JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宝石 | ほうせき | hōseki | gem, jewel |
| 婚約 | こんやく | kon'yaku | engagement, betrothal |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | ureshii | happy, glad, pleasant |
| 城 | しろ | shiro | castle |
| はあ | （感） | () | yes; I see; (sigh) |
| 年寄 | としより | toshiyori | old people, the aged |
| マーケット | — | māketto | market |
| 外交 | がいこう | gaikō | diplomacy |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | kankyaku | audience, spectator(s) |
| 衛星 | えいせい | eisei | satellite |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる | toriageru | to take up, to pick up, to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive |
| 義務 | ぎむ | gimu | duty, obligation, responsibility |
| 至る | いたる | itaru | to come, to arrive |
| 候補 | こうほ | kōho | candidacy |
| バッグ | — | baggu | bag, bug |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | suijun | (1) water level, (2) level, standard |
| 平ら | たいら | taira | flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain |
| 作物 | さくもつ | sakumotsu | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
| 支払う | しはらう | shiharau | to pay |
| 飯 | めし | meshi | (sl) meals, food |
| 型 | かた | kata | mold, model, style, shape, data-type |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | shūnyū | income, receipts, revenue |
| 広告 | こうこく | kōkoku | advertisement |
| おじいさん | — | ojiisan | grandfather, male senior-citizen |
| 帰宅 | きたく | kitaku | returning home |
| 暮れ | くれ | kure | year end, sunset, nightfall, end |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | kin'en | No Smoking! |
| 宜しい | よろしい | yoroshii | (hon) good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can |
| 替える | かえる | kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | mushiro | rather, better, instead |
| ビール | — | bīru | beer |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | gimon | question, problem, doubt, guess |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | kyōkyū | supply, provision |
| スタイル | — | sutairu | style |
| 議員 | ぎいん | giin | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
| スイッチ | — | suitchi | switch |
| 認める | みとめる | mitomeru | to recognize, to appreciate, to approve, to admit, to notice |
| 最低 | さいてい | saitei | least, lowest, worst |
| でも | でも | demo | but, however |
| 科目 | かもく | kamoku | (school) subject, curriculum, course |
| ほぼ | — | hobo | almost, roughly, approximately |
| ただ | — | tada | free of charge, mere, only |
| 長期 | ちょうき | chōki | long time period |
| 空き | あき | aki | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 限る | かぎる | kagiru | to restrict, to limit, to confine |
| 芝居 | しばい | shibai | play, drama |
| 土地 | とち | tochi | plot of land, lot, soil |
| 塀 | へい | hei | wall, fence |
| 離婚 | りこん | rikon | divorce |
| 共同 | きょうどう | kyōdō | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | jūmin | citizens, inhabitants, residents, population |
| 街 | まち | machi | (1) town, (2) street, road |
| 感覚 | かんかく | kankaku | sense, sensation |
| 居眠り | いねむり | inemuri | dozing, nodding off |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | kinchō | tension, mental strain, nervousness |
| 物音 | ものおと | monōto | sounds |
| 変化 | へんか | henka | goblin, ghost, apparition, bugbear |
| 節 | ふし | fushi | tune, tone, knot, knob, point |
| 検討 | けんとう | kentō | consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny |
| 合わせる | あわせる | awaseru | to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite |
| 別に | べつに | betsuni | (not) particularly, nothing |
| 財産 | ざいさん | zaisan | property, fortune, assets |
| 飛ばす | とばす | tobasu | to skip over, to omit |
| 炎 | ほのお | honō | flame |
| 発展 | はってん | hatten | development, growth |
| 越える | こえる | koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 不安 | ふあん | fuan | anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense |
| 抜ける | ぬける | nukeru | to come out, to fall out, to be omitted |
| 下さる | くださる | kudasaru | (hon) to give, to confer |
| 減る | へる | heru | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate |
| 粉 | こな | kona | flour, meal, powder |
| ごめんなさい | — | gomennasai | I beg your pardon, excuse me |
| ピン | — | pin | pin |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | kanarazushimo | (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely |
| 左右 | さゆう | sayū | (1) left and right, (2) influence, control, domination |
| 速度 | そくど | sokudo | speed, velocity, rate |
| 印 | しるし | shirushi | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
| 移動 | いどう | idō | removal, migration, movement |
| 友 | とも | tomo | friend, companion, pal |
| 命 | いのち | inochi | command, decree, life, destiny |
| ふと | （副） | () | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally |
| 黒板 | こくばん | kokuban | blackboard |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | chosha | author, writer |
| 審判 | しんぱん | shinpan | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | kyūka | holiday, day off, furlough |
| 増す | ます | masu | to increase, to grow |
| 共に | ともに | tomoni | sharing with, participate in |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | shōshō | just a minute, small quantity |
| 番 | ばん | ban | number; turn; watch |
| 苦痛 | くつう | kutsū | pain, agony |
| 免許 | めんきょ | menkyo | license, permit, licence, certificate |
| 受け取る | うけとる | uketoru | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
| 収める | おさめる | osameru | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 依頼 | いらい | irai | (1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust |
| 完了 | かんりょう | kanryō | completion, conclusion |
| 鼠 | ねずみ | nezumi | (1) mouse, rat, (2) dark gray, slate color |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | jōtatsu | improvement, advance, progress |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | kōryo | consideration, taking into account |
| 酔う | よう | yō | to get drunk, to become intoxicated |
| その | その | sono | the, that |