Yukigo

N3 kanji: the list with readings and meanings

Three hundred and sixty-seven new characters, taking the running total to 612. That is more than double everything learned to get this far, and it is why N3 has a reputation as the wall.

The nature of the characters changes too: this is where the abstract ones arrive — æ”ż, æČ», 甌, 戶 — the ones that don't describe something you can point at, and that almost never stand alone.

Why N3 is where people give up

It isn't the difficulty of any single character: it is the amount piling up while everything before still needs maintenance. At 612 kanji, every day of new study drags a day of overdue review behind it, and without a system for that you end up chasing. Most people who quit here didn't find the kanji too hard — they simply stopped revisiting them.

The abstract characters

At N5, ć±± is a mountain and you can draw it. At N3 you meet 戶, 毟, 態 — concepts that exist only inside compounds and mean almost nothing pointable on their own. Learning them as isolated symbols doesn't work: take them inside two or three words that actually use them, and the reading settles with them.

From here compounds multiply

With 612 characters in hand, the number of possible combinations explodes: æ”żæČ», 甌枈, 瀟䌚, 戶ćșŠ are all made of pieces you already know. This is the stage where study starts paying for itself — you recognize words you have never seen by taking them apart — and reading stops being decipherment.

How far they actually take you

With N3 you can read simplified news, the signage of any office, menus without pictures and much of a novel for young readers. A real newspaper stays hard work but is no longer impenetrable: you start understanding headlines, which is the first sign the language is opening up.

The 367 kanji, in study order

Grouped by theme as at the other levels, though by this point two thirds land in "general words" and "verbs": this is the level where vocabulary stops being sortable by subject.

The body

è€łearOn: ゾKun: みみ
顔faceOn: ガンKun: かお
棰voiceOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: ă“ăˆăƒ»ă“ă‚-
é ­headOn: ă‚ș・トKun: -ăŒă—ă‚‰ăƒ»ă‚ăŸăŸ
指finger / pointOn: ă‚·Kun: -さ.ă—ăƒ»ă•.す
驖neckOn: ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: くび
背back / heightOn: ăƒă‚€Kun: ă›ăƒ»ă›ă„
æŻbreath / sonOn: ă‚œă‚ŻKun: いき
è…čbelly / abdomenOn: フクKun: はら
é«ȘhairOn: ハツKun: かみ
æ­ŻtoothOn: ă‚·Kun: ăŻăƒ»ă‚ˆă‚.い

Nature

銏horseOn: バKun: ă†ăŸăƒ»ă†ăŸ-
米rice / AmericaOn: ăƒ™ă‚€ăƒ»ăƒžă‚€Kun: ă“ă‚ăƒ»ă‚ˆă­
葉leaf / wordOn: ヹォKun: は
石stoneOn: ă‚łă‚Żăƒ»ă‚·ăƒŁă‚ŻKun: いし
慉light / shineOn: コォKun: ăČか.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăČかり
果fruit / resultOn: ă‚«Kun: -は.ăŸă™ăƒ»-は.どる
çšźseed / typeOn: ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: -ăă•ăƒ»ăŸă­
æ™Żscenery / sceneOn: ケむ
熱hot / feverOn: ネツKun: あ぀.い
草grassOn: ă‚œă‚ŠKun: -ăă•ăƒ»ăă•
陜sun / positiveOn: ヹォKun: ăČ
é›ȘsnowOn: ă‚»ăƒ„Kun: ゆき
晎clear / brighten upOn: セむKun: -ば.ă‚Œăƒ»ăŻ.らす
煙smokeOn: スンKun: けむ.ă„ăƒ»ă‘ă‚€.る
猫catOn: ビョォKun: ねこ

Basic verbs

笑laughOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: え.ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚ă‚‰.う
戊fight / warOn: ă‚»ăƒłKun: ă„ăă•ăƒ»ăŠăźăź.く
搈join / matchOn: ă‚«ăƒƒăƒ»ă‚ŹăƒƒKun: -あ.ă„ăƒ»-あ.う
æČ»govern / healOn: ă‚žăƒ»ăƒKun: おさ.ăŸă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠă•.める
揖takeOn: ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: -ど.ă‚Šăƒ»ăš.り
成become / accomplishOn: ă‚žăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: -ăȘ.ă™ăƒ»ăȘ.す
蟌be crowded / includeKun: -こ.み・-こ.む
連accompany / seriesOn: ハンKun: -い.ă‚Œăƒ»ă€.れる
æŹ lack / defectOn: ă‚±ăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚±ăƒłKun: か.ăăƒ»ă‹.ける
ćŒ•pullOn: ă‚€ăƒłKun: ăČ.ăăƒ»ăČ.ける
æ±șdecideOn: ă‚±ăƒ„Kun: -ぎ.ă‚ăƒ»ă.ăŸă‚‹
揗receiveOn: ă‚žăƒ„Kun: -う.ă‘ăƒ»ă†.かる
è§Łdissolve / understandOn: ă‚«ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚ČKun: さべ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăš.かす
攁flow / currentOn: ăƒȘăƒ„ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒ«Kun: -ăȘが.ă™ăƒ»ăȘが.す
èȘżinvestigate / toneOn: チョォKun: しら.ăčăƒ»ă—ă‚‰.ăčる
目fix / directOn: ă‚žă‚«ăƒ»ă‚žă‚­Kun: -ăȘお.ă™ăƒ»ă™.ぐ
遞chooseOn: ă‚»ăƒłKun: え.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăˆă‚‰.ぶ
続continueOn: ă‚­ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚łă‚ŠKun: ぀ぐ.ăȘă„ăƒ»ă€ă„.く
é€ČadvanceOn: ă‚·ăƒłKun: すす.ă‚€ăƒ»ă™ă™.める
䌝transmit / conveyOn: ăƒ†ăƒłăƒ»ăƒ‡ăƒłKun: -ă„ăŸ.ă„ăƒ»ă€ăŸ.う
㊠addOn: ă‚«Kun: くわ.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăă‚.わる
㊩helpOn: ゾョKun: す.ă‘ă‚‹ăƒ»ă™ă‘
産produce / give birthOn: ă‚”ăƒłKun: う.ăŸă‚Œă‚‹ăƒ»ă†.む
萜fallOn: ăƒ©ă‚ŻKun: お.ăĄăƒ»ăŠ.ちる
付attach / affixOn: フKun: -぀.ăăƒ»-぀.け
ćŸ—obtain / gainOn: トクKun: う.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăˆ.る
違differ / wrongOn: ă‚€Kun: -ちが.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸăŒ.う
æźșkillOn: ă‚”ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚”ăƒ„Kun: -ごろ.ă—ăƒ»ă‚ă‚„.める
çœźput / placeOn: チKun: -お.ăăƒ»ăŠ.く
èż”return / give backOn: ヘンKun: -かえ.ă™ăƒ»-かえ.る
ç€șshow / indicateOn: ă‚·ăƒ»ă‚žKun: しめ.す
拝winOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: -が.ăĄăƒ»ă‹.぀
攟release / let goOn: ホォKun: -っぱăȘ.ă—ăƒ»ă“.く
過pass / exceedOn: ă‚«Kun: ă‚ă‚„ăŸ.ăĄăƒ»ă‚ă‚„ăŸ.぀
äș€cross / exchangeOn: コォKun: -か.ă†ăƒ»ă‹.わす
配distribute / worryOn: ăƒă‚€Kun: くば.る
ć‘ŒcallOn: コKun: よ.ぶ
æź‹remain / be left overOn: ă‚”ăƒłăƒ»ă‚¶ăƒłKun: そこăȘ.ă†ăƒ»ăźă“.す
æ”Żsupport / branchOn: ă‚·Kun: か.ă†ăƒ»ă•ă•.える
äč—ride / boardOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚žăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: -た.ă‚Šăƒ»ăź.せる
打hit / strikeOn: ăƒ€ăƒ»ăƒ€ăƒŒă‚čKun: う.づ-ăƒ»ă†.぀
断interrupt / refuseOn: ダンKun: こべわ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă•ă .める
摊announce / informOn: コクKun: ぀.げる
äș‰contend / conflictOn: ă‚œă‚ŠKun: あらそ.ă†ăƒ»ă„ă‹.でか
芚remember / perceiveOn: カクKun: ăŠăŒ.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă•.ăŸă™
飛fly / jumpOn: ヒKun: -ず.ă°ă™ăƒ»ăš.ばす
揂participate / go (humble)On: ă‚”ăƒłăƒ»ă‚·ăƒłKun: ăŸă„-ăƒ»ăŸă„.る
çȘthrust / suddenOn: ă‚«ăƒ»ăƒˆăƒ„Kun: ぀.く
è‚Čgrow / raiseOn: むクKun: そだ.ăĄăƒ»ăă .぀
èȘrecognize / admitOn: ニンKun: したた.ă‚ă‚‹ăƒ»ăżăš.める
柈protectOn: ă‚·ăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚čKun: -ă‚‚ă‚Šăƒ»ă‹ăż
消erase / extinguishOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: き.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă‘.す
ä»»entrust / dutyOn: ニンKun: ăŸă‹.ă™ăƒ»ăŸă‹.せる
ć±…be / resideOn: ă‚­ăƒ§ăƒ»ă‚łKun: -ă„ăƒ»ă„.る
ćș§sit / seatOn: ă‚¶Kun: すわ.る
èżœchaseOn: ăƒ„ă‚€Kun: お.う
èŠłobserve / viewOn: ă‚«ăƒłKun: しめ.ă™ăƒ»ăż.る
怱lose / mistakeOn: ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: う.ă›ă‚‹ăƒ»ă†ă—ăȘ.う
投throwOn: トォKun: -ăȘ.ă’ăƒ»ăȘ.げる
毄approach / stop byOn: キKun: -よ.ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚ˆ.せる
é Œask / trustOn: ăƒ©ă‚€Kun: たぼ.ă‚€ăƒ»ăŸăź.もしい
汗increaseOn: ă‚Ÿă‚ŠKun: ご.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă”.やす
揎collect / revenueOn: ă‚·ăƒ„ă‚ŠKun: おさ.ăŸă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠă•.める
æžĄcross / hand overOn: トKun: -わた.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚ăŸ.す
侎give / grantOn: ペKun: あずか.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚ăŸ.える
挔perform / presentOn: スン
悙prepare / equipOn: ビKun: そăȘ.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăăȘ.わる
申say (humble)On: ă‚·ăƒłKun: ă•ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚‚ă†.し-
惍workOn: ドォKun: はたら.く
抜pull out / removeOn: ăƒă‚€ăƒ»ăƒăƒ„Kun: -く.ăăƒ»ăŹ.かす
èČ lose / bearOn: フKun: お.ă†ăƒ»ăŸ.かす
望desire / hopeOn: ăƒœă‚Šăƒ»ăƒąă‚ŠKun: ぼぞ.ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚‚ăĄ
抌push / pressOn: ă‚ȘォKun: お.ă•ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠ.し-
ć‰Čdivide / breakOn: ă‚«ăƒ„Kun: さ.ăăƒ»ă‚.り
戻return / give backOn: ăƒŹă‚€Kun: もど.ă™ăƒ»ă‚‚ă©.る
求seek / requestOn: ă‚­ăƒ„ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚°Kun: もべ.める
降descend / fall (rain)On: ă‚łă‚Šăƒ»ă‚ŽKun: お.ă‚Šă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠ.ろす
æ”źfloatOn: フKun: う.ă‹ă¶ăƒ»ă†.かăčる
越cross / surpassOn: ă‚šăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚ȘツKun: -こ.ă™ăƒ»-ご.え
登climb / ascendOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: あ.ăŒă‚‹ăƒ»ăźăŒ.る
抱embrace / holdOn: ホォKun: いだ.ăăƒ»ă‹ă‹.える
退retreat / leaveOn: タむKun: しりぞ.ăăƒ»ă—ă‚Šăž.ける
斜joy / rejoiceOn: キKun: よろこ.ă°ă™ăƒ»ă‚ˆă‚ă“.ぶ
逃fleeOn: トォKun: に.ăŒă™ăƒ»ă«.げる
æŽąsearch / exploreOn: タンKun: さが.ă™ăƒ»ă•ă.る
疑doubt / suspectOn: ゼKun: うたが.う
舞dance / stageOn: ブKun: -ăŸ.ă†ăƒ»ăŸ.う
怒fall / overturnOn: トォKun: -だお.ă‚Œăƒ»ă•ă‹ă•
毝sleep / lie downOn: ă‚·ăƒłKun: い.く・ね.かす
ç Žbreak / tearOn: ハKun: やぶ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚„ă¶.れる
䜙surplus / excessOn: ペKun: ă‚ăŸ.ă™ăƒ»ă‚ăŸ.り
èšȘvisitOn: ホォKun: おべず.ă‚Œă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸăš.ねる
æšźlive / duskOn: ボKun: く.ă‚‰ă™ăƒ»ă.れる
èš±permit / forgiveOn: キョKun: ă‚‚ăšăƒ»ă‚†ă‚‹.す
䌌resembleOn: ゾKun: に.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăČ.る
遊play / have funOn: ăƒŠăƒ»ăƒŠă‚ŠKun: あそ.ă°ă™ăƒ»ă‚ă.ぶ
鳎ring / cryOn: ăƒĄă‚€Kun: ăȘ.ăăƒ»ăȘ.らす
æ›Čcurve / piece of musicOn: キョクKun: ăăŸăƒ»ăŸ.がる
饘desire / prayOn: ガンKun: -ă­ăŒă„ăƒ»ă­ăŒ.う
æ•Łscatter / strollOn: ă‚”ăƒłKun: -づ.ă‚‰ă™ăƒ»ăĄ.らかす
掛hang / spendOn: ă‚«ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚±ă‚€Kun: -か.ă‹ă‚‹ăƒ»-か.け
怒get angryOn: ăƒ‰ăƒ»ăƒŒKun: いか.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠă“.る
払pay / sweep awayOn: ăƒ’ăƒ„ăƒ»ăƒ•ăƒ„Kun: -はら.ă„ăƒ»-ばら.い
捕capture / seizeOn: ホKun: ぀か.ăŸăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă€ă‹.ăŸă‚‹
濘forgetOn: ボォKun: わす.れる
折fold / breakOn: ă‚·ăƒŁă‚Żăƒ»ă‚»ăƒ„Kun: -お.ă‚Šăƒ»ăŠ.り
èżŽwelcome / go to meetOn: ă‚Čă‚€Kun: むか.える
陀exclude / eliminateOn: ă‚žăƒ»ă‚žăƒ§Kun: -よ.ă‘ăƒ»ăźăž.く
曰be troubledOn: コンKun: ă“ăŸ.る
閉closeOn: ăƒ˜ă‚€Kun: し.ăŸă‚‹ăƒ»ă—.める
搞inhale / smokeOn: ă‚­ăƒ„ă‚ŠKun: す.う
眠sleep / sleepyOn: ミンKun: ねむ.ă„ăƒ»ă­ă‚€.る
ćčblowOn: ă‚čă‚€Kun: ご.く
èż·get lost / hesitateOn: ăƒĄă‚€Kun: ăŸă‚ˆ.う
掗washOn: ă‚»ăƒłKun: あら.う
盗stealOn: トォKun: ぬす.ăżăƒ»ăŹă™.む
æ…Łget used toOn: ă‚«ăƒłKun: ăȘ.ă‚‰ă™ăƒ»ăȘ.れる
戰arrive / reachOn: トォKun: いた.る
招inviteOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: ăŸă­.く
ç–Čget tiredOn: ヒKun: -いか.ă‚Œăƒ»ă€ă‹.らす
èȘ€error / mistakeOn: ギKun: -ă‚ă‚„ăŸ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚ă‚„ăŸ.る
ćŠȘstriveOn: ドKun: ぀ず.める
æłłswimOn: ゚むKun: およ.ぐ

People & family

王kingOn: -ăƒŽă‚Šăƒ»ă‚Șォ
ćœŒhe / thatOn: ヒKun: か.ăźăƒ»ă‹ăź
民people / citizensOn: ミンKun: たみ
怫husbandOn: ăƒ•ăƒ»ăƒ•ă‚ŠKun: ăŠăŁăšăƒ»ăă‚Œ
老elderly / ageOn: ロォKun: お.ă„ă‚‹ăƒ»ă”.ける
柘official / governmentOn: ă‚«ăƒł
ćž«teacher / expertOn: ă‚·Kun: いくさ
ćźąguest / customerOn: ă‚«ă‚Żăƒ»ă‚­ăƒŁă‚Ż
搛you (informal)On: クンKun: -ăŽăżăƒ»ăăż
抻wifeOn: ゔむKun: ă€ăŸ
暘daughter / girlOn: ゾョォKun: ă“ăƒ»ă‚€ă™ă‚
橊woman / wifeOn: フKun: よめ
ç„–ancestor / grandfatherOn: ă‚œ
ćŸ’student / on footOn: トKun: ă‚ă ăƒ»ă„ăŸăšă‚‰

Position & measure

憅inside / withinOn: ăƒ€ă‚€ăƒ»ăƒŠă‚€Kun: うち

Useful words

濙busyOn: ăƒœă‚Šăƒ»ăƒąă‚ŠKun: いそが.ă—ă„ăƒ»ă†ă‚Œăˆă‚‹ă•ăŸ
感feel / sensationOn: ă‚«ăƒł
ćœ“hit / appropriateOn: トォKun: あ.ăŸă‚Šăƒ»ă‚.たる
äșĄdie / deceasedOn: ăƒœă‚Šăƒ»ăƒąă‚ŠKun: ăȘ.ă„ăƒ»ăȘ.き-
漟reality / fruitOn: ă‚·ăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚žăƒ„Kun: ăŸă“ăšăƒ»ăż
性nature / sexOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: さが
郚part / sectionOn: ブKun: -ăč
漚establish / fixedOn: ă‚žăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒ†ă‚€Kun: さだ.ă‹ăƒ»ă•ă .ăŸă‚‹
ćŻŸagainst / toward / pairOn: ă‚żă‚€ăƒ»ăƒ„ă‚€Kun: ă‚ă„ăŠăƒ»ă“ăŸ.える
閱relation / barrierOn: ă‚«ăƒłKun: -ăœăăƒ»ă‹ă‹.わる
æ”żpolitics / governmentOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: ăŸă€ă‚Šă”ăšăƒ»ăŸă‚“
珟current / appearOn: ă‚ČンKun: あらわ.ă™ăƒ»ă‚ă‚‰ă‚.れる
朹exist / be locatedOn: ă‚¶ă‚€Kun: あ.る
最most / maximumOn: ă‚”ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: ă€ăŸăƒ»ă‚‚ăŁăš.も
挖transform / changeOn: ă‚«ăƒ»ă‚±Kun: け.ă™ă‚‹ăƒ»ă°.かす
盾mutual / aspectOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚œă‚ŠKun: あい-
æł•law / methodOn: ăƒăƒƒăƒ»ăƒ•ăƒ©ăƒłKun: ぼり
慹all / entireOn: ă‚ŒăƒłKun: すăč.ăŠăƒ»ăŸăŁăŸ.く
情feeling / circumstanceOn: ă‚žăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: ăȘさ.け
搑direction / face towardOn: コォKun: -む.ăăƒ»-む.け
ćčłflat / peaceOn: ăƒ’ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒ“ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: たい.ă‚‰ăƒ»ăŸă„.らげる
甌pass through / manageOn: ă‚­ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚­ăƒłKun: た.ă€ăƒ»ăŸăŠă„ăš
俥believe / trustOn: ă‚·ăƒł
靱face / surface / aspectOn: ăƒ™ăƒłăƒ»ăƒĄăƒłKun: ăŠă‚‚ăƒ»ăŠă‚‚ăŠ
掟origin / plainOn: ă‚ČンKun: はら
機machine / opportunityOn: キKun: はた
æŹĄnext / followingOn: ă‚·ăƒ»ă‚žKun: ぀.ăăƒ»ă€ăŽ
数number / countOn: ă‚”ă‚Żăƒ»ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: ă‹ăšăƒ»ă‹ăž.える
矎beautiful / beautyOn: ăƒ“ăƒ»ăƒŸKun: ă†ă€ă.しい
曞turn / timeOn: ă‚šăƒ»ă‚«ă‚€Kun: -ăŸă‚.ă—ăƒ»-ăŸă‚.す
èĄšexpress / surface / tableOn: ヒョォKun: -ăŠă‚‚ăŠăƒ»ă‚ă‚‰.わす
ć ±inform / newsOn: ホォKun: むく.いる
芁necessary / key pointOn: ヹォKun: い.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‹ăȘめ
怉change / strangeOn: ヘンKun: か.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă‹.わり
瀌courtesy / thanksOn: ăƒ©ă‚€ăƒ»ăƒŹă‚€
焞god / deityOn: ă‚·ăƒłăƒ»ă‚žăƒłKun: ă‹ăżăƒ»ă‹ă‚“-
撌harmony / JapaneseOn: ă‚Șăƒ»ă‚«Kun: あ.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăȘご.む
ć€Șfat / thickOn: ă‚żăƒ»ă‚żă‚€Kun: ごず.ă„ăƒ»ă”ăš.る
様appearance / Mr./Ms.On: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒšă‚ŠKun: ă•ăŸăƒ»ă•ă‚“
掻life / activityOn: ă‚«ăƒ„Kun: い.ă‹ă™ăƒ»ă„.きる
甄group / composeOn: ă‚œKun: -ăăżăƒ»ă.む
胜ability / talentOn: ノォKun: あた.ă†ăƒ»ă‚ˆ.く
然so / naturalOn: ă‚Œăƒłăƒ»ăƒăƒłKun: ă•ăƒ»ă—ă‹
戝first / beginningOn: ă‚·ăƒ§Kun: -そ.ă‚ă‚‹ăƒ»-ぞ.め
è­°discuss / debateOn: ゼ
æš©right / authorityOn: ă‚±ăƒłăƒ»ă‚ŽăƒłKun: ăŠă‚‚ă‚Šăƒ»ă‹ă‚Š
戩benefit / profitOn: ăƒȘKun: き.く
戶system / regulateOn: セむ
ç‚čpoint / scoreOn: テンKun: さ.ă™ăƒ»ăŸ.どる
拙duty / serviceOn: ムKun: ぀ず.める
ä»¶case / matterOn: ă‚±ăƒłKun: くだん
ć‘œlife / orderOn: ăƒŸăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒĄă‚€Kun: いぼち
ç•Șnumber / turnOn: バンKun: ă€ăŒ.い
ć„œlike / loveOn: コォKun: い.ă„ăƒ»ă“ăź.む
際occasion / edgeOn: ゔむKun: -ăŽă‚ăƒ»ăă‚
揍oppose / againstOn: ă‚żăƒłăƒ»ăƒăƒłKun: -かえ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‹ăˆ.す
ćœąshapeOn: ă‚źăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚±ă‚€Kun: -ăŒăŸăƒ»ă‹ăŸ
濅necessarilyOn: ヒツKun: かăȘら.ず
係relationship / person in chargeOn: ケむKun: -ăŒă‹ă‚Šăƒ»ă‹ă‹.る
由reason / originOn: ăƒŠăƒ»ăƒŠă‚€Kun: よ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă‚ˆă—
愛loveOn: スむKun: いべ.ă—ă„ăƒ»ăŠ.しむ
çąșcertain / confirmOn: ă‚«ă‚Żăƒ»ă‚łă‚ŠKun: たし.ă‹ăƒ»ăŸă—.かめる
箄promise / approximatelyOn: ăƒ€ă‚ŻKun: ぀い.ăŸă‚‹ăƒ»ă€ă„.める
状condition / letterOn: ゾョォ
æƒłthink / imagineOn: ă‚œăƒ»ă‚œă‚ŠKun: おも.う
è‹„youngOn: ă‚žăƒŁă‚Żăƒ»ăƒ‹ăƒŁKun: ごべ.ă—ăƒ»ă‚‚.し
èł‡resources / capitalOn: ă‚·
ćžžordinary / alwaysOn: ゾョォKun: ă€ă­ăƒ»ăšă“-
ć…±together / commonOn: キョォKun: -ă©ă‚‚ăƒ»ăšă‚‚
戀judgment / sealOn: ăƒăƒłăƒ»ăƒăƒłKun: わか.る
ćœčrole / dutyOn: ă‚šă‚­ăƒ»ăƒ€ă‚Ż
他otherOn: タKun: ほか
èĄ“technique / artOn: ă‚žăƒ„ăƒ„Kun: すăč
䞥both / eitherOn: ăƒȘョォKun: ăŠă‚‹ăƒ»ă”ăŸă€
枈conclude / economyOn: ă‚”ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: -す.ăŸă™ăƒ»-ず.み
䟛offer / accompanyOn: ă‚­ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚ŻKun: -ă©ă‚‚ăƒ»ăăȘ.える
æ Œrank / characterOn: ă‚«ă‚Żăƒ»ă‚­ăƒŁă‚Ż
ćŸĄcontrol / honorific prefixOn: ă‚źăƒ§ăƒ»ă‚ŽKun: お-ăƒ»ăŠă‚“-
ćŒceremony / formulaOn: ă‚·ă‚­
æ·±deepOn: ă‚·ăƒłKun: -ぶか.ă„ăƒ»ă”ă‹.い
歘exist / knowOn: ă‚œăƒłăƒ»ă‚ŸăƒłKun: あ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸă‚‚.぀
恎side / flankOn: ă‚œă‚ŻKun: ă‹ă‚ăƒ»ăŒă‚
ćźčcontents / appearanceOn: ヹォKun: い.れる
構structure / composeOn: コォKun: ă‹ăŸ.ă†ăƒ»ă‹ăŸ.える
䜍position / rankOn: ă‚€Kun: ăă‚‰ă„ăƒ»ăă‚‰ă„
達reach / plural suffixOn: ă‚żăƒ„ăƒ»ăƒ€Kun: -たち
æș€full / satisfiedOn: ăƒăƒłăƒ»ăƒžăƒłKun: み.ăŸă™ăƒ»ăż.ちる
äșˆadvance / forecastOn: ă‚·ăƒŁăƒ»ăƒšKun: あらかじ.め
èˆčship / boatOn: ă‚»ăƒłKun: ごăȘ-・ごね
è‰ŻgoodOn: ăƒȘョォKun: -い.ă„ăƒ»-よ.い
ć·number / signalOn: ギォKun: さけ.ă¶ăƒ»ă‚ˆăłăȘ
職occupation / employmentOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Żăƒ»ă‚œă‚Ż
è­Šalert / policeOn: ケむKun: ă„ăŸă—.める
ć„Șgentle / excellentOn: ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒŠă‚ŠKun: すぐ.ă‚Œă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸă•.る
難difficultOn: ナンKun: -がた.ă„ăƒ»-ă«ă.い
ćż”thought / attentionOn: ネン
敆commerce / merchantOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚ŠKun: あきăȘ.う
ćźłharm / harmfulOn: わむ
æšȘside / horizontalOn: ă‚ȘォKun: よこ
ć·źdifference / insertOn: ă‚”Kun: さ.ă—ăƒ»ă•.す
苊suffering / bitterOn: クKun: -ぐる.ă—ă„ăƒ»ăă‚‹.しい
æź”step / meansOn: ă‚żăƒłăƒ»ăƒ€ăƒł
䟋exampleOn: ăƒŹă‚€Kun: たべ.える
遠farOn: ă‚šăƒłăƒ»ă‚ȘンKun: べお.い
ç”¶cut off / absoluteOn: ă‚Œăƒ„Kun: た.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸ.぀
穏luck / happinessOn: フク
球ball / sphereOn: ă‚­ăƒ„ă‚ŠKun: ăŸăŸ
酒sake / alcoholOn: ă‚·ăƒ„Kun: さか-ăƒ»ă•ă‘
毟sense / policeOn: ă‚”ăƒ„
㩚marriageOn: コン
捘simple / singleOn: タンKun: ăČずえ
限limitOn: ă‚ČンKun: -かぎ.ă‚Šăƒ»ă‹ăŽ.り
談talk / consultOn: ダン
等equal / et ceteraOn: トォKun: -ă‚‰ăƒ»ăȘど
ćčžhappiness / luckOn: コォKun: さいわ.ă„ăƒ»ă•ăĄ
類type / categoryOn: ăƒ«ă‚€Kun: たぐ.い
芏rule / normOn: キ
çČŸspirit / refinedOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: くわ.ă—ă„ăƒ»ă—ă‚‰.げる
抮labor / toilOn: ロォKun: いた.ăšăăƒ»ă„ăŸă‚.る
懩place / deal withOn: ă‚·ăƒ§Kun: -ă“ăƒ»ăŠ.る
èČ»expense / costOn: ヒKun: ぀い.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă€ă„.やす
非not / errorOn: ヒKun: あら.ず
犯commit (crime)On: ăƒăƒłăƒ»ăƒœăƒłKun: おか.す
è–Źmedicine / drugOn: ăƒ€ă‚ŻKun: くすり
緒together / cordOn: ă‚·ăƒ§ăƒ»ăƒăƒ§Kun: ă„ăšăăĄăƒ»ăŠ
静quiet / calmOn: ă‚žăƒ§ă‚Šăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: しず-ăƒ»ă—ăš.か
ć…·tool / utensilOn: グKun: そăȘ.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ă€ă¶ă•.に
ćž­seatOn: セキKun: むしろ
速fast / rapidOn: ă‚œă‚ŻKun: すみ.ă‚„ă‹ăƒ»ăŻă‚„-
ćźżlodging / stay overnightOn: ă‚·ăƒ„ă‚ŻKun: ă‚„ă©ăƒ»ă‚„ă©.す
繋degree / extentOn: ăƒ†ă‚€Kun: -ほど・ほど
ç””drawing / paintingOn: ă‚šăƒ»ă‚«ă‚€
憷cold / coolOn: ăƒŹă‚€Kun: さ.ăŸă™ăƒ»ă•.める
ć±dangerousOn: キKun: あぶ.ăȘă„ăƒ»ă‚ă‚„.うい
é™șsteep / riskOn: ă‚±ăƒłKun: けわ.しい
èČĄwealth / assetsOn: ă‚”ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚¶ă‚€Kun: たから
雑disorderly / mixedOn: ă‚¶ăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚Ÿă‚ŠKun: ăŸă˜.ăˆă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸă˜.る
恐fear / frighteningOn: キョォKun: おそ.ă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠă.れる
怀value / priceOn: チKun: ă‚ăŸă„ăƒ»ă­
暗darkOn: ケンKun: くら.ă„ăƒ»ăă‚‰.む
積accumulate / areaOn: セキKun: -い.み・぀.む
怹dreamOn: ăƒœă‚Šăƒ»ăƒ Kun: くら.ă„ăƒ»ă‚†ă‚
痛pain / painfulOn: ツォKun: いた.ă„ăƒ»ă„ăŸ.ăŸă—ă„
毌wealth / aboundOn: ăƒ•ăƒ»ăƒ•ă‚ŠKun: ず.ă‚€ăƒ»ăšăż
æŹČdesire / wantOn: ヹクKun: ほ.ă—ă„ăƒ»ă»ăŁ.する
途road / journeyOn: トKun: みち
漌completeOn: ă‚«ăƒł
çœȘguilt / crimeOn: ă‚¶ă‚€Kun: ぀み
留stay / detainOn: ăƒȘăƒ„ă‚Šăƒ»ăƒ«Kun: ず.ăŸă‚‹ăƒ»ăš.める
戗row / columnOn: ăƒŹăƒ»ăƒŹăƒ„
甊supply / salaryOn: ă‚­ăƒ„ă‚ŠKun: -ăŸăŸ.ăˆăƒ»ăŸăŸ.う
敗defeat / failOn: ăƒă‚€Kun: やぶ.れる
曠cause / reasonOn: ă‚€ăƒłKun: づăȘ.ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚ˆ.る
æ‚ČsadOn: ヒKun: かăȘ.ă—ă„ăƒ»ă‹ăȘ.しむ
èČŹresponsibility / blameOn: セキKun: せ.める
束bundle / promiseOn: ă‚œă‚ŻKun: ăŸă°ăƒ»ăŸă°.ねる
易easyOn: ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚šă‚­Kun: やさ.ă—ă„ăƒ»ă‚„ă™.い
ć‹€work / serviceOn: ă‚­ăƒłăƒ»ă‚ŽăƒłKun: -いず.ă‚ăƒ»ă„ă.しむ
äŸżconvenient / mailOn: ăƒ“ăƒłăƒ»ăƒ™ăƒłKun: たよ.り
適suitable / appropriateOn: テキKun: かăȘ.う
怖scaryOn: ăƒ•ăƒ»ăƒ›Kun: お.ă˜ă‚‹ăƒ»ăŠă.れる
搊deny / noOn: ヒKun: いăȘăƒ»ă„ă‚„
遅slow / lateOn: チKun: おく.ă‚‰ă™ăƒ»ăŠă.れる
äș’mutualOn: ギKun: かたみ.ă«ăƒ»ăŸăŒ.い
才talent / years of ageOn: ゔむ
曎further / renewOn: コォKun: ă•ă‚‰ăƒ»ă•ă‚‰.に
çź±boxOn: ă‚œă‚ŠKun: はこ
頂summit / receive (humble)On: チョォKun: いただ.ăăƒ»ă„ăŸă ă
æŻcup / glassOn: ăƒă‚€Kun: さかずき
皆everyoneOn: ă‚«ă‚€Kun: みăȘăƒ»ăżă‚“ăȘ
毒coldOn: ă‚«ăƒłKun: さむ.い
恄shameOn: チKun: は.ă˜ă‚‰ă†ăƒ»ăŻ.じる
èȧpoorOn: ăƒ’ăƒłăƒ»ăƒ“ăƒłKun: ăŸăš.しい
ćčŸhow many / how muchOn: キKun: いく-ăƒ»ă„ă.぀
èł›approve / praiseOn: ă‚”ăƒłKun: たす.ă‘ă‚‹ăƒ»ăŸăŸ.える
恶chance / even numberOn: グォKun: ăŸăŸ
靎shoesOn: ă‚«Kun: ăă€
恉great / distinguishedOn: ă‚€Kun: えら.い

City & transport

所place / spotOn: ă‚·ăƒ§Kun: -ăšă“ă‚ăƒ»ăšă“
澂city / marketOn: ă‚·Kun: いち
郜capital / metropolisOn: ăƒ„ăƒ»ăƒˆKun: みやこ
è·Żroad / routeOn: ル・ロKun: -じ・みづ
ć±€bureau / stationOn: キョクKun: ă€ăŒă­
朒garden / parkOn: スンKun: そぼ
漅home / residenceOn: タク
ćș­garden / yardOn: ăƒ†ă‚€Kun: ă«ă‚
æžŻharborOn: コォKun: みăȘず
çȘ“windowOn: ă‚čăƒ»ă‚œă‚ŠKun: ă‘ă‚€ă ă—ăƒ»ăŠă‚“ăŸă©

Study & language

蚘note / recordOn: キKun: しる.す
èȘŹexplain / theoryOn: ă‚»ăƒ„ăƒ»ă‚Œă‚€Kun: ず.く
論discuss / theoryOn: ロンKun: あげ぀ら.う
識know / distinguishOn: ă‚·ă‚­Kun: し.ă‚‹ăƒ»ă—ă‚‹.す
科subject / departmentOn: ă‚«
蟞resign / wordOn: ゾKun: いăȘ.ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚„.める

Time & calendar

期period / termOn: ă‚­ăƒ»ă‚Ž
æ­łyears of ageOn: ă‚”ă‚€ăƒ»ă‚»ă‚€Kun: ăšă—ăƒ»ăšă›
末end / finalOn: ăƒăƒ„ăƒ»ăƒžăƒ„Kun: ă†ă‚‰ăƒ»ă†ă‚Œ
æœȘnot yet / futureOn: ăƒ“ăƒ»ăƒŸKun: ă„ăŸ.だ・ăČ぀じ
戻carve / momentOn: コクKun: きざ.ăżăƒ»ăă–.む
昚yesterday / lastOn: ゔク
昔ancient timesOn: ă‚·ăƒŁă‚Żăƒ»ă‚»ă‚­Kun: むかし
怙season / signOn: コォKun: そうろう
晩eveningOn: バン

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612 cumulative: 79 from N5, 166 from N4 and the 367 at this level, following KANJIDIC's classification. It is the biggest jump between two consecutive levels in the whole JLPT.

Because it is the first level where the review load overtakes the study load: keeping what you know costs more time than learning what is new. The jump in reading difficulty is real, but it is the maintenance that stops people.

At five a day, a little over ten weeks to see them all once. In practice it takes longer, because every day a slice of the time goes to the kanji of the previous levels.

Not for the exam. But at this level look-alike characters multiply — ćŸ… and 䟍, 鹓 and 怜 — and writing remains the quickest way not to confuse them, because it forces you to look at the components one at a time.

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