JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| どれ | どれ | dore | well, now, let me see, which (of three or more) |
| 諺 | ことわざ | kotowaza | proverb, maxim |
| 責める | せめる | semeru | to condemn, to blame, to criticize |
| 開始 | かいし | kaishi | start, commencement, beginning |
| 幸い | さいわい | saiwai | happiness, blessedness |
| 老い | おい | oi | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
| 招く | まねく | maneku | to invite |
| 王 | おう | ō | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
| 済ませる | すませる | sumaseru | to be finished |
| 田 | た | ta | rice field |
| 砂漠 | さばく | sabaku | desert |
| 支払 | しはらい | shiharai | payment |
| 大した | たいした | taishita | considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす | kurikaesu | to repeat, to do something over again |
| どうしても | — | dōshitemo | by all means, at any cost, no matter what |
| エネルギー | — | enerugī | (n) energy (de: Energie) |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | zutsū | headache |
| どうか | — | dōka | copper coin |
| 彼等 | かれら | karera | they (usually male) |
| 暮らす | くらす | kurasu | to live, to get along |
| 真っ赤 | まっか | makka | deep red, flushed (of face) |
| 体温 | たいおん | taion | temperature (body) |
| 悪口 | わるくち | warukuchi | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking |
| 通学 | つうがく | tsūgaku | commuting to school |
| 息 | いき | iki | breath, tone |
| アイロン | — | airon | (electric) iron |
| 降ろす | おろす | orosu | to take down, to launch, to drop |
| 抵抗 | ていこう | teikō | electrical resistance, resistance, opposition |
| ハンサム | — | hansamu | handsome |
| 台 | だい | dai | stand, rack, table, support |
| ゲーム | — | gēmu | game |
| 同一 | どういつ | dōitsu | identity, sameness, similarity |
| 唯 | ただ | tada | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 陸 | りく | riku | six (used in legal documents) |
| 青年 | せいねん | seinen | youth, young man |
| 流す | ながす | nagasu | to drain, to float, to shed (blood, tears), to cruise (e.g. taxi) |
| 誤解 | ごかい | gokai | misunderstanding |
| 換える | かえる | kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 代理 | だいり | dairi | representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent |
| 川 | かわ | kawa | river |
| 出会い | であい | deai | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
| 意外 | いがい | igai | unexpected, surprising |
| 玉 | たま | tama | ball, sphere, coin |
| 愛 | あい | ai | love |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | jōkyō | state of affairs, situation, circumstances |
| 風景 | ふうけい | fūkei | scenery |
| 姉妹 | しまい | shimai | sisters |
| 年中 | ねんじゅう | nenjū | whole year, always, everyday |
| 学習 | がくしゅう | gakushū | study, learning |
| 不満 | ふまん | fuman | dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness |
| 暖かい | あたたか(い) | atatakai | warm, mild |
| 勧める | すすめる | susumeru | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
| 閉じる | とじる | tojiru | to close (e.g. book, eyes), to shut |
| 刑事 | けいじ | keiji | criminal case, (police) detective |
| 動かす | うごかす | ugokasu | to move, to shift |
| 哀れ | あわれ | aware | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
| 時 | とき | toki | (1) time, hour, (2) occasion, moment |
| 夜中 | よなか | yonaka | midnight, dead of night |
| 当時 | とうじ | tōji | at that time, in those days |
| 面倒 | めんどう | mendō | trouble, difficulty, care, attention |
| 抜く | ぬく | nuku | to extract, to omit, to surpass, to draw out, to unplug |
| 基 | もと | moto | basis |
| 出会う | であう | deau | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter |
| 明らか | あきらか | akiraka | obvious, evident, clear |
| 思い出 | おもいで | omoide | memories, recollections, reminiscence |
| 来 | らい | rai | for (10 days), next (year) |
| 未来 | みらい | mirai | future (life, tense) |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | jama | hindrance, intrusion |
| 魚 | うお | uo | fish |
| ケース | — | kēsu | case |
| 数える | かぞえる | kazoeru | to count |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | kyūgeki | sudden, precipitous, radical |
| デモ | — | demo | (abbr) demo, demonstration |
| 握る | にぎる | nigiru | to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi |
| 出来事 | できごと | dekigoto | incident, affair, happening, event |
| 結論 | けつろん | ketsuron | conclusion |
| ママ | — | mama | Mama |
| 土 | つち | tsuchi | earth, soil |
| 独特 | どくとく | dokutoku | peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic |
| 丘 | おか | oka | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
| 小包 | こづつみ | kozutsumi | parcel, package |
| 重要 | じゅうよう | jūyō | important, momentous, essential, principal, major |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | hyōgen | expression, presentation, representation (math) |
| 世紀 | せいき | seiki | century, era |
| 値 | ね | ne | value, price, cost |
| オフィス | — | ofisu | office |
| 喜び | よろこび | yorokobi | (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jettoki | jet aeroplane |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | tsuyu | rainy season, rain during the rainy season |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | shushō | Prime Minister |
| 望み | のぞみ | nozomi | wish, desire, (a) hope |
| 木曜 | もくよう | mokuyō | Thursday |
| 示す | しめす | shimesu | to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate |
| 書物 | しょもつ | shomotsu | books |
| 腹 | はら | hara | abdomen, belly, stomach |
| 現れ | あらわれ | araware | embodiment, materialization |
| 追う | おう | ō | to chase, to run after |
| 定期 | ていき | teiki | fixed term |
| 都会 | とかい | tokai | city |
| 硬い | かたい | katai | solid, hard (esp. metal, stone), unpolished writing |