Search Kanji for JLPT level 3

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

power

Meaning: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Kun-yomi: ちから
On-yomi: リョク/リキ/リイ
工

craft

Meaning: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク/グ
夕

evening

Meaning: evening
Kun-yomi: ゆう
On-yomi: セキ
元

beginning

Meaning: beginning; former time; origin
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン
切

cut

Meaning: cut; cutoff; be sharp
Kun-yomi: き.る/-き.る/き.り/-き.り/-ぎ.り/き.れる/-き.れる/き.れ/-き
On-yomi: セツ/サイ
牛

cow

Meaning: cow
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: ギュウ
止

stop

Meaning: stop; halt
Kun-yomi: と.まる/-ど.まり/と.める/-と.める/-ど.め/とど.める/とど.め/とど
On-yomi: シ
引

pull

Meaning: pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to
Kun-yomi: ひ.く/ひ.き/ひ.き-/-び.き/ひ.ける
On-yomi: イン
不

negative

Meaning: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フ/ブ
区

ward

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

heart

Meaning: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ/-ごころ
On-yomi: シン
文

sentence

Meaning: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)
Kun-yomi: ふみ/あや
On-yomi: ブン/モン
太

plump

Meaning: plump; thick; big around
Kun-yomi: ふと.い/ふと.る
On-yomi: タイ/タ
方

direction

Meaning: direction; person; alternative
Kun-yomi: かた/-かた/-がた
On-yomi: ホウ
犬

dog

Meaning: dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ/いぬ-
On-yomi: ケン
去

gone

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

by means of

Meaning: by means of; because; in view of; compared with
Kun-yomi: もっ.て
On-yomi: イ
仕

attend

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

market

Meaning: market; city; town
Kun-yomi: いち
On-yomi: シ
民

people

Meaning: people; nation; subjects
Kun-yomi: たみ
On-yomi: ミン
広

wide

Meaning: wide; broad; spacious
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い/ひろ.まる/ひろ.める/ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる
On-yomi: コウ
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
兄

elder brother

Meaning: elder brother; big brother
Kun-yomi: あに
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ
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
用

utilize

Meaning: utilize; business; service; use; employ
Kun-yomi: もち.いる
On-yomi: ヨウ
田

rice field

Meaning: rice field; rice paddy
Kun-yomi: た
On-yomi: デン
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
台

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
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
正

correct

Meaning: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい/ただ.す/まさ/まさ.に
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
冬

winter

Meaning: winter
Kun-yomi: ふゆ
On-yomi: トウ
回

-times

Meaning: -times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/-まわ.る/-まわ.り/まわ.す/-まわ.す/まわ.し-/-まわ.し/
On-yomi: カイ/エ
同

same

Meaning: same; agree; equal
Kun-yomi: おな.じ
On-yomi: ドウ
地

ground

Meaning: ground; earth
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チ/ジ
池

pond

Meaning: pond; cistern; pool; reservoir
Kun-yomi: いけ
On-yomi: チ
光

ray

Meaning: ray; light
Kun-yomi: ひか.る/ひかり
On-yomi: コウ
死

death

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

fond

Meaning: fond; pleasing; like something
Kun-yomi: この.む/す.く/よ.い/い.い
On-yomi: コウ
字

character

Meaning: character; letter; word; section of village
Kun-yomi: あざ/あざな/-な
On-yomi: ジ
肉

meat

Meaning: meat
Kun-yomi: しし
On-yomi: ニク
自

oneself

Meaning: oneself
Kun-yomi: みずか.ら/おの.ずから/おの.ずと
On-yomi: ジ/シ
近

near

Meaning: near; early; akin; tantamount
Kun-yomi: ちか.い
On-yomi: キン/コン
考

consider

Meaning: consider; think over
Kun-yomi: かんが.える/かんが.え
On-yomi: コウ
早

early

Meaning: early; fast
Kun-yomi: はや.い/はや/はや-/はや.まる/はや.める/さ-
On-yomi: ソウ/サッ
色

color

Meaning: color
Kun-yomi: いろ
On-yomi: ショク/シキ
合

fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ
有

possess

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

red

Meaning: red
Kun-yomi: あか/あか-/あか.い/あか.らむ/あか.らめる
On-yomi: セキ/シャク
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
私

private

Meaning: private; I; me
Kun-yomi: わたくし/わたし
On-yomi: シ
町

town

Meaning: town; village; block; street
Kun-yomi: まち
On-yomi: チョウ
走

run

Meaning: run
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ソウ
低

lower

Meaning: lower; short; humble
Kun-yomi: ひく.い/ひく.める/ひく.まる
On-yomi: テイ
弟

younger brother

Meaning: younger brother; faithful service to elders
Kun-yomi: おとうと
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/デ
売

sell

Meaning: sell
Kun-yomi: う.る/う.れる
On-yomi: バイ
村

village

Meaning: village; town
Kun-yomi: むら
On-yomi: ソン
別

separate

Meaning: separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/わ.ける
On-yomi: ベツ
図

map

Meaning: map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally
Kun-yomi: え/はか.る
On-yomi: ズ/ト
体

body

Meaning: body; substance; object; reality; counter for images
Kun-yomi: からだ/かたち
On-yomi: タイ/テイ
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
作

make

Meaning: make; production; prepare; build
Kun-yomi: つく.る/つく.り/-づく.り
On-yomi: サク/サ
声

voice

Meaning: voice
Kun-yomi: こえ/こわ-
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
画

brush-stroke

Meaning: brush-stroke; picture
Kun-yomi: えが.く/かく.する/かぎ.る/はかりごと/はか.る
On-yomi: ガ/カク/エ/カイ
青

blue

Meaning: blue; green
Kun-yomi: あお/あお-/あお.い
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
所

place

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

know

Meaning: know; wisdom
Kun-yomi: し.る/し.らせる
On-yomi: チ
妹

younger sister

Meaning: younger sister
Kun-yomi: いもうと
On-yomi: マイ
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
京

capital

Meaning: capital; 10**16
Kun-yomi: みやこ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ/キン
林

grove

Meaning: grove; forest
Kun-yomi: はやし
On-yomi: リン
始

commence

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

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
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
味

flavor

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

matter

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

bright

Meaning: bright; light
Kun-yomi: あ.かり/あか.るい/あか.るむ/あか.らむ/あき.らか/あ.ける/-あ.け/あ
On-yomi: メイ/ミョウ/ミン
服

clothing

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

England

Meaning: England; English
Kun-yomi: はなぶさ
On-yomi: エイ
門

gate

Meaning: gate; counter for cannons
Kun-yomi: かど/と
On-yomi: モン
夜

night

Meaning: night; evening
Kun-yomi: よ/よる
On-yomi: ヤ

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