Search Kanji for Grade 3

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Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.
丁

street

Meaning: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: ひのと
On-yomi: チョウ/テイ/チン/トウ/チ
区

ward

Meaning: ward; district
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク/オウ/コウ
予

beforehand

Meaning: beforehand; previous; myself; I
Kun-yomi: あらかじ.め
On-yomi: ヨ/シャ
化

change

Meaning: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
Kun-yomi: ば.ける/ば.かす/ふ.ける/け.する
On-yomi: カ/ケ
反

anti-

Meaning: anti-
Kun-yomi: そ.る/そ.らす/かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ハン/ホン/タン/ホ
皿

dish

Meaning: dish; a helping; plate
Kun-yomi: さら
On-yomi: ベイ
皮

pelt

Meaning: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: ヒ
去

gone

Meaning: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce
Kun-yomi: さ.る/-さ.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
仕

attend

Meaning: attend; doing; official; serve
Kun-yomi: つか.える
On-yomi: シ/ジ
氷

icicle

Meaning: icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal
Kun-yomi: こおり/ひ/こお.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ
礼

salute

Meaning: salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ/ライ
号

nickname

Meaning: nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ/よびな
On-yomi: ゴウ
写

copy

Meaning: copy; be photographed; describe
Kun-yomi: うつ.す/うつ.る/うつ-/うつ.し
On-yomi: シャ/ジャ
申

have the honor to

Meaning: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: もう.す/もう.し-/さる
On-yomi: シン
平

even

Meaning: even; flat; peace
Kun-yomi: たい.ら/-だいら/ひら/ひら-
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ヒョウ
主

lord

Meaning: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal
Kun-yomi: ぬし/おも/あるじ
On-yomi: シュ/ス/シュウ
央

center

Meaning: center; middle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ
由

wherefore

Meaning: wherefore; a reason
Kun-yomi: よし/よ.る
On-yomi: ユ/ユウ/ユイ
他

other

Meaning: other; another; the others
Kun-yomi: ほか
On-yomi: タ
打

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス
代

substitute

Meaning: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee
Kun-yomi: か.わる/かわ.る/かわ.り/か.わり/-がわ.り/-が.わり/か.える/よ/し
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ
世

generation

Meaning: generation; world; society; public
Kun-yomi: よ/さんじゅう
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ
安

relax

Meaning: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful
Kun-yomi: やす.い/やす.まる/やす/やす.らか
On-yomi: アン
両

both

Meaning: both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two
Kun-yomi: てる/ふたつ
On-yomi: リョウ
死

death

Meaning: death; die
Kun-yomi: し.ぬ/し.に-
On-yomi: シ
向

yonder

Meaning: yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach
Kun-yomi: む.く/む.い/-む.き/む.ける/-む.け/む.かう/む.かい/む.こう/む.
On-yomi: コウ
全

whole

Meaning: whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill
Kun-yomi: まった.く/すべ.て
On-yomi: ゼン
列

file

Meaning: file; row; rank; tier; column
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レツ/レ
曲

bend

Meaning: bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean
Kun-yomi: ま.がる/ま.げる/くま
On-yomi: キョク
次

next

Meaning: next; order; sequence
Kun-yomi: つ.ぐ/つぎ
On-yomi: ジ/シ
式

style

Meaning: style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シキ
守

guard

Meaning: guard; protect; defend; obey
Kun-yomi: まも.る/まも.り/もり/-もり/かみ
On-yomi: シュ/ス
有

possess

Meaning: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx
Kun-yomi: あ.る
On-yomi: ユウ/ウ
返

return

Meaning: return; answer; fade; repay
Kun-yomi: かえ.す/-かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ヘン
州

state

Meaning: state; province
Kun-yomi: す
On-yomi: シュウ/ス
羊

sheep

Meaning: sheep
Kun-yomi: ひつじ
On-yomi: ヨウ
血

blood

Meaning: blood
Kun-yomi: ち
On-yomi: ケツ
投

throw

Meaning: throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss
Kun-yomi: な.げる/-な.げ
On-yomi: トウ
豆

beans

Meaning: beans; pea; midget
Kun-yomi: まめ/まめ-
On-yomi: トウ/ズ
助

help

Meaning: help; rescue; assist
Kun-yomi: たす.ける/たす.かる/す.ける/すけ
On-yomi: ジョ
究

research

Meaning: research; study
Kun-yomi: きわ.める
On-yomi: キュウ/ク
医

doctor

Meaning: doctor; medicine
Kun-yomi: い.やす/い.する/くすし
On-yomi: イ
局

bureau

Meaning: bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment
Kun-yomi: つぼね
On-yomi: キョク
役

duty

Meaning: duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヤク/エキ
君

mister

Meaning: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix
Kun-yomi: きみ/-ぎみ
On-yomi: クン
身

somebody

Meaning: somebody; person; one's station in life
Kun-yomi: み
On-yomi: シン
対

vis-a-vis

Meaning: vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare
Kun-yomi: あいて/こた.える/そろ.い/つれあ.い/なら.ぶ/むか.う
On-yomi: タイ/ツイ
決

decide

Meaning: decide; fix; agree upon; appoint
Kun-yomi: き.める/-ぎ.め/き.まる/さ.く
On-yomi: ケツ
住

dwell

Meaning: dwell; reside; live; inhabit
Kun-yomi: す.む/す.まう/-ず.まい
On-yomi: ジュウ/ヂュウ/チュウ
坂

slope

Meaning: slope; incline; hill
Kun-yomi: さか
On-yomi: ハン
昔

once upon a time

Meaning: once upon a time; antiquity; old times
Kun-yomi: むかし
On-yomi: セキ/シャク
所

place

Meaning: place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-ところ/どころ/とこ
On-yomi: ショ
委

committee

Meaning: committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard
Kun-yomi: ゆだ.ねる
On-yomi: イ
使

use

Meaning: use; send on a mission; order; messenger; envoy; ambassador; cause
Kun-yomi: つか.う/つか.い/-つか.い/-づか.い
On-yomi: シ
始

commence

Meaning: commence; begin
Kun-yomi: はじ.める/-はじ.める/はじ.まる
On-yomi: シ
注

pour

Meaning: pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate
Kun-yomi: そそ.ぐ/さ.す/つ.ぐ
On-yomi: チュウ
育

bring up

Meaning: bring up; grow up; raise; rear
Kun-yomi: そだ.つ/そだ.ち/そだ.てる/はぐく.む
On-yomi: イク
表

surface

Meaning: surface; table; chart; diagram
Kun-yomi: おもて/-おもて/あらわ.す/あらわ.れる/あら.わす
On-yomi: ヒョウ
味

flavor

Meaning: flavor; taste
Kun-yomi: あじ/あじ.わう
On-yomi: ミ
幸

happiness

Meaning: happiness; blessing; fortune
Kun-yomi: さいわ.い/さち/しあわ.せ
On-yomi: コウ
事

matter

Meaning: matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: ジ/ズ
命

fate

Meaning: fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint
Kun-yomi: いのち
On-yomi: メイ/ミョウ
苦

suffering

Meaning: suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl
Kun-yomi: くる.しい/-ぐる.しい/くる.しむ/くる.しめる/にが.い/にが.る
On-yomi: ク
追

chase

Meaning: chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile
Kun-yomi: お.う
On-yomi: ツイ
和

harmony

Meaning: harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan
Kun-yomi: やわ.らぐ/やわ.らげる/なご.む/なご.やか
On-yomi: ワ/オ/カ
具

tool

Meaning: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Kun-yomi: そな.える/つぶさ.に
On-yomi: グ
泳

swim

Meaning: swim
Kun-yomi: およ.ぐ
On-yomi: エイ
実

reality

Meaning: reality; truth
Kun-yomi: み/みの.る/まこと/まことに/みの/みち.る
On-yomi: ジツ/シツ
服

clothing

Meaning: clothing; admit; obey; discharge
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フク
送

escort

Meaning: escort; send
Kun-yomi: おく.る
On-yomi: ソウ
物

thing

Meaning: thing; object; matter
Kun-yomi: もの/もの-
On-yomi: ブツ/モツ
波

waves

Meaning: waves; billows; Poland
Kun-yomi: なみ
On-yomi: ハ
者

someone

Meaning: someone; person
Kun-yomi: もの
On-yomi: シャ
定

determine

Meaning: determine; fix; establish; decide
Kun-yomi: さだ.める/さだ.まる/さだ.か
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ
油

oil

Meaning: oil; fat
Kun-yomi: あぶら
On-yomi: ユ/ユウ
取

take

Meaning: take; fetch; take up
Kun-yomi: と.る/と.り/と.り-/とり/-ど.り
On-yomi: シュ
岸

beach

Meaning: beach
Kun-yomi: きし
On-yomi: ガン
受

accept

Meaning: accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive
Kun-yomi: う.ける/-う.け/う.かる
On-yomi: ジュ
放

set free

Meaning: set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate
Kun-yomi: はな.す/-っぱな.し/はな.つ/はな.れる/こ.く/ほう.る
On-yomi: ホウ
板

plank

Meaning: plank; board; plate; stage
Kun-yomi: いた
On-yomi: ハン/バン
客

guest

Meaning: guest; visitor; customer; client
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キャク/カク

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