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Grade 3 Kanji — 200 Kyōiku Kanji
Grade 3 of the Japanese Kyōiku curriculum has 200 kanji, taught in year 3 of elementary school. Below is the complete Grade 3 kanji list with readings and English meanings — click any kanji for its full definition, examples and stroke order.
Grade 3 kanji list (200)
| Kanji | Readings | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪 | あく, お, わる | bad / evil |
| 安 | あん, やす | peaceful / cheap |
| 暗 | あん, くら | dark / dim |
| 医 | い | medicine / to heal |
| 委 | い, ゆだ | to entrust |
| 意 | い | mind / meaning |
| 育 | いく, そだ, はぐく | to raise / to educate |
| 員 | いん | member |
| 院 | いん | institution |
| 飲 | いん, の | to drink |
| 運 | うん, はこ | to carry / luck |
| 泳 | えい, およ | to swim |
| 駅 | えき | station |
| 央 | おう | center |
| 横 | おう, よこ | horizontal / side |
| 屋 | おく, や | roof / shop |
| 温 | おん, ぬる, あたた | warm / temperature |
| 化 | か, け, ばけ | to change / to transform |
| 荷 | か, に | load / goods |
| 界 | かい | world / boundary |
| 開 | かい, ひら, あ | to open |
| 階 | かい | floor / story |
| 寒 | かん, さむ | cold |
| 感 | かん | feeling |
| 漢 | かん | Han / Chinese character |
| 館 | かん, やかた | building / hall |
| 岸 | がん, きし | shore / coast |
| 期 | き, ご | period / term |
| 客 | きゃく, かく | guest / customer |
| 究 | きゅう, きわ | to research |
| 急 | きゅう, いそ | urgent / hurry |
| 球 | きゅう, たま | ball / sphere |
| 去 | きょ, こ, さ | to leave / last (year) |
| 橋 | きょう, はし | bridge |
| 業 | ぎょう, ごう, わざ | occupation / business |
| 曲 | きょく, ま | tune / to bend |
| 局 | きょく | bureau / office |
| 銀 | ぎん | silver |
| 区 | く | ward / district |
| 苦 | く, くる, にが | suffering / bitter |
| 君 | くん, きみ | you / friend |
| 係 | けい, かかり | relation / to be in charge |
| 軽 | けい, かる, かろ | light (weight) |
| 血 | けつ, ち | blood |
| 決 | けつ, き | to decide |
| 研 | けん, と | to research / to polish |
| 県 | けん | prefecture |
| 庫 | こ, く | storehouse |
| 湖 | こ, みずうみ | lake |
| 向 | こう, む, むこ | direction / to face |
| 幸 | こう, さち, しあわ | happiness |
| 港 | こう, みなと | harbor / port |
| 号 | ごう | number / issue |
| 根 | こん, ね | root / origin |
| 祭 | さい, まつ | festival |
| 皿 | さら | plate / dish |
| 仕 | し, つか | to serve / work |
| 死 | し, し | to die / death |
| 使 | し, つか | to use |
| 始 | し, はじ | to begin |
| 指 | し, ゆび, さ | finger / to point |
| 歯 | し, は | tooth |
| 詩 | し | poetry |
| 次 | じ, し, つぎ, つ | next |
| 事 | じ, ず, こと | matter / thing |
| 持 | じ, も | to hold / to have |
| 式 | しき | ceremony / formula |
| 実 | じつ, みの, み | truth / fruit |
| 写 | しゃ, うつ | to copy / to photograph |
| 者 | しゃ, もの | person |
| 主 | しゅ, ぬし, おも | master / main |
| 取 | しゅ, と | to take |
| 守 | しゅ, す, まも | to protect / to keep |
| 酒 | しゅ, さか, さけ | alcohol / sake |
| 受 | じゅ, う | to receive |
| 州 | しゅう, す | state / province |
| 拾 | しゅう, じゅう, ひろ | to pick up / ten (alt. form) |
| 終 | しゅう, お | to end |
| 習 | しゅう, なら | to learn / to practice |
| 集 | しゅう, あつ | to gather / to collect |
| 住 | じゅう, す, す | to live / to reside |
| 重 | じゅう, ちょう, おも | heavy / important |
| 所 | しょ, ところ | place |
| 暑 | しょ, あつ | hot (weather) |
| 助 | じょ, たす, すけ | to help |
| 勝 | しょう, か | to win |
| 商 | しょう, あきな | commerce / trade |
| 消 | しょう, き, け | to turn off / to disappear |
| 乗 | じょう, の | to ride / to board |
| 植 | しょく, う | to plant / plant |
| 起 | き, お, た | to get up / to begin |
| 級 | きゅう | grade / class |
| 宮 | きゅう, ぐう, みや | palace / shrine |
| 具 | ぐ | tool / utensil |
| 宿 | しゅく, やど | lodging / inn |
| 昭 | しょう | shining / Showa era |
| 章 | しょう | chapter / badge |
| 申 | しん, もう | to say (humble) / to report |
| 身 | しん, み | body / self |
| 神 | しん, じん, かみ | god / deity |
| 真 | しん, ま | true / real |
| 深 | しん, ふか | deep |
| 進 | しん, すす | to advance |
| 世 | せい, せ, よ | world / generation |
| 整 | せい, ととの | to arrange / to put in order |
| 昔 | せき, しゃく, むかし | long ago / olden times |
| 全 | ぜん, まった, すべ | whole / all |
| 相 | そう, しょう, あい | mutual / appearance |
| 送 | そう, おく | to send / to see off |
| 想 | そう, そ | to imagine / thought |
| 息 | そく, いき | breath |
| 速 | そく, はや | fast / speed |
| 族 | ぞく | tribe / family |
| 他 | た, ほか | other |
| 打 | だ, う | to hit / to strike |
| 対 | たい, つい | opposite / pair |
| 待 | たい, ま | to wait |
| 代 | だい, たい, か, しろ | to substitute / era |
| 第 | だい | order / ordinal prefix |
| 題 | だい | topic / subject |
| 炭 | たん, すみ | charcoal / coal |
| 短 | たん, みじか | short |
| 談 | だん | to talk / discussion |
| 着 | ちゃく, じゃく, き, つ | to wear / to arrive |
| 注 | ちゅう, そそ | to pour / to pay attention |
| 柱 | ちゅう, はしら | pillar / post |
| 丁 | ちょう, てい | leaf / town block unit |
| 帳 | ちょう | notebook / register |
| 調 | ちょう, しら, ととの | to investigate / to adjust |
| 追 | つい, お | to chase / to pursue |
| 定 | てい, じょう, さだ | to fix / to settle |
| 庭 | てい, にわ | garden / yard |
| 笛 | てき, ふえ | flute / whistle |
| 鉄 | てつ | iron |
| 転 | てん, ころ | to roll / to turn |
| 都 | と, つ, みやこ | metropolis / capital |
| 度 | ど, と, たく, たび | degree / time (occasion) |
| 投 | とう, な | to throw / to invest |
| 豆 | とう, ず, まめ | bean |
| 島 | とう, しま | island |
| 湯 | とう, ゆ | hot water |
| 登 | とう, と, のぼ | to climb |
| 等 | とう, ひと | equal / rank |
| 動 | どう, うご | to move / motion |
| 童 | どう, わらべ | child |
| 農 | のう | agriculture |
| 波 | は, なみ | wave |
| 配 | はい, くば | to distribute |
| 倍 | ばい | double / times |
| 箱 | はこ | box |
| 畑 | はた, はたけ | field / farm |
| 発 | はつ, ほつ | to depart / to emit |
| 反 | はん, ほん, たん, そ | to oppose / to reverse |
| 坂 | はん, さか | slope / hill |
| 板 | はん, ばん, いた | board / plank |
| 皮 | ひ, かわ | skin / peel |
| 悲 | ひ, かな | sad |
| 美 | び, うつく | beautiful |
| 鼻 | び, はな | nose |
| 筆 | ひつ, ふで | writing brush |
| 氷 | ひょう, こおり | ice |
| 表 | ひょう, おもて, あらわ | surface / to express |
| 秒 | びょう | second (time) |
| 病 | びょう, へい, やまい, や | illness |
| 品 | ひん, ほん, しな | goods / article |
| 負 | ふ, ま, お | to lose / to bear |
| 部 | ぶ | part / section |
| 服 | ふく | clothes |
| 福 | ふく | fortune / luck |
| 物 | ぶつ, もつ, もの | thing / object |
| 平 | へい, びょう, たい, ひら | flat / level |
| 返 | へん, かえ | to return / to give back |
| 勉 | べん | to make an effort |
| 放 | ほう, はな, ほう | to release / to set free |
| 味 | み, あじ | taste / flavor |
| 命 | めい, みょう, いのち | life / command |
| 面 | めん, おも, おもて, つら | face / aspect |
| 問 | もん, と | to ask |
| 役 | やく, えき | role / duty |
| 薬 | やく, くすり | medicine |
| 由 | ゆ, ゆう, ゆい, よし | reason / cause |
| 油 | ゆ, あぶら | oil |
| 有 | ゆう, う, あ | to have / to possess |
| 遊 | ゆう, ゆ, あそ | to play |
| 予 | よ | beforehand / in advance |
| 羊 | よう, ひつじ | sheep |
| 洋 | よう | ocean / Western |
| 葉 | よう, は | leaf |
| 陽 | よう | sun / yang |
| 様 | よう, さま | manner / Mr./Ms. |
| 落 | らく, お, おと | to fall |
| 流 | りゅう, る, なが | to flow / stream |
| 旅 | りょ, たび | travel |
| 両 | りょう | both |
| 緑 | りょく, ろく, みどり | green |
| 礼 | れい, らい | courtesy / etiquette |
| 列 | れつ | row / line |
| 練 | れん, ね | to practice |
| 路 | ろ, じ | road / path |
| 和 | わ, お, やわ, なご | harmony / Japanese |
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Updated: 2026-08-28