Kanji list for JLPT N3

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Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
toil, diligent, as much as possible
KUN:
  • つと.める
    tsuto.meru
ON:
  • do

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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 2
turn, number in a series
KUN:
  • つが.い
    tsuga.i
ON:
  • バン
    ban
Nanori:
  • ha
  • ma

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 5
easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
KUN:
  • やさ.しい
    yasa.shii
  • やす.い
    yasu.i
ON:
  • エキ
    eki
  • i

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
department, course, section
ON:
  • ka
Nanori:
  • しな
    shina

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 6
price, cost, value
KUN:
  • ne
  • あたい
    atai
ON:
  • chi
Nanori:
  • ji

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 6
doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
KUN:
  • うたが.う
    utaga.u
ON:
  • gi

Written with 3 strokes
Taught in Junior high
bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
KUN:
  • あた.える
    ata.eru
  • あずか.る
    azuka.ru
  • くみ.する
    kumi.suru
  • ともに
    tomoni
ON:
  • yo
Nanori:
  • とも
    tomo
  • yu

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 4 strokes
Taught in grade 4
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
KUN:
  • か.ける
    ka.keru
  • か.く
    ka.ku
ON:
  • ケツ
    ketsu
  • ケン
    ken

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 6
grope, search, look for
KUN:
  • さぐ.る
    sagu.ru
  • さが.す
    saga.su
ON:
  • タン
    tan

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 16 strokes
Taught in grade 4
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
KUN:
  • はた
    hata
ON:
  • ki

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 4
perfect, completion, end
ON:
  • カン
    kan

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in Junior high
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
KUN:
  • さら
    sara
  • さら.に
    sara.ni
  • ふ.ける
    fu.keru
  • ふ.かす
    fu.kasu
ON:
  • コウ
    kou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 5
status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
ON:
  • ジョウ
    jou

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 5
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
KUN:
  • た.える
    ta.eru
  • た.やす
    ta.yasu
  • た.つ
    ta.tsu
ON:
  • ゼツ
    zetsu

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 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
fear, dread, awe
KUN:
  • おそ.れる
    oso.reru
  • おそ.る
    oso.ru
  • おそ.ろしい
    oso.roshii
  • こわ.い
    kowa.i
  • こわ.がる
    kowa.garu
ON:
  • キョウ
    kyou

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
KUN:
  • つぼね
    tsubone
ON:
  • キョク
    kyoku

Written with 15 strokes
Taught in grade 3
box, chest, case, bin, railway car
KUN:
  • はこ
    hako
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou

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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
happiness, blessing, fortune
KUN:
  • さいわ.い
    saiwa.i
  • さち
    sachi
  • しあわ.せ
    shiawa.se
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Nanori:
  • ko
  • さき
    saki
  • さし
    sashi
  • さっ
    sa
  • とも
    tomo
  • ひろ
    hiro
  • みゆき
    miyuki
  • yu
  • ゆき
    yuki
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 5
expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
KUN:
  • つい.やす
    tsui.yasu
  • つい.える
    tsui.eru
ON:
  • hi

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

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
KUN:
  • お.う
    o.u
ON:
  • ツイ
    tsui
Nanori:
  • おい
    oi

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 5
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
KUN:
  • ころ.す
    koro.su
  • -ごろ.し
    -goro.shi
  • そ.ぐ
    so.gu
ON:
  • サツ
    satsu
  • サイ
    sai
  • セツ
    setsu

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
period, time, date, term
ON:
  • ki
  • go

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 6
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
KUN:
  • お.りる
    o.riru
  • お.ろす
    o.rosu
  • ふ.る
    fu.ru
  • ふ.り
    fu.ri
  • くだ.る
    kuda.ru
  • くだ.す
    kuda.su
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
  • go
Nanori:
  • ふり
    furi
  • ふる
    furu

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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
blame, condemn, censure
KUN:
  • せ.める
    se.meru
ON:
  • セキ
    seki

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 18 strokes
Taught in grade 6
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
KUN:
  • かた.い
    kata.i
  • -がた.い
    -gata.i
  • むずか.しい
    muzuka.shii
  • むづか.しい
    muzuka.shii
  • むつか.しい
    mutsuka.shii
  • -にく.い
    -niku.i
ON:
  • ナン
    nan
Nanori:
  • na
  • なに
    nani

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
grade, steps, stairs
ON:
  • ダン
    dan
  • タン
    tan

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

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
KUN:
  • かか.る
    kaka.ru
  • かかり
    kakari
  • -がかり
    -gakari
  • かか.わる
    kaka.waru
ON:
  • ケイ
    kei

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 4
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
KUN:
  • おさ.める
    osa.meru
  • おさ.まる
    osa.maru
  • なお.る
    nao.ru
  • なお.す
    nao.su
ON:
  • ji
  • chi
Nanori:
  • shi
  • ji
  • はり
    hari
  • はる
    haru
  • みち
    michi

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 4
quiet
KUN:
  • しず-
    shizu-
  • しず.か
    shizu.ka
  • しず.まる
    shizu.maru
  • しず.める
    shizu.meru
ON:
  • セイ
    sei
  • ジョウ
    jou
Nanori:
  • しづ
    shizu

Written with 15 strokes
Taught in grade 4
heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
KUN:
  • あつ.い
    atsu.i
ON:
  • ネツ
    netsu
Nanori:
  • あた
    ata

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 4
example, custom, usage, precedent
KUN:
  • たと.える
    tato.eru
ON:
  • レイ
    rei

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
harm, injury
ON:
  • ガイ
    gai

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 5
exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
KUN:
  • あ.る
    a.ru
ON:
  • ザイ
    zai
Nanori:
  • あり
    ari

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 8 strokes
Taught in Junior high
arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in
KUN:
  • いた.る
    ita.ru
ON:
  • トウ
    tou

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
posture, build, pretend
KUN:
  • かま.える
    kama.eru
  • かま.う
    kama.u
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Nanori:
  • とち
    tochi

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 4
simple, one, single, merely
KUN:
  • ひとえ
    hitoe
ON:
  • タン
    tan
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