • カツ
    katsu

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
KUN:
  • たば
    taba
  • たば.ねる
    taba.neru
  • つか
    tsuka
  • つか.ねる
    tsuka.neru
ON:
  • ソク
    soku

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
sleep, die, sleepy
KUN:
  • ねむ.る
    nemu.ru
  • ねむ.い
    nemu.i
ON:
  • ミン
    min
Nanori:
  • ne

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
KUN:
  • おぼ.える
    obo.eru
  • さ.ます
    sa.masu
  • さ.める
    sa.meru
  • さと.る
    sato.ru
ON:
  • カク
    kaku

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 6
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
KUN:
  • おとず.れる
    otozu.reru
  • たず.ねる
    tazu.neru
  • と.う
    to.u
ON:
  • ホウ
    hou
Nanori:
  • wa

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 5
limit, restrict, to best of ability
KUN:
  • かぎ.る
    kagi.ru
  • かぎ.り
    kagi.ri
  • -かぎ.り
    -kagi.ri
ON:
  • ゲン
    gen

Written with 16 strokes
Taught in grade 4
volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
KUN:
  • つ.む
    tsu.mu
  • -づ.み
    -zu.mi
  • つ.もる
    tsu.moru
  • つ.もり
    tsu.mori
ON:
  • セキ
    seki
Nanori:
  • ka
  • さか
    saka
  • しゃこ
    shako
  • ずみ
    zumi
  • つみ
    tsumi

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
KUN:
  • ま.ける
    ma.keru
  • ま.かす
    ma.kasu
  • お.う
    o.u
ON:
  • fu

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 6
forget
KUN:
  • わす.れる
    wasu.reru
ON:
  • ボウ
    bou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in Junior high
re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
KUN:
  • もど.す
    modo.su
  • もど.る
    modo.ru
ON:
  • レイ
    rei

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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
take, fetch, take up
KUN:
  • と.る
    to.ru
  • と.り
    to.ri
  • と.り-
    to.ri-
  • とり
    tori
  • -ど.り
    -do.ri
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
Nanori:
  • どる
    doru

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 6
exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
KUN:
  • ながら.える
    nagara.eru
  • あ.る
    a.ru
  • たも.つ
    tamo.tsu
  • と.う
    to.u
ON:
  • ソン
    son
  • ゾン
    zon
Nanori:
  • あり
    ari
  • まさ
    masa

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
steal, rob, pilfer
KUN:
  • ぬす.む
    nusu.mu
  • ぬす.み
    nusu.mi
ON:
  • トウ
    tou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
KUN:
  • あいて
    aite
  • こた.える
    kota.eru
  • そろ.い
    soro.i
  • つれあ.い
    tsurea.i
  • なら.ぶ
    nara.bu
  • むか.う
    muka.u
ON:
  • タイ
    tai
  • ツイ
    tsui
Nanori:
  • つし
    tsushi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 5
detain, fasten, halt, stop
KUN:
  • と.める
    to.meru
  • と.まる
    to.maru
  • とど.める
    todo.meru
  • とど.まる
    todo.maru
  • るうぶる
    ruuburu
ON:
  • リュウ
    ryuu
  • ru
Nanori:
  • とめ
    tome

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in Junior high
crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
KUN:
  • -こ.む
    -ko.mu
  • こ.む
    ko.mu
  • こ.み
    ko.mi
  • -こ.み
    -ko.mi
  • こ.める
    ko.meru
Nanori:
  • こみ
    komi
  • ごめ
    gome

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 5
ancestor, pioneer, founder
ON:
  • so
Nanori:
  • i

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
KUN:
  • -たち
    -tachi
ON:
  • タツ
    tatsu
  • da
Nanori:
  • かつ
    katsu
  • さと
    sato
  • te
  • てつ
    tetsu
  • とおる
    tooru
  • みち
    michi

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 4
old man, old age, grow old
KUN:
  • お.いる
    o.iru
  • ふ.ける
    fu.keru
ON:
  • ロウ
    rou
Nanori:
  • えび
    ebi
  • おい
    oi
  • bi

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 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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
KUN:
  • ha
ON:
  • ヨウ
    you
Nanori:
  • yo
  • wa

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 1
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
KUN:
  • くさ
    kusa
  • くさ-
    kusa-
  • -ぐさ
    -gusa
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou
Nanori:
  • so
  • ya

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 6
diligence, become employed, serve
KUN:
  • つと.める
    tsuto.meru
  • -づと.め
    -zuto.me
  • つと.まる
    tsuto.maru
  • いそ.しむ
    iso.shimu
ON:
  • キン
    kin
  • ゴン
    gon

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 5
sex, gender, nature
KUN:
  • さが
    saga
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • ショウ
    shou

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in Junior high
hair of the head
KUN:
  • かみ
    kami
ON:
  • ハツ
    hatsu
Nanori:
  • がた
    gata
  • ひげ
    hige

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
KUN:
  • お.る
    o.ru
  • おり
    ori
  • お.り
    o.ri
  • -お.り
    -o.ri
  • お.れる
    o.reru
ON:
  • セツ
    setsu
  • シャク
    shaku
Nanori:
  • せき
    seki

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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
KUN:
  • ち.る
    chi.ru
  • ち.らす
    chi.rasu
  • -ち.らす
    -chi.rasu
  • ち.らかす
    chi.rakasu
  • ち.らかる
    chi.rakaru
  • ち.らばる
    chi.rabaru
  • ばら
    bara
  • ばら.ける
    bara.keru
ON:
  • サン
    san
Nanori:
  • ちる
    chiru

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting
KUN:
  • つね
    tsune
  • とこ-
    toko-
ON:
  • ジョウ
    jou
Nanori:
  • とき
    toki
  • のぶ
    nobu
  • hi
  • ひた
    hita

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 6
evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
KUN:
  • く.れる
    ku.reru
  • く.らす
    ku.rasu
ON:
  • bo
Nanori:
  • ぐらし
    gurashi
  • ぐれ
    gure
  • po

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
KUN:
  • へ.る
    he.ru
  • た.つ
    ta.tsu
  • たていと
    tateito
  • はか.る
    haka.ru
  • のり
    nori
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei
  • キョウ
    kyou
  • キン
    kin
Nanori:
  • つね
    tsune
  • のぶ
    nobu

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 5
crime, sin, offense
KUN:
  • おか.す
    oka.su
ON:
  • ハン
    han
  • ボン
    bon

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 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
KUN:
  • しら.げる
    shira.geru
  • くわ.しい
    kuwa.shii
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • ショウ
    shou
Nanori:
  • きよ
    kiyo
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