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Intermediate JLPT Level

Complete JLPT N3 Kanji List

Study 416 JLPT N3 kanji for intermediate reading. This level bridges basic texts and longer articles, explanations, and stories.

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416 N3 kanji for intermediate reading and compound vocabulary.

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KanjiOnyomiKunyomiMeaning
与ヨあた.える・あずか.る・くみ.する・ともに

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

予ヨ・シャあらかじ.め

beforehand; previous; myself; I

互ゴたが.い・かたみ.に

mutually; reciprocally; together

内ナイ・ダイうち

inside; within; between; among; house; home

反ハン・ホン・タン・ホそ.る・そ.らす・かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る

anti-

全ゼンまった.く・すべ.て

whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill

共キョウとも・とも.に・-ども

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

両リョウてる・ふたつ

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

余ヨあま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り

too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder

初ショはじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める・-ぞ.め

first time; beginning

例レイたと.える

example; custom; usage; precedent

単タンひとえ

simple; one; single; merely

数スウ・ス・サク・ソク・シュかず・かぞ.える・しばしば・せ.める・わずらわ.しい

number; strength; fate; law; figures

等トウひと.しい・など・-ら

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

程テイほど・-ほど

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

番バンつが.い

turn; number in a series

回カイ・エまわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-・-まわ.し・もとお.る・か.える

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

次ジ・シつ.ぐ・つぎ

next; order; sequence

列レツ・レ-

file; row; rank; tier; column

件ケンくだん

affair; case; matter; item

位イくらい・ぐらい

rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some

状ジョウ-

status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance

形ケイ・ギョウかた・-がた・かたち・なり

shape; form; style

由ユ・ユウ・ユイよし・よ.る

wherefore; a reason

因インよ.る・ちな.む

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

段ダン・タン-

grade; steps; stairs

種シュたね・-ぐさ

species; kind; class; variety; seed

様ヨウ・ショウさま・さん

Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix

和ワ・オ・カやわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる・なご.む・なご.やか・あ.える

harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan

式シキ-

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

未ミ・ビいま.だ・ま.だ・ひつじ

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

末マツ・バツすえ・うら・うれ

end; close; tip; powder; posterity

亡ボウ・モウな.い・な.き-・ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす

deceased; the late; dying; perish

夫フ・フウ・ブおっと・それ

husband; man

民ミンたみ

people; nation; subjects

他タほか

other; another; the others

君クンきみ・-ぎみ

mister; you; ruler; male name suffix

妻サイつま

wife; spouse

彼ヒかれ・かの・か.の

he; that; the

客キャク・カク-

guest; visitor; customer; client

娘ジョウむすめ・こ

daughter; girl

師シいくさ

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

徒トいたずら・あだ

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

側ソクかわ・がわ・そば

side; lean; oppose; regret

偶グウたま

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

婚コン-

marriage

婦フよめ

lady; woman; wife; bride

官カン-

bureaucrat; the government; organ

供キョウ・ク・クウ・グそな.える・とも・-ども

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

祖ソ-

ancestor; pioneer; founder

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# Frequently Asked Questions

How many kanji are needed for JLPT N3?

JLPT N3 usually targets about 650 cumulative kanji, adding several hundred characters above N4.

How difficult are N3 kanji?

N3 kanji start appearing in abstract and compound vocabulary such as 経験, 説明, and 関係. Context becomes much more important.

How long does it take to learn all N3 kanji?

With 5 kanji per day and regular review, the additional N3 kanji can be studied in about 10 to 12 weeks.

Can I read newspapers after learning N3 kanji?

N3 kanji help with headlines and simple articles, but opinion pieces and editorials usually require a broader kanji range.

What is an effective way to study N3 kanji?

Study kanji through words and sentences. Group characters by radical to see visual patterns and meaning relationships.

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