This is the list of 78 Kanji characters you need to learn for the Japanese Language…
JLPT N3 Kanji List
This is the list of Kanji characters you need to learn for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level N3. Click on each character for more details.
愛 (ai): love, affection
暗 (an): darkness, shade
馬 (ba): horse
番 (ban): turn, number in a series
晩 (ban): nightfall, night
抜 (batsu): slip out, extract
米 (bei): rice, metre
便 (ben): convenience, excrement
備 (bi): equip, preparation
美 (bi): beauty, beautiful
暮 (bo): evening, livelihood
望 (bou): ambition, hope, desire
亡 (bou): deceased, dying
忘 (bou): forget
忙 (bou): busy, occupied
部 (bu): section, portion
舞 (bu): dance, flit, circle
猫 (byou): cat
置 (chi): placement, put, set
値 (chi): price, cost, value
遅 (chi): slow, late, back
恥 (chi): shame, dishonor
直 (choku): straightaway, repair
調 (chou): tune, investigate
頂 (chou): top, summit, peak
打 (da): strike, hit, knock
談 (dan): discuss, talk
断 (dan): severance, refuse
段 (dan): grade, steps, stairs
伝 (den): transmit, report
努 (do): toil, digilent
怒 (do): angry, be offended
働 (dou): work
泳 (ei): swim
易 (eki): easy, simple
演 (en): performance, act, stage
園 (en): park, garden, yard
俺 (en): I, myself
遠 (en): distant, far
煙 (en): smoke
越 (etsu): surpass, cross over
付 (fu): adhere, attach, append
夫 (fu): husband, man
負 (fu): defeat, negative
富 (fu): wealth, enrich, abundant
婦 (fu): lady, woman, wife
浮 (fu): floating, float
怖 (fu): dreadful, fearful
福 (fuku): blessing, fortune
腹 (fuku): abdomen, belly
払 (futsu): pay, clear out, banish
害 (gai): harm, injury
顔 (gan): face, expression
願 (gan): petition, request, vow
迎 (gei): welcome, meeet, greet
現 (gen): present, existing
原 (gen): meadow, primitive
限 (gen): limit, restrict
議 (gi): deliberation, debate
疑 (gi): doubt, distrust
互 (go): mutually, together
誤 (go): mistake, err, mislead
合 (gou): fit, suit
号 (gou): number, nickname
具 (gu): tool, utensil, means
偶 (guu): accidentally
御 (gyo): honorable, manipulate
破 (ha): rip, tear, destroy
配 (hai): distribute, rationing
敗 (hai): failure, defeat
背 (hai): stature, height
杯 (hai): glass, toast
反 (han): anti-
判 (han): judgement, seal
犯 (han): crime, sin, offense
平 (hei): even, flat, peace
閉 (hei): closed, shut
変 (hen): change, strange
返 (hen): return, answer, repay
費 (hi): expense, cost, spend
非 (hi): un-, non-, negative
否 (hi): negate, no, decline
飛 (hi): fly, skip, scatter
彼 (hi): he, that, the
悲 (hi): grieve, sad, regret
疲 (hi): exhausted, tire, weary
貧 (hin): poverty, poor
必 (hitsu): inevitable, certain
捕 (ho): catch, capture
法 (hou): method, law, rule
報 (hou): report, news, reward
放 (hou): set free, release
訪 (hou): call on, visit, look up
抱 (hou): embrace, hug
表 (hyou): surface, chart
位 (i): rank, grade, throne
違 (i): difference, differ
偉 (i): admirable, greatness
育 (iku): bring up, grow up
引 (in): pull, admit, quote
因 (in): cause, factor, depend on
若 (jaku): young, immature
治 (ji): reign, cure, heal
次 (ji): next, sequence
示 (ji): show, indicate, display
辞 (ji): resign, expression
似 (ji): resemble, imitate
耳 (ji): ear
実 (jitsu): reality, truth
助 (jo): help, assist, rescue
除 (jo): exclude, remove, cancel
情 (jou): feelings, emotion
常 (jou): usual, ordinary, normal
状 (jou): status quo, conditions
乗 (jou): ride, board
娘 (jou): daughter, girl
受 (ju): accept, take, get
術 (jutsu): art, technique, skill
化 (ka): change, -ization
加 (ka): add, addition
過 (ka): overdo, exceed, error
果 (ka): fruit, achieve, finish
科 (ka): department, course
靴 (ka): shoes
回 (kai): -times, round
絵 (kai): picture, drawing
解 (kai): explanation, solve
掛 (kai): hang, suspend
皆 (kai): all, everything
確 (kaku): assurance, firm, clear
格 (kaku): status, character
覚 (kaku): memorize, remember
関 (kan): connection, involve
官 (kan): bureaucrat, organ
感 (kan): emotion, feeling
観 (kan): outlook, appearance
完 (kan): perfect, completion
慣 (kan): accustomed, get used to
寒 (kan): cold
活 (katsu): lively, living
割 (katsu): proportion, divide
髪 (katsu): hair of the head
経 (kei): pass thru, longtitude
係 (kei): person in charge, connection
警 (kei): admonish, commandment
形 (kei): shape, form, style
景 (kei): scenery, view
権 (ken): authority, power
件 (ken): affair, case, matter
険 (ken): precipitous
決 (ketsu): decide, agree upon
欠 (ketsu): lack, gap, fail
期 (ki): period, time, term
機 (ki): mechanism, machine
記 (ki): scribe, narrative
規 (ki): standard, measure
危 (ki): dangerous, fear, uneasy
寄 (ki): draw near, gather
喜 (ki): rejoice, take pleasure in
幾 (ki): how many, how much
勤 (kin): diligence, serve
呼 (ko): call, call out to
告 (koku): revelation, tell
刻 (koku): engrave, carving
込 (komi): crowded, mixture
婚 (kon): marriage
困 (kon): become distressed
交 (kou): mingle, mixing
向 (kou): yonder, facing
構 (kou): posture, build
好 (kou): fond, pleasing
港 (kou): harbor
候 (kou): climate, season
光 (kou): ray, light
降 (kou): descend, fall
幸 (kou): happiness, blessing
更 (kou): grow late, renew
苦 (ku): suffering, trial, worry
君 (kun): mister, you, ruler
客 (kyaku): guest, visitor
許 (kyo): permit, approve
居 (kyo): reside, to be, exist
局 (kyoku): bureau, office
曲 (kyoku): bend, music, melody
共 (kyou): together, both
供 (kyou): submit, offer
恐 (kyou): fear, dread, awe
求 (kyuu): request, demand
球 (kyuu): ball, sphere
給 (kyuu): salary, wage, grant
吸 (kyuu): suck, inhale, sip
満 (man): full, enough, satisfy
末 (matsu): end, close, tip
命 (mei): fate, destiny, life
迷 (mei): astray, in doubt, lost
鳴 (mei): chirp, cry, bark, echo
面 (men): mask, face, features
未 (mi): un-, not yet, still
民 (min): people, nation
眠 (min): sleep, die, sleepy
務 (mu): task, duties
夢 (mu): dream, vision, illusion
内 (nai): inside, within
難 (nan): difficult, trouble
念 (nen): wish, sense, thought
熱 (netsu): heat, temperature
認 (nin): acknowledge, discern
任 (nin): responsibility, duty
能 (nou): ability, talent, skill
横 (ou): sideways, horizontal
王 (ou): king, rule, magnate
押 (ou): push, stop, seize
頼 (rai): trust, request
落 (raku): fall, drop, come down
例 (rei): example, precedent
冷 (rei): cool, cold, chill
戻 (rei): re-, return, resume
礼 (rei): salute, bow, ceremony
連 (ren): take along, join
列 (retsu): file, row, column
利 (ri): profit, advantage
路 (ro): path, route, road
論 (ron): argument, discourse
労 (rou): labor, toil, trouble
老 (rou): old man, old age
類 (rui): sort, variety, kind
両 (ryou): both, two
良 (ryou): good, pleasing
流 (ryuu): current, flow
留 (ryuu): detain, fasten, stop
差 (sa): distinction, difference
最 (sai): utmost, extreme
済 (sai): settle, finish
歳 (sai): age, occasion
際 (sai): occasion, when, side
妻 (sai): wife, spouse
才 (sai): genius, years old
昨 (saku): yesterday, previous
産 (san): products, give birth
参 (san): participate, visiting
散 (san): scatter, disperse
賛 (san): praise, agree with
察 (satsu): guess, presume
殺 (satsu): kill, murder, butcher
政 (sei): politics, government
性 (sei): sex, gender, nature
制 (sei): system, law, rule
成 (sei): turn into, grow
声 (sei): voice
精 (sei): refined, energy, skill
静 (sei): quiet
晴 (sei): clear up
石 (seki): stone
席 (seki): seat, place
積 (seki): volume, pile up, load
責 (seki): balem, condemn
雪 (seki): snow
昔 (seki): once upon a time
選 (sen): select, choose
戦 (sen): war, battle
船 (sen): ship, boat
洗 (sen): wash, inquire into
説 (setsu): opinion, theory
折 (setsu): fold, break, bend
市 (shi): market, city, town
指 (shi): finger, point to
支 (shi): branch, support
資 (shi): assets, resources
師 (shi): expert, master, teacher
歯 (shi): tooth, cog
式 (shiki): style, ceremony, rite
識 (shiki): discriminating, know
進 (shin): advance, progress
神 (shin): gods, mind, soul
信 (shin): faith, fidelity, trust
深 (shin): deep, strengthen
申 (shin): have the honor to
身 (shin): somebody, person
寝 (shin): lie down, sleep, rest
失 (shitsu): lose, error, fault
初 (sho): first time, beginning
所 (sho): place, extent
処 (sho): dispose, deal with
緒 (sho): thong, inception, cord
職 (shoku): post, employment
勝 (shou): victory, win, prevail
消 (shou): extinguish, blow out
商 (shou): make a deal, selling
招 (shou): beckon, invite
笑 (shou): laugh
首 (shu): neck
取 (shu): take, fetch
守 (shu): guard, protect, obey
種 (shu): species, kind, variety
酒 (shu): sake, alcohol
宿 (shuku): inn, lodging, dwell
収 (shuu): income, obtain, pay
組 (so): association, unite
祖 (so): ancestor, founder
側 (soku): side, lean, oppose
速 (soku): quick, fast
息 (soku): breath, respiration
束 (soku): bundle, control
存 (son): exist, be aware of
相 (sou): inter-, mutual
争 (sou): dispute, argue
想 (sou): concept, think, idea
草 (sou): grass, weeds, herbs
窓 (sou): window, pane
箱 (sou): box, chest, case
吹 (sui): blow, breathe, smoke
誰 (sui): who, someone
数 (suu): number, figures
他 (ta): other, another
対 (tai): opposite, compare
太 (tai): plump, thick
退 (tai): retreat, withdraw, retire
宅 (taku): home, house, residence
単 (tan): simple, one, merely
探 (tan): grope, search, look for
達 (tatsu): accomplished, arrive
定 (tei): determine, decide
程 (tei): extent, degree, limits
庭 (tei): courtyard, garden
適 (teki): suitable, qualified
点 (ten): spot, point, mark
都 (to): metropolis, capital
渡 (to): transit, ford, cross
途 (to): route, way, road
徒 (to): junior, on foot
得 (toku): gain, get, earn
突 (totsu): thrust, pierce, prick
当 (tou): hit, right, appropriate
頭 (tou): head, counter for large animals
登 (tou): ascend, climb up
投 (tou): throw, abandon, discard
倒 (tou): overthrow, fall, collapse
等 (tou): etc., equal, similar
逃 (tou): escape, flee, evade
到 (tou): arrival, proceed, reach
盗 (tou): steal, rob
追 (tsui): chase, pursue, follow
痛 (tsuu): pain, hurt, damage
和 (wa): harmony, peace
約 (yaku): promise, approximately
役 (yaku): duty, service, role
薬 (yaku): medicine, chemical
予 (yo): beforehand, previous
与 (yo): bestow, give, award
余 (yo): too much, surplus
欲 (yoku): longing, greed, passion
要 (you): need, main point
容 (you): contain, form, looks
葉 (you): leaf, blade
様 (you): manner, situation
陽 (you): sunshine, daytime
由 (yu): wherefore, a reason
優 (yuu): tenderness, excel, actor
遊 (yuu): play
座 (za): seat, squat, sit
在 (zai): exist, located in
財 (zai): property, wealth, assets
罪 (zai): guilt, sin, crime
残 (zan): remainder, leftover
雑 (zatsu): miscellaneous
全 (zen): whole, entire, all
然 (zen): so, sort of thing
絶 (zetsu): discontinue, sever
続 (zoku): continue, series
増 (zou): increase, gain
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