Complete List of JLPT N3 Kanji
| # | Kanji | On’yomi | Kun’yomi | Meaning of Kanji | Number of Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 値 | chi (チ) | ne (ね), atai (あたい) | price, cost [as in 値段 (nedan)] | 10 |
| 202 | 突 | totsu (トツ), ka (カ) | tsu-ku (つ-く) | thrust, protruding, abruptly, suddenly | 8 |
| 203 | 光 | kou (コウ) | hika-ru (ひか-る), hikari、ひかり | ray, light | 6 |
| 204 | 路 | ro (ロ) | ji (じ) | path, route, road | 13 |
| 205 | 科 | ka (カ) | department, course | 9 | |
| 206 | 積 | seki (セキ) | tsu-mu (つ-む), tsu-moru (つ-もる) | load, pile up, stack | 16 |
| 207 | 他 | ta (タ) | hoka (ほか) | other, another | 5 |
| 208 | 処 | sho (ショ) | dispose, deal with | 5 | |
| 209 | 太 | tai (タイ), ta (タ) | futo-i (ふと-い), futo-ru (ふと-る) | fat, thick | 4 |
| 210 | 客 | kyaku (キャク), kaku (カク) | customer, client, visitor, guest | 9 | |
| 211 | 否 | hi (ヒ) | ina (いな), iya (いや) | negate, no, decline, deny | 7 |
| 212 | 師 | shi (シ) | master, teacher | 10 | |
| 213 | 登 | tou (トウ), to (ト) | nobo-ru (のぼ-る) | ascend, climb | 12 |
| 214 | 易 | eki (エキ), i (イ) | yasa-shii (やさ-しい) | easy, simple | 8 |
| 215 | 速 | soku (ソク) | haya-i (はや-い), haya-meru (はや-める), haya-maru (はや-まる), sumi-yaka (すみ-やか) | fast, quick, speedy, rapid | 10 |
| 216 | 存 | son (ソン), zon (ゾン) | exist | 6 | |
| 217 | 飛 | hi (ヒ) | to-bu (と-ぶ), to-basu (と-ばす) | fly, jump | 9 |
| 218 | 殺 | sasetsu (セツ), satsu (サツ,) sai (サイ) | koro-su (ころ-す) | kill, murder | 10 |
| 219 | 号 | gou (ゴウ) | number, item | 5 | |
| 220 | 単 | tan (タン) | hitoe (ひとえ) | simple, single | 9 |
| 221 | 座 | za (ザ) | suwa-ru (すわ-る) | sqseat, sit | 10 |
| 222 | 破 | ha (ハ) | yabu-ru (やぶ-る), yabu-reru (やぶ-れる) | rip, tear, break, destroy | 10 |
| 223 | 除 | jo,jiジョ、ジ | nozo(ku)のぞ(く) | exclude, remove | 10 |
| 224 | 完 | kan (カン) | complete, perfect, finish, end | 7 | |
| 225 | 降 | kou (コウ), go (ゴ) | fu-ru (ふ-る), o-rosu (お-ろす), o-riru (お-りる) | descend, precipitate, fall,surrender | 10 |
| 226 | 責 | seki (セキ) | se-meru (せ-める) | liability, to blame, to condemn | 11 |
| 227 | 捕 | ho (ホ) | to-ru (と-る), to-rawareru (と-らわれる), to-raeru (と-らえる), tsuka-maru (つか-まる), tsuka-maeru (つか-まえる) | catch, capture, arrest | 10 |
| 228 | 危 | ki (キ) | abu-nai (あぶ-ない), aya-bumu (あや-ぶむ), aya-ui (あや-うい) | dangerous, risky, perilous, uneasy | 6 |
| 229 | 給 | kyuu (キュウ) | tama-u (たま-う), tamo-u (たも-う) | supply, wage, salary, wage, provide | 12 |
| 230 | 苦 | ku (ク) | niga-ru (にが-る), niga-i (にが-い), kuru-shii (くる-しい), kuru-shimeru (くる-しめる), kuru-shimu (くる-しむ) | susuffering, hardship, bitter | 8 |
| 231 | 迎 | gei (ゲイ) | muka-eru (むか-える) | welcome | 7 |
| 232 | 園 | en (エン) | sono (その) | public park (公園 / koen), garden | 13 |
| 233 | 具 | gu (グ) | tool, ingredients, implement | 8 | |
| 234 | 辞 | ji (ジ) | ya-meru (や-める) | resign, quit | 13 |
| 235 | 因 | in (イン) | yo-ru (よ-る), china-mu (ちな-む) | cause, factor, depends on | 6 |
| 236 | 馬 | ba (バ) | uma (うま), ma (ま) | horse | 10 |
| 237 | 愛 | ai (アイ) | ito-shii (いと-しい), mana (まな), kana-shii (かな-しい ), me-deru (め-でる) | love, affection | 13 |
| 238 | 富 | fu (フ), fuu (フウ) | to-mu (と-む), tomi (とみ) | wealth, enrich, get rich | 12 |
| 239 | 彼 | hi (ヒ) | kare (かれ), kano (かの) | he, him, her [as in 彼女 (kanojo)] | 8 |
| 240 | 未 | mi (ミ), bi (ビ) | mada (ま-だ), ima-da (いま-だ) | not yet, un-, still, eighth sign in the Chinese zodiac: the Goat | 5 |
| 241 | 舞 | bu (ブ) | ma-u (ま-う), mai (まい) | dance, circle | 15 |
| 242 | 亡 | bou (ボウ), mou (モウ) | na-kunaru (な-くなる) | deceased, dying | 3 |
| 243 | 冷 | rei (レイ) | tsume-tai (つめ-たい), hi-eru (ひ-える), hi-yasu (ひ-やす), hi-yakasu (ひ-やかす), hi-ya (ひ-や), sa-meru (さ-める), sa-masu (さ-ます) | cool, cold, chill | 7 |
| 244 | 適 | teki (テキ) | suitable, appropriate | 14 | |
| 245 | 婦 | fu (フ) | yome (よめ) | lady, woman, wife | 11 |
| 246 | 寄 | ki (キ) | yo-ru (よ-る), yo-seru (よ-せる) | to approach, draw near, to contribute, to donate | 11 |
| 247 | 込 | ko-meru (こ-める), ko-mu (こ-む) | crowded, mixture | 5 | |
| 248 | 顔 | gan (ガン) | kao (かお) | face | 18 |
| 249 | 類 | rui (ルイ) | tagu-i (たぐ-い) | sort, kind, type, class, genus | 18 |
| 250 | 余 | yo (ヨ) | ama-ru (あま-る), ama-su (あま-す) | surplus, excess, remaining | 7 |
| 251 | 王 | ou (オウ) | king | 4 | |
| 252 | 返 | hen (ヘン) | kae-ru (かえ-る), kae-su (かえ-す) | return, answer [as in 返事 (henji)] | 7 |
| 253 | 妻 | sai (サイ) | tsuma (つま) | wife, spouse | 8 |
| 254 | 背 | hai (ハイ) | somu-keru (そむ-ける), somu-ku (そむ-く), sei (せい), se (せ) | stature, height, back | 9 |
| 255 | 熱 | netsu (ネツ) | atsu-i (あつ-い) | heat, hot, fever | 15 |
| 256 | 宿 | shuku (シュク) | yado-ru (やど-る), yado-su (やど-す), yado (やど) | inn, lodging | 11 |
| 257 | 薬 | yaku (ヤク) | kusuri (くすり) | medicine, drug | 16 |
| 258 | 険 | ken (ケン) | kewa-shii (けわ-しい) | precipitous, inaccessible place, steep | 11 |
| 259 | 頼 | raiライ | tano-mu (たの-む), tano-moshii (たの-もしい), tayo-ri (たよ-り), tayo-ru (たよ-る) | ask for, request, rely on, depend on, trust | 16 |
| 260 | 覚 | kaku (カク) | obo-eru (おぼ-える), sa-meru (さ-める), sa-masu (さ-ます) | memorize, remember, perceive, wake up | 12 |
| 261 | 船 | sen (セン) | fune (ふね), funa (ふな) | ship, boat | 11 |
| 262 | 途 | to (ト) | michi (みち) | route, way, road | 10 |
| 263 | 許 | kyo (キョ) | yuru-su (ゆる-す) | permit, approve, allow, forgive | 11 |
| 264 | 抜 | batsu (バツ) | nu-keru (ぬ-ける), nu-ku (ぬ-く), nu-karu (ぬ-かる), nu-kasu (ぬ-かす) | pull out, draw out, extract, remove | 7 |
| 265 | 便 | ben (ベン), bin (ビン) | tayo-ri (たよ-り) | convenient, facility | 9 |
| 266 | 留 | ryuu (リュウ), ru (ル) | to-meru (と-める), to-maru (と-まる), todo-meru (とど-める) | detain, fasten, halt, stop | 10 |
| 267 | 罪 | zai (ザイ) | tsumi (つみ) | guilt, sin, crime, offense | 13 |
| 268 | 努 | do (ド) | tsuto-meru (つと-める) | make efforts, endeavor, exert oneself, as much as possible | 7 |
| 269 | 精 | sei (セイ), shou (ショウ) | shira-geru (しら-げる) | refined, spirit, life force, fairy | 14 |
| 270 | 散 | san (サン) | chi-ru (ち-る), chi-rasu (ち-らす), chi-rakaru (ち-らかる), chi-rakasu (ち-らかす) | scatter, disperse | 12 |
| 271 | 静 | sei (セイ), jou (ジョウ) | shizu (しず), shizu-ka (しず-か), shizu-meru (しず-める), shizu-maru (しず-まる) | quiet, calm | 14 |
| 272 | 婚 | kon (コン) | marriage [as in 結婚 (kekkon)] | 11 | |
| 273 | 喜 | ki (キ) | yoroko-bu (よろこ-ぶ) | rejoice, take pleasure in | 12 |
| 274 | 浮 | fu (フ) | u-ku (う-く), u-kareru (う-かれる), u-kaberu (う-かべる), u-kabu (う-かぶ) | float, rise to surface | 10 |
| 275 | 絶 | zetsu (ゼツ) | ta-yasu (た-やす), ta-tsu (た-つ), ta-eru (た-える) | cut off, break off, discontinue, extinct | 12 |
| 276 | 幸 | kou (コウ) | shiawa-se (しあわ-せ), sachi (さち), saiwa-i (さいわ-い) | happiness, blessing, fortune | 8 |
| 277 | 押 | ou (オウ) | o-su (お-す), o-saeru (お-さえる) | push, press | 8 |
| 278 | 倒 | tou (トウ) | tao-reru (たお-れる), tao-su (たお-す) | overthrow, fall over, topple, fall down, collapse | 10 |
| 279 | 等 | tou (トウ) | hito-shii (ひと-しい), nado (など) | equality, impartiality, evenness, etc., so forth | 12 |
| 280 | 老 | rou (ロウ) | o-iru (お-いる), fu-keru (ふ-ける) | grow old, old person | 6 |
| 281 | 曲 | kyoku (キョク) | ma-geru (ま-げる) ma-garu (ま-がる) | bend, curve, music, song, tune | 6 |
| 282 | 払 | futsu (フツ) | hara-u (はら-う) | pay, clear away | 5 |
| 283 | 庭 | tei (テイ) | niwa (にわ) | courtyard, garden, yard | 10 |
| 284 | 徒 | to (ト) | follower, on foot, junior, vanity, futility, uselessness | 10 | |
| 285 | 勤 | kin (キン), gon (ゴン) | tsuto-meru (つと-める), tsuto-maru (つと-まる)) | work for, serve | 12 |
| 286 | 遅 | chi (チ) | oso-i (おそ-い), oku-reru (おく-れる), oku-rasu (おく-らす) | slow, late | 12 |
| 287 | 居 | kyo (キョ), ko (コ) | i-ru (い-る) | reside, live, to be, exist | 8 |
| 288 | 雑 | zatsu (ザツ), zoun (ゾウ) | maji-ru (まじ-る) | miscellaneous | 14 |
| 289 | 招 | shou (ショウ) | mane-ku (まね-く) | invite, beckon summon | 8 |
| 290 | 困 | kon (コン) | koma-ru (こま-る) | have difficulty, have trouble, become distressed | 7 |
| 291 | 欠 | ketsu (ケツ) | ka-keru (か-ける), ka-ku (か-く) | laclack, deficiency | 4 |
| 292 | 更 | kou (コウ) | fu-keru (ふ-ける), fu-kasu (ふ-かす), sara (さら) | rrenew, replace, furthermore | 7 |
| 293 | 刻 | koku (コク) | kiza-mu -きざ(む) | engrave, cut fine, chop | 8 |
| 294 | 賛 | san (サン) | approve of, praise, agree with | 15 | |
| 295 | 抱 | hou (ホウ) | da-ku (だ-く), kaka-eru (かか-える), ida-ku (いだ-く) | embrace, hug | 8 |
| 296 | 犯 | han (ハン) | oka-su (おか-す) | crime, commit a crime, sin, offense, violet | 5 |
| 297 | 恐 | kyou (キョウ) | oso-roshii (おそ-ろしい), oso-reru (おそ-れる) | fear, dread | 10 |
| 298 | 息 | musu (ムス), soku (ソク) | iki (いき) | breath, interest (on money) | 10 |
| 299 | 遠 | on (オン), en (エン) | too-i (とお-い) | distant, far | 13 |
| 300 | 戻 | rei (レイ) | modo-ru (もど-る), modo-su (もど-す) | return, go back | 7 |
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