JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 題 | だい | dai | title, subject, theme, topic |
| 一体 | いったい | ittai | (1) one object, one body, (2) what on earth?, really?, (3) generally |
| 賞 | しょう | shō | prize, award |
| ヨット | — | yotto | yacht |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | saishū | last, final, closing |
| ウイスキー | — | uisukī | whisky |
| 誰か | だれか | dareka | someone, somebody |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | shakkin | debt, loan, liabilities |
| 胃 | い | i | stomach |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | sekkyokuteki | positive, active, proactive |
| 装置 | そうち | sōchi | equipment, installation, apparatus |
| 違いない | ちがいない | chigainai | (phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain |
| 州 | しゅう | shū | sandbank |
| 肩 | かた | kata | shoulder |
| そっと | — | sotto | face of the earth |
| 為る | する | suru | to change, to be of use, to reach to |
| 公平 | こうへい | kōhei | fairness, impartial, justice |
| 温度 | おんど | ondo | temperature |
| 稲 | いね | ine | rice-plant |
| 挨拶 | あいさつ | aisatsu | greeting, salutation |
| 効果 | こうか | kōka | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
| 瓶 | びん | bin | bottle |
| 留学 | りゅうがく | ryūgaku | studying abroad |
| 命じる | めいじる | meijiru | to order, to command, to appoint |
| 頂く | いただく | itadaku | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | dōryō | coworker, colleague, associate |
| 連想 | れんそう | rensō | association (of ideas), suggestion |
| 攻撃 | こうげき | kōgeki | attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure |
| 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | certainly, without fail |
| 上等 | じょうとう | jōtō | superiority, first class, very good |
| 届く | とどく | todoku | to reach |
| 事件 | じけん | jiken | event, affair, incident |
| そのまま | — | sonomama | without change, as it is (i.e. now) |
| 要点 | ようてん | yōten | gist, main point |
| 得意 | とくい | tokui | pride, triumph, prosperity |
| 王子 | おうじ | ōji | prince |
| 凍る | こおる | kōru | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | tanjun | simplicity |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | shōtotsu | collision, conflict |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | yūki | courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness |
| 詳しい | くわしい | kuwashii | knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate |
| スピーチ | — | supīchi | speech |
| 相続 | そうぞく | sōzoku | succession, inheritance |
| 選手 | せんしゅ | senshu | (1) player (in game), (2) team |
| 育つ | そだつ | sodatsu | to raise (child), to be brought up, to grow (up) |
| 年間 | ねんかん | nenkan | year |
| しきりに | — | shikirini | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly |
| 言う | ゆう | yū | to say |
| 冷静 | れいせい | reisei | calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
| 組織 | そしき | soshiki | (1) organization, (2) structure, construction, (3) tissue, (4) system |
| 起こる | おこる | okoru | to occur, to happen |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | hanzai | crime |
| 嫌う | きらう | kirau | to hate, to dislike, to loathe |
| 決定 | けってい | kettei | decision, determination |
| 放す | はなす | hanasu | to separate, to set free |
| どう | （接。副） | (.) | child, servant, foolishness |
| 扱う | あつかう | atsukau | to handle, to deal with, to treat |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | chikoku | lateness, late coming |
| 省く | はぶく | habuku | to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize |
| 試す | ためす | tamesu | to attempt, to test |
| 霧 | きり | kiri | fog, mist |
| ペンキ | — | penki | (n) paint (nl: pek) |
| 手段 | しゅだん | shudan | means, way, measure |
| 粗 | あら | ara | defect, flaw, blemish, weak point |
| 化学 | かがく | kagaku | chemistry |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | sakkyoku | composition, setting (of music) |
| 貰う | もらう | morau | to receive |
| 現場 | げんば | genba | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | eigyō | business, trade, management |
| 太陽 | たいよう | taiyō | sun, solar |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | isshun | a moment, an instant |
| 地域 | ちいき | chiiki | area, region |
| 種 | たね | tane | (1) seed, (2) material, (3) cause, source |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | nureru | to get wet |
| 臭い | くさい | kusai | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| ボート | — | bōto | rowing boat |
| 医療 | いりょう | iryō | medical care, medical treatment |
| 夢中 | むちゅう | muchū | daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | hitorihitori | one by one, each, one at a time |
| いただきます | — | itadakimasu | expression of gratitude before meals |
| 動詞 | どうし | dōshi | verb |
| 最高 | さいこう | saikō | highest, supreme, the most |
| 事実 | じじつ | jijitsu | fact, truth, reality |
| 手品 | てじな | tejina | sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling |
| 学期 | がっき | gakki | term (school) |
| 椅子 | いす | isu | chair |
| とんでもない | — | tondemonai | unexpected, offensive, What a thing to say!, No way! |
| 頼る | たよる | tayoru | to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on |
| そのうち | — | sonōchi | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned |
| 金持ち | かねもち | kanemochi | rich man |
| 経験 | けいけん | keiken | experience |
| 祭 | まつり | matsuri | festival, feast |
| グループ | — | gurūpu | group |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | shokugyō | occupation, business |
| 餌 | えさ | esa | feed, bait |
| 発車 | はっしゃ | hassha | departure of a vehicle |
| パーセント | — | pāsento | percent |