JLPT N3 Kanji — Part 2 flashcards
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Sixty more kanji commonly listed for N3 — work and money, study and communication, everyday action verbs, change and results, qualities and states, and society and law — each with meaning, on/kun readings and 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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職Meaning: employment; jobWork & Money
On: ショク · Kun: —
Example: 職業 (しょくぎょう) — occupation · 職場 (しょくば) — workplace -
勤Meaning: work for; serveWork & Money
On: キン, ゴン · Kun: つと(める), つと(まる)
Example: 勤める (つとめる) — to work for (a company) · 通勤 (つうきん) — commuting to work -
記Meaning: record; write downStudy & Communication
On: キ · Kun: しる(す)
Example: 日記 (にっき) — diary · 記事 (きじ) — article (in a paper) -
調Meaning: investigate; tune; toneStudy & Communication
On: チョウ · Kun: しら(べる), ととの(う), ととの(える)
Example: 調べる (しらべる) — to look up; to investigate · 調子 (ちょうし) — condition; shape -
押Meaning: push; pressAction Verbs
On: オウ · Kun: お(す), お(さえる)
Example: 押す (おす) — to push; to press · 押し入れ (おしいれ) — built-in closet -
投Meaning: throwAction Verbs
On: トウ · Kun: な(げる)
Example: 投げる (なげる) — to throw · 投票 (とうひょう) — voting; vote -
変Meaning: change; strangeChange & Results
On: ヘン · Kun: か(わる), か(える)
Example: 変わる (かわる) — to change · 大変 (たいへん) — very; terrible; tough -
化Meaning: change; transformChange & Results
On: カ, ケ · Kun: ば(ける), ば(かす)
Example: 文化 (ぶんか) — culture · 化粧 (けしょう) — make-up -
静Meaning: quiet; calmQualities & States
On: セイ, ジョウ · Kun: しず, しず(か), しず(まる), しず(める)
Example: 静か (しずか) — quiet · 冷静 (れいせい) — calm; composed -
政Meaning: politics; governmentSociety & Law
On: セイ, ショウ · Kun: まつりごと
Example: 政治 (せいじ) — politics · 政府 (せいふ) — government
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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 and in Part 1; there is no official JLPT kanji list since 2010.
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