JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好む | このむ | konomu | to like, to prefer |
| 助ける | たすける | tasukeru | to help, to save, to rescue |
| 感情 | かんじょう | kanjō | emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment |
| 溺れる | おぼれる | oboreru | to be drowned, to indulge in |
| 抱く | いだく | idaku | (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain |
| おまえ | — | omae | (fam) you (sing), presence (of a high personage) |
| 知識 | ちしき | chishiki | knowledge, information |
| 組合 | くみあい | kumiai | association, union |
| 首都 | しゅと | shuto | capital city |
| 党 | とう | tō | party (political) |
| 講演 | こうえん | kōen | lecture, address |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | chokusetsu | direct, immediate, personal, firsthand |
| 吐く | はく | haku | (1) to breathe, (2) to tell (lies), (3) to vomit, to disgorge |
| 雷 | かみなり | kaminari | thunder |
| 恩 | おん | on | favour, obligation, debt of gratitude |
| 位置 | いち | ichi | place, situation, position, location |
| 余裕 | よゆう | yoyū | surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope |
| 覆う | おおう | ōu | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
| 率 | りつ | ritsu | rate, ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 消費 | しょうひ | shōhi | consumption, expenditure |
| 精神 | せいしん | seishin | mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention |
| いたずら | — | itazura | tease, prank, trick, practical joke |
| 吠える | ほえる | hoeru | to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry |
| それとも | — | soretomo | or, or else |
| 手伝い | てつだい | tetsudai | help, helper, assistant |
| 今後 | こんご | kongo | from now on, hereafter |
| 大気 | たいき | taiki | atmosphere |
| 全 | ぜん | zen | all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan |
| 下り | くだり | kudari | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
| 柄 | え | e | handle, grip |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | shūkaku | harvest, crop, ingathering |
| 反抗 | はんこう | hankō | opposition, resistance |
| 参考 | さんこう | sankō | reference, consultation |
| あっ | — | a' | Ah!, Oh! |
| 含む | ふくむ | fukumu | to hold in the mouth, to bear in mind |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | shokuryō | provisions, rations |
| 範囲 | はんい | han'i | extent, scope, sphere, range |
| 大 | だい | dai | large; big; great |
| 止す | よす | yosu | to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up |
| 妙 | みょう | myō | strange, unusual |
| センター | — | sentā | a center |
| 密 | みつ | mitsu | density; thick; secret |
| いつも | いつも | itsumo | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| 羽 | はね | hane | counter for birds, counter for rabbits |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | oyobosu | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
| 減らす | へらす | herasu | to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten |
| 親しい | したしい | shitashii | intimate, close (e.g. friend) |
| 笑顔 | えがお | egao | smiling face |
| 知能 | ちのう | chinō | intelligence, brains |
| 辞める | やめる | yameru | to retire |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | kyōryoku | cooperation, collaboration |
| キャンプ | — | kyanpu | camp |
| 章 | しょう | shō | (1) chapter, section, (2) medal |
| ビデオ | — | bideo | video |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | shūdan | group, mass |
| 明後日 | みょうごにち | myōgonichi | day after tomorrow |
| 一言 | ひとこと | hitokoto | single word |
| 虫歯 | むしば | mushiba | cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries |
| 解決 | かいけつ | kaiketsu | settlement, solution, resolution |
| 猿 | さる | saru | monkey |
| 塔 | とう | tō | tower, pagoda |
| 描く | えがく | egaku | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
| そこ | そこ | soko | bottom, sole |
| お腹 | おなか | onaka | stomach |
| 不可 | ふか | fuka | wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | gichō | chairman |
| 放送 | ほうそう | hōsō | broadcast, broadcasting |
| 支度 | したく | shitaku | preparation |
| 作法 | さほう | sahō | manners, etiquette, propriety |
| 双子 | ふたご | futago | twins, a twin |
| ジーンズ | — | jīnzu | jeans |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | nesshin | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | kasegu | to earn income, to labor |
| 景気 | けいき | keiki | condition, state, business (condition) |
| 多少 | たしょう | tashō | more or less, somewhat, a little, some |
| 失う | うしなう | ushinau | to lose, to part with |
| 氷 | こおり | kōri | ice, hail |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | seibutsu | raw food |
| 死亡 | しぼう | shibō | death, mortality |
| レポート | — | repōto | report, paper |
| 贈る | おくる | okuru | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
| 商品 | しょうひん | shōhin | commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise |
| したがって | したがって | shitagatte | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
| なにも | — | nanimo | nothing |
| 傾向 | けいこう | keikō | tendency, trend, inclination |
| 計算 | けいさん | keisan | calculation, reckoning |
| 土産 | みやげ | miyage | present, souvenir |
| 内容 | ないよう | naiyō | subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import |
| 虎 | とら | tora | tiger |
| 通り | とおり | tōri | in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue |
| 大変 | たいへん | taihen | awful, dreadful, terrible, very |
| 月 | つき | tsuki | moon, month |
| 悪魔 | あくま | akuma | devil, demon, evil spirit |
| それでも | — | soredemo | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | tetsudō | railroad |
| もしも | — | moshimo | if |
| ちゃんと | — | chanto | perfectly, properly, exactly |
| 日 | にち | nichi | sun, sunshine, day |
| 貢献 | こうけん | kōken | contribution, services |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | kyūshū | absorption, suction, attraction |