Kanji Learned in the Third Grade
(characters 1 - 50)


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ばん many, myriad, all
(NOTE: not used alone)
まん ten thousand
万一 まんいち (if) by any chance, in case of, should happen to, 10,000 to 1
万全 ばんぜん perfection
万全を期する ばんぜんをきする make doubly sure, double check



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へい
びょう
flat, level, peaceful
(NOTE: not used alone)
ひら common, ordinary, simple
平に ひらに earnestly, humbly
平たい ひらたい flat, level, even, simple, plain
平ら たいら smooth, level, flat, calm
手の平 てのひら palm (of the hand)
平日 へいじつ weekday (ordinary day)
平和 へいわ peace, harmony
平々凡々 へいへいぼんぼん ordinary, mediocre
平行 へいこう parallel
平均 へいきん an average, the mean, balance
平服 へいふく civilian, everyday, ordinary clothes



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りょう both
(NOTE: not used alone)
両方 りょうほう both
両親 りょうしん both parents



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かく
picture
(NOTE: not used alone)
映画 えいが movie
計画 けいかく plan
画面 がめん screen (tv / movies)
画家 がか painter



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ちゅう daytime, midday
(NOTE: not used alone)
ひる midday, daytime, noon
昼間 ひるま during the day
昼食 ちゅうしょく lunch, midday meal



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あく
bad, evil
(NOTE: not used alone)
悪い わるい bad, evil
最悪 さいあく the worst



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ゆう
reason, cause, significance
(NOTE: not used alone)
よし means, point, intent, significance
理由 りゆう reason, cause, grounds, pretext, excuse
自由 じゆう freedom, liberty



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しん have the honor to (say)
(NOTE: not used alone)
申し込む もうしこむ subscribe (magazine), reserve (a room), request (interview), apply (for a job)
内申 ないしん confidential report
申し合わせる もうしあわせる to agree upon, arrange



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せい

generation, era, age, world, society
(NOTE: not used alone)
二世 にせい second generation (Japanese)
中世 ちゅうせい the Middle Ages
世界 せかい the world, society, universe
世代 せだい generation



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こう face, opposite, other side
(NOTE: not used alone)
向き むき direction, situation, suitability
向こう むこう the opposite side, other direction
向かう むかう face (toward), be opposite, confront
向く むく (vi) turn (towards), lean (towards)
向ける むける (vt) turn (eyes), face, point (a gun) at, direct (one's attention to)
面と向かって めんとむかって face to face
意向 いこう intention, inclination



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ひょう table, chart, schedule, diagram
表する ひょうす る to express, show
おもて face, surface, right side, front, head (of a coin)
発表 はっぴょう announcement
表現 ひょうげん expression
表札 ひょうさつ a door/name plate



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noon
(NOTE: not used alone)
正午 しょうご noon
午前 ごぜん a.m. (before noon)
午後 ごご p.m. (afternoon)



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じょう ride, get on, take advantage of
(NOTE: not used alone)
乗る のる to ride
乗せる のせる place, put, lay, load, deceive, trick, take in
乗せてやる のせてやる give someone a lift, help a person into (a car)
乗じる じょうじる take advantage of, avail oneself of
乗客 じょうきゃく a passenger (car), a fare (taxi)
乗用車 じょうようしゃ passenger car
乗り換える のりかえる to transfer (trains)
乗り遅れる
乗り損なう
のりおくれる
のりそこなう
to miss (a train)



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じゅう
ちょう
heavy, weight, importance
(NOTE: not used alone)
重い おもい heavy
重さ おもさ weight (heavyness)
重なる かさなる (vi) to pile up, be piled up, pile/lie on top of one another
重ねる かさねる (vt) to pile up, heap up, add to
重力 じゅうりょく gravity
体重 たいじゅう body weight



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べん diligently, effort, hard work
(NOTE: not used alone)
勉強 べんきょう to study
勤勉な きんべんな industrious, diligent, hard-working



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とう island
(NOTE: not used alone)
しま island
半島 はんとう peninsula



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さい ability, talent
天才 てんさい genius



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thing, affair, matter, fact, circumstances
(NOTE: not used alone)
こと thing, matter, affair, fact, circumstances
仕事 しごと work
火事 かじ fire
事故 じこ an accident
事実上 じじつじょう actually, really, as a matter of fact
事実上となる じじつじょうとなる come true
事実無根 じじつむこん contrary to fact, groundless, unfounded



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city, town

市場
いち
いちば
a (fish) market
市民会館 しみんかいかん city hall



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しゅ
ぬし
lord, master
主な おもな main, principal
主に おもに mainly, mostly, generally
地主 じぬし landowner, landlord
主語 しゅご subject (of a sentence)
主催者 しゅさいしゃ sponsor, promoter, organizer



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こう intersection, coming and going
(NOTE: not used alone)
交わる まじわる associate/mix with (vi)
交える まじえる mix (together), blend (vt)
交通 こうつう traffic
交差点 こうさてん intersection
性交 せいこう sexual intercourse



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influencing, chancing
(NOTE: not used alone)
化かす ばかす bewitch, enchant
化ける ばける appear in disguise, turn oneself into, disguise oneself as
変化 へんか change, alteration, variation
文化 ぶんか culture
化学 かがく chemistry
進化 しんか evolution



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serving, working for
(NOTE: not used alone)
仕える つかえる serve, work under, wait on
仕方 しかた way, method, means
仕方がない しかたがない it can't be helped, it's inevitable, have no choice
仕事 しごと work, job
仕上がる しあがる be finished (vi)
仕上げる しあげる finish, complete (vt)



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ぜん all, whole
(NOTE: not used alone)
全く まったく entirely, completely, wholly
全部 ぜんぶ all, the whole, totally
完全 かんぜӛ 5; ; perfect, complete



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じゅう living, dwelling
(NOTE: not used alone)
住む すむ to live, reside
住所 じゅうしょ address



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たい
てい
body
(NOTE: not used alone)
からだ body
肉体 にくたい body, flesh
大体 だいたい generally, on the whole


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使 messenger, use
(NOTE: not used alone)
使う つかう to use
使用法 しようほう directions for use, how to use
大使 たいし ambassador
天使 てんし angel, heavenly messenger



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こう public, official
(NOTE: not used alone)
おおやけ public, open, official
公立 こうりつ public (institution)
公園 こうえん a (public) park



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だい
てい
younger brother
(NOTE: not used alone)
おとうと younger brother
義弟 ぎてい younger brother in law



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どう the same
(NOTE: not used alone)
同じ おなじ the same
同時に どうじに at the same time, simultaneously



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next
(NOTE: not used alone)
つぎ next
目次 もくじ table of contents
次々に つぎつぎに one after another, one by one, in succession
次第 しだい order, precedence, circumstances, state of things, as soon as...
次ぎ次第 つぎしだい as soon as (one) arrives
次期 じき next term
第二次世界大戦 だいにじせかいたいせん World War II



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じゃく weakness
(NOTE: not used alone)
弱い よわい weak
弱る
弱まる
よわる
よわまる
become weak/weaker (vi)
弱める よわめる make weak/weaker (vt)
弱点 じゃくてん weak point, a weakness



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とう sword, knife
(NOTE: not used alone)
かたな sword
刀身 とうしん sword blade



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じょ help, rescue
(NOTE: not used alone)
助ける たすける to help, aid, assist, rescue
助かる たすかる to be helped
助け たすけ help, aid, assistance, support (noun)
助言 じょげん advise, suggestion



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どう motion, change, confusion
(NOTE: not used alone)
動く うごく to move, stir (vi)
動かす うごかす to move, set in motion (vt)
動じる どうじる be upset, get excited
活動 かつどう activity
動物 どうぶつ animal
自動車 じどうしゃ automobile
動機 どうき motive (of a crime), incentive



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てん point, decimal point, mark, dot, spot
点字 てんじ Braille
点火する てんかする to ignite



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げん original, fundamental, primitive
(NOTE: not used alone)
はら field, plain, wilderness
原因 げんいん cause, origin, source
原子 げんし atom
原爆 げんばく atom bomb



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たい
だい
stand, pedestal, platform, rack, table, plateau
(NOTE: not used alone)
台風 たいふう typhoon
台所 だいどころ kitchen
天文台 てんもんだい observatory



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けい
きょう
brother
(NOTE: not used alone)
あに elder brother
兄弟 きょうだい brothers, brothers and sisters, brethen



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ごう number, pen name, pseudonym
番号 ばんごう number
信号 しんごう (traffic) signal



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くん mister (familiar)
(NOTE: used as a suffix for male names)
きみ you (familiar), ruler, one's lord



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ひん article, refinement
(NOTE: not used alone)
しな article, goods
品物 しなもの goods, merchandise, quality
部品 ぶひん (spare) parts
品質 ひんしつ quality (of a product)



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めい sounds made by animals/things
(NOTE: not used alone)
鳴く なく cry, bark, howl, chirp, etc. (animals)
鳴らす ならす (vt) ring, sound, blow (whistle), beat (drum), clap, smack (lips)
鳴る なる (vi) sound, ring, roar, (thunder) rumbles, (clock) strikes, boom
鳴動する めいどうする to (do a) a rumble



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かい times, rounds, repitetions, inning
(NOTE: not used alone)
回る まわる (vt) to turn round, spin, gyrate
回す まわす (vi) to spin, turn, revolve, rotate
何回も なんかいも time and time again
回復する かいふくする to recover (do a recovery), get well, to rehabilitate (do rehabilitation)



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plan
(NOTE: not used alone)
picture, drawing, diagram, plan, chart, graph
図る はかる to plan, attempt, plot
地図 ちず map
図書館 としょかん library
図々しい ずうずうしい impudent, audacious, bold, brazen, chutzpah



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えん garden
(NOTE: not used alone)
その garden
公園 こうえん public park
植物園 しょくぶつえん botanical garden



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きょ
leaving, going away
(NOTE: not used alone)
去る さる to leave, move away, quit, expire
去年 きょねん last year
過去 かこ the past (tense)



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suffix for temple names
(NOTE: not used alone)
てら temple
東大時 とうだいじ a temple in Nara



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はん hill, incline, slope
(NOTE: not used alone)
さか a slope, hile



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ばい selling
<(NOTE: not used alone)
売る うる to sell
売店 ばいてん a stall, stand, booth


3rd year Kanji 51 - 100