High-frequency JLPT N3 kanji used in common verbs and actions.

• 決ketsu / ki(meru), ki(maru)decide, determine, settle
• 配hai / kuba(ru)distribute, hand out, deliver
• 整sei / totono(eru), totono(u)arrange, put in order, adjust
• 続zoku / tsuzu(ku), tsuzu(keru)continue, go on, last
• 増zou / fu(eru), fu(yasu), ma(su)increase, grow, add
• 減gen / he(ru), he(rasu)decrease, reduce, lessen
• 過ka / su(giru), su(gosu)pass, exceed, elapse
• 比hi / kura(beru)compare, contrast
• 認nin / mito(meru)recognize, acknowledge, approve
• 守shu · su / mamo(ru)protect, defend, keep (a promise)
• 求kyuu / moto(meru)seek, request, demand
• 防bou / fuse(gu)prevent, defend against, guard
• 押ou / o(su), o(saeru)push, press, hold down
• 引in / hi(ku), hi(keru)pull, draw, subtract
• 戻rei / modo(ru), modo(su)return, go back, give back
• 探tan / saga(su), sagu(ru)search for, look for, grope for
• 移i / utsuru · utsusushift, move, transfer, change
• 招shou / manekuinvite, beckon, summon, bring about
• 払futsu / haraupay, clear away, sweep off
• 投tou / nageruthrow, cast, give up, invest
• 折setsu / oru · orerufold, break, bend, snap
• 努do / tsutomerustrive, make an effort, endeavor
• 訪hou / otozureru · tazuneruvisit, call on, inquire
• 迎gei / mukaeruwelcome, greet, meet, receive
• 得toku / eru · urugain, obtain, acquire, profit
• 渡to / wataru · watasucross over, hand over, transfer
• 預yo / azukeru · azukarudeposit, entrust, keep in custody
• 戦sen / tatakau · ikusafight, war, battle, compete
• 閉hei / shimeru · shimaru · tojiruclose, shut
• 追tsui / ouchase, pursue, drive away, follow
• 申shin / mou(su)to say (humble), report
• 商shou / akina(u)commerce, trade, merchant
• 残zan / noko(ru) · noko(su)remain, leave behind, leftover
• 直choku · jiki / nao(su) · nao(ru) · tada(chi ni)fix, direct, straight, immediate
• 借shaku / ka(riru)to borrow
• 返hen / kae(su) · kae(ru)return, give back
• 重juu · chou / omo(i) · kasa(neru) · eheavy, important, pile up
• 選sen / era(bu)to choose, select
• 別betsu / waka(reru)separate, another, different
• 頼rai / tano(mu) · tayo(ru)request, rely on, trust