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JLPT N3 Kanji List

This is not a cumulative list. (It doesn't contain the kanji needed by JLPT N4 and below).
Kanji
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Kunyomi

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politics, government deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration people, nation, subjects take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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. -. . - -. - . fit, suit, join, 0.1 . market, city, town inside, within, between, among, house, home inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy determine, fix, establish, decide

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. -. -. . -. -times, round, game, revolve, .- -. . . counter for occurrences

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elect, select, choose, prefer rice, USA, metre reality, truth

- . connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning . -. . . . decide, fix, agree upon, appoint whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

- . . surface, table, chart, diagram . . . war, battle, match . . . . . sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp utmost, most, extreme present, existing, actual tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization hit, right, appropriate, himself promise, approximately, shrink neck method, law, rule, principle, model, system

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sex, gender, nature need, main point, essence, pivot, key to system, law, rule reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve task, duties

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turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach period, time, date, term take, fetch, take up metropolis, capital harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane even, flat, peace add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive continue, series, sequel advance, proceed, progress, promote

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number, strength, fate, law, figures scribe, account, narrative

. . - - -. first time, beginning . . finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) authority, power, rights branch, support, sustain products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

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. . . . . . spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point . report, news, reward, retribution

. -. - . . -. finish, come to an end, excusable, . . need not . . . lively, resuscitation, being helped, living meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness . - together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

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answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute . . . . mingle, mixing, association, coming . . -. . . & going assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to . . beforehand, previous, myself, I

. . -. . -. . . yonder, facing, beyond, confront, . .- defy, tend toward, approach occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when victory, win, prevail, excel mask, face, features, surface revelation, tell, inform, announce . . . . . . . antijudgement, signature, stamp, seal acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love profit, advantage, benefit . - association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple faith, truth, fidelity, trust

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exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in affair, case, matter, item side, lean, oppose, regret responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to request, want, wish for, require, demand place next, order, sequence yesterday, previous argument, discourse bureaucrat, the government . . . increase, add, augment, gain, promote person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself emotion, feeling, sensation . feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

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show, indicate, point out, express, display unusual, change, strange strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

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assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed contain, form, looks

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invariably, certain, inevitable performance, act, play, render, stage

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year-end, age, occasion, opportunity contend, dispute, argue discuss, talk ability, talent, skill, capacity

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

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placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn current, a sink, flow, forfeit status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question

. -. -. . . overdo, exceed, go beyond, error . bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-inwaiting, her apartment set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate usual, ordinary, normal, regular status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance ball, sphere post, employment, work bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role . posture, build, pretend

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proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

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. -. -. . .- -. adhere, attach, refer to, append -. - . -. . -. - . wherefore, a reason rumor, opinion, theory . -. . . difficult, impossible, trouble, . accident, defect . . . tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness husband, man income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting stone . . . -. difference, differ . . . . - extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel gods, mind, soul turn, number in a series standard, measure

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art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic equip, provision, preparation home, house, residence, our house, my husband harm, injury

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distribute, spouse, exile, rationing admonish, commandment bring up, grow up, raise, rear seat, mat, occasion, place call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join remainder, leftover, balance concept, think, idea, thought voice wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

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help, rescue, assist

. . . .labor, thank for, reward for, toil, . trouble . example, custom, usage, precedent

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sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well limit, restrict, to best of ability chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

transmit, go along, walk along, . . . . -. follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition work, (kokuji) shape, form, style scenery, view . . . . . fall, drop, come down fond, pleasing, like something

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. . . . . retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, . repel, expel, reject - . . . head, counter for large animals defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

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lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance end, close, tip, powder, posterity guard, protect, defend, obey young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature species, kind, class, variety, seed beauty, beautiful

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect un-, mistake, negative, injustice, nonoutlook, look, appearance, condition, view guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand grade, steps, stairs

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sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

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have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix property, money, wealth, assets

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harbor discriminating, know, write call, call out to, invite accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

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good, pleasing, skilled climate, season, weather extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount full, enough, pride, satisfy failure, defeat, reversal price, cost, value stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick ray, light path, route, road, distance department, course, section

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volume, product (x*y), acreage,

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contents, pile up, stack, load, amass other, another, the others dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place plump, thick, big around guest, visitor, customer, client negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny expert, teacher, master, army, war . . . -. . . . -. . . . . - . ascend, climb up easy, ready to, simple, fortunetelling, divination quick, fast suppose, be aware of, believe, feel fly, skip (pages), scatter kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call simple, one, single, merely squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

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rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate exclude, division (x, 3), remove, abolish, cancel, except perfect, completion, end

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descend, precipitate, fall, surrender blame, condemn, censure

. . . . catch, capture . . . . . . . . dangerous, fear, uneasy salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on

. -. . . suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel . . bitter, scowl welcome, meet, greet park, garden, yard, farm tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture resign, word, term, expression cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to horse love, affection, favourite

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wealth, enrich, abundant he, that, the un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac dance, flit, circle, wheel deceased, the late, dying, perish

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. . . . . . cool, cold (beer, person), chill . . . suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable lady, woman, wife, bride

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draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji) face, expression sort, kind, variety, class, genus too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder king, rule, magnate

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return, answer, fade, repay wife, spouse

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stature, height, back, behind,

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disobey, defy, go back on, rebel . heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion . inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes trust, request memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up ship, boat route, way, road . . . - . . . . . . . . . . permit, approve slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit convenience detain, fasten, halt, stop guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense toil, diligent, as much as possible refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

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scatter, disperse, spend, squander quiet marriage

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rejoice, take pleasure in floating, float, rise to surface discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress happiness, blessing, fortune push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar old man, old age, grow old bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of courtyard, garden, yard junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people diligence, become employed, serve

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slow, late, back, later reside, to be, exist, live with miscellaneous beckon, invite, summon, engage quandary, become distressed, annoyed lack, gap, fail grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with embrace, hug, hold in arms crime, sin, offense

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. . . . . fear, dread, awe breath, respiration, son, interest (on money) distant, far . . . re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards petition, request, vow, wish, hope picture, drawing, painting, sketch

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surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving pain, hurt, damage, bruise laugh mutually, reciprocally, together bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable file, row, rank, tier, column

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grope, search, look for escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free play astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion dream, vision, illusion old boy, name-suffix closed, shut thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

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grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft livelihood, make a living, spend time sake, alcohol jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret clear up

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. -. . -. -. . hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, -. -. . -. tax, pour . arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded steal, rob, pilfer suck, imbibe, inhale, sip sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime - - . . . honorable, manipulate, govern tooth, cog forget snow blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

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daughter, girl mistake, err, do wrong, mislead wash, inquire into, probe

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accustomed, get used to, become experienced salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration

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window, pane once upon a time, antiquity, old times poverty, poor angry, be offended swim ancestor, pioneer, founder

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counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast exhausted, tire, weary all, everything chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk abdomen, belly, stomach smoke sleep, die, sleepy

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dreadful, be frightened, fearful ear

place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak box, chest, case, bin, railway car nightfall, night cold hair of the head

. . . busy, occupied, restless genius, years old, cubic shaku . . . shoes shame, dishonor accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent - . cat how many, how much, how far, how long

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