JLPT N3 Kanji: 判 (Han) – Judgment, Seal, Decision 判 Readings: ハン (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: judgment, seal, stamp, decide The kanji 判 originally depicts a knife (刀) cutting something in half (半), which gives it the meaning of dividing, judging, or distinguishing. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji […]

JLPT N3 Kanji: Learn 「反」 (Han) – Oppose, Anti-! 反 Readings: ハン, ホン (Onyomi), そ-る, そ-らす, たん, ほご, へど (Kunyomi) Meaning: Anti-, opposite, oppose, counter- The kanji 反 depicts a person turning away or backward, symbolizing opposition or reversal. It is formed from 又 (right hand) and a stroke indicating turning or reversing. View JLPT

JLPT N3 Kanji: 告 (Koku, Tsu-geru) – Announce, Inform 告 Readings: コク (Onyomi), つげる (Kunyomi) Meaning: announce, inform, tell, declare The kanji 告 is thought to be a pictograph combining 口 (mouth) and 牛 (ox/cow), possibly depicting a person speaking or a horn being blown to make an announcement. It signifies conveying information or declaring

JLPT N3 Kanji: 面 (men, omo, tsura) – Face, Surface, Aspect 面 Readings: メン (Onyomi), おも, つら (Kunyomi) Meaning: face, mask, surface, aspect, side A pictograph of a human face, depicting eyes and a mouth. It originally referred to the face or a mask. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order

JLPT N3 Kanji: 勝 (Katsu) – Winning with this Essential Character! 勝 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), か.つ, まさ.る, すぐ.れる (Kunyomi) Meaning: victory, win, prevail, excel The kanji 勝 combines 力 (power/strength) and a phonetic component, likely representing the idea of overcoming or triumphing through effort and power. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write –

JLPT N3 Kanji: 際 – Mastering “Occasion” and “Edge” 際 Readings: サイ (Onyomi), きわ (Kunyomi) Meaning: occasion, side, edge, border, when, at the time of The kanji 際 combines 阝 (こざとへん, “hill” or “mound” radical, indicating a boundary or raised area) and 祭 (a phonetic component that also suggests a “joining” or “coming together”). Together,

JLPT N3 Kanji: 予 – Your Guide to “In Advance” and “Forecast” 予 Readings: ヨ (Onyomi), あらかじめ (Kunyomi) Meaning: in advance, beforehand, I, myself The character is thought to be a pictogram of a shuttle used in weaving, which signifies something being “given” or “provided” in preparation, leading to meanings of “beforehand” or “in advance.”

JLPT N3 Kanji: 資 (shi) – Assets, Resources, Capital 資 Readings: シ (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, quality, responsibility 形声文字 (Keisei-moji): The left component (次) suggests the sound, while the right component (貝) signifies the meaning related to money or wealth. Originally depicting goods or materials. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How

JLPT N3 Kanji: Master 交 (KOU, majiwaru) – Mix, Cross, Exchange 交 Readings: コウ (Onyomi), まじ.わる, まじ.える, ま.じる, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる, か.う, か.わす (Kunyomi) Meaning: mix, mingle, association, coming & going A pictogram of two legs crossing, representing “crossing” or “interchanging”. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 交 has

JLPT N3 Kanji: 解 (Kai, Toke, Hodo) – Untie, Solve, Understand 解 Readings: カイ, ゲ (Onyomi), と.く, と.かす, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る (Kunyomi) Meaning: solve, untie, explain, understand, cancel The kanji 解 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It combines 刀 (knife) and the phonetic component 角 (horn, indicating something hard or tangled). The knife radical

JLPT N3 Kanji: 得 – Get, Obtain, Gain 得 Readings: トク (Onyomi), え.る, う.る (Kunyomi) Meaning: To get, obtain, acquire, gain, profit, advantageous The kanji 得 is a phono-semantic compound. It combines 彳 (gyouninben), a radical related to “walking” or “doing,” and 貝 (kai), which represents a “shell” or “money” (as shells were historically used

JLPT N3 Kanji: 共 – Mastering “Together” and “Common” 共 Readings: キョウ (Onyomi), とも (Kunyomi) Meaning: together, both, all, with The kanji 共 is composed of 廿 (two hands, variant of 廾) and 口 (mouth). It originally depicted two people joining hands to eat, symbolizing “togetherness” or “sharing”. The mouth element later evolved. View JLPT

JLPT N3 Kanji: 原 (gen, hara) – The Origin of Fields and Principles 原 Readings: ゲン (Onyomi), はら (Kunyomi) Meaning: field, plain, original, prime, fundamental The kanji 原 depicts a cliff (厂) with a spring or fountain at its base, signifying a source, origin, or a vast, flat area like a plain where water might

JLPT N3 Kanji: 活 – Life, Live, Activity 活 Readings: カツ (Onyomi), い.きる, い.かす, い.ける (Kunyomi) Meaning: lively, active, vivid, life, living Derived from the water radical (氵) and 舌 (tongue/lively sound, phonetic component). It symbolizes the vigorous movement of water, extended to mean vitality and life. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write

JLPT N3 Kanji: 済 (SAI, su.mu) – Finish, Settle, Be Over 済 Readings: サイ (Onyomi), す.む, -ず.み, す.ます (Kunyomi) Meaning: finish, settle, relief, be over The kanji 済 combines 水 (water) and 斉 (to regulate, arrange). Historically, it signified crossing a body of water or achieving completion, evolving to mean “finish,” “settle,” or “be over.”

JLPT N3 Kanji: 報 (hou) – Report, News, Reward 報 Readings: ホウ (Onyomi), むく.いる (Kunyomi) Meaning: report, news, reward, retribution, requite The kanji 報 combines 幸 (happiness, luck) and 阜 (mound, abundant). It conveys the idea of giving back or responding, often in the sense of recompense or reporting information. View JLPT N3 Kanji List

JLPT N3 Kanji: 点 (ten) – Mastering “Point,” “Spot,” and “Score” 点 Readings: テン (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: point, spot, mark, dot, score, decimal point The kanji 点 (てん) originally depicted a small drop of liquid or a mark. The top part (亠) represents a lid or cover, and the bottom part (灬), a variant of

JLPT N3 Kanji: 産 (San) – Produce, Give Birth, Products 産 Readings: サン (Onyomi), う.む, う.まれる, うぶ- (Kunyomi) Meaning: produce, give birth, products, native The kanji 産 combines 生 (life, birth) and 厂 (cliff, factory). It depicts something being produced or born from a location, often associated with natural processes or a place of origin.

JLPT N3 Kanji: 支 (Shi / Sasaeru) – Support, Branch, Sustain, Pay 支 Readings: シ (Onyomi), ささ.える (Kunyomi) Meaning: Support, branch, sustain, pay A pictograph of a hand holding a branch, implying support or a literal branch. View JLPT N3 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 支 has 4 strokes. It

JLPT N3 Kanji: 権 (ken) – Understanding Authority, Power, and Rights 権 Readings: ケン (Onyomi), (Kunyomi) Meaning: authority, power, rights The kanji 権 originally depicted a balance or scales, symbolizing the act of weighing or measuring. From this, its meaning extended to encompass authority or power, reflecting the ability to decide or control. View JLPT