JLPT N3 Vocabulary

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Word	Reading	Romaji	Meaning
日付	ひづけ	hizuke	date, dating
物語	ものがたり	monogatari	tale, story, legend
食品	しょくひん	shokuhin	commodity, foodstuff
結果	けっか	kekka	result, consequence
騒ぎ	さわぎ	sawagi	uproar, disturbance
取れる	とれる	toreru	to come off, to be taken off, to be removed
語学	ごがく	gogaku	language study
申し訳	もうしわけ	mōshiwake	apology, excuse
孫	まご	mago	grandchild
肌	はだ	hada	skin
尤も	もっとも	mottomo	quite right, plausible, natural, but then, although
教師	きょうし	kyōshi	teacher (classroom)
裁判	さいばん	saiban	trial, judgement
心配	しんぱい	shinpai	worry, concern, anxiety, care
小麦	こむぎ	komugi	wheat
混雑	こんざつ	konzatsu	confusion, congestion
余り	あまり	amari	not very (used as adverb), not much
岩	いわ	iwa	rock, crag
月曜	げつよう	getsuyō	Monday
述べる	のべる	noberu	to state, to express, to mention
前進	ぜんしん	zenshin	advance, drive, progress
資本	しほん	shihon	funds, capital
演説	えんぜつ	enzetsu	speech, address
見事	みごと	migoto	splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable
論じる	ろんじる	ronjiru	to argue, to discuss, to debate
再び	ふたたび	futatabi	again, once more, a second time
万一	まんいち	man'ichi	by some chance, by some possibility, if by any chance
常に	つねに	tsuneni	always, constantly
プロ	—	puro	professional
飼う	かう	kau	to keep, to raise, to feed
狂う	くるう	kurū	to go mad, to get out of order
地平線	ちへいせん	chiheisen	horizon
この	この	kono	this
医師	いし	ishi	doctor, physician
身体	しんたい	shintai	the body
出版	しゅっぱん	shuppan	publication
技師	ぎし	gishi	engineer, technician
精々	せいぜい	seizei	at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible
だから	だから	dakara	so, therefore
大抵	たいてい	taitei	usually, generally
区別	くべつ	kubetsu	distinction, differentiation, classification
博物館	はくぶつかん	hakubutsukan	museum
目的	もくてき	mokuteki	purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
予算	よさん	yosan	estimate, budget
我慢	がまん	gaman	patience, endurance, perseverance
底	そこ	soko	bottom, sole
あと	—	ato	(1) trace, tracks, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar
気候	きこう	kikō	climate
恐ろしい	おそろしい	osoroshii	terrible, dreadful
風呂	ふろ	furo	bath
今日	こんにち	konnichi	today, this day
制度	せいど	seido	system, institution, organization
牛	うし	ushi	cattle, cow
栄養	えいよう	eiyō	nutrition, nourishment
尻	しり	shiri	buttocks, bottom
跡	あと	ato	(1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar
入場	にゅうじょう	nyūjō	entrance, admission, entering
唯一	ゆいいつ	yuiitsu	only, sole, unique
幸せ	しあわせ	shiawase	happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
書類	しょるい	shorui	documents, official papers
だって	—	datte	but, because, even, also, too
喧嘩	けんか	kenka	quarrel, (drunken) brawl, failure
成る	なる	naru	to become
骨折	こっせつ	kossetsu	bone fracture
オーバー	—	ōbā	(1) overcoat, (2) over
教科書	きょうかしょ	kyōkasho	text book
説	せつ	setsu	theory
相当	そうとう	sōtō	suitable, fair, tolerable, proper
全員	ぜんいん	zen'in	all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew
比較	ひかく	hikaku	comparison
契約	けいやく	keiyaku	contract, compact, agreement
より	—	yori	twist, ply
気付く	きづく	kizuku	to notice, to recognize, to become aware of
鍵	かぎ	kagi	key
しかも	—	shikamo	moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet
解く	とく	toku	to unfasten
境	さかい	sakai	border, boundary, mental state
場面	ばめん	bamen	scene, setting (e.g. of novel)
環境	かんきょう	kankyō	environment, circumstance
気温	きおん	kion	temperature
実は	じつは	jitsuha	as a matter of fact, by the way
物質	ぶっしつ	busshitsu	material, substance
家賃	やちん	yachin	rent
おや	—	oya	parents
回り	まわり	mawari	circumference, surroundings, circulation
全て	すべて	subete	all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly
不平	ふへい	fuhei	complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
硬貨	こうか	kōka	coin
援助	えんじょ	enjo	assistance, aid, support
工場	こうば	kōba	factory, plant, mill, workshop
偶々	たまたま	tamatama	casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
永久	えいきゅう	eikyū	eternity, perpetuity, immortality
需要	じゅよう	juyō	demand, request
デート	—	dēto	date, go on a date
あらゆる	—	arayuru	all, every
立派	りっぱ	rippa	splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate
発明	はつめい	hatsumei	invention
火災	かさい	kasai	conflagration, fire
酸素	さんそ	sanso	oxygen
質	しつ	shitsu	quality, nature (of person)