Complete List of JLPT N3 Kanji

#KanjiOn’yomiKun’yomiMeaning of KanjiNumber of Strokes
301gan (ガン)nega-u (ねが-う)request, petition, wish19
302kai (カイ), e (エ)ega-ku (えが-く)picture, drawing, painting12
303etsu (エツ)ko-su (-す), ko-eru (-える)surpass, cross over, go over, go beyond12
304yoku (ヨク)ho-shii (-しい), hos-suru (ほっ-する)desire, greed, craving, longing11
305tsuu (ツウ)ita-i (いた-い), ita-meru (いた-める), ita-mu (いた-む)pain, ache, to hurt, to injure12
306shou (ショウ)wara-u (わら-う), e-mu (-む)to laugh, to smile10
307go (ゴ)taga-i (たが-い), katami-ni (かたみ-に)mutually, reciprocally, together4
308soku (ソク)taba (たば), tsuka (つか)bundle, bunch7
309ji (ジ), ne (ね)ni-ru (-る)resemble, similar, look like7
310retsu (レツ), re (レ)file, row, column, line6
311tan (タン)sagu-ru (さぐ-る), saga-su (さが-す)search, look for11
312tou (トウ)noga-reru (のが-れる), noga-su (のが-す), ni-geru (-げる), ni-gasu (-がす)escape, flee9
313yu (ユウ), yu (ユ)aso-bu (あそ-ぶ)play, hang out12
314mei (メイ)mayo-u (まよ-う)be perplexed, be puzzled, get lost, go astray9
315mu (ム)yume (ゆめ)dream13
316kun (クン)kimi (きみ)you, male name suffix7
317hei (ヘイ)shi-meru (し-める), shi-maru (-まる), to-jiru (-じる), to-zasu (-ざす)closed, shut11
318sho (ショ), cho (チョ)o (お)beginning, cord, strap14
319setsu (セツ), shaku (シャク)o-reru (-れる), o-ru (-る), ori (おり)fold, bend, break, fracture7
320sou (ソウ)kusa (くさ)grass, weeds9
321bo (ボ)ku-reru (-れる), ku-rasu (-らす)dusk, nightfall, livelihood14
322shu (シュ)sake (さけ), saka- (さか-)sake, alcohol10
323hi (ヒ)kana-shimu (かな-しむ), kana-shii (かな-しい)grieve, sad, sorrowful12
324sei (セイ)ha-reru (-れる), ha-rasu (-らす)clear up, fine weather12
325kei (ケイ)ka-keru (-ける), ka-karu (-かる), kakari (かかり)hang, suspend, cover, multiply11
326tou (トウ)ita-ru (いた-る)arrive, proceed, reach8
327shin (シン)ne-ru (-る), ne-kasu (-かす)lie down, sleep13
328an (アン)kura-i (くら(い))darkness, dark13
329tou (トウ)nusu-mu (ぬす-む)steal, rob11
330kyuu (キュウ)su-u (す-う)suck, inhale, absorb6
331you (ヨウ)hi (ひ)sunshine, sunlight, positive12
332gyo (ギョ), go (ゴ)on (おん), o (お)honorable, honorific12
333shi (シ)ha (は)tooth, cog12
334bou (ボウ)wasu-reru (わす-れる)to forget7
335setsu (セツ)yuki (ゆき)snow11
336sui (スイ)fu-ku (-く)to blow out, puff7
337jou (ジョウ)musume (むすめ), ko (こ)daughter, girl10
338go (ゴ)ayama-ru (あやま-る)to make mistake, err14
339sen (セン)ara-u (あら-う)to wash9
340kan (カン)na-reru (-れる), na-rasu (-らす)accustomed, get used to14
341rei (レイ), rai (ライ)etiquette, courtesy, gratitude, thanks5
342sou (ソウ)mado (まど)window, pane11
343seki (セキ), shaku (シャク)mukashi (むかし)once upon a time, old times, long ago, years ago8
344hin (ヒン), bin (ビン)mazu-shii (まず-しい)poverty, needy poor11
345do (ド)oko-ru (おこ-る), ika-ru (いか-る)getting angry, be offended9
346ei (エイ)oyo-gu (およ-ぐ)swim8
347so (ソ)ancestor, forefathers9
348hai (ハイ)sakazuki (さかずき)sake cup, wine cup, glass8
349hi (ヒ)tsuka-reru (つか-れる)tiring, fatigue, exhaust10
350kai (カイ)mina (みな), minna (みんな)all, everybody, everything9
351mei (メイ)na-ru (な-る), na-rasu (-らす), na-ku (な-く)chirp, cry, bark14
352fuku (フク)hara (はら)abdomen, belly, stomach13
353en (エン)kemu-ru (けむ-る), kemuri (けむり), kemu-i (けむ-い)smoke13
354min (ミン)nemu-ru (ねむ-る), nemu-i (ねむ-い)sleep10
355fu (フ)kowa-i (こわ-い), o-jiru (-じる)scary, afraid, fearful, dreadful, horror8
356ji (ジ)mimi (みみ)ear6
357chou (チョウ)itada-ku (いただ-く), itadaki (いただき)top, summit, peak, vertex, receive11
358sou (ソウ)hako (はこ)box, case15
359ban (バン)night, evening12
360kan (カン)samu-i (さむ-い)cold12
361hatsu (ハツ)kami (かみ)hair (on the head)14
362bou (ボウ), mou (モウ)isoga-shii (いそが-しい)busy6
363sai (サイ)genius, years old3
364ka (カ)kutsu (くつ)shoes13
365chi (チ)ha-zukashii (-ずかしい), ha-jiru (-じる), ha-jirau (-じらう), haji (じ)disgrace, shame, dishonor10
366guu (グウ)tama (たま)by chance, accidentally, even number11
367i (イ)era-i (えら-い)admirable, great, grand12
368byou (ビョウ)neko (ねこ)cat11
369ki (キ)iku-tsu (いく-つ)how many, how much12
370sui (スイ)dare (だれ)who15

Please remember that JLPT N3 level Kanji also includes the ones you learned for JLPT N5 and N4; therefore, please do not forget to review the Kanji you already learned to pass the previous levels.

You will also need to remember the Kanji characters of the N3 level during your preparation for subsequent Japanese Language Proficiency Tests, as the next JLPT levels will include all these Kanji characters as well.

Check other Kanji characters on the page “How to Learn Kanji.“ You may also like to read about the most common Kanji radicals.

Himanshu Jain

A long-term ex-pat in Japan, Himanshu comes with an IT background in SAP consulting, IT Business Development, and then running the country operations of an IT consulting multinational. Himanshu is the co-founder and Managing Director of ReachExt K.K. and EJable.com. He is also an Advisory Board Member of a Silicon Valley AI/IoT startup.

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