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245 kanji · JLPT N3

JLPT N3 kanji

Part 21

Kanji 201–210

N3#201

touch

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
13

Please do not touch this machine.

💡 Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing: that is what 触 means — touch. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 角 (horn / corner) — a ridged horn, pointed and sharp at the corner where two lines meet, and beside it 虫 (insect) — a small insect with its round back. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

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N3#202

get wet

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
17

My shoes got wet in the rain.

💡 Break 濡 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 濡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "get wet" — get wet. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#203

dry

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
11

The laundry has not dried yet.

💡 Picture the sun half hidden behind a passing cloud, and set 乾 inside that picture. The scene is the hook: bring it back and 乾 comes with it, meaning "dry".

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N3#204

burn

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
16

Old paper burns easily.

💡 Break 燃 down and you get 火 (fire) — a fire with sparks flying off to both sides. Picture a flame burning, put 燃 inside it, and let that scene stand for "burn" — burn. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#205

cold / chill

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
7

This water is cold.

💡 Break 冷 down and you get 冫 (ice) — two frozen droplets clinging to the side, and beside it 令 (order / command) — a figure seated under a roof, giving word. Picture a block of ice with frost spreading from it, put 冷 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cold" — cold / chill. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#206

warm

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

Night came and the temperature dropped.

💡 Break 温 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 温 inside it, and let that scene stand for "warm" — warm. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#207

heat / fever

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
15

The new employee is enthusiastic about the work.

💡 Break 熱 down and you get 灬 (fire underneath) — four small flames licking up from below. Picture a flame burning, put 熱 inside it, and let that scene stand for "heat" — heat / fever. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#208

cool

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
11

It was cool in the forest.

💡 Break 涼 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 京 (capital) — a tall hall above the rooftops. Picture a river bending past a stone in its current, put 涼 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cool" — cool. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#209

damp

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

It is very humid in the rainy season.

💡 Break 湿 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a river bending past a stone in its current, put 湿 inside it, and let that scene stand for "damp" — damp. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#210

clear weather

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

It will probably be fine tomorrow.

💡 Picture rain falling from a cloud: that is what 晴 means — clear weather. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 日 (sun / day) — the sun framed by four strokes, marking one day, and beside it 青 (blue / green) — the clear blue of water and sky. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

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