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JLPT N3 Study Plan — Daily Schedule

All 1,707 N3 words, 341 kanji and 159 grammar points, a few each day.

Finish N3 in 86 days at the steady pace: 20 words · 4 kanji · 2 grammar a day.

Start the N3 schedule

Free, and the pace is yours to change any day. The full schedule is below either way.

Frequently asked questions

How does a study day work?

Always the same shape: study what's new, then practise it as flashcards with the reviews that are due mixed in. Every item carries two buttons, done if you already know it, or remind me in 1, 3, 7, 16 or 35 days.

Due items are cleared one at a time, by grading them or marking them done. Nothing clears a whole list at once.

What happens if I miss a day?

New items wait for you. Days advance when you finish them, not by the calendar, so a week away leaves your schedule exactly where you left it.

Reviews are the exception. They come due on real dates and roll into the next day you show up, stacking up the way an Anki backlog does.

Can I study ahead, or go back?

Both. Finish a day and start the next one immediately, as many as you like in one sitting. The day strip on your Today page also jumps back to re-mark something you studied earlier.

How fast can I finish N3?

Three finish times to pick from. The daily list is worked out from the one you choose, and you can change it whenever you like.

Finish inPaceDaily listThat is
171 days Relaxed 10 words · 2 kanji · 1 grammar a day about 5.6 months
86 days Steady (recommended) 20 words · 4 kanji · 2 grammar a day about 2.8 months
43 days Fast 40 words · 8 kanji · 4 grammar a day about 6 weeks
Can I study N3 alongside another level?

One schedule runs at a time. Starting N3 stops whichever level you had running, and everything you marked on that level, every status and review date, is kept. It is all on your progress page, and you can switch back whenever you like.

What is recall mode?

One toggle blurs every reading and meaning in the day's lists so you can self-test. Click a blurred answer to check yourself, click again to hide it. Each field reveals on its own, so checking a reading does not spoil the meaning beside it. It starts on, since the point of the day's list is to test yourself. Switch it off and it stays off.

What does each week of the N3 schedule cover?

At the steady pace of 20 words · 4 kanji · 2 grammar a day, which finishes N3 in 86 days. Items follow the same order as the N3 vocabulary, kanji and grammar lists, so you can browse ahead any time. Words, kanji and grammar all land on the last day together.

WeekDaysVocabularyKanjiGrammar
Week 1Days 1–7Words 1–140Kanji 1–28Grammar 1–14
Week 2Days 8–14Words 141–280Kanji 29–56Grammar 15–28
Week 3Days 15–21Words 281–420Kanji 57–84Grammar 29–42
Week 4Days 22–28Words 421–560Kanji 85–112Grammar 43–56
Week 5Days 29–35Words 561–700Kanji 113–140Grammar 57–70
Week 6Days 36–42Words 701–840Kanji 141–168Grammar 71–84
Week 7Days 43–49Words 841–980Kanji 169–196Grammar 85–98
Week 8Days 50–56Words 981–1120Kanji 197–224Grammar 99–112
Week 9Days 57–63Words 1121–1260Kanji 225–252Grammar 113–126
Week 10Days 64–70Words 1261–1400Kanji 253–280Grammar 127–140
Week 11Days 71–77Words 1401–1540Kanji 281–308Grammar 141–154
Week 12Days 78–84Words 1541–1680Kanji 309–336Grammar 155–159
Week 13Days 85–86Words 1681–1707Kanji 337–341Review
Does it work with the flashcard decks?

Yes. With a schedule running, the N3 spaced-repetition decks introduce new cards from the same daily slice, so the two never disagree: N3 vocabulary deck · N3 kanji deck · N3 grammar deck. Both fill in the same effort grid.

Do I need an account?

To run the daily schedule, yes, and it is free. A schedule runs for weeks, so it is kept on your account rather than in one browser, where a cleared cache would end it. Sign in with Google, with Apple, or with an email address and password, and your day carries between your phone and your laptop.

The rest of this page, and the whole N3 list it is built from, stays open without an account.

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