Grade 3 Kanji Chart
Grade 3 introduces 200 new kanji, and the vocabulary turns towards places, the body, daily life and simple abstract ideas. From this year, readings become noticeably more varied, so a clear chart helps. This list shows each kanji with its on'yomi and kun'yomi, short English meanings and stroke count, in the order of the official school grade table. It works for learners who study through the Japanese elementary sequence, for parents supporting children abroad and for teachers who need a handout at the right level. Pick the table layout if you prefer a compact list with separate columns for on'yomi and kun'yomi, or keep the large card grid for a sheet to write on, then print it or save it as a PDF.
Part 1 · kanji 1–100 · selected for printing
- 悪アク・オわる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ・いずくに・いずくんぞ・にく.むbad, vice, rascal
- 安アンやす.い・やす.まる・やす・やす.らかrelax, cheap, low
- 暗アンくら.い・くら.む・くれ.るdarkness, disappear, shade
- 医イい.やす・い.する・くすしdoctor, medicine
- 委イゆだ.ねるcommittee, entrust to, leave to
- 意イidea, mind, heart
- 育イクそだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.むbring up, grow up, raise
- 員インemployee, member, number
- 院インinst., institution, temple
- 飲イン・オンの.む・-の.みdrink, smoke, take
- 運ウンはこ.ぶcarry, luck, destiny
- 泳エイおよ.ぐswim
- 駅エキstation
- 央オウcenter, middle
- 横オウよこsideways, side, horizontal
- 屋オクやroof, house, shop
- 温オンあたた.か・あたた.かい・あたた.まる・あたた.める・ぬくwarm
- 化カ・ケば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.するchange, take the form of, influence
- 荷カにbaggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)
- 界カイworld, boundary
- 開カイひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.けるopen, unfold, unseal
- 階カイきざはしstorey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
- 寒カンさむ.いcold
- 感カンemotion, feeling, sensation
- 漢カンsino-, China
- 館カンやかた・たてbuilding, mansion, large building
- 岸ガンきしbeach
- 起キお.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つrouse, wake up, get up
- 期キ・ゴperiod, time, date
- 客キャク・カクguest, visitor, customer
- 究キュウ・クきわ.めるresearch, study
- 急キュウいそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.くhurry, emergency, sudden
- 級キュウclass, rank, grade
- 宮キュウ・グウ・ク・クウみやshinto shrine, constellations, palace
- 球キュウたまball, sphere
- 去キョ・コさ.る・-さ.るgone, past, quit
- 橋キョウはしbridge
- 業ギョウ・ゴウわざbusiness, vocation, arts
- 曲キョクま.がる・ま.げる・くまbend, music, melody
- 局キョクつぼねbureau, board, office
- 銀ギンしろがねsilver
- 区ク・オウ・コウward, district
- 苦クくる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.るsuffering, trial, worry
- 具グそな.える・つぶさ.にtool, utensil, means
- 君クンきみ・-ぎみmister, you, ruler
- 係ケイかか.る・かかり・-がかり・かか.わるperson in charge, connection, duty
- 軽ケイ・キョウ・キンかる.い・かろ.やか・かろ.んじるlightly, trifling, unimportant
- 血ケツちblood
- 決ケツき.める・-ぎ.め・き.まる・さ.くdecide, fix, agree upon
- 研ケンと.ぐpolish, study of, sharpen
- 県ケンか.けるprefecture
- 庫コ・クくらwarehouse, storehouse
- 湖コみずうみlake
- 向コウむ.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう・む.かい・む.こう・む.こう-・むこ・むか.いyonder, facing, beyond
- 幸コウさいわ.い・さち・しあわ.せhappiness, blessing, fortune
- 港コウみなとharbor
- 号ゴウさけ.ぶ・よびなnickname, number, item
- 根コンね・-ねroot, radical, head (pimple)
- 祭サイまつ.る・まつ.り・まつりritual, offer prayers, celebrate
- 皿ベイさらdish, a helping, plate
- 仕シ・ジつか.えるattend, doing, official
- 死シし.ぬ・し.に-death, die
- 使シつか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.いuse, send on a mission, order
- 始シはじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まるcommence, begin
- 指シゆび・さ.す・-さ.しfinger, point to, indicate
- 歯シよわい・は・よわ.い・よわい.するtooth, cog
- 詩シうたpoem, poetry
- 次ジ・シつ.ぐ・つぎnext, order, sequence
- 事ジ・ズこと・つか.う・つか.えるmatter, thing, fact
- 持ジも.つ・-も.ち・も.てるhold, have
- 式シキstyle, ceremony, rite
- 実ジツ・シツみ・みの.る・まこと・みの・みち.るreality, truth
- 写シャ・ジャうつ.す・うつ.る・うつ-・うつ.しcopy, be photographed, describe
- 者シャものsomeone, person
- 主シュ・ス・シュウぬし・おも・あるじlord, chief, master
- 守シュ・スまも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみguard, protect, defend
- 取シュと.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.りtake, fetch, take up
- 酒シュさけ・さか-sake, alcohol
- 受ジュう.ける・-う.け・う.かるaccept, undergo, answer (phone)
- 州シュウ・スすstate, province
- 拾シュウ・ジュウひろ.うpick up, gather, find
- 終シュウお.わる・-お.わる・おわ.る・お.える・つい・つい.にend, finish
- 習シュウ・ジュなら.う・なら.いlearn
- 集シュウあつ.まる・あつ.める・つど.うgather, meet, congregate
- 住ジュウ・ヂュウ・チュウす.む・す.まう・-ず.まいdwell, reside, live
- 重ジュウ・チョウえ・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる・おもheavy, important, esteem
- 宿シュクやど・やど.る・やど.すinn, lodging, relay station
- 所ショところ・-ところ・どころ・とこplace, extent
- 暑ショあつ.いsultry, hot, summer heat
- 助ジョたす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけhelp, rescue, assist
- 昭ショウshining, bright
- 消ショウき.える・け.すextinguish, blow out, turn off
- 商ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling, dealing in
- 章ショウbadge, chapter, composition
- 勝ショウか.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつvictory, win, prevail
- 乗ジョウ・ショウの.る・-の.り・の.せるride, power, multiplication
- 植ショクう.える・う.わるplant
- 申シンもう.す・もう.し-・さるhave the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5pm
- 身シンみsomebody, person, one's station in life
- 神シン・ジンかみ・かん-・こう-gods, mind, soul
Part 2 · kanji 101–200
- 真シンま・ま-・まことtrue, reality, Buddhist sect
- 深シンふか.い・-ぶか.い・ふか.まる・ふか.める・み-deep, heighten, intensify
- 進シンすす.む・すす.めるadvance, proceed, progress
- 世セイ・セ・ソウよgeneration, world, society
- 整セイととの.える・ととの.うorganize, arranging, tune
- 昔セキ・シャクむかしonce upon a time, antiquity, old times
- 全ゼンまった.く・すべ.てwhole, entire, all
- 相ソウ・ショウあい-inter-, mutual, together
- 送ソウおく.るescort, send
- 想ソウ・ソおも.うconcept, think, idea
- 息ソクいきbreath, respiration, son
- 速ソクはや.い・はや-・はや.める・すみ.やかquick, fast
- 族ゾクtribe, family
- 他タほかother, another, the others
- 打ダ・ダアスう.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つstrike, hit, knock
- 対タイ・ツイあいて・こた.える・そろ.い・つれあ.い・なら.ぶ・むか.うvis-a-vis, opposite, even
- 待タイま.つ・-ま.ちwait, depend on
- 代ダイ・タイか.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり・か.える・よ・しろsubstitute, change, convert
- 第ダイ・テイno., residence
- 題ダイtopic, subject
- 炭タンすみcharcoal, coal
- 短タンみじか.いshort, brevity, fault
- 談ダンdiscuss, talk
- 着チャク・ジャクき.る・-ぎ・き.せる・-き.せ・つ.く・つ.けるdon, arrive, wear
- 注チュウそそ.ぐ・さ.す・つ.ぐpour, irrigate, shed (tears)
- 柱チュウはしらpillar, post, cylinder
- 丁チョウ・テイ・チン・トウ・チひのとstreet, ward, town
- 帳チョウとばりnotebook, account book, album
- 調チョウしら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.えるtune, tone, meter
- 追ツイお.うchase, drive away, follow
- 定テイ・ジョウさだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.かdetermine, fix, establish
- 庭テイにわcourtyard, garden, yard
- 笛テキふえflute, clarinet, pipe
- 鉄テツくろがねiron
- 転テンころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた・うつ.る・くる.めくrevolve, turn around, change
- 都ト・ツみやこmetropolis, capital, all
- 度ド・ト・タクたび・-た.いdegrees, occurrence, time
- 投トウな.げる・-な.げthrow, discard, abandon
- 豆トウ・ズまめ・まめ-beans, pea, midget
- 島トウしまisland
- 湯トウゆhot water, bath, hot spring
- 登トウ・ト・ドウ・ショウ・チョウのぼ.る・あ.がるascend, climb up
- 等トウひと.しい・など・-らetc., and so forth, class (first)
- 動ドウうご.く・うご.かすmove, motion, change
- 童ドウわらべjuvenile, child
- 農ノウagriculture, farmers
- 波ハなみwaves, billows, poland
- 配ハイくば.るdistribute, spouse, exile
- 倍バイdouble, twice, times
- 箱ソウはこbox, chest, case
- 畑はた・はたけ・-ばたけfarm, field, garden
- 発ハツ・ホツた.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つdeparture, discharge, publish
- 反ハン・ホン・タン・ホそ.る・そ.らす・かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.るanti-
- 坂ハンさかslope, incline, hill
- 板ハン・バンいたplank, board, plate
- 皮ヒかわpelt, skin, hide
- 悲ヒかな.しい・かな.しむgrieve, sad, deplore
- 美ビ・ミうつく.しいbeauty, beautiful
- 鼻ビはなnose, snout
- 筆ヒツふでwriting brush, writing, painting brush
- 氷ヒョウこおり・ひ・こお.るicicle, ice, hail
- 表ヒョウおもて・-おもて・あらわ.す・あらわ.れる・あら.わすsurface, table, chart
- 秒ビョウsecond (1/60 minute)
- 病ビョウ・ヘイや.む・-や.み・やまいill, sick
- 品ヒン・ホンしなgoods, refinement, dignity
- 負フま.ける・ま.かす・お.うdefeat, negative, -
- 部ブ-べsection, bureau, dept
- 服フクclothing, admit, obey
- 福フクblessing, fortune, luck
- 物ブツ・モツもの・もの-thing, object, matter
- 平ヘイ・ビョウ・ヒョウたい.ら・-だいら・ひら・ひら-even, flat, peace
- 返ヘンかえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.るreturn, answer, fade
- 勉ベンつと.めるexertion, endeavour, encourage
- 放ホウはな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.るset free, release, fire
- 味ミあじ・あじ.わうflavor, taste
- 命メイ・ミョウいのちfate, command, decree
- 面メン・ベンおも・おもて・つらmask, face, features
- 問モンと.う・と.い・とんquestion, ask, problem
- 役ヤク・エキduty, war, campaign
- 薬ヤクくすりmedicine, chemical, enamel
- 由ユ・ユウ・ユイよし・よ.るwherefore, a reason
- 油ユ・ユウあぶらoil, fat
- 有ユウ・ウあ.るpossess, have, exist
- 遊ユウ・ユあそ.ぶ・あそ.ばすplay
- 予ヨ・シャあらかじ.めbeforehand, previous, myself
- 羊ヨウひつじsheep
- 洋ヨウocean, sea, foreign
- 葉ヨウはleaf, plane, lobe
- 陽ヨウひsunshine, yang principle, positive
- 様ヨウ・ショウさま・さんesq., way, manner
- 落ラクお.ちる・お.ち・お.とすfall, drop, come down
- 流リュウ・ルなが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.すcurrent, a sink, flow
- 旅リョたびtrip, travel
- 両リョウてる・ふたつboth, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
- 緑リョク・ロクみどりgreen
- 礼レイ・ライsalute, bow, ceremony
- 列レツ・レfile, row, rank
- 練レンね.る・ね.りpractice, gloss, train
- 路ロ・ル-じ・みちpath, route, road
- 和ワ・オ・カやわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる・なご.む・なご.やか・あ.えるharmony, Japanese style, peace
Kanji data from KANJIDIC2 by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA. JLPT levels are unofficial estimates.