JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
独特どくとくpeculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
ぴったりぴったりexactly, neatly, sharp
ブレーキブレーキa brake
愛情あいじょうlove, affection
会計かいけいaccount, finance
係かかりperson in charge
雷かみなりthunder
きついきついtight, close, intense
見解けんかいopinion, point of view
有利ゆうりadvantageous, better
癌がんcancer
トランプトランプplaying cards (lit: trump)
布ぬのcloth
双子ふたごtwins, a twin
増やすふやすto increase (v.t.), to add to
生涯しょうがいone's lifetime
マッサージマッサージmassage
署名しょめいsignature
性質せいしつnature, property, disposition
火災かさいconflagration, fire
議長ぎちょうchairman
グラスグラスglass; grass
警告けいこくwarning
最中さいちゅうin the middle of (more formal; e.g. 会議[かいぎ]の最中[さいちゅう] = during the meeting)
例外れいがいexception
取れるとれるto come off, to be taken off
トンネルトンネルtunnel
端はしend (e.g., of street), edge, margin
照明しょうめいillumination
詩しpoem; poetry
地味じみquiet, plain, conservative
慎重しんちょうcareful, prudent, cautious
梅うめplum, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
講演こうえんlecture, talk
後輩こうはいjunior members of a group
国籍こくせきnationality
もしももしもif
許すゆるすto permit, to allow, to approve
予防よぼうprevention, protection against
官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy
務めつとめduty
徹底てっていthoroughness, completeness
悩むなやむto agonize, to be troubled
旗はたflag
操縦そうじゅうmanagement, control, manipulation
可愛そうかわいそうpoor, pitiable, pathetic
食料しょくりょうfood
税金ぜいきんtax, duty
動かすうごかすto move, to shift
丘おかhill, height
乾燥かんそうdry, arid, dehydrated
クラシッククラシックclassic(s)
読書どくしょreading
望むのぞむto desire, to wish for; to view
灯ひlight
仏ほとけBuddha
生理せいりphysiology, menses
人種じんしゅrace (of people)
スキースキーski
頭痛ずつうheadache
青年せいねんyouth, young man
観客かんきゃくaudience, spectator(s)
気味きみfeeling, sensation; tendency (~気味 = slightly ~)
濃いこいthick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong
盛りもりhelping, serving
脇わきside
相続そうぞくsuccession, inheritance
大陸たいりくcontinent
倒すたおすto throw down, to beat
宅たくhouse, home (neutral)
繋がるつながるto be connected to, to be related to
触れるふれるto touch, to feel, to violate
盾たてshield
重大じゅうだいserious, important
スケジュールスケジュールschedule
贅沢ぜいたくluxury, extravagance
隠すかくすto hide, to conceal
近代きんだいmodern times
下りくだりdown-train (going away from Tokyo)
土産みやげsouvenir (neutral)
夜中よなかmidnight, dead of night
ライターライターlighter; writer
絶滅ぜつめつdestruction, extinction
著者ちょしゃauthor, writer
泥どろmud
不可ふかwrong, bad, impossible
誇りほこりpride
わがままわがままselfishness, egoism, willfulness
あんなにあんなにto that extent, to that degree
歌手かしゅsinger
交際こうさいfriendship, association, acquaintance
夢中むちゅうabsorbed in, crazy about, hooked on
礼れいexpression of gratitude; bow (neutral)
ロケットロケットlocket, rocket
貯金ちょきん(bank) savings
付くつくto adjoin, to be attached, to adhere
軒のきeaves
配達はいたつdelivery, distribution
針はりneedle, hand (e.g., clock)
ますますますますincreasingly, more and more

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