Kanji list for JLPT N3

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Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
surface, table, chart, diagram
KUN:
  • おもて
    omote
  • -おもて
    -omote
  • あらわ.す
    arawa.su
  • あらわ.れる
    arawa.reru
  • あら.わす
    ara.wasu
ON:
  • ヒョウ
    hyou

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 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 grade 5
dream, vision, illusion
KUN:
  • ゆめ
    yume
  • ゆめ.みる
    yume.miru
  • くら.い
    kura.i
ON:
  • mu
  • ボウ
    bou

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
KUN:
  • きみ
    kimi
  • -ぎみ
    -gimi
ON:
  • クン
    kun
Nanori:
  • mi

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
KUN:
  • やわ.らぐ
    yawa.ragu
  • やわ.らげる
    yawa.rageru
  • なご.む
    nago.mu
  • なご.やか
    nago.yaka
  • あ.える
    a.eru
ON:
  • wa
  • o
  • ka
Nanori:
  • あい
    ai
  • いず
    izu
  • かず
    kazu
  • かつ
    katsu
  • かつり
    katsuri
  • かづ
    kazu
  • たけ
    take
  • chi
  • とも
    tomo
  • na
  • にぎ
    nigi
  • まさ
    masa
  • やす
    yasu
  • よし
    yoshi
  • より
    yori
  • わだこ
    wadako
  • わっ
    wa

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 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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
KUN:
  • あきな.う
    akina.u
ON:
  • ショウ
    shou
Nanori:
  • あき
    aki

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 4
promise, approximately, shrink
KUN:
  • つづ.まる
    tsuzu.maru
  • つづ.める
    tsuzu.meru
  • つづま.やか
    tsuzuma.yaka
ON:
  • ヤク
    yaku

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
marriage
ON:
  • コン
    kon

Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
KUN:
  • かな.う
    kana.u
ON:
  • テキ
    teki

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 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 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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 6
exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
KUN:
  • のぞ.く
    nozo.ku
  • -よ.け
    -yo.ke
ON:
  • ジョ
    jo
  • ji

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 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 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 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
KUN:
  • se
  • せい
    sei
  • そむ.く
    somu.ku
  • そむ.ける
    somu.keru
ON:
  • ハイ
    hai

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 7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
help, rescue, assist
KUN:
  • たす.ける
    tasu.keru
  • たす.かる
    tasu.karu
  • す.ける
    su.keru
  • すけ
    suke
ON:
  • ジョ
    jo

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 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
path, route, road, distance
KUN:
  • -じ
    -ji
  • みち
    michi
ON:
  • ro
  • ru

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 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 15 strokes
Taught in grade 3
discuss, talk
ON:
  • ダン
    dan

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in grade 3
distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
KUN:
  • くば.る
    kuba.ru
ON:
  • ハイ
    hai

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 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
guard, protect, defend, obey
KUN:
  • まも.る
    mamo.ru
  • まも.り
    mamo.ri
  • もり
    mori
  • -もり
    -mori
  • かみ
    kami
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
  • su
Nanori:
  • u
  • shi
  • mo
  • te

調
Written with 15 strokes
Taught in grade 3
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
KUN:
  • しら.べる
    shira.beru
  • しら.べ
    shira.be
  • ととの.う
    totono.u
  • ととの.える
    totono.eru
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou
Nanori:
  • gi
  • つぎ
    tsugi

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several
KUN:
  • いく-
    iku-
  • いく.つ
    iku.tsu
  • いく.ら
    iku.ra
ON:
  • ki
Nanori:
  • i
  • ku

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 15 strokes
Taught in grade 3
sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
KUN:
  • よこ
    yoko
ON:
  • オウ
    ou

Written with 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
KUN:
  • しか
    shika
  • しか.り
    shika.ri
  • しか.し
    shika.shi
  • sa
ON:
  • ゼン
    zen
  • ネン
    nen

Written with 15 strokes
Taught in grade 4
elect, select, choose, prefer
KUN:
  • えら.ぶ
    era.bu
  • え.る
    e.ru
  • よ.る
    yo.ru
ON:
  • セン
    sen

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 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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 3
etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
KUN:
  • ひと.しい
    hito.shii
  • など
    nado
  • -ら
    -ra
ON:
  • トウ
    tou
Nanori:
  • to
  • hi

Written with 15 strokes
Taught in grade 6
authority, power, rights
KUN:
  • おもり
    omori
  • かり
    kari
  • はか.る
    haka.ru
ON:
  • ケン
    ken
  • ゴン
    gon

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

Written with 13 strokes
Taught in grade 3
concept, think, idea, thought
KUN:
  • おも.う
    omo.u
ON:
  • ソウ
    sou
  • so

退
Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
KUN:
  • しりぞ.く
    shirizo.ku
  • しりぞ.ける
    shirizo.keru
  • ひ.く
    hi.ku
  • の.く
    no.ku
  • の.ける
    no.keru
  • ど.く
    do.ku
ON:
  • タイ
    tai

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 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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 4
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
ON:
  • ネン
    nen

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