Search Kanji for Grade 3

Tips: joujou characters (Kanji characters to be learned at schools in Japan) are highlighted.
Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.

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

ward

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

beforehand

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

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

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

dish

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

pelt

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

gone

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

attend

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

icicle

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

salute

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

nickname

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

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

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

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

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

center

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

wherefore

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

other

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

strike

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

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

generation

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

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

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

death

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

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

whole

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

file

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

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

next

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

style

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

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

possess

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

return

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

state

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

sheep

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

blood

Meaning: blood
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケツ

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

beans

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

help

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

research

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

doctor

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

bureau

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

duty

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

mister

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

somebody

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

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

decide

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

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

slope

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

once upon a time

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

place

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

committee

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

commence

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

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

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

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

flavor

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

happiness

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

matter

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

fate

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

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:

chase

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

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

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:

swim

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

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

clothing

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

escort

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

thing

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

waves

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

someone

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

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

oil

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

take

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

beach

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

accept

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

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

plank

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

guest

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

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