JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一時 | いちじ | ichiji | moment, time |
| ね | （感） | () | value, price, cost, worth, merit |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | bunmei | civilization, culture |
| 貸し | かし | kashi | loan, lending |
| ボール | — | bōru | ball, bowl |
| ここ | ここ | koko | here |
| 要するに | ようするに | yōsuruni | in a word, after all, the point is .., in short .. |
| 実験 | じっけん | jikken | experiment |
| 徹底 | てってい | tettei | thoroughness, completeness |
| 尊敬 | そんけい | sonkei | respect, esteem, reverence, honour |
| 逆らう | さからう | sakarau | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | shinzō | heart |
| 完全 | かんぜん | kanzen | perfection, completeness |
| 家具 | かぐ | kagu | furniture |
| 試し | ためし | tameshi | trial, test |
| 才能 | さいのう | sainō | talent, ability |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | yūkō | validity, availability, effectiveness |
| 笑い | わらい | warai | laugh, laughter, smile |
| 大家 | おおや | ōya | rich family, distinguished family |
| 貧しい | まずしい | mazushii | poor, needy |
| 突然 | とつぜん | totsuzen | abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once |
| 指す | さす | sasu | to point, to put up umbrella, to play |
| 券 | けん | ken | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu | to tie, to bind, to link |
| たびたび | — | tabitabi | often, repeatedly, frequently |
| 遂に | ついに | tsuini | finally, at last |
| 占める | しめる | shimeru | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of), (2) to hold, to occupy |
| 墓 | はか | haka | grave, tomb |
| 選択 | せんたく | sentaku | selection, choice |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | kinodoku | pitiful, a pity |
| 内 | うち | uchi | inside |
| 組 | くみ | kumi | class, group, team, set |
| まさに | — | masani | correctly, surely |
| 任せる | まかせる | makaseru | to entrust to another, to leave to |
| 迷子 | まいご | maigo | lost (stray) child |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | chūmoku | notice, attention, observation |
| 方 | ほう | hō | side |
| タイプライター | — | taipuraitā | typewriter |
| うなる | — | unaru | to groan, to moan |
| 預ける | あずける | azukeru | to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit |
| 地区 | ちく | chiku | district, section, sector |
| 人工 | じんこう | jinkō | artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality |
| 火曜 | かよう | kayō | (abbr) Tuesday |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | haiyū | actor, actress, player, performer |
| 歌手 | かしゅ | kashu | singer |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | tokuchō | feature, characteristic |
| 銀 | ぎん | gin | (1) silver, silver coin, silver paint |
| 進歩 | しんぽ | shinpo | progress, development |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | fun'iki | atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience |
| そう | そう | sō | so |
| 嫁 | よめ | yome | bride, daughter-in-law |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | tsugitsugi | in succession, one by one |
| スター | — | sutā | star |
| 順 | じゅん | jun | order, turn |
| 承認 | しょうにん | shōnin | recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent, agreement |
| 向ける | むける | mukeru | to turn towards, to point |
| 豆 | まめ | mame | beans, peas |
| スケート | — | sukēto | skate(s), skating |
| 留める | とめる | tomeru | to fasten, to turn off, to detain |
| 合格 | ごうかく | gōkaku | success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility |
| 以前 | いぜん | izen | ago, since, before, previous |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | kinniku | muscle, sinew |
| 下 | げ | ge | under, below, beneath |
| 暮らし | くらし | kurashi | living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances |
| パスポート | — | pasupōto | passport |
| いらいら | — | iraira | getting nervous, irritation |
| 方法 | ほうほう | hōhō | method, manner, way, means, technique |
| 生産 | せいさん | seisan | production, manufacture |
| 居る | おる | oru | to be (animate), to be, to exist |
| 次第 | しだい | shidai | (1) order, precedence, (2) circumstances, (3) immediate(ly) |
| チーム | — | chīmu | team |
| 通す | とおす | tōsu | to let pass, to overlook, to continue |
| それと | — | soreto | and then; even so |
| ワイン | — | wain | wine |
| 家事 | かじ | kaji | housework, domestic chores |
| 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | after all, eventually |
| 身長 | しんちょう | shinchō | height (of body), stature |
| 流れる | ながれる | nagareru | to stream, to flow, to run (ink), to be washed away |
| 計画 | けいかく | keikaku | plan, project, schedule, scheme, program |
| 物理 | ぶつり | butsuri | physics |
| ヨーロッパ | — | yōroppa | Europe |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ | kyōju | teaching, instruction, professor |
| 書斎 | しょさい | shosai | study |
| 避ける | さける | sakeru | (1) to avoid (physical contact ), (2) to ward off, to avert |
| 飛行 | ひこう | hikō | aviation |
| 必死 | ひっし | hisshi | inevitable death, desperation, frantic, inevitable result |
| カード | — | kādo | card, curd |
| 満足 | まんぞく | manzoku | satisfaction |
| 誤り | あやまり | ayamari | error |
| 釣 | つり | tsuri | fishing; angling |
| 奥 | おく | oku | interior, inner part |
| 地下 | ちか | chika | basement, underground |
| 文句 | もんく | monku | phrase, complaint |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | shokutaku | dining table |
| 情報 | じょうほう | jōhō | information, (military) intelligence |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | oyogi | swimming |
| 泉 | いずみ | izumi | spring, fountain |
| 観光 | かんこう | kankō | sightseeing |
| 航空 | こうくう | kōkū | aviation, flying |
| 嘘 | うそ | uso | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |