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JLPT Kanji N3

Kanji to en definitions

TermDefinition
政 politics, government
議 deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
民 people, nation, subjects
連 take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
部 section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
合 fit, suit, join, 0.1
市 market, city, town
内 inside, within, between, among, house, home
相 inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
定 determine, fix, establish, decide
回 -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
選 elect, select, choose, prefer
米 rice, USA, metre
実 reality, truth
関 connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
決 decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
全 whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
表 surface, table, chart, diagram
戦 war, battle, match
経 sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
最 utmost, most, extreme
現 present, existing, actual
調 tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
化 change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
当 hit, right, appropriate, himself
約 promise, approximately, shrink
首 neck
法 method, law, rule, principle, model, system
性 sex, gender, nature
要 need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
制 system, law, rule
治 reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
務 task, duties
成 turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
期 period, time, date, term
取 take, fetch, take up
都 metropolis, capital
和 harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
機 mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
平 even, flat, peace
加 add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
受 accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
続 continue, series, sequel
進 advance, proceed, progress, promote
数 number, strength, fate, law, figures
記 scribe, account, narrative
初 first time, beginning
指 finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
権 authority, power, rights
支 branch, support, sustain
産 products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
点 spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
報 report, news, reward, retribution
済 finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
活 lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
原 meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
共 together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
得 gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
解 unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
交 mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
資 assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
予 beforehand, previous, myself, I
向 yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
際 occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
勝 victory, win, prevail, excel
面 mask, face, features, surface
告 revelation, tell, inform, announce
反 anti-
判 judgement, signature, stamp, seal
認 acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
参 nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
利 profit, advantage, benefit
組 association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
信 faith, truth, fidelity, trust
在 exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
件 affair, case, matter, item
側 side, lean, oppose, regret
任 responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
引 pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
求 request, want, wish for, require, demand
所 place
次 next, order, sequence
昨 yesterday, previous
論 argument, discourse
官 bureaucrat, the government
増 increase, add, augment, gain, promote
係 person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
感 emotion, feeling, sensation
情 feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
投 throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
示 show, indicate, point out, express, display
変 unusual, change, strange
打 strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
直 straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
両 both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two
式 style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
確 assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
果 fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
容 contain, form, looks
必 invariably, certain, inevitable
演 performance, act, play, render, stage
歳 year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
争 contend, dispute, argue
談 discuss, talk
能 ability, talent, skill, capacity
位 rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
置 placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
流 current, a sink, flow, forfeit
格 status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
疑 doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
過 overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
局 bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
放 set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
常 usual, ordinary, normal, regular
状 status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
球 ball, sphere
職 post, employment, work
与 bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
供 submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
役 duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
構 posture, build, pretend
割 proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
費 expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
付 adhere, attach, refer to, append
由 wherefore, a reason
説 rumor, opinion, theory
難 difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
優 tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
夫 husband, man
収 income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
断 severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
石 stone
違 difference, differ
消 extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
神 gods, mind, soul
番 turn, number in a series
規 standard, measure
術 art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
備 equip, provision, preparation
宅 home, house, residence, our house, my husband
害 harm, injury
配 distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
警 admonish, commandment
育 bring up, grow up, raise, rear
席 seat, mat, occasion, place
訪 call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
乗 ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
残 remainder, leftover, balance
想 concept, think, idea, thought
声 voice
念 wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
助 help, rescue, assist
労 labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
例 example, custom, usage, precedent
然 sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
限 limit, restrict, to best of ability
追 chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
商 make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
葉 leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
伝 transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
働 work, (kokuji)
形 shape, form, style
景 scenery, view
落 fall, drop, come down
好 fond, pleasing, like something
退 retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
頭 head, counter for large animals
負 defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
渡 transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate
失 lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
差 distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
末 end, close, tip, powder, posterity
守 guard, protect, defend, obey
若 young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
種 species, kind, class, variety, seed
美 beauty, beautiful
命 fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
福 blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
望 ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
非 un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
観 outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
察 guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
段 grade, steps, stairs
横 sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
深 deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
申 have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
様 Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
財 property, money, wealth, assets
港 harbor
識 discriminating, know, write
呼 call, call out to, invite
達 accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
良 good, pleasing, skilled
候 climate, season, weather
程 extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
満 full, enough, pride, satisfy
敗 failure, defeat, reversal
値 price, cost, value
突 stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick
光 ray, light
路 path, route, road, distance
科 department, course, section
積 volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
他 other, another, the others
処 dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
太 plump, thick, big around
客 guest, visitor, customer, client
否 negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
師 expert, teacher, master, army, war
登 ascend, climb up
易 easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
速 quick, fast
存 suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
飛 fly, skip (pages), scatter
殺 kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
号 nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
単 simple, one, single, merely
座 squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
破 rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
除 exclude, division (x, 3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
完 perfect, completion, end
降 descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
責 blame, condemn, censure
捕 catch, capture
危 dangerous, fear, uneasy
給 salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
苦 suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
迎 welcome, meet, greet
園 park, garden, yard, farm
具 tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
辞 resign, word, term, expression
因 cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
馬 horse
愛 love, affection, favourite
富 wealth, enrich, abundant
彼 he, that, the
未 un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
舞 dance, flit, circle, wheel
亡 deceased, the late, dying, perish
冷 cool, cold (beer, person), chill
適 suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
婦 lady, woman, wife, bride
寄 draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
込 crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
顔 face, expression
類 sort, kind, variety, class, genus
余 too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
王 king, rule, magnate
返 return, answer, fade, repay
妻 wife, spouse
背 stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
熱 heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
宿 inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
薬 medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
険 precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
頼 trust, request
覚 memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
船 ship, boat
途 route, way, road
許 permit, approve
抜 slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
便 convenience
留 detain, fasten, halt, stop
罪 guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
努 toil, diligent, as much as possible
精 refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
散 scatter, disperse, spend, squander
静 quiet
婚 marriage
喜 rejoice, take pleasure in
浮 floating, float, rise to surface
絶 discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
幸 happiness, blessing, fortune
押 push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
倒 overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
等 etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
老 old man, old age, grow old
曲 bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
払 pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
庭 courtyard, garden, yard
徒 junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
勤 diligence, become employed, serve
遅 slow, late, back, later
居 reside, to be, exist, live with
雑 miscellaneous
招 beckon, invite, summon, engage
困 quandary, become distressed, annoyed
欠 lack, gap, fail
更 grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course
刻 engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
賛 approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
抱 embrace, hug, hold in arms
犯 crime, sin, offense
恐 fear, dread, awe
息 breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
遠 distant, far
戻 re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
願 petition, request, vow, wish, hope
絵 picture, drawing, painting, sketch
越 surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam
欲 longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
痛 pain, hurt, damage, bruise
笑 laugh
互 mutually, reciprocally, together
束 bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
似 becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
列 file, row, rank, tier, column
探 grope, search, look for
逃 escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free
遊 play
迷 astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion
夢 dream, vision, illusion
君 old boy, name-suffix
閉 closed, shut
緒 thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap
折 fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
草 grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
暮 livelihood, make a living, spend time
酒 sake, alcohol
悲 jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret
晴 clear up
掛 hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
到 arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in
寝 lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
暗 darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
盗 steal, rob, pilfer
吸 suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
陽 sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
御 honorable, manipulate, govern
歯 tooth, cog
忘 forget
雪 snow
吹 blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke
娘 daughter, girl
誤 mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
洗 wash, inquire into, probe
慣 accustomed, get used to, become experienced
礼 salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
窓 window, pane
昔 once upon a time, antiquity, old times
貧 poverty, poor
怒 angry, be offended
泳 swim
祖 ancestor, pioneer, founder
杯 counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
疲 exhausted, tire, weary
皆 all, everything
鳴 chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
腹 abdomen, belly, stomach
煙 smoke
眠 sleep, die, sleepy
怖 dreadful, be frightened, fearful
耳 ear
頂 place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
箱 box, chest, case, bin, railway car
晩 nightfall, night
寒 cold
髪 hair of the head
忙 busy, occupied, restless
才 genius, years old, cubic shaku
靴 shoes
恥 shame, dishonor
偶 accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
偉 admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
猫 cat
幾 how many, how much, how far, how long
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