Kanji Learned in the Third Grade
(characters 51 - 100)


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じょう place
(NOTE: not used alone)
a place
場所 ばしょ a place, area, location
工場 こうじょう factory, plant



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たい
fat, thick
(NOTE: not used alone)
太る ふとる to get fat
太い ふとい fat, thick
太平洋 たいへいよう Pacific Ocean
太陽 たいよう the Sun



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まい younger sister
(NOTE: not used alone)
いもうと younger sister
義妹 ぎまい younger sister-in-law



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beginning
(NOTE: not used alone)
始める はじめる (vt) to begin, start (something)
始まる はじまる (vi) to begin, start, open
始終 しじゅう from beginning to end, all the time, constantly
原始的 げんしてき primitive



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あん peace, rested, cheap
(NOTE: not used alone)
安い やすい cheap, inexpensive
安っぽい やすっぽい cheap looking, flashy, tawdry
安らかな やすらかな peaceful, quiet, calm, tranquil
安心 あんしん peace of mind, reassurance
安全 あんぜん safety, security



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じつ truth, actuality, sincerity, substance, essence
(NOTE: not used alone)
a fruti, nut
実る みのる to ripen, bear fruit
実際 じつさい truth, actuality



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しつ a room
むろ a greenhouse, cellar
和室 わしつ Japanese style room
洋室 ようしつ Western/Occidental style room



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かく guest, customer
(NOTE: not used alone)
きゃく visitor, guest, customer, passenger
乗客 じょうきゃく passenger
客観 きゃっかん an objective view
客観的に きゃっかんてきに objectively



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かん coldness, midwinter
(NOTE: not used alone)
寒い さむい cold (adjective)
寒がる さむがる to be sensitive to / complain of the cold
寒がり さむがり a person exceedingly sensitive to the cold
寒中 かんちゅう the cold season, midwinter



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とう this, right, appropriateness, itself, at the time
(NOTE: not used alone)
当の とうの this, the said (person or thing)
当たり あたり per (suffix)
当たる あたる hit, strike, come true, be correct, face, confront
当てる あてる hit (the mark), succeed, win lottery, make a guess, assign
当てられる あてられる be affected by, suffer from, be annoyed
当たらない あたらない do not deserve, not justifiable, not proper
当て あて aim, hopes, confidence
当てずっぽう あてずっぽう guesswork, random, haphazard
本当の ほんとうの true, real
本当に ほんとうに truly, really
一人当たり ひとりあらり per person, per capita



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けん perfecture
兵庫県 兵庫県 Hyogo Prefecture



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きょく bureau, office, central
郵便局 ゆうびんきょく post office



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おく
roof, house, shop, store, dealer
(NOTE: not used alone)
屋根 やね roof
部屋 へや a room
屋上 おくじょう rooftop
八百屋 やおや vegetable store



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がん bank, shore, coast
(NOTE: not used alone)
きし the beach, bank, shore, coast
海岸 かいがん seashore



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がん rock, crag, reef
(NOTE: not used alone)
いわ a rock, crag
岩石 がんせき a rock



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たん charoal
(NOTE: not used alone)
すみ charcoal
石炭 せきたん coal



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こう wide, broad
(NOTE: not used alone)
広い ひろい wide
広まる ひろまる become popular, come into fashion, be circulated
広める ひろめる make known, advertise, disseminate, popularize
広がる ひろがる (vi) spread out, extend, reach to
広げる ひろげる (vt) expand, enlarge, widen
広告 こうこく advertisement



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てん shop, store
(NOTE: not used alone)
みせ shop, store
商店街 しょうてんがい a shopping street



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たく
degree, measure, limit, times
(NOTE: not used alone)
度々 たびたび often, frequently, repeatedly, many times
time, degree, extent, limit
今度 こんど next time
温度 おんど temperature
支度 したく preparations



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storehouse
(NOTE: not used alone)
冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ refrigerator
金庫 きんこ safe



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いん pulling, attracting
(NOTE: not used alone)
引く ひく to pull
引き出し ひきだし a drawer
引用 いんよう quotation



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きょう
ごう
strength
(NOTE: not used alone)
強い つよい strong
強まる つよまる become strong(er)
強める つよめる (vt) to strengthen, make stronger, intensify, emphasize
強がる つよがる to show one's toughness
強がり つよがり a bluff, show of strength
強いる しいる to force, coerce, compel, press
強情な ごうじょうな stubborn
勉強 べんきょう study



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return
(NOTE: not used alone)
帰る かえる to return
帰す かえす let return, dismiss, send (someone) back
帰化 きか naturalization (citizen of a country)



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ぎょう
けい
shape
(NOTE: not used alone)
かた
かたち
shape, form, figure
人形 にんぎょう a doll
円形 えんけい round/circular shape
手形 てがた a (bank) bill, (promissory) note, draft



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えき war, battle, service
(NOTE: not used alone)
やく office, post, position, use, duty, service
役所 やくしょ government office
使役する しえきする to employ, use, set to work, put in service
上役 うわやく one's superior
役に立つ やくにたつ be useful, helpful



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たい waiting
(NOTE: not used alone)
待つ まつ to wait
期待 きたい expectation, anticipation
待ちぼうけ まちぼうけ get/be stood up, wait in vain
待合室 まちあいしつ waiting room



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こう
after, behind, later
(NOTE: not used alone)
のち future, after, later
あと the back, rear, afterward, subsequent
後ろ うしろ back, rear, behind
後半 こうはん the second half
午後 ごご afternoon, P.M.



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きゅう emergency, crisis, danger, haste, urgency, suddenness
急に きゅうに suddenly, in a hurry, at a moment's notice
急な きゅうな urgent, pressing, sudden
急ぐ いそぐ to hurry
救急車 きゅうきゅうしゃ ambulance



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かん feeling, sensation
感じ かんじ feeling, sense, impression
感じる かんじる to feel, be aware/conscious of
感動する かんどうする be impressed (to do impression/emotion)



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しょ place
(NOTE: not used alone)
ところ place, spot , location
住所 じゅうしょ address



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とう throw
(NOTE: not used alone)
投じる とうじる to throw, cast (a vote), join/seize (an opportunity), invest in
投げる なげる to throw, fling, cast, hurl, pitch
投げ なげ a throw (noun/base 2 form of the verb なげる)
投票 とうひょう a vote
投資する とうしする to invest (do an investment)



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hold, possess, maintain
(NOTE: not used alone)
持つ もつ to hold, have, own
気持 きもち feeling, sensation, mood
気持の良い きもちのよい pleasant
気持の悪い きもちのわるい unpleasant
持続的 じぞくてき continuous, lasting



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finger
(NOTE: not used alone)
ゆび finger
指す さす point to, indicate
親指 おやゆび thumb
指圧 しあつ finger pressure (as in a type of massage)



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きょう teaching
(NOTE: not used alone)
教える おしえる to teach
教わる おそわる to learn, be taught
教育 きょういく education
教会 きょうかい church (Christian)



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すう
numbers, figures, law, strength, fate
(NOTE: not used alone)
かず number, figure
数える かぞえる to count, calculate
数学 すうがく mathematics
無数 むすう countless



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しん newness, novelty
(NOTE: not used alone)
新しい あたらしい new
新聞 しんぶん newspaper



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りょ journey
(NOTE: not used alone)
たび journey, trip
旅行 りょこう trip, travel
旅券 りょけん passport



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しょう bright, clear
(NOTE: not used alone)
昭和 しょうわ the name of the (emperor) era that began in 1926



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せい
しょう
star
(NOTE: not used alone)
ほし star
火星 かせい Mars
流星 りゅうせい a shooting star
彗星 すいせい a comet



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しょ summer heat, hot weather
(NOTE: not used alone)
暑い あつい hot (as in weather - not to the touch)
暑がる あつがる to feel the heat, swelter, suffer from the heat
暑がり あつがり a person sensitive to the heat
暑苦しい あつくるしい sultry, sweltering, stuffy (room)
暑中 しょちゅう hot season, middle of summer



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せい clear up
(NOTE: not used alone)
晴れる はれる (vi) to clear up
晴らす はらす (vt) to clear away, dispel (doubt)
晴天 せいてん clear sky, fine weather



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あん dark
(NOTE: not used alone)
暗い くらい dark
暗記 あんき memorization
暗示 あんじ hint, suggestion



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よう day of the week
(NOTE: not used alone)
月曜日 げつようび Monday



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はん
ばん
board, plank
(NOTE: not used alone)
いた board, plank
黒板 こくばん blackboard
掲示板 けいじばん bulletin



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ちゅう pillar, post, cylinder
(NOTE: not used alone)
はしら pillar, column, pole
電柱 でんちゅう utility/electric pole
街灯柱 がいとうちゅう a lamppost, streetlight



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こん root, perseverance, stamina
root, base, origin, foundation
屋根 やね roof
根気 こんき patience, perseverance
根本的 こんぽんてき fundamental, basic



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がく music
らく comfort, ease, pleasure
楽しい たのしい merry, pleasant, cheerful, joyful
楽にする らくにする make oneself at home, relax, be comfortable
音楽 おんがく music
楽天家 らくてんか optimist
安楽死 あんらくし mercy killing, euthanasia



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よう way, manner
さま Mr., Mrs., Miss (polite form - suffix for names)
様子 ようす situation, aspect, appearance



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きょう bridge
(NOTE: not used alone)
はし bridge
鉄橋 てっきょう an iron bridge, railway bridge



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singing
(NOTE: not used alone)
うた poem, song
歌う うたう to sing
国歌 こっか National Anthem
歌手 かしゅ singer


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