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JLPT N3 Kanji List

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below).
Kanji

Onyomi

Kunyomi

English
politics, government
deliberation, consultation,
debate, consideration

-.

. .
.

take along, lead, join, connect,

party, gang, clique

. .
. .

vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal,

versus, anti-, compare

people, nation, subjects

section, bureau, dept, class,

copy, part, portion, counter for
copies of a newspaper or
magazine

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

. -. . - . - .
.

fit, suit, join, 0.1

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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

-times, round, game, revolve,

counter for occurrences

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. . .
. .

promise, approximately, shrink

neck

method, law, rule, principle,

model, system

need, main point, essence, pivot,

key to

system, law, rule

-.

-.

. .
.

harmony, Japanese style, peace,

soften, Japan

mechanism, opportunity,
occasion, machine, airplane

. -

even, flat, peace

. .
.

hit, right, appropriate, himself

sex, gender, nature

reign, be at peace, calm down,

subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal,
rule, conserve
task, duties

. .

turn into, become, get, grow,

elapse, reach
period, time, date, term

. . .-

take, fetch, take up

metropolis, capital

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. .

add, addition, increase, join,

include, Canada

. -.

accept, undergo, answer

(phone), take, get, catch, receive

. .

continue, series, sequel

advance, proceed, progress,

promote

.
.

number, strength, fate, law,

figures

-.

. .
- - -.

first time, beginning

-.

finger, point to, indicate, put into,

play (chess), measure (ruler)

authority, power, rights

branch, support, sustain

scribe, account, narrative

. . -

products, bear, give birth, yield,

childbirth, native, property

. . . .
. .

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal

point

report, news, reward, retribution

. -. -
. . -.
. .

finish, come to an end,

excusable, need not

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. -

together, both, neither, all, and,

alike, with

gain, get, find, earn, acquire,

can, may, able to, profit,
advantage, benefit

. . .
. . .

unravel, notes, key, explanation,

understanding, untie, undo,
solve, answer, cancel, absolve,
explain, minute

. .
. . .
. -. .
.

mingle, mixing, association,

coming & going

. . .

lively, resuscitation, being

helped, living

meadow, original, primitive, field,

plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

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

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-.

. . .
.

anti-

judgement, signature, stamp,

seal

. .

acknowledge, witness, discern,

recognize, appreciate, believe

. -

nonplussed, three, going,

coming, visiting, visit, be
defeated, die, be madly in love

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

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

revelation, tell, inform, announce

profit, advantage, benefit

. -

association, braid, plait,

construct, assemble, unite,
cooperate, grapple

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yesterday, previous

argument, discourse

bureaucrat, the government

. . .

increase, add, augment, gain,

promote

. -
.

person in charge, connection,

duty, concern oneself

feelings, emotion, passion,

sympathy, circumstances, facts

. -.

throw, discard, abandon, launch

into, join, invest in, hurl, give up,
sell at a loss

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

. .

assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid,

confirm, clear, evident

. . -.

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve,

emotion, feeling, sensation

style, ceremony, rite, function,

method, system, form,
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. -.

complete, end, finish, succeed

year-end, age, occasion,

opportunity

. .

contend, dispute, argue

discuss, talk

ability, talent, skill, capacity

rank, grade, throne, crown,

about, some

-.

placement, put, set, deposit,

leave behind, keep, employ,
pawn

-.

. . .

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

doubt, distrust, be suspicious,

question

. -. -.
. .
.

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

contain, form, looks

.

invariably, certain, inevitable

performance, act, play, render,
stage

status, rank, capacity, character,

case (law, grammar)

bureau, board, office, affair,

conclusion, court lady, lady-inwaiting, her apartment

. -. .

set free, release, fire, shoot,

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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

posture, build, pretend

. . .
.

proportion, comparatively, divide,

cut, separate, split

. .

expense, cost, spend, consume,

waste

. -. -.
. .- -. -. . -. . . -

adhere, attach, refer to, append

wherefore, a reason

-.

duty, war, campaign, drafted

labor, office, service, role

rumor, opinion, theory

. -.
. .

difficult, impossible, trouble,

accident, defect

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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

. . . . .
.

. .

extinguish, blow out, turn off,

neutralize, cancel

gods, mind, soul

difference, differ

turn, number in a series

standard, measure

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,

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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

. .
.

help, rescue, assist

. .
. .
.

labor, thank for, reward for, toil,

trouble

example, custom, usage,

precedent

. .

sort of thing, so, if so, in that

case, well

. . -.

limit, restrict, to best of ability

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wish, sense, idea, thought,

feeling, desire, attention

chase, drive away, follow,

pursue, meanwhile

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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

. .

fall, drop, come down

. . .

fond, pleasing, like something

. .
. . . .

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

. .

lose, error, fault, disadvantage,

loss

. .

distinction, difference, variation,

discrepancy, margin, balance

end, close, tip, powder, posterity

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scenery, view

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. . -

guard, protect, defend, obey

. - .
.

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low

number, immature

species, kind, class, variety,

seed

ambition, full moon, hope, desire,

aspire to, expect

un-, mistake, negative, injustice,

non-

. .

outlook, look, appearance,

condition, view

guess, presume, surmise, judge,

understand

grade, steps, stairs

sideways, side, horizontal, width,

woof

. -. .
. -

deep, heighten, intensify,

strengthen

beauty, beautiful

fate, command, decree, destiny,

life, appoint
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

. .-

have the honor to, sign of the

monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of
Chinese zodiac

Esq., way, manner, situation,

polite suffix

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discriminating, know, write

call, call out to, invite

accomplished, reach, arrive,

attain

-.

. -. .

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

property, money, wealth, assets

harbor

department, course, section

. -. .

volume, product (x*y), acreage,

contents, pile up, stack, load,
amass

other, another, the others

- .

dispose, manage, deal with,

sentence, condemn, act, behave,

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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

-.

. .

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

rend, rip, tear, break, destroy,

defeat, frustrate

. -.

exclude, division (x, 3), remove,

abolish, cancel, except

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suppose, be aware of, believe,

feel

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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

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perfect, completion, end

love, affection, favourite

.

wealth, enrich, abundant

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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

. . .
. .
. . .

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

suitable, occasional, rare,

qualified, capable

lady, woman, wife, bride

. -.

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

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king, rule, magnate

. -. . .

return, answer, fade, repay

wife, spouse

. .

stature, height, back, behind,

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disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

heat, temperature, fever, mania,
passion

medicine, chemical, enamel,

gunpowder, benefit

precipitous, inaccessible place,

impregnable position, steep
place, sharp eyes

. .

trust, request

. . .
.

memorize, learn, remember,

awake, sober up

ship, boat

inn, lodging, relay station, dwell,

lodge, be pregnant, home,
dwelling

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

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refined, ghost, fairy, energy,

vitality, semen, excellence,

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purity, skill

. . -.
. .

scatter, disperse, spend,

squander

- . .

quiet

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

marriage

bend, music, melody,

composition, pleasure, injustice,
fault, curve, crooked, perverse,
lean

. -.

pay, clear out, prune, banish,

dispose of

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courtyard, garden, yard

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junior, emptiness, vanity, futility,

uselessness, ephemeral thing,
gang, set, party, people

. -.
. .

diligence, become employed,

serve

. .

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

. .
. .
.

fear, dread, awe

breath, respiration, son, interest

(on money)

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re-, return, revert, resume,

restore, go backwards

petition, request, vow, wish,

hope

-.

. -. -. .

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

. .

grope, search, look for

. . .
.

escape, flee, shirk, evade, set

free

play

astray, be perplexed, in doubt,

lost, err, illusion

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distant, far

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

file, row, rank, tier, column

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dream, vision, illusion

old boy, name-suffix

. . .
.

closed, shut

thong, beginning, inception, end,

cord, strap

. . -.

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield,

submit

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture,

write, draft

livelihood, make a living, spend

time

sake, alcohol

. .

jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore,

regret

. . .- -.

clear up

. -. . . -. . . -. . .

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

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honorable, manipulate, govern

.
.

tooth, cog

forget

snow

blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

daughter, girl

. -.

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

window, pane

once upon a time, antiquity, old

times

poverty, poor

. .

angry, be offended

swim

suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

sunshine, yang principle,
positive, male, heaven, daytime

wash, inquire into, probe

. .

accustomed, get used to,

become experienced
salute, bow, ceremony, thanks,
remuneration

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

. . .
.

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

place on the head, receive, top

of head, top, summit, peak

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

nightfall, night

cold

hair of the head

shoes

. .

shame, dishonor

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ear

. .
.

busy, occupied, restless

genius, years old, cubic shaku

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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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