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JLPT N3 Kanji Study List

Intermediate kanji and vocabulary for everyday written Japanese

Study characters and vocabulary used in concrete texts about everyday topics, including notices and headlines. This curated list supports JLPT N3 reading study alongside grammar, vocabulary, and listening practice.

Sample JLPT N3 Kanji, Readings and Meanings

Preview characters from this curated study level, then choose a lesson below to review them with flashcards, quizzes, and vocabulary examples.

最

もっと

most

初

はじ

first

的

てき

target or -al (suffix)

実

じつ

real or fruit

活

かつ

lively or living

相

そう

mutual or minister

談

だん

discuss

現

あらわ

present or appear

定

てい

fix or decide

連

つ

take along or connect

絡

らく

entwine or contact

続

つづ

continue

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. Kanji Academy organizes a curated study sequence by estimated level; see the official JLPT FAQ.

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Complete Curated JLPT N3 Kanji List

Browse all 359 unique characters in this study collection, grouped by lesson with a primary reading and English meaning. Repeated characters appear once at their first lesson.

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. This is Kanji Academy's curated study sequence, not an official test specification. See the official JLPT FAQ.

JLPT N3 Lesson 1

30 unique characters

最もっとmost
初はじfirst
的てきtarget or -al (suffix)
実じつreal or fruit
活かつlively or living
相そうmutual or minister
談だんdiscuss
現あらわpresent or appear
定ていfix or decide
連つtake along or connect
絡らくentwine or contact
続つづcontinue
辞やword or resign
職しょくemployment or job
求もとrequest or seek
助たすhelp or rescue
努つとeffort
務つとduty or task
局きょくbureau or office
役やくrole or service
登のぼclimb
幸しあわhappiness
福ふくblessing or luck
悲かなsad
苦くるsuffering or bitter
悩なやworry or trouble
怖こわscary
恥はshame
必かならcertainly
要いneed or main point

JLPT N3 Lesson 2

30 unique characters

全ぜんall or whole
部ぶpart or club
次つぎnext
合あto fit or match
当あto hit or apply
変かto change or strange
直なおto fix or repair
解かいto solve or understand
決きto decide
信しんbelieve or trust
感かんfeeling or sense
情じょうemotion or sympathy
笑わらto laugh
泣なto cry
呼よto call
覚おぼto memorize or remember
眠ねむto sleep
痛いたpain
静しずquiet
難むずかdifficult
簡かんsimplicity
単たんsingle or simple
完かんperfect or completion
了りょうfinish or understand
泊とto stay overnight
飛とto fly
港みなとharbor or port
由ゆうreason or freedom
取とto take
受うto receive or take (exam)

JLPT N3 Lesson 3

30 unique characters

横よこside or horizontal
向むfacing or direction
深ふかdeep
浅あさshallow
島しまisland
橋はしbridge
岸きしshore or bank
流ながflow
消けextinguish or erase
守まもprotect
命いのちlife
育そだraise or grow
種たねseed or type
類るいkind or variety
師しmaster or teacher
婦ふlady or woman
供どもattendant or companion
組くみgroup or class
級きゅうrank or class
等ひとequal or etc.
投なthrow
打うhit
勝かwin
負まlose
礼れいbow or thanks
願ねがwish or request
球きゅうball or sphere
練れんpractice
復ふくrestore or return
表おもてsurface or face

JLPT N3 Lesson 4

30 unique characters

曇くもcloudy
氷こおりice
植うto plant
葉はleaf
根ねroot
波なみwave
祭まつfestival
他ほかother
申もうto say (humble)
様さまhonorific or aspect
平たいflat or calm
戦たたかwar or fight
争あらそdispute or conflict
敗やぶdefeat
加くわadd
快こころよpleasant
適てきsuitable
雑ざつmiscellaneous or rough
誌しdocument or magazine
階かいfloor or story
段だんstep or grade
庭にわgarden
鼻はなnose
指ゆびfinger
歯はtooth
毛けhair or fur
皮かわskin or peel
血ちblood
息いきbreath
骨ほねbone

JLPT N3 Lesson 5

30 unique characters

政せいpolitics or government
治なおto cure or govern
経けいsutra or pass through
済すfinish or economy
法ほうlaw or method
律りつrhythm or regulation
際さいoccasion or edge
関かんbarrier or relate
係かかりperson in charge or connection
義ぎrighteousness or meaning
議ぎdeliberation
党とうpolitical party
権けんauthority or right
支ささsupport
任まかresponsibility or entrust
票ひょうballot or vote
判はんjudge or stamp
断ことわrefuse or cut off
認みとrecognize or admit
識しきknowledge
疑うたがdoubt
反はんanti- or opposite
対たいopposite or versus
違ちがdifferent or wrong
犯はんcrime
罪つみsin or guilt
捕つかcatch or arrest
警けいguard or warn
察さつguess or police
防ふせprevent or defend

JLPT N3 Lesson 6

30 unique characters

資しresources or capital
財ざいwealth or fortune
益えきprofit or benefit
額がくamount or forehead
価かvalue
値ねprice or value
費ひexpense or cost
税ぜいtax
企きplan or enterprise
勤つとdiligence or employ
具ぐtool or ingredient
器きvessel or instrument
械かいcontraption
材ざいmaterial or timber
源げんsource or origin
燃もburn
固かたhard or solid
柔やわtender or soft
乾かわdry
湿しめdamp or wet
伸のstretch or grow
縮ちぢshrink
浮うfloat
沈しずsink
純じゅんpure
染そdye or stain
善ぜんvirtue or good
害がいharm or injury
殺さつkill
婚こんmarriage

JLPT N3 Lesson 7

30 unique characters

招まねinvite or beckon
越こcross over or move
追おchase
逃にescape or run away
盗ぬすsteal
触さわtouch
抱だembrace or hug
預あずdeposit or entrust
戻もどreturn or go back
替かexchange or substitute
賛さんapprove or praise
成せいbecome or achieve
功こうmerit or success
絶ぜっdiscontinue or absolute
希きhope or rare
望のぞhope or desire
在ざいexist
存そんexist or know
許ゆるpermit or forgive
謝あやまapologize or thank
参さんparticipate or visit
込こcrowded or include
慣なaccustom
卒そつgraduate
授じゅinstruct or grant
渡わたhand over or cross
造ぞうcreate or structure
営えいmanage or camp
農のうfarming
若わかyoung

JLPT N3 Lesson 8

29 unique characters

危あぶdangerous
険けんsteep or danger
捨すthrow away
拾ひろpick up
吸すinhale or suck
吹ふblow
喫きっconsume or smoke
煙けむりsmoke
騒さわmake noise
席せきseat
座すわsit
記きscribe or account
録ろくrecord
賞しょうprize
辺へんarea or vicinity
側がわside
念ねんthought or sense
破やぶtear or break
倒たおcollapse or defeat
胃いstomach
腹はらbelly or abdomen
肩かたshoulder
腰こしwaist or lower back
液えきliquid
泉いずみspring or fountain
線せんline
路ろroad or path
刻こくcarve or time
普ふgeneral or ordinary

JLPT N3 Lesson 9

30 unique characters

券けんticket
賃ちんrent or fare
貿ぼうtrade
易やさeasy or exchange
輸ゆtransport
郵ゆうmail
貯ちょsave (money)
署しょgovernment office
査さinspect
証しょうproof or certificate
張ちょうstretch or business trip
探さがsearch
押おpush
引ひpull
折おfold or break
抜ぬextract or pull out
突つthrust or collide
混こmix or crowded
乱らんchaos or disorder
減へdecrease
増ふincrease
損そんloss
得とくgain or benefit
満まんfull
未みnot yet
冊さつcounter for books
枚まいcounter for flat objects
個こcounter for small objects
齢れいage
歳さいyears old

JLPT N3 Lesson 10

30 unique characters

演えんperform
奏そうplay music
講こうlecture
導どうguide or lead
担たんbear or carry
省しょうomit or ministry
庁ちょうgovernment agency
確かくcertain
保ほpreserve or keep
容ようcontain or form
態たいattitude or condition
勢せいforce or energy
補ほsupplement
効こうeffect
陽ようsunshine
岩いわrock
砂すなsand
泥どろmud
震しんquake or shake
恐きょうfear
敬けいrespect
尊そんrespect or precious
依いdepend on
頼たのrequest or rely
似にresemble
偶ぐうaccidentally or even number
圧あつpressure
境きょうboundary
況きょうcondition
環かんring or circle

JLPT N3 Lesson 11

30 unique characters

構かまstructure or care
築ちくconstruct
設せつestablish
備びequip or prepare
準じゅんstandard or semi-
則そくrule
測はかmeasure
領りょうterritory
域いきregion
宇うeaves or heaven
宙ちゅうmid-air or space
宝たからtreasure
届とどdeliver
展てんexpand or exhibit
視しinspection or look
歴れきcurriculum or history
史しhistory
聖せいholy
誕たんbirth
豊ゆたrich or abundant
富とみwealth
貧まずpoor
乏とぼscarce
雇やとemploy or hire
募ぼrecruit
統とうunify or control
裁さいjudge or cut (cloth)
提ていpropose or carry
案あんplan or idea
各かくeach

JLPT N3 Lesson 12

30 unique characters

優やさkind or superior
厳きびstrict
激はげviolent or intense
余あまsurplus or remain
禁きんprohibit
障しょうhinder or hurt
災さいdisaster
攻せattack
撃げきstrike or shoot
爆ばくexplode
暴ぼうviolence or rage
罰ばつpunishment
版はんedition or printing block
刷さつprint
章しょうchapter or badge
節せつnode or season or saving
詳くわdetailed
幅はばwidth
距きょdistance
離はなseparate
拡かくexpand
充じゅうfill
独どくalone or Germany
占しoccupy or fortune telling
到とうarrival
底そこbottom
壁かべwall
窓まどwindow
柱はしらpillar
夢ゆめdream