JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
キャンプキャンプcamp
癖くせa habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity
豪華ごうかluxurious, gorgeous, extravagance
豊かゆたかabundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich
容易よういeasy, simple, plain
通勤つうきんcommuting to work
哲学てつがくphilosophy
不幸ふこうunhappiness, sorrow, misfortune
孫まごgrandchild
首都しゅとcapital city
徐々にじょじょにslowly, little by little
成績せいせきgrade (i.e., on a test), academic record
外出がいしゅつouting, going out
楽器がっきmusical instrument
帰宅きたくreturning home
郵便ゆうびんmail, postal service
片付けかたづけtidying up, finishing
拘束こうそくrestriction, restraint
たっぷりたっぷりfull, in plenty, ample
除くのぞくto remove, to exclude, to except
風景ふうけいscenery
実にじつにindeed, truly, surely
実力じつりょくability; force
汚染おせんpollution, contamination
機構きこうmechanism, organization
タオルタオル(hand) towel
単語たんごword; vocabulary
知事ちじprefectural governor
根ねroot
時刻じこくtime, hour
スープスープ(Western) soup
過ごすすごすto pass, to spend (time)
加減かげんadjustment; addition and subtraction
髪の毛かみのけhair (head)
経緯けいいsequence of events, course
損害そんがいdamage, loss
大戦たいせんgreat war, great battle
農業のうぎょうagriculture
畑はたけfield, patch
防ぐふせぐto defend (against), to protect, to prevent
マイクマイクmic
班はんgroup, party, section (mil)
衝突しょうとつcollision, conflict
信じるしんじるto believe
集まりあつまりgathering, meeting, collection
栄養えいようnutrition, nourishment
およそおよそabout, roughly, approximately
区別くべつdistinction, differentiation, classification
ミルクミルクmilk
地位ちい(social) position, status
虎とらtiger
プランプランplan
ベルトベルトBelt for western clothes
宝石ほうせきgem, jewel
酸素さんそoxygen
ジュースジュースjuice, soft drink; deuce
愛するあいするto love
援助えんじょassistance, aid, support
快適かいてきpleasant, agreeable
繰り返すくりかえすto repeat, to do something over again
向かいむかいfacing, opposite, across
宿やどinn, lodging
留学りゅうがくstudying abroad
菌きんgerm, bacterium
そっくりそっくりthe spitting image of; entirely
手間てまtime, labor
入場にゅうじょうentrance, admission, entering
反省はんせいreflection, reconsideration, regret
文明ぶんめいcivilization
マスコミマスコミmass communication
皿さらplate, dish (neutral)
避けるさけるto avoid / shun / evade (e.g. 危険[きけん]を避ける[さける] = avoid danger)
大したたいしたsignificant, great, considerable
次々つぎつぎin succession, one by one
塔とうtower, pagoda
残すのこすto leave (behind, over), to save, to reserve
新鮮しんせんfresh
生き物いきものliving thing, creature
食うくう(male) (vulg.) to eat
幸福こうふくhappiness, blessedness
国境こっきょうnational or state border
作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)
田たrice field
トレーニングトレーニングtraining
博物館はくぶつかんmuseum
発明はつめいinvention
ふとふとsuddenly, accidentally, incidentally
豊富ほうふabundance, plenty
脂肪しぼうfat, grease
胃いstomach
意志いしwill, volition
永久えいきゅうeternity, perpetuity, immortality
餌えさfeed, bait
思わずおもわずunintentional, spontaneous
効くきくto be effective
寄付きふcontribution, donation
教科書きょうかしょtextbook
強調きょうちょうemphasis, stress, stressed point
軍隊ぐんたいarmy, troops
協議きょうぎconference, discussion, negotiation

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