JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 真似 | まね | mane | mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense |
| 銃 | じゅう | jū | gun |
| 心理 | しんり | shinri | mentality |
| 代金 | だいきん | daikin | price, payment, cost, charge |
| 何で | なんで | nande | Why?, What for? |
| 札 | さつ | satsu | (1) token, label, (2) ticket, (3) charm |
| うん | (感) | () | fortune, luck |
| 座席 | ざせき | zaseki | seat |
| 傷 | きず | kizu | wound, injury, hurt, cut |
| 重視 | じゅうし | jūshi | importance, stress, serious consideration |
| よい | — | yoi | good, nice, pleasant, ok |
| 販売 | はんばい | hanbai | sale, selling, marketing |
| プラス | — | purasu | plus |
| 差 | さ | sa | difference, variation |
| 恋 | こい | koi | love, tender passion |
| 筆 | ふで | fude | writing brush |
| 課 | か | ka | counter for chapters (of a book) |
| ボーイ | — | bōi | boy |
| 最も | もっとも | mottomo | most, extremely |
| 態度 | たいど | taido | attitude, manner |
| 偉大 | いだい | idai | greatness |
| 雇う | やとう | yatō | to employ, to hire |
| 岸 | きし | kishi | bank, coast, shore |
| 途端 | とたん | totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.) |
| 覚悟 | かくご | kakugo | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ | shuppatsu | departure |
| 誘う | さそう | sasō | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure, to induce |
| 紐 | ひも | himo | (1) string, cord, (2) pimp |
| 泡 | あわ | awa | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
| 丸 | まる | maru | circle, full (month), perfection, purity, suffix for ship names |
| 加わる | くわわる | kuwawaru | to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence) |
| 実現 | じつげん | jitsugen | implementation, materialization, realization |
| 日光 | にっこう | nikkō | sunlight |
| 信仰 | しんこう | shinkō | (religious) faith, belief, creed |
| 印象 | いんしょう | inshō | impression |
| 眺め | ながめ | nagame | scene, view, prospect, outlook |
| まるで | — | marude | quite, entirely, completely |
| 生まれ | うまれ | umare | birth, birth-place |
| 極 | ごく | goku | quite, very |
| 単なる | たんなる | tannaru | mere, simple, sheer |
| 筋 | すじ | suji | muscle, string, line |
| 種類 | しゅるい | shurui | variety, kind, type |
| 打つ | ぶつ | butsu | to hit, to strike |
| しまい | (終わり) | (wari) | sisters |
| 球 | きゅう | kyū | globe, sphere, ball |
| 石炭 | せきたん | sekitan | coal |
| 今回 | こんかい | konkai | now, this time, lately |
| しまった | (感) | () | Damn it! |
| 不正 | ふせい | fusei | injustice, unfairness |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | zenzen | (1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb) |
| 切れ | きれ | kire | cloth, piece, cut, chop |
| こんなに | — | konnani | so, like this, in this way |
| 可 | か | ka | passable |
| 改善 | かいぜん | kaizen | betterment, improvement |
| 野 | の | no | field |
| ドラマ | — | dorama | drama |
| 捕まる | つかまる | tsukamaru | to be caught, to be arrested |
| 等 | など | nado | et cetera, etc., and the like |
| 通じる | つうじる | tsūjiru | to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand |
| 似合う | にあう | niau | to suit, to match, to become, to be like |
| 松 | まつ | matsu | (1) pine tree, (2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 噂 | うわさ | uwasa | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
| 鍋 | なべ | nabe | saucepan, pot |
| お目に掛かる | おめにかかる | omenikakaru | to meet (someone of higher status) |
| 克服 | こくふく | kokufuku | subjugation, conquest |
| 意識 | いしき | ishiki | consciousness, senses |
| 善 | ぜん | zen | good, goodness, right, virtue |
| 熱中 | ねっちゅう | netchū | nuts!, enthusiasm, zeal, mania |
| 劣る | おとる | otoru | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| 男子 | だんし | danshi | youth, young man |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ | kyōfu | be afraid, dread, dismay, terror |
| そこで | — | sokode | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon |
| いらっしゃい | — | irasshai | welcome |
| 終 | おわり | owari | the end |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | shugi | doctrine, rule, principle |
| 叩く | たたく | tataku | to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat |
| 準備 | じゅんび | junbi | preparation, arrangements, provision, reserve |
| 軍 | ぐん | gun | army, force, troops |
| 苦労 | くろう | kurō | troubles, hardships |
| 高価 | こうか | kōka | high price |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | gyaku | reverse, opposite |
| 旗 | はた | hata | flag |
| 不 | ふ | fu | un, non, negative prefix |
| 仏 | ほとけ | hotoke | Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image, the dead |
| 側 | そば | soba | side, edge, third person |
| 運動 | うんどう | undō | motion, exercise |
| 先ず | まず | mazu | first (of all), to start with, about, almost, hardly (with neg. verb) |
| 面 | めん | men | face, mug, surface, facial features, mask, face guard, side or facet, corner, page |
| 見る | みる | miru | to see, to watch |
| トップ | — | toppu | top |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | dekirudake | if at all possible |
| 船 | ふね | fune | ship, boat, watercraft, shipping, vessel, steamship |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | chūshin | center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance |
| 鬼 | おに | oni | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |
| 原 | はら | hara | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
| 見解 | けんかい | kenkai | opinion, point of view |
| 監督 | かんとく | kantoku | supervision, control, superintendence |
| 得る | える | eru | to get, to gain, to win |
| 達する | たっする | tassuru | to reach, to get to |
| 本人 | ほんにん | honnin | the person himself |