JLPT N3 kanji list
367 kanji - the full N3 character set as reconstructed from the pre-2010 official syllabus.
JLPT N3 is the bridge from beginner to intermediate Japanese - the level at which a learner can follow everyday written material like news headlines, casual novels, and most manga aimed at general audiences.
The N3 list represents the single biggest jump in the JLPT progression: the kanji count more than doubles from N4, and the new characters span the working vocabulary of general adult Japanese - government and administration, light science, sport, transportation, emotional and abstract concepts. This is the level where readings get less guessable; many N3 characters have on-readings that look nothing like their kun-readings, and compound words start using kanji you have never seen as standalone characters. Most learners spend longer at N3 than any other level, both because of the sheer volume and because passive recognition gives way to active production at this point. Skipping straight from N4 to N2 is widely considered a poor study path.
WaniKani coverage
WaniKani teaches around 85% of the N3 set, with a handful of characters absent. By WaniKani level 30 a typical learner has the bulk of N3 at Guru I or higher and can read most general-audience material with manageable lookup density.
Want to see exactly which of these you have already learned? The JLPT coverage tool ties your live WaniKani progress to the lists on this site, with per-level percentages and the missing characters highlighted.
All 367 N3 kanji
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The grid above is identical for every visitor. To see how many of the 367 N3 kanji you have personally learned - grouped by your current SRS stage and pinned to your goal level - open the JLPT coverage tool and paste a WaniKani personal access token. Your token stays in your browser; nothing is stored on a server.