JLPT N3 Kanji List

This is the JLPT N3 kanji list, which includes 370 characters specific to the N3 level.

You must know about 650 kanji in total in order to pass the JLPT N3, including kanji from N4 & N5, so make sure to review those lists as well.

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JLPT N3 Kanji List Flashcards Japanese 漢字

#	Kanji	Onyomi	Kunyomi	Kanji Meaning
201	値	chi チ	ne, atai ね、あたい	price, cost, value
202	突	totsu, ka トツ、カ	tsu(ku) つ(く)	stab, protruding, thrust
203	光	kou コウ	hika(ru), hikari ひか(る)、ひかり	ray, light
204	路	ro, ru ロ、ル	michi みち	path, route, road
205	科	ka カ		department, course, section
206	積	seki セキ	tsu(mu) つ(む)	volume, contents, pile up, stack
207	他	ta タ	hoka ほか	other, another
208	処	sho ショ		dispose, manage, deal with
209	太	tai, ta タイ、タ	futo(i) ふと(い)	plump, thick, big around

210	客	kyaku, kaku キャク、カク		guest, visitor, customer
211	否	hi ヒ	ina, iya いな、いや	negate, no, decline
212	師	shi シ		expert, teacher, master
213	登	tou, to トウ、ト	nobo(ru), a(garu) のぼ(る)、あ(がる)	ascend, climb up
214	易	eki, i エキ、イ	yasa(shii), yasu(i) やさ(しい)、やす(い)	easy, ready to, simple
215	速	soku ソク	haya(i) はや(い)	quick, fast
216	存	son, zon ソン、ゾン		exist, be aware of
217	飛	hi ヒ	to(bu) と(ぶ)	fly
218	殺	satsu, sai サツ、サイ	koro(su) ころ(す)	kill, murder
219	号	gou ゴウ		number, item
220	単	tan タン	hitoe ひとえ	simple, single
221	座	za ザ	suwa(ru) すわ(る)	squat, seat, sit
222	破	ha ハ	yabu(ru) やぶ(る)	rip, tear, break
223	除	jo, ji ジョ、ジ	nozo(ku) のぞ(く)	exclude, remove
224	完	kan カン		perfect, completion
225	降	kou, go コウ、ゴ	o(riru), fu(ru) お(りる)、ふ(る)	descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
226	責	seki セキ	se(meru) せ(める)	blame, condemn
227	捕	ho ホ	to(raeru), tsuka(maeru) と(らえる)、つか(まえる)	catch, capture
228	危	ki キ	abu(nai), aya(ui) あぶ(ない)、あや(うい)	dangerous, fear, uneasy
229	給	kyuu キュウ	tama(u), tamo(u) たま(う)、たも(う)	salary, wage, gift
230	苦	ku ク	kuru(shii), niga(i) くる(しい)、にが(い)	suffering, bitter
231	迎	gei ゲイ	muka(eru) むか(える)	welcome, meet, greet
232	園	en エン	sono その	park, garden, yard
233	具	gu グ	sona(eru), tsubasa(ni) そな(える)、つぶさ(に)	tool, utensil
234	辞	ji ジ	ya(meru) や(める)	resign, word, term
235	因	in イン	yo(ru), china(mu) よ(る)、ちな(む)	cause, factor, depend on
236	馬	ba バ	uma うま	horse
237	愛	ai アイ	ito(shii), mana いと(しい)、まな	love, affection
238	富	fu, fuu フ、フウ	to(mu), tomi と(む)、とみ	wealth, enrich, abundant
239	彼	hi ヒ	kare, kano かれ、かの	he, him

240	未	mi, bi ミ、ビ	ima(da), ma(da) いま(だ)、ま(だ)	un-, not yet
241	舞	bu ブ	ma(u), mai ま(う)、まい	dance, circle
242	亡	bou, mou ボウ、モウ	na(kunaru) な(くなる)	deceased, dying
243	冷	rei レイ	tsume(tai), hi(eru), sa(meru) つめ(たい)、ひ(える)、さ(める)	cool, cold, chill
244	適	teki テキ	kana(u) かな(う)	suitable, occasional, rare
245	婦	fu フ	yome よめ	lady, woman, wife
246	寄	ki キ	yo(ru) よ(る)	draw near, gather
247	込		ko(mu) こ(む)	crowded, mixture
248	顔	gan ガン	kao かお	face, expression
249	類	rui ルイ	tagu(i) たぐ(い)	sort, kind, variety, class, genus
250	余	yo ヨ	ama(ru) あま(る)	too much, surplus
251	王	ou オウ		king, rule
252	返	hen ヘン	kae(su) かえ(す)	return, answer
253	妻	sai サイ	tsuma つま	wife, spouse
254	背	hai ハイ	se, sei せ、せい	stature, height, back
255	熱	netsu ネツ	atsu(i) あつ(い)	heat, fever, passion
256	宿	shuku シュク	yado やど	inn, lodging
257	薬	yaku ヤク	kusuri くすり	medicine, chemical
258	険	ken ケン	kewa(shii) けわ(しい)	precipitous, inaccessible place
259	頼	rai ライ	tano(mu), tayo(ru) たの(む)、たよ(る)	trust, request
260	覚	kaku カク	obo(eru), sa(masu) おぼ(える)、さ(ます)	memorize, learn, remember, awake
261	船	sen セン	fune, funa ふね、ふな	ship, boat
262	途	to ト	michi みち	route, way, road
263	許	kyo キョ	yuru(su) ゆる(す)	permit, approve
264	抜	batsu バツ	nu(ku) ぬ(く)	slip out, extract, pull out, remove
265	便	ben, bin ベン、ビン	tayo(ri) たよ(り)	convenience, facility
266	留	ryuu, ru リュウ、ル	to(maru), todo(meru) と(まる)、とど(める)	detain, fasten, halt, stop
267	罪	zai ザイ	tsumi つみ	guilt, sin, crime
268	努	do ド	tsuto(meru) つと(める)	toil, diligent, as much as possible
269	精	sei, shou セイ、ショウ	shira(geru) しら(げる)	refined, ghost, fairy, energy

270	散	san サン	chi(ru), bara(keru) ち(る)、ばら(ける)	scatter, disperse
271	静	sei, jou セイ、ジョウ	shizu(ka) しず(か)	quiet
272	婚	kon コン		marriage
273	喜	ki キ	yoroko(bu) よろこ(ぶ)	rejoice, take pleasure in
274	浮	fu フ	u(kabu) う(かぶ)	float, rise to surface
275	絶	zetsu ゼツ	ta(eru) た(える)	discontinue, unparalleled
276	幸	kou コウ	saiwa(i), sara, shiawa(se) さいわ(い)、さち、しあわ(せ)	happiness, blessing, fortune
277	押	ou オウ	o(su) お(す)	push
278	倒	tou トウ	tao(reru) たお(れる)	overthrow, fall, collapse
279	等	tou トウ	hito(shii), nado ひと(しい)、など	etc., and so forth
280	老	rou ロウ	o(iru), fu(keru) お(いる)、ふ(ける)	old
281	曲	kyoku キョク	ma(garu) ま(がる)	bend, music, melody
282	払		hara(u) はら(う)	pay
283	庭	tei テイ	niwa にわ	courtyard, garden, yard
284	徒	to ト	itazura, ada いたずら、あだ	on foot, junior, vanity, futility, uselessness
285	勤	kin, gon キン、ゴン	tsuto(meru) つと(める)	diligence, employed, serve
286	遅	chi チ	oku(reru), oso(i) おく(れる)、おそ(い)	slow, late, back, later
287	居	kyo, ko キョ、コ	i(ru), o(ru) い(る)、お(る)	reside, to be, exist
288	雑	zatsu, zou ザツ、ゾウ	maji(ru) まじ(る)	miscellaneous
289	招	shou ショウ	mane(ku) まね(く)	invite, summon, engage
290	困	kon コン	koma(ru) こま(る)	quandary, become distressed
291	欠	ketsu, ken ケツ、ケン	ka(keru) か(ける)	lack, gap
292	更	kou コウ	sara(ni), fu(keru) さら(に)、ふ(ける)	renew, renovate, again
293	刻	koku コク	kiza(mu) きざ(む)	engrave, cut fine, chop
294	賛	san サン		approve, praise
295	抱	hou ホウ	da(ku), ida(ku), kaka(eru) だ(く)、いだ(く)、かか(える)	embrace, hug
296	犯	han ハン	oka(su) おか(す)	crime, sin, offense
297	恐	kyou キョウ	oso(reru), kowa(i) おそ(れる)、こわ(い)	fear, dread
298	息	musu, soku ムス、ソク	iki いき	breath, son, interest (on money)
299	遠	en, on エン	too(i) とお(い)	distant, far

300	戻	rei レイ	modo(ru) もど(る)	re-, return, revert

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