JLPT N3
JLPT N3 Vocabulary
Intermediate words for reading native materials, understanding nuance, and following everyday conversations.
1,797 words · 18 pages · 100 per page
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 合図 | あいず | aizu | sign, signal |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | seiketsu | clean |
| 願い | ねがい | negai | desire, wish, request |
| 幕 | まく | maku | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 馬 | うま | uma | (1) horse, (2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
| 除く | のぞく | nozoku | to remove, to exclude, to except |
| 香り | かおり | kaori | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 歩道 | ほどう | hodō | footpath, walkway, sidewalk |
| 想像 | そうぞう | sōzō | imagination, guess |
| 備える | そなえる | sonaeru | to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install |
| 便 | びん | bin | way, means |
| ライター | — | raitā | lighter, rider, writer |
| 平均 | へいきん | heikin | equilibrium, balance, average, mean |
| 革 | かわ | kawa | leather |
| 去る | さる | saru | to leave, to go away |
| 礼儀 | れいぎ | reigi | manners, courtesy, etiquette |
| 意思 | いし | ishi | intention, purpose |
| 全く | まったく | mattaku | really, truly, entirely, completely |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | chūō | centre, central, center, middle |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | kangei | welcome, reception |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ | yushutsu | export |
| 喉 | のど | nodo | throat |
| 間 | ま | ma | space, room, time, pause |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | shūsei | amendment, correction, revision, modification |
| 記念 | きねん | kinen | commemoration, memory |
| 震える | ふるえる | furueru | to shiver, to shake, to quake |
| 一家 | いっか | ikka | a house, a home, a family, a household |
| 活動 | かつどう | katsudō | action, activity |
| 少年 | しょうねん | shōnen | boys, juveniles |
| ダンス | — | dansu | dance |
| 違い | ちがい | chigai | difference, discrepancy |
| 週 | しゅう | shū | week |
| だが | だが | daga | but; however |
| 適用 | てきよう | tekiyō | applying |
| 刈る | かる | karu | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
| 批判 | ひはん | hihan | criticism, judgement, comment |
| 場 | ば | ba | place, field (physics) |
| 何か | なにか | nanika | something |
| 利口 | りこう | rikō | clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent |
| ちょうだい | — | chōdai | (1) please do for me (preceded by -te), (2) reception, being given, get |
| 味方 | みかた | mikata | friend, ally, supporter |
| 局 | きょく | kyoku | court lady, lady in waiting |
| 恋人 | こいびと | koibito | lover, sweetheart |
| カー | — | kā | car |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | guntai | army, troops |
| 運 | うん | un | fortune, luck |
| 責任 | せきにん | sekinin | duty, responsibility |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | ryōgae | change, money exchange |
| 伸びる | のびる | nobiru | to stretch, to extend, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height) |
| 平和 | へいわ | heiwa | peace, harmony |
| サービス | — | sābisu | (1) service, support system, (2) goods or services without charge |
| 伺う | うかがう | ukagau | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
| 経由 | けいゆ | keiyu | go by the way, via |
| 浴びる | あびる | abiru | to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower |
| 売れる | うれる | ureru | to be sold |
| 国境 | こっきょう | kokkyō | national or state border |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく | chūshoku | lunch, midday meal |
| クラシック | — | kurashikku | classic(s) |
| 弁当 | べんとう | bentō | box lunch |
| 飽きる | あきる | akiru | to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough |
| 手間 | てま | tema | time, labour |
| 効く | きく | kiku | to be effective |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | taiho | arrest, apprehension, capture |
| 批評 | ひひょう | hihyō | criticism, review, commentary |
| のんびり | — | nonbiri | carefree, at leisure |
| 管 | くだ | kuda | pipe, tube |
| 回す | まわす | mawasu | to turn, to revolve |
| 板 | いた | ita | board, plank |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | bōken | risk, venture, adventure |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | shūi | surroundings, circumference, environs |
| わがまま | — | wagamama | selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | jōkyaku | passenger |
| 勝ち | かち | kachi | win, victory |
| 曜日 | ようび | yōbi | day of the week |
| 関心 | かんしん | kanshin | concern, interest |
| 棒 | ぼう | bō | pole, rod, stick |
| 更に | さらに | sarani | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover |
| いえ | いえ | ie | TODO same as いいえ? |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | chikyū | the earth |
| 担当 | たんとう | tantō | (in) charge |
| 直 | じき | jiki | earnestly, immediately, exactly |
| お昼 | おひる | ohiru | lunch, noon |
| 建設 | けんせつ | kensetsu | construction, establishment |
| 頬 | ほほ | hoho | cheek (of face) |
| 人気 | にんき | ninki | sign of life |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | shōbō | fire fighting, fire department |
| やや | — | yaya | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
| いわゆる | — | iwayuru | the so-called, so to speak |
| すてき | — | suteki | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great |
| 単に | たんに | tanni | simply, merely, only, solely |
| コード | — | kōdo | code, cord, chord |
| 値段 | ねだん | nedan | price, cost |
| 諦める | あきらめる | akirameru | to give up, to abandon |
| 様々 | さまざま | samazama | varied, various |
| 生地 | きじ | kiji | birthplace |
| 欠ける | かける | kakeru | to be lacking |
| なお | — | nao | straight, mischief, ordinary, common |
| 容易 | ようい | yōi | easy, simple, plain |
| 基づく | もとづく | motozuku | to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from |
| 事情 | じじょう | jijō | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons |