Readings, stroke counts, common words, and example sentences for each character — focused on kanji you will meet at work.
245 kanji · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 kanji
Kanji 241–245
material / timber
カレーの材料を買いに行きます。
かれー の ざいりょう を かい に いきます。
I am going to buy ingredients for curry.
💡 Break 材 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a tree with a broad green crown, put 材 inside it, and let that scene stand for "material" — material / timber. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
effect
毎日の練習の効果が出てきました。
まいにち の れんしゅう の こうか が でて きました。
The effects of daily practice are showing.
💡 Break 効 down and you get 交 (exchange / cross) — two legs crossed at the ankle, and beside it 力 (power / strength) — an arm flexed to show its strength. Picture a figure straining to lift a weight overhead, put 効 inside it, and let that scene stand for "effect" — effect. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
rate / lead
今年の合格率は高かったです。
ことし の ごうかくりつ は たかかった です。
The pass rate was high this year.
💡 Break 率 down and you get 玄 (mysterious / deep) — a small twist of thread knotted so tight you can't see into its centre, and beside it 冫 (ice) — two frozen droplets clinging to the side. Picture one rope leading a line of followers strung out behind it, put 率 inside it, and let that scene stand for "rate" — rate / lead. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
unify / govern
この祭りは長い伝統があります。
この まつり は ながい でんとう が あります。
This festival has a long tradition.
💡 Break 統 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 統 inside it, and let that scene stand for "unify" — unify / govern. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
territory / domain
荷物を受け取って領収書をもらいました。
にもつ を うけとって りょうしゅうしょ を もらいました。
I collected the parcel and got a receipt.
💡 Break 領 down and you get 令 (order / command) — a figure seated under a roof, giving word, and beside it 頁 (head / page) — a head bent over a page. Picture a page ruled into a ledger table, put 領 inside it, and let that scene stand for "territory" — territory / domain. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
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