JLPT N3 Kanji: 給 (Kyuu) – Salary, Supply, Provide 給 Readings: キュウ (Onyomi), あた・える, たま・う (Kunyomi) Meaning: supply, provide, bestow, salary, wage 形声文字 (Phono-semantic character). The left side 糸 (いと, thread/silk) indicates a meaning related to giving or providing. The right side 給 serves as the phonetic component. The original meaning relates to giving out […]
JLPT N3 Kanji: 危 – Learn About Danger and Risk 危 Readings: キ (Onyomi), あぶ-ない, あや-うい, あや-ぶむ (Kunyomi) Meaning: dangerous, risk, perilous The character 危 (wēi) depicts a person (㔾) standing precariously on a cliff (厂). It visually represents a state of danger or being in a perilous situation. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How
JLPT N3 Kanji: 捕 (Ho, To.raeru) – Catch, Arrest, Seize 捕 Readings: ホ (Onyomi), と.らえる, と.らわれる, と.る, つかまえる, つかまる (Kunyomi) Meaning: To catch, arrest, seize Semantic-phonetic compound. The left part (手) is the “hand” radical, while the right part (甫) is the phonetic component, suggesting “to spread out” or “to assist.” Together, it implies using
JLPT N3 Kanji: 責 (Seki, Semeru) – Responsibility, Blame 責 Readings: セキ (Onyomi), せ.める (Kunyomi) Meaning: responsibility, blame, to blame, to censure The character 責 combines 貝 (kai, shell/money, often related to wealth or debt) and 朿 (shi, thorn), suggesting the pressure or burden of debt or a sharp prick, which evolved into the concepts
JLPT N3 Kanji: Mastering 降 (kō, oriru, furu) – Descend, Fall, Dismount 降 Readings: コウ (Onyomi), おりる, おろす, ふる (Kunyomi) Meaning: descend, fall, dismount The kanji 降 is a phono-semantic compound. It combines 阜 (ふ, fù), which means “mound” or “hill” (simplified to 阝 when on the left), indicating a downward movement, and 夅 (コウ,
JLPT N3 Kanji: 完 (kan) – Complete, Finish 完 Readings: カン (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: Complete, finish, perfect The kanji 完 combines the radical 宀 (ukanmuri, meaning “roof” or “house”) and 元 (gen, meaning “origin” or “beginning”). Together, it depicts something “finished” or “brought to completion” under a roof, symbolizing a perfect or whole state. View
JLPT N3 Kanji: 除 (jo, nozoku) – Remove, Exclude, Eliminate 除 Readings: ジョ (Onyomi), のぞ・く (Kunyomi) Meaning: remove, exclude, abolish, eliminate The left radical 阜 (ふ/こざとへん) means “hill” or “mound.” The right part, 余 (よ), represents “remainder” or “excess” and also provides the “jo” sound. Together, it suggests removing or getting rid of something from
JLPT N3 Kanji: 破 (Ha, Yaburu) – Breaking Barriers in Japanese! 破 Readings: ハ (Onyomi), やぶ.る, やぶ.れる (Kunyomi) Meaning: tear, break, destroy, defeat The kanji 破 combines 石 (stone) and 皮 (skin, or to break open). The 皮 component also serves a phonetic role, indicating a sound similar to “ha” and the meaning of breaking
JLPT N3 Kanji: 座 (za, suwa.ru) – Sit, Seat 座 Readings: ザ (Onyomi), すわ.る (Kunyomi) Meaning: sit, seat, cushion, collect, gather, place The kanji 座 is a pictogram of two people sitting on a mat (广 and 坐 combined, where 坐 also depicts two people on the ground). It represents the act of sitting or
JLPT N3 Kanji: 単 (Tan) – The Meaning of Single and Simple 単 Readings: タン (Onyomi), ひとえ (Kunyomi) Meaning: single, simple, unit The kanji 単 (dān in Chinese) originally depicted a banner or flag. This image extended to represent something “single” or a “unit” (like a single standard) and later evolved to mean “simple.” View
JLPT N3 Kanji: 号 – Number, Sign, Call 号 Readings: ゴウ (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: number, sign, symbol, name, call, issue (of a publication) The kanji 号 is believed to be a combination of 口 (kuchi, mouth) and 丂 (a variant possibly representing a sound or mark). It originally conveyed the idea of a “cry” or
JLPT N3 Kanji: 殺 (satsu, korosu) – The Meaning of “Kill” 殺 Readings: サツ, サイ (Onyomi), ころ.す (Kunyomi) Meaning: kill, murder, chop off, reduce This kanji combines 𠮷 (meaning ‘blade’ or ‘cut’) and 殳 (meaning ‘spear’ or ‘weapon’). The combination signifies using a weapon to cut or kill. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to
JLPT N3 Kanji: 飛 (fly, soar) – Master its Meanings & Usage 飛 Readings: ヒ (Onyomi), と-ぶ, と-ばす (Kunyomi) Meaning: fly, soar A pictograph of a bird in flight, showing its body and wings. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 飛 is written with 9 strokes. Start with
JLPT N3 Kanji: 存 (son) – To Exist, Store, Preserve 存 Readings: ソン, ゾン (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: exist, suppose, be on hand, store Ideogrammatic character of a child (子) inside a shelter/house (广). Represents “to exist,” “to reside.” View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 存 consists of 6
JLPT N3 Kanji: 速 – Mastering Speed and Quickness 速 Readings: ソク (Onyomi), はや-い, はや-める, すみ-やか (Kunyomi) Meaning: Speed, fast, quick Formed from the radical 辶 (しんにょう), representing movement or road, and 束 (たば) which means “bundle” or “to tie.” In this context, 束 also functions phonetically to give the “soku” sound and implies being
JLPT N3 Kanji: 易 (やさしい / イ) – Mastering the Kanji for “Easy” 易 Readings: イ (Onyomi), やさしい (Kunyomi) Meaning: easy, simple, readily The character 易 is a pictograph of a chameleon, often interpreted as something that changes easily. This leads to its meaning of “easy” or “changeable.” View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to
JLPT N3 Kanji: 登 (noboru, tou) – To Ascend, Climb, Appear 登 Readings: トウ, ト (Onyomi), のぼ.る (Kunyomi) Meaning: To ascend, to climb, to appear, to register The kanji 登 combines the radical 癶 (hatsu, meaning “footprints” or “climbing”) and 豆 (tou, meaning “bean”, used here phonetically). It depicts two feet climbing a platform or
JLPT N3 Kanji: 師 (Teacher, Master) – Unlock Your Japanese Potential! 師 Readings: シ (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: Teacher, master, expert, army, war The kanji 師 combines 阝 (a variant of 阜, meaning “mound, hill”) representing a gathering place, and 帀 (originally depicting a kind of cap or turban, symbolizing authority or a group leader, and
JLPT N3 Kanji: 否 (hi, ina, iya) – Mastering Denial and Negation 否 Readings: ヒ (Onyomi), いな, いや (Kunyomi) Meaning: negate, no, refuse, decline, deny The kanji 否 is thought to be a combination of 口 (kuchi, “mouth”) and 疋 (hiki, “small piece of cloth” or “foot”), which collectively suggest the act of refusal or
JLPT N3 Kanji: 客 (Kyaku) – Master the Kanji for “Guest/Customer” 客 Readings: キャク, カク (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: Guest, customer, visitor The kanji 客 is composed of 宀 (ukanmuri), which represents a roof or house, and 各 (kaku), which indicates “each” or “every” and implies movement or arrival. Together, it suggests someone who comes to
