JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| あいにく | — | ainiku | unfortunately, Sorry, but.... |
| 近代 | きんだい | kindai | present day |
| 許可 | きょか | kyoka | permission, approval |
| 解ける | とける | tokeru | to come untied, to come apart |
| 活用 | かつよう | katsuyō | conjugation, practical use |
| 実 | み | mi | fruit, nut, seed, content, good result |
| 睡眠 | すいみん | suimin | sleep |
| 労働 | ろうどう | rōdō | manual labor, toil, work |
| 巣 | す | su | nest, rookery, breeding place, beehive, cobweb |
| トランプ | — | toranpu | playing cards (lit: trump) |
| マスター | — | masutā | proprietor, manager, barowner, master (e.g. arts, science) |
| 直に | じかに | jikani | immediately, readily, directly |
| 出席 | しゅっせき | shusseki | attendance, presence |
| 匂い | におい | nioi | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| 離す | はなす | hanasu | to part, divide, separate |
| 大半 | たいはん | taihan | majority, mostly, generally |
| 単語 | たんご | tango | word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word |
| 一度に | いちどに | ichidoni | all at once |
| わざと | — | wazato | on purpose |
| 余分 | よぶん | yobun | extra, excess, surplus |
| 地方 | ちほう | chihō | area, locality, district, region, the coast |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | kokyū | breath, respiration |
| 高速 | こうそく | kōsoku | high speed, high gear |
| 礼 | れい | rei | expression of gratitude |
| まあ | — | maa | (female) you might say |
| 普段 | ふだん | fudan | usually, habitually, ordinarily, always |
| 格好 | かっこう | kakkō | shape, form, posture, suitability |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eien | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | chōjō | top, summit, peak |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | akushu | handshake |
| 今に | いまに | imani | before long, even now |
| 女王 | じょおう | jōu | queen |
| 下す | おろす | orosu | to lower, to let go down |
| 夜 | よ | yo | evening, night |
| コンピューター | — | konpyūtā | computer |
| 背 | せい | sei | height, stature |
| 平等 | びょうどう | byōdō | equality (a), impartiality, evenness |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ | kansha | thanks, gratitude |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | bubun | portion, section, part |
| 性格 | せいかく | seikaku | character, personality |
| 劇 | げき | geki | drama, play |
| 被害 | ひがい | higai | damage |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん | shunkan | moment, second, instant |
| ミルク | — | miruku | milk |
| 哲学 | てつがく | tetsugaku | philosophy |
| かもしれない | — | kamoshirenai | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | hōmon | call, visit |
| 会合 | かいごう | kaigō | meeting, assembly |
| おそらく | — | osoraku | perhaps |
| 針 | はり | hari | needle, hand (e.g. clock) |
| 招待 | しょうたい | shōtai | invitation |
| 数字 | すうじ | sūji | numeral, figure |
| 数 | かず | kazu | number, figure |
| 元 | もと | moto | (1) origin, original, (2) former |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | gyōgi | manners |
| 署名 | しょめい | shomei | signature |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ | hohoemu | to smile |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | chūshi | suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
| 向く | むく | muku | to face |
| 幼い | おさない | osanai | very young, childish |
| 沖 | おき | oki | open sea |
| 観察 | かんさつ | kansatsu | observation, survey |
| バイオリン | — | baiorin | violin |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | saichū | in the middle of |
| 成長 | せいちょう | seichō | growth, grow to adulthood |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | shūchū | concentration, focusing the mind |
| 切れる | きれる | kireru | (1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off) |
| 企業 | きぎょう | kigyō | enterprise, undertaking |
| すなわち | — | sunawachi | that is, namely, i.e. |
| 明確 | めいかく | meikaku | clear up, clarify, define |
| 機能 | きのう | kinō | function, faculty |
| 句 | く | ku | sentence |
| 十 | じゅう | jū | 10, ten |
| 様 | よう | yō | way, manner, kind |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | tashikameru | to ascertain |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | seikyū | claim, demand, application, request |
| 笛 | ふえ | fue | flute, pipe |
| けち | — | kechi | stinginess, miser, miserliness |
| しばしば | — | shibashiba | often, again and again, frequently |
| 道徳 | どうとく | dōtoku | morals |
| 権利 | けんり | kenri | right, privilege |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | hanashiau | to discuss, to talk together |
| 発達 | はったつ | hattatsu | development, growth |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | shōjō | symptoms, condition |
| 金属 | きんぞく | kinzoku | metal |
| 同様 | どうよう | dōyō | identical, equal to, same (kind), like |
| 残す | のこす | nokosu | to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve |
| 詰める | つめる | tsumeru | to pack, to shorten, to work out (details) |
| 製造 | せいぞう | seizō | manufacture, production |
| 破る | やぶる | yaburu | to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy |
| 正直 | しょうじき | shōjiki | honesty, integrity, frankness |
| 論争 | ろんそう | ronsō | controversy, dispute |
| 灯 | ひ | hi | light |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | fujiyū | discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution |
| 地位 | ちい | chii | (social) position, status |
| 毒 | どく | doku | poison, toxicant |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | teishutsu | presentation, submission, filing |
| 当てる | あてる | ateru | to hit, to apply a patch |
| ハイキング | — | haikingu | hiking |
| 外 | ほか | hoka | other place, the rest |