JLPT N3 Kanji — Part 5 flashcards
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Fifty-nine more kanji commonly listed for N3 — feelings and people, home, nature and travel, work and study, action verbs, change and results, and qualities and states — 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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福Meaning: good fortune; blessingFeelings & Mind
On: フク · Kun: —
Example: 幸福 (こうふく) — happiness · 大福 (だいふく) — rice cake filled with sweet bean paste -
様Meaning: Mr./Ms. (polite); mannerFamily & People
On: ヨウ · Kun: さま
Example: お客様 (おきゃくさま) — customer; guest · 様子 (ようす) — state; appearance -
太Meaning: fat; thickBody & Health
On: タイ, タ · Kun: ふと(い), ふと(る)
Example: 太る (ふとる) — to put on weight · 太陽 (たいよう) — the sun -
候Meaning: weather; season; candidateWeather & Nature
On: コウ · Kun: そうろう
Example: 天候 (てんこう) — weather · 気候 (きこう) — climate -
観Meaning: view; look atTravel & Movement
On: カン · Kun: —
Example: 観光 (かんこう) — sightseeing · 観客 (かんきゃく) — audience; spectators -
財Meaning: wealth; propertyWork & Money
On: ザイ, サイ · Kun: —
Example: 財布 (さいふ) — wallet; purse · 財産 (ざいさん) — property; fortune -
申Meaning: say (humble); reportStudy & Communication
On: シン · Kun: もう(す)
Example: 申す (もうす) — to say (humble) · 申し込む (もうしこむ) — to apply for; to sign up -
失Meaning: lose; errorChange & Results
On: シツ · Kun: うしな(う)
Example: 失敗 (しっぱい) — failure; mistake · 失礼 (しつれい) — rudeness; excuse me -
差Meaning: difference; hold upQualities & States
On: サ · Kun: さ(す)
Example: 交差点 (こうさてん) — intersection; crossroads · 差 (さ) — difference; gap -
殺Meaning: killSociety & Law
On: サツ, サイ, セツ · Kun: ころ(す)
Example: 殺す (ころす) — to kill · 殺人 (さつじん) — murder
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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: the N3 kanji in kanji-data (davidluzgouveia/kanji-data, MIT), excluding every kanji in the JLPT N5 and N4 kanji decks and in the earlier N3 kanji decks; there is no official JLPT kanji list since 2010.
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