Complete JLPT N3 Kanji List

bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend

beforehand; previous; myself; I

mutually; reciprocally; together

inside; within; between; among; house; home

anti-

whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill

together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with

both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g.; in a train); two

too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder

first time; beginning

example; custom; usage; precedent

simple; one; single; merely

number; strength; fate; law; figures

etc.; and so forth; class (first); quality; equal; similar

extent; degree; law; formula; distance; limits; amount

turn; number in a series

-times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences

next; order; sequence

file; row; rank; tier; column

affair; case; matter; item

rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some

status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance

shape; form; style

wherefore; a reason

cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to

grade; steps; stairs

species; kind; class; variety; seed

Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix

harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan

style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression

un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

end; close; tip; powder; posterity

deceased; the late; dying; perish

husband; man

people; nation; subjects

other; another; the others

mister; you; ruler; male name suffix

wife; spouse

he; that; the

guest; visitor; customer; client

daughter; girl

expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war

on foot; junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people

side; lean; oppose; regret

accidentally; even number; couple; man & wife; same kind

marriage

lady; woman; wife; bride

bureaucrat; the government; organ

submit; offer; present; serve (meal); accompany

ancestor; pioneer; founder

old man; old age; grow old

adhere; attach; refer to; append

responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint

convenience; facility; excrement; feces; letter; chance

person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself

faith; truth; fidelity; trust

claw; nail; talon

voice

busy; occupied; restless

forget

happiness; blessing; fortune

dreadful; be frightened; fearful

angry; be offended

grudge; show resentment; be jealous

fear; dread; awe

shame; dishonor

breath; respiration; son; interest (on money); rest; coming to an end

exhausted; tire; weary

grieve; sad; deplore; regret

tooth; cog

pain; hurt; damage; bruise

love; affection; favourite

emotion; feeling; sensation

doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question

swelling; boil; tumor

heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion

sleep; die; sleepy

tumor; swelling

abdomen; belly; stomach

face; expression

hair of the head

ear

tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)

thigh; crotch

stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel

wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention

sex; gender; nature

mark; foot print

neck; counter for songs and poems

head; counter for large animals

ray; light

cool; cold (beer; person); chill

fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed

swim

persimmon

current; a sink; flow; forfeit

floating; float; rise to surface

cat

cold

clear up

smoke

stone

rice; USA; metre

grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft

leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece

medicine; chemical; enamel; gunpowder; benefit

sake; alcohol

snow

sunshine; yang principle; positive; male; heaven; daytime

chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk

horse

noodles; wheat flour

pot; pan; kettle

food; bait; prey; tempting profit

get dark; gloom; disorder

once upon a time; antiquity; old times

yesterday; previous

nightfall; night

scenery; view

briar; thorn

for the most part; close up; flower stem

ball; sphere

broil; parch; roast; boil

engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving

market; city; town

exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in

home; house; residence; our house; my husband

bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment

place; extent

reside; to be; exist; live with

squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit

courtyard; garden; yard

inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling

draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward

harbor

park; garden; yard; farm

path; route; road; distance

heights; slope

section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

metropolis; capital; all; everything

connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning

occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when

seat; mat; occasion; place

pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach

crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)

welcome; meet; greet

return; answer; fade; repay

arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in

ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join

chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile

overthrow; fall; collapse; drop; break down

transit; ford; ferry; cross; import; deliver; diameter; migrate

ascend; climb up

fall; drop; come down; village; hamlet

surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam

retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject

escape; flee; shirk; evade; set free

fly; skip (pages); scatter

route; way; road

quick; fast

take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique

distribute; spouse; exile; rationing

descend; precipitate; fall; surrender

exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except

advance; proceed; progress; promote

closed; shut

slow; late; back; later

play

overdo; exceed; go beyond; error

accomplished; reach; arrive; attain

difference; differ

distant; far

go upstream; retrace the past

suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable

place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak

time; about; toward

nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call

have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition

revelation; tell; inform; announce

call; call out to; invite

fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint

scribe; account; narrative

call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy

permit; approve

news; report; retribution; reward

acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe

mistake; err; do wrong; mislead

opinion; theory; explanation; rumor

who; someone; somebody

tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate; harmonize; mediate

discuss; talk

argument; discourse

approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with

riddle; puzzle; enigma; hint; tip

discriminating; know; write

admonish; commandment

deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration

salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration

gods; mind; soul

department; course; section

promise; approximately; shrink

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

discontinue; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress; be beyond; without match; peerless; unparalleled

paper; label; letter; composition

truth; clarity; abandon; give up

outlook; look; appearance; condition; view

petition; request; vow; wish; hope

surface; table; chart; diagram

art; technique; skill; means; trick; resources; magic

memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up

resign; word; term; expression

bring up; grow up; raise; rear

politics; government

reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve

method; law; rule; principle; model; system

system; law; rule

judgement; judgment; signature; stamp; seal

profit; advantage; benefit

task; duties

make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant

property; money; wealth; assets

expense; cost; spend; consume; waste

assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to

blame; condemn; censure

diligence; become employed; serve

post; employment; work

authority; power; rights

standard; measure

crime; sin; offense

guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense

labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble

poverty; poor

covet; indulge in

work; (kokuji)

war; battle; match

gamble; wager; bet

salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on

change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization

income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store

dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place

add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada

lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss

strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen

pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of

contend; dispute; argue

mingle; mixing; association; coming & going

fit; suit; join; 0.1

suck; imbibe; inhale; sip

turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach

becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable

help; rescue; assist

toil; diligent; as much as possible

blow; breathe; puff; emit; smoke

quandary; become distressed; annoyed

perfect; completion; end

vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare

duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role

re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards

throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss

fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit

slip out; extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit

grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further

bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control

request; want; wish for; require; demand

decide; fix; agree upon; appoint

nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; take part in

take; fetch; take up

accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive

determine; fix; establish; decide

address; just like; fortunately

reality; truth; seed; fruit; nut

embrace; hug; hold in arms

push; stop; check; subdue; attach; seize; weight; shove; press; seal; do in spite of

beckon; invite; summon; engage

set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate

wash; inquire into; probe

lively; resuscitation; being helped; living

spot; point; mark; speck; decimal point

need; main point; essence; pivot; key to

defeat; negative; -; minus; bear; owe; assume a responsibility

astray; be perplexed; in doubt; lost; err; illusion

distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance

approach; draw near; push open

crush; break; sprain; discourage

catch; capture

catch; capture

status; rank; capacity; character; case (law; grammar)

remainder; leftover; balance

kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil

detain; fasten; halt; stop

wipe; mop; swab

finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler)

twirl; twist; play with

hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour

grope; search; look for

failure; defeat; reversal

severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting

ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect

settle (debt; etc.); relieve (burden); finish; come to an end; excusable; need not

equip; provision; preparation

proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split

victory; win; prevail; excel

metaphor; compare

scatter; disperse; spend; squander

full; fullness; enough; satisfy

unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute

increase; add; augment; gain; promote

guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand

accustomed; get used to; become experienced

posture; stance; appearance; build; set up

performance; act; play; render; stage

cover; shade; mantle; capsize; be ruined

continue; series; sequel

placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn

dance; flit; circle; wheel

volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass

elect; select; choose; prefer

guard; protect; defend; obey

extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel

stick; paste; apply

close; shut; cover; block; obstruct

lie down; sleep; rest; bed; remain unsold

evening; twilight; season's end; livelihood; make a living; spend time

trust; request

be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive

bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean

genius; years old; cubic shaku

branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)

lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)

king; rule; magnate

wick

tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor; suits; sets of furniture

counter for cupfuls; wine glass; glass; toast

sleeve; wing (building); extension; give cold shoulder

chair

cover; lid; flap

ship; boat

window; pane

box; chest; case; bin; railway car

shoes

key

basket; devote oneself; seclude oneself; cage; coop; implied

loom; mechanism; machine; airplane; opportunity; potency; efficacy; occasion

plump; thick; big around

even; flat; peace

invariably; certain; inevitable

dangerous; fear; uneasy

fond; pleasing; like something

exist; suppose; be aware of; believe; feel

hit; right; appropriate; himself

negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny

easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination

young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature

suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl

all; everything

climate; season; weather; wait for; expect

price; cost; value

meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness

harm; injury

contain; form; looks

usual; ordinary; normal; common; regular; continually; always; long-lasting

gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit

feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts

longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving

deep; heighten; intensify; strengthen

present; existing; actual

products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property

wealth; enrich; abundant

how many; how much; how far; how long; some; several

honorable; manipulate; govern

utmost; most; extreme

period; time; date; term

sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well

be proud

dream; vision; illusion

idea; thought; conception; think

darkness; disappear; shade; informal; grow dark; be blinded

year-end; age; occasion; opportunity

break; destroy; censure; be chipped; be scratched; be broken; be ruined

pungent; spicy; harsh; cruel; severe

gift; seriousness

sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof; unreasonable; perverse

tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness

show; indicate; point out; express; display

good; pleasing; skilled

straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair

stab; protruding; thrust; pierce; prick; collision; sudden

inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy

beauty; beautiful

rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate

laugh

ability; talent; skill; capacity

steal; rob; pilfer

association; braid; plait; construct; assemble; unite; cooperate; grapple

sutra; longitude; pass thru; expire; warp

feel ashamed

refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill

thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap; mental or emotional state

assurance; firm; tight; hard; solid; confirm; clear; evident

think; consider

abuse; insult

fine (i.e. not coarse)

un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-

limit; restrict; to best of ability

mask; face; features; surface

miscellaneous

quiet

difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

sort; kind; variety; class; genus

unusual; change; strange

admirable; greatness; remarkable; conceited; famous; excellent

rejoice; take pleasure in

blessing; fortune; luck; wealth

precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes