Kanji Yomi Meaning
明かり akariあかり light; illumination; glow; gleam
悪魔 akumaあくま devil; demon; fiend; Satan
暗記 ankiあんき memorization; learning by heart
新た arataあらた new; fresh; novel
集まり atsumariあつまり gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
部分 bubunぶぶん portion; section; part
分 bunぶん part; segment; share; ration
文明 bunmeiぶんめい civilization; culture
分析 bunsekiぶんせき analysis
分野 bunyaぶんや field; sphere; realm; division; branch
父親 chichioyaちちおや father
地平線 chiheisenちへいせん horizon (related to land)​
地位 chiiちい (social) position; status
長期 choukiちょうき long-term
中 chuuちゅう during; while; medium; middle
中学 chuugakuちゅうがく junior high school; middle school
昼食 chuushokuちゅうしょく lunch; midday meal
大部分 daibubunだいぶぶん most part; greater part; majority
駄目 dameだめ no good; cannot
男子 danshiだんし youth; young man
出会い deaiであい meeting; rendezvous; encounter
読書 dokushoどくしょ reading
努力 doryokuどりょく effort; exertion; endeavor; hard work; striving
円 enえん yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle
不利 furiふり disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
不足 fusokuふそく insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth
外交 gaikouがいこう diplomacy
外出 gaishutsuがいしゅつ going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
学期 gakkiがっき school term; semester
学 gakuがく learning; education; study of
学問 gakumonがくもん scholarship; study; learning
学者 gakushaがくしゃ scholar
学習 gakushuuがくしゅう study; learning; tutorial
議長 gichouぎちょう chairman; president; moderator
議会 gikaiぎかい congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
語学 gogakuごがく study of foreign languages; linguistics
母親 hahaoyaははおや mother
博物館 hakubutsukanはくぶつかん museum
販売 hanbaiはんばい sales; selling; marketing
発明 hatsumeiはつめい invention
品 hinひん elegance, article
一言 hitokotoひとこと single word; a few words; brief comment
一人一人 hitorihitoriひとりひとり one by one; each; one at a time
本物 honmonoほんもの genuine article; real thing; real deal​
本人 honninほんにん the person in question; the person themselves; said person
一致 icchiいっち agreement; union; match​; coincidence
一時 ichijiいちじ one o'clock
一家 ikkaいっか a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family
一般 ippanいっぱん general; universal; ordinary; average; common
一方 ippouいっぽう one (esp. of two); one way; the other direction; although
一生 isshouいっしょう whole life; a lifetime; a generation
一種 isshuいっしゅ species; kind; variety
一瞬 isshunいっしゅん instant; moment; for an instant
一層 issouいっそう much more; still more; all the more; single layer; sooner; preferably​
一体 ittaiいったい (what) the heck; (why) in the world
邪魔 jamaじゃま hindrance
化学 kagakuかがく chemistry
会 kaiかい meeting; assembly; party; association; club
会員 kai'inかいいん member
海外 kaigaiかいがい foreign; abroad; overseas
会合 kaigouかいごう meeting; assembly; gathering; association
会計 kaikeiかいけい finance; account; treasurer; bill
開始 kaishiかいし start; commencement; beginning; initiation​
科目 kamokuかもく (school) subject; curriculum; course
権利 kenriけんり right; privilege
基本 kihonきほん basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
記事 kijiきじ article; news story; report; account
気味 kimiきみ sensation; feeling​; tendency
記念 kinenきねん commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something
記入 kinyuuきにゅう entry; filling in; filling out
記憶 kiokuきおく memory; recollection; remembrance
記者 kishaきしゃ reporter; journalist
期待 kitaiきたい expectation; anticipation; hope
国家 kokkaこっか state; country; nation
国会 kokkaiこっかい National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan; parliament; congress
国境 kokkyouこっきょう national border
国語 kokugoこくご national language
国民 kokuminこくみん people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
今後 kongoこんご from now on; hereafter
今回 konkaiこんかい now; this time; lately
高速 kousokuこうそく high-speed; rapid; express
訓練 kunrenくんれん training; drill; practice; discipline
教科書 kyoukashoきょうかしょ textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
協力 kyouryokuきょうりょく cooperation; collaboration
強力 kyouryokuきょうりょく powerful; strong
吸収 kyuushuuきゅうしゅう absorption; suction; attraction
急速 kyuusokuきゅうそく rapid (e.g. progress)
真面目 majimeまじめ serious; earnest
真っ赤 makkaまっか bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
万一 manichiまんいち emergency; unlikely event​; by some chance; by some possibility
満足 manzokuまんぞく satisfaction; contentment;​ sufficient; enough
飯 meshiめし cooked rice; meal
味方 mikataみかた friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting
魅力 miryokuみりょく charm; fascination; glamour; attraction; appeal
木曜 mokuyouもくよう Thursday
半ば nakabaなかば middle; half; semi; halfway; partly
熱心 nesshinねっしん enthusiastic; eager
日本 nihonにほん Japan
能力 nouryokuのうりょく ability; faculty
入場 nyuujouにゅうじょう entrance; admission; entering






N3 Verbs


 Kanji Yomi Meaning
明ける akeruあける to dawn,to become daylight
暗記 ankiあんき memorization; learning by heart
分析 bunsekiぶんせき analysis
出会う deauであう to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter
読書 dokushoどくしょ reading
努力 doryokuどりょく effort; exertion; endeavor; hard work; striving
不足 fusokuふそく insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth
外出 gaishutsuがいしゅつ going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
学問 gakumonがくもん scholarship; study; learning
学習 gakushuuがくしゅう study; learning; tutorial
販売 hanbaiはんばい sales; selling; marketing
発明 hatsumeiはつめい invention
外す hazusuはずす to remove; to undo; to drop; to miss
一言 hitokotoひとこと single word; a few words; brief comment
一致 icchiいっち agreement; union; match​; coincidence
邪魔 jamaじゃま hindrance
会合 kaigouかいごう meeting; assembly; gathering; association
開始 kaishiかいし start; commencement; beginning; initiation​
記念 kinenきねん commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something
気に入る kiniiruきにいる to like; to take a liking to
記入 kinyuuきにゅう entry; filling in; filling out
記憶 kiokuきおく memory; recollection; remembrance
期待 kitaiきたい expectation; anticipation; hope
転ぶ korobuころぶ to fall down; to fall over
訓練 kunrenくんれん training; drill; practice; discipline
協力 kyouryokuきょうりょく cooperation; collaboration
吸収 kyuushuuきゅうしゅう absorption; suction; attraction
学ぶ manabuまなぶ to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
満足 manzokuまんぞく satisfaction; contentment;​ sufficient; enough
味方 mikataみかた friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting
入場 nyuujouにゅうじょう entrance; admission; entering
収める osameruおさめる to supply; to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay
連続 renzokuれんぞく continuation; succession; series
利益 riekiりえき profit; gains; benefit
留学 ryuugakuりゅうがく studying abroad
左右 sayuuさゆう left and right
成長 seichouせいちょう growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
刺激 shigekiしげき stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
進学 shingakuしんがく entering a higher-level school (often university)
使用 shiyouしよう use; application; employment; utilization.
証明 shoumeiしょうめい proof; verification; certification
招待 shoutaiしょうたい invitation
集中 shuuchuuしゅうちゅう concentration; focusing; centralization; integration
収穫 shuukakuしゅうかく harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors)
徹夜 tetsuyaてつや staying up all night
取れる toreruとれる to come off; to be removed; to be obtainable
取り上げる toriageruとりあげる to pick up
通学 tsuugakuつうがく commuting to school; school commute
受け取る uketoruうけとる to receive; to understand
運転 untenうんてん operation; driving
売れる ureruうれる to sell (well)
分ける wakeruわける to divide; to split; to part; to separate
悪口 waruguchiわるぐち slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
輸入 yunyuuゆにゅう import; importation; introduction
輸出 yushutsuゆしゅつ export; exportation






N3 Adjectives



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
明らか akirakaあきらか clear; obvious
新た arataあらた new; fresh; novel
駄目 dameだめ no good; cannot
同一 douitsuどういつ identical; same; one and the same; equal
不利 furiふり disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
不足 fusokuふそく insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth
激しい hageshiiはげしい violent; extreme; intense
発明 hatsumeiはつめい invention
意外 igaiいがい unexpected; surprising
一般 ippanいっぱん general; universal; ordinary; average; common
邪魔 jamaじゃま hindrance
海外 kaigaiかいがい foreign; abroad; overseas
高速 kousokuこうそく high-speed; rapid; express
強力 kyouryokuきょうりょく powerful; strong
急激 kyuugekiきゅうげき sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
急速 kyuusokuきゅうそく rapid (e.g. progress)
真面目 majimeまじめ serious; earnest
真っ赤 makkaまっか bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
満足 manzokuまんぞく satisfaction; contentment;​ sufficient; enough
明確 meikakuめいかく clear; precise; definite; distinct
熱心 nesshinねっしん enthusiastic; eager
利口 rikouりこう clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp
新鮮 shinsenしんせん fresh
上手い umaiうまい skillful; delicious
宜しい yoroshiiよろしい (respectful) OK; all right
有利 yuuriゆうり advantageous; favorable; profitable
随分 zuibunずいぶん very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully






N3 Adverbs



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
あまり amari so much… that
あまりにも amari ni mo too much; so much… that; excessively~
別に～ない【べつに～ない】 betsu ni~nai not really, not particularly
どんなに～ても donna ni~temo no matter how (much)
どうしても doushitemo no matter what; at any cost; after all~
再び【ふたたび】 futatabi again; once more; a second time
ふと futo suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally~
一度に【いちどに】 ichido ni all at once
意外【いがい】 igai unexpected; surprising
いくら～ても ikura~temo no matter how~
今に【いまに】 imani before long; even now
今にも【いまにも】 imanimo at any moment; at any minute; on the verge of
一種【いっしゅ】 isshu species; kind; variety
一層【いっそう】 issou much more; still more; all the more; single layer; sooner; preferably​
一体【いったい】 ittai emphasis; what on earth; what in the world~
一体【いったい】 ittai (what) the heck; (why) in the world
か何か【かなにか】 ka nani ka or something~
結局【けっきょく】 kekkyoku after all; eventually; in the end~
決して～ない【けっして～ない】 kesshite~nai never; by no means~
急に【きゅうに】 kyuuni swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily
万一【まんいち】 manichi emergency; unlikely event​; by some chance; by some possibility
まるで maru de as if; as though; just like~
めったに～ない metta ni~nai hardly; rarely; seldom
もしかしたら moshika shitara perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance~
もしも〜たら moshimo~tara if; in the case; supposing~
むしろ mushiro rather; instead; better~
なかなか nakanaka very; quite; pretty; rather; just not~
なるべく naru beku as much as possible
際に【さいに】 sai ni when; at the time of; in the case of~
最中に【さいちゅうに】 saichuu ni while; during; in the middle of~
さらに sara ni furthermore; again; more and more~
せいぜい seizei at the most; at best; to the utmost
しばらく shibaraku for a moment; for a while; for the time being
すでに sude ni something has already been done/taken place; is already the case
少しも【すこしも】 sukoshimo anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)
すなわち sunawachi in other words; namely~
たとたん ta totan as soon as; just as~
たびに tabi ni whenever; every time~
確かに【たしかに】 tashika ni surely, certainly~
多少【たしょう】 tashou more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
たとえ～ても tatoe~temo even if… is the case
例えば【たとえば】 tatoeba for example; for instance~
と共に【とともに】 to tomo ni together with; at the same time as; as well as~
途中で/途中に【とちゅうで/とちゅうに】 tochuu de / tochuu ni on the way; in the middle of~
とおりに toori ni in the same way as; in the way; as~
とても～ない totemo~nai cannot possibly be; hardly~
つい tsui accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake
ついに tsui ni finally ~; at last ~; in the end
ついでに tsuide ni while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way~
つまり tsumari in other words; in summary; in short~
はもちろん wa mochiron not to mention; not only; but also~
割に【わりに】 wari ni considering; comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually~
わざと wazato on purpose; intentionally~
わざわざ wazawaza to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to~
随分【ずいぶん】 zuibun very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully






N3 Particles



 Kanji Yomi Meaning
ばいい ba ii should, can, it’d be good if~
ば～ほど ba~hodo the more… the more
ば～のに ba~noni would have; should have; if only~
ほど hodo degree; extent; bounds; upper limit
ほど～ない hodo~nai is not as… as~
いくら～ても ikura~temo no matter how~
から〜にかけて kara~ni kakete through; from [A] to [B]
きり kiri only; just; since; after~
っけ kke a casual suffix to confirm something you are trying to remember
こそ koso for sure (emphasize preceding word); precisely; definitely~
こと koto (must) do
くらい・ぐらい kurai / gurai approximately; about; around; to the extent~
くせに kuse ni and yet; although; despite the fact that~
も～ば～も mo~ba~mo and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor
もしも〜たら moshimo~tara if; in the case; supposing~
ながらも nagara mo but; although; despite~
なんか・なんて・など nanka; nante; nado give examples; show modesty; make light of~
にしても ni shite mo even if; even though; regardless of~
にしては ni shite wa for; considering it’s (something or someone)
にとって ni totte to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding~
について ni tsuite concerning; regarding; about; on~
には ni wa for the purpose of; in order to~
さえ sae even; so much as; not even
さえ～ば sae~ba if only; as long as
しかない shikanai have no choice but~
数量 + は【すうりょう + は】 suuryou + wa at least~
たものだ ta mono da used to do; would often do
たって tatte even if; even though; no matter how~
といい / たらいい to ii / tara ii it would be nice if; should; I hope~
として toshite as~; in the role of~
とは限らない【とはかぎらない】 towa kagiranai not necessarily so; is not always true
は別として【はべつとして】 wa betsu toshite aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not~
よりも yorimo in comparison to; rather than~; more than~