JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 年代 | ねんだい | nendai | age, era, period, date |
| 正 | せい | sei | (logical) true, regular |
| うるさい | — | urusai | noisy, loud, fussy |
| 表 | ひょう | hyō | table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list |
| 被る | かぶる | kaburu | to suffer |
| ピクニック | — | pikunikku | picnic |
| 籠 | かご | kago | basket, cage |
| ところで | — | tokorode | by the way, even if, no matter what |
| ざっと | — | zatto | roughly, in round numbers |
| 付き合い | つきあい | tsukiai | association, socializing, fellowship |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ | shokubutsu | plant, vegetation |
| 学者 | がくしゃ | gakusha | scholar |
| 気味 | きみ | kimi | -like, -looking, -looked |
| 性 | せい | sei | sex, gender |
| 役 | やく | yaku | use, service, role, position |
| 幾ら | いくら | ikura | how much?, how many? |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | jūtai | congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation |
| 無料 | むりょう | muryō | free, no charge |
| 無し | なし | nashi | without |
| 怠ける | なまける | namakeru | to be idle, to neglect |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | zuibun | extremely |
| 離れる | はなれる | hanareru | to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off |
| 真剣 | しんけん | shinken | seriousness, earnestness |
| 推薦 | すいせん | suisen | recommendation |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | yūshū | superiority, excellence |
| 敬意 | けいい | keii | respect, honour |
| 衣服 | いふく | ifuku | clothes |
| 御 | お | o | honourable |
| 処理 | しょり | shori | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal |
| 患者 | かんじゃ | kanja | a patient |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | junchō | favourable, doing well, O.K., all right |
| 行動 | こうどう | kōdō | action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization |
| 演技 | えんぎ | engi | acting, performance |
| 後 | うしろ | ushiro | afterwards, since then, in the future |
| 幅 | はば | haba | width, breadth |
| 生 | せい | sei | (1) draft (beer), (2) raw, unprocessed |
| 過去 | かこ | kako | the past, bygone days, the previous |
| ソファー | — | sofā | sofa, couch |
| 勢い | いきおい | ikioi | force, vigor, energy, spirit |
| 保証 | ほしょう | hoshō | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 用いる | もちいる | mochiiru | to use, to make use of |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる | tōrisugiru | to pass, to pass through |
| 居間 | いま | ima | living room (western style) |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | zenkoku | country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national |
| 微妙 | びみょう | bimyō | delicate, subtle |
| 感じ | かんじ | kanji | feeling, sense, impression |
| 徹夜 | てつや | tetsuya | all night, all night vigil, sleepless night |
| 価格 | かかく | kakaku | price, value, cost |
| 軒 | けん | ken | eaves |
| グランド | — | gurando | gland, grand, (electrical) ground |
| 恐れる | おそれる | osoreru | to fear, to be afraid of |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | nettai | tropics |
| セット | — | setto | set |
| 隠れる | かくれる | kakureru | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
| 自身 | じしん | jishin | by oneself, personally |
| 対象 | たいしょう | taishō | target, object (of worship, study, etc), subject (of taxation, etc) |
| スープ | — | sūpu | (Western) soup |
| 二十 | はたち | hatachi | 20 years old, 20th year |
| あんまり | — | anmari | not very, not much, remainder, rest |
| いち | — | ichi | market, fair |
| 武器 | ぶき | buki | weapon, arms, ordinance |
| 生じる | しょうじる | shōjiru | to produce, to yield, to result from, to arise, to be generated |
| 膝 | ひざ | hiza | knee, lap |
| 入院 | にゅういん | nyūin | hospitalization |
| 農民 | のうみん | nōmin | farmers, peasants |
| 辺り | あたり | atari | vicinity, nearby |
| 応じる | おうじる | ōjiru | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
| パス | — | pasu | path, pass (in games) |
| 宅 | たく | taku | house, home, husband |
| 戦い | たたかい | tatakai | battle, fight, struggle, conflict |
| ラケット | — | raketto | paddle, racket |
| 神経 | しんけい | shinkei | nerve, sensitivity |
| エンジン | — | enjin | engine |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん | yūbin | mail, postal service |
| 連れ | つれ | tsure | companion, company |
| 包み | つつみ | tsutsumi | bundle, package, parcel, bale |
| 納得 | なっとく | nattoku | consent, assent, understanding |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | hōfu | abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty |
| 文 | ぶん | bun | sentence |
| 何とか | なんとか | nantoka | somehow, anyhow, one way or another |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | hipparu | (1) to pull, to draw, to stretch, to drag, (2) to pull the ball (baseball) |
| で | — | de | outflow, coming (going) out, graduate (of) |
| 床 | ゆか | yuka | floor |
| 存在 | そんざい | sonzai | existence, being |
| 囲む | かこむ | kakomu | to surround, to encircle |
| 料金 | りょうきん | ryōkin | fee, charge, fare |
| 用心 | ようじん | yōjin | care, precaution, guarding, caution |
| 燃える | もえる | moeru | to burn |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう | daitōryō | president, chief executive |
| 適する | てきする | tekisuru | to fit, to suit |
| 正確 | せいかく | seikaku | accurate, punctuality, exactness, authenticity, veracity |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | chūmon | order, request |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | fūfu | married couple, husband and wife |
| 障害 | しょうがい | shōgai | obstacle, impediment (fault), damage |
| 演奏 | えんそう | ensō | musical performance |
| 一番 | いちばん | ichiban | best, first, number one |
| 日本 | にっぽん | nippon | Japan |
| 母親 | ははおや | hahaoya | mother |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | yūshō | overall victory, championship |
| 誇り | ほこり | hokori | pride |