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245 kanji · JLPT N3

JLPT N3 kanji

Part 24

Kanji 231–240

N3#231

box

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
15

I put the books in a box and sent them.

💡 Break 箱 down and you get 竹 (bamboo) — two bamboo stalks with their leaves. Picture two bamboo stalks with their segments, put 箱 inside it, and let that scene stand for "box" — box. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#232

bag

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
11

I got a bag at the register.

💡 Break 袋 down and you get 代 (generation / in place of) — a person standing beside a marker post driven into the ground, and beside it 衣 (clothing) — a garment with its collar and sleeves. Picture clothing folded neatly into a stack, put 袋 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bag" — bag. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#233

wrap

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
5

I wrapped the present neatly.

💡 Break 包 down and you get 勹 (wrap / enclose) — an arm curved around to wrap something close, and beside it 己 (self) — a shape curled back on itself. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 包 inside it, and let that scene stand for "wrap" — wrap. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#234

freight / currency

N3
Onyomi
Strokes
11

I collect foreign coins.

💡 Break 貨 down and you get 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Picture a coin, the money things are traded for, put 貨 inside it, and let that scene stand for "freight" — freight / currency. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#235

hand over / cross

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

I handed over my business card at the reception desk.

💡 Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them: that is what 渡 means — hand over / cross. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

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N3#236

individual / counter

N3
Onyomi
Strokes
10

I memorized a hundred words.

💡 Break 個 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a single figure standing beside one sealed crate, closed solid on every side, put 個 inside it, and let that scene stand for "individual" — individual / counter. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#237

times / double

N3
Onyomi
Strokes
10

This year we had twice last year’s sales.

💡 Break 倍 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person bent forward from the waist in a bow, put 倍 inside it, and let that scene stand for "times" — times / double. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#238

width

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

This road is wide.

💡 Break 幅 down and you get 巾 (cloth) — a cloth hanging down from its rail, and beside it 畐 (full / abundant) — a round-bellied jar packed full beneath its lid. Picture a cloth hanging from its rail, put 幅 inside it, and let that scene stand for "width" — width. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#239

attire / equip

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

New equipment was introduced at the factory.

💡 Break 装 down and you get 衣 (clothing) — a garment with its collar and sleeves. Picture clothing folded neatly into a stack, put 装 inside it, and let that scene stand for "attire" — attire / equip. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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N3#240

provide / equip

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Strokes
12

I am busy preparing for the presentation.

💡 Break 備 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person bent forward from the waist in a bow, put 備 inside it, and let that scene stand for "provide" — provide / equip. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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