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N3 Kanji
Japnese JLPT N3 Kanji
| Kanji | Reading | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 愛 | アイ | love, affection, favourite |
| 暗 | アン, くら.い | darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded |
| 位 | イ, くらい | rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some |
| 偉 | イ, えら.い | admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent |
| 易 | エキ, イ, やさ.しい | easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination |
| 違 | イ, ちが.う, ちが.える | difference, differ |
| 育 | イク, そだ.つ, そだ.てる | bring up, grow up, raise, rear |
| 因 | イン | cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to |
| 引 | イン, ひ.く, ひ.ける | pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to |
| 泳 | エイ, およ.ぐ | swim |
| 越 | エツ, こ.す, こ.える | surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam |
| 園 | エン | park, garden, yard, farm |
| 演 | エン | performance, act, play, render, stage |
| 煙 | エン, けむ.い, けむり, けむ.る | smoke |
| 遠 | エン, とお.い | distant, far |
| 押 | お.す, お.さえる | push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of |
| 横 | オウ, よこ | sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse |
| 王 | オウ | king, rule, magnate |
| 温 | オン, あたた.かい, あたた.まる, あたた.める | warm |
| 化 | カ, ば.ける, ば.かす | change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization |
| 加 | カ, くわ.える, くわ.わる | add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada |
| 可 | カ | can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not |
| 科 | カ | department, course, section |
| 果 | カ, は.たす, は.てる, は.て | fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed |
| 過 | カ, す.ぎる, す.ごす | overdo, exceed, go beyond, error |
| 解 | カイ, ゲ, と.く, と.かす, と.ける | unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute |
| 回 | カイ, まわ.る, まわ.す | -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences |
| 皆 | カイ, みな | all, everything |
| 絵 | カイ, エ | picture, drawing, painting, sketch |
| 害 | ガイ | harm, injury |
| 格 | カク | status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar) |
| 確 | カク, たし.か, たし.かめる | assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident |
| 覚 | カク, おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める | memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up |
| 掛 | かかり, か.かる, か.ける | hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour |
| 割 | カツ, わ.る, わり, わ.れる, さ.く | proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split |
| 活 | カツ | lively, resuscitation, being helped, living |
| 寒 | カン, さむ.い | cold |
| 完 | カン | perfect, completion, end |
| 官 | カン | bureaucrat, the government, organ |
| 感 | カン | emotion, feeling, sensation |
| 慣 | カン, な.れる, な.らす | accustomed, get used to, become experienced |
| 観 | カン | outlook, look, appearance, condition, view |
| 関 | カン, せき | connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning |
| 岩 | ガン, いわ | boulder, rock, cliff |
| 顔 | ガン, かお | face, expression |
| 願 | ガン, ねが.う | petition, request, vow, wish, hope |
| 危 | キ, あぶ.ない | dangerous, fear, uneasy |
| 喜 | キ, よろこ.ぶ | rejoice, take pleasure in |
| 寄 | キ, よ.る, よ.せる | draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward |
| 幾 | キ, いく- | how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several |
| 期 | キ, ゴ | period, time, date, term |
| 機 | キ | loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion |
| 規 | キ | standard, measure |
| 記 | キ, しる.す | scribe, account, narrative |
| 疑 | ギ, うたが.う | doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question |
| 議 | ギ | deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration |
| 客 | キャク | guest, visitor, customer, client |
| 吸 | キュウ, す.う | suck, imbibe, inhale, sip |
| 求 | キュウ, もと.める | request, want, wish for, require, demand |
| 球 | キュウ, たま | ball, sphere |
| 給 | キュウ | salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on |
| 居 | キョ, い.る | reside, to be, exist, live with |
| 許 | キョ, ゆる.す | permit, approve |
| 供 | キョウ, ク, そな.える, とも | submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany |
| 共 | キョウ, とも | together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with |
| 恐 | キョウ, おそ.ろしい, おそ.れる | fear, dread, awe |
| 局 | キョク | bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment |
| 曲 | キョク, ま.がる, ま.げる | bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean |
| 勤 | キン, つと.める, つと.まる | diligence, become employed, serve |
| 苦 | ク, くる.しい, くる.しむ, にが.い | suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl |
| 具 | グ | tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture |
| 偶 | グウ | accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind |
| 靴 | カ, くつ | shoes |
| 君 | クン, きみ | mister, you, ruler, male name suffix |
| 係 | ケイ, かか.る, かかり | person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself |
| 形 | ケイ, ギョウ, かた, かたち | shape, form, style |
| 景 | ケイ | scenery, view |
| 経 | ケイ, へ.る | sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp |
| 警 | ケイ | admonish, commandment |
| 迎 | ゲイ, むか.える | welcome, meet, greet |
| 欠 | ケツ, か.ける, か.く | lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76) |
| 決 | ケツ, き.める, き.まる | decide, fix, agree upon, appoint |
| 件 | ケン | affair, case, matter, item |
| 権 | ケン, ゴン | authority, power, rights |
| 険 | ケン, けわ.しい | precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes |
| 原 | ゲン, はら | meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness |
| 減 | ゲン, へ.る, へ.らす | dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry |
| 現 | ゲン, あらわ.れる, あらわ.す | present, existing, actual |
| 限 | ゲン, かぎ.る | limit, restrict, to best of ability |
| 呼 | コ, よ.ぶ | call, call out to, invite |
| 互 | ゴ, たが.い | mutually, reciprocally, together |
| 御 | ゴ, ギョ, おん- | honorable, manipulate, govern |
| 誤 | ゴ, あやま.る | mistake, err, do wrong, mislead |
| 交 | コウ, まじ.わる, まじ.える, ま.じる, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる | mingle, mixing, association, coming & going |
| 候 | コウ, そうろう | climate, season, weather, wait for, expect |
| 光 | コウ, ひか.る, ひかり | ray, light |
| 向 | コウ, む.く, む.ける, む.かう | yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach |
| 好 | コウ, この.む, す.く | fond, pleasing, like something |
| 幸 | コウ, さいわ.い, しあわ.せ | happiness, blessing, fortune |
| 更 | コウ, さら, ふ.ける, ふ.かす | grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further |
| 構 | コウ, かま.える, かま.う | posture, build, pretend |
| 港 | コウ, みなと | harbor |
| 降 | コウ, お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る | descend, precipitate, fall, surrender |
| 号 | ゴウ | nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call |
| 合 | ゴウ, ガッ, カッ, あ.う, あ.わす, あ.わせる | fit, suit, join, 0.1 |
| 刻 | コク, きざ.む | engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving |
| 告 | コク, つ.げる | revelation, tell, inform, announce |
| 込 | こ.む, こ.める | crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji) |
| 困 | コン, こま.る | quandary, become distressed, annoyed |
| 婚 | コン | marriage |
| 差 | サ, さ.す | distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance |
| 査 | サ | investigate |
| 座 | ザ | squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit |
| 最 | サイ, もっと.も | utmost, most, extreme |
| 妻 | サイ, つま | wife, spouse |
| 才 | サイ | genius, years old, cubic shaku |
| 歳 | サイ, セイ | year-end, age, occasion, opportunity |
| 済 | サイ, す.む, す.ます | settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not |
| 際 | サイ, きわ | occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when |
| 在 | ザイ, あ.る | exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in |
| 罪 | ザイ, つみ | guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense |
| 財 | ザイ, サイ | property, money, wealth, assets |
| 昨 | サク | yesterday, previous |
| 察 | サツ | guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand |
| 殺 | サツ, セツ, サイ, ころ.す | kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil |
| 雑 | ザツ, ゾウ | miscellaneous |
| 参 | サン, まい.る | nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in |
| 散 | サン, ち.る, ち.らす, ち.らかす, ち.らかる | scatter, disperse, spend, squander |
| 産 | サン, う.む, う.まれる | products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property |
| 賛 | サン | approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with |
| 残 | ザン, のこ.る, のこ.す | remainder, leftover, balance |
| 市 | シ, いち | market, city, town |
| 師 | シ | expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war |
| 指 | シ, ゆび, さ.す | finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) |
| 支 | シ, ささ.える | branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65) |
| 資 | シ | assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to |
| 歯 | シ, は | tooth, cog |
| 似 | ジ, に.る | becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable |
| 次 | ジ, つ.ぐ, つぎ | next, order, sequence |
| 治 | ジ, チ, おさ.める, おさ.まる, なお.る, なお.す | reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve |
| 示 | ジ, シ, しめ.す | show, indicate, point out, express, display |
| 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 辞 | ジ | resign, word, term, expression |
| 式 | シキ | style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression |
| 識 | シキ | discriminating, know, write |
| 失 | シツ, うしな.う | lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss |
| 実 | ジツ, みの.る | reality, truth |
| 若 | わか.い | young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature |
| 取 | シュ, と.る | take, fetch, take up |
| 守 | シュ, ス, まも.る | guard, protect, defend, obey |
| 種 | シュ, たね | species, kind, class, variety, seed |
| 酒 | シュ, さけ, さか- | sake, alcohol |
| 首 | シュ, くび | neck, counter for songs and poems |
| 受 | ジュ, う.ける, う.かる | accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive |
| 収 | シュウ, おさ.める, おさ.まる | income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store |
| 宿 | シュク, やど, やど.る, やど.す | inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling |
| 術 | ジュツ | art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic |
| 処 | ショ | dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place |
| 初 | ショ, はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ | first time, beginning |
| 所 | ショ, ところ | place, extent |
| 緒 | チョ, ショ, お | thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state |
| 助 | ジョ, たす.ける, たす.かる, すけ | help, rescue, assist |
| 除 | ジョ, ジ, のぞ.く | exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except |
| 勝 | ショウ, か.つ | victory, win, prevail, excel |
| 商 | ショウ, あきな.う | make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant |
| 招 | ショウ, まね.く | beckon, invite, summon, engage |
| 消 | ショウ, き.える, け.す | extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel |
| 章 | ショウ | badge, chapter, composition, poem, design |
| 笑 | わら.う | laugh |
| 乗 | ジョウ, の.る, の.せる | ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join |
| 常 | ジョウ, つね | usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting |
| 情 | ジョウ, なさ.け | feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts |
| 状 | ジョウ | status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance |
| 職 | ショク | post, employment, work |
| 信 | シン | faith, truth, fidelity, trust |
| 寝 | シン, ね.る, ね.かす | lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold |
| 深 | シン, ふか.い, ふか.まる, ふか.める | deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen |
| 申 | もう.す | have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac |
| 神 | シン, ジン, かみ, かん-, こう- | gods, mind, soul |
| 進 | シン, すす.む, すす.める | advance, proceed, progress, promote |
| 吹 | スイ, ふ.く | blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke |
| 数 | スウ, ス, かず, かぞ.える | number, strength, fate, law, figures |
| 制 | セイ | system, law, rule |
| 性 | セイ | sex, gender, nature |
| 成 | セイ, な.る, な.す | turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach |
| 政 | セイ | politics, government |
| 整 | セイ, ととの.える, ととの.う | organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key {music} |
| 晴 | セイ, は.れる, は.らす | clear up |
| 精 | セイ, ショウ | refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill |
| 声 | セイ, こえ | voice |
| 静 | セイ, しず-, しず.か, しず.まる, しず.める | quiet |
| 席 | セキ | seat, mat, occasion, place |
| 昔 | シャク, セキ, むかし | once upon a time, antiquity, old times |
| 石 | セキ, シャク, いし | stone |
| 積 | セキ, つ.む, つ.もる | volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass |
| 責 | セキ, せ.める | blame, condemn, censure |
| 折 | セツ, お.る, おり, お.れる | fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit |
| 説 | セツ, と.く | opinion, theory, explanation, rumor |
| 雪 | セツ, ゆき | snow |
| 絶 | ゼツ, た.える, た.やす, た.つ | discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled |
| 戦 | セン, たたか.う, いくさ | war, battle, match |
| 洗 | セン, あら.う | wash, inquire into, probe |
| 船 | セン, ふね, ふな- | ship, boat |
| 選 | セン, えら.ぶ | elect, select, choose, prefer |
| 然 | ゼン, ネン | sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well |
| 全 | ゼン, まった.く | whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill |
| 祖 | ソ | ancestor, pioneer, founder |
| 組 | くみ, く.む | association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple |
| 想 | ソウ, ソ | concept, think, idea, thought |
| 争 | ソウ, あらそ.う | contend, dispute, argue |
| 相 | ソウ, あい- | inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy |
| 窓 | ソウ, まど | window, pane |
| 草 | ソウ, くさ | grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft |
| 増 | ゾウ, ま.す, ふ.える, ふ.やす | increase, add, augment, gain, promote |
| 側 | ソク, かわ | side, lean, oppose, regret |
| 息 | ソク, いき | breath, respiration, son, interest (on money) |
| 束 | ソク, たば | bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control |
| 速 | ソク, はや.い, はや.める | quick, fast |
| 続 | ゾク, つづ.く, つづ.ける | continue, series, sequel |
| 存 | ソン, ゾン | exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel |
| 他 | タ, ほか | other, another, the others |
| 太 | タイ, タ, ふと.い, ふと.る | plump, thick, big around |
| 打 | ダ, う.つ | strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen |
| 対 | タイ | vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare |
| 退 | タイ, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける | retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject |
| 宅 | タク | home, house, residence, our house, my husband |
| 達 | タツ | accomplished, reach, arrive, attain |
| 単 | タン | simple, one, single, merely |
| 探 | タン, さが.す | grope, search, look for |
| 断 | ダン, ことわ.る, た.つ | severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting |
| 段 | ダン | grade, steps, stairs |
| 談 | ダン | discuss, talk |
| 値 | チ, ね | price, cost, value |
| 恥 | チ, は.ずかしい, は.じらう, はじ, は.じる | shame, dishonor |
| 置 | チ, お.く | placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn |
| 遅 | チ, おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.い | slow, late, back, later |
| 虫 | チュウ, むし | insect, bug, temper |
| 調 | チョウ | tune, tone, meter, key {music}, writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate |
| 頂 | チョウ, いただ.く, いただき | place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak |
| 直 | チョク, ジキ, ただ.ちに, なお.す, なお.る | straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair |
| 追 | ツイ, お.う | chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile |
| 痛 | ツウ, いた.い, いた.む, いた.める | pain, hurt, damage, bruise |
| 定 | テイ, ジョウ, さだ.める, さだ.まる | determine, fix, establish, decide |
| 庭 | テイ, にわ | courtyard, garden, yard |
| 程 | テイ, ほど | extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount |
| 的 | テキ, まと | bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending |
| 適 | テキ | suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable |
| 点 | テン | spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point |
| 伝 | デン, つた.わる, つた.える, つた.う | transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition |
| 徒 | ト | on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people |
| 渡 | ト, わた.る, わた.す | transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate |
| 登 | トウ, ト, のぼ.る | ascend, climb up |
| 途 | ト | route, way, road |
| 都 | ト, ツ, みやこ | metropolis, capital, all, everything |
| 努 | ド, つと.める | toil, diligent, as much as possible |
| 怒 | ド, おこ.る, いか.る | angry, be offended |
| 倒 | トウ, たお.れる, たお.す | overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down |
| 投 | トウ, な.げる | throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss |
| 盗 | トウ, ぬす.む | steal, rob, pilfer |
| 湯 | トウ, ゆ | hot water, bath, hot spring |
| 当 | トウ, あ.たる, あ.てる | hit, right, appropriate, himself |
| 等 | トウ, ひと.しい | etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar |
| 到 | トウ | arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in |
| 逃 | トウ, に.げる, に.がす, のが.す, のが.れる | escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free |
| 頭 | トウ, ズ, あたま | head, counter for large animals |
| 働 | ドウ, はたら.く | work, (kokuji) |
| 得 | トク, え.る, う.る | gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit |
| 突 | トツ, つ.く | stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden |
| 内 | ナイ, うち | inside, within, between, among, house, home |
| 難 | ナン, むずか.しい | difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect |
| 任 | ニン, まか.せる, まか.す | responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint |
| 認 | ニン, みと.める | acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe |
| 猫 | ビョウ, ねこ | cat |
| 熱 | ネツ, あつ.い | heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion |
| 念 | ネン | wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention |
| 能 | ノウ | ability, talent, skill, capacity |
| 破 | ハ, やぶ.る, やぶ.れる | rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate |
| 馬 | バ, うま, ま | horse |
| 敗 | ハイ, やぶ.れる | failure, defeat, reversal |
| 杯 | ハイ, さかずき | counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast |
| 背 | ハイ, せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける | stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel |
| 配 | ハイ, くば.る | distribute, spouse, exile, rationing |
| 箱 | はこ | box, chest, case, bin, railway car |
| 髪 | ハツ, かみ | hair of the head |
| 抜 | バツ, ぬ.かる, ぬ.かす, ぬ.ける, ぬ.く | slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit |
| 判 | ハン, バン | judgement, signature, stamp, seal |
| 反 | ハン, そ.る, そ.らす | anti- |
| 犯 | ハン, おか.す | crime, sin, offense |
| 晩 | バン | nightfall, night |
| 番 | バン | turn, number in a series |
| 否 | ヒ, いな | negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny |
| 彼 | ヒ, かれ, かの | he, that, the |
| 悲 | ヒ, かな.しい, かな.しむ | grieve, sad, deplore, regret |
| 疲 | ヒ, つか.れる, つか.らす | exhausted, tire, weary |
| 費 | ヒ, つい.やす, つい.える | expense, cost, spend, consume, waste |
| 非 | ヒ | un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non- |
| 飛 | ヒ, と.ぶ, と.ばす | fly, skip (pages), scatter |
| 備 | ビ, そな.える, そな.わる | equip, provision, preparation |
| 美 | ビ, うつく.しい | beauty, beautiful |
| 必 | ヒツ, かなら.ず | invariably, certain, inevitable |
| 表 | ヒョウ, おもて, あらわ.す, あらわ.れる | surface, table, chart, diagram |
| 貧 | ビン, ヒン, まず.しい | poverty, poor |
| 付 | フ, つ.ける, つ.く | adhere, attach, refer to, append |
| 夫 | フ, おっと | husband, man |
| 婦 | フ | lady, woman, wife, bride |
| 富 | フ, フウ, と.む, とみ | wealth, enrich, abundant |
| 怖 | フ, こわ.い | dreadful, be frightened, fearful |
| 浮 | フ, う.かべる, う.かぶ, う.かれる, う.く | floating, float, rise to surface |
| 負 | フ, ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う | defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility |
| 舞 | ブ, まい, ま.う | dance, flit, circle, wheel |
| 部 | ブ | section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine |
| 福 | フク | blessing, fortune, luck, wealth |
| 腹 | フク, はら | abdomen, belly, stomach |
| 複 | フク | duplicate, double, compound, multiple |
| 払 | はら.う | pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of |
| 平 | ヘイ, ビョウ, たい.ら, ひら | even, flat, peace |
| 閉 | ヘイ, と.じる, し.める, し.まる | closed, shut |
| 米 | ベイ, マイ, こめ | rice, USA, metre |
| 変 | ヘン, か.わる, か.える | unusual, change, strange |
| 返 | ヘン, かえ.す, かえ.る | return, answer, fade, repay |
| 便 | ベン, ビン, たよ.り, たよ.る | convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance |
| 捕 | ホ, つか.まる, つか.まえる, と.る, と.らわれる, と.らえる | catch, capture |
| 暮 | ボ, く.れる, く.らす | evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time |
| 報 | ホウ | report, news, reward, retribution |
| 抱 | ホウ, かか.える, いだ.く, だ.く | embrace, hug, hold in arms |
| 放 | ホウ, はな.す, はな.つ, はな.れる | set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate |
| 法 | ホウ | method, law, rule, principle, model, system |
| 訪 | ホウ, たず.ねる, おとず.れる | call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy |
| 亡 | ボウ, モウ, な.い | deceased, the late, dying, perish |
| 忘 | わす.れる | forget |
| 忙 | ボウ, いそが.しい | busy, occupied, restless |
| 望 | ボウ, モウ, のぞ.む | ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect |
| 末 | マツ, すえ | end, close, tip, powder, posterity |
| 満 | マン, み.ちる, み.たす | full, fullness, enough, satisfy |
| 未 | ミ | un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac |
| 民 | ミン | people, nation, subjects |
| 眠 | ミン, ねむ.る, ねむ.い | sleep, die, sleepy |
| 務 | ム, つと.める | task, duties |
| 夢 | ム, ゆめ | dream, vision, illusion |
| 娘 | むすめ | daughter, girl |
| 命 | メイ, ミョウ, いのち | fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint |
| 迷 | メイ, まよ.う | astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion |
| 鳴 | メイ, な.く, な.る, な.らす | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk |
| 面 | メン, おも, おもて, つら | mask, face, features, surface |
| 戻 | もど.す, もど.る | re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards |
| 役 | ヤク | duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role |
| 約 | ヤク | promise, approximately, shrink |
| 薬 | ヤク, くすり | medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit |
| 優 | ユウ, やさ.しい | tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness |
| 由 | ユ, ユウ | wherefore, a reason |
| 遊 | ユウ, あそ.ぶ | play |
| 予 | ヨ | beforehand, previous, myself, I |
| 余 | ヨ, あま.る, あま.す | too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder |
| 与 | ヨ, あた.える | bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend |
| 容 | ヨウ | contain, form, looks |
| 様 | ヨウ, さま | Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix |
| 葉 | ヨウ, は | leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece |
| 要 | ヨウ | need, main point, essence, pivot, key to |
| 陽 | ヨウ | sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime |
| 欲 | ヨク | longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving |
| 頼 | ライ, たの.む, たの.もしい, たよ.る | trust, request |
| 落 | ラク, お.ちる, お.とす | fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet |
| 利 | リ | profit, advantage, benefit |
| 流 | リュウ, ル, なが.れる, なが.す | current, a sink, flow, forfeit |
| 留 | リュウ, ル, と.める, と.まる | detain, fasten, halt, stop |
| 両 | リョウ | both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two |
| 良 | リョウ, よ.い | good, pleasing, skilled |
| 類 | ルイ | sort, kind, variety, class, genus |
| 例 | レイ, たと.える, たと.え | example, custom, usage, precedent |
| 冷 | レイ, つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.やす, ひ.やかす, さ.める, さ.ます | cool, cold (beer, person), chill |
| 礼 | レイ | salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration |
| 列 | レツ | file, row, rank, tier, column |
| 連 | レン, つら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れる | take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique |
| 路 | ロ, -じ | path, route, road, distance |
| 労 | ロウ | labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble |
| 老 | ロウ, お.いる, ふ.ける | old man, old age, grow old |
| 論 | ロン | argument, discourse |
| 和 | ワ | harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan |
| 辟 | ヘキ, ヒ, きみ, ひら.く, め.す | false, punish, crime, law |