JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
福ふくgood fortune
騒ぎさわぎuproar, disturbance
主婦しゅふhousewife
順番じゅんばんturn (in line), order of things
少々しょうしょうa little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))
助手じょしゅhelper, assistant
進歩しんぽimprovement, progress, development
救うすくうto rescue from, to help out of
進めるすすめるto advance, to promote, to hasten
失ううしなうto lose, to part with
延期えんきpostponement, adjournment
苦しいくるしいtough; physically strenuous
故郷こきょうhometown / native place (more formal/literary; e.g. 彼[かれ]の故郷[こきょう] = his hometown)
もったいないもったいないwasteful; more than one deserves, unworthy of
予報よほうforecast, prediction
出会うであうto meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter
登山とざんmountain-climbing
抜けるぬけるto come out, to fall out, to be omitted
能のうability, talent; Noh (theater)
派手はでshowy, flashy, gaudy
悲劇ひげきtragedy
日付ひづけdate, dating
広がるひろがるto spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around
幕まくcurtain, act (in play)
商売しょうばいtrade, business, commerce
石油せきゆoil, petroleum, kerosene
偉大いだいgreatness
一種いっしゅa species, a kind, a variety
羨ましいうらやましいenvious, enviable
籠かごbasket, cage
キャプテンキャプテンcaptain
休暇きゅうかvacation, holiday, day off
クリームクリームcream
座席ざせきseat
札さつbill, note
やがてやがてbefore long, soon, at length
勤めつとめwork, employment
紐ひもstring, cord
打つぶつto hit, to strike (colloquial)
堀ほりmoat, canal
並なみmedium (e.g., food serving size, quality, price, etc.), ordinary
乗客じょうきゃくpassenger
巣すnest, breeding place
機嫌きげんhumor, temper, mood
奇妙きみょうstrange, queer, curious
救助きゅうじょrelief, aid, rescue
暮らすくらすto live, to get along
煙けむりsmoke, fumes
後者こうしゃthe latter
さっぱりさっぱりfeeling refreshed, neat; (not) at all (with neg.)
助かるたすかるto be saved; (something) helps (v.i.)
伝わるつたわるto be handed down, to be transmitted
流すながすto drain, to float, to shed (e.g., blood, tears)
売れるうれるto be sold
粉こなflour, powder
友情ゆうじょうfriendship, fellowship
服装ふくそうclothes, attire
婦人ふじんwoman (same as 女性 (じょせい)、女の人 (おんなのひと))
ボートボートrowing boat
穏やかおだやかcalm, gentle, quiet
輝くかがやくto shine, to glitter, to sparkle
切れるきれるto cut well, to be sharp; to break (off)
光景こうけいscene, spectacle
小屋こやhut, cabin, shed
わざとわざとon purpose
意いwill
尊重そんちょうrespect, esteem, regard
題だいtitle, subject, theme
遅刻ちこくlateness, late coming
抜くぬくto extract, to omit, to unplug
パイプパイプpipe; channels official or otherwise
収穫しゅうかくharvest, crop, ingathering
親戚しんせきrelative(s)
推薦すいせんrecommendation
沖おきopen sea
賢いかしこいwise, clever, smart
密みつthick, close
物事ものごとthings, everything
都会とかいcity
農家のうかfarmer, farm family
宿泊しゅくはくlodging
生じるしょうじるto occur, to arise, to be generated
あちこちあちこちhere and there
表すあらわすto express, to show
合わせるあわせるto combine
演説えんぜつspeech, address
必ずしもかならずしも(not) always, (not) necessarily
岸きしbank, coast, shore
グランドグランドsports ground, field; grand
願うねがうto desire, to wish, to request
のんびりのんびりcarefree, at leisure
例えたとえexample; even though
順調じゅんちょうdoing well
幼いおさないvery young, childish
恐らくおそらくperhaps
飾りかざりdecoration
婚約こんやくengagement, betrothal
基づくもとづくto be grounded on, to be based on
寮りょうhostel, dormitory
刑けいpenalty, sentence, punishment

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