JLPT N3 Kanji — Part 1 flashcards
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Sixty kanji commonly listed for N3 — feelings, family and people, body and health, home and daily life, weather and nature, and travel — each with meaning, on/kun readings and one or two example words.
Learn deck · part of JLPT N3 · written against: Every word of the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY; no official list since 2010) and every N3 kanji of kanji-data not already in the N5 and N4 decks (352 of its 367, with 泣 and 暖: 354 kanji), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; sentences use N5–N3 kanji, pitch accent from Kanjium. Updated 2026-10-10.
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感Meaning: feeling; senseFeelings & Mind
On: カン · Kun: —
Example: 感じる (かんじる) — to feel · 感動 (かんどう) — being deeply moved -
情Meaning: feelings; emotion; circumstancesFeelings & Mind
On: ジョウ, セイ · Kun: なさ(け)
Example: 感情 (かんじょう) — emotion · 事情 (じじょう) — circumstances; reasons -
夫Meaning: husband; manFamily & People
On: フ, フウ · Kun: おっと
Example: 夫 (おっと) — (my) husband · 夫婦 (ふうふ) — married couple -
妻Meaning: wifeFamily & People
On: サイ · Kun: つま
Example: 妻 (つま) — (my) wife · 夫妻 (ふさい) — husband and wife; Mr and Mrs -
歯Meaning: toothBody & Health
On: シ · Kun: は
Example: 歯 (は) — tooth · 歯医者 (はいしゃ) — dentist -
腹Meaning: belly; abdomenBody & Health
On: フク · Kun: はら
Example: 腹 (はら) — belly; stomach · 腹痛 (ふくつう) — stomach ache -
寝Meaning: sleep; lie downHome & Daily Life
On: シン · Kun: ね(る), ね(かす)
Example: 寝る (ねる) — to sleep; to go to bed · 寝室 (しんしつ) — bedroom -
庭Meaning: garden; yardHome & Daily Life
On: テイ · Kun: にわ
Example: 庭 (にわ) — garden; yard · 家庭 (かてい) — household; home -
晴Meaning: clear up (weather)Weather & Nature
On: セイ · Kun: は(れる), は(らす)
Example: 晴れ (はれ) — clear weather · 晴天 (せいてん) — fine weather -
飛Meaning: fly; jumpTravel & Movement
On: ヒ · Kun: と(ぶ), と(ばす)
Example: 飛ぶ (とぶ) — to fly · 飛行機 (ひこうき) — aeroplane
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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
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- Readings and meanings checked against the jōyō kanji table (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2010) and KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); example words against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only, no text copied.
- Kanji selection follows the set commonly listed for JLPT N3 and excludes every kanji in the JLPT N5 and N4 kanji decks; there is no official JLPT kanji list since 2010.
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