Kanji list for JLPT N3

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Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
KUN:
  • うしな.う
    ushina.u
  • う.せる
    u.seru
ON:
  • シツ
    shitsu

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

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 14 strokes
Taught in grade 4
species, kind, class, variety, seed
KUN:
  • たね
    tane
  • -ぐさ
    -gusa
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
Nanori:
  • おい
    oi
  • くさ
    kusa
  • ta
  • ho

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

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 13 strokes
Taught in grade 4
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
KUN:
  • お.く
    o.ku
  • -お.き
    -o.ki
ON:
  • chi
Nanori:
  • おき
    oki
  • おけ
    oke
  • ki

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 6
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
KUN:
  • わか.い
    waka.i
  • わか-
    waka-
  • も.しくわ
    mo.shikuwa
  • も.し
    mo.shi
  • も.しくは
    mo.shikuha
  • ごと.し
    goto.shi
ON:
  • ジャク
    jaku
  • ニャク
    nyaku
  • ニャ
    nya
Nanori:
  • わく
    waku
  • わこ
    wako

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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
ball, sphere
KUN:
  • たま
    tama
ON:
  • キュウ
    kyuu
Nanori:
  • ku

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 5
show, indicate, point out, express, display
KUN:
  • しめ.す
    shime.su
ON:
  • ji
  • shi

Written with 17 strokes
Taught in grade 6
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
KUN:
  • やさ.しい
    yasa.shii
  • すぐ.れる
    sugu.reru
  • まさ.る
    masa.ru
ON:
  • ユウ
    yuu
  • u
Nanori:
  • yu
  • よし
    yoshi

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
KUN:
  • いま.だ
    ima.da
  • ま.だ
    ma.da
  • ひつじ
    hitsuji
ON:
  • mi
  • bi

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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 2
scribe, account, narrative
KUN:
  • しる.す
    shiru.su
ON:
  • ki
Nanori:
  • のり
    nori

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 13 strokes
Taught in Junior high
year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
KUN:
  • とし
    toshi
  • とせ
    tose
  • よわい
    yowai
ON:
  • サイ
    sai
  • セイ
    sei

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 6
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
KUN:
  • す.む
    su.mu
  • -ず.み
    -zu.mi
  • -ずみ
    -zumi
  • す.まない
    su.manai
  • す.ます
    su.masu
  • -す.ます
    -su.masu
  • すく.う
    suku.u
  • な.す
    na.su
  • わたし
    watashi
  • わた.る
    wata.ru
ON:
  • サイ
    sai
  • セイ
    sei
Nanori:
  • すむ
    sumu
  • なり
    nari
  • わたる
    wataru

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
emotion, feeling, sensation
ON:
  • カン
    kan

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 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 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 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
performance, act, play, render, stage
ON:
  • エン
    en

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 4
full, fullness, enough, satisfy
KUN:
  • み.ちる
    mi.chiru
  • み.つ
    mi.tsu
  • み.たす
    mi.tasu
ON:
  • マン
    man
  • バン
    ban
Nanori:
  • ma
  • みち
    michi
  • みつ
    mitsu
  • みつる
    mitsuru

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in Junior high
busy, occupied, restless
KUN:
  • いそが.しい
    isoga.shii
  • せわ.しい
    sewa.shii
  • おそ.れる
    oso.reru
  • うれえるさま
    ureerusama
ON:
  • ボウ
    bou
  • モウ
    mou

Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
KUN:
  • すえ
    sue
  • うら
    ura
  • うれ
    ure
ON:
  • マツ
    matsu
  • バツ
    batsu

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 4 strokes
Taught in grade 6
income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
KUN:
  • おさ.める
    osa.meru
  • おさ.まる
    osa.maru
ON:
  • シュウ
    shuu
Nanori:
  • のぶ
    nobu

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
honorable, manipulate, govern
KUN:
  • おん-
    on-
  • お-
    o-
  • み-
    mi-
ON:
  • ギョ
    gyo
  • go
Nanori:
  • u

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 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 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 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
KUN:
  • きわ
    kiwa
  • -ぎわ
    -giwa
ON:
  • サイ
    sai
Nanori:
  • wa

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 6
nightfall, night
ON:
  • バン
    ban

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 4
side, lean, oppose, regret
KUN:
  • かわ
    kawa
  • がわ
    gawa
  • そば
    soba
ON:
  • ソク
    soku

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

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 4
fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
KUN:
  • は.たす
    ha.tasu
  • はた.す
    hata.su
  • -は.たす
    -ha.tasu
  • は.てる
    ha.teru
  • -は.てる
    -ha.teru
  • は.て
    ha.te
ON:
  • ka
Nanori:
  • mi

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

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

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
KUN:
  • たま.う
    tama.u
  • たも.う
    tamo.u
  • -たま.え
    -tama.e
ON:
  • キュウ
    kyuu
Nanori:
  • きい
    kii

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 4
war, battle, match
KUN:
  • いくさ
    ikusa
  • たたか.う
    tataka.u
  • おのの.く
    onono.ku
  • そよ.ぐ
    soyo.gu
  • わなな.く
    wanana.ku
ON:
  • セン
    sen
Nanori:
  • se

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
ON:
  • ヤク
    yaku
  • エキ
    eki
Nanori:
  • ちゃく
    chaku

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
poverty, poor
KUN:
  • まず.しい
    mazu.shii
ON:
  • ヒン
    hin
  • ビン
    bin

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 7 strokes
Taught in Junior high
welcome, meet, greet
KUN:
  • むか.える
    muka.eru
ON:
  • ゲイ
    gei
Nanori:
  • むかえ
    mukae
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