JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 当たる | あたる | ataru | to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to |
| 夜明け | よあけ | yoake | dawn, daybreak |
| 関連 | かんれん | kanren | relation, connection, relevance |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | junban | turn (in line), order of things |
| 叱る | しかる | shikaru | to scold |
| 穏やか | おだやか | odayaka | calm, gentle, quiet |
| 弾 | たま | tama | bullet, shot, shell |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう | shūkyō | religion |
| 完成 | かんせい | kansei | (1) complete, completion, (2) perfection, accomplishment |
| お互い | おたがい | otagai | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| 等しい | ひとしい | hitoshii | equal |
| 芝生 | しばふ | shibafu | lawn |
| 程度 | ていど | teido | degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number) |
| 以来 | いらい | irai | since, henceforth |
| あした | — | ashita | tomorrow |
| 支店 | してん | shiten | branch store (office) |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | sonchō | respect, esteem, regard |
| 段 | だん | dan | step, stair, flight of steps, grade, rank, level |
| 政府 | せいふ | seifu | government, administration |
| 配達 | はいたつ | haitatsu | delivery, distribution |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | gōtō | robbery, burglary |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | chūsha | parking (e.g. car) |
| 梅 | うめ | ume | plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 否 | いや | iya | no, the noes |
| アウト | — | auto | out |
| 厄介 | やっかい | yakkai | trouble, burden, care, bother |
| 咳 | せき | seki | cough |
| 者 | もの | mono | person |
| 方々 | かたがた | katagata | persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere |
| 国語 | こくご | kokugo | national language |
| 能力 | のうりょく | nōryoku | ability, faculty |
| 都 | みやこ | miyako | capital |
| 支配 | しはい | shihai | rule, control, direction |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | zairyō | ingredients, material |
| 覚める | さめる | sameru | to wake, to wake up |
| なかなか | — | nakanaka | very, considerably, easily |
| 名人 | めいじん | meijin | master, expert |
| 空 | から | kara | sky |
| 僅か | わずか | wazuka | only, merely, a little, small quantity |
| 賢い | かしこい | kashikoi | wise, clever, smart |
| 画家 | がか | gaka | painter, artist |
| 掴む | つかむ | tsukamu | to seize, to catch, to grasp |
| 皆 | みんな | minna | all, everyone, everybody |
| 影 | かげ | kage | shade, shadow, other side |
| ばったり | — | battari | with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop |
| ありがとう | — | arigatō | (conj, exp, int) Thank you |
| 感動 | かんどう | kandō | being deeply moved, excitement, impression, deep emotion |
| 現在 | げんざい | genzai | present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current |
| 屋根 | やね | yane | roof |
| 譲る | ゆずる | yuzuru | to turn over, to assign, to hand over |
| 天候 | てんこう | tenkō | weather |
| 自慢 | じまん | jiman | pride, boast |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | shitsugyō | unemployment |
| 大戦 | たいせん | taisen | great war, great battle |
| 守る | まもる | mamoru | to protect, to obey, to guard, to abide (by the rules) |
| 価値 | かち | kachi | value, worth, merit |
| 集まり | あつまり | atsumari | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
| これら | — | korera | these |
| すごい | — | sugoi | terrible, dreadful, terrific, amazing, great |
| 大使 | たいし | taishi | ambassador |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | bunseki | analysis |
| 先日 | せんじつ | senjitsu | the other day, a few days ago |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | higeki | tragedy |
| 現れる | あらわれる | arawareru | (1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, (2) to express oneself |
| アルバム | — | arubamu | album |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | yūjō | friendship, fellowship |
| 泥 | どろ | doro | mud |
| 刀 | かたな | katana | sword, saber, knife, engraving tool |
| 話題 | わだい | wadai | topic, subject |
| 通過 | つうか | tsūka | passage through, passing |
| 滅多に | めったに | mettani | rarely (with neg. verb), seldom |
| 度 | たび | tabi | counter for occurrences |
| 希望 | きぼう | kibō | hope, wish, aspiration |
| 様子 | ようす | yōsu | aspect, state, appearance |
| 越す | こす | kosu | to go over (e.g. with audience) |
| チャンス | — | chansu | chance, opportunity |
| 交際 | こうさい | kōsai | company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance |
| 申し込む | もうしこむ | mōshikomu | to apply for, to make an application |
| 程 | ほど | hodo | degree, extent, bounds, limit |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | kyūjo | relief, aid, rescue |
| 新た | あらた | arata | new, fresh, novel |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | ressha | train (ordinary) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | isshu | a species, a kind, a variety |
| 考え | かんがえ | kangae | thinking, thought, ideas, intention |
| 商売 | しょうばい | shōbai | trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation |
| 欠席 | けっせき | kesseki | absence, non-attendance |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | zettai | absolute, unconditional, absoluteness |
| 農家 | のうか | nōka | farmer, farm family |
| 幾つ | いくつ | ikutsu | how many?, how old? |
| 信号 | しんごう | shingō | traffic lights, signal, semaphore |
| 付ける | つける | tsukeru | to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| そして | — | soshite | and |
| ぼんやり | — | bon'yari | absent-minded, block-head, dim, faint, vague |
| スキー | — | sukī | skiing |
| 辛い | つらい | tsurai | painful, heart-breaking |
| 生命 | せいめい | seimei | life, existence |
| 構う | かまう | kamau | to mind, to care about, to be concerned about |
| 交換 | こうかん | kōkan | exchange, interchange, reciprocity |
| 知事 | ちじ | chiji | prefectural governor |
| やはり | — | yahari | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |