JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 品 | しな | shina | thing, article, goods, dignity, article (goods), counter for meal courses |
| 故郷 | こきょう | kokyō | home town, birthplace, old village, historic village |
| 困難 | こんなん | konnan | difficulty, distress |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | chōsa | investigation, examination, inquiry, survey |
| 我々 | われわれ | wareware | we |
| 疲れ | つかれ | tsukare | tiredness, fatigue |
| しゃべる | — | shaberu | to talk, to chat, to chatter |
| 注 | ちゅう | chū | annotation, explanatory note |
| 委員 | いいん | iin | committee member |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう | yunyū | importation, import, introduction |
| 現代 | げんだい | gendai | nowadays, modern times, present-day |
| 金額 | きんがく | kingaku | amount of money |
| 祝う | いわう | iwau | to congratulate, to celebrate |
| 願う | ねがう | negau | to desire, to wish, to request |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | korobu | to fall down, to fall over |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | yūjin | friend |
| 履く | はく | haku | to wear, to put on (lower body) |
| 作品 | さくひん | sakuhin | work, opus, performance, production |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ | zetsumetsu | destruction, extinction |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | hyōjō | facial expression |
| 言語 | げんご | gengo | language |
| 回 | かい | kai | counter for occurrences |
| がっかり | — | gakkari | feel disappointed, be dejected, lose heart |
| 綿 | めん | men | cotton, padding |
| 大臣 | だいじん | daijin | cabinet minister |
| 引退 | いんたい | intai | retire |
| 女子 | じょし | joshi | woman, girl |
| 褒める | ほめる | homeru | to praise, to admire, to speak well |
| 訓 | くん | kun | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 少女 | しょうじょ | shōjo | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl |
| 奪う | うばう | ubau | to snatch away |
| 一層 | いっそう | issō | much more, still more, all the more |
| 期間 | きかん | kikan | period, term |
| ロケット | — | roketto | locket, rocket |
| 掃除 | そうじ | sōji | cleaning, sweeping |
| 確認 | かくにん | kakunin | affirmation, confirmation |
| 向かい | むかい | mukai | facing, opposite, across the street, other side |
| 外す | はずす | hazusu | to unfasten, to remove |
| 問い | とい | toi | question, query |
| 伸ばす | のばす | nobasu | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) |
| 優れる | すぐれる | sugureru | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 機嫌 | きげん | kigen | humour, temper, mood |
| 予期 | よき | yoki | expectation, assume will happen, forecast |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | mochiageru | to raise, to lift up, to flatter |
| 犯人 | はんにん | hannin | offender, criminal |
| 資源 | しげん | shigen | resources |
| 乗せる | のせる | noseru | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride |
| ベルト | — | beruto | Belt for western clothes |
| 過ごす | すごす | sugosu | to pass, to spend, to go through, to tide over |
| 対 | たい | tai | pair, couple, set |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | kōsha | the latter |
| 姿 | すがた | sugata | figure, shape, appearance |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | shishutsu | expenditure, expenses |
| 読書 | どくしょ | dokusho | reading |
| 霜 | しも | shimo | frost |
| 異なる | ことなる | kotonaru | to differ, to vary, to disagree |
| 例 | れい | rei | instance, example, case |
| 金 | かね | kane | (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
| 通信 | つうしん | tsūshin | correspondence, communication, news, signal |
| 訓練 | くんれん | kunren | practice, training |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | chikagoro | lately, recently, nowadays |
| プラン | — | puran | plan |
| 登山 | とざん | tozan | mountain-climbing |
| さっぱり | — | sappari | feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed |
| タオル | — | taoru | (hand) towel |
| 国家 | こっか | kokka | state, country, nation |
| 作家 | さっか | sakka | author, writer, novelist, artist |
| 勿論 | もちろん | mochiron | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 独身 | どくしん | dokushin | bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate |
| ですから | — | desukara | therefore |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | kyūkei | rest, break, recess, intermission |
| ホーム | — | hōmu | (1) platform, (2) home |
| 成人 | せいじん | seijin | adult |
| 作業 | さぎょう | sagyō | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
| 投票 | とうひょう | tōhyō | voting, poll |
| 会 | かい | kai | meeting, assembly, party, association, club |
| 世間 | せけん | seken | world, society |
| 末 | すえ | sue | the end of, powder |
| 輝く | かがやく | kagayaku | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
| 活気 | かっき | kakki | energy, liveliness |
| 金庫 | きんこ | kinko | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
| 世話 | せわ | sewa | looking after, help, aid, assistance |
| 旅 | たび | tabi | travel, trip, journey |
| 制限 | せいげん | seigen | restriction, restraint, limitation |
| 昇る | のぼる | noboru | to arise, to ascend, to go up |
| 王様 | おうさま | ōsama | king |
| 未だ | まだ | mada | yet, still, more, besides |
| 記事 | きじ | kiji | article, news story, report, account |
| 混乱 | こんらん | konran | disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | kyūryō | salary, wages |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | otokonohito | man |
| 練習 | れんしゅう | renshū | practice |
| アイスクリーム | — | aisukurīmu | ice cream |
| 一方 | いっぽう | ippō | (1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn |
| 修理 | しゅうり | shūri | repairing, mending |
| 地 | ち | chi | earth |
| クリスマス | — | kurisumasu | Christmas |
| では | では | deha | chance of going out, opportunity (to succeed), moment of departure, beginning of work |
| 表す | あらわす | arawasu | to express, to show, to reveal |
| ドライブ | — | doraibu | drive, trip by car, driving |