JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

All 2103 N3 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

WordMeaning
小しょうsmall / little (used in compounds; e.g. 小学校[しょうがっこう] = elementary school)
ととand
者ものperson / individual(same as 人 (ひと) but literary or humble)
中ちゅうinside, middle, among
何かなにかsomething
何でもなんでもanything, everything, whatever
方ほうdirection, side; (in comparisons) the one that
日本にほん; にっぽんJapan
よりよりmore than; from (particle)
日中にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight
出でoutflow, coming (going) out, graduate (of)
分ぶone percent (e.g. 三割五分 = 35%); share (e.g. 五分五分[ごぶごぶ] = fifty-fifty)
分ぶんpart / portion / share (e.g. 半分[はんぶん] = half)
円まるcircle
後ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon)
後のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear)
良いよいgood, nice
性せいsex, gender
大だいbig, great
上じょうfirst volume; top grade; the above (e.g. 上巻[じょうかん] = vol.1, 上級[じょうきゅう] = advanced)
上うわupper, outer, surface
上かみupper part, upstream, higher-ups (e.g. 川上[かわかみ] = upstream, 上座[かみざ] = seat of honor)
考えかんがえthinking, thought, ideas
数すうnumber / figure (used in compounds; e.g. 数学[すうがく] = mathematics)
数かずnumber / quantity / amount (general word; e.g. 人[ひと]の数[かず] = number of people)
感じかんじfeeling, sense, impression
他たother (used in compounds; e.g. 他人[たにん] = other person)
他ほかother / else / the rest (general word; e.g. 他にありますか? = anything else?)
ありがとうありがとうThank you
市いちmarket, fair
県けんprefecture
一人一人ひとりひとりone by one, each
度たびeach time / whenever (e.g. 行く[いく]度[たび]に = every time I go)
ゲームゲームgame
情報じょうほうinformation, (military) intelligence
今日こんにちtoday, this day (formal)
金かねmoney (the general word for money; e.g. お金[かね])
可能かのうpossible, practicable, feasible
金きんgold; metal (the element or metal; e.g. 金[きん]メダル = gold medal)
間まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space)
人間にんげんhuman being, person
位くらいapproximately / about / rank (e.g. 10人[にん]くらい = about 10 people, 位[くらい]が高い[たかい] = high rank)
男の人おとこのひとman
一度にいちどにall at once
只ただfree of charge; just (~); only (~)
使用しようuse (same as 使うこと (つかうこと)), application, employment, utilization
生せいbirth
結果けっかresult, consequence
生なまraw, unprocessed
参加さんかparticipation
少しもすこしも(not) at all, (not) in the least
お前おまえyou (informal / can be rude depending on context)
神かみgod
無料むりょうfree, no charge
版はんedition
そのうちそのうちbefore long, eventually, sooner or later
下しもlower area / downstream / bottom part (broader area, more fixed expressions)
下げunder, below (used in compounds: lower, descent, reduction)
元もとorigin, original; former
氏しfamily name, lineage
いけないいけないmust not do, bad, wrong
相手あいてpartner; addressee; the person you are talking to
方法ほうほうmethod, means, technique
型かたmold, model, style
作品さくひんwork, opus, production
企業きぎょうindustry, business, undertaking
現在げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current
存在そんざいexistence, being
行きいき; ゆきgoing, bound for (e.g. 東京行き[とうきょういき] = bound for Tokyo)
事件じけんevent, affair, incident
何もなにもnothing
状態じょうたいcondition, situation
女子じょしwoman, girl
絶対ぜったいdefinitely, without fail, absoluteness
最高さいこうhighest, supreme, the most
約やくapproximately, about, some
実際じっさいin fact; in actuality
確認かくにんaffirmation, confirmation
まあまあwell (used when making a modest or hesitant statement)
今回こんかいthis time, now
夜よevening, night (used in compounds)
個人こじんindividual, private person
教えおしえteachings, doctrine
法ほうlaw, act; method
ずっとずっとfor a long time; all the time; consecutively
場ばplace / situation / scene
かなりかなりconsiderably, fairly, quite
理解りかいunderstanding, comprehension
人気にんきpopularity / being popular
状況じょうきょうstate of affairs, situation
全てすべてall, the whole, entirely
音おんsound / tone (used in compounds; e.g. 音楽[おんがく] = music)
活動かつどうaction, activity
内容ないようsubject, contents, detail
販売はんばいsale, selling, marketing
音ねsound / note (poetic/literary; e.g. 鳥[とり]の音[ね] = bird’s sound)
完全かんぜんperfection, completeness
全ぜんall, whole, entire
発表はっぴょうannouncement; publication; presentation
自身じしんoneself

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