Kanji list for JLPT N3

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

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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 3
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
KUN:
  • -べ
    -be
ON:
  • bu
Nanori:
  • とり
    tori
  • fu
  • pe
  • ma

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 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
cat
KUN:
  • ねこ
    neko
ON:
  • ビョウ
    byou

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
KUN:
  • いのち
    inochi
ON:
  • メイ
    mei
  • ミョウ
    myou

Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 3
guest, visitor, customer, client
ON:
  • キャク
    kyaku
  • カク
    kaku

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
KUN:
  • む.く
    mu.ku
  • む.い
    mu.i
  • -む.き
    -mu.ki
  • む.ける
    mu.keru
  • -む.け
    -mu.ke
  • む.かう
    mu.kau
  • む.かい
    mu.kai
  • む.こう
    mu.kou
  • む.こう-
    mu.kou-
  • むこ
    muko
  • むか.い
    muka.i
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Nanori:
  • こお
    koo
  • ta
  • na
  • むか
    muka
  • むかい
    mukai
  • むこう
    mukou

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in Junior high
stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
KUN:
  • つ.く
    tsu.ku
ON:
  • トツ
    totsu
  • ka

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 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 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 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 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 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

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 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 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

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 6 strokes
Taught in grade 5
affair, case, matter, item
KUN:
  • くだん
    kudan
ON:
  • ケン
    ken

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 10 strokes
Taught in grade 4
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
KUN:
  • つら.なる
    tsura.naru
  • つら.ねる
    tsura.neru
  • つ.れる
    tsu.reru
  • -づ.れ
    -zu.re
ON:
  • レン
    ren
Nanori:
  • ずれ
    zure
  • つれ
    tsure
  • むらじ
    muraji
  • re

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

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

Written with 7 strokes
Taught in grade 5
too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
KUN:
  • あま.る
    ama.ru
  • あま.り
    ama.ri
  • あま.す
    ama.su
  • あんま.り
    anma.ri
ON:
  • yo
Nanori:
  • あまる
    amaru

Written with 10 strokes
Taught in Junior high
floating, float, rise to surface
KUN:
  • う.く
    u.ku
  • う.かれる
    u.kareru
  • う.かぶ
    u.kabu
  • う.かべる
    u.kaberu
ON:
  • fu
Nanori:
  • うき
    uki

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 6 strokes
Taught in grade 6
home, house, residence, our house, my husband
ON:
  • タク
    taku
Nanori:
  • ke
  • たか
    taka
  • たけ
    take
  • ya
  • やけ
    yake

Written with 4 strokes
Taught in grade 3
anti-
KUN:
  • そ.る
    so.ru
  • そ.らす
    so.rasu
  • かえ.す
    kae.su
  • かえ.る
    kae.ru
  • -かえ.る
    -kae.ru
ON:
  • ハン
    han
  • ホン
    hon
  • タン
    tan
  • ho
Nanori:
  • そり
    sori
  • ta

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 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 11 strokes
Taught in grade 6
place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
KUN:
  • いただ.く
    itada.ku
  • いただき
    itadaki
ON:
  • チョウ
    chou

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 12 strokes
Taught in grade 4
utmost, most, extreme
KUN:
  • もっと.も
    motto.mo
  • つま
    tsuma
ON:
  • サイ
    sai
  • シュ
    shu
Nanori:
  • mo

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

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

Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 4
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
KUN:
  • つた.わる
    tsuta.waru
  • つた.える
    tsuta.eru
  • つた.う
    tsuta.u
  • つだ.う
    tsuda.u
  • -づた.い
    -zuta.i
  • つて
    tsute
ON:
  • デン
    den
  • テン
    ten
Nanori:
  • つたえ
    tsutae

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

Written with 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
KUN:
  • そだ.つ
    soda.tsu
  • そだ.ち
    soda.chi
  • そだ.てる
    soda.teru
  • はぐく.む
    haguku.mu
ON:
  • イク
    iku
Nanori:
  • やす
    yasu

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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 5
reside, to be, exist, live with
KUN:
  • い.る
    i.ru
  • -い
    -i
  • お.る
    o.ru
ON:
  • キョ
    kyo
  • ko
Nanori:
  • おき
    oki
  • gu
  • すえ
    sue

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 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 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 8 strokes
Taught in grade 3
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
KUN:
  • う.ける
    u.keru
  • -う.け
    -u.ke
  • う.かる
    u.karu
ON:
  • ジュ
    ju
Nanori:
  • じょ
    jo
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