JLPT study guide

JLPT N3 kanji

Explore 363 kanji commonly grouped at JLPT N3. Open any character to see its readings, relationships, vocabulary, and stroke order.

Listed in teaching order: component kanji first, then the most frequent in newspapers first.

Start a 5-minute session at N30 of 363 known

政politics, government9 strokes 議deliberation, consultation20 strokes 民people, nation5 strokes 連take along, lead10 strokes 対vis-a-vis, opposite7 strokes 部section, bureau11 strokes 合fit, suit6 strokes 市market, city5 strokes 内inside, within4 strokes 相inter-, mutual9 strokes 定determine, fix8 strokes 回-times, round6 strokes 選elect, select15 strokes 米rice, usa6 strokes 実reality, truth8 strokes 関connection, barrier14 strokes 決decide, fix7 strokes 表surface, table8 strokes 経sutra, longitude11 strokes 最utmost, most12 strokes 調tune, tone15 strokes 化change, transform4 strokes 当hit, right6 strokes 約promise, approximately9 strokes 首neck, counter for songs and poems9 strokes 法method, law8 strokes 性nature, gender, sex8 strokes 要need, main point9 strokes 制system, law8 strokes 治reign, be at peace8 strokes 務task, duties11 strokes 成turn into, become6 strokes 期period, time12 strokes 取take, fetch8 strokes 都metropolis, capital11 strokes 和harmony, japanese style8 strokes 機loom, mechanism16 strokes 平even, flat5 strokes 加add, addition5 strokes 受accept, undergo8 strokes 続continue, series13 strokes 進advance, proceed11 strokes 初first time, beginning7 strokes 指finger, point to9 strokes 権authority, power15 strokes 支branch, support4 strokes 産products, bear11 strokes 点spot, point9 strokes 済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden)11 strokes 活lively, resuscitation9 strokes 原meadow, original10 strokes 共together, both6 strokes 得gain, get11 strokes 解unravel, notes13 strokes 交mingle, mixing6 strokes 予beforehand, previous4 strokes 向yonder, facing6 strokes 際occasion, side14 strokes 勝victory, win12 strokes 面mask, face9 strokes 告revelation, tell7 strokes 反anti-4 strokes 判judgement, signature7 strokes 認acknowledge, witness14 strokes 参nonplussed, three (in documents)8 strokes 利profit, advantage7 strokes 組association, braid11 strokes 信faith, truth9 strokes 在exist, outskirts6 strokes 件affair, case6 strokes 側side, lean11 strokes 引pull, tug4 strokes 求request, want7 strokes 所place, extent8 strokes 論argument, discourse15 strokes 官bureaucrat, the government8 strokes 増increase, add14 strokes 係person in charge, connection9 strokes 感emotion, feeling13 strokes 情emotion, feeling11 strokes 投throw, discard7 strokes 示show, indicate5 strokes 変unusual, change9 strokes 打strike, hit5 strokes 直straightaway, honesty8 strokes 両both, old japanese coin6 strokes 式style, ceremony6 strokes 果fruit, reward8 strokes 容contain, form10 strokes 必invariably, certain5 strokes 演performance, act14 strokes 争contend, dispute6 strokes 談discuss, talk15 strokes 能ability, talent10 strokes 位rank, grade7 strokes 流current, a sink10 strokes 格status, rank10 strokes 疑doubt, distrust14 strokes 過overdo, exceed12 strokes 局bureau, board7 strokes 放set free, release8 strokes 常usual, ordinary11 strokes 状status quo, conditions7 strokes 職post, employment18 strokes 与bestow, participate in3 strokes 供submit, offer8 strokes 役duty, war7 strokes 構posture, build14 strokes 割proportion, comparatively12 strokes 費expense, cost12 strokes 付adhere, attach5 strokes 由wherefore, a reason5 strokes 説opinion, theory14 strokes 難difficult, impossible18 strokes 優tenderness, excel17 strokes 夫husband, man4 strokes 収income, obtain4 strokes 石stone5 strokes 違difference, differ13 strokes 消extinguish, blow out10 strokes 番turn, number in a series12 strokes 術art, technique11 strokes 備equip, provision12 strokes 宅home, house6 strokes 害harm, injury10 strokes 配distribute, spouse10 strokes 警admonish, commandment19 strokes 育bring up, grow up8 strokes 席seat, mat10 strokes 訪call on, visit11 strokes 乗ride, power9 strokes 残remainder, leftover10 strokes 想concept, think13 strokes 声voice7 strokes 念sense, thought, concern8 strokes 助help, rescue7 strokes 労labor, thank for7 strokes 例example, custom8 strokes 然sort of thing, so12 strokes 限limit, restrict9 strokes 追chase, drive away9 strokes 商make a deal, selling11 strokes 葉leaf, plane12 strokes 伝transmit, go along6 strokes 働work, (kokuji)13 strokes 形shape, form7 strokes 景scenery, view12 strokes 落fall, drop12 strokes 好fond, pleasing6 strokes 退retreat, withdraw9 strokes 頭head, counter for large animals16 strokes 負defeat, negative9 strokes 渡transit, ford12 strokes 守guard, protect6 strokes 若young, if8 strokes 種species, kind14 strokes 命fate, command8 strokes 福blessing, fortune13 strokes 非un-, mistake8 strokes 察guess, presume14 strokes 段grade, steps9 strokes 横sideways, side15 strokes 深deep, heighten11 strokes 申have the honor to, sign of the monkey5 strokes 様esq., way14 strokes 港harbor12 strokes 識discriminating, know19 strokes 良good, pleasing7 strokes 候climate, season10 strokes 敗failure, defeat11 strokes 突stab, protruding8 strokes 光ray, light6 strokes 路path, route13 strokes 科department, course9 strokes 他other, another5 strokes 処dispose, manage5 strokes 太plump, thick4 strokes 客guest, visitor9 strokes 否negate, no7 strokes 師expert, teacher10 strokes 登ascend, climb up12 strokes 易easy, ready to8 strokes 存exist, suppose6 strokes 飛fly, skip (pages)9 strokes 殺kill, murder10 strokes 号nickname, number5 strokes 単simple, one9 strokes 座squat, seat10 strokes 完perfect, completion7 strokes 降descend, precipitate10 strokes 責blame, condemn11 strokes 捕catch, capture10 strokes 危dangerous, fear6 strokes 苦suffering, trial8 strokes 迎welcome, meet7 strokes 園park, garden13 strokes 具tool, utensil8 strokes 辞resign, word13 strokes 因cause, factor6 strokes 馬horse10 strokes 愛love, affection13 strokes 富wealth, enrich12 strokes 彼he, that8 strokes 未un-, not yet5 strokes 舞dance, flit15 strokes 亡deceased, the late3 strokes 冷cool, cold (beer, person)7 strokes 適suitable, occasional14 strokes 婦lady, woman11 strokes 寄draw near, stop in11 strokes 込crowded, mixture5 strokes 顔face, expression18 strokes 王king, rule4 strokes 妻wife, spouse8 strokes 背stature, height9 strokes 熱heat, temperature15 strokes 宿inn, lodging11 strokes 薬medicine, chemical16 strokes 険precipitous, inaccessible place11 strokes 覚perceive, remember, awaken12 strokes 船ship, boat11 strokes 許permit, approve11 strokes 抜slip out, extract7 strokes 便convenience, facility9 strokes 留detain, fasten10 strokes 努toil, diligent7 strokes 散scatter, disperse12 strokes 婚marriage11 strokes 喜rejoice, take pleasure in12 strokes 浮floating, float10 strokes 絶discontinue, sever12 strokes 幸happiness, blessing8 strokes 押push, stop8 strokes 倒overthrow, fall10 strokes 等etc., and so forth12 strokes 老old man, old age6 strokes 曲bend, music6 strokes 払pay, clear out5 strokes 徒on foot, junior10 strokes 勤diligence, become employed12 strokes 遅slow, late12 strokes 居reside, to be8 strokes 温warm, temperature12 strokes 雑miscellaneous14 strokes 招beckon, invite8 strokes 困quandary, become distressed7 strokes 星star9 strokes 欠lack, gap4 strokes 更grow late, night watch7 strokes 刻engrave, cut fine8 strokes 抱embrace, hug8 strokes 犯crime, sin5 strokes 恐fear, dread10 strokes 息breath, respiration10 strokes 遠distant, far13 strokes 戻re-, return7 strokes 絵picture, drawing12 strokes 痛pain, hurt12 strokes 笑laugh10 strokes 互mutually, reciprocally4 strokes 束bundle, sheaf7 strokes 似becoming, resemble7 strokes 列file, row6 strokes 探grope, search11 strokes 逃escape, flee9 strokes 遊play12 strokes 夢dream, vision13 strokes 君mister, you7 strokes 緒thong, beginning14 strokes 折fold, break7 strokes 草grass, weeds9 strokes 暮evening, twilight14 strokes 酒sake, alcohol10 strokes 掛hang, suspend11 strokes 到arrival, proceed8 strokes 寝lie down, sleep13 strokes 暗dark13 strokes 吸suck, imbibe6 strokes 御honorable, manipulate12 strokes 雪snow11 strokes 誤mistake, err14 strokes 洗wash9 strokes 慣accustomed, get used to14 strokes 礼salute, bow5 strokes 窓window, pane11 strokes 昔once upon a time, antiquity8 strokes 貧poverty, poor11 strokes 祖ancestor, pioneer9 strokes 杯counter for cupfuls, wine glass8 strokes 雲cloud12 strokes 疲exhausted, tire10 strokes 皆all, everything9 strokes 鳴chirp, cry14 strokes 腹abdomen, belly13 strokes 煙smoke13 strokes 怖dreadful, be frightened8 strokes 頂place on the head, receive11 strokes 箱box, chest15 strokes 晩nightfall, night12 strokes 寒cold12 strokes 髪hair of the head14 strokes 才genius, years old3 strokes 恥shame, dishonor10 strokes 偶accidentally, even number11 strokes 偉admirable, greatness12 strokes 猫cat11 strokes 幾how many, how much12 strokes 全whole, entire6 strokes 戦war, battle13 strokes 現present, existing11 strokes 数number, strength13 strokes 報report, news12 strokes 任responsibility, duty6 strokes 次next, order6 strokes 確assurance, firm15 strokes 歳year-end, age13 strokes 置placement, put13 strokes 球ball, sphere11 strokes 断severance, decline11 strokes 神gods, mind9 strokes 規standard, measure11 strokes 失lose, error5 strokes 差distinction, difference10 strokes 末end, close5 strokes 美beauty, beautiful9 strokes 望ambition, full moon11 strokes 財property, money10 strokes 呼call, call out to8 strokes 達accomplished, reach12 strokes 程extent, degree12 strokes 満full, fullness12 strokes 値price, cost10 strokes 積volume, product (x*y)16 strokes 速quick, fast10 strokes 破rend, rip10 strokes 給salary, wage12 strokes 類sort, kind18 strokes 余too much, myself7 strokes 返return, answer7 strokes 頼trust, request16 strokes 罪guilt, sin13 strokes 静quiet, still14 strokes 庭courtyard, garden10 strokes 賛approve, praise15 strokes 願petition, request19 strokes 越surpass, cross over12 strokes 欲longing, covetousness11 strokes 板board, plank8 strokes 迷astray, be perplexed9 strokes 閉closed, shut11 strokes 悲grieve, sad12 strokes 陽sunshine, yang principle12 strokes 歯tooth, cog12 strokes 忘forget7 strokes 吹blow, breathe7 strokes 娘daughter, girl10 strokes 眠sleep, die10 strokes 忙busy, occupied6 strokes 靴shoes13 strokes 資assets, resources13 strokes 除exclude, division (x/3)10 strokes 途route, way10 strokes 盗steal, rob11 strokes